Subj : Posts To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Wed Nov 13 2019 11:08:00 Hi Nancy! NB>>> All depends on what got answered when, I guess... Now you NB>>> should be getting a relatively steady stream... with gaps just NB>>> for days I get too busy to write messages... ;) BM>> That'll work! NB>> And so it has turned out.... :) BM> Breaks and pauses are good. :) NB> And it seems that sometimes you take advantage of such as well.. NB> :) More only when I'm out of town. There have been a few times when no messages to download, so generally nothing for me to respond to and upload! NB>>> Exactly... or at least that's the theory... :) BM>> True. All kinds of holes in it: some people thrive on the last-minute BM>> shopping, same as others thrive on the Day After Thanksgiving madness BM>> -- err, excitement. And I'll admit to being one of those who doesn't BM>> always plan ahead that well: not "oh, tomorrow's Christmas?" but I BM>> don't do the shopping for Christmas during the 4th of July sales BM>> either. And yes, I have started Christmas shopping; there are a couple BM>> of boxes here so actually shopped, not just considered. :) NB>> I used to watch for things to go on sale throughout the year... but NB>> not avidly... now we don't need to get nearly so many things for NB>> Christmas (practically none at all, actually), so I don't worry about NB>> it at all anymore... :) BM> Same here. The various adults don't really need anything, just nice BM> to give (and get) a little something. Daughters semi-hinted at winter/ BM> Christmas-themed solar lights for outside so they're getting those. BM> (A little hard to disguise when wrapping!) NB> If they are boxed, they'd still be not too hard to wrap, These were sold without cartons. Have seen (and received) boxed solar lights. NB> though... My family is large, and getting larger... we used to NB> get individual presents for all the siblings and their kids, NB> etc... but as the family got bigger, others in the family were NB> finding that to be too much to handle, so then it was more often NB> families buying family gifts to exchange.... now it's just bring NB> something for the exchange gift game, pretty much.... and if you NB> want to just watch the fun, you don't even have to bring that... Makes sense: after a few additions gift-giving can become unwieldy and a chore. Might make more sense to give a family gift or two to share: promote family togetherness and something better at $20 than four gifts at $5. As you said, all depends on a bunch of circumstances and details. BM> As for not buying an item on sale - . Some items are never BM> on sale, or the sale price is 'insignificant' at a dollar or two. Not BM> advocating throwing away money, but sometimes not worth waiting for a BM> sale. NB> True... some things one just buys when one sees it, as long as NB> the price isn't ridiculously out of line... ;) Right. I've had to update our cell phones: our current ones are quite fine except they won't connect at the end of the year (VoLTE required is the reason -- Voice over LTE -- I vague know; main thing was the current phones don't have). I could have probably saved some money by going external and buying my own phones and 'bringing them in' to the network. I'd have to do the research on compatability, I'd probably get minimal support if something goes wrong. For a few dollars get the phones from them (TracFone), if/when something goes wrong they have to figure it out as they provided the phone. BM>>> And think some time ago I wrote about the guy who was getting a little BM>>> nasty about not being able to get a shopping cart; only thing I could BM>>> do was give him a $5 coupon, which calmed him down and he was placated. NB>>> At least that worked... :) You'd think that people would expect that NB>>> things like shopping carts might be in short supply, and that there NB>>> would be way too many people crowding the place... but, I know, common NB>>> sense doesn't prevail at times like that.... ;0 BM>> I was a little surprised the coupon calmed him down so fast. Maybe BM>> just the fact he got something because normally he got nothing? Before BM>> giving him the coupon I did respond about the limited number of carts BM>> and the reply was stuck on we should have more. (He's lucky: the BM>> store was designed _not_ to have shopping carts [!]. When we got them BM>> in we had to create a space by the entries for the cart corrals.) NB>> Even grocery stores, that ARE designed for having shopping carts, NB>> don't always have enough for an overflow of customers.... ;) BM> Right. Carts are an expense so don't want to have them collecting BM> dust for that once a year rush. OTOH we went to Lowe's the other day BM> and they have what seems like more carts thn they could possibly need BM> if every customer took two on Black Friday. NB> Maybe they've experienced other overflow times, like when people NB> are getting supplies for their gardens in the spring...? Or NB> figuring that some people need more than one cart when getting NB> all the supplies needed for some household project...? (You are NB> talking Lowe's hardware-type stores, not the grocery type?) Actually in this instance specifically Lowe's. As for the number of carts, possible the need for all the carts during certain events. Maybe the carts available at the Garden Center (essentially outdoors) are moved to the storage area where I saw them -- sitting under snow might rust them. Water gets inside hollow parts, freezes and breaks. NB>> ... Renegade Tagline!! We're tired of Being Kidnapped!!! REBEL!!!!! BM> But that shows the desirability! NB> Tell that to the tagline.... 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