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I hear you. All good stuff. Still pretty happy with the existing program and even happier with 5% cash back. Generally coincides with the other discounts but out of sync with rewards. That's OK with me because rewards are deducted before discounts are applied, so you are better off using rewards on k-cups or some non-qualifying item separate from the discounts. Also, pick up at the store and get $5 rewards.

79f right now with sunny skies. Tonight it will drop to 61f. Tough to beat. Primary day (except presidential) in my town today. All the 'public servants' who have been hiding in their basements since March were on hand. Apparently, ballots counting and trash pickup are the only essential services in Danville New Hampshire. (Actually, they do not get paid for elections if they do not show up.) The woman in front of me had a little girl with her. I always took my kids to vote with me -- just as my father always took me. We used to vote at the school. It was set up the day before and we held a mock election. Great civics lesson. My first real vote, I knew exactly how things worked. The keeper of the checklist knew me by name and asked about my siblings. She was the town historian and my second grade teacher. Things are different today. With the World Wide Web, we know a LOT about the people on the ballot. End up not liking most of them ;-) Nine trays of banana slices in the dehydrator. No salt, no sugar, no preservatives. D@mn near free (if you ignore my time). I have six pounds of beef jerky queued up -- Honey Jalapeno, Ghost Pepper, and Habanero Orange Beef. The Ghost Pepper is based on a comment in a jerky forum... 1 lb Round Eye cut 1/8th cross grain1/3 Cup Soy Sauce1/3 Cup Worcestershire1 tbs Onion Powder’1 tbs Garlic Powder1 tsp Smoked Paprika1 tbs Honey2 Whole Ghost Peppers After that, Sweet Heat Sriracha Jerky -- except with chicken breast. I just polished off a gallon of soy sauce -- never thought that would happen. In the meantime, banana bread and breakfast casserole are in the oven. Time for a walk. I cannot wait to be retired! (845 days)

Tara, Kohls offers free shipping with a well promoted code nearly every month. Tradition says it's imminent and will probably be SEPMVCFREE. Ditto for 30% off with Kohls card. Just have to pay attention in the deal discussion forums. Lately, they give you $5 in rewards if you pick up your stuff. I guess the $5 in Rewards that arrived unexpectedly last week is the new 5% back in rewards. Happy shopping!

I like shirts.

What could be better than that?

Same here. Like to select my produce and meats. Check the sell by dates on everything fresh. Sticking with B&M until they take my license away.

Like you were one of my kids, I guess? Here's a deal for you... https://www.bestbuy.com/site/amazon-echo-show-2nd-gen-smart-speaker-with-alexa-and-built-in-smart-home-hub-charcoal/6292547.p?skuId=6292547 Add the 10" Echo Show to your cart for $179.99 and a 5" Show and a smart LED bulb are added for free. This is the very best Echo Show. Bigger screen, better speakers, great mic array, and a built in Zigbee smart home hub. I have had a Show 10 on my kitchen counter for most of a year. While I'm planning and cooking meals, I direct Alexa to add ingredients to my shopping list. I ask her for recipes for whatever I am in the mood for or whatever leftover I want to make great again. I might ask her how much a bell pepper weighs (because I dice and freeze mine when they are on sale and recipes often call for one medium bell pepper, etc.). And I set timers -- "Alexa set a fourteen minute timer for ribeye", "Alexa set an eight minute timer for lobster." When I make jerky, I set eight jerky timers to remind me to change the temperature or rotate the trays. You can name the timers. Names come in handy if you are cooking Thanksgiving dinner at the same time you are making jerky, "Your turkey timer is done." I can check or cancel a timer or alarm from any Echo device. This time of year, I like to cook outside. The Echo Show's AC networking allows me to take radio, television, and the world wide web with me. I have one on my desk at work. I enjoy the slide show of my family and listen to the radio. I have a lot of smart devices in my home -- especially lights and especially in the kitchen. I don't leave lights on at night. I simply direct Alexa to "Turn on sink" or "Turn on Kitchen" (Kitchen is all the lights I use in the kitchen). This comes in handy when you are up to your elbows in dishes and the sun decides to set. It comes in handy when you need a midnight snack too. Most of the time, Alexa is entertaining me. I have a collection of photos playing as my background. The Echo Show 10 is an excellent digital frame. I listen to radio stations -- music, talk radio. Alexa keeps track of my favorites. When I select a radio station or album on one Show, the rest of my Echos add it to their 'recent' lists. Very handy. I have a Recast, so I can stream Free TV to my Shows. I can also watch Pluto in a browser. Or Prime. I have an electric fireplace insert that looks really great, but it doesn't make any sound. I have a first gen Show tucked behind the insert. When I run the fireplace, I direct Alexa to play fireplace sounds and to turn off the display. Everyone is fooled except the electric company. I have a Show 10 in my bedroom. I bought the Show 8 to replace this so I can slide a cover over the camera when I want privacy, but college boy has already let me know his privacy is more important than mine and he will be taking the 8 back to school. The Show 5 and Show 8 have mechanical shutters for the camera. Sometimes I work from home. The Show is great for voice calls. Mute button right on top. It's great background noise (TV/Radio) when I am 'mostly' working. I set an alarm to get me up 'weekdays'. I left a first gen Show at my mother's house. I have it configured so I can 'drop in' if she does not answer the call. I have an Echo Connect installed, so every device offers to pick up when my phone rings. A pair of Echo Shows would make a great, secure baby monitor that can be monitored from your smart phone. I put a first gen Show in my dog's pen. Initially I put it in there so I could drop in on him when the automatic feeder rotates to make sure it was working as expected and to see how he was reacting to it. (After a short time, he stood over the feeder and barked when it was time to eat. He was alone all day and I could drop in on him. Not sure what he thought of it, but he would get out of bed and bark back at me, so... Because you can interact with the ecosystem using a phone app, shopping list, calendar, and contacts are in your pocket and you can drop in on any Show from anywhere as long as I have Alexa installed on your smart phone. With Prime Days just around the corner (I guess), I brought one of each model of the Show into work. It was like a carnival. One guy googled things to ask Alexa. (If you have one, say, "Alexa, I am your father." We discovered trivia games, math quizzes, and a thousand different ways to interact with Alexa. If your kid asks Alexa how to spell words, he will LEARN how to spell words. Same for math facts. Imagine a generation of kids who can actually make change? Amazon offers exclusive deals via the Echo devices. I protect the buying function with a PIN since Alexa makes it VERY easy to buy stuff from Amazon. Communication is an improvement opportunity. Sure, you can call people or drop in on other Echos, but we are talking about 1x1 communication. Everyone else is doing 1xM or MxM. Amazon ought to work on a 'party line' feature that would let the family get together. Rumor has it you can Skype with the Shows, but I have not been able to (minimal effort on my part) I have not seen evidence anyone has gotten group calls working on the Shows. (If anyone knows better, please reply to this note.) The browsers are not great. After a period of inactivity (because you are reading a recipe, for instance), the Show reverts to the home screen. Best accessories for the Echo Show are 1) smart phone, 2) Recast, and 3) Connect. Your smart phone is just a portable, cellular, battery powered, very tiny Echo Show. The Recast lets you watch free TV on your Shows. The Connect turns every Echo device into a landline. So, hop on over to BestBuy.com and buy yourself an early Christmas present. Put the 10" Show in your kitchen and the Echo 5 in the kids' room or your bedroom or the Man Cave and install the light over your sink. Think of me when you do dishes.

Walmart only knows what the best toys in China are. Here are some great, timeless toys... SNAP circuits: Lego (Classic): Colorforms: Cozy Coupe (great for kids learning to walk): https://youtu.be/uxmzNCo8kGs Krazy Kar: Dome Playset: Operation: https://youtu.be/mKUQEn35IdE Twister: Fart Machine: Red Rider BB Gun: https://youtu.be/VvpzrbtOTK8 Mr. Potato Head: https://youtu.be/ekYmdmgPhWU Easy Bake Oven: https://youtu.be/_5mHBKHHiqA Brio Trains: https://youtu.be/fW2P3W3iRTE Spring Ride On Horse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woFXBTVjf9Q Hippity Hop: https://youtu.be/xvIHevSeMDs Sand Box Digger: https://youtu.be/WQ2JbycS01o Play-Doh Fun Factory: https://youtu.be/ACGTf8i2pQc Marx Shooting Gallery: https://youtu.be/Q-FK5T-5NDI Electric Ride On Car: https://youtu.be/lhk7RChrF0E Sorry: https://youtu.be/uMdylyrST6w Bicycle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsQa87WYRfQ

http://quotesideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/31643-Hello-September1.jpg September 1st. Traditionally, this is the first day of my Christmas season. Making my list, checking it twice, and all that. This is when I start paying attention to the Black Friday forums. The list is shorter this year. I no longer have any idea what my kids want. I'm going to dial the way back machine to 1980. Ten years before the World Wide Web. Fourteen years before Amazon. http://www.npointercos.jp/images/Moscow2009ssIMG_5428.jpg This year, I'm going to venture into malls and look for really awesome things I may never have considered. I'm going to eat out... and snack on the run. Anyone care to join me?

I expect to be out in November and December. I'm OK with no BF lines in the wee hours.

Black Friday is the day retailers go from being in the red to being profitable. The name won't change (the date may). I would like to go back to Christmas Shopping Season if it is OK with everyone else... http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2013/11/23/11364869/1.jpg

It looks to me like they toss the boxes off the truck. Every single week more of my dollars are spent at local retailers. It turns out I am a much more conscience delivery channel than any of the pros.

Another Amazon delivery, another disaster for me. This is THEIR picture. Both boxes were unsealed. The bottom one was clearly damaged on the lower left corner. Obviously gently handled. That box happened to contain body wash -- bottles floating around in the box with no seal over the cover you press down to open the bottle. There were a total of six 'bubbles' of packaging -- one busted. I consider myself fortunate that only the seltzer, tide pods, and other bottles of Axe were spilled on. And that is ONLY because I noticed the boxes a half hour after delivery. Still excited about Black Friday being mostly online?

How T-Mobile Became the Second-Largest U.S. Carrier https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/08/13/how-t-mobile-became-the-second-largest-us-carrier T-Mobile is the network of Consumer Cellular * Unlimited data * No contracts * Advertised price includes all taxes and fees * 'Best network' (whatever that means) * T-Mobile Tuesdays * 5G not happening for anyone in the next two years * With two or more lines on an eligible plan, you can enjoy Netflix on Us Best phone carriers of 2020 https://www.tomsguide.com/best-picks/best-phone-carrier When it comes to the best mix of data plans, coverage and perks, T-Mobile is the phone carrier to beat. The Uncarrier has spent years upending the wireless business, forcing its rivals to follow suit on generously priced unlimited data plans and aggressive promotions. But T-Mobile always seems to be one step ahead of the competition. T-Mobile offers the best unlimited data plan in the business, with its $70 Magenta plan that bakes taxes and fees into the cost of the plan and also lets you use your data when you're overseas (albeit at slower speeds). Hearty discounts as you add lines also make Magenta the best family cell phone plan. And if you don't need all that data, T-Mobile's 2GB and 5GB prepaid plans are among the cheapest you'll find. In our network testing, we found T-Mobile's LTE download speeds were fast, even if Verizon and AT&T both finished ahead of the Uncarrier. Third-party testing firm OpenSignal says that T-Mobile has the best upload speeds in its most recent report. As for 5G, T-Mobile was the first carrier to offer nationwide coverage, with service now reaching more than 7,500 cities. T-Mobile's 5G speeds have been only a little bit faster than LTE in our testing, but that's changing as the carrier works to incorporate Sprint's 5G network into its own. What really sets T-Mobile apart is the perks it extends to customers. Weekly T-Mobile Tuesday giveaways include prizes and benefits like free trial subscriptions to Tidal Premium and Google Stadia Pro. T-Mobile's Team of Experts program also provides excellent customer service to subscribers. To deal with the scourge of robocalling, T-Mobile is adding a free Scam Shield service that offers call blocking and enhanced caller ID that identifies verified numbers; you can also get a second proxy number to weed out robocalls and keep your real phone number private.https://www.t-mobile.com/offers/deals-hub

You are a good wife. He is a lucky man. If I could ever have had my wife simply document her healthcare expenses, I would have been in Heaven. I hope you don't plan to get rid of the chest. I have two refrigerators -- the one we bought with the house and the one I bought when the one that replaced the one we bought with the house crapped out -- and a chest freezer. Everything comes into the chest freezer (in the basement). I rotate the older stuff into the freezer above the old refrigerator (in the basement). Stuff that I have opened or use on an ongoing basis goes into the freezer above the new refrigerator (in the kitchen). As a bonus, the frig in the basement is loaded with beer and seltzer plus leftovers. The first place I shop for groceries is my basement.

My first time working Thanksgiving was a Zayre's department store. They asked a bunch of us to come in to help set up for Friday. I think it was double time and a half. We didn't have to come in until after dinner -- no time, just get in when you can. I was surprised to see people shopping. The manager said, "If we're going to be here, we might as well sell stuff." I was more surprised that people tried to get in the store. In the wee hours of the morning, they sent us across the street for breakfast -- on the company. By the time we headed out, it was light, lots of people were in the store, and we were exhausted. I don't think I got out of bed that Black Friday.

This would not make sense. It must be from detection until 14 days after symptoms are gone. Otherwise, daughter could be infecting others while waiting for the symptoms to go away.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/09/amazon-wants-to-use-jc-penney-stores-as-fulfillment-centers---report.html Might as well let non-prime customers pick up their stuff there, right? And open a Whole Foods or Pantry next door.

I cannot remember the last time I got an Amazon order that wasn't crushed, torn, or wet. Right now, I am pouring olive oil out of a can that is crushed on one corner. USPS crammed a bag containing a too big box of k-cups in my mailbox. Two cups ruptured and made quite a mess. I'm really starting to wonder how essential these people are

All the time. I paid $229 for my 1t/four tuner unit. I've seen it for less than $200 and the two tuner unit for less than $150 -- just last month as a matter of fact.

That's terrible. At least you have Walmart. I don't love them, and I don't know what Greer's is, but #6 on the price chart is not a terrible thing. Do you have a garden? Fish? Hunt? Just curious. When I was a scout, my tentmate and his dad hunted all of the deer seasons. I am a fan of venison.

Thank you. I appreciate the information.

You probably already knew this, but Aldis and Market Basket top the list of least expensive places to shop. Of these, only Costco, Trader Joe's, H-E-B, and Peapod are top 12 in quality. Top 13 in Digital include (in order) Amazon, Target, Peapod, Walmart, Sam's Club, and CostCo. Winners in Operations is topped by Market Basket! BJs, CostCo, Sam's Club, and Hannaford make the top 13. The study was last run in 2019, so the impact of COVID19 did get measured. Right now, my grocery dollars are won by... Aldi Market Basket Shaws Hannaford Amazon And there is a huge gap between Market Basket and Shaws. https://www.dunnhumby.com/sites/default/files/reports/dunnhumby-Retailer-Preference-Index-2019-Grocery-Edition.pdf Here’s the full list of winners in price: Aldi Market Basket WinCo Food4Less Costco Walmart Trader Joe’s Walmart Neighborhood Market Lidl Amazon H-E-B Peapod Sam’s ClubWhere do you shop for groceries and how important is price to you?

One of the things I have found frustrating about the COVID19 coverage is lack of specificity regarding those who are affected. To me, it's interesting that your daughter and two of the three people she had contact with were affected but the rest of your family was not. I assume that your daughter did not wear a mask while in close proximity to family members (at least you) at the time she contracted the virus. Did she wear a mask when in contact with the other three? Did any of the other two exhibit symptoms? Was the third person tested for antibodies? Were you present when she was in contact with the three? If not, do you know what they did when you were not present? As for the quarantine, if your daughter is old enough to understand, it would be best for you to let her use a separate bathroom (if possible). You can leave her meals outside her door and let her pick them up and place the dishes outside the door. If you have the means, order a pair of Echo Shows... https://www.amazon.com/Introducing-Echo-Show-Compact-Charcoal/dp/B07HZLHPKP You can leave the connection up all day and talk and see each other. Good luck.