Figgy1
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Makes me glad I buy by the case for shelf stable items
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donaldtoo
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I'm sure when you were a kid, you also jacked up the weekly grocery bill. I have 2 brothers, and I remember they were hungry hounds -- ALL the time!
Yep, I know myself and my 2 younger bros definitely did some serious damage to Mom and Pop’s bank account, food-wise…!!!!!
Target and other places believe that bigger and deeper shopping carts lead to bigger spending. The shopping cart of Target is like pushing a mini tank.I'm sure when you were a kid, you also jacked up the weekly grocery bill. I have 2 brothers, and I remember they were hungry hounds -- ALL the time!
donaldtoo
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Yea, and I bet it comes with a “certificate of authenticity” too…it’ll all be evaporated in short order anyway…who falls for this stufff…?????!!!!!!!
Another person sold his Splash Mountain water on the winning bid of $117.50.
Figgy1
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I hope Disney is all over those scammers
donaldtoo
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MinnieM123
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There's a lot of truth behind that. I used to watch Clark Howard's financial show (he's retired now). He said that for stores with big shopping carts, better purchase choices could be made if the customer only selected items that he could carry to the register. (The exceptions would be if you went in there for specific large items like a TV, appliance, etc., and/or you went in there with a list of items you needed)
When you have a big cart, there's plenty of room to throw in impulse buys. Hence, Clark's carry-only method forces you to make reasonable purchase decisions.
(PS.: I don't always follow his advice. Sometimes, it's big fun throwing carp that I don't need, into the cart.
)Speaking about shopping carts , the homeless are getting financially savvy. When I went to Aldi on a busy Saturday when visiting Orlando I had to put a quarter in the slot to get a shopping cart. To retrieve your quarter back , after you load your groceries in your vehicle you have to return the shopping cart and get your quarter back. Enter the homeless guy that I recognized pandhandling earlier. He asked me if he can return the shopping cart . I told him sure since I knew he wanted to retrieve my quarter back.There's a lot of truth behind that. I used to watch Clark Howard's financial show (he's retired now). He said that for stores with big shopping carts, better purchase choices could be made if the customer only selected items that he could carry to the register. (The exceptions would be if you went in there for specific large items like a TV, appliance, etc., and/or you went in there with a list of items you needed)
When you have a big cart, there's plenty of room to throw in impulse buys. Hence, Clark's carry-only method forces you to make reasonable purchase decisions.
(PS.: I don't always follow his advice. Sometimes, it's big fun throwing carp that I don't need, into the cart.
John park hopper
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FutureCEO
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My dad was a cop in the 80s and 90s so I can only assume it's worse today. He said a lot of homeless people begging for money are scams and it's horrible for those actually homeless.
I will never forget 9/11/01 , I was in Orlando at that time and that late afternoon 4 guys with buckets stood in all corners of the busy intersection on Sand Lake Rd / Orange Blossom Trail. At the red light they went car to car and many cars were donating cash to them. The signage on the buckets were written as " donations to help 9/11 victims." I was so distraught seeing the buildings come down that day but I did not donate to them.