Drone photography has been a completely unexpected hobby of mine in early retirement. I keep my DJI Mavic Air 2 in the back of my Jeep and have enjoyed taking it with me on road trips all over the Midwest. It takes some amazing pictures. It flies 400’ up, has a 48 megapixel camera, and does video at 60 frames per second, just like Hollywood. … Continue reading Flying Under The Wire?
When you move to a new area, everyone shares with you what the “local treasures” are. In the Southeast, that includes Publix grocery stores. Florida loves Publix. Having worked in the food industry and visited Florida for more than 30 years, we were very familiar with Publix, but hadn’t shopped there too much as “locals”. Now that we’ve been doing that, I’m putting Publix on … Continue reading Bogus Publix BOGOs
Short post today. Really Target? Toothpaste? Images: (c) MrFireStation.com; Target, St. Paul MN Continue reading The Joy Of Shopping
My wife went to the drug store yesterday. She bought 3 small things and came back with a receipt that is 24.875” in length. I measured it. It’s indicative of how desperate some retailers have become in today’s marketplace. I had a similar experience at our local Hallmark card shop. I was there to buy a simple Father’s Day card and the saleswoman kept following … Continue reading Enough With The Offers!
Do you remember when the winning contestants on ‘Wheel of Fortune’ used to have to spend their winnings at the end of the show in a Shopper’s Bazaar? “I’ll take the dining room table for $400, and the projector TV for $850!” a woman would gush – looking at a huge showcase of merchandise. We had a similar experience two weeks ago. We went to … Continue reading Shopper’s Bazaar
I’m so very happy when Black Friday & Cyber Monday arrive. It’s like homecoming weekend in my Gmail account. Companies I haven’t heard from in years – sometimes only ever interacted with once – send me AMAZING deals that I need to respond to NOW! > The island resort that my wife & I stayed at for one night, 6 years ago. > Software I … Continue reading Black Friday / Cyber Monday Emails
A friend had some work done on her house recently and posted online that she was happy to see the vendor using products from the MegaCorp she recently retired from. I too continue to have some loyalty to the MegaCorp packaged goods brands I once worked on. But, it is only that … “some loyalty”. I’m not completely brand loyal just because they still send … Continue reading MegaCorp Loyalty
The Big Man – Santa Claus – is back on his throne at our local shopping mall after a two year, pandemic-induced absence. It’s great to see him back. Unlike most guys, I love going to the mall and looking around. A UK study from a few years ago said most guys get ‘fatigued’ after just 27 minutes of shopping, while women don’t reach that … Continue reading Mega Shopping @ Mega Mall
We shopped early for our Thanksgiving Turkey this year. Our 20+ pound Butterball Premium has been safely ensconced in our freezer for almost a week now. A friend of ours – who runs a big poultry business in Iowa – told us to grab one early as prices will be way up and selection way down due to the Avian Flu this year. Sure enough, … Continue reading The Early Bird Gets The Turkey
If I had only paid more attention to my own behavior, I would probably be a much better investor. I noticed on the Amazon website that it lists your annual orders under the ‘purchase history’ feature. My own use of Amazon seems to mirror their stock performance. As I jumped from just 3-5 orders a year to over 100, their stock shot from $12 a … Continue reading Amazon Explosion
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