Tag: shopping
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The Joys of Walmart
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” – Ferris Bueller That quote is from the end of the classic 1986 movie, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, starring Mathew Broderick. The quote is very true, especially when shopping at Walmart. I was shopping in one…
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The Tragedy of Frozen Pizza
Everything is getting expensive, but some things, specifically frozen pizzas, are just out of control. I wrote a post back in 2018 about frozen pizzas. I commented in the post about the rising high cost. At the time, I was complaining about how the average price of many grocery store frozen pizzas had jumped to…
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The Decline of Grocery Store Etiquette
I try not to stress over “little” things, but sometimes the “little” things are what make the world a better place. This post brings to light a problem which is not bound by age, race, gender or geographic boundaries. It’s a subtle societal abnormality that can be witnessed by anyone, literally every time we venture…
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Stupid Things People Do: Pet Peeve #83
Human nature intrigues me. It also annoys me because I tend to notice things other people don’t. Sometimes it’s a good thing, other times not. I’ve been told I’m overly critical of people, but I’m really not. I’m just observant Referring to this week’s pet peeve, it involves shopping. As I push my shopping cart…
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Mail Order Ice Cream: It’s a Real Thing
The internet is great for finding amazing shopping deals, but who knew you could buy ice cream online. Yes, ice cream. I’m not talking about Grubhub or an Uber Eats type online business. Nor am I referring to home grocery delivery delivery from your local store. I’m talking about real, cold, icey, creamy delicious, yummy…
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Frozen Pizza? Make the Right Choice
I spend far too much time in the frozen pizza section of the grocery store… Remember when you were a kid visiting the toy section of store? There were so many things to choose from. You looked at the selection with wide eyes running back and forth trying to decide what you wanted. You didn’t…
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Toys R Us – The End of an Era
It’s only been a few months, but I miss Toys R Us already. I don’t miss it because I need toys, but because of what it represents. I can remember many times as a kid wanting to go there. It was always the place to go when you wanted to see what was new in…
Words with Pizza - Featuring Marty the Pizza Guy 