tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932312264889271.post6542332604757200221..comments2024-02-24T11:49:27.623-08:00Comments on The Restless Chef: Why I am a bad consumerDesireehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00331108175137673106noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932312264889271.post-39334866664672796502011-10-24T06:05:52.394-07:002011-10-24T06:05:52.394-07:00Ah, yes, this explains why the serendipity of a ya...Ah, yes, this explains why the serendipity of a yard sale is manna from heaven.West Coast Grrlie Blatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525143312328529863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932312264889271.post-39824037695756095282011-10-19T15:49:35.426-07:002011-10-19T15:49:35.426-07:00Honestly PB I wanted to ask the manager that very ...Honestly PB I wanted to ask the manager that very question--but I couldn't wait to get out of there!Desireehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331108175137673106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932312264889271.post-89082564755105877602011-10-18T21:31:37.403-07:002011-10-18T21:31:37.403-07:00Which makes me wonder: the retailers make money of...Which makes me wonder: the retailers make money off these ads. But if they're sending shoppers away, are they worth it? <br /><br />I suppose I'm in the minority.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932312264889271.post-72379149731365187422011-10-18T21:30:33.112-07:002011-10-18T21:30:33.112-07:00I'm the same way. Retail in general is exhaust...I'm the same way. Retail in general is exhausting, unpleasant. I do not linger. Even grocery shopping is awful, although Trader Joe's at least gives me coffee and a snack.<br /><br />This is one reason my wardrobe is so dull. I can't bear the time it takes to consider one outfit over the other, one color or style. I've just got to get out of there and I do, sometimes without buying.<br /><br />If we were rich we could shop in more comfortable surroundings.<br /><br />There's a car wash on Walnut where a TV runs constant ads. You can't escape it. I won't go there.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932312264889271.post-56810469028770147222011-10-18T19:03:00.830-07:002011-10-18T19:03:00.830-07:00PA: I love Ross--I just can not bear tvs and annou...PA: I love Ross--I just can not bear tvs and announcers--I read today they're adding them to McDonald's captive audience.<br />AH: I think commerce in general scares me. Sigh.Desireehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331108175137673106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932312264889271.post-43223931872675959582011-10-18T11:14:57.404-07:002011-10-18T11:14:57.404-07:00Leave - cross the parking lot - enter Ross. On a g...Leave - cross the parking lot - enter Ross. On a good day the store takes on the appearance of "rapture in progress." Personally I enjoy this sort of chaos but then I'm on the high end of the lowland. Ill bredPasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932312264889271.post-84167988893658836212011-10-18T10:12:16.340-07:002011-10-18T10:12:16.340-07:00Oh, how truly hysterical. Or hysterically true. Th...Oh, how truly hysterical. Or hysterically true. The city can be a dodgy business for us mountain folk. One time I went into Old Navy for a sweatshirt and it scared me to death.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com