Tag: retail
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Help! I created a monster.
Help! I created a monster. Guess where ‘Someone’ wants me to go and wants me to do once I get there. I’m so close to taking away the DTV box & telling her to go listen to the radio.
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Trying to shop at Target.com? You might have to wait a while.
So much for seeing what they have before I go. Fortunately, there is a store within reach. Off I go to to shop “old school.”
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From “lamp supplies” to “finials”
Grandma is *very* into antiques. So much so, that she loves to fix and switch things around (now some of you know where I get it from.) I was over at Gram’s and she says, she needs one of “theses.” She gives me a piece that goes on top of a lamp to secure the…
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Blog Review: Peterman’s Eye
I’m trying out a new format, reviewing blogs that intrigue me. I hope to gain some insight as well as takeaways that can be applied to any blog. So here we go. While watching a DVR recording of Your Business, I saw the feature story of the J. Peterman Company. During the story, they mentioned…
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Layway makes a comeback
On the Mama’s Keeper blog, Gram talks about how layway is coming back strong and what lessons people can use from the old school. Something to think about on a day like today being Black Friday and all.
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Sunday Drugstore Shopping: Comparing Online Store Circulars
Its another quiet Sunday Morning in the big city. I was sound asleep when the phone rings. Who is it? Then I look at the caller id. It could be one of two people that have veto power to call me. Its Grandma. “Steph, if and when you go out, please get a 9 volt battery.…
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The Declining Literacy Rate of the American Mall
Are bookstores going extinct? It sure seems so lately. I took Grandma to the mall the other day for a long overdue excursion. One of the items on my list was to buy a particular book. Sure I could have of ordered it online, but since I was going to the mall anyway, I figured…
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iPod or Zune?
I once again find myself in the middle. This time, it whether or not to but a iPod or a Zune.