Evolv-ing Thread

[dwcraig1]

My Rain-X Endura silicone wiper blades are on the way. It appears that the Endura line is a Walmart only product, Probably Rain-X sells the same blade under a different name. I went to a local Walmart last Saturday around 10 am and the line was clean out to the street, when we got to the street to get in line we saw the line also went down the street.
The line was close to 1/2 mile long. All I wanted was wiper blades and eggs so we got back in the car and left. The Costco next door to the Walmart had a similar line but they had just opened. I ordered the blades online and they will be delivered to my home by Wednesday at no charge.

 

[dwcraig1]

Meat and Mexican beer is starting to disappear now.

 

[Steamer861]

The line ups have settled down here Seems about a month ago you had to wait for ever to get in the Cosco or the grocery store , now the panic buying is over & things are going back to normal, well as far as line ups for food go
The meat counter at our local Cosco is not the same! Steaks are truly for the rich rite now, big jump in price! 2 weeks straight no fresh ground beef This weekend they had some thing resembling ground beef? but it must of been turkey? half the size same price as before 2 of our biggest meat packing plants here in Canada got hit real hard by the Covid

Trying to work in this environment is Painful! Sourcing materials & dealing with Goberment agencies is super slow, even if you have work, it's hard to make any $

OMG! America! I just checked the "World O " site & America has as many cases as the next 6 top counties combined! What the heck happened there? 81,000 Dead!

 

[tiburonfirst]

still no tp here. inquired today and was told which mornings to show up to get my hands on some of that commodity apparently, deliveries come in 3 times a week but sell out within hours the morning it's put on the shelf.
saw some pork chops today but no steaks or ground beef ..... sigh

 

[Steamer861]

Seems funny to Me! our Cosco has TP stocked to the ceiling, for the last 3 weeks it's been on sale 5 Off & it's still not moving I would send to a big 40 roll pack of the Charmin Tibs but shipping would kill us

Oh I saw this on FB today! Warms my heart to See stuff like this Way to go Germany!

 

[BillW50]

Well being quarantined, some have learned some new skills.

 

[awsum140]

I'm cured of Amazon. That "new" phone was immediately blocked because the IMEI, registration number, reports it as being lost or stolen. Contacted Amazon and was told I have to wait for the "seller" to contact me in a few days. I bought it from Amazon, the charge was from Amazon Market Place and the supplier just drop shipped it. Amazon was the seller, no way around that. I spent hours on chat with them and got some action, but I am disputing the charge on my credit card and have canceled auto ship stuff on Amazon already. I ordered some other stuff last week and specifically looked for the "Prime" logo for quick shipping because I needed it quickly. Still waiting for that stuff, ordered on the 5th and it hasn't shipped yet. No more Amazon stuff here, it ain't worth the hassle and aggravations. Prime ain't Prime anymore either.

 

[BillW50]

I only use Amazon as a last resort. I never got on the Prime bandwagon. And if you do have a problem with a seller or Amazon themselves, I wouldn't bother with Amazon at all and just dispute the CC charge. Thus you allow Amazon and the CC to deal with each other. By the way, I buy my iPhones directly from Apple themselves.

 

[Boobsley]

Try Swappa for the phone. I just got my second phone through them last week. It is an auction type of site. The seller lists the price, but you can chat with them & try to bring them down. My phone was listed as good condition, but not a scratch on it & battery health is @ 99%.
The company makes the seller run the phones EMIE (or whatever it is) number with them, so no stolen phones. Gotta keep checking though, the good deals get swooped up quick.


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[dwcraig1]

I only use Amazon as a last resort. I never got on the Prime bandwagon. And if you do have a problem with a seller or Amazon themselves, I wouldn't bother with Amazon at all and just dispute the CC charge. Thus you allow Amazon and the CC to deal with each other. By the way, I buy my iPhones directly from Apple themselves.

As I have posted before I buy most of my phones here: mistyelectronicsstore | eBay Stores
I say "most" because my son has to have the latest and greatest so his comes from the Apple Store.

 

[Steamer861]

I buy my iPhones directly from Apple themselves.

Is this a Typo?

I like Amazon for fast shipping, but lately the ship dates, clearly marked in the product description are way in the future 3 to 4 weeks out a lot of the times

I'v never bought a used phone, lately I'v been surfings Ebay & Amazon looking for a Xr but seems like new is the only good option Why would I take a chance on a used phone to save $50?

 

[BillW50]

Is this a Typo?

Nope, I own two iPhone SE remember? Which the SE has nothing in common with the current SE iPhone. Why would Apple have a discontinued phone called the SE and a new one also called SE which are nothing alike?

I like Amazon for fast shipping, but lately the ship dates, clearly marked in the product description are way in the future 3 to 4 weeks out a lot of the times

Yes, they were usually quick to ship, I'll give them that.

I'v never bought a used phone, lately I'v been surfings Ebay & Amazon looking for a Xr but seems like new is the only good option Why would I take a chance on a used phone to save $50?

I bought some used Windows phones that you can't find anymore off of eBay. Sorry I can't think of anything exciting to tell you about them. Maybe you could say they look cute?

 

[Steamer861]

I actually had a Windows phone way back when they first were coming on the market. They made a good argument for buying an iPhone!
Mine was a real Gem, I had to constantly remove the battery to reset it!
I keep my old phones & give them away to my kids friends, I threw the Windows phone in the recycling Bin!

 

[awsum140]

Amazon shipping has gotten too erratic. I ordered Prime stuff last Tuesday that hasn't shipped and Prime stuff on Saturday that got here Sunday. I've had it with the Bozo shop. I hope Swappa does better and saving roughly $300, not $50, makes it worthwhile.

 

[Boobsley]

Steamer. You can get an Xr on swappa in mint condition 128 gig for $505 right now. That is 150 off apples price


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[Steamer861]

Thanks for the tip @Boobsley I'm going to check it out

I'm not sure about other phones, but the Xr is all most full price Refurbished or used on Ebay

 

[Steamer861]

I had a quick look on Swappa, the problem for Us Canadians up here is the exchange & the shipping By the time I pay the exchange, shipping & posable Tax at the post office when it arrives. $799 Canadian New from Apple or BestBuy sound pretty good for one that comes with a warranty & all the accessories

 

[Blitzdonlife]

OMG! America! I just checked the "World O " site & America has as many cases as the next 6 top counties combined! What the heck happened there? 81,000 Dead!

Yeah, we're getting hit pretty hard in the USA. Waiting for round two now. They lifted the lockdown here in Texas, I saw more people driving around and socializing than pre-Corona lockdown. Traffic was insane. Day before lockdown was lifted, confirmed cases in my county spiked 50%. Only plus for me was this sports car I raced. He beat me on the gate, didn't expect to be racing anyone, but it was fun anyway.

 

[BillW50]

 

[tiburonfirst]