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ParticipantI refuse to go into either Walmart or Kmart. Walmart because it’s far too crowded. When I go to a store, it’s to go directly (as in non-stop) to one or more specific sections, browse around, pick up a few things, then bolt for the cashier. Traffic jams in aisles make me ponder taking up terrorism. I MUCH prefer Target and I’m willing to pay more for it.
The last several times I went in a Kmart, many years ago, it looked like a clothing bomb had gone off – like a whirlwind of classless slobs looking for deals ransacked the place, and it’s so understaffed that they just didn’t bother to clean it up. I didn’t see anything about a sale going on. Who looks at a piece of merchandise and then drops it directly onto the floor? Not anyone I’d want to share a store with.
Sears for tools, always. Bought a little fridge for the man-cave there, too.
However, more and more, Amazon.com is getting my business, especially for big ticket items. When I was ready to buy a TV last year, not only was the price lower than Best Buy and Costco, there’s no sales tax and shipping is free.
Oh, and diapers.com. Shipping is ridiculously fast (as in 2 days to my door, consistently).
ParticipantI refuse to go into either Walmart or Kmart. Walmart because it’s far too crowded. When I go to a store, it’s to go directly (as in non-stop) to one or more specific sections, browse around, pick up a few things, then bolt for the cashier. Traffic jams in aisles make me ponder taking up terrorism. I MUCH prefer Target and I’m willing to pay more for it.
The last several times I went in a Kmart, many years ago, it looked like a clothing bomb had gone off – like a whirlwind of classless slobs looking for deals ransacked the place, and it’s so understaffed that they just didn’t bother to clean it up. I didn’t see anything about a sale going on. Who looks at a piece of merchandise and then drops it directly onto the floor? Not anyone I’d want to share a store with.
Sears for tools, always. Bought a little fridge for the man-cave there, too.
However, more and more, Amazon.com is getting my business, especially for big ticket items. When I was ready to buy a TV last year, not only was the price lower than Best Buy and Costco, there’s no sales tax and shipping is free.
Oh, and diapers.com. Shipping is ridiculously fast (as in 2 days to my door, consistently).
ParticipantI refuse to go into either Walmart or Kmart. Walmart because it’s far too crowded. When I go to a store, it’s to go directly (as in non-stop) to one or more specific sections, browse around, pick up a few things, then bolt for the cashier. Traffic jams in aisles make me ponder taking up terrorism. I MUCH prefer Target and I’m willing to pay more for it.
The last several times I went in a Kmart, many years ago, it looked like a clothing bomb had gone off – like a whirlwind of classless slobs looking for deals ransacked the place, and it’s so understaffed that they just didn’t bother to clean it up. I didn’t see anything about a sale going on. Who looks at a piece of merchandise and then drops it directly onto the floor? Not anyone I’d want to share a store with.
Sears for tools, always. Bought a little fridge for the man-cave there, too.
However, more and more, Amazon.com is getting my business, especially for big ticket items. When I was ready to buy a TV last year, not only was the price lower than Best Buy and Costco, there’s no sales tax and shipping is free.
Oh, and diapers.com. Shipping is ridiculously fast (as in 2 days to my door, consistently).
ParticipantI refuse to go into either Walmart or Kmart. Walmart because it’s far too crowded. When I go to a store, it’s to go directly (as in non-stop) to one or more specific sections, browse around, pick up a few things, then bolt for the cashier. Traffic jams in aisles make me ponder taking up terrorism. I MUCH prefer Target and I’m willing to pay more for it.
The last several times I went in a Kmart, many years ago, it looked like a clothing bomb had gone off – like a whirlwind of classless slobs looking for deals ransacked the place, and it’s so understaffed that they just didn’t bother to clean it up. I didn’t see anything about a sale going on. Who looks at a piece of merchandise and then drops it directly onto the floor? Not anyone I’d want to share a store with.
Sears for tools, always. Bought a little fridge for the man-cave there, too.
However, more and more, Amazon.com is getting my business, especially for big ticket items. When I was ready to buy a TV last year, not only was the price lower than Best Buy and Costco, there’s no sales tax and shipping is free.
Oh, and diapers.com. Shipping is ridiculously fast (as in 2 days to my door, consistently).
ParticipantI was originally going to vote for Meg Whitman just because I felt she was the lesser of two evils, but now I think she’s very nearly as bad as Brown.
This is going to sound petty, but I honestly believe she got lucky with ebay. Like Myspace and Facebook, it was an original idea that filled a big need, and would have gotten huge with any trained business person at the helm, in spite of itself – ebay has always had a terrible interface, completely unresponsive customer service (you’re lucky to get a reply at all, let alone a meaningful answer), and bugs that any other company would find unacceptable just become a part of their “quirkiness” and never get fixed (for example, their messaging system works about a quarter of the time).
A non-democrat CA governor is impotent, so your vote against the status quo doesn’t really matter, although Brown being in office will probably hasten the end of days. I’ll probably vote for the Libertarian candidate, just to help give that party some recognition. He would be just as ineffective in office as Whitman.
The ONLY solution is bankruptcy, invalidating public employee pension contracts, and changing the legislature to part time.
Viva La Revolución!
ParticipantI was originally going to vote for Meg Whitman just because I felt she was the lesser of two evils, but now I think she’s very nearly as bad as Brown.
This is going to sound petty, but I honestly believe she got lucky with ebay. Like Myspace and Facebook, it was an original idea that filled a big need, and would have gotten huge with any trained business person at the helm, in spite of itself – ebay has always had a terrible interface, completely unresponsive customer service (you’re lucky to get a reply at all, let alone a meaningful answer), and bugs that any other company would find unacceptable just become a part of their “quirkiness” and never get fixed (for example, their messaging system works about a quarter of the time).
A non-democrat CA governor is impotent, so your vote against the status quo doesn’t really matter, although Brown being in office will probably hasten the end of days. I’ll probably vote for the Libertarian candidate, just to help give that party some recognition. He would be just as ineffective in office as Whitman.
The ONLY solution is bankruptcy, invalidating public employee pension contracts, and changing the legislature to part time.
Viva La Revolución!
ParticipantI was originally going to vote for Meg Whitman just because I felt she was the lesser of two evils, but now I think she’s very nearly as bad as Brown.
This is going to sound petty, but I honestly believe she got lucky with ebay. Like Myspace and Facebook, it was an original idea that filled a big need, and would have gotten huge with any trained business person at the helm, in spite of itself – ebay has always had a terrible interface, completely unresponsive customer service (you’re lucky to get a reply at all, let alone a meaningful answer), and bugs that any other company would find unacceptable just become a part of their “quirkiness” and never get fixed (for example, their messaging system works about a quarter of the time).
A non-democrat CA governor is impotent, so your vote against the status quo doesn’t really matter, although Brown being in office will probably hasten the end of days. I’ll probably vote for the Libertarian candidate, just to help give that party some recognition. He would be just as ineffective in office as Whitman.
The ONLY solution is bankruptcy, invalidating public employee pension contracts, and changing the legislature to part time.
Viva La Revolución!
ParticipantI was originally going to vote for Meg Whitman just because I felt she was the lesser of two evils, but now I think she’s very nearly as bad as Brown.
This is going to sound petty, but I honestly believe she got lucky with ebay. Like Myspace and Facebook, it was an original idea that filled a big need, and would have gotten huge with any trained business person at the helm, in spite of itself – ebay has always had a terrible interface, completely unresponsive customer service (you’re lucky to get a reply at all, let alone a meaningful answer), and bugs that any other company would find unacceptable just become a part of their “quirkiness” and never get fixed (for example, their messaging system works about a quarter of the time).
A non-democrat CA governor is impotent, so your vote against the status quo doesn’t really matter, although Brown being in office will probably hasten the end of days. I’ll probably vote for the Libertarian candidate, just to help give that party some recognition. He would be just as ineffective in office as Whitman.
The ONLY solution is bankruptcy, invalidating public employee pension contracts, and changing the legislature to part time.
Viva La Revolución!
ParticipantI was originally going to vote for Meg Whitman just because I felt she was the lesser of two evils, but now I think she’s very nearly as bad as Brown.
This is going to sound petty, but I honestly believe she got lucky with ebay. Like Myspace and Facebook, it was an original idea that filled a big need, and would have gotten huge with any trained business person at the helm, in spite of itself – ebay has always had a terrible interface, completely unresponsive customer service (you’re lucky to get a reply at all, let alone a meaningful answer), and bugs that any other company would find unacceptable just become a part of their “quirkiness” and never get fixed (for example, their messaging system works about a quarter of the time).
A non-democrat CA governor is impotent, so your vote against the status quo doesn’t really matter, although Brown being in office will probably hasten the end of days. I’ll probably vote for the Libertarian candidate, just to help give that party some recognition. He would be just as ineffective in office as Whitman.
The ONLY solution is bankruptcy, invalidating public employee pension contracts, and changing the legislature to part time.
Viva La Revolución!
October 28, 2010 at 11:48 AM in reply to: OT: BMW with N54 engine….Class action suit/recall…. #623736ParticipantOne more thing – the 996 model (1998–2005 911) had unusually high numbers of engine failures due to design flaws. Because of this, their resale is terrible, hence the great deals you’re seeing. Some will say that if a 996 motor goes 50k miles without failing, then it’s not going to fail, but the last thing you want to do is pay for a new 911 engine. The 993 (mid-90’s, last of the air cooled 911s) have better resale and are gorgeous, but they’re aging and could end up being a money pit in their own way. If you’re thinking 911, the 997 (2006+) is the way to go. They’re also pretty expensive, unfortunately.
October 28, 2010 at 11:48 AM in reply to: OT: BMW with N54 engine….Class action suit/recall…. #623821ParticipantOne more thing – the 996 model (1998–2005 911) had unusually high numbers of engine failures due to design flaws. Because of this, their resale is terrible, hence the great deals you’re seeing. Some will say that if a 996 motor goes 50k miles without failing, then it’s not going to fail, but the last thing you want to do is pay for a new 911 engine. The 993 (mid-90’s, last of the air cooled 911s) have better resale and are gorgeous, but they’re aging and could end up being a money pit in their own way. If you’re thinking 911, the 997 (2006+) is the way to go. They’re also pretty expensive, unfortunately.
October 28, 2010 at 11:48 AM in reply to: OT: BMW with N54 engine….Class action suit/recall…. #624383ParticipantOne more thing – the 996 model (1998–2005 911) had unusually high numbers of engine failures due to design flaws. Because of this, their resale is terrible, hence the great deals you’re seeing. Some will say that if a 996 motor goes 50k miles without failing, then it’s not going to fail, but the last thing you want to do is pay for a new 911 engine. The 993 (mid-90’s, last of the air cooled 911s) have better resale and are gorgeous, but they’re aging and could end up being a money pit in their own way. If you’re thinking 911, the 997 (2006+) is the way to go. They’re also pretty expensive, unfortunately.
October 28, 2010 at 11:48 AM in reply to: OT: BMW with N54 engine….Class action suit/recall…. #624510ParticipantOne more thing – the 996 model (1998–2005 911) had unusually high numbers of engine failures due to design flaws. Because of this, their resale is terrible, hence the great deals you’re seeing. Some will say that if a 996 motor goes 50k miles without failing, then it’s not going to fail, but the last thing you want to do is pay for a new 911 engine. The 993 (mid-90’s, last of the air cooled 911s) have better resale and are gorgeous, but they’re aging and could end up being a money pit in their own way. If you’re thinking 911, the 997 (2006+) is the way to go. They’re also pretty expensive, unfortunately.
October 28, 2010 at 11:48 AM in reply to: OT: BMW with N54 engine….Class action suit/recall…. #624825ParticipantOne more thing – the 996 model (1998–2005 911) had unusually high numbers of engine failures due to design flaws. Because of this, their resale is terrible, hence the great deals you’re seeing. Some will say that if a 996 motor goes 50k miles without failing, then it’s not going to fail, but the last thing you want to do is pay for a new 911 engine. The 993 (mid-90’s, last of the air cooled 911s) have better resale and are gorgeous, but they’re aging and could end up being a money pit in their own way. If you’re thinking 911, the 997 (2006+) is the way to go. They’re also pretty expensive, unfortunately.
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