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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 11:08 am
Whoami, you aren't supposed to tip for the grocery service, at least here in CA that is the case. When I have offered, they always say no!
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Zachsmom
Member
07-13-2000
| Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 11:10 am
<note to self, bring Scoot and War for shopping> and I am the one in the family that hates spending money!!
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 11:11 am
War...LMAO...yeah when we were there a couple of weeks ago, we suddenly needed a foosball table!! All these years, and I never knew that.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 11:17 am
My hubby drives me crazy shopping. In the grocery store he'll buy stuff that we'll NEVER use just because its on sale. It sits in the cupboard for a couple of years and then I throw it away. He's even worse in Sam's! He's definitely an impulse buyer and I'm just the opposite.
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Mamapors
Member
07-29-2004
| Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 11:31 am
I am on my way to Costco. Will report back. Trying to keep it under a $100. Wish me luck!!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 11:33 am
Hahahaha Scoots! I'm not going to lay it all on Darren, get me in a craft store or book store and I can find 100 things I have to have right NOW in three minutes. But Darren is usually so sane when out shopping that it's almost shocking to go into Costco with him.
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 11:35 am
Mama...it can't be done!!!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 12:01 pm
Yes it can, Mama, you can do it! Just don't stop and look at anything, lol.
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 12:03 pm
Yeah...Run!!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 12:07 pm
Who, when my car was dead for a few months I used Albersons.com delivery and it was wonderful! They actually will bring it into the house.. one guy offered to carry all the cat litter upstairs, even. I'd have them leave some stuff in the garage, like if I ordered a bunch of cases of soda. Anyway the policy stated on their website was NO TIPPING allowed. The same guy who offered to lug all that weight upstairs came several times and I did give him some games for his kids' computer but that wasn't really a tip, just passing along something to someone who might use it.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 12:46 pm
Whomum, let us know how you like the grocery delivery.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 5:54 pm
Grocery guy just came and went. Bomba is happily eating his dinner right now! Grocery guy was in/out so fast I totally forgot to give him his tip! I had it ready in my wallet alongside my ID (which he was supposed to ask me for cause of Mom's cigs). But he didn't ask for the ID, and I totally forgot since I didn't have to reach for the ID. I had it ready cause I figured anyone coming out in this weather deserved one. And I called their site cause there was no mention of tips either for or against. So I just told them I was totally new to this new fangled experience and was totally clueless about it. They said their drivers do appreciate (ie, they do accept) tips, but they aren't required. I was starting to feel like Old Mother Hubbard. Bomba kept looking at me like, "aren't you going to feed me today?" I kept telling him we had to wait for the Grocery Guy to come and deliver his food. I'm sure the guy was a hero in Bomba's eyes. I'm thinking Bomba will think someone should come to the door with groceries for him every day! 
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 5:57 pm
What was the delivery charge, Who? I think back when I was doing that it was $10 so it was better to build up a larger order.
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Mamapors
Member
07-29-2004
| Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 6:02 pm
Reporting back on my trip to Costco (and Sports Authority, ToysRUs, TJ Max Home Store, Ross, and Barnes and Noble). I am soooo tired. Well, $152 at Costco. I could not keep it under $100. . .I failed big time.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 6:16 pm
Delivery charge was 9.95 or something like that. We didn't have enough money to build up a large order, lol. But we got what we needed! Bomba thought it was so cool this guy we'd never met came and plopped a big bag of dog food, and several other bags of groceries to investigate! He may require it of every visitor now! LOL!
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 6:21 pm
Good dog, Bomba! lol Mama, sounds pretty good to me.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 7:49 pm
LOL, Bomba knows who is friends are (and I'm sure he thanks his moms for ordering and paying for that food, too).
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 9:15 pm
Well I think I may have goofed in the tip department yesterday, Who. My mind wasn't on tipping at the time. I purchased two chairs, had to go home and get the van, then return to the store, wait in line at the service desk because they didn't have a cashier open, then wait some more for the warehouse guy to bring out my purchase. When the guy brought out the two big boxes and placed them in my truck I never thought about giving him a tip until he had walked off! War! Sometimes I have to have him go to Costco with me because I'm getting something I can't lift on my own and everytime he goes with me, it tends to cost $20-$40 more than if I'd gone alone. Costco has people who can do that. You don't have to take Darren. Costco will even put it in your vehicle for you. I warned my dh that he would never go grocery shopping with me after he retired. See, I've witnessed retired folks shopping together and it ain't pretty. I've also taken my dh shopping with $20-$40 extra in the cart because of it. Nope. After this many years of shopping, how dare he suggest I don't know what brand to buy! Trouble is he does go with me to Costco. I even put his name on the card so he could carry his own. LOL
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 11:52 pm
I know they'll help, Gracie, but usually they're so busy it's hard to find someone who can. I've got two questions. Darren asked me today to pick him up a scarf for work. They work in a building with large doors that open to a loading bay that are kept open all day. What he wants is one of those thingies that goes over his head and around his neck. He can keep it pushed down, or just pull it up to cover his mouth, nose, and ears. Does anyone know what I'm talking about and what it's called? And where I could possibly find one for him? He can't wear a regular scarf (too much of a chance it'd get caught in some machine.) A knit cap also won't work because they have to wear hardhats the whole time they're in the building and he'd either spend all day taking the hardhat on and off or burning up if he kept it on all day.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, December 01, 2006 - 12:38 am
It is basically a tube/cylinder of knitting or crochetting. Like the Survivor buffs, really.. Tube Scarf (but not the long magic scarf types) Cowl http://www.knitlist.com/01gift/tube-scarf-2.htm but not in maribou for him.. I'm not finding anything but I know Max could whip one up on one of her round looms in no time at all..
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Friday, December 01, 2006 - 1:31 am
Here's a neck warmer http://www.webbikeworld.com/r3/neck-warmer/ and a pattern http://www.needlebeetle.com/free/nw.htm
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Dlmmo
Member
11-20-2003
| Friday, December 01, 2006 - 7:13 am
QVC has something similar to what you describe Wargod. Here's the link
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, December 01, 2006 - 9:01 am
Dlmmo, that link goes to a search page. Do you remember what it was called?
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Dlmmo
Member
11-20-2003
| Friday, December 01, 2006 - 9:24 am
Wargod I did a search for hats and it was the fifth one on the list. Item A41207
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Dlmmo
Member
11-20-2003
| Friday, December 01, 2006 - 9:26 am
Item A41207
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