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On Sun, 10 Nov 2013 03:50:04 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote: >On Sat, 9 Nov 2013 23:27:12 -0800, Julie Bove wrote: > >> "Cheri" > wrote in message >> ... >> >>> Far different than the Target here, especially since they've devoted so >>> much space to grocery now. It seems very helter skelter. >> >> I shop at two different ones and each has a different layout. The one in >> Lynnwood is just bizarre. There is this weird aisle that doesn't even look >> like it should be there. It's all dark and the merchandise on it doesn't >> seem to relate to the other stuff. I think it is laundry or cleaning >> supplies. Whatever it is, it is not stuff that I ever buy there so haven't >> been down it. > >I think you should step out of your shell and walk down that aisle. > >But heaven forbid, don't post a 125+ line thread about it. Why not? It might be entertaining! Doris |
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Doris Night wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Nov 2013 03:50:04 -0600, Sqwertz > > > wrote: > > > > >On Sat, 9 Nov 2013 23:27:12 -0800, Julie Bove wrote: > > > > > >> "Cheri" > wrote in message > > >> ... > > >> > > >>> Far different than the Target here, especially since they've devoted so > > >>> much space to grocery now. It seems very helter skelter. > > >> > > >> I shop at two different ones and each has a different layout. The one in > > >> Lynnwood is just bizarre. There is this weird aisle that doesn't even look > > >> like it should be there. It's all dark and the merchandise on it doesn't > > >> seem to relate to the other stuff. I think it is laundry or cleaning > > >> supplies. Whatever it is, it is not stuff that I ever buy there so haven't > > >> been down it. > > > > > >I think you should step out of your shell and walk down that aisle. > > > > > >But heaven forbid, don't post a 125+ line thread about it. > > > > Why not? It might be entertaining! Or it could put an insomniac into a deep slumber... -- Best Greg |
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On 11/10/2013 8:46 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> > > "Cheri" > wrote in message > ... >> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message > >>> Seems he has had another stroke and is back in the hospital. Am >>> waiting to hear more information. We knew something was wrong when >>> we went there on Wed. Just wasn't acting normal at all. He had been >>> in the hospital prior. Had been talking to my mom on the phone and >>> just fell asleep. Hospital found nothing but now they say the brain >>> bleed likely started then but was too minor to detect. It has >>> worsened now. >> >> >> I wish the best outcome for your dad Julie. He's had quite a time of >> it, and I'm sure it's hard on everyone too. > > Good wishes from me too. > Best wishes from me, too. Jill |
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On 2013-11-10, dsi1 > wrote:
> That's quite a clever guy. I would do that too. I love those Payday > bars. That's it ...Payday bar. He sure loved 'em and I thought it quite clever, too, but it jes wan't my thing. nb |
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On 11/8/2013 2:22 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> In article >, > jmcquown > wrote: >> >> Many years ago I attempted to buy some "non-alcoholic" beer before noon. >> It contained about .05% alcohol. The woman wouldn't let me buy it. >> Yet I could have bought Nyquil (about 20% alcohol). Laws don't make >> much sense in this regard. But no, she didn't ask me for ID. > > I found a grocery store cashier who wouldn't ring up wine vinegar > before noon on a Sunday. Sheesh. I'm pretty sure it was legal to sell > me the vinegar. > > Cindy Hamilton > You know it was! Sure, some folks will tell you winos will drink mouthwash, whatever. I've met a few alcoholics in my life and still don't know anyone who would drink mouthwash, much less wine vinegar. Or "cooking wine", for that matter. A true alchy knows when to stock up. Heheh. Jill |
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jmcquown wrote:
> On 11/8/2013 2:22 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote: > > > In article >, > > > jmcquown > wrote: > > >> > > >> Many years ago I attempted to buy some "non-alcoholic" beer before noon. > > >> It contained about .05% alcohol. The woman wouldn't let me buy it. > > >> Yet I could have bought Nyquil (about 20% alcohol). Laws don't make > > >> much sense in this regard. But no, she didn't ask me for ID. > > > > > > I found a grocery store cashier who wouldn't ring up wine vinegar > > > before noon on a Sunday. Sheesh. I'm pretty sure it was legal to sell > > > me the vinegar. > > > > > > Cindy Hamilton > > > > > You know it was! Sure, some folks will tell you winos will drink > > mouthwash, whatever. I've met a few alcoholics in my life and still > > don't know anyone who would drink mouthwash, much less wine vinegar. Or > > "cooking wine", for that matter. A true alchy knows when to stock up. You should know... > Heheh. *You* said it, not *me*... <chuckle> -- Best Greg |
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On 11/8/2013 3:12 PM, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 08 Nov 2013 12:49:49 -0500, jmcquown > > wrote: > >> On 11/8/2013 12:31 PM, sf wrote: >>> On Fri, 08 Nov 2013 10:23:19 -0500, jmcquown > >>> wrote: >>> >>>> On 11/8/2013 9:10 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote: >>>>> even who you shop with, when you pay with plastic they have a photo of >>>>> your card, show your driver's license to buy booze they have a crisp >>>>> clear photo of that too. >>>> >>>> You mean to tell me you still get proofed/carded when you buy booze?! >>>> LOL I haven't had to prove my age since I was in my 30's. >>> >>> Yes, same thing in California. They get into big trouble if they >>> don't enter a birth date. In fact, you can't buy booze when going >>> through self checkout lines anymore, period. >> >> I've never used a self checkout lane. In some stores I'm asked for my >> DOB. Mostly not. Still, I wouldn't have any problem with producing my >> drivers license if asked. > > Nonunion checkers often just key in a date that tells the cash > register you're over 21. They don't care. >> >>>> I get the Publix circular via email, too. It's quite handy for >>>> planning. Publix doesn't require a special card in order to get sale >>>> prices. >>>> >>> Good. Safeway has gone too far overboard and I wish they'd stop it. >>> I buy very little from any drugstore anymore, so I ignore their silly >>> cards. >>> >> I don't buy much of anything from drustores anymore, either. > > No reason to, really. The larger grocery stores not only have a bank, > they even have full service pharmacies inside them. >> Oh, I don't mean needing an actual pharmacy. Just, you know, things like shampoo, conditioner, bath soap. I used to buy things like that at Walgreens. They lost my business when they started that rewards card thing. Jill |
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On 11/9/2013 9:27 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> > "Cheri" > wrote in message > ... > >> Far different than the Target here, especially since they've devoted >> so much space to grocery now. It seems very helter skelter. > > I shop at two different ones and each has a different layout. The one > in Lynnwood is just bizarre. There is this weird aisle that doesn't > even look like it should be there. It's all dark and the merchandise on > it doesn't seem to relate to the other stuff. I think it is laundry or > cleaning supplies. Whatever it is, it is not stuff that I ever buy > there so haven't been down it. Where's Temple Grandin when you need her, eh? |
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On 11/9/2013 7:53 PM, Cheri wrote:
> "dsi1" > wrote in message > ... >> On 11/9/2013 4:00 PM, Cheri wrote: >>> >>> I certainly love Zero bars too. They have them at Rite-Aid here. I don't >>> buy them anymore, but I sure notice them when I walk by. >>> >>> Cheri >> >> It's pretty unlikely that I would even try a bar with such a pale, >> unappetizing, appearance. I'm glad I did because it was shocking at >> how good it was. What is it about a Zero bar? :-) > > > They do look bland with that white coating, but there is something > that's addictive about them. Wonderful things. :-) > > Cheri Sam's Club sells a box of Zero bars but my card's expired. I only get a Sam's Club membership when I need to get tires. I have to wait until my tire's wear down until I can get my filthy hands on those bars. It's a modern dilemma. |
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On 11/10/2013 6:13 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2013-11-10, dsi1 > wrote: > >> That's quite a clever guy. I would do that too. I love those Payday >> bars. > > That's it ...Payday bar. He sure loved 'em and I thought it quite > clever, too, but it jes wan't my thing. > > nb > I bought two bags of fun sized Payday bars for Halloween but I didn't pass out any to kids. My bad. |
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On Sat, 09 Nov 2013 20:20:23 -1000, dsi1
> wrote: > On 11/9/2013 4:24 PM, Cheri wrote: > > > > Far different than the Target here, especially since they've devoted so > > much space to grocery now. It seems very helter skelter. > > > > Cheri > > Thanks for the info. I can't see what all the fuss is about those > stores. Mostly, it seems that people go to Target to avoid mixing with > your average WalMart shopper/slob. My kids shop there because they have good prices on something or other... paper products? They also (believe it or not) have cute children's clothing at great prices thanks to slave labor in China. We bought a well made, fully lined girl's coat that was priced at $35 on sale for $23. It looked like something you'd easily pay $50-75 for anywhere else. -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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On Sun, 10 Nov 2013 12:10:51 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote: > On 11/8/2013 3:12 PM, sf wrote: > > On Fri, 08 Nov 2013 12:49:49 -0500, jmcquown > > > wrote: > > > >> On 11/8/2013 12:31 PM, sf wrote: > >>> On Fri, 08 Nov 2013 10:23:19 -0500, jmcquown > > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> On 11/8/2013 9:10 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote: > >>>>> even who you shop with, when you pay with plastic they have a photo of > >>>>> your card, show your driver's license to buy booze they have a crisp > >>>>> clear photo of that too. > >>>> > >>>> You mean to tell me you still get proofed/carded when you buy booze?! > >>>> LOL I haven't had to prove my age since I was in my 30's. > >>> > >>> Yes, same thing in California. They get into big trouble if they > >>> don't enter a birth date. In fact, you can't buy booze when going > >>> through self checkout lines anymore, period. > >> > >> I've never used a self checkout lane. In some stores I'm asked for my > >> DOB. Mostly not. Still, I wouldn't have any problem with producing my > >> drivers license if asked. > > > > Nonunion checkers often just key in a date that tells the cash > > register you're over 21. They don't care. > >> > >>>> I get the Publix circular via email, too. It's quite handy for > >>>> planning. Publix doesn't require a special card in order to get sale > >>>> prices. > >>>> > >>> Good. Safeway has gone too far overboard and I wish they'd stop it. > >>> I buy very little from any drugstore anymore, so I ignore their silly > >>> cards. > >>> > >> I don't buy much of anything from drustores anymore, either. > > > > No reason to, really. The larger grocery stores not only have a bank, > > they even have full service pharmacies inside them. > >> > Oh, I don't mean needing an actual pharmacy. Just, you know, things > like shampoo, conditioner, bath soap. I used to buy things like that at > Walgreens. They lost my business when they started that rewards card thing. > It was just an FYI. Most grocery stores sell shampoo and aspirin. -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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On Sat, 9 Nov 2013 23:36:07 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote: > I know what you're saying but perhaps they meant that they only had them in > the store at Christmas time. When I worked for K Mart, we had tons of stuff > that we only got in for Christmas, including the Wide World of Gifts. That > aisle included all kinds of things from decorative items to jewelry boxes. The thing that has always gotten me is the fact that you can only buy slippers in a store during the Christmas season. -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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jmcquown > wrote in news:be9t0sFkjr3U1
@mid.individual.net: > They lost my business when they started that rewards card thing. > What's that all about? I go there once in a while but never saw or heard anything about it. Pharmacy? I stopped using their pharmacy years ago - too many problems. Or am I just unobservent (likely)? TIA -- "Where there's smoke there's toast!" Anon |
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dsi1 wrote:
> > On 11/10/2013 6:13 AM, notbob wrote: > > On 2013-11-10, dsi1 > wrote: > > > >> That's quite a clever guy. I would do that too. I love those Payday > >> bars. > > > > That's it ...Payday bar. He sure loved 'em and I thought it quite > > clever, too, but it jes wan't my thing. > > > > nb > > > > I bought two bags of fun sized Payday bars for Halloween but I didn't > pass out any to kids. My bad. You win! :-D G. |
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On Sun, 10 Nov 2013 12:48:42 -0500, Gary > wrote:
> dsi1 wrote: > > > > On 11/10/2013 6:13 AM, notbob wrote: > > > On 2013-11-10, dsi1 > wrote: > > > > > >> That's quite a clever guy. I would do that too. I love those Payday > > >> bars. > > > > > > That's it ...Payday bar. He sure loved 'em and I thought it quite > > > clever, too, but it jes wan't my thing. > > > > > > nb > > > > > > > I bought two bags of fun sized Payday bars for Halloween but I didn't > > pass out any to kids. My bad. > > You win! :-D > I was looking for the bags of mixed types of mini Hershey bars so I could do the same thing. Either they were snapped up immediately or they don't do that anymore, because I didn't find them. -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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On 10 Nov 2013 17:42:23 GMT, KenK > wrote:
> jmcquown > wrote in news:be9t0sFkjr3U1 > @mid.individual.net: > > > They lost my business when they started that rewards card thing. > > > > What's that all about? I go there once in a while but never saw or heard > anything about it. Pharmacy? I stopped using their pharmacy years ago - too > many problems. Or am I just unobservent (likely)? > Apparently Walgreen's has a card, but they don't make getting sale prices dependent on it. I forget why you'd want it, "rewards" of some kind maybe. CVS is much more in your face about their card. Again, I don't remember if getting a sale price is dependent on it (CVS is fairly new here). I can tell you that when you leave a CVS, you have a lot of paper in your hand and only one is a receipt. -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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On 11/10/2013 12:36 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Nov 2013 12:10:51 -0500, jmcquown > > wrote: > >> On 11/8/2013 3:12 PM, sf wrote: >>> On Fri, 08 Nov 2013 12:49:49 -0500, jmcquown > >>> wrote: >>> >>>> On 11/8/2013 12:31 PM, sf wrote: >>>>> On Fri, 08 Nov 2013 10:23:19 -0500, jmcquown > >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On 11/8/2013 9:10 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote: >>>>>>> even who you shop with, when you pay with plastic they have a photo of >>>>>>> your card, show your driver's license to buy booze they have a crisp >>>>>>> clear photo of that too. >>>>>> >>>>>> You mean to tell me you still get proofed/carded when you buy booze?! >>>>>> LOL I haven't had to prove my age since I was in my 30's. >>>>> >>>>> Yes, same thing in California. They get into big trouble if they >>>>> don't enter a birth date. In fact, you can't buy booze when going >>>>> through self checkout lines anymore, period. >>>> >>>> I've never used a self checkout lane. In some stores I'm asked for my >>>> DOB. Mostly not. Still, I wouldn't have any problem with producing my >>>> drivers license if asked. >>> >>> Nonunion checkers often just key in a date that tells the cash >>> register you're over 21. They don't care. >>>> >>>>>> I get the Publix circular via email, too. It's quite handy for >>>>>> planning. Publix doesn't require a special card in order to get sale >>>>>> prices. >>>>>> >>>>> Good. Safeway has gone too far overboard and I wish they'd stop it. >>>>> I buy very little from any drugstore anymore, so I ignore their silly >>>>> cards. >>>>> >>>> I don't buy much of anything from drustores anymore, either. >>> >>> No reason to, really. The larger grocery stores not only have a bank, >>> they even have full service pharmacies inside them. >>>> >> Oh, I don't mean needing an actual pharmacy. Just, you know, things >> like shampoo, conditioner, bath soap. I used to buy things like that at >> Walgreens. They lost my business when they started that rewards card thing. >> > It was just an FYI. Most grocery stores sell shampoo and aspirin. > Yes, grocery stores do sell them. At a considerably higher price. I buy things like that at Family Dollar. :) Jill |
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On 11/10/2013 7:48 AM, Gary wrote:
> dsi1 wrote: >> >> On 11/10/2013 6:13 AM, notbob wrote: >>> On 2013-11-10, dsi1 > wrote: >>> >>>> That's quite a clever guy. I would do that too. I love those Payday >>>> bars. >>> >>> That's it ...Payday bar. He sure loved 'em and I thought it quite >>> clever, too, but it jes wan't my thing. >>> >>> nb >>> >> >> I bought two bags of fun sized Payday bars for Halloween but I didn't >> pass out any to kids. My bad. > > You win! :-D > > G. > As I recall, it was one of the better Halloweens on record. :-) |
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On Sun, 10 Nov 2013 07:28:29 -1000, dsi1
> wrote: >On 11/9/2013 7:53 PM, Cheri wrote: >> "dsi1" > wrote in message >> ... >>> On 11/9/2013 4:00 PM, Cheri wrote: >>>> >>>> I certainly love Zero bars too. They have them at Rite-Aid here. I don't >>>> buy them anymore, but I sure notice them when I walk by. >>>> >>>> Cheri >>> >>> It's pretty unlikely that I would even try a bar with such a pale, >>> unappetizing, appearance. I'm glad I did because it was shocking at >>> how good it was. What is it about a Zero bar? :-) >> >> >> They do look bland with that white coating, but there is something >> that's addictive about them. Wonderful things. :-) >> >> Cheri > >Sam's Club sells a box of Zero bars but my card's expired. I only get a >Sam's Club membership when I need to get tires. I have to wait until my >tire's wear down until I can get my filthy hands on those bars. It's a >modern dilemma. Quitcha kvetchin': http://www.amazon.com/Zero-Candy-1-8...ords=zero+bars |
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On Sun, 10 Nov 2013 13:23:28 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote: > > It was just an FYI. Most grocery stores sell shampoo and aspirin. > > > Yes, grocery stores do sell them. At a considerably higher price. I > buy things like that at Family Dollar. :) I buy mine in the grocery store, from the lower shelf at prices that are comparable without the extra trip: Suave shampoo and AIM toothpaste. Aspirin is always generic, no matter where I buy it so the grocery store is as good as any place to buy that too. :) -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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On 11/10/2013 8:50 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> > Quitcha kvetchin': > http://www.amazon.com/Zero-Candy-1-8...ords=zero+bars > > I don't like the idea of mailing candy bars through the mail. The chances of them getting here without melting are slim. I gave my friend a gift card for membership in Sam's Club. I've been expecting him to pick me up a box but he told me he's going to wait until he needs tires. Looks like I'm gonna have to provide him with a need to go get some tires. :-) |
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On 11/9/2013 5:50 PM, The Other Guy wrote:
> On Sat, 09 Nov 2013 13:34:40 -0500, jmcquown > > wrote: > >>> If you want to feel old, that is the latest your birthday could >>> be to order alcohol, age 21. 1992. >>> >>> nancy >>> >> 1992. How depressing! > > I've been able to legally buy since 1969, > the same year I got out of the Air Force. > > But never had a problem buying before that > while in the Service, in Texas. > In 1980 our state law was 18 years old to buy beer or wine, 21 for liquor. It had to have changed between the time then, when I turned 18, and when my brother and sister (twins) turned 18 only 15 months later. They had to wait until they were 21 to buy kind of booze. -- CAPSLOCK–Preventing Login Since 1980. |
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On Sun, 10 Nov 2013 10:15:46 -0800, The Other Guy
> wrote: >On Sun, 10 Nov 2013 12:10:51 -0500, jmcquown > >wrote: > > >>> No reason to, really. The larger grocery stores not only have a bank, >>> they even have full service pharmacies inside them. >>>> >>Oh, I don't mean needing an actual pharmacy. Just, you know, things >>like shampoo, conditioner, bath soap. > >What is called a drug store in the US is known as a pharmacy in the >UK. > >For our UK friends; in the US, a drug store usually contains a >pharmacy. No "usually" about it, in the US a drug store IS a pharmacy... otherwise it's a stupidmarket... most every stupidmarket sells tons of OTC drugs but relatively few contain a pharmacy that sells Rx drugs. In the US many different stores sell OTC drugs but they are not called drug stores... most every convenience store sells OTC drugs. |
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"dsi1" > wrote in message
... > On 11/9/2013 4:24 PM, Cheri wrote: >> >> Far different than the Target here, especially since they've devoted so >> much space to grocery now. It seems very helter skelter. >> >> Cheri > > Thanks for the info. I can't see what all the fuss is about those stores. > Mostly, it seems that people go to Target to avoid mixing with your > average WalMart shopper/slob. I haven't seen much difference in the shoppers at all. There's pretty much the same mix of people at both, but then this isn't a real large town either. Cheri |
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"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
... > > "Cheri" > wrote in message > ... >> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message >> ... >> >>> Yeah. Kind of sucks for them that they have to wear those red shirts >>> though. At least we had smocks or vests that we could take off. >>> >>> I just looked up the electric can openers. They have quite a few >>> available online but none listed in the stores. >> >> >> Nope, not even one in the store. I didn't really mind that as much as I >> minded the "seasonal thing" as if people only open cans during the >> holidays. Also, in the time that it took the young man to say he wasn't >> on the clock, he could have said they're on such and such aisle, but oh >> well...neither were life changing moments. I recovered. ;-) > > I know what you're saying but perhaps they meant that they only had them > in the store at Christmas time. When I worked for K Mart, we had tons of > stuff that we only got in for Christmas, including the Wide World of > Gifts. That aisle included all kinds of things from decorative items to > jewelry boxes. I'm sure that's what they meant, but...why would they only have electric can openers at Christmas time? Do they only carry coffee pots, pots and pans, knives, and things like that at Christmas time? Exactly. Cheri |
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"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
... > On Sat, 9 Nov 2013 18:06:48 -0800, "Cheri" > > wrote: > >>"jmcquown" > wrote in message ... >> >>> The word 'dollar' is just part of their name. It doesn't mean >>> everything >>> is a dollar. If it does, well, what can you *really* buy for a dollar >>> these days? Cheap shit. >> >> >>Ours is called The Dollar Tree, and the other is The .99 Cent Store. >>Everything is a dollar. Nothing more, and there is a lot of stuff that are >>brand names, plus a lot of useful stuff that isn't cheap shit. Betty >>Crocker >>Kichen Shears for instance, close to 3-4 dollars at the other stores. Same >>shears, 1.00 there. Really nice greeting cards, wrapping paper, and things >>like that are a bargain, but...there is some cheap junk there too, >>especially postal wrapping tape, and tools. >> >>Cheri > > We have three of those stores in our little town; Dollar General, > Dollar Store, and 99˘ Store... I've no idea how all three survive. I > like the 99˘ Store best, plus it was here first and is owned and > operated by a local person, not a chain store. Mostly I buy office > supplies like notebooks, desk calenders, staples, tape, and such. They > are also an excellent source of holiday items that are greatly > discounted... it's the least expensive place I've found for buying > suet blocks for wild birds, same exact brand at half the price; 2/99˘. > I typically browse their aisles a half dozen times a year, I don't buy > a lot but always find things I can use. It's an entertaining way to > kill a half hour, most items are analogous to garage sale dreck but > interesting to look. Yes, that's true...and once in awhile you score a real winner, something you actually need that you can stock up on. Cheri |
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"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
... > On Sat, 9 Nov 2013 18:08:59 -0800, "Cheri" > > wrote: > > wrote in message . .. >>> On Sat, 09 Nov 2013 09:50:08 -0500, Nancy Young >>> > wrote: >>> >>>>On 11/9/2013 9:27 AM, Gary wrote: >>>>> Nancy Young wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Frankly, reports of counterfeit toothpaste containing dangerous >>>>>> ingredients being sold in dollar stores put me off. >>>>> >>>>> ummmm...WTH? counterfeit toothpaste containing dangerous ingredients? >>>> >>>>It was all over the news a few years back. It stayed with me. >>>>I used a kind of toothpaste that I couldn't find locally and have >>>>been buying it online, and not from the manufacturer. For all I >>>>know, my stuff is counterfeit. Not that I see a lot of incentive >>>>to knock off this brand. >>>> >>>>> I like dollar stores but haven't bothered to go to one in years. >>>> >>>>Ditto. When you shop at Costco often as I do, you don't tend >>>>to need to shop for toothpaste or garbage bags. I'm going to >>>>check one out this week, though. Get that cleaner Ed mentioned, >>>>for one thing. >>>> >>>>nancy >>> >>> Be sure to look at the gift wrap, it's that which consistently gets me >>> to go back :) >> >> >>Yes, the gift wrap, the gift bags and the greeting cards. Our store has a >>really large selection and it's fun to coordinate a lot of different looks >>for little money. >> >>Cheri > > I buy outdoor holiday decorations at the 99˘ store... they's so > inexpensive that I don't care some are ruined by the elements, I just > toss them in the trash and buy new next year. Yes, and with things like gift wrap, most people in my family just throw it away, so it works out well. Cheri |
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"Cheri" > wrote in message ... > I'm sure that's what they meant, but...why would they only have electric > can openers at Christmas time? Do they only carry coffee pots, pots and > pans, TBH it sounds pretty weird to me:)) -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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On Sunday, November 10, 2013 10:51:26 AM UTC-5, Doris Night wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Nov 2013 03:50:04 -0600, Sqwertz > > > wrote: > > > > >On Sat, 9 Nov 2013 23:27:12 -0800, Julie Bove wrote: > > > > > >> "Cheri" > wrote in message > > >> ... > > >> > > >>> Far different than the Target here, especially since they've devoted so > > >>> much space to grocery now. It seems very helter skelter. > > >> > > >> I shop at two different ones and each has a different layout. The one in > > >> Lynnwood is just bizarre. There is this weird aisle that doesn't even look > > >> like it should be there. It's all dark and the merchandise on it doesn't > > >> seem to relate to the other stuff. I think it is laundry or cleaning > > >> supplies. Whatever it is, it is not stuff that I ever buy there so haven't > > >> been down it. > > > > > >I think you should step out of your shell and walk down that aisle. > > > > > >But heaven forbid, don't post a 125+ line thread about it. > > > > Why not? It might be entertaining! WHAAAT? I'm about to puke. |
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On 11/10/2013 2:40 PM, Cheryl wrote:
> On 11/9/2013 5:50 PM, The Other Guy wrote: >> On Sat, 09 Nov 2013 13:34:40 -0500, jmcquown > >> wrote: >> >>>> If you want to feel old, that is the latest your birthday could >>>> be to order alcohol, age 21. 1992. >>>> >>>> nancy >>>> >>> 1992. How depressing! >> >> I've been able to legally buy since 1969, >> the same year I got out of the Air Force. >> >> But never had a problem buying before that >> while in the Service, in Texas. >> > > In 1980 our state law was 18 years old to buy beer or wine, 21 for > liquor. It had to have changed between the time then, when I turned 18, > and when my brother and sister (twins) turned 18 only 15 months later. > They had to wait until they were 21 to buy kind of booze. > Legal age for booze was 18 when I turned 18. About 6 months later Tennessee changed it to 19 but they had a grandfather clause... if you'd been able to drink it was still okay. By the time they raised the age to 21 I was probably 26. Jill |
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"Kalmia" > wrote in message ... > On Sunday, November 10, 2013 10:51:26 AM UTC-5, Doris Night wrote: >> On Sun, 10 Nov 2013 03:50:04 -0600, Sqwertz > >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >On Sat, 9 Nov 2013 23:27:12 -0800, Julie Bove wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> "Cheri" > wrote in message >> >> >> ... >> >> >> >> >> >>> Far different than the Target here, especially since they've devoted >> >>> so >> >> >>> much space to grocery now. It seems very helter skelter. >> >> >> >> >> >> I shop at two different ones and each has a different layout. The one >> >> in >> >> >> Lynnwood is just bizarre. There is this weird aisle that doesn't even >> >> look >> >> >> like it should be there. It's all dark and the merchandise on it >> >> doesn't >> >> >> seem to relate to the other stuff. I think it is laundry or cleaning >> >> >> supplies. Whatever it is, it is not stuff that I ever buy there so >> >> haven't >> >> >> been down it. >> >> > >> >> >I think you should step out of your shell and walk down that aisle. >> >> > >> >> >But heaven forbid, don't post a 125+ line thread about it. >> >> >> >> Why not? It might be entertaining! > > WHAAAT? I'm about to puke. I beat you to it. |
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On 11/9/2013 7:09 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
> > But dollar stores are fun to shop in, not knocking it, I just > don't shop there because I'm a snob. Heh. Just kidding. i should > give it another shot. The couple of times I did shop in a dollar > store, they were a little chaotic for me. That was years ago. I rarely shop in dollar stores either. Mostly because i'm not convinced I'll find anything I need. Recently, though, getting tired of using up all of my Corelle cereal bowls for my cats food (I have 5 cats now, 2 wet food meals a day) I went to a dollar store just to buy bowls. Didn't matter if they matched or not. I bought ten of them, plenty to feed them, hand wash the ones just used to be used again. -- CAPSLOCK–Preventing Login Since 1980. |
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On Sun, 10 Nov 2013 13:04:30 -0800, "Cheri" >
wrote: >"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message .. . >> On Sat, 9 Nov 2013 18:08:59 -0800, "Cheri" > >> wrote: >> > wrote in message ... >>>> On Sat, 09 Nov 2013 09:50:08 -0500, Nancy Young >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>>On 11/9/2013 9:27 AM, Gary wrote: >>>>>> Nancy Young wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Frankly, reports of counterfeit toothpaste containing dangerous >>>>>>> ingredients being sold in dollar stores put me off. >>>>>> >>>>>> ummmm...WTH? counterfeit toothpaste containing dangerous ingredients? >>>>> >>>>>It was all over the news a few years back. It stayed with me. >>>>>I used a kind of toothpaste that I couldn't find locally and have >>>>>been buying it online, and not from the manufacturer. For all I >>>>>know, my stuff is counterfeit. Not that I see a lot of incentive >>>>>to knock off this brand. >>>>> >>>>>> I like dollar stores but haven't bothered to go to one in years. >>>>> >>>>>Ditto. When you shop at Costco often as I do, you don't tend >>>>>to need to shop for toothpaste or garbage bags. I'm going to >>>>>check one out this week, though. Get that cleaner Ed mentioned, >>>>>for one thing. >>>>> >>>>>nancy >>>> >>>> Be sure to look at the gift wrap, it's that which consistently gets me >>>> to go back :) >>> >>> >>>Yes, the gift wrap, the gift bags and the greeting cards. Our store has a >>>really large selection and it's fun to coordinate a lot of different looks >>>for little money. >>> >>>Cheri >> >> I buy outdoor holiday decorations at the 99˘ store... they's so >> inexpensive that I don't care some are ruined by the elements, I just >> toss them in the trash and buy new next year. > > >Yes, and with things like gift wrap, most people in my family just throw it >away, so it works out well. I open gifts carefully and reuse the paper... I just snip away the taped portions and use the remains... often all I need is a small piece of paper so why cut a piece off a full roll and end up with a portion I don't need to wrap that small gift... I save and reuse the bows and ribbons too. I have a large paper shopping bag hanging in my closet where I store used wrapping materials. I have an assortment of new wrapping materials too but often the used suffices just fine... like you say, most folks just rip, tear, and toss. And I'm pretty good at wrapping... as a teen I was a stock boy for Barton's Bonbonaire so during busy holiday seasons I was shanghied as a wrapper. I also helped the window dressers so they taught me how to properly wrap. Most of yoose don't remember Barton's Bonbonaire, the premier chocolatier... no one did chocolate better, before or since. The world's great chocolatiers closed up shop because folks didn't want to pay the price for real chocolate, the Barracini name is still around but it's not nearly the same product. What people think is chocolate nowadays is not. |
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On 11/9/2013 9:31 AM, Gary wrote:
> Ed Pawlowski wrote: >> >> Sometimes they even have Zagnut candy bars too. > > I remember that name and have probably tried one but don't remember > the taste. One of my old childhood favorites was Payday. > > G. > Michael Symon recreated a home made version of Payday on the Chew just before Halloween. I was temped to make them but the last thing I need is candy in the house. lol -- CAPSLOCK–Preventing Login Since 1980. |
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On 11/9/2013 1:43 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 11/9/2013 9:31 AM, Gary wrote: >> Ed Pawlowski wrote: >>> >>> Sometimes they even have Zagnut candy bars too. >> >> I remember that name and have probably tried one but don't remember >> the taste. One of my old childhood favorites was Payday. >> >> G. >> > Zagnut bars are *similar* to a Clark bar or a Butterfinger. Except > they're covered in toasted coconut. Yum! > > Jill Dammit, now I want a Zagnut. :) They were my favorite when I was a kid. I have always loved coconut anything. -- CAPSLOCK–Preventing Login Since 1980. |
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On 11/10/2013 5:37 PM, Cheryl wrote:
> On 11/9/2013 1:43 PM, jmcquown wrote: > >> On 11/9/2013 9:31 AM, Gary wrote: >>> Ed Pawlowski wrote: >>>> >>>> Sometimes they even have Zagnut candy bars too. >>> >>> I remember that name and have probably tried one but don't remember >>> the taste. One of my old childhood favorites was Payday. >>> >>> G. >>> >> Zagnut bars are *similar* to a Clark bar or a Butterfinger. Except >> they're covered in toasted coconut. Yum! >> >> Jill > > Dammit, now I want a Zagnut. :) They were my favorite when I was a > kid. I have always loved coconut anything. > Me, too. Zagnuts were (are?) special. Although I wouldn't have turned down a Mounds or an Almond Joy. I love coconut. :) Jill |
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On 11/10/2013 4:00 PM, Cheri wrote:
> I'm sure that's what they meant, but...why would they only have electric > can openers at Christmas time? Do they only carry coffee pots, pots and > pans, knives, and things like that at Christmas time? Exactly. > > Cheri Yeah, but can you think of a more romantic gift than an electric can opener? I see the big display of such thing every Christmas. |
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On 11/10/2013 1:56 PM, sf wrote:
> I buy mine in the grocery store, from the lower shelf at prices that > are comparable without the extra trip: Suave shampoo and AIM > toothpaste. Aspirin is always generic, no matter where I buy it so > the grocery store is as good as any place to buy that too. :) > BJ's has most generics for half of the supermarket or WalMart price. Of course, to save $3 you can't just drive 10 miles and buy one item. |
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On 11/10/2013 3:39 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> > No "usually" about it, in the US a drug store IS a pharmacy... > otherwise it's a stupidmarket... most every stupidmarket sells tons of > OTC drugs but relatively few contain a pharmacy that > sells Rx drugs. In the US many different stores sell OTC drugs but > they are not called drug stores... most every convenience store sells > OTC drugs. > This is true, but what used to be a drug store has evolved to something closer to a supermarket. CVS (Consumer Value Stores), Rite Aid and the like carry everything from healthcare to canned chili to anti freeze. Often referred to as drug stores, but are much more. |
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