Watch Your Money When Shopping!

[TICA]

Well, after reading this thread, I had better start looking. I hate grocery shopping and get in and out as quickly as I can. We had a store here that started charging 5 cents per plastic bag or you could buy a cloth one from them to use over and over. Although I do use the cloth ones, I quit going along with lots of others. I always use the plastic bags in my small garbage container under the sink and in the bathroom so I just switched to the other local grocery store. That didn't last long as they lost so much business so they are back to free bags now.

Another scam to look for is when paying for meals in a restaurant and using a credit card. I had a friend who checks her statement every month against her receipts and noticed that more than once, the waiter had changed the tip amount. She reported it to the manager and that employee was fired over it. I hardly ever use my credit card but that is something I look for now.

 

[That Guy]

As for the bags . . . Ya gotta bring your own or they sell ya one for 10 cents and the price will soon go to a quarter. There's been concern about salmonella and other nastiness being spread by unwashed bags (not the unwashed shoppers . . . the containers they carry...)

 

[That Guy]

Well, I'm a lay monk. See, there's two main kinds of Taoist monks - those who "stay on the mountain", removed from life and focused upon their own development; and the "lay" monks, who go out into the world and teach.

I used to drink alcohol - haven't touched a drop in years. Taoism, though, has a long, proud history of drinkers - one of religious Taoism's gods is a drunkard who carries a huge gourd around with him all the time, taking hits from it.

It's my understanding there are different levels of monk: Monk A, Monk B, et cetera. And have determined that you are a Monk E, sir . . .

 

[nan]

whenever I go shopping I always add up the items mentaly as I go along, I have been over charged many times,and I believe if you have been over charged for an item then the policy is that you get that item for free.

 

[That Guy]

whenever I go shopping I always add up the items mentaly as I go along, I have been over charged many times,and I believe if you have been over charged for an item then the policy is that you get that item for free.

Very smart way to go, nan. I'm just too lazy...