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Amongst the Ani

Last-12-Exit said:

Bedroom sets are ridiculous. I had to buy just a bed a few years ago and was floored. Furniture in general is over priced.

Furniture is the most marked up retail item on the planet along with Diamonds. Its insane how they can mark something up that high and get away with it.

RKCNDY

cdysinge said:

Last-12-Exit said:

Bedroom sets are ridiculous. I had to buy just a bed a few years ago and was floored. Furniture in general is over priced.

Furniture is the most marked up retail item on the planet along with Diamonds. Its insane how they can mark something up that high and get away with it.

You're supposed to dicker with those people on that stuff...

PJSiren

I texted you WH...but for anyone else who wants the homemade laundry soap recipe....

Borax
Arm & Hammer Washing Soda
Bar soap (something natural like Ivory)

You ground up the bar soap in like a blender, we use a food processor.

Then you mix the ingredients together, it is:
1 cup Borax
1 cup Washing Soda
1 bar of soap

You can of course make as much as you want...we usually make it with 2-3 of each and it lasts us months...

If you want Fabric softener with it you use white vinegar as fabric softener and it works just the same...

Amongst the Ani

RKCNDY said:

cdysinge said:

Last-12-Exit said:

Bedroom sets are ridiculous. I had to buy just a bed a few years ago and was floored. Furniture in general is over priced.

Furniture is the most marked up retail item on the planet along with Diamonds. Its insane how they can mark something up that high and get away with it.

You're supposed to dicker with those people on that stuff...

Dicker....... Should this be moved to the 21 or over degenerate thread?

RKCNDY

cdysinge said:

RKCNDY said:

cdysinge said:

Last-12-Exit said:

Bedroom sets are ridiculous. I had to buy just a bed a few years ago and was floored. Furniture in general is over priced.

Furniture is the most marked up retail item on the planet along with Diamonds. Its insane how they can mark something up that high and get away with it.

You're supposed to dicker with those people on that stuff...

Dicker....... Should this be moved to the 21 or over degenerate thread?

You don't like me talking about how I dicker with the jewelery guy? I cont wait to dicker with the mattress guy...

ldent42

RKCNDY said:

cdysinge said:

RKCNDY said:

cdysinge said:

Last-12-Exit said:

Bedroom sets are ridiculous. I had to buy just a bed a few years ago and was floored. Furniture in general is over priced.

Furniture is the most marked up retail item on the planet along with Diamonds. Its insane how they can mark something up that high and get away with it.

You're supposed to dicker with those people on that stuff...

Dicker....... Should this be moved to the 21 or over degenerate thread?

You don't like me talking about how I dicker with the jewelery guy? I cont wait to dicker with the mattress guy...

Dicker? You mean haggle?
I've been "going to" buy a mattress for the past year. I haven't done cuz the idea of dealing with them makes me cringe. I had a Marketing teacher explain to us once that the mattress manufacturers only make x number type of mattresses. Then every single store, Sleepys, Macys, whatever, gets "their" version of it, which is sold under the name unique for them so it cannot be price matched at other stores. And the only difference in the mattress is like the color of the stitching, IF even that. But because it has a different name, you can't price shop it.


I thought of a new one: Textbooks. I once had a teacher put a book HE WROTE on the "required materials". That shit should be illegal.

deadendp

Last-12-Exit said:

Bedroom sets are ridiculous. I had to buy just a bed a few years ago and was floored. Furniture in general is over priced.

That's why I'm glad that I live just north of Amish Country. We bought our bedroom furniture piece by piece. Because my husband needed to have the bed built to his height specifications (to accommodate the CD collection containers under the bed), we waited 6 months. We have a "rake bed" and all the pieces had to be steam bent. They were happy to do it as long as we were willing to wait. The cost of our special order solid oak bed? $550. The mattress set was made down there, too and delivered along with. For a queen pillow top (both sides) and the box spring, it was $550. Our armoire is solid oak and was $770, including delivery. Everything else was crappy pressed wood, a lot shorter, not as wide or had "spongy drawers." Also, everything else at local furniture stores was $1500 and up. They knew us. They worked with us. Our furniture was made on site. Delivery was reasonable and they came in and set everything up.

F Me In The Brain

Last-12-Exit said:

Bedroom sets are ridiculous. I had to buy just a bed a few years ago and was floored. Furniture in general is over priced.

When we moved into our house it was a tremendous expense that was double what I budgeted for it. (And I thought I budgeted a huge amount!)
After everything added up the bedroom furniture/mattress was so the most expensive out of all of the rooms. Outrageous.

I cant stand buying diapers. But is has to beat scrubbing shit out of cloth / the alternative.

whispering hands

ldent42 said:

RKCNDY said:

cdysinge said:

RKCNDY said:

cdysinge said:

Last-12-Exit said:

Bedroom sets are ridiculous. I had to buy just a bed a few years ago and was floored. Furniture in general is over priced.

Furniture is the most marked up retail item on the planet along with Diamonds. Its insane how they can mark something up that high and get away with it.

You're supposed to dicker with those people on that stuff...

Dicker....... Should this be moved to the 21 or over degenerate thread?

You don't like me talking about how I dicker with the jewelery guy? I cont wait to dicker with the mattress guy...

Dicker? You mean haggle?
I've been "going to" buy a mattress for the past year. I haven't done cuz the idea of dealing with them makes me cringe. I had a Marketing teacher explain to us once that the mattress manufacturers only make x number type of mattresses. Then every single store, Sleepys, Macys, whatever, gets "their" version of it, which is sold under the name unique for them so it cannot be price matched at other stores. And the only difference in the mattress is like the color of the stitching, IF even that. But because it has a different name, you can't price shop it.


I thought of a new one: Textbooks. I once had a teacher put a book HE WROTE on the "required materials". That shit should be illegal.

I hate that!!^^^^ I had an English professor in college that did that!! Made me so
Mad!! Was the most expensive book in the Syllabus!!!

RKCNDY

ldent42 said:

Dicker? You mean haggle?
I've been "going to" buy a mattress for the past year. I haven't done cuz the idea of dealing with them makes me cringe. I had a Marketing teacher explain to us once that the mattress manufacturers only make x number type of mattresses. Then every single store, Sleepys, Macys, whatever, gets "their" version of it, which is sold under the name unique for them so it cannot be price matched at other stores. And the only difference in the mattress is like the color of the stitching, IF even that. But because it has a different name, you can't price shop it.


I thought of a new one: Textbooks. I once had a teacher put a book HE WROTE on the "required materials". That shit should be illegal.

Of course! Cell phones are the same way, so you can't price shop those either.
I don't mind going to different stores to look at different styles of certain products. The sales people don't like me because I won't fall for their 'up-sells'..."no, I don't want your extended warranty".

Fucking textbooks pissed me off... I took an online class (yeah AT the college) and we were required to purchase workbooks, the pack of workbooks was like a series of 30, and ridiculously expensive...the class only needed 10 of them, so you were basically forced to take the 3 quarter series of classes to get your money's worth.

I hate buying water...I'm perfectly fine bringing my own, but some venues/fairs won't let you bring your own, you have to buy it from them. They jack up the prices more than soda sometimes too...and you wonder why people are fat?

whispering hands

RKCNDY said:

ldent42 said:

Dicker? You mean haggle?
I've been "going to" buy a mattress for the past year. I haven't done cuz the idea of dealing with them makes me cringe. I had a Marketing teacher explain to us once that the mattress manufacturers only make x number type of mattresses. Then every single store, Sleepys, Macys, whatever, gets "their" version of it, which is sold under the name unique for them so it cannot be price matched at other stores. And the only difference in the mattress is like the color of the stitching, IF even that. But because it has a different name, you can't price shop it.


I thought of a new one: Textbooks. I once had a teacher put a book HE WROTE on the "required materials". That shit should be illegal.

Of course! Cell phones are the same way, so you can't price shop those either.
I don't mind going to different stores to look at different styles of certain products. The sales people don't like me because I won't fall for their 'up-sells'..."no, I don't want your extended warranty".

Fucking textbooks pissed me off... I took an online class (yeah AT the college) and we were required to purchase workbooks, the pack of workbooks was like a series of 30, and ridiculously expensive...the class only needed 10 of them, so you were basically forced to take the 3 quarter series of classes to get your money's worth.

I hate buying water...I'm perfectly fine bringing my own, but some venues/fairs won't let you bring your own, you have to buy it from them. They jack up the prices more than soda sometimes too...and you wonder why people are fat?

Buy one bottle, refill it in the bathroom sink! I hate that they do that too. But that's what I do. Except for Wrigley.. 1.00 couldn't beat that. I dreamt about that crazy dude and his cooler of water last night!! Lol

F Me In The Brain

RKCNDY said:

...and you wonder why people are fat?

Not really.

I cant stand buying something and being upsold in such an obvious manner. Cant blame companies for doing it though. The only one of those I like is 'would you like a double for a dollar more?'

ldent42

whispering hands said:

RKCNDY said:

ldent42 said:

Dicker? You mean haggle?
I've been "going to" buy a mattress for the past year. I haven't done cuz the idea of dealing with them makes me cringe. I had a Marketing teacher explain to us once that the mattress manufacturers only make x number type of mattresses. Then every single store, Sleepys, Macys, whatever, gets "their" version of it, which is sold under the name unique for them so it cannot be price matched at other stores. And the only difference in the mattress is like the color of the stitching, IF even that. But because it has a different name, you can't price shop it.


I thought of a new one: Textbooks. I once had a teacher put a book HE WROTE on the "required materials". That shit should be illegal.

Of course! Cell phones are the same way, so you can't price shop those either.
I don't mind going to different stores to look at different styles of certain products. The sales people don't like me because I won't fall for their 'up-sells'..."no, I don't want your extended warranty".

Fucking textbooks pissed me off... I took an online class (yeah AT the college) and we were required to purchase workbooks, the pack of workbooks was like a series of 30, and ridiculously expensive...the class only needed 10 of them, so you were basically forced to take the 3 quarter series of classes to get your money's worth.

I hate buying water...I'm perfectly fine bringing my own, but some venues/fairs won't let you bring your own, you have to buy it from them. They jack up the prices more than soda sometimes too...and you wonder why people are fat?

Buy one bottle, refill it in the bathroom sink! I hate that they do that too. But that's what I do. Except for Wrigley.. 1.00 couldn't beat that. I dreamt about that crazy dude and his cooler of water last night!! Lol

Rome surprised the crap out of me with that. The tourist office even sold these flat pack bottles for like 2 euro cuz the water coming out the fountains is good for drinking. I thought they were having a laugh until I saw several people (apparently local people) actually using the water for drinking or washing their face/hands. I never used the flat bottle but I did refill a regular bottle once. And I did not get dysentery so it must have been good.
I bought one of those bottles with the built in filter so I wouldn't have to buy water while out. Unfortunately I left it on a bus and I haven't found one I like enough to replace it.

whispering hands

ldent42 said:

whispering hands said:

RKCNDY said:

ldent42 said:

Dicker? You mean haggle?
I've been "going to" buy a mattress for the past year. I haven't done cuz the idea of dealing with them makes me cringe. I had a Marketing teacher explain to us once that the mattress manufacturers only make x number type of mattresses. Then every single store, Sleepys, Macys, whatever, gets "their" version of it, which is sold under the name unique for them so it cannot be price matched at other stores. And the only difference in the mattress is like the color of the stitching, IF even that. But because it has a different name, you can't price shop it.


I thought of a new one: Textbooks. I once had a teacher put a book HE WROTE on the "required materials". That shit should be illegal.

Of course! Cell phones are the same way, so you can't price shop those either.
I don't mind going to different stores to look at different styles of certain products. The sales people don't like me because I won't fall for their 'up-sells'..."no, I don't want your extended warranty".

Fucking textbooks pissed me off... I took an online class (yeah AT the college) and we were required to purchase workbooks, the pack of workbooks was like a series of 30, and ridiculously expensive...the class only needed 10 of them, so you were basically forced to take the 3 quarter series of classes to get your money's worth.

I hate buying water...I'm perfectly fine bringing my own, but some venues/fairs won't let you bring your own, you have to buy it from them. They jack up the prices more than soda sometimes too...and you wonder why people are fat?

Buy one bottle, refill it in the bathroom sink! I hate that they do that too. But that's what I do. Except for Wrigley.. 1.00 couldn't beat that. I dreamt about that crazy dude and his cooler of water last night!! Lol

Rome surprised the crap out of me with that. The tourist office even sold these flat pack bottles for like 2 euro cuz the water coming out the fountains is good for drinking. I thought they were having a laugh until I saw several people (apparently local people) actually using the water for drinking or washing their face/hands. I never used the flat bottle but I did refill a regular bottle once. And I did not get dysentery so it must have been good.
I bought one of those bottles with the built in filter so I wouldn't have to buy water while out. Unfortunately I left it on a bus and I haven't found one I like enough to replace it.

That SUCKS! I left my refillable bottle, a really nice stainless steel one, at Garden of the Gods last month.. Really sucks cause I can't afford to replace it!

ldent42

whispering hands said:

ldent42 said:

whispering hands said:

RKCNDY said:

ldent42 said:

Dicker? You mean haggle?
I've been "going to" buy a mattress for the past year. I haven't done cuz the idea of dealing with them makes me cringe. I had a Marketing teacher explain to us once that the mattress manufacturers only make x number type of mattresses. Then every single store, Sleepys, Macys, whatever, gets "their" version of it, which is sold under the name unique for them so it cannot be price matched at other stores. And the only difference in the mattress is like the color of the stitching, IF even that. But because it has a different name, you can't price shop it.


I thought of a new one: Textbooks. I once had a teacher put a book HE WROTE on the "required materials". That shit should be illegal.

Of course! Cell phones are the same way, so you can't price shop those either.
I don't mind going to different stores to look at different styles of certain products. The sales people don't like me because I won't fall for their 'up-sells'..."no, I don't want your extended warranty".

Fucking textbooks pissed me off... I took an online class (yeah AT the college) and we were required to purchase workbooks, the pack of workbooks was like a series of 30, and ridiculously expensive...the class only needed 10 of them, so you were basically forced to take the 3 quarter series of classes to get your money's worth.

I hate buying water...I'm perfectly fine bringing my own, but some venues/fairs won't let you bring your own, you have to buy it from them. They jack up the prices more than soda sometimes too...and you wonder why people are fat?

Buy one bottle, refill it in the bathroom sink! I hate that they do that too. But that's what I do. Except for Wrigley.. 1.00 couldn't beat that. I dreamt about that crazy dude and his cooler of water last night!! Lol

Rome surprised the crap out of me with that. The tourist office even sold these flat pack bottles for like 2 euro cuz the water coming out the fountains is good for drinking. I thought they were having a laugh until I saw several people (apparently local people) actually using the water for drinking or washing their face/hands. I never used the flat bottle but I did refill a regular bottle once. And I did not get dysentery so it must have been good.
I bought one of those bottles with the built in filter so I wouldn't have to buy water while out. Unfortunately I left it on a bus and I haven't found one I like enough to replace it.

That SUCKS! I left my refillable bottle, a really nice stainless steel one, at Garden of the Gods last month.. Really sucks cause I can't afford to replace it!

Same reason I haven't replaced mine. I don't like the ones with the "sport spout" it skeeved me out. The one I lost had a top like a coffee .... thing.... where you slide back the tab to reveal the drink hole - and it was $30. I buy the local (Adirondack) supplied bottled water for $3-$4 for a 24 pack. Yes I'm killing the planet but it's easier than replacing the filtered bottle right now. And before anyone gives me shit about NY tap water being clean to drink - I live in a "pre war" building so while the water might be fuckin' clean I do not believe the pipes to be! tyvm.

whispering hands

ldent42 said:

whispering hands said:

ldent42 said:

whispering hands said:

RKCNDY said:

ldent42 said:

Dicker? You mean haggle?
I've been "going to" buy a mattress for the past year. I haven't done cuz the idea of dealing with them makes me cringe. I had a Marketing teacher explain to us once that the mattress manufacturers only make x number type of mattresses. Then every single store, Sleepys, Macys, whatever, gets "their" version of it, which is sold under the name unique for them so it cannot be price matched at other stores. And the only difference in the mattress is like the color of the stitching, IF even that. But because it has a different name, you can't price shop it.


I thought of a new one: Textbooks. I once had a teacher put a book HE WROTE on the "required materials". That shit should be illegal.

Of course! Cell phones are the same way, so you can't price shop those either.
I don't mind going to different stores to look at different styles of certain products. The sales people don't like me because I won't fall for their 'up-sells'..."no, I don't want your extended warranty".

Fucking textbooks pissed me off... I took an online class (yeah AT the college) and we were required to purchase workbooks, the pack of workbooks was like a series of 30, and ridiculously expensive...the class only needed 10 of them, so you were basically forced to take the 3 quarter series of classes to get your money's worth.

I hate buying water...I'm perfectly fine bringing my own, but some venues/fairs won't let you bring your own, you have to buy it from them. They jack up the prices more than soda sometimes too...and you wonder why people are fat?

Buy one bottle, refill it in the bathroom sink! I hate that they do that too. But that's what I do. Except for Wrigley.. 1.00 couldn't beat that. I dreamt about that crazy dude and his cooler of water last night!! Lol

Rome surprised the crap out of me with that. The tourist office even sold these flat pack bottles for like 2 euro cuz the water coming out the fountains is good for drinking. I thought they were having a laugh until I saw several people (apparently local people) actually using the water for drinking or washing their face/hands. I never used the flat bottle but I did refill a regular bottle once. And I did not get dysentery so it must have been good.
I bought one of those bottles with the built in filter so I wouldn't have to buy water while out. Unfortunately I left it on a bus and I haven't found one I like enough to replace it.

That SUCKS! I left my refillable bottle, a really nice stainless steel one, at Garden of the Gods last month.. Really sucks cause I can't afford to replace it!

Same reason I haven't replaced mine. I don't like the ones with the "sport spout" it skeeved me out. The one I lost had a top like a coffee .... thing.... where you slide back the tab to reveal the drink hole - and it was $30. I buy the local (Adirondack) supplied bottled water for $3-$4 for a 24 pack. Yes I'm killing the planet but it's easier than replacing the filtered bottle right now. And before anyone gives me shit about NY tap water being clean to drink - I live in a "pre war" building so while the water might be fuckin' clean I do not believe the pipes to be! tyvm.

Wow! That's an old building! And I use the bottles for other things.. Like I keep them ( refilled) in my back pack for emergencies.. Or use them to refill my cat's water dish. Or the dog's but yeah I need to find a good recycle center, cause I can't just throw them
Away......

ldent42

I wanted to use them for pots to grow cilantro and basil and shit but then I remembered that I'll never do that and now I just recycle them. But I was using them as cups. Like I'd buy a bottle of OJ or Pomegranate Juice and fill the empty water bottles with it. I'll go back to that when mom comes back home, it makes it possible for her to get herself a drink from the fridge when she wants.

Have I said copy paper already? Or just office supplies in general? I spent so long working in offices and I have so little use for these things that it wasn't until this year I needed to buy scotch tape and printer paper. I got lucky with the printer paper cuz for whatever reason staples had it on sale for free after rebate. But a single roll of scotch tape was like $4. Seriously? That's just madness.

Amongst the Ani

ldent42 said:

I wanted to use them for pots to grow cilantro and basil and shit but then I remembered that I'll never do that and now I just recycle them. But I was using them as cups. Like I'd buy a bottle of OJ or Pomegranate Juice and fill the empty water bottles with it. I'll go back to that when mom comes back home, it makes it possible for her to get herself a drink from the fridge when she wants.

You actually aren't supposed to re-use the bottles. It has to do with the bacteria in your mouth and hands. The water bottle becomes a great home for them to have mega sex and reproduce and become too high a level for you. In fact they even say dont wash them as the plastic leches impurities into the water after a period. Use once and recycle.

whispering hands

cdysinge said:

ldent42 said:

I wanted to use them for pots to grow cilantro and basil and shit but then I remembered that I'll never do that and now I just recycle them. But I was using them as cups. Like I'd buy a bottle of OJ or Pomegranate Juice and fill the empty water bottles with it. I'll go back to that when mom comes back home, it makes it possible for her to get herself a drink from the fridge when she wants.

You actually aren't supposed to re-use the bottles. It has to do with the bacteria in your mouth and hands. The water bottle becomes a great home for them to have mega sex and reproduce and become too high a level for you. In fact they even say dont wash them as the plastic leches impurities into the water after a period. Use once and recycle.

Well that's a total fucking waste of money! But thanks for telling us that.. I've been reusing the bottles for YEARS! I always just thought that was BS.

ldent42

ewwwwwwwww. What's special about the bottles though?