http://www.aneclecticmind.com Web site and blog for Maria Langer, freelance writer, commercial helicopter pilot, and serious amateur photographer. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:30:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/02/01/trader-joes-and-the-rise-of-the-lazy-stupid-consumer/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/02/01/trader-joes-and-the-rise-of-the-lazy-stupid-consumer/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:17:38 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/?p=7546 How stupid, lazy, and wasteful have we become? There can be no better example of how far we've sunk than the Guacamole Kit. 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Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/07/shop-smart-for-services-avoid-dealing-with-middlemen/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/01/shoppers-do-your-homework/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/01/shoppers-do-your-homework/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:35:58 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/01/shoppers-do-your-homework/ Slick product packaging and marketing ≠ best products A few lessons to be learned here for folks who want to get the most for their money and not be conned by marketeers. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/01/shoppers-do-your-homework/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/29/a-positive-shopping-experience/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/29/a-positive-shopping-experience/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:30:22 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/29/a-positive-shopping-experience/ Per the request of the Bed, Bath, and Beyond Twitter monitor. Some details about a positive shopping experience, along with an explanation of why I bothered to blog it. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/29/a-positive-shopping-experience/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/02/dear-amazon-exactly-how-is-this-prime/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/02/dear-amazon-exactly-how-is-this-prime/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:43:45 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/02/dear-amazon-exactly-how-is-this-prime/ I know how to use a calendar; do the folks at Amazon.com understand what "two days" means? I paid for 2-day shipping. Why isn't Amazon giving me what I paid for? 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