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Here is the other thread: http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=138073&highlight=backpack I always pick up more when Target begins to mark down the Jansport ones. Sad thing is that the Jansport ones work so well, we just have extra backpacks now.

My local store's bulk items rarely go past 15-30. I have found very few, and I mean like a shelf of items at 50 but never lower. I believe it depends on the area. Some bulk gets moved back in with regular, some sells at 15-30 and the little left is marked down to 50.

It seemed what you are describing is displeasure with your work experience and one is able to substantiate the displeasure by noting how little raises may be. If one is treated well, money is lower on the totem pole. By paying them more, if still treated poorly, one will still, inevitably, do a lower quality job.

Do you think she decorates them and resells them since she bought 53? I mean, they were basic flip flops...53???

I worry about anything heavy that will carry around those tiny, sand like pebbles on the wheels of some of the heavier vacs and thus will scratch the floor. I have noticed that with my heavier one which is why I swiffer then do the vacuum thing. Anyway, sorry wasn't more help...I prefer the cheaper ones for such a job....and a dry swiffer.

Do you have rugs? For our hardwood, we use a simple bagless Dirt Devil type vac. I pick one up about once a year or so for around $40. We do have rugs and for those, I have a bag vac, Hoover I think, that ran about $150 and was rated above Dyson. I know peeps love their Dyson, but I think they are overrated and hear just as much crap about them. I swiffer (dry) for the dust and into the corners then run the dirt devil to pick up the bigger stuff. Has worked for me for years.

I have ordered from them but they are more expensive. I ordered and got great service from the one I listed above. They were cheaper and I was very happy with the service and how they handled the sale. I will order from discount contact lenses again. http://www.discountcontactlenses.com/ I also used a coupon code from the blog I listed above. They honored it and sent me another one to use on my next order. Fast, good price and good product. 1800 contacts was fast and a good product also. They just cost more.

Did you buy something in a can? Soda, etc....Sounds like a can deposit.

We mentioned to the fitting clinician at our clinic about the dryness factor and she suggested we try a different solution. My dd has been happier with the new solution. But I wouldn't switch until I talked to them because I could switch to one that did the opposite of what we needed.

As long as you get a similar solution you shouldn't have an issue. However, some solutions have different cleaning guidelines. We always speak to our dr first...no sense in having to go back because of eye issues. We have a few that we use and my kids actually have preferences (they notice less dryness etc with their preferred brand.)

I used this blog: http://www.lenspundit.com/ I was able to compare, find a $5 off code to cover the shipping and get the cheapest for the lenses we needed. I ended up ordering from Discount Contact lenses. Shipping took about a week. Got an email notification after a few days that the shipper had screwed up the first leg so they were shipping them at their own cost at a quicker rate. Was very happy with the service and will check the prices again in 6 mos when I need more. BTW, I am pretty sure all the rebates were on the sites I looked at. We just didn't want to buy more than 6 mos at a time.

Yes, a lot of seasonal companies do this. I haven't heard of it happening with Target but many stores, like grocery stores, purchase seasonal items from companies that will take back what doesn't sell.

Have ordered from Zenni and have been happy. However, occasionally, they have shipping issues. I follow the ups and downs on this blog forum (which is also listed in this other gottadeal thread): http://groups.google.com/group/glassyeyes?hl=en The amount of info shared at that forum is amazing for glasses and contacts.

An online site that discusses a lot of the online site for contacts: http://www.lenspundit.com/ I have found that lensking is the cheapest tho. I haven't ordered yet. I have used 1800 contacts and they were fine. However, not the cheapest.

I always buy the clearanced ones at Target at the end of the Back to School season. I have found Jansport ones, originally $50 for 75% off. What I found tho is that you need to look at how they are rated. Most will tell you the exact size and how many lbs they will carry. This will help you find one that is durable enough to handle the paces your son is putting them through. My kids have great luck with jansport. Here is a link to one: http://www.target.com/Trans-JanSport-Incline-Backpack-Black/dp/B0014HCAJM/sr=1-12/qid=1236774658/ref=sr_1_12/192-9231698-5094921?ie=UTF8&frombrowse=0&pricerange=&rh=k%3Abackpack%20brands&page=2 Here is another link of sale jansport: http://www.rockymountaintrail.com/outdoor/jansport/backpacks/book-bags/ Not sure how much you want to spend.

This is getting horribly off topic...however, I am trying to explain why some stores will NOT sell things that are not in the system. Just because the inventory system may be horribly screwed up does not mean that Target, as a whole, does not want to get it fixed. It is silly to perpetuate the mistakes which is what some stores do by randomly selling the INF items. And because you were kind enough to remind us that new items sometimes also ring up INF further explains that it is important for Target to NOT sell items randomly at guest/cashier prices. If an item comes in as a new item and is screwed up, thus showing up INF, it will screw up their inventory system if sold at a random price. It is wonderful to explain that you may ask, I am certainly not saying do not ask... It is important to remember that ONE MAY NOT GET A RANDOM PRICE....it is YMMV. Getting mad is silly because as a corporation, Target cannot make everyone happy by giving away random products at random prices. That practice would make Target, as we know it, go away even faster than we fear the great deals already seem to be disappearing. And YES, rudeness is never acceptable. NOT getting a random price when you ask, may not be rude, it may really be an employee attempting to do their job properly. As long as they were as polite as they possibly could be....RUDENESS is not acceptable EVER.

Since they salvage the item at the full retail price, or in some cases, get a higher credit(than the discount) for it from their seller, it would be stupid to sell the item for a 75% or even a 90% off price. Also, if they have already salvaged all pieces (depending on how they do it, they may take the number that is in their system which would account for lost/hidden items), it would screw up their inventory numbers to sell something that is salvaged.

The policy is that if it isn't in their system, they generally do not sell it. It screws up their inventory procedures if they sell things that are not in their inventory system. You may find an employee or even a manager that gives and allows something to be sold....but it is definitely YMMV.

Sam's club free one day pass without the typical upcharge can be found at: ingoodhands.com It is emailed to you and valid through sometime in March.

Wood laminate flooring varies in quality. Most is very easy to lay as it "floats" and locks together. The laminate quality and warranty are things to consider if one is in the market for laminate. Use to hear a lot of commercials for lumber liquidators...not sure how their prices line up but another to consider.

They did drop Global bazaar to 90% IF any was left. However now that they are doing this Home Design markdown a bit different, I am not sure if they will or not. Considering how little stores have, they may not. And as far as finding salvaged items at Goodwill....I, too, have found things there. However, the price was better at Target marked down than Goodwill. Last year GB went to Goodwill after salvaging and I went to look. Things I liked were marked at approximately 30% off regular Target price. I could have easily gotten things for at least 75% off at Target. There was no way I was going to pay more for it at Goodwill. Just watch the prices at Goodwill.

It really was quite simple, and upon re-reading the letter, the company did not lie. However, the wording of the letter was a bit vague and that is where I missed the intent. The deal is, you can purchase a furnace for around 950 but you must purchase the AC unit for x amount of dollars. Our final estimate was a bit less than $5000 which is the figure we were quoted last year from our regular furnace guy. My problem with the entire situation is that at no time did they say any basics and it was hard to get any straight talk out of the "salesman". My dh and I both asked several times for the basics and he wanted to show us the warranty, the add-ons and explain everything. Even when he left the estimate, it had no model number, no btu, no seer, just a price. (He had, in his sales pitch, told us the btu he advised, which was a bit bigger than the one we had but not crazy big, and he also told us and explained the seer number and how the federal guidelines are changing in 2010.) I believe that if we would have gone with the company, we would have gotten a brand new furnace and ac but it wasn't a "deal". In my opinion, the letter was worded to get a foot in the door. I do want to emphasize that I believe from my research and from what they told me that I would have gotten a very nice furnace and ac unit. However, it would not have been a deal that I could not turn down. The salesman actually even did the old, "let me call my boss to make sure we have one of your units in stock" spiel. And yes, the spiel even went so far as for him to tell us that they have a few of the ac units but, yes, you guessed it, ONLY 1 FURNACE UNIT left. Oh and you guess it, they could install it TOMORROW! At this point in the sales pitch, I was laughing inside. And I want to add that the salesman was incredibly professional and polite. I believe he was following a sort of "script" but that isn't necessarily bad. My only complaint is that the letter was written in such a way that it could and was misconstrued. Considering I am always one to find the double speak in words, I was a bit mad at myself to have missed it. And considering that I asked so many questions of so many people, I was a bit disappointed that they never spoke straight. (but hey, that is the way to sell things.) The funny part was that after the 2 hours of measuring, explaining and the sales pitch, he left the estimate with his card and said "So do you believe it isn't a scam now?" Unfortunately I was not able to answer because although I do not believe it to be a scam, it wasn't the plain speak we were hoping to hear. Now that we have an estimate, we are setting up a time to speak with our heating and cooling guy and will see what they say. And yes we have the btu and seer number so we can see if the "other guy" measured well and gave us a good estimate. I appreciate all the feedback. My dh is very glad that we got the ball rolling on a new unit even if we weren't totally pleased with the first company. We now have numbers and some experience to make a more informed decision and it only cost us some time.

My dh is not in the business but in the business of knowing those in the business and so far this one is panning out. We speak to the person in a few days and will update when I know more.

Thank you for that info. Am hoping/assuming the estimator will give us a written estimate and, if they do have a unit for us, a reasonable amount of time to consider and decide. So far, I am accumulating as much info as possible and appreciate all that have shared their thoughts.

They said it is the quietest time for them...thru April. So far the business is panning out (doesn't mean the offer will)...but I do appreciate all the suggestions of what to be on the look for.