Self-tutoring about consumer issues: the tutor mentions a recent “upgrade”. Locally, a store has been acquired by a larger chain. At first, I didn’t perceive much difference. A few weeks on, however, there is perhaps a rather significant one: among …
Self-tutoring about shopping: the tutor mentions a recent trip to a dollar store. Every year, starting perhaps October or November, my wife mentions that we need a new daily planner. She’s right, of course; I just never think of it …
Self-tutoring about the tradition of Boxing Day shopping: the tutor comments. Yesterday I went with my wife, son, and his wife to check out the aftermath of the 2023 Holiday Season in the stores. We visited a couple of individual …
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Self-tutoring about discount shopping: the tutor mentions a story. A few months back, maybe in late September, my wife and I were in a popular discount store. There were a lot of good deals that day, including shoes. Not even …
Self-tutoring about lifestyle and shopping: the tutor mentions a further story connected with changing a battery in a car. I mention in yesterday’s post about changing a car’s battery just before it gave up. With the suddenness of the situation, …