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27797. arkymalarky - 12/7/2013 3:54:46 AM Awwwwww. That pulls at my heart. We live 4 miles off the interstate. Delight is over 20 miles from my house. It's like an integrated Mayberry RFD with WiFi isn't it? I left it and came running back, and it still breaks my heart that the school is gone. My second home. 27798. arkymalarky - 12/7/2013 3:59:08 AM Pinky's has great burgers. The owner's name is Patty and I don't know why she won't name it Hamburger Patty's. 27799. wabbit - 12/8/2013 11:43:01 PM Oh Delight, so sad, I really enjoyed being there before the school closed. I hope the town survives.
Another December, another foot surgery. Pins and stitches come out in two weeks, so I should be off crutches after that.
omg, the Pats just scored with 31 seconds left on the clock. They haven't played well today at all. 27800. wabbit - 12/8/2013 11:44:46 PM And Cleveland just missed a 58 yard field goal that would have won the game. Belichick won't be happy today, even with the win. 27801. arkymalarky - 12/9/2013 12:22:07 AM It has been a football weekend for sure. Arkies are regretting not having hired Auburn's coach when they had the chance.
That time at Delight was so much fun! I enjoy this school but there's no town to speak of. Delight was the whole package deal. The town is struggling, I think.
So off crutches for Christmas? Sounds good! I'm getting myself a new phone for Christmas. The Moto X. Stan and I were going to the beach for our 30th in Feb but really can't go between work and his mother. Besides, what's romance and memories compared to a phone! ;>
Judith? Are y'all making it? Spook said Dallas is still bad.
27802. Ms. No - 12/9/2013 1:40:43 AM It's dry and sunny -- beautiful to look at --- but we've been down in the mid 20's for the last three nights. My place is not well insulated and it's a bit drafty, so even with the heat going I get the occasional cold spot or breeze. 27803. judithathome - 12/9/2013 2:31:32 AM Keoni made a break for it today...to Sam's...and came home with Danish cookies, Belgian chocolates, and 3 pounds of summer sausage.
Just the basics, ma'am. 27804. arkymalarky - 12/9/2013 2:42:42 AM Yum! 27805. iiibbb - 12/9/2013 9:10:22 PM My wife and I have been trying to do more to support local businesses.
For the first time I got up the gumption to haggle. They were nice about it but declined. The introvert that I am just felt weird and awful.
They listed the price at $340 ea. I need two, so they offered to knock off 10%.... so $306 ea
Amazon has the same thing for $267 ea.
So I sent the store an email with a link to Amazon and said I wanted to support local, so I pitched the store to sell them to me for $290 ea. I wasn't even asking for a price match because this store does some local goodwill that I support.
They said "No, they can't compete with Amazon."
I dunno. It's hard to justify the $70+ difference.
I was never a good haggler. I hate negotiating prices. 27806. iiibbb - 12/9/2013 9:11:46 PM At first I wasn't sure if I needed 2 or 4... the store was willing to give a 25% discount for 4. 27807. iiibbb - 12/9/2013 9:12:04 PM Maybe I should've offered cash. 27808. arkymalarky - 12/9/2013 9:51:22 PM That might have done it. I'm a poor haggler and so is Stan. I feel the same way wrt local, but it's hard. And we know most of the local business owners, so there's guilt to go with awkwardness. Forget Walmart--Amazon is going to rule the world. 27809. judithathome - 12/9/2013 10:36:22 PM If you buy from Amazon, though, you have to figure in the shipping costs, too...unless you belong to Prime...which you have to pay to do. 27810. iiibbb - 12/9/2013 11:22:12 PM We're prime... so shipping is paid for. Prime more than pays for itself because we get free content for kindle.
If they'd come back with an offer I'd take it... but now I think I'll just let it drop and go buy some less-expensive but necessary accessories there. 27811. arkymalarky - 12/9/2013 11:29:32 PM Prime is great. $80 a year. I just ordered Stan's Christmas and it will be on our porch Wed. No tax. Great selection, super easy, competitive pricing, and great service. Saves me from dealing with Walmart and trips to Hot Springs or Little Rock. It can be dangerous for the undisciplined, though. 27812. robertjayb - 12/10/2013 2:16:05 AM Yea Prime! I'm a fan and of late somewhat addicted, adding to my stock of unread books and collecting gadgets. Must get a grip.
As a rural route farm boy who grew up poring over Sears and Montgomery-Ward mail-order catalogs and then looking out for the mailman every day for a couple of weeks for the goods, I enjoy ordering stuff via Kindle at 3 a.m. without getting out of bed.
Arky is correct. I have used those exact words to tell spouse that Amazon will rule the world. And right now that is okay with me. 27813. arkymalarky - 12/10/2013 4:42:01 AM That one click is so great and terrible. On my kindle fire I can do all my shopping in a flash. And it's scary how often (like always) they have whatever obscure item you can conceive of when you're free associating in the middle of the night. 27814. iiibbb - 12/10/2013 6:03:03 PM I thought about following up with a cash offer... but then decided that if he wanted to haggle he would have countered.
Being open to haggling is probably not a good precedent for him to set... hard to say whether he'd gain or lose sales overall. 27815. judithathome - 12/10/2013 10:18:30 PM Forget sales...if he has no customers, he takes a loss on everything, regardless.
When I was in business, I never paid more for any goods than I could make three times what I paid. I did give discounts but never to the point that it would bother my bottom line.
Of course, I was in a rather unique business, retail but not really....
27816. alistairconnor - 12/18/2013 3:13:19 PM Yep, your local retailer really cannot compete with Amazon and their supply chain. He would literally be losing money if he matched prices.
It really bothers me that I buy so much stuff from them. Particularly that in Europe, they have so much latitude to shift money around and end up paying no company tax -- no local company can compete with that; also that they have been flouting French employment law in their local logistical operations.
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