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Shopper’s Frustration

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

So, I went to the local WalMart the other day.  I bought a steam mop for easier clean ups of the kitchen floor after my Roo.  The tag on the shelf says it is $49.00.  I thought, a great deal, right?  Wrong.

I get the mop home, and use it and I loved it!!!   I was reviewing my receipt and see that I was charged $79.00 for the mop, not the $49.00 price that was on the shelf.  So, I load the mop back into my car and go and get the box that it was in, which had been left at a friend’s house (I demonstrated the new mop for them) and headed back to WalMart.  I hunted down a manager and explained my dilemma to him to which he said “Let me go back to the shelf and take a look.”  I then followed him back to the shelf where I had gotten the mop.  He looked around a bit, saw the $49.00 tag and compared the UPC code on the shelf tag to the product I had purchased and told me that I should have compared the UPC code on the box to the tag on the shelf!!!  I told him that it was not my job as a consumer to have to check UPC codes to be sure they match and that it was his job to be sure that the correct product was in the correct place on the shelf.  In fact, the product that was $49.00 was not even available!!

So, I came home and contacted WalMart corporate offices via the web.  I have not heard anything back from them yet, but I will say this:  I am currently refusing to shop at WalMart.  I think that they have gotten so big that the individual consumer no longer matters.

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The new baby

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

A few weeks ago I told you I got a new puppy.  Boy, has she turned out to be more of a challenge than I thought she would be.  She is now big enough to climb over the gate I use to keep her in the kitchen when I am gone during the day (I now use two gates stacked on top of one another).  She eats like a horse, and I find myself constantly mopping the kitchen floor.

Roo is so cute and very intelligent.  She is already barking if she has to go out to use the potty (unless, of course, she decides at that moment to go on the floor).  Then, it’s another clean up and mopping of the floor.  I think my kitchen floor gets mopped at least three times a day.  A couple of nights ago, she decided to completely tear up her potty pads and spread them all over the kitchen.  Then, she goes on the floor and steps in it.  So, I get up at 10:00 p.m., my comfy, warm bed and clean the kitchen.  I then make the mistake of opening the refrigerator for something (I can’t remember what I opened it for) and found a brown semi-liquid substance all over my fridge.  After some investigation, I discover that a can of soda had frozen and exploded.  So, not only did I have to clean up after Roo, I had to clean my fridge out too.  It was a short night in the bed.

I know that soon, this will all be over, and Roo will be house-trained and I will get much more sleep.  And then, I will miss the days when she was little.

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Reality TV?

Sunday, October 16th, 2011

I have noticed, as I am sure everyone has, that there has been a big increase in so-called “reality” TV in recent years.  I remember when the first “reality” TV show, Survivor, aired.  My neighbor, Becky, was very much into it.  I tried to watch it, but found it to be not to my taste.  I have heard that it is not even filmed in a remote location, but in a studio.  I don’t know if this statement is true, or not, and really, it does not concern me in the least.

I think that reality TV has gone too far.  Who cares about what the Kardashians are doing?  Apparently a lot of people, given the ratings.  I had never even heard of them until their show came out, and I have better things to do than watch what is happening in their lives; I am too busy living my life!!!  I really do not care about the real housewives of New Jersey or Los Angeles or any other city.  I have seen little bits of these shows (a few minutes is all I can stand to watch) and ask myself, “Are these people for real”?  Surely not, at least I would hope not.  And I do not care in the least what Snookie is up to.  People of America, get out there and live your own lives and quit burying yourselves in your television set watching these people live theirs.

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Great playmates

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

I have three children that live near me.  They are the greatest kids I have ever known (other than my own, that is….).  They come to play with my new puppy on  nights when I have to work late.  I could not ask for better helpers!!

Last night they came to my home and took Roo out for a walk and, as I found out later, they even picked  her “potty pads” up off of the floor and put fresh ones down for her.  They definitely went beyond the call of duty.  They are also helping to train her to sit and to not bite when she is playing.  

I plan on rewarding them well for their efforts.  Again, these are a great bunch of kids, their mother has done a great job of raising them and teaching them to be responsible people.  I think Roo will do well with a little help from her great playmates.

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Coffee with friends

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

Last week I stopped by to visit a very good friend, Teresa, and have coffee.  We do this on a weekly basis so we can catch up on what has been happening in our day to day lives.  With both of us working full time and with her children, time seems to slip away quickly, so we figure if we make a “coffee date” each week, and set aside the time, it will allow us to keep in touch.

While we were having our weekly “date”, her telephone rang.  After checking her caller ID, she did not pick up the phone, and let it go to the answering machine.  Whoever it was, did not leave a message.  After about an hour, her phone rang again.  Again, she did not answer.  I asked her why she was not answering the phone and she replied, “It is just a debt collector”.  They  call here at least 5 or six times a day.  I got tired of the calls and just quit answering.  She said that they even call her at work!!!

She then explained that for the past 3 years either she or her husband had been unemployed (which I knew about) and had fallen behind in credit card payments.  They had actually quit paying altogether.  It was a choice of either paying the rent, utilities and putting food on the table, or paying the credit card bills.  She asked me how to stop debt collectors from harassing her all the time.

I told her about a story that I had caught a glimpse of one day on the news, and told her to visit the website.  The story was about unfair debt collection practices.  So, we looked it up together on the Internet and found out that under the law, a debt collector cannot call you repeatedly, call you a inconvenient times or places and several other things that neither she or I were aware of.

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