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Shopping

Three Electronics That Make Me Drool

by Bucksome on November 9, 2009

Since I work in the technology field, I naturally am attracted to electronics with the newest features. Of course, I don’t want the newest for bragging rights. It has to make my life easier or enhances a current use.
Last year, I wanted a GPS. Mr. Boomer thought we didn’t need it as printing maps from [...]

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Week in Review: Veterans Edition

by Bucksome on November 8, 2009

 Wednesday is Veterans Day which is an annual day to honor and remember those who have served in the US Military.  This day was formally identified as a holiday in 1919 to note the one year anniversary of the end of the “war to end all wars”…World War One.  Unfortunately this was not the war to end [...]

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The Trouble with Rebate Cards

by Bucksome on November 6, 2009

A couple of months ago I took advantage of a back to school sale at Staples and bought some photo paper that was ridiculously cheap after rebate.  I’ve received rebates for years from Staples and have found the process to be easy, reasonably quick and reliable. 
The rebates for the photo paper (I bought two packs) was given [...]

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Calling All Shoppers

by Bucksome on November 2, 2009

You know I like a good bargain and coming up later this month is one of my favorite shopping events…Black Friday!  For those that have been been living in a bomb shelter or managed to escape the hype somehow, Black Friday in the shopping context is the day after Thanksgiving and is the start of the holiday shopping season.
Over the past [...]

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Did the Ice Cream Shrink?

by Bucksome on October 21, 2009

Is it just me or did the ice cream shrink?  I am pretty good about saving money at the grocery store but it’s hard to get ahead when the goods are getting smaller. Can you find a half gallon of ice cream? It’s been replaced by 1.5 quarts.
And I’m not the only one to notice [...]

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