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I shop everywhere. Just about every retailer is on my 100 mile daily commute. My favorite store to shop has the items I want at the best price. I joined Sam's to get a great deal on a Legends Ultimate Arcade. Used my coupons and discounts then moved on. Joined Costco to get a great deal and warranty on a computer. Bought one somewhere else and haven't been in a warehouse since.

Early up. Long lines. Limited stock.

We are waiting for the Apple watches that can report blood sugar levels in real time noninvasively. Looks like a two year wait. That will be insanely good or something like that.

I was in Target last night. It's been many years since my last visit. The store has changed a LOT and for the better. I always liked Target for toys and camping gear. They had stuff no one else carried. They had 7-11ish groceries back them. Now, they have a Walmart like grocery store (except with stuff I want to eat) and the rest is much smaller, BUT they still have mostly the same stuff -- just less of it. I was in there for this: https://www.target.com/p/fisher-price-laugh-38-learn-mix-38-learn-dj-table/-/A-87822486?ref=OpsEmail_Order_609&j=191057&sfmc_sub=175001633&l=20_HTML&u=137790583&mid=7284873&jb=10682207 It was $31. Amazon was $45 (now $31) plus shipping and Walmart was $45 (also now $31) with pickup. Macys was $45 at the time of purchase. It's $31 now as well, but too far away for local pickup. I did not like their social mess, but saw no evidence of transgressions last night. I think I will shop there more often going forward. Maybe get a Red Card

Each BF eve, I used to stop into Staples to see where they set up the good stuff and how much they had. A few years back, I was shopping for a $99.99 32" LCD. I didn't see any so I asked the manager about the item. He said they only had one and it wasn't out yet. I asked where they were going to put it and he advised me to sleep in and grab one off line for the same price minus a $10 coupon. So I slept in. Next morning I head to Staples when my order is ready. While I am checking out, I hear a familiar voice. It's a guy I usually stood in line with. He slept in too. We shopped Staples then Home Depot then Walmart (all in the same shopping center). His phone rings. He says, "Guess who I'm shopping with?" Then, "How did you know?" BF used to be fun.

Thank you. If you PM me the gps coordinates of the location where you plan to install an antenna, I can see what reception should be like for you and recommend an antenna. My antennas are in my attic, so weather is never an issue. I would never put anything smart at the perimeter of my home. Too much risk. I prefer a deadbolt that cannot be opened from outside. I would never leave a key outside either. If you have a car with a keypad entry system, you could hide a key in the/each car. Some phone cases have compartments for credit cards. That is a good place for a spare key. https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/the-best-home-security-system/

$128 TCL Roku 55" HDTV at Walmart reigns king.

I have lost interest to some extent. Most of the participants I enjoyed discussing deals and tech with have dropped off. All I ever really wanted were the cool GD t-shirts and they are getting more difficult to acquire. Let's try to focus on deals, ads, and lines for 2024. I know this is more difficult as BF deals and events wane, but there are still deals to be had and lines to be waited in. I know ads are spread out and deals are disappointing, but we all need to shop for Christmas and there are always deals to be had. Personally, my kids have new PCs (last year) and new phones (year before) and I have no idea what to give them this year. I am hopeful that this forum will inspire me.

Yes. My son was adding peppermint to a smoothie one morning, took a whiff of the extract and proclaimed that it really cleared his head. I did a little reading and decided these would be worth a try. It clears my head at least momentarily. I prefer not to take drugs -- even over the counter medications -- so this works for me.

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Amazon.com: Peppermint Field Nasal Inhaler Pack of 6 : Health & Household

It's been more than two months since I unpacked my $475 75" Toshiba C350 Series LED 4K UHD Smart Fire TV (75C350KU). The TV is $890 at Best Buy this week and no longer available at Amazon. I still have not seen one on display. rtings.com's reviews of this model continue to be pure speculation as they have not tested one to date. 192 Best Buy consumers rate the set at 4.7. Three 'expert reviews' on the BB site rate it at 3.0, but they are not reviewing the same television. I give it five stars. Most of the televisions in my home are 55" 4K UHD TCL Roku TVs. All of the televisions in my home have a 4K FireTV Stick in an HDMI port. Except this one. This is my first FireTV. Naturally, it has a Roku plugged into an HDMI port. It also has two TiVo Roamio OTA DVRs attached. And a PC. Inasmuch as I mostly enjoy broadcast TV, a TiVo is the most common interface on this television. I have the TV configured to power on to the 'last used' input so there is no need to navigate from the FireTV to the TiVo. When I want to watch an app on the Roku, I simply pick up the Roku remote and press a button. There is a button for Live TV on the Toshiba remote and tapping that button takes me to the FireTV Live Guide. All the remotes control power and sound on the television, so single remote operation requirement is met. I do not use any of the apps on the TiVo. At one time, a TiVo was the only device attached to my TVs. As the boxes have aged and TiVo has failed to update the apps, performance has fallen off. When I can't find something to watch on the TiVo, I switch to either the FireTV or the Roku. I use Amazon's Live TV on some televisions in my house since it integrates OTA (if you have a Recast or a Sling TV DVR) and OTT into a single guide. No need for an antenna connection at these sets, BUT, when I have an antenna connection nearby, I prefer a TiVo and a Roku. Still waiting for someone to post recommended picture settings, but I am happy with the picture quality, coloring, and scaling of this set out of the box. I'm not examining pixels with a magnifying glass and my 60 year old eyes may be less discriminating than some, but the tv looks great to me. Viewing angles are wide. The TV even handles re-scaling the Recast's 720p stream well. While sound levels vary among inputs and even some apps, I am very happy with the sound quality. I would buy this television again at $475 but given a choice between a similarly priced and spec'd TCL Roku television and this one, I would get the Roku TV. Here's why... Unique Features for Cord Cutters (I believe these are available on their Android sets as well)... PSIP Grid Style Electronic Program Guide: The TCL Roku TVs build the guide using data streamed in the RF TV signal. No need for a service or even an Internet Service Provider. Live TV Pause: When an antenna is connected to your Roku TV, you can pause and playback broadcast TV for up to 90 minutes.Unique Apps F2V TV: Free to View TV is an app that streams broadcast TV from free, legal and official online places. All streams can be found publicly, nothing unofficial or bootlegged. PlayOn/PlayLater: PlayOn Desktop is the only OTT DVR for Roku. Record from over 100 popular sites including Netflix, Hulu, HBO GO and Amazon. Cast or stream your recordings to your Roku; automatically skip the ads.Great Service When one of my TCL Roku 55" 4K UHD sets crapped out under warranty -- just under warranty -- TCL sent a guy to my home to fix the set in my living room.The fact is that I do not expect to use my C350's FireTV GUI at all once I drop Prime on the 7th. Just the same, I highly recommend this television...at $475 ;-)

Interesting and unclear to me even after reading a few articles. It seems a lot of companies are buying bits and pieces of Kmart, but that Wesfarmers owns the company. It's also unclear to me if the Aussie Target and the US Target are the same company. Wesfarmers to roll out cheaper product ranges as inflationary pressures bite (smh.com.au) Mr Scott said the company planned to absorb price rises where it can, saying passing on hikes would be a “last resort”. It also plans to roll out new, cheaper product ranges, particularly for Kmart and Target, to provide a “good range of products at the value end”. His comments came after Wesfarmers said net profit had fallen 14.2 per cent to $1.21 billion in the six months to the end of December, largely due to a huge slide in profits at its Kmart, Target and Officeworks chains. Revenue overall stayed flat, slipping by just 0.1 per cent to $17.7 billion. Shares in the company slumped almost 7.5 per cent to $50.81, hitting their lowest price in over six months. Kmart and Target’s profits slumped 63.4 per cent to $178 million as both retail chains were heavily impacted by supply chain shortages and store closures during the COVID lockdowns earlier in the half. Are Target Australia And Usa Same Company? – ictsd.org Who Owns Target In Usa? Australia has 300 Targets owned by Wesfarmers Limited, which was founded in 1926 by Australian conglomerate Wesfarmers Limited. As for the Target Corporation, the company owns the stores that bears the same name in America. Is Kmart And Target Owned By The Same Company? The decision was made by Wesfarmers, which also owns Kmart and Target, as a way to improve their commercial viability. Is Kmart And Target The Same Company? Approximately 50,000 Kmart team members work at over 462 Kmart stores across Australia and New Zealand that belong to The Kmart Group. Who Currently Owns Target? Conclusion. Although Walmart has bought a number of Target stores, many of which have become walmart franchisees, Target still holds a 49% stake in the company. Target opened the first store as a discount outlet in 1962, not as a department store like Dayton’s, which it acquired in 1978. Who Owns Target Now? Walmart will no longer own Target by 2022, at the latest. Since 2000, Target Corporation has owned the company, which used to be known as Dayton-Hudson Corporation. Its primary focus remains 1900 discount and mass merchandise retail stores in all 50 states under this name (which is very popular now). states. this is? Do you know it??

Kmart down to its last 4 stores in the US | Springfield Business Journal (sbj.net) With two stores slated to close, Kmart will be down to its last four locations open in the United States, according to a report by The Philadelphia Inquirer. Two are located in New Jersey, with one apiece in Long Island and Miami. At its peak, Kmart had 2,400 stores and 350,000 employees in the United States and Canada. Kmart Revenue Plummets As COVID-19 Closes Stores And Keeps Employees At Home » MWD (mwdentallab.org) Kmart Group reported revenues were down 63.4% from $478 million to $178 million, and revenues fell 9.6% to $4.9 billion. (AAP) “The combined revenue of Kmart and Target fell 55.8% during the halving to $222 million, reflecting the significant impact of the government-ordered store closures, resulting in a loss of nearly 25% of store trading days during the halving and higher returns. Reduced costs and reduced inventory availability due to domestic supply chain disruptions,” said Scott.

Thank you, but there's no need to be sorry. I'm simply rethinking my retail relationships and returning to my B&M roots. People always said about Prime, "It's great that they have movies and music, but I mostly have it for the free shipping." For me, the free shipping isn't that good. Time to try something else.

I don't. I think I am simply fed up with the online retailers and the warehouse stores. I don't like to have to pay for the privilege of buying from a merchant. I really do not like not getting what I am promised when I pay for the privilege of buying from a merchant. And I REALLY, REALLY don't like waiting in a chat queue to fix their screwups. If I find myself completely bored, I will break down my spending this holiday season. I big chunk went to Best Buy and a bigger chunk went to merchants I never heard of before researching a purchase. Walmart, Kohls, Staples, BB&B got nothing from me. I could have gotten 5% off my 75" TV had I bought it with my Prime card, but Paypal gave me 7% off the same price for using their Mastercard. I used to get my spices, nuts, and other cooking staples from Amazon, but now I use my OSJL Crazy Cash to buy those things.

This is what my Prime Orders look like right now... ORDER PLACED February 5, 2022 Not yet shippedORDER PLACED February 5, 2022 Arriving SaturdayORDER PLACED February 4, 2022 Arriving Feb 12 - Feb 13On the way, but it's running late Chances are three of these orders will be damaged or not what I ordered. They may be left at my front door, at my back door, or at my mailbox. Monday, I had a box left at my mailbox after I went to bed. It was pouring out. The box was not in a plastic bag. When I grabbed the box, it disintegrated. I was lucky the plastic wrapper on the merchandise was not damaged otherwise, another order back to Amazon.

This is my situation. Prime Days sucked this year. Over Christmas, I found better deals at Target and Best Buy than Amazon. Yes, I do tend to order single items because shipping is free, but I don't need to. I struggle to find value in Subscribe and Save. In general, Amazon has not lived up to shipping promises and a LOT of my orders have arrived damaged. While there is a lot of great programming included with Prime, I own my favorite shows, movies, and music. I'm really too lazy to look for something I want anyway. For the most part I fall asleep to the 'best available' 'by appointment' programming. Besides my antenna, the FireTV program guide includes OTT services like Plex, Sling, Pluto, Tubi, News by Fire TV, and others. There's always something on. I also have a Roku attached and the Roku TV app includes a lot of free on demand and live programming. from %5BConfirmed%5D Price for Amazon Prime Membership Will Increase To $139 (Up From $119) - Doctor Of Credit Let me know if you need help with FREE TV

Thanks. Good information. I would not have renewed at $59/yr.

from Amazon Prime’s price is going up to $139 per year - The Verge Amazon is raising the price of Prime in the US to $139 per year, up from the $119 annual fee that was instated four years ago. The price hike is meant to address higher costs Amazon is facing across the board, from shipping to labor to construction, according to analysts. The price change will go into effect for new members on February 18th and for current members after March 25th. The price for a monthly membership to Prime is also going up to $14.99 per month from $12.99 per month. Prime passed 200 million subscribers last year. Amazon has continued to expand the service’s offering, growing from quick shipping speeds to also include access to Prime Video, music streaming, Twitch perks, and more. Prime lost one member this year -- me. After years of student freebies and discounts, I am terminating Prime. I have not found value in Prime even at $4.92 per year. No way they retail me at $11.58/month (starting March 7). In other news... Facebook stock plummets 26% in its biggest one-day drop ever (cnbc.com)TWTR Stock Could Lose Market Share to Growing Alternative Social Media | InvestorPlaceWhy Are Netflix Shares Down 30% In 2022? (msn.com)Why Walt Disney Shares Fell 14.5% Last Year | Nasdaq All of these guys are suffering from competition. For the entertainers, Pluto, broadcast television, and other FREE streaming services are 'good enough' for many. With every price increase and increasing fragmentation, the free options become 'more good enough'...at least for me. Where are you spending your entertainment money? Where are you talking about it? Have recent price increases changed your consumption?

WFH Excuse: Lost power/internet.

Note the 'return for any reason' terms and return it at the end of the return period. Buy a new snow blower when the rest of the world is shopping for bathing suits.

Bring it back. Try something else.

In 2002, I bought this beast of a snow thrower -- a 9 Horsepower, Electric Start, 29-inch Dual Stage Craftsman snow blower. Twenty years (and a few parts) later, it's still going strong. But it's huge and 90% of the time, it's unnecessary. In 2018, I bought a Craftsman 88694 26" 208cc Dual-Stage Zero-Turn Snowblower. It's smaller (5 HPish), quieter, and a lot easier to use with remote chute controls and zero turn. I gottadeal. It was $700 minus $257 in Shop Your Way points. First time I changed the oil, I looked for a manual online because I thought it would be easier than sifting through my collection of manuals. Instead of finding the oil type and capacity, I found this youtube video about installing a light on the machine. So I ordered the parts. $34.78. The parts came in on the day of a big snow storm. After I cleared the driveway, I found them in my mailbox. Next morning I installed a light on my snow blower. When I finished, as I was admiring my handywork, my youngest son comes into the garage... Paul: "What are you doing?" Me: "I just installed a light on the snow blower." Paul: "Are you going to get rid of the old one?" Me: "No. It works fine." Paul: "But it doesn't have a light." Me: "I don't need a light. I've been clearing the driveway without a light for 20 years. I could clear this driveway in my sleep." Paul: "Then why did you put a light on the new snow blower?" Me: "Because I can. You'll understand when you get a little older." Hope you get your blizzard. Hope it ends in the dark. I really wonder how well that light works...