Thursday, July 7, 2016

Digest for misc.consumers.frugal-living@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 1 topic

The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>: Jul 06 07:43PM -0700

On 07/06/2016 11:14 AM, Michael Black wrote:
 
> Well I was unfrugal in June.
 
Me too, except maybe not. A 2013 Corolla. It should last beyond my
lifetime based on the Caddy's performance.
 
> player, but this one has audio input (line level rather than microphone)
> so I offer five dollars and get it. So I sort of wasted the first five
> dollars, but I let other people spend the big money on buying them new.
 
You should have offered $2. I hate having my first offer accepted
immediately :-(
 
--
Cheers, Bev
"If Mary Jo could float I would have been president."
-- Ted Kennedy
Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca>: Jul 06 11:19PM -0400

The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>: Jul 06 10:25PM -0700

On 07/06/2016 08:19 PM, Michael Black wrote:
> these FRS walkie talkies, reception is great. Assuming they can be had
> for five (or two) dollars, it is a frugal way to get a weather radio, and
> then there's always the two way fuction on top.
 
Back when I was doing surveys, I got a pair of very nice FRS
walkie-talkies (possibly Cobra, possibly Motorola, it's been a while)
for free. Never had occasion to use them, but their batteries stayed
charged for over a year. Never can tell when they might come in handy...
 
> But I seem to be offering five dollars here and there. I suppose I could
> try lower, but I wasn't in the mood to haggle.
 
We always offer a price that we'd be glad to get the thing for. Usually
works, but there are some people who really don't understand the concept
of castoff-valuation. We went to one sale where everything was a
quarter, no matter what. We wanted to pay the guy more than that for
what we bought, but he'd only take a quarter. Gave new meaning to
"priced to move".
 
--
Cheers, Bev
"If Mary Jo could float I would have been president."
-- Ted Kennedy
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