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08-09-2016, 05:26 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Central MS/Orange Beach, AL
Posts: 9,072
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Got a 30 oz stainless steel tumbler on the way. Will be good for the golf course on hot days and long trips. Can't believe Yeti gets $40 for the same thing.
https://www.amazon.com/30-Stainless-...p+%7C+LIFETIME
Recently bought a Samsung S3 mini smartphone off of Ebay. Much much faster than my old cell phone with 3g technology. Paid $40 refurbished but looks brand new.
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08-09-2016, 08:55 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 783
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Just ordered an Iowa Hawkeye flag. Football season is just around the cornet. Go Hawks.
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08-10-2016, 12:01 AM
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gone traveling
Join Date: Aug 2016
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My son just bought me a new pair of shoes from Amazon recently. 
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08-10-2016, 01:57 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: South central PA
Posts: 3,486
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I ordered an Anova sous vide circulator, and a container and lid. I discovered sous vide through ER forums here, and have been using my crock pot, etc. I can't wait to cook with a circulator. I also got a cheap rack to hold the bags in place. Last, a new set of blue tooth headphones for DH; his old ones broke.
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08-10-2016, 06:52 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 3,410
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Received my Nada-Chair Back-Up back support for reducing back pain while sitting in a chair. It seems to help but we will see how well it works in the long run.
Cheers!
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08-10-2016, 03:16 PM
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#1346
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: New Orleans
Posts: 47,500
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I decided to try filling an Amazon Prime Pantry box today for the first time. You fill the (virtual) box with non-perishable household goods like detergent, canned goods, TP, or whatever, and all is delivered to your doorstep.
My impressions are that the prices are a little steep for most things. My box full cost $75 but I applied $10 in credit card rewards so it was only $65.
Normally shipping is $5.99 per (virtual) box full, but I got free shipping since I waited for the "no rush" shipping on a previous non-pantry item that I ordered.
Overall I don't think that this is something I will do very much because of the prices. I was just in a mood and wanted to try it.
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Happily retired since 2009, at age 61. Best years of my life by far!
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08-10-2016, 08:36 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: No fixed abode
Posts: 8,765
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Originally Posted by W2R
I decided to try filling an Amazon Prime Pantry box today for the first time. You fill the (virtual) box with non-perishable household goods like detergent, canned goods, TP, or whatever, and all is delivered to your doorstep.
My impressions are that the prices are a little steep for most things. My box full cost $75 but I applied $10 in credit card rewards so it was only $65.
Normally shipping is $5.99 per (virtual) box full, but I got free shipping since I waited for the "no rush" shipping on a previous non-pantry item that I ordered.
Overall I don't think that this is something I will do very much because of the prices. I was just in a mood and wanted to try it.
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I order a lot of stuff for my small (tiny) business, and they keep offering me $5 for Prime Pantry if I go for slower shipping. I looked into it, since my customers aren't in any great hurry, but as you said, the items seem overpriced and there just isn't much there that I want. I suspect that's an Amazon service/product that isn't going to make it in the long run. Now if they were offering $s for Amazon video, I'd probably go for it.
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DW and I - FIREd at 50 (7/06), living off assets
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08-12-2016, 09:57 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 13,149
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Quote:
Originally Posted by W2R
Frank has one and uses it all the time. He loves it! I hope you do, too. It not only kills the bugs, but also it's fun (or so he says). I borrowed it when a bee got in my house, but I didn't think it was that fun because I was scared to death of the bee and of what could happen if it survived my first attempt at killing it.  Turned out it left via the door so I didn't have find out.
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I managed to zap my first fly last night with my new bug zapper. The zap was more of a stun then finish the job than a zap and evaporate all at once.
Overall, I like zapper more than a regular fly swatter or shoe .
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"If only I had spent more time at work" ... from "Busy Man" sung by Billy Ray Cyrus
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08-12-2016, 11:44 AM
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Dryer sheet wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2016
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The last thing ordered from Amazon is a light fixture and matching mirror for our bathroom remodel. These were ordered from Amazon because 1) they had the same price as everywhere else and 2) I could pay with an Amazon gift card (which was bought at Fred Meyer during the 4x the fuel points promotion). DH is all about those fuel points.
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08-12-2016, 11:53 AM
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#1350
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 14,328
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Quote:
Originally Posted by easysurfer
I managed to zap my first fly last night with my new bug zapper. The zap was more of a stun then finish the job than a zap and evaporate all at once.
Overall, I like zapper more than a regular fly swatter or shoe . |
For the cheapskates here (you know who you are), here is a Horrible Fright coupon for a free zapper with any purchase. I usually buy a 50 cent throw away paint brush to fulfill the any purchase part.
Digital Savings and Coupons from Harbor Freight
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08-15-2016, 08:37 PM
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Administrator
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 23,039
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I just received the new cartridge for my turntable. What an amazing improvement in the sound quality!
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08-15-2016, 08:44 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,660
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College textbooks
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08-15-2016, 08:45 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 11,078
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Big_Hitter
you guys aren't paperless?
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Way back in the late '80s I w*rked on paperless back office software for a couple of paper intensive industry's. The system had been designed to not allow for printing any of the content it owned. The very first enhancement was to print, it was a large enhancement! The powers above pushed back to the business to no avail.
Thirty years later the ability to print is still widely used.
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08-20-2016, 12:21 AM
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#1355
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: New Orleans
Posts: 47,500
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I was very happy with my first Amazon Prime box, but I forgot to include peanut butter. So, with that as my reason excuse, I filled another one which is on its way to me. Luckily I have plenty of unused pantry space.
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Happily retired since 2009, at age 61. Best years of my life by far!
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08-20-2016, 05:13 AM
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#1356
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 397
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A couple open box US version Galaxy S7 GSM phones.
A little splurge to get a better camera's in our phones.
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08-20-2016, 06:27 AM
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#1357
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Colorado
Posts: 8,971
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Here's something odd. Same item at Target is less than $15. Amazon has for $90.75.
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08-20-2016, 06:34 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Texas: No Country for Old Men
Posts: 50,021
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Quote:
Originally Posted by COcheesehead
Here's something odd. Same item at Target is less than $15. Amazon has for $90.75.
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Amazon is sprinkled with oddball products offered by third party sellers at ridiculous prices like this. Once in a while some sucker will fall for it, so it must be worth the effort even for an occasional sale.
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08-20-2016, 06:35 AM
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#1359
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by COcheesehead
Here's something odd. Same item at Target is less than $15. Amazon has for $90.75.
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I'd buy a whole case. As I often read here, you get what you pay for.
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08-20-2016, 06:50 AM
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#1360
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Colorado
Posts: 8,971
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