Monday, July 3, 2017

Monday Errands





Leaving the YMCA today (my water aerobics was class back to normal, thank heaven), I stopped my car for one of the many walkers who hoof it around the complex.
This was a markedly portly gentleman, out in his shorts and sneakers, reaping the rewards of sunshine and weight-bearing exercise. Unfortunately, the benefits were most likely outweighed by the gigantic stogie in his mouth.

          On a related note, on my way to Home Depot to buy boxes, I passed a Vape shop whose owner may not be too familiar with the concept of irony. Prominently displayed in front was the proud banner, “Principle Over Profit.”

          So today’s downsizing errands included purchasing 4 packing boxes at Home Despot (75 cents each), charming 2 egg packing boxes out of the egg man at the grocery store, and shamelessly begging 3 boxes from a stock clerk at the dollar store.

          I followed that up with a trip to Staples for bubble wrap where I discovered to my horror that the roll I needed was $18. In the ‘80s it was enough of an adjustment for me when we all were suddenly paying for bottled water – I couldn’t bring myself to spend money on what was essentially air that I’d later throw away.
       I’m going to start amassing newspaper like a hoarder on speed.

9 comments:

  1. You are wise to recycle your buffering for your move. It will be much easier to dispose of as well.

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  2. I cannot bear to buy bottled water.

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    1. Me either - not only because of all those plastic bottles in land fills, but because we have excellent well water.

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  3. We have a LOT of bubblewrap. Since discovering you had to pay for it, my partner squirrels away any piece which comes into the house. Ditto bozes. Ironic really, since all my down-sizing/declutering attempts are foiled by the same individual.
    Good luck.

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  4. $18 for bubble wrap? That seems like an awful lot. Plenty of newspaper will do the job just as well, and wrap delicate things like framed photos with a folded teatowel over the glass for added protection.

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  5. My use of bubble wrap is limited to those Amazon packages that contain it. I only like to pop those things and didn't realize how expense they are! :-)

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  6. I also save bubblewrap though I have bought some. I buy it at the box store, much cheaper than at Staples and I can take them all the peanuts that accumulate and they will reuse them.

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  7. OK, that is an INSANE price for bubble wrap!! What the heck?!

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    1. Well, it was a really really BIG roll. . .

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