As young newlyweds in 1981-82, we had a mattress, card table and 4 folding chairs. Our first Thanksgiving together, my parents came for the long weekend, and my folks gave us $500 to buy something more suitable for houseguests! We went down to the "antique store" -- a polite way to say used old brown furniture no longer fashionable -- and bought a lovely 1920s Duncan Phyfe dining room set with buffett, table & 4 chairs, a sofa and 2 classic side chairs, side tables, etc. etc. A few years later we lived in St. Louis and had a strict rule: no purchase over $25.00 for any household item. We stripped and refinished, recovered and sewed, and saved lots of money while having very nice furniture. I still have many of the pieces, and have sold or given many away over the years due to changing space, needs and so on. At age 46, I did buy a brand new sofa and a brand new chair & ottoman! But I cherish my old stuff for many of the reasons noted above -- well built, carefully crafted, I'm unable to afford the same quality new, and perhaps most importantly, the treasured memories accumulated in these old things.
I don't want to garner sympathy -- after all, I did mess up in this case. There's certainly no risk of libel since the vendor would agree with everything I wrote -- they just disagreed that I deserved a refund.
I was trying to use the experience to think about what we expect from businesses, and whether we can expect the same treatment from tiny ones that we get from big ones.
I'm a little surprised to see the entirety of this in WiseBread. I think it would be better suited to a personal blog. I don't think it's very professional to air dirty laundry and / or set oneself up for cries of libel on a more professional blog.
I think the point could have been made without the ugly details.
Which isn't to say I don't feel for Carrie.
Thank you so much for this information. Despite brushing, flossing, rinsing with ACT, and doing everything else my dental hygienist says, I have had five cavities in my last two visits! She once told me that tooth problems are worst in your twenties and thirties, which I definitely believe. I'm definitely going to start using Listerine and try to get my hands on Xylitol and Closys.
What if you french kiss your partner and they aren't on board with this dental regime and they have this bacteria in their mouth - won't you just be contaminating yourself all over again?
As young newlyweds in 1981-82, we had a mattress, card table and 4 folding chairs. Our first Thanksgiving together, my parents came for the long weekend, and my folks gave us $500 to buy something more suitable for houseguests! We went down to the "antique store" -- a polite way to say used old brown furniture no longer fashionable -- and bought a lovely 1920s Duncan Phyfe dining room set with buffett, table & 4 chairs, a sofa and 2 classic side chairs, side tables, etc. etc. A few years later we lived in St. Louis and had a strict rule: no purchase over $25.00 for any household item. We stripped and refinished, recovered and sewed, and saved lots of money while having very nice furniture. I still have many of the pieces, and have sold or given many away over the years due to changing space, needs and so on. At age 46, I did buy a brand new sofa and a brand new chair & ottoman! But I cherish my old stuff for many of the reasons noted above -- well built, carefully crafted, I'm unable to afford the same quality new, and perhaps most importantly, the treasured memories accumulated in these old things.
I don't want to garner sympathy -- after all, I did mess up in this case. There's certainly no risk of libel since the vendor would agree with everything I wrote -- they just disagreed that I deserved a refund.
I was trying to use the experience to think about what we expect from businesses, and whether we can expect the same treatment from tiny ones that we get from big ones.
I blog at www.shopliftingwithpermission.com.
I'm a little surprised to see the entirety of this in WiseBread. I think it would be better suited to a personal blog. I don't think it's very professional to air dirty laundry and / or set oneself up for cries of libel on a more professional blog.
I think the point could have been made without the ugly details.
Which isn't to say I don't feel for Carrie.
Thank you so much for this information. Despite brushing, flossing, rinsing with ACT, and doing everything else my dental hygienist says, I have had five cavities in my last two visits! She once told me that tooth problems are worst in your twenties and thirties, which I definitely believe. I'm definitely going to start using Listerine and try to get my hands on Xylitol and Closys.
I would love this book. I spent hours trying to set up
my Dad's dlink router......I wish I knew more about setting
up networks.
What if you french kiss your partner and they aren't on board with this dental regime and they have this bacteria in their mouth - won't you just be contaminating yourself all over again?
I would like to enter to win this book :)
This would be great to win
I love freebies!
What a coincidence! I just started reading!
After reading this post I actually changed a few 'pet' names in my phone back to first names.
Or you could avoid college loans by completing college debt-free. ;)
Thanks,
Nate
I would love the book, Thanks for the contest!!!!
Free is good, me winning is better!
This book certainly seems more useful that the Earthlink help desk. Not that that's actually saying anything at all.
I'd love to win a copy!
Me! I'm the go-to person for networking in this house, but my knowledge is patched together from Google and manuals.
I'm game for the contest.
We just got a second computer so have been going through trying to link the two together. Something like this would definitely be helpful!
I would love to give it a read!
This sounds like something I could use, too, as I seem to be adding more devices at home. Creating a network would make things much easier.
Wonder if the library has a copy?
hi!
carmela :)
Pet names won't make any difference when they can look at your call log to see who you've called recently or just text everyone in your phone.
I'm relatively skilled with computers, but I could definitely need some help when it comes to networking.