Share Your World 21st February Time is still flying by. I’m sure when I turn around twice, it will be spring and one more turn and it will be summer and fall again. It’s dizzying. We have had a winter that… Read More ›
online shopping
YOU GOTTA WONDER
Garry had to go to his audio-hearing check up today. I didn’t think they’d even let me in because I’ve been sick and even though I don’t think I’m contagious — or ever was — no one will take a… Read More ›
EASY
How easy it is to shop online? I spent the last 3 hours searching for an effective flea and tick repellant for the Duke. There are some new products on the market including an edible tick and flea repellant, but… Read More ›
CASABLANCA IN MASSACHUSETTS
Remember how, in the movie (1942) “Casablanca,” to get to America you went to Casablanca in Morocco — and then you waited, and waited, and waited? I ordered a sweater. It was on sale. I bought it at the end… Read More ›
AND THEN, THERE’S AMAZON …
Fandango’s Provocative Question #140 First, congratulations. 140 is a lot of posting and reading and commenting. I really enjoy doing this particular challenge. Now, to the question: This is easy to explain, but I have a feeling I’m going to use… Read More ›
DEATH OF THE MALL
RETAIL WORKERS ARE QUITTING AT RECORD RATES FOR HIGHER PAYING WORK: “MY LIFE ISN’T WORTH A DEAD-END JOB” The Washington Post, June 21, 2021 I don’t miss malls except for the kiosk where they sold watch batteries and Annie’s where… Read More ›
GETTING HACKED
There have been a lot of big hacks lately. Mostly these have been called ransomware attacks. They’ve hit an oil company, hospitals, electric companies. They also, rather casually, will attack anyone else they can, even if it’s for just a… Read More ›
ONLINE SHOPPING REVOLUTION OR CONSUMER REBELLION? – Marilyn Armstrong
I’ve been thinking about shopping. Does anyone remember in those last ten years before online shopping came into full flower? That was when you’d go into a nice shop and discover there was no one there. No one to help… Read More ›
EVERYTHING YOU WEREN’T THINKING ABOUT MATTRESSES – Marilyn Armstrong
Let’s not talk about the news. I don’t want to talk about it. I don’t want to think about it. Instead, let’s talk about mattresses. Because we just got a new one. I’m a born researcher, so when I’m buying… Read More ›
EVEN GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS ISSUES – Marilyn Armstrong
My son ordered a label maker from Amazon. Not terribly expensive and not an obscure product. He got it on time, but when he opened the crate, it turned out to be an empty case. No label maker in it. He… Read More ›
HOW DID THAT HACK HAPPEN? – Marilyn Armstrong
A friend asked me how a hack could happen. You can find plenty of information about this in the news almost every night. Multiple attempts by many governments to locate these guys and take them down are always underway. The… Read More ›
NOTORIOUS HACKERS – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Notorious The day after I got hacked, it hit the TV headlines. Every network news station had the information at the top of the hour: REBOOT YOUR ROUTER. Apparently, millions of home users had already been… Read More ›
MORE STUFF – WORLD SHARING!
Share Your World – January 29, 2018 If you had an unlimited shopping spree at only one store, which one would you choose? Why? Can I make that Amazon please? I would head for the cameras and computers and possibly… Read More ›
AMAZON’S PRIME GETTING LESS PRIME
It’s a “thing.” A disease. Amazon has caught it. Your company is fine, no problems, so why not create a problem? Nothing livens up a customer relationship more than unsolvable problems. That’s what I always say! They decided a while… Read More ›
BUYING A DOOR FOR THE DOGS
Now that the front door and sidelights is ordered, I need to get a doggy door. The one we’ve got is huge. We’ve had so many different dogs, from very small to really big, we needed one door to fit… Read More ›
THE JOY OF SHOPPING – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I love shopping when I’m looking for something specific. It’s like a treasure hunt. My pulse quickens and all my senses go on high alert. I’m like an animal stalking prey. Will I find it down the next aisle? Or… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 