Pages Tagged “Shopping”
Reviews
- Target (app) ★★★★★ Well-designed, runs smoothly, great for ordering items to pick up in-store or for shipping.
Blog Posts
- Black Friday: Lesson Learned?
I usually make a point not to go shopping at all on Black Friday if I can help it. The kid really wanted to go to Micro Center. Now, after waiting in a line that went all the way round the store, he understands why I don’t go shopping on Black Friday.
- So. Much. Sanitizer.
Remember last year when it was virtually impossible to get hand sanitizer? You couldn’t order it online, you couldn’t order it for an in-store pickup, and stores that had it were limiting how many of those tiny bottles each customer could buy? Breweries and distilleries were stepping in to supplement the supply, but it still […]
- Bulk Bins in the Era of Social Distancing
I braved the grocery store last week. It was a bit nerve-wracking after weeks of avoiding people for safety reasons. But it was also interesting to see what was still low and what had been restocked since my last grocery trip a few weeks earlier. Pasta was almost totally gone. Pasta sauce was really low, […]
- Poor Substitute
To be honest, I wasn’t expecting to find isopropyl alcohol in stock, but the “related” results are…questionable.
- To Buy or Not To Buy?
If we’re only going to watch a movie once (or maybe even twice), we’re better off renting it than buying. Less clutter, less cost.
- Shopping Observations
Can we get a moratorium on covers of “Last Christmas?” Actually, can we get one on the original too? Funny how easy it is to spot a cover by Darryl K. Sweet. It makes me want to mash up Xanth, WOT, and every other fantasy series he’s covered I can’t see giving someone Countdown to […]
- A bit morbid, but still funny
Noticed an ambulance parked out in front of Fry’s earlier today. On my way in, I passed two people who were talking about it: “That’s kind of disturbing.” “Sure, ‘Shop ’till you drop,’ but…” One of those moments where you know you shouldn’t laugh, but it somehow manages to be funny anyway.