September 2009 Weddings
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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Dear...
Dunkin Donuts:
If I so choose to purchase a donut with frosting on the top, please - for the love of the gods above - DO NOT put it in the bag face DOWN so that I lose all of that delicious sugary goodness...
If I so choose to purchase a donut with frosting on the top, please - for the love of the gods above - DO NOT put it in the bag face DOWN so that I lose all of that delicious sugary goodness...
Re: Dear...
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What!? There is one within walking distance of my office, and like five near my apartment. You just live in the wrong part, lady!
Hey, I do what I can...
And I hated that when I lived in MD -- there was maybe 1 within a 50-mile radius and it drove me nuts coming from a town that had 13 different stores within 20 miles.
updated 10.03.12
Dude, you keep adding to the list of reasons never to visit Arkansas!
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Seriously - why do they do that? I paid for that yummy frosting and I don't want to lick the bag to get it!
Dear cashiers,
Why do you put dollar bills in my hand first, then a HUGE long receipt and then the change on top? Every single time, the change slides off, I have to wrangle the receipt and I just wind up chucking everything into the shopping bag instead of my wallet because they're already helping the next customer and I'm in their way! I don't need the frustration! Put the change in my hand first, THEN the bills. Wait till I put it away and then hand me my receipt or put it in the bag. So much easier!| cute shoes make me happy |
Yes, Rach, you just need to come closer to the city. There are 2 within a mile and a half of my work/ house and 5 within 3 miles.
Stand up for something you believe in.
For realz! And I'm not above tearing the bag open and scoop that frosting up with my finger either.... but still!
I confess - I did this once during my tenure in retail. It took only one disgruntled customer to ream me out in front of a whole line of people, and I never put bills in the hand first again.
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AMEN!!!
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Am I in the minority if I prefer Krispy Kreme?
No, I MUCH prefer Krispy Kreme.
We have neither. Sad.
ETA: We HAD a Krispy Kreme, but it went out of business in less than a year. Fail.
LOL ok maybe it's just Fairfax then because there are NONE!!!
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BOO to the lot of you!
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I definitely prefer Krispy Kreme. We don't have DD, but I had one recently in NYC and was majorly disappointed.
We have both KK and DD- although the nearest KK is 5ish miles away. And I have to go across the beltway to get there, which I sort of hate.
My Dear is for my husband- If I'm trying to pick out a Father's Day gift for your dad the least you can do is look at it FFS.
Stand up for something you believe in.
This made me laugh. When I was a kid out shopping with my mother, I used to get frustrated and slightly embarrassed that she would stop and put her money away after the cashier would hand it to her, cause there were people waiting. I would cringe every time and be like "Mom! Come on!"
And then I grew up. And the cashier would dump all the change into my palm and I hurry to put that money in its rightful compartments so I don't hold up the line, and then I got WHY my mom didn't just move along.
I always think of my mom when the cashier hands me the change and I try to not just shove it into my purse to be invariably lost in the clutter. And it makes me smile a bit. But maybe that's just cause I'm thinking of my mom.
I'm a firm believer that every initial DD experience should be in Massachusetts, because otherwise you're just setting yourself up for heartache...
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on a related note to the cashiers....
Dear Safeway baggers -
Learn how to freaking bag groceries. I realize I'm kind of anal about how things are packed from working retail so many years, but if you smash my bread/eggs/english muffins/tortillas,etc one more time I may go postal on you.
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.... Ellie FTW!
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These are the reasons I'm THAT customer who tells the bagger, 'No, thank you. I'll do it myself," and shoos them off.
And this is the main reason I like doing self check out. I can bag it the way I like and I can grab my change the way I like. Win!
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Self check out lines make me anxious...
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I have reusable bags, and the baggers at Publix insist on stuffing them absolutely full, like a week's worth of groceries fit into 4 bags. Dude, I've broken the straps on 2 bags because of your stupid over-stuffing. Not to mention the fact that I can't carry the SOBs. I brought 12 bags for a reason. Spread the wealth.
Ahh! That would drive me crazy. Usually at Walmart and Target they bag the stuff as they scan it. I hate when they put one item in one bag I always end up telling them to stuff them because I live on the second floor, and the less trips I can make the better... And carrying multiple bags at once doesn't help the cause.
And yes, if they don't listen, I'll combine stuff and leave the extra bags. I know it annoys the cashier... but s/he should have listened LOL.
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Aw really? They have been my savior.
I'm the type that likes to use exact change whenever I can... I always get anxious if I go into a normal check out lane and want to pay cash. I get all flustered when I'm trying to get rid of my small bills and change. So I truly appreciate that the self check out is patient with me and is willing to take my 37 pennies one by one......
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wow, I can't believe how many people use cash at the grocery store! I NEVER have cash on me, maybe like $5 that I'll use at Starbucks or something. I would never have enough cash on me to buy groceries with. I'm the queen of plastic. The bills section of my wallet is completely obsolete.