I need to come to grips with this. Being a customer at a thrift store doesn’t entitle you to world-class service. You get the impression that they’re doing you a big favor by being open, and you had better follow their rules and accept their brusque “customer service.” Auctions: Sold as-is, where-is, no refunds, lug … Read more
Our Lowe’s has scratch and dent merchandise most of the time in the big appliance section. It’s stuff that’s missing parts or has been returned, damaged, or repaired. They can’t sell the merchandise at full price, so they discount it, usually with an as-is restriction (no refunds or exchanges). We had been caring for and … Read more
iz Pulliam Weston posts an article on 50 Ways to Trim your Budget. The points in this series of posts will be taken from her list in this article. This installment will address food costs. I hope you enjoy this series! 23) Bring lunches and snacks to work. Buying snacks at work involves paying a … Read more
Wow! I was shaking in my blue jeans reading this article. This has got to be the strongest opinion I’ve seen in one of Liz Pulliam Weston’s articles: Gift cards are not gifts Ms. Weston makes it abundantly clear in this article that she feels that gift cards are extremely poor excuses for gifts, that … Read more
An MBH.com reader sent an interesting message that may affect you if you buy things online. Apparently, the reader reserved, and purchased, a hotel room stay online for an event, and later had to cancel. During the original payment process there was apparently a pop-up window that informed the purchaser that there were no refunds. … Read more
Coffee is a food group for me. (Yeah! That’s it! It’s a food group, not an addiction! ;)) I have a few “discount mugs” that mostly have “paid for themselves” in that the discounts on the refills have paid for the mugs. However, the coffee is still a lot more expensive than if you brew … Read more
Dental expenses can be pretty minimal for years. A cleaning here, a filling there. Then, if you get hit with a crown and/or a root canal, it can run over $1,000 per tooth! Ouch! That hurts more than the dentist’s drill for me! One set of visits to my dentist cost me more than I … Read more
This article on “Worst Wedding Gifts Ever” was impressive. (Note: Link updated to the same content from another website, as the original one is no longer available.) Not really because of the content but because it highlights just how materialistic our society is. This article is just one part of a large collection of propaganda … Read more