On 2015-02-02, The Cook > wrote:

> I had no interest in a Kindle until my son gave me one for Christmas
> about 3 years ago. I am now addicted to it. Almost everything I like
> to read is available for a reasonable price. It is light. I started
> looking for a Kindle version of a book that I like and thought I might
> reread. Too heavy to hold, 1000+ pages. Haven't seen that book as an
> E-Book yet.
>
> My library also has E-Books available for loan.

I bought a Nook about a year ago. Useless. Can't surf the web with
it, yet it will reach the closest Barnes & Noble, 90 miles away.
Can't read library ebooks on it, cuz all the libraries use Adobe ADE
and Adobe refuses to make software for Linux. The worst part is, it's
too thin to use as a doorstop! Basically, a total waste of $80. 8|

nb

On Sunday, February 1, 2015 at 6:25:16 AM UTC-10, notbob wrote:
> On 2015-02-01, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
> > See, simple and far more accurate.
>
> ...and jes think of all those great little pop-ups you'll delight in
> responding to:
>
> Are you sure you want to save this file?
>
> Are you sure you want to delete this file?
>
> Are you sure you want to file this file?
>
> It's all great fun and makes you feel like all this activity actually
> justifies the insane amts of money you've tossed on this junk.
>
> nb

There's not a lot of file deleting because there's not a lot of file saving..

The cell phone has changed our society and it's just the beginning. We're going to use it to control the internet of things - cars, TVs, hearing aids, appliances. It decimated the watch and camera industries and my assumption is that I'll be purchasing goods locally and non-locally with a phone in a few years. I use the phone in the kitchen to reference proportions that I don't have a good feel for and having a timer that I carry with me is a great help.

The phone, in the future will be more important to us than our wallets and our set of keys. We will be lost without these devices literally and figuratively. Ironically, we probably won't be using our phones to make voice calls much.

On Mon, 2 Feb 2015 11:21:30 -0000, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

>
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Sun, 1 Feb 2015 18:54:33 -0000, "Ophelia"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> It would seem that we use them in a way which suits us! Our money, our
> >> choice ;-)
> >
> > That's the other thing. You spent money for a pro version of
> > something that you're using as if it was a single piece of paper.
>
> Excuse me? Did you pay for it? Is it your business to decide what I buy or
> how I use it? I understand you think you are superior in some way but I can
> assure you that you are not.

Where did superior come into it? It's a waste of money to buy an app
you're not actually using. But you pick your money from trees, so
please excuse me for being practical.

--
A kitchen without a cook is just a room

On 2 Feb 2015 14:40:36 GMT, KenK > wrote:

> I used to prefer the 3 x 5 unlined pads. Cheap at dollar store.
> Unfortunately, a year or so they evidently stopped making them - now only
> 3 x 5 lined spiral-bound pads. <sigh>

I used adding machine tape before the app. That way, the paper was as
long as I needed to make a one column list. Fortunately, I learned
about Out of Milk as my very last roll of adding machine tape was
being coming to an end and I was gearing up to resort to Google or
Amazon for a refill.

--
A kitchen without a cook is just a room

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 2 Feb 2015 11:21:30 -0000, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Sun, 1 Feb 2015 18:54:33 -0000, "Ophelia"
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >> It would seem that we use them in a way which suits us! Our money,
>> >> our
>> >> choice ;-)
>> >
>> > That's the other thing. You spent money for a pro version of
>> > something that you're using as if it was a single piece of paper.
>>
>> Excuse me? Did you pay for it? Is it your business to decide what I buy
>> or
>> how I use it? I understand you think you are superior in some way but I
>> can
>> assure you that you are not.
>
> Where did superior come into it? It's a waste of money to buy an app
> you're not actually using. But you pick your money from trees, so
> please excuse me for being practical.

You go be practical with your own money and stop trying to bully others.
My personal life is not your business so keep your nose out.


--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/

On 2/02/2015 5:32 AM, sf wrote:
> On 1 Feb 2015 16:19:34 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>
>> On 2015-02-01, jmcquown > wrote:
>>>
>>> I don't understand why a shopping list on a cell phone would *need* to
>>> sync with the computer.
>>
>> Cuz it's American!!
>>
>> What are you? Some kinda pinko commie against capitalism and
>> consumerism? No good draft dodgers..... (mumble, mumble)...
>>
> Yeah. Said by a linuxhead who won't/can't use modern technology to
> his own advantage.
>
Please, just because NB is a "Linuxhead", doesn't mean all Linux users
can't or won't use modern technology!


--

Xeno.

On Tue, 03 Feb 2015 15:57:43 +1100, Xeno >
wrote:

> On 2/02/2015 5:32 AM, sf wrote:
> > On 1 Feb 2015 16:19:34 GMT, notbob > wrote:
> >
> >> On 2015-02-01, jmcquown > wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I don't understand why a shopping list on a cell phone would *need* to
> >>> sync with the computer.
> >>
> >> Cuz it's American!!
> >>
> >> What are you? Some kinda pinko commie against capitalism and
> >> consumerism? No good draft dodgers..... (mumble, mumble)...
> >>
> > Yeah. Said by a linuxhead who won't/can't use modern technology to
> > his own advantage.
> >
> Please, just because NB is a "Linuxhead", doesn't mean all Linux users
> can't or won't use modern technology!



--
A kitchen without a cook is just a room

On 2/02/2015 5:33 AM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 01 Feb 2015 10:48:31 -0600, Janet Wilder >
> wrote:
>
>> On 2/1/2015 9:22 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> I don't understand why a shopping list on a cell phone would *need* to
>>> sync with the computer. She's not carrying the computer with her to the
>>> store.
>>
>> Some people find it easier to put things on the computer than to deal
>> with the tiny keyboards on phones. I have my Google calendar sync'd
>> between the phone and the computer. If I'm out and making an
>> appointment, I'll do it on the phone, but if I am calling from home, I
>> just put it on the desktop.
>>
>> I use "OI Shopping List" App on my Android phone. It has the ability to
>> hold several lists for different stores or shopping expeditions.
>>
>> If I make a paper list, half the time I forget to take it. I always
>> have my phone with me.
>
> Thanks!
>

The other advantage of a phone, I might add, is that you always have a
camera with you.

A few days ago I was in town and I saw something that might be a nice
feature on my deck. It would add a bit of privacy, provide a welcome bit
of greenery and, more importantly, give me a project to work on.
Probably need 3 or 4 of them.

http://tinyurl.com/lccg9pn

I took a few pictures of these in use at a small streetside cafe in the
main street. These have coaster wheels but I wouldn't need them, I could
drag them around as needed, but the concept is perfect...

Now I have a memory jogger any time I need it when build time comes around.

--

Xeno.

On Tue, 03 Feb 2015 17:38:11 +1100, Xeno >
wrote:

> On 2/02/2015 5:33 AM, sf wrote:
> > On Sun, 01 Feb 2015 10:48:31 -0600, Janet Wilder >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On 2/1/2015 9:22 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> >>
> >>> I don't understand why a shopping list on a cell phone would *need* to
> >>> sync with the computer. She's not carrying the computer with her to the
> >>> store.
> >>
> >> Some people find it easier to put things on the computer than to deal
> >> with the tiny keyboards on phones. I have my Google calendar sync'd
> >> between the phone and the computer. If I'm out and making an
> >> appointment, I'll do it on the phone, but if I am calling from home, I
> >> just put it on the desktop.
> >>
> >> I use "OI Shopping List" App on my Android phone. It has the ability to
> >> hold several lists for different stores or shopping expeditions.
> >>
> >> If I make a paper list, half the time I forget to take it. I always
> >> have my phone with me.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
>
> The other advantage of a phone, I might add, is that you always have a
> camera with you.
>
> A few days ago I was in town and I saw something that might be a nice
> feature on my deck. It would add a bit of privacy, provide a welcome bit
> of greenery and, more importantly, give me a project to work on.
> Probably need 3 or 4 of them.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/lccg9pn
>
> I took a few pictures of these in use at a small streetside cafe in the
> main street. These have coaster wheels but I wouldn't need them, I could
> drag them around as needed, but the concept is perfect...
>
> Now I have a memory jogger any time I need it when build time comes around.

I use my phone camera all the time too. For purposes like yours, to
remember products etc.

--
A kitchen without a cook is just a room

On 3/02/2015 5:58 PM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 03 Feb 2015 17:38:11 +1100, Xeno >
> wrote:
>
>> On 2/02/2015 5:33 AM, sf wrote:
>>> On Sun, 01 Feb 2015 10:48:31 -0600, Janet Wilder >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2/1/2015 9:22 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I don't understand why a shopping list on a cell phone would *need* to
>>>>> sync with the computer. She's not carrying the computer with her to the
>>>>> store.
>>>>
>>>> Some people find it easier to put things on the computer than to deal
>>>> with the tiny keyboards on phones. I have my Google calendar sync'd
>>>> between the phone and the computer. If I'm out and making an
>>>> appointment, I'll do it on the phone, but if I am calling from home, I
>>>> just put it on the desktop.
>>>>
>>>> I use "OI Shopping List" App on my Android phone. It has the ability to
>>>> hold several lists for different stores or shopping expeditions.
>>>>
>>>> If I make a paper list, half the time I forget to take it. I always
>>>> have my phone with me.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>
>> The other advantage of a phone, I might add, is that you always have a
>> camera with you.
>>
>> A few days ago I was in town and I saw something that might be a nice
>> feature on my deck. It would add a bit of privacy, provide a welcome bit
>> of greenery and, more importantly, give me a project to work on.
>> Probably need 3 or 4 of them.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/lccg9pn
>>
>> I took a few pictures of these in use at a small streetside cafe in the
>> main street. These have coaster wheels but I wouldn't need them, I could
>> drag them around as needed, but the concept is perfect...
>>
>> Now I have a memory jogger any time I need it when build time comes around.
>
> I use my phone camera all the time too. For purposes like yours, to
> remember products etc.
>
Indeed, it is very useful. When they first put cameras into phones, I
wasn't really fussed. Probably because the first camera equipped phones
weren't much chop. With my last 2 phones however, the cameras are quite
good, flash and all... excellent in the case of my iPhone... so I find
them supplanting my real cameras. Now all I need in a phone cam is a
nice decent optical zoom. It's the only feature I miss really. I'm sure
we will get them soon... fingers crossed.

--

Xeno.

In article >,
says...

> The other advantage of a phone, I might add, is that you always have a
> camera with you.

Those of us who always have pencil and notebook, can easily make lists,
nots. sketch an idea we might copy, keep a copy of necessary/emergency
info etc.

None of it dependent on "being able to get a signal", "remembering to
charge up the flat pencil", etc.


Janet UK

On 2/3/2015 12:38 AM, Xeno wrote:
> On 2/02/2015 5:33 AM, sf wrote:
>> On Sun, 01 Feb 2015 10:48:31 -0600, Janet Wilder >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 2/1/2015 9:22 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>> I don't understand why a shopping list on a cell phone would *need* to
>>>> sync with the computer. She's not carrying the computer with her to
>>>> the
>>>> store.
>>>
>>> Some people find it easier to put things on the computer than to deal
>>> with the tiny keyboards on phones. I have my Google calendar sync'd
>>> between the phone and the computer. If I'm out and making an
>>> appointment, I'll do it on the phone, but if I am calling from home, I
>>> just put it on the desktop.
>>>
>>> I use "OI Shopping List" App on my Android phone. It has the ability to
>>> hold several lists for different stores or shopping expeditions.
>>>
>>> If I make a paper list, half the time I forget to take it. I always
>>> have my phone with me.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>
> The other advantage of a phone, I might add, is that you always have a
> camera with you.
>
> A few days ago I was in town and I saw something that might be a nice
> feature on my deck. It would add a bit of privacy, provide a welcome bit
> of greenery and, more importantly, give me a project to work on.
> Probably need 3 or 4 of them.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/lccg9pn
>
> I took a few pictures of these in use at a small streetside cafe in the
> main street. These have coaster wheels but I wouldn't need them, I could
> drag them around as needed, but the concept is perfect...
>
> Now I have a memory jogger any time I need it when build time comes around.
>

Those are really nice!

I keep forgetting the brand of food my dog likes. I only buy it a few
times a year as I get a big bag from Petsmart and he's a little dog who
doesn't eat much. I took a picture of the bag of dog food and now I can
remember the brand and the flavor he likes best.

I think technology is very helpful. I think people who fight it or
disdain it are usually unwilling or unable to learn how to use it. JMTCW

--
From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas

On 2/3/2015 1:44 AM, Xeno wrote:

> Indeed, it is very useful. When they first put cameras into phones, I
> wasn't really fussed. Probably because the first camera equipped phones
> weren't much chop. With my last 2 phones however, the cameras are quite
> good, flash and all... excellent in the case of my iPhone... so I find
> them supplanting my real cameras. Now all I need in a phone cam is a
> nice decent optical zoom. It's the only feature I miss really. I'm sure
> we will get them soon... fingers crossed.
>

Off on a tangent: When you use your phone for taking photos at a
tourist attraction, please don't hold it up so that no one behind you
can take a picture without your arms in it.

People with devices that don't have view finders should be forced to
stand in the rear. You have no idea how frustrating it is to want to
take a photo and can focus only on a sea of arms.
--
From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas

On 2/3/2015 9:32 AM, Janet wrote:
>
> Those of us who always have pencil and notebook, can easily make lists,
> nots. sketch an idea we might copy, keep a copy of necessary/emergency
> info etc.
>
> None of it dependent on "being able to get a signal", "remembering to
> charge up the flat pencil", etc.
>
>
> Janet UK
>
The worst that can happen with my paper list (since I keep the little
notebook for my shopping list in my purse) is my pen might run out of
ink. Oh wait, I have another pen! :-D

Jill

sf > wrote in
:

> On 2 Feb 2015 14:40:36 GMT, KenK > wrote:
>
>> I used to prefer the 3 x 5 unlined pads. Cheap at dollar store.
>> Unfortunately, a year or so they evidently stopped making them - now
>> only 3 x 5 lined spiral-bound pads. <sigh>
>
> I used adding machine tape before the app. That way, the paper was as
> long as I needed to make a one column list. Fortunately, I learned
> about Out of Milk as my very last roll of adding machine tape was
> being coming to an end and I was gearing up to resort to Google or
> Amazon for a refill.
>

Adding machine tape, huh? Hmmm. That's an interesting idea. I'll have to
think about that. Besides, I don't have a smart phone - just a very basic
cell I generally only use for 'emergency' outgoing calls.

Thanks for the tip.


--
You know it's time to clean the refrigerator
when something closes the door from the inside.

In article >,
says...
>
> On 2/3/2015 9:32 AM, Janet wrote:
> >
> > Those of us who always have pencil and notebook, can easily make lists,
> > nots. sketch an idea we might copy, keep a copy of necessary/emergency
> > info etc.
> >
> > None of it dependent on "being able to get a signal", "remembering to
> > charge up the flat pencil", etc.
> >
> >
> > Janet UK
> >
> The worst that can happen with my paper list (since I keep the little
> notebook for my shopping list in my purse) is my pen might run out of
> ink. Oh wait, I have another pen! :-D
>
> Jill

and think of the security aspect. Nobody steals a paper shopping list.
If anybody tried to steal mine I'd just eat it.


Janet UK

Janet wrote:
>
> Nobody steals a paper shopping list.
> If anybody tried to steal mine I'd just eat it

Recipe?

Xeno > wrote in news:cjb8n9F2t90U1
@mid.individual.net:

> The other advantage of a phone, I might add, is that you always have a
> camera with you.
>

Strangely, I've never used the phone in my camera deliberately. Raely I
carelessly push the wrong button and accidently take a useless picture.


--
You know it's time to clean the refrigerator
when something closes the door from the inside.

On 2015-02-03, Xeno > wrote:

> Please, just because NB is a "Linuxhead", doesn't mean all Linux users
> can't or won't use modern technology!

Hey! I have a Tracfon. I even know how to make a call on it.

nb

On Monday, February 2, 2015 at 9:44:58 PM UTC-10, Xeno wrote:
> On 3/02/2015 5:58 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Tue, 03 Feb 2015 17:38:11 +1100, Xeno >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On 2/02/2015 5:33 AM, sf wrote:
> >>> On Sun, 01 Feb 2015 10:48:31 -0600, Janet Wilder >
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> On 2/1/2015 9:22 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> I don't understand why a shopping list on a cell phone would *need* to
> >>>>> sync with the computer. She's not carrying the computer with her to the
> >>>>> store.
> >>>>
> >>>> Some people find it easier to put things on the computer than to deal
> >>>> with the tiny keyboards on phones. I have my Google calendar sync'd
> >>>> between the phone and the computer. If I'm out and making an
> >>>> appointment, I'll do it on the phone, but if I am calling from home, I
> >>>> just put it on the desktop.
> >>>>
> >>>> I use "OI Shopping List" App on my Android phone. It has the ability to
> >>>> hold several lists for different stores or shopping expeditions.
> >>>>
> >>>> If I make a paper list, half the time I forget to take it. I always
> >>>> have my phone with me.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks!
> >>>
> >>
> >> The other advantage of a phone, I might add, is that you always have a
> >> camera with you.
> >>
> >> A few days ago I was in town and I saw something that might be a nice
> >> feature on my deck. It would add a bit of privacy, provide a welcome bit
> >> of greenery and, more importantly, give me a project to work on.
> >> Probably need 3 or 4 of them.
> >>
> >> http://tinyurl.com/lccg9pn
> >>
> >> I took a few pictures of these in use at a small streetside cafe in the
> >> main street. These have coaster wheels but I wouldn't need them, I could
> >> drag them around as needed, but the concept is perfect...
> >>
> >> Now I have a memory jogger any time I need it when build time comes around.
> >
> > I use my phone camera all the time too. For purposes like yours, to
> > remember products etc.
> >
> Indeed, it is very useful. When they first put cameras into phones, I
> wasn't really fussed. Probably because the first camera equipped phones
> weren't much chop. With my last 2 phones however, the cameras are quite
> good, flash and all... excellent in the case of my iPhone... so I find
> them supplanting my real cameras. Now all I need in a phone cam is a
> nice decent optical zoom. It's the only feature I miss really. I'm sure
> we will get them soon... fingers crossed.
>
> --
>
> Xeno.

Last night a car smashed into a gas pump at the Aloha gas station. My daughter said that there was one of those ice machine refrigerator in the street and she saw an old guy chasing a kid down the street yelling "I'm gonna kill you!" My daughter always sees stuff like that. When I dropped her off at home, I drove by the place and took a picture of an old beater being loaded on to a flatbed with my phone. There was cops and big lights and everything. Cool picture! Thanks cell phone. Yes sir, that's the way things go every night in my town. :-)

In article >, says...
>
> Janet wrote:
> >
> > Nobody steals a paper shopping list.
> > If anybody tried to steal mine I'd just eat it
>
> Recipe?

Just raw; like chocolate.

Janet UK

On Tue, 03 Feb 2015 18:44:31 +1100, Xeno >
wrote:

> Indeed, it is very useful. When they first put cameras into phones, I
> wasn't really fussed. Probably because the first camera equipped phones
> weren't much chop. With my last 2 phones however, the cameras are quite
> good, flash and all... excellent in the case of my iPhone... so I find
> them supplanting my real cameras. Now all I need in a phone cam is a
> nice decent optical zoom. It's the only feature I miss really. I'm sure
> we will get them soon... fingers crossed.

I don't use my camera for distance, more close ups for me... but I've
seen add on lenses for iPhones. Can't vouch for how good they are but
just the fact that they exist is really something.
<http://www.miniinthebox.com/magnetic-3-in-1-wide-angle-lens-macro-lens-and-180-fish-eye-lens-kit-set-for-iphone-ipad-and-others-assorted-colors_p1618799.html?currency=USD&litb_from=paid_a dwords_shopping&gclid=Cj0KEQiAgMKmBRDMjo_F9OfUubAB EiQAp8Ky1wKaehi-cfA_lwxxJUrkfxG_G9uCmppSw4D1L5_9LXEaAgDM8P8HAQ>


--
A kitchen without a cook is just a room

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...

> Sure, I'm a Luddite. I see no reason to have to sync my phone to a
> computer and a tablet and whatever other electronic devices are around the
> house when I can simply jot down what I need on a piece of paper.
>
> Most grocery stores, if they have web sites, also have a way to create and
> print a shopping list. Add to it, subtract from it. The Publix site will
> even tell me in which aisle specific items are located so I don't have to
> hunt for them. I do like to look around, but mostly I just want to get
> in, buy what I need and get out.
>
> Jill

Yep, I usually go to the Safeway ad choose my list and print it out, you can
do that with many stores now. All the whistles and bells don't work for me
either, but to each their own. :-)

Cheri

On Tue, 03 Feb 2015 08:36:24 -0600, Janet Wilder >
wrote:

> I keep forgetting the brand of food my dog likes. I only buy it a few
> times a year as I get a big bag from Petsmart and he's a little dog who
> doesn't eat much. I took a picture of the bag of dog food and now I can
> remember the brand and the flavor he likes best.
>
> I think technology is very helpful. I think people who fight it or
> disdain it are usually unwilling or unable to learn how to use it. JMTCW

I did that with a new wine. Went to the store unexpectedly and
decided I wanted to buy it again - of course it was in a different
spot and I couldn't recall what grape it was, so I couldn't ask. Went
to my phone, scrolled through the pictures and voilà - I had it. So I
showed the person what it was and she showed me where it was.

--
A kitchen without a cook is just a room

On 3 Feb 2015 17:05:37 GMT, KenK > wrote:

> Xeno > wrote in news:cjb8n9F2t90U1
> @mid.individual.net:
>
> > The other advantage of a phone, I might add, is that you always have a
> > camera with you.
> >
>
> Strangely, I've never used the phone in my camera deliberately. Raely I
> carelessly push the wrong button and accidently take a useless picture.

That's interesting. With most phones, you have to push more than one
button to take a single picture, but you can easily delete any picture
you don't want from the phone - so it's really a non-issue.

--
A kitchen without a cook is just a room

On 3 Feb 2015 17:00:30 GMT, KenK > wrote:

> sf > wrote in
> :
>
> > On 2 Feb 2015 14:40:36 GMT, KenK > wrote:
> >
> >> I used to prefer the 3 x 5 unlined pads. Cheap at dollar store.
> >> Unfortunately, a year or so they evidently stopped making them - now
> >> only 3 x 5 lined spiral-bound pads. <sigh>
> >
> > I used adding machine tape before the app. That way, the paper was as
> > long as I needed to make a one column list. Fortunately, I learned
> > about Out of Milk as my very last roll of adding machine tape was
> > being coming to an end and I was gearing up to resort to Google or
> > Amazon for a refill.
> >
>
> Adding machine tape, huh? Hmmm. That's an interesting idea. I'll have to
> think about that. Besides, I don't have a smart phone - just a very basic
> cell I generally only use for 'emergency' outgoing calls.
>
> Thanks for the tip.

YW. I used adding machine tape up until I got my first smartphone,
which was 1.5 years ago. I think it's the best paper to use for a
shopping list, if you don't have a smart phone. That way, it's as
long or short as your list and you're not wasting any paper.

--
A kitchen without a cook is just a room

On 2/3/2015 12:45 PM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 03 Feb 2015 08:36:24 -0600, Janet Wilder >
> wrote:
>
>> I keep forgetting the brand of food my dog likes. I only buy it a few
>> times a year as I get a big bag from Petsmart and he's a little dog who
>> doesn't eat much. I took a picture of the bag of dog food and now I can
>> remember the brand and the flavor he likes best.
>>
>> I think technology is very helpful. I think people who fight it or
>> disdain it are usually unwilling or unable to learn how to use it. JMTCW
>
> I did that with a new wine. Went to the store unexpectedly and
> decided I wanted to buy it again - of course it was in a different
> spot and I couldn't recall what grape it was, so I couldn't ask. Went
> to my phone, scrolled through the pictures and voilà - I had it. So I
> showed the person what it was and she showed me where it was.
>

I use a free app called Coupon Sherpa. If I'm in a chain store, I pull
up the app and it will give me scannable coupons for that store.

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From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas

On Tue, 03 Feb 2015 13:16:06 -0600, Janet Wilder >
wrote:

> I use a free app called Coupon Sherpa. If I'm in a chain store, I pull
> up the app and it will give me scannable coupons for that store.

Thanks, I'll give it a try.

Wondering why Google Play isn't recognizing my phone? I need to DL
items from GP with the phone instead of selecting it the way I used
to.

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On Tue, 03 Feb 2015 11:53:16 -0800, sf > wrote:

> On Tue, 03 Feb 2015 13:16:06 -0600, Janet Wilder >
> wrote:
>
> > I use a free app called Coupon Sherpa. If I'm in a chain store, I pull
> > up the app and it will give me scannable coupons for that store.
>
> Thanks, I'll give it a try.
>
> Wondering why Google Play isn't recognizing my phone? I need to DL
> items from GP with the phone instead of selecting it the way I used
> to.

Never mind, it does. My phone is called Nexus and I thought it meant
Nexus7. Nope, I looked in Settings and they know the difference.
https://play.google.com/settings?hl=en

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On Tue, 3 Feb 2015 10:41:43 -0800, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>
> Yep, I usually go to the Safeway ad choose my list and print it out, you can
> do that with many stores now. All the whistles and bells don't work for me
> either, but to each their own. :-)

I hate using their website. Too clunky for me. I don't want to shop
by their ads anyway. What I *really* hate is going to the aisle and
seeing a sale price that isn't listed on their website but needs to be
checked. That means, I need to get someone with a cell phone in the
aisle, they double check that it's not listed and then have to tell
the checker what the sale price is. Grrrrr. Hopefully all that is
changing now that the merger is really kicking into gear.

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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 3 Feb 2015 10:41:43 -0800, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>> Yep, I usually go to the Safeway ad choose my list and print it out, you
>> can
>> do that with many stores now. All the whistles and bells don't work for
>> me
>> either, but to each their own. :-)
>
> I hate using their website. Too clunky for me. I don't want to shop
> by their ads anyway. What I *really* hate is going to the aisle and
> seeing a sale price that isn't listed on their website but needs to be
> checked. That means, I need to get someone with a cell phone in the
> aisle, they double check that it's not listed and then have to tell
> the checker what the sale price is. Grrrrr. Hopefully all that is
> changing now that the merger is really kicking into gear.

Really? I love their website, I always add the things I want from the ad,
the Just 4 U, coupons etc., and print the list. If there are sale prices not
listed, the use of the Safeway Card while checking out automatically gives
me the sale price. It might be different where you are though, I don't know.

Cheri

On Tue, 3 Feb 2015 12:17:01 -0800, "Cheri" >
wrote:

> Really? I love their website, I always add the things I want from the ad,
> the Just 4 U, coupons etc., and print the list. If there are sale prices not
> listed, the use of the Safeway Card while checking out automatically gives
> me the sale price. It might be different where you are though, I don't know.

I'm talking about items in the aisle that are not listed as being on
sale. BTDT too many times. Safeway is famous for listing a sale
price and then not giving it to the customer. I've caught them too
many times.

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A kitchen without a cook is just a room

On 2/3/2015 3:01 PM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Feb 2015 10:41:43 -0800, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>> Yep, I usually go to the Safeway ad choose my list and print it out, you can
>> do that with many stores now. All the whistles and bells don't work for me
>> either, but to each their own. :-)
>
> I hate using their website. Too clunky for me. I don't want to shop
> by their ads anyway. What I *really* hate is going to the aisle and
> seeing a sale price that isn't listed on their website but needs to be
> checked. That means, I need to get someone with a cell phone in the
> aisle, they double check that it's not listed and then have to tell
> the checker what the sale price is. Grrrrr. Hopefully all that is
> changing now that the merger is really kicking into gear.
>
You don't have to buy only what is on sale or in the sales ad. I use
the (Publix) shopping list feature to create a list and can add any
items I want. And it tells me where in the store to find those items.
Why would you need to get someone with a cell phone in the aisle to help
you? Don't the employees know where things are?

Jill

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Tue, 3 Feb 2015 10:41:43 -0800, "Cheri" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Yep, I usually go to the Safeway ad choose my list and print it out, you
>>> can
>>> do that with many stores now. All the whistles and bells don't work for
>>> me
>>> either, but to each their own. :-)
>>
>> I hate using their website. Too clunky for me. I don't want to shop
>> by their ads anyway. What I *really* hate is going to the aisle and
>> seeing a sale price that isn't listed on their website but needs to be
>> checked. That means, I need to get someone with a cell phone in the
>> aisle, they double check that it's not listed and then have to tell
>> the checker what the sale price is. Grrrrr. Hopefully all that is
>> changing now that the merger is really kicking into gear.
>
> Really? I love their website, I always add the things I want from the ad,
> the Just 4 U, coupons etc., and print the list. If there are sale prices
> not listed, the use of the Safeway Card while checking out automatically
> gives me the sale price. It might be different where you are though, I
> don't know.

Sounds great to me. I don't think we have anything like that

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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 3 Feb 2015 12:17:01 -0800, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>> Really? I love their website, I always add the things I want from the ad,
>> the Just 4 U, coupons etc., and print the list. If there are sale prices
>> not
>> listed, the use of the Safeway Card while checking out automatically
>> gives
>> me the sale price. It might be different where you are though, I don't
>> know.
>
> I'm talking about items in the aisle that are not listed as being on
> sale. BTDT too many times. Safeway is famous for listing a sale
> price and then not giving it to the customer. I've caught them too
> many times.

I don't understand what you mean. Are you saying that they're not listed in
the computer when they scan at checkout, or that the aisle price is
different than what scans? I've never had either happen when using the card,
which you have to use to get the sale prices.

Cheri

On Tue, 03 Feb 2015 16:33:53 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

> On 2/3/2015 3:01 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Tue, 3 Feb 2015 10:41:43 -0800, "Cheri" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Yep, I usually go to the Safeway ad choose my list and print it out, you can
> >> do that with many stores now. All the whistles and bells don't work for me
> >> either, but to each their own. :-)
> >
> > I hate using their website. Too clunky for me. I don't want to shop
> > by their ads anyway. What I *really* hate is going to the aisle and
> > seeing a sale price that isn't listed on their website but needs to be
> > checked. That means, I need to get someone with a cell phone in the
> > aisle, they double check that it's not listed and then have to tell
> > the checker what the sale price is. Grrrrr. Hopefully all that is
> > changing now that the merger is really kicking into gear.
> >
> You don't have to buy only what is on sale or in the sales ad. I use
> the (Publix) shopping list feature to create a list and can add any
> items I want. And it tells me where in the store to find those items.
> Why would you need to get someone with a cell phone in the aisle to help
> you? Don't the employees know where things are?
>
What did you not understand about a shelf tag that says you have to
check the sale box on their site, but it isn't listed there?

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A kitchen without a cook is just a room

On Tue, 3 Feb 2015 20:27:47 -0800, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Tue, 3 Feb 2015 12:17:01 -0800, "Cheri" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Really? I love their website, I always add the things I want from the ad,
> >> the Just 4 U, coupons etc., and print the list. If there are sale prices
> >> not
> >> listed, the use of the Safeway Card while checking out automatically
> >> gives
> >> me the sale price. It might be different where you are though, I don't
> >> know.
> >
> > I'm talking about items in the aisle that are not listed as being on
> > sale. BTDT too many times. Safeway is famous for listing a sale
> > price and then not giving it to the customer. I've caught them too
> > many times.
>
> I don't understand what you mean. Are you saying that they're not listed in
> the computer when they scan at checkout, or that the aisle price is
> different than what scans? I've never had either happen when using the card,
> which you have to use to get the sale prices.
>
I don't trust Safeway, but there's no way I'm going to walk up and
down aisles double checking shelf tags to see if they've given me the
sale price they said I'd get. Yes, it was easy to catch them before
the card, because sale prices rang up at the sale price instead of the
way they do it now, which is to ring it up at full price and then
subtract money at the end.

Nowadays I catch them when a sale price they claim on the tag is
website only, so I use my smartphone to look it up and add it to my
card but it's not there. Then I have to go through the routine of
getting someone to check on their phone or computer and finally
someone tells the checker to give me the price that's marked on the
shelf. It's a long drawn out affair that isn't worth the time, but it
makes me angry that they sell a product at full price by telling a lie
on a shelf tag that makes the customer think they are buying it at a
sale price. As I said before, maybe they're changing their business
practices because I haven't seen that type of shelf tag in the last
few months.


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"KenK" > wrote in message
...
> Xeno > wrote in news:cjb8n9F2t90U1
> @mid.individual.net:
>
>> The other advantage of a phone, I might add, is that you always have a
>> camera with you.
>>
>
> Strangely, I've never used the phone in my camera deliberately. Raely I
> carelessly push the wrong button and accidently take a useless picture.

I have a lot of pics of my knees!

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On 3 Feb 2015 17:05:37 GMT, KenK > wrote:
>
>> Xeno > wrote in news:cjb8n9F2t90U1
>> @mid.individual.net:
>>
>> > The other advantage of a phone, I might add, is that you always have a
>> > camera with you.
>> >
>>
>> Strangely, I've never used the phone in my camera deliberately. Raely I
>> carelessly push the wrong button and accidently take a useless picture.
>
> That's interesting. With most phones, you have to push more than one
> button to take a single picture, but you can easily delete any picture
> you don't want from the phone - so it's really a non-issue.

One one of my old ones it was very easy to accidentally take them. The
button was on the outside edge of the phone.

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Tue, 3 Feb 2015 10:41:43 -0800, "Cheri" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Yep, I usually go to the Safeway ad choose my list and print it out, you
>>> can
>>> do that with many stores now. All the whistles and bells don't work for
>>> me
>>> either, but to each their own. :-)
>>
>> I hate using their website. Too clunky for me. I don't want to shop
>> by their ads anyway. What I *really* hate is going to the aisle and
>> seeing a sale price that isn't listed on their website but needs to be
>> checked. That means, I need to get someone with a cell phone in the
>> aisle, they double check that it's not listed and then have to tell
>> the checker what the sale price is. Grrrrr. Hopefully all that is
>> changing now that the merger is really kicking into gear.
>
> Really? I love their website, I always add the things I want from the ad,
> the Just 4 U, coupons etc., and print the list. If there are sale prices
> not listed, the use of the Safeway Card while checking out automatically
> gives me the sale price. It might be different where you are though, I
> don't know.

I often have trouble with the Just 4 U. I kept trying to load Coke products
on there and it wouldn't work. It wasn't just me either. SIL had the same
problem. I don't even bother with that stuff most of the time now. Then
again, I don't do much shopping there. Mainly only if I need something and
am right by there or if they are the only place that has Coke products on
sale.