Bits and Bobs
I barely pay attention to the screen when I set Pandora, actually its mashup cousin Pandora.fm, to a station and let it go, but some of my recent choices have been pulling up really old school tunes. While switching tabs...
Category: consumer
Economo-Stimulo Powers, Activate!
Fredo already mentioned one store giving back 10% extra if you cash/spend your economic stimulus check there. The Bargainist just came out with an updated list of ways to get more with your check including retailers giving bonuses, cashing the...
Mac in Black
My slightly frivolous purchase arrived. I’ll take that economo-stimulo check now, please! 🙂 With a bit of advice and encouragement from some friends online, I was able to get it up and running and transferred all the info, docs and...
Fiscal Responsibility and You! *zzzzz*
After all that debt nonsense, the last thing I need is a new credit card… or is it? That’s the problem with the mystical credit score, you know what can obviously help it, but beyond that you can barely tell...
Rapaciousness in Blue
I really love my new dishes! When I was living in Logan Circle and had a roommate, I bought a really nice double set of Mikasa settings for 4. He didn’t contribute anything to the kitchen and between our cooking...
Your results may differ.
These boxes really need to come with a disclaimer like that. Over the weekend I went out to Potomac Mills and got my shoppin’ on. Oddly though, I only really picked stuff up from the discount stores and Nordstrom Rack....
in DC: Retail Explosion
Yeah yeah, it’s old news, but it’s been a busy day and I’m tapped. 🙂 I’m gonna be living down the street from quite the little retail hub. This is gonna be SO bad for my wallet. Especially now that...
Where Are They Now? — at Target!
Another interesting thing about the new (currently) Target-centric retail complex is the number of people one is likely to run into there. From neighbors to people that live across town. It’s barely been open 2 weeks so now is the...
Obligatory “New Target” post
Yep, I finally got up and headed over to the new Target and I gotta say, while I don’t necessarily agree with what it might herald, it is a really nice store. I know everyone’s been posting a picture like...
Amazon Unbox: 15 eps of HBO’s “In Treatment” free
Deal alert for anyone using TiVo or the other devices Unbox is compatible with. Amazon.com: In Treatment: Unbox Video — HBO premieres the first 15 episodes of In Treatment, a new half-hour drama series starring Gabriel Byrne, and adapted from...