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Fire drill!

Quick!  There’s a fire alarm going off right now!  What do you grab?

I’ve thought about this at home, but at work is a different story.  Earlier this week, we had a fire drill.  It wasn’t like grade school where we know it’s coming.  We had no idea, but it became pretty clear that it was [...]

Checking out Alice.com

A few weeks ago, I heard about Alice.com, the online shopping site for home essentials.  I signed up and checked them out, but didn’t order anything.  But I thought the idea of the site was interesting.  In brief, Alice is a site where you can order household supplies – paper products and cleaning products, things [...]

What sounds better? $500 or $495?

A friend of mine is a licensed Justice of the Peace.  He performs weddings throughout the year, and from what I hear, he’s pretty amazing at it.  He doesn’t just go through the motions, but he creates a special ceremony for couples. 

The other day, he brought up an interesting conversation – pricing.  He wondered the [...]

Bloggers on the Take? Not me!

Consumerist briefly discussed the trend of bloggers posting postive reviews of products and services in return for free stuff from the companies.  The FTC is looking at forcing these bloggers to disclose their sponsorships. 

Personally, I have no problem with this. 

First off, anytime I recommend a product here, it is because I have tried it and [...]

Tire Update

On Friday, I decided to venture out and go buy some new tires.  I had the recommendation of a chain that people were happy with, and there was a store not far from my apartment, so it seemed like a foolproof plan.  They sold the tires I wanted and I knew what they cost.  Easy [...]