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Denecee
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09-05-2002

Saturday, November 21, 2009 - 12:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Denecee a private message Print Post    
sorry about your newspaper woes, Naja! My son used to be a paper boy back in the day when the carrier had to collect the money for the paper. I would always go with him, had to tell a few people that my son didn't get paid if they didn't pay him. I have always included a tip with my bill and just last week I received my very first thank you card from the new carrier.
I know I didn't have a gripe.

Texasdeb
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05-23-2003

Saturday, November 21, 2009 - 5:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texasdeb a private message Print Post    
I have my daily paper directly chg'd to a credit card every 6 months and the paper e-mails me when they make the pmt. I've never tipped my paper person and don't even know who they are since I don't pay them directly or see them. In all the yrs I've been getting my paper, I can honestly count on just 1 hand the # of times they've missed me. Mon-Fri I retrieve my paper & take it to the office where I enjoy it while having my lunch break. I then leave it in a common area for others to share.

My only paper gripe is that when the weather is wet, paper person tries to toss my paper under the big tree in my front yard. My front yard slopes down pretty steep to the street and because my tree is huge, not much grass grows around it so I have to go slip-sliding down the sloped yard that's muddy to get my paper. They put them in plastic bags so why can't they just go ahead & toss it in the driveway or grassy area? I guess they are trained to toss it under a tree when there's percipitation - I don't know.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Saturday, November 21, 2009 - 8:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
We got delivery of our newspaper at our rented condo in South Padre Island, TX, this year for the first time ever. We used to walk and buy one at the hotel next door every morning, and then last year I saw somebody delivering a newspaper in the building and got the idea to call about home delivery. It is unbelievably cheap, just $9.50 a month for a newspaper that now costs 75 cents a day and $1.25 on sunday. We ran into our delivery person this morning, and Bigdog gave her a rubber snake as a tip. Bigdog and I always say there is nothing cuter than old guys cracking practical jokes.

Maybe we should try monetary tips in the future.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Saturday, November 21, 2009 - 10:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
We just get the Sunday paper delivered. The only good thing about living in our neighborhood is that nobody wants to steal the newspaper. If it was a clip of bullets it'd be gone before it hit the ground. LOL

Merrysea
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08-13-2004

Sunday, November 22, 2009 - 11:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Merrysea a private message Print Post    
So now it's after 10:30 on Sunday morning, and my paper still isn't here. My carrier enclosed a Christmas card with a return address on November 1; fortunately, I don't deal with Christmas that early. If this keeps up, there will be no Christmas bonus for this carrier.

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 3:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
November 1 ??? Bizarre!

Personally, I don't usually give a Christmas check even when they put the card in. Maybe that seems mean, but I tend to put a healthy tip during the year (15-20% every 3 months when paying, depending on svc). Because, if there's a 'turnover' of carriers I would prefer that the one delivering is the one actually getting the money.

Although, last year with our horrendous snowstorms and the carrier tried so hard to deliver even when nothing else was getting delivered, I mailed him a money order in the Christmas card after the holidays. Don't really like sending a check these days, to give out personal info. ETA: we were snowbound still during the holidays. Gosh I hope we don't go through that again this year!!!!

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 4:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
I stumbled across this tip-related story and had to share.....

Pa. Couple Arrested For Failing To Pay Tip

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 5:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
per Whoami's article, UnFreaking Believable!

I bet that because they were young people that happened. Once, we had a family gathering (18 people) with shoddy service & reqd tip, us older folks went up to the manager. They not only took off the tip but took one of the meals off the bill. Still, we haven't been back since, and that was a favorite place for some.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 10:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Yeah, I tip on my bill, I think it comes every two or three months.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Friday, November 27, 2009 - 1:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Argh! Ever since Ca hit the financial crisis, it's taking forever to get my paycheck. Have to turn my time cards in on the 15th and 30th/31st each month, then the check is mailed and it's so unpredictable as to how long it takes to get here. Sometimes I have my check a week later, other times like now, I'm going on two weeks without getting it yet. When it didn't come Wednesday, I thought for sure it'd be here today. And it's not!

We have Christmas shopping planned out so well (I thought!) Bills, grociers, gas paid out of Darren's check and then cash mine and use that for Christmas shopping. We'll know exactly how much money we have, we'll stick to our budget, plus dealing with cash I don't have to worry about getting reciepts from Darren so I can keep the checkbook updated.

Except that my check still isn't here! And whats really ticking me off is that there's two sales in particular I want to hit up today or tomorrow and we're either gonna have to rethink our plan and use atm or check for those or skip the sale and I realllly don't want to do that cuz they're good sales! 1/2 off softball stuff, $20 off a new video game.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, November 27, 2009 - 3:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
can you do direct deposit?

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Saturday, November 28, 2009 - 1:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
I can, Annie, but I've heard from others its not any more consistant than getting it in the mail. I think a big part of the problem is that the time cards have to be mailed (and this time around the 15th fell on a Sunday, so couldn't mail til the 16th) before they send out checks or DD. Guess my big complaint is that I don't have a set payday and can't really depend on or plan on getting my check on any certain day.

We checked out the sales ads again...the sporting goods store is only good for Friday (I thought it was 2-3 days) and there was a weird stipulation that the sale was only good on items ending with .59 or .99 (can't remember,) but game stop was 2 days. So decided if my check isn't here tomorrow, we will go get the game for Caleb (that's a great price for a new game.) But, we're going to wait on the glove...there's a pretty good chance we can find those on sale again before Christmas.

Rissa
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03-19-2006

Saturday, November 28, 2009 - 5:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
Sounds like they are doing some creative accounting on the backs of their employees. If mine or hubbies payday falls on the 15th which turns out to be a Saturday or Sunday then our cheques are in our accounts by the Friday before. Thirty years of employment and everywhere we've worked, it's been the same. They can't keep your money an extra day or two and make interest off of it. And if it's an automatic deposit then that is done automatically. There shouldn't even be an option that they can slow it down or delay it. You are a MUCH more patient person that I would be. LOL Is it even an option for you to go get your cheque yourself on payday?

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Saturday, November 28, 2009 - 7:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
In this day and age of commuters, you have manual time cards?
I am with Rissa, I think there is something not quite right going on, but that must be so frustrating with trying to budget/shop for things.

Alwayzmovin
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11-06-2003

Saturday, November 28, 2009 - 10:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alwayzmovin a private message Print Post    
Both of us have direct deposit..almost 6 years and I've yet to have our money not be there when it's supposed to be in our account. Even if it's a holiday...it's in there.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Saturday, November 28, 2009 - 9:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Yep, Annie, I do, the new time card comes with each check (so not only do I not have my paycheck, but I don't have a time card to fill out and mail off on Monday yet.) If ya can't tell, no it did not come today and I'm ticked.

Since CA's budget crisis hit, there have been times I've waited 16, 17 days for a check. Usually its no big deal because we pay big bills out of Darren's checks and smaller bills/groceries out of mine and I've got the time to wait. This time though I just want to get Christmas shopping done early!

I have to go over Monday to drop some paperwork off and I'll find out then what the heck is going on. They'll be able to tell me when it was mailed at the least. Fingers crossed the time card wasn't lost in the mail (wouldn't be the first time that's happened) cuz if it was, I'll have to resend out the time card and wait another however long to get it.

Maplsyrp
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02-10-2009

Monday, December 07, 2009 - 1:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maplsyrp a private message Print Post    
So Saturday afternoon I have the house all to myself and I think this would be the perfect time to wrap gifts. I get all the gifts out of hiding and take my time wrapping everthing up all nice and pretty. I go to bed that night so happy with myself and get up the next morning to total chaos. Torn up wrapping and tissue paper and presents all over the living room. Our poor dog looked like he was going to have a nervous breakdown. I knew he didn't have anything to do with the mess so I excused him to go outside and potty and went looking for the cats. They were totally exhausted from their night of mayhem and I swear I just didn't have the heart to fuss too much at them. I don't know what it is about Christmas that brings out the crazy in them.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Monday, December 07, 2009 - 1:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
LMAO, that is so funny, but I am sorry you will have to do them again and put them in giant trash bags for protection.

And so like the cats to try and blame it on the dog, ROFLMAO.

Dfennessey
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07-25-2004

Monday, December 07, 2009 - 1:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dfennessey a private message Print Post    
The poor dog. give him a treat for me

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Monday, December 07, 2009 - 2:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
My gripe: I went on one of my very occasional visits to McDonald's this morning because I just didn't feel like drinking my own coffee. So I ordered a breakfast combo to go and, before I left, I tasted the coffee. Weak. Terrible. And McDonald's usually has really good coffee! I gave it back to the woman at the counter and told her it was terrible, really weak, etc., and she was going to get me another cup, but the next cup would have been just as weak as the one I had, so why bother? I felt like they must have run the water through the same grounds more than once...

Anyhow, no "I'm sorry" or anything from the cashier, no coffee, and I was still stuck with the stupid breakfast sandwich and hash browns, which are only tolerable when I can have them with good coffee.

Grooch
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06-16-2006

Monday, December 07, 2009 - 2:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Grooch a private message Print Post    
Wasn't there just a full moon, also?

Maplsyrp
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02-10-2009

Monday, December 07, 2009 - 2:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maplsyrp a private message Print Post    
My cats are lazy and usually good but they have been on a rampage lately. My poor puppy dog has been a nervous wreck. I have been giving him lots of hugs and treats lately. Do you think the full moon affects animals like people? I don't even think I will wrap the presents again. I think i give up. LOL Yuk! There is nothing worse than weak coffee. Someone that I work with makes it weak and I sneak and pour it out when no one is looking.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, December 07, 2009 - 2:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Heh, I'm so sorry, Maplsyrp, but I got a big giggle out of the thought of the cats looking exhausted after their rampage, lol.

When Harvey was a puppy, he had a bad habit of trying to crawl under the Christmas tree. He didn't chew into any presents, but just walking over them tore the wrapping paper all up. We finally got to the point of wrapping things, putting them in big boxes and leaving them in the bedroom until Christmas eve. Saved time on re-wrapping. He's too big now to get under the tree, but we still do that now.

Naja
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06-28-2003

Wednesday, December 09, 2009 - 7:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
Remember me griping about the newspaper delivery (always under the truck or late)? Well lately the delivery guy has been throwing it in a decent spot so we have been able to get Candy to learn her trick better :-) She's 7 months old, so she still gets a little distracted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCDR_3EH3Js

Grooch
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06-16-2006

Wednesday, December 09, 2009 - 10:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Grooch a private message Print Post    
Naja, that is so very cute.

Glad to see the deliery person is making an effort.

The snow part freaks me out though. It's to early.