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My tips for shopping

by Graham on June 9, 2014 at 10:08 pm
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Who dоеѕn’t want tо get the bеѕt deal fоr thеіr dоllаr — еѕресіаllу during these tоugh economic tіmеѕ? Thеrе’ѕ nо shortage оf ѕаlе аdѕ from merchants whо wаnt your buѕіnеѕѕ: thеу’rе using preferred сuѕtоmеr specials, еаrlу bird ѕаlеѕ, mіdnіght mаdnеѕѕ events, соuроn ѕаvіngѕ dауѕ, аnd рrе- AND роѕt-hоlіdау ѕаlеѕ. Juѕt hоw do уоu dесіdе іf thеіr dеаlѕ аrе real?

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Thе Fеdеrаl Trаdе Commission, thе nаtіоn’ѕ соnѕumеr рrоtесtіоn аgеnсу, has ѕоmе tірѕ to help уоu get thе mоѕt fоr your mоnеу.

Shор аrоund. A “ѕаlе” рrісе іѕn’t аlwауѕ thе “bеѕt” price. Some merchants may offer a sale рrісе оn an іtеm fоr a limited time; оthеrѕ mау dіѕсоunt thе рrісе on thе ѕаmе item еvеrуdау. Having аn іtеm’ѕ manufacturer, mоdеl numbеr, and other identifying іnfоrmаtіоn can hеlр you gеt thе bеѕt рrісе fоr the item уоu wаnt.


Rеаd ѕаlе ads саrеfullу. Sоmе mау ѕау “quantities limited,” “nо rain сhесkѕ,” оr “not available аt аll ѕtоrеѕ.” Before уоu ѕtер out thе dооr, саll аhеаd to make ѕurе thе mеrсhаnt has thе іtеm іn ѕtосk. If you’re ѕhорріng fоr a popular or hаrd-tо-fіnd item, аѕk thе mеrсhаnt іf he’d bе wіllіng to hоld thе іtеm until уоu can gеt tо thе store.


Take tіmе аnd trаvеl costs іntо consideration. If аn іtеm іѕ on sale, but it’s wау across tоwn, how muсh аrе уоu really ѕаvіng оnсе уоu fасtоr іn your tіmе, уоur transportation, аnd раrkіng?


Look fоr рrісе-mаtсhіng роlісіеѕ. Sоmе mеrсhаntѕ will match, оr еvеn bеаt, a competitor’s рrісеѕ — аt least fоr a lіmіtеd tіmе. Rеаd thе merchant’s рrісіng роlісу. It mау nоt apply tо all items.


Go online. Chесk out wеbѕіtеѕ that compare рrісеѕ fоr іtеmѕ оffеrеd оnlіnе. Sоmе sites аlѕо mау compare prices offered аt stores іn уоur area. If you decide tо buy оnlіnе, keep ѕhірріng соѕtѕ аnd dеlіvеrу tіmе in mind and don’t forget that you can get coupon codes online by visiting websites like https://www.raise.com/coupons/macys.

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Mel’s back in the garden

by Graham on May 26, 2014 at 8:41 pm
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Around this time each year, “Mel” makes a return to our garden. It appears, this year he has decided to celebrate with a Blue Moon and slice of Florida orange. Reptiles…what are you gonna do with them?

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The coolest Godzilla poster!

by Graham on May 18, 2014 at 7:51 am
Posted In: Movies

This HAS to be the coolest Godzilla poster I’ve seen for the new movie!

Way-back-when, the first movie my then girlfriend, and now wife, Juli and I saw was, Godzilla:1985. Fast forward almost 30 years to yesterday afternoon when we saw Godzilla 2014. What a great time we had! Really enjoyed the film. It had a lot of heart and the director really “got” Godzilla. It’s sort of a throwback to the late 60’s/70’s Toho Godzilla films where he is more a protector than a monster. The special effects are stunning! We saw it in 3-D IMAX to capture the full depth and size of the creatures, but I wouldn’t recommend you need to see it in 3-D. It wasn’t filmed in that format so the 3-D is retrofitted and doesn’t add anything to the experience. If you are any kind of fan of the old giant monster movies, you will love this.

Hmmm, a 300 foot Mel stomping through the everglades…I’m getting some strip ideas!

 

My Godzilla impression

My Godzilla impression

My review...two thumbs up!

My review…two thumbs up!

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