First World Problems: post yours!

[wolfwoman]

Did you need tomato juice or not?

As someone who has had several dog/skunk encounters, tomato juice is an old wives tale. A mixture of hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and Dawn liquid soap works best.

[barbis9]

I got rid of hanging bird feeder due to the squirrels and bought a window feeder that has suction cups. It worked great all summer as I was able to see the birds from my kitchen window. This past week a black squirrel has found a way of jumping and landing directly into this feeder. Not sure what to do now.....grrrrr. Any suggestions?

[Ciel]

I got rid of hanging bird feeder due to the squirrels and bought a window feeder that has suction cups. It worked great all summer as I was able to see the birds from my kitchen window. This past week a black squirrel has found a way of jumping and landing directly into this feeder. Not sure what to do now.....grrrrr. Any suggestions?

Might be time to apply a light coat of cooking oil to the top of the feeder and see squirrel skid. Or find some self-fastening loop (rough side) adhesive dots to make squirrels paws go ouch. You may find them in dollar stores or fabric stores in the notions area. Your intention is to make squirrel's pads not sticky enough to want to land there again. One slip ought to convince the creature to move along.

My rants:
Laptop spacebar sometimes won't work and my sentences are runon without spaces.

The wind blowing all the leaves today and yesterday. I want a vacuum truck like the one Martha Stewart's garden crew use to move the leaves away (as posted on her blog). It was genius that I mulched some leaves on Monday-pity I did not have some leftover gas to mow over the remaining drier leaves and save myself raking time today and yesterday. Time to reach for a Tylenol pain reliever sample to deal with the backache.

[GoJays]

The spacing issue has to do with the forum, Ciel, not with your computer. I've only noticed it happening when you quote a post to reply. It's annoying and I've stopped quoting posts until they get it figured out.

My complaint is with people who borrow the DVDs from the library and then scratch the ever lovin' hell out of them. No, no one else wants to see the movie after you, go ahead and destroy it. It doesn't belong to you, it doesn't matter. Asshole.

[Midnightly]

My complaint is with people who borrow the DVDs from the library and then scratch the ever lovin' hell out of them. No, no one else wants to see the movie after you, go ahead and destroy it. It doesn't belong to you, it doesn't matter. Asshole.

or they are covered with dirty finger prints and gunk! when i used to borrow from the library i would have to clean most the disks i would get (i kept a cloth by the dvd player for just that reason)

[Ciel]

I have a microfibre cloth on standby for DVDs plus usually get a bit of rubbing alcohol to deal with the worse fingerprints on the disc.

[walkonby]

cursing my physio therapist gal who forces me to reach for the stars in my stretches. AND she watches me like a hawk! Aw...just kidding...I love them all at the clinic, they have helped both DH and I so much to recover from pain and injuries over time.

[sweet sparrow]

Yesterday, I went to WM to redeem the Hasbro toy coupons. The coupons say that there is a $10 value (including tax) that will be reimbursed to the store. I tried to purchase items that were $9.94. Cashier (a CS Manager) said it had to be over $10 and I couldn't have a gift receipt because I wasn't spending actual money. She said she could do it but the gift receipt would show $0. She told me to find items over $10 and they had a meeting concerning that particular coupon this morning.

I came back to the self-checkout, but found they couldn't do gift receipts.

I went through the express checkout on the third try and got a cashier who told me that I needed to buy Kelloggs cereal if I wanted to use the coupon. I told her I got the coupon *because* I bought the cereal. Sigh. She went to check the coupon with a manager. The store manager replied that I could purchase any toy that was under $10, but not one penny over. Arrrggghhh!!!

By this time I had already been in the store for well over an hour just waiting in three different lines, speaking to two different managers, all to leave all my purchases because I was now late for work. The cashier gave me a tip to return to the store after the current floor manager had left as she couldn't do anything other than what she was instructed to do.

Honestly, I'm not sure I could be any more annoyed by Walmart. If I go back, the stress and aggravation will likely bring on labour pains....

[Candini]

Black Friday... to shop or not to shop, that is the question.

A little bird told me of free gift cards being handed out, not sure if I want to be up and at em' before 8am for a store.

Tbh, I`ll probably end up sitting on my laptop with a coffee and my credit card all puffy eyed as usual.

[Lyssia510]

Black Friday... to shop or not to shop, that is the question.

A little bird told me of free gift cards being handed out, not sure if I want to be up and at em' before 8am for a store.

Tbh, I`ll probably end up sitting on my laptop with a coffee and my credit card all puffy eyed as usual.

Trade you.....I have to work Black Friday and my credit card doesn't quite hate me yet.

[coupongirl99]

Now you should contact head office and say "I tried the following as an experiment and got a different answer each time." See what they say. At the very least it might (hopefully) provoke better training and a clearer set of rules - especially for your specific store because clearly they need it!

Yesterday, I went to WM to redeem the Hasbro toy coupons. The coupons say that there is a $10 value (including tax) that will be reimbursed to the store. I tried to purchase items that were $9.94. Cashier (a CS Manager) said it had to be over $10 and I couldn't have a gift receipt because I wasn't spending actual money. She said she could do it but the gift receipt would show $0. She told me to find items over $10 and they had a meeting concerning that particular coupon this morning.

I came back to the self-checkout, but found they couldn't do gift receipts.

I went through the express checkout on the third try and got a cashier who told me that I needed to buy Kelloggs cereal if I wanted to use the coupon. I told her I got the coupon *because* I bought the cereal. Sigh. She went to check the coupon with a manager. The store manager replied that I could purchase any toy that was under $10, but not one penny over. Arrrggghhh!!!

By this time I had already been in the store for well over an hour just waiting in three different lines, speaking to two different managers, all to leave all my purchases because I was now late for work. The cashier gave me a tip to return to the store after the current floor manager had left as she couldn't do anything other than what she was instructed to do.

Honestly, I'm not sure I could be any more annoyed by Walmart. If I go back, the stress and aggravation will likely bring on labour pains....

[johnb56789]

Black Friday... to shop or not to shop, that is the question.

A little bird told me of free gift cards being handed out, not sure if I want to be up and at em' before 8am for a store.

Tbh, I`ll probably end up sitting on my laptop with a coffee and my credit card all puffy eyed as usual.

Have the same dilemma, I want to go out early (Walmart for the baking trays and Sportchek I was told it was no tax between 8-10am) the problem is that I have no car, so I have to try to bus all around town and hope I get the deals I want, but the even bigger issue is a nasty 8-11 am lecture that I have that's getting in the way. I really need to go to it, but these deals are some that I will never get again , so I still haven't made up my mind yet

[Candini]

^ You`re right! School can always wait. Go do your early morning shopping. Take an Uber!

[barbis9]

Ok this black friday stuff is driving me bonkers....pre-black friday, black friday and than post black friday followed by pre-cyber Monday, than cyber Monday, etc.

[barbis9]

Have the same dilemma, I want to go out early (Walmart for the baking trays and Sportchek I was told it was no tax between 8-10am) the problem is that I have no car, so I have to try to bus all around town and hope I get the deals I want, but the even bigger issue is a nasty 8-11 am lecture that I have that's getting in the way. I really need to go to it, but these deals are some that I will never get again , so I still haven't made up my mind yet

Can you pay ahead and pick up later at the store with Walmart? Good luck tomorrow!