I don't have anyone going back to school this year, YEA!!
I did however do some shopping for items for a church project.
They were easy items that only took 2 stops to procure.
However in doing the shopping memories, not of the good kind, came flooding back to me.
1. Teachers who gave out the list of the 27 "must have by tomorrow" items on the first day of school. At one point I had 3 children to shop for. Seriously? If you have been teaching for more than a year I bet you know exactly what you want each student to bring (and not bring). I assume if you can control 25-30 kids in a classroom you must be organized enough to have a list ready ahead of time.
2. Teachers who have an item on their list that can only be purchased at one store in town. Said store usually is in an obscure part of town, has only 3 parking spots and is on a dead end street. LRHS biology teachers you know who you are!
3. Teachers who INSIST on a certain type of item. Say like a 24 pack (not 12 or 18) of Crayola colored pencils (no other brand will do). The stores that did have these prior to the first day of class are now out of them.
4. Teachers who then don't use the items they insisted the students buy (at full price because that store is the only one that still had them in stock) UNTIL MAY!
5. Teachers who in insist on an odd number of something. Like 13 tabbed dividers when the items come in a package of 12.
I feel a little better. I need a box of 64 Crayola Crayons, NIB. You know what I mean.
Thursday, August 06, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Monday, June 08, 2009
Dog vs Wild
From the backyard last night. There were actually 3 deer in total. The one in the pic would intermittently raise her front foot up and put it down again which seemed to be a signal to the others that it was ok to come in closer.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Cleaning out the Eaves
After many years of being held captive in a plastic tote in the eave a large contingent of Barbies, along with a few furry bears, bunnies and one large horse, escaped on Thursday.
Their legs were so unaccustomed to walking that they immediately fell on their faces.
After a little sorting and sacrificing of the more damaged Barbies they were corralled into suffocation devices for the rest of their stay until a new generation of children want to play.
The resulting carnage for the trash....big fun throwing it out the upstairs window.
Sunday, May 03, 2009
Love Me Some Craigslist
Found this great "new" leather furniture on the beloved Craigslist!
Add in some inherited pieces and we have a whole new room!
I still haven't committed to the shade as you can see. Really, I WILL remove the wrapping if I decide to keep it :-)
Oh, the picture will be moved too (higher and to the right).
Monday, March 23, 2009
Lost in Translation
Bought some new wine glasses this weekend. Sure glad my crystal doesn't have any LED's in it! That would certainly be interesting!
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
What were they thinking?
2 products I recently saw in the store......
2 products I recently saw in the store......
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
State of the Union
Ok, so I was out doing a little shopping for a birthday present and also a little bargain hunting.
1. In the fall I saw a cute top actually made in the Vietnam in a store I like to shop, (JJ are the initials). It was $149 at that time. Cute but too much AND the person who made it probably got less than $1 to produce it. Yesterday I could have purchased that shirt for $35, 1/2 off the mark down price of $70. But I didn't because I was insulted that the store thought $149 was a fair price in November but could really afford to sell it for $35. I would have paid $50-80 for the shirt in the fall, a fair price in my opinion, but a GREEDy start price prevented me from doing so.
2. I was also in a store that shall be known as PB. I would venture a guess that over 90% of their items come from China or other Asian countries. There was a nice display of items that were on the birthday list that I wanted to take a look at. These items STARTED AT $200 and went up in price. One style came with pre-warped wood. I guess that saves the buyer time wondering if the purchase was worth the money. Again, I would spend a reasonable amount of money on a nice quality item made in Asia but I have been insulted by a store that is GREEDy enough to think that I am going to open my wallet for a poorly made small item that they paid the worker pennies to make.
I guess what I'm rambling on about is this. This country is in the current predicament because of GREED. Consumers paid way too much for "stuff" and the retail/mortgage companies were more than happy to oblige us by selling us overpriced CRAP (it is what it is) and houses we couldn't afford or "need", so that now even the people who lived within their means will be bailing out the mostly stupid for years to come. All because of greed.
Disclaimer: I am not a tree hugger, I own a gas guzzling SUV along with the little Toyota's. I eat meat and have a PETA sticker that says "People Eating Tasty Animals".
1. In the fall I saw a cute top actually made in the Vietnam in a store I like to shop, (JJ are the initials). It was $149 at that time. Cute but too much AND the person who made it probably got less than $1 to produce it. Yesterday I could have purchased that shirt for $35, 1/2 off the mark down price of $70. But I didn't because I was insulted that the store thought $149 was a fair price in November but could really afford to sell it for $35. I would have paid $50-80 for the shirt in the fall, a fair price in my opinion, but a GREEDy start price prevented me from doing so.
2. I was also in a store that shall be known as PB. I would venture a guess that over 90% of their items come from China or other Asian countries. There was a nice display of items that were on the birthday list that I wanted to take a look at. These items STARTED AT $200 and went up in price. One style came with pre-warped wood. I guess that saves the buyer time wondering if the purchase was worth the money. Again, I would spend a reasonable amount of money on a nice quality item made in Asia but I have been insulted by a store that is GREEDy enough to think that I am going to open my wallet for a poorly made small item that they paid the worker pennies to make.
I guess what I'm rambling on about is this. This country is in the current predicament because of GREED. Consumers paid way too much for "stuff" and the retail/mortgage companies were more than happy to oblige us by selling us overpriced CRAP (it is what it is) and houses we couldn't afford or "need", so that now even the people who lived within their means will be bailing out the mostly stupid for years to come. All because of greed.
Disclaimer: I am not a tree hugger, I own a gas guzzling SUV along with the little Toyota's. I eat meat and have a PETA sticker that says "People Eating Tasty Animals".
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
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