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Bargain hunting

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I just got back from a shopping trip … or should I say spree.

You know, for someone with almost no extra money to spare it sure seems like I’m out shopping a lot lately! I think it’s mostly because I’m bargain hunting and stocking up for the month ahead. Honestly.

The weekly flyers were delivered to our house earlier today and I noticed that M & M Meats had some of our favorite food items on sale for half price so off I went.

We’re on such a tight budget though that I have to admit that each time the barcode scanner passed over an item I cringed a little bit. Luckily the bill wasn’t all that much and we have some tasty food to eat over the next month or so thanks to the great sale.

Do you shop around for bargains? Food, clothes or otherwise? Obviously I do, but if I have to drive for an hour to buy a few sale items it’s not really worth the gas and my time – unless it’s a massive deal. I search for deals that are nearby in most case – at least for every day items and I search further out for big ticket items.

Time to upgrade the desktop computer

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I think my desktop computer might have a problem with it’s video card.

It has the same kind of symptoms that one of my old computers had a long time ago when it’s video card started to go.

My husband and I were actually thinking of doing an upgrade on our desktop computer anyway. It’s about 5 years old and it could certainly use more memory and if it needs a new video card … well I know there’s some really cool video cards that should work with my computer.

I use my laptop computer for my day to day computer work, but when I need to do graphic design I do that on my desktop as that’s the main reason I bought that computer. A good video card is important for graphics work (as well as gaming etc).

Have you ever done your own upgraded on your own computer? We haven’t done upgrades for quite a while, but when we used to do upgrades all the time (in the early 90’s).

Diecast Gifts for Truckers Are Valuable

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If you’re looking for unique gifts for truckers or for anyone who is a truck and/or vehicle enthusiast, you might want to consider giving them diecast toys the next time a present is in order. The idea of giving someone – especially an adult – a die cast model truck may not sound like much of a great gift idea, but for people who like to collect interesting things or those who really like trucks, a detailed model is a welcome addition to their home, office, or wherever else they would like to put it on display.

After all, don’t let the term “diecast toy” fool you. While they certainly can be playthings that amuse children, there are all different types of figurines that make for fabulous showpieces and add to the décor in a person’s home. Furthermore, these aren’t cheep toys. Available in various sizes, colors, designs, and replicas, the majority of die-cast products purchased as collectors items have moveable parts, are a work of art, and are often quite valuable.

Thus, not only are die-cast truck models great gifts for truckers who may want to add to or start building a collection of their own, but they are also ideal for collecting should the gift receiver wish to sell it to other collectors in the future when its value increases.

Ready to start looking for work

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I was just saying on my other blog that I’ve been feeling a lot better lately. I think I might be able to return to work in a few months. Well … provided things keep going well.

I’ve been off work on sick leave for almost 5 years! That’s a huge amount of time to be stuck at home! Now that I’m actually starting to feel a bit better I can see myself at least working part time again.

Maybe I’ll start browsing around to see what kind of healthcare job listings are being advertised right now. I think I still have my ER job to go back to .. but who knows, I could get stuck on a medical floor … so we’ll see.

Have you ever been off work for a long period due to an illness? Did it feel strange going back to work after so long?

Woman freaks out in Walmart over coupon

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My husband and I were out shopping this afternoon at Walmart and this woman totally freaked out in the checkout line over a coupon.

I guess she was purchasing flavored creamers and there was a coupon loosely attached to the top of it that said buy one and get the second one free. Well, since it was a two pack that she was buying I guess she thought she’d get it for half price or something.

I wasn’t listening to the whole flare up, but that’s what I think was going on.

What it seems really happened was that the coupon was for some other product or maybe for a single flavored creamer so the cashier told the woman that the coupon couldn’t be applied.

The woman started freaking out and demanded to talk to the manager. Then she started pounding on the item conveyor belt and slamming her grocery cart around. Then she started yelling at the cashier because she was packing the woman’s’ items in plastic bags when the woman had said “no” to the bags when asked.

My husband and I felt really bad for the cashier. She was just doing her job. It’s not her fault if someone put a coupon for another product on the double creamers, plus she did call for her manager like the woman had asked. Oh and the woman’s husband and young son were just standing there while all this was going on. I wonder how often they have to go through this with this woman?

We had been at a cash right beside the woman who was freaking out, and when we finished paying for our items the manager came along and she actually took us aside to ask us what we’d witnessed. I guess it’s not every day that a woman freaks out to the degree that this one did – I think she actually damaged the cash conveyor belt area. We went into this room that had what looked like Industrial computers and she took a statement from us. I wonder if we’ll be contacted about what we witnessed sometime in the future?

I don’t know about you but I hate seeing people loose it like that in public. Especially when it’s over something so trivial as a coupon. What was the woman going to save anyway? 25 cents?

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