algormortis commented on L.L. Bean Backpacks Are For Trusting Souls

"My linegar bag's an L.L."

algormortis commented on Staples Installs Two-Way Video Customer Service Stations

"when i moron out and can't find something at staples, they tend to lead you to the item when you find someone, which tends to not be all that hard locally. i was in a staples in NYC and i woulda killed for this tool, though, because there were no people to be found."

algormortis commented on Alloy: The Secret Weapon Of The Broke & Plus-Sized

"It does help to look 17 for some of it to work, but then again...i look 17. Gotta love being 31 and still getting carded for lottery tickets."

algormortis commented on Broke Consumers Turn To Deep Discount Stores Like Aldi

"@Serenefengshui: Yeah, I wish we had Aldi, too. Mostly i shop at the Ranch 99 Market, which has rock-bottom prices and if you compare your Grocery Outlets you'll likely note that some are better than the others. Then again, i spent a week in NYC recently and as a direct result, when i returned to town at 1am i blew $40 at Safeway as i was amazed how much cheaper even the overpriced grocery store is here."

algormortis commented on Some States Continue To Sell Lottery Tickets Long After The Top Prize Has Already Been Awarded

"The $5 tickets fall off in sales rapidly in WA once the top prize has been won. Thing is there's usually some decent smaller prizes, and let's face it, i know i'm tossing $5 when i play such a game."

algormortis commented on 11 Healthiest Foods You're Not Eating

"Borscht."

algormortis commented on Mommy Needs A New Pair Of Stimulus Shoes

"1)they're not even cute shoes. 2)they're not a durable purchase. 3)the only people i know who aren't using the check, for the most part, to pay off debt...are debt-free. i only have student loan debt and it's at a very attractive interest rate, so i paid $300 of it and put $300 into small, durable home improvements."

algormortis commented on Wal-Mart Reports You To The Police For Not Allowing Them To Check Your Receipt

"i'm just happy the police basically were telling wal-mart to calm down. the best buy i shop at has good, hands-off-the-innocents loss prevention."

algormortis commented on Consumer Reports Says It Doesn't Pay To Buy Cheap Paint

"benjamin moore costs out the butt but it goes on beautifully and their resellers are experts."

algormortis commented on Throwing $4 Drinks At Unfriendly Starbucks Managers Is Not Misdemeanor Harassment

"It's like morons all over. I know the *$ in question and they're, ahem, awful."

algormortis commented on Manager Photographs Teenagers And Says They Are Banned From The Apple Store For Life

"It seems to me that Apple Stores are really good or really bad."

algormortis commented on California Ford Dealership Radio Ad Tells Non-Christians To "Sit Down And Shut Up"

"Yeah, well, as a Christian, i apologize for the inability of some people to listen to one word Jesus said and instead to obsessively use religion as a tool of hatred and not love. I'd say to forgive them for they know not what they do, but they know exactly what they're doing."

algormortis commented on Which Airlines Are Charging What Fees?

"In all fairness, JetBlue does have a better seating fee."

algormortis commented on Polite Letter Gets Bank Of America To Refund Overdraft Fees

"BofA has actually been a friendly, happy, huggable (okay not exactly huggable) for me here in Washington, where you have five big banks or you deal with a credit union."

algormortis commented on Tim Horton's Fires Single Mom For Giving A Free Donut Hole To A Baby

"that was pretty quick! and no we don't have tim hortons in WA, at least not yet."

algormortis commented on Brigham's Ice Cream Never Shrank

"i do sort of miss Brigham's ice cream, of all things to miss from the east coast. also no icky high fructose corn syrup and it tastes like happy."

algormortis commented on Visa Officially Says Stores Cannot Deny Purchases If You Don't Show ID

"i've learned that if i'm not in a mood to fight it, it's way easier to flash my passport, which doesn't even have my damn name in Romaji in it but it has a six-year-old picture of me when i was in grad school and had cellophane blue hair."

algormortis commented on The Worst Landlords In The World

"My landlord is pretty much the picture of perfection."