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* another celebrity goes Scientology - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/6e740135d665ef81?hl=en
* frugal towels? - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/7e4690da26b3e36b?hl=en
* question about Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/4432033dfbb21e86?hl=en
* Richard Branson and an alternative to eBay - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/1e60826ab353aaf4?hl=en
* "25 cheap ways to keep your house cooler" - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/6a2eaaf9ea81ab21?hl=en
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TOPIC: another celebrity goes Scientology
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/6e740135d665ef81?hl=en
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Date: Sat, May 31 2008 8:42 pm
From: "hamburger helper"
"Mensanator" <mensanator@aol.com> wrote in message
news:399c8c07-dbe3-4b70-9324-5c2cd3f2afeb@a1g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
On May 31, 10:18?pm, markritter...@gmail.com wrote:
> According to CNN...The latest celebrity to become a Scientologist:
> VANILLA ICE.
>
> Yes, that's right. ?Mr. Robert Van Winkle himself.
>
> In celebration of his newfound religion, let's get his #1 hit movie
> from the 90's out in high-definition Blu-Ray disc.
>
> http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/coolasiceblurayhttp://www.ipetitions.com/petition/coolasicebluray/signatures.html
>
> Sign it (you don't need your real name) and see your signature on the
> list (we're up to 90 supporters already!).
At least with crystal meth you don't end up a Scientologist.
------------
Way to reach for the stars, Scientology. Who's next? One of the Corey's?
Michael Jackson? Oh wait, you guys already tried that.
HH
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TOPIC: frugal towels?
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/7e4690da26b3e36b?hl=en
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Date: Sat, May 31 2008 9:11 pm
From: Jimington
On Sun, 1 Jun 2008 13:15:37 +1000, "Rod Speed"
<rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
>Jimington <wvzubqtr@gfa.pp> wrote
>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>>> Chloe <justsayno@spam.com> wrote
>>>> val189 <gwehrenb@bellsouth.net> wrote
>>>>> Logan Shaw <lshaw-use...@austin.rr.com> wrote
>
>>>>>> OK, here's an actual non-spam, real question about frugal living.
>
>>>>>> Where's a good place to buy frugal towels? And what kind (brands, styles) are good?
>
>>>>>> I've noticed that if you buy cheap towels, you end up with ones that don't
>>>>>> actually absorb water, aren't comfortable, and have problems with
>>>>>> pilling and shedding. These things are no good. I want to save
>>>>>> money, but too-cheap towels are essentially totally useless and
>>>>>> worthless, and it's a form of false frugality to spend even a
>>>>>> single dime on something you can't really ever use.
>
>>>>>> At the same time, you can way overspend. So where's the middle
>>>>>> road? For that matter, how do you tell a cheaply-made towel from a
>>>>>> quality one, other than that the cheap one usually costs less?
>
>>>>> This is one type of purchase I don't skimp on. If you buy at a
>>>>> reputable store, wait for 'white' sales and buy the top of the
>>>>> line, they should last for decades. Do NOT use fabric softener in
>>>>> a towel load. Also, I wouldn't buy the dark colors, like navy,
>>>>> maroon etc - they tend to show lint from the lighter towels you
>>>>> might be washing. Green also seems to be door which fades easily.
>
>>>> You can tell they're good quality when they're heavy and soft.
>
>>> No you cant. I used that for the last one I bought, and got a brand name as well, but
>>> while it drys better than the worst of the cheapest towels, it still doesnt dry well enough.
>
>> You must dry yourself fancy style.
>
>Nope. And I havent changed the way I dry myself either. If I use the old
>towels that are now a tad threadbare, they still dry as well as they ever
>did. The problem is that I cant find new ones that are as good as them now.
>
>But I havent tried going to a specialist shop and asking someone
>who looks knowledgable, an older woman, for a towel as good
>as the old ones and that I dont care about the price.
I doubt if i'll ever have to buy any, by the time i'll need a new one
i should either be dead or in a nursing home, either way i'll be too
comfortable to worry about it.
>
>> I just give a towel a simple rub over and hang it up (head, body,
>> genitals. I don't bother with legs, too far away), any excess
>> moisture soon evaporates, so i don't get fancy with them.
>
>Its a lot warmer where you live.
Only in winter, we don't get as hot as you in summer.
>
>> I've never taken stock of our towels (that's the wife's business)
>
>Ask her about the problem for me.
I just did and she knows about as much as me. Neither of us can
remember ever buying any and we've been together 20 years now.
The towel i'm currently using has a faded to almost nothing label that
claims to be "classic home collection" but since neither of us do any
fancy drying that won't be any help as to whether it's a good towel.
I nearly passed through your town on a trip last month, the voyeur in
me would have driven up your street just to see where a legend lives,
but we went a different way.
>
>> but i'd figure they'd last for a generation without too much drama.
>
>The previous ones did last about that long and just got a bit threadbare.
>
>>>> The advice to wait for sales is good, but you can also find good
>>>> buys at stores like T J Maxx, Tuesday Morning and Steinmart which
>>>> sell "past season" merchandise. And even those stores sometimes
>>>> mark towels down. You may not always be able to find matching
>>>> sets, but I've never had a problem with using towels in differing
>>>> coordinating colors: in fact, I kind of like the look.
>
>>>> You also might want to avoid white because it's hard to keep it
>>>> fresh looking without using a lot of bleach--which can be hard on
>>>> the fibers over time.
>
>>>> Just a side tip about lint: I don't sort my laundry into whites and
>>>> colors, but I do sort it by light and dark. That seems to be
>>>> sufficient to avoid most of the lint problems.
>
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TOPIC: question about Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/4432033dfbb21e86?hl=en
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Date: Sat, May 31 2008 9:35 pm
From: larry
nobody@spamcop.net wrote:
> On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:31:20 -0700, Anthony Matonak
> <anthonym40@nothing.like.socal.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> nospam256k@yahoo.com wrote:
>>> Every Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes mailing always describes
>>> in great detail and fanfare about how PCH will show up at the winner's
>>> residence with a TV crew and present the winner with a big check.
>>>
>>> Does this mean that people who have a post office box address would
>>> not be eligible to win?
>> Presumably they do a little detective work and find out where the
>> people actually live. This isn't terribly expensive.
>>
>> Anthony
>
> Actually, it is free. There's a form you fill out at the PO to find
> out who "owns" a box.
>
> And in an case, if you be the grand winner, there's a LOT of paperwok
> first before they show up with a film crew etc. That part is
> completely staged. All the legal stuff has to be gone over first and
> they have to make sure you "qualify"....read all the contest fine
> print for details.
Not to mention your very slim chance of winning to start
with. ;-)
-larry/dallas
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TOPIC: Richard Branson and an alternative to eBay
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/1e60826ab353aaf4?hl=en
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Date: Sat, May 31 2008 9:38 pm
From: Ignoramus6145
On 2008-06-01, Samantha Hill - remove TRASH to reply <samhill@TRASHsonic.net> wrote:
> Dave wrote:
>>
>> Again, why reinvent the wheel? Use craigslist. Since I found that I
>> haven't visited ebay once, and I don't miss ebay. -Dave
>
> For one thing, Craiglist is for private-party sellers, not people
> seeking to earn an under-the-table income, and if you are found out,
> your posts start getting flagged off and you can get restricted or
> banned from the site.
I am not sure if you can get banned, but Craigslist has only a very
limited usability.
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TOPIC: "25 cheap ways to keep your house cooler"
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/6a2eaaf9ea81ab21?hl=en
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Date: Sat, May 31 2008 11:19 pm
From: "aesthete8@hotmail.com"
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/SavingandDebt/SaveMoney/25cheapWaysToKeepYourHouseCooler.aspx
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