germanpope said:buy the "new" second hand things

there are plenty of "new" items sitting in your Saver's stores or available on craigslist

you might find brand new ties with the tags still on them for $5
or kitchen appliances that were never opened because people received them as gifts
or maybe even a pair a dress shoes that were never worn

it is funny to complemented on things you bought at the thrift store

Agree with on on all but the tires.
They do go bad, so if you purchase "new" tires look at the produced date
Tires on the consumerist.

this brings up one of my pet peaves about FW. why archive the threads? Why no just keep them all active?

I already live like the end of the world is here.

Now that it is, I have no bullets left in my chamber.

therivler1 said:umcsom said:this brings up one of my pet peaves about FW. why archive the threads? Why no just keep them all active?
Performance issues.

viagra?

so I guess H&B will now becomes cheap sluts and McDonalds coffee

MikeR397 said:I'd like to see the price of bottled water come down below the price of a coke. I refuse to drink either, but maybe we can boycott bottled water (unless the tap water is not safe) and make this happen.

Good luck with that

germanpope said:so I guess H&B will now becomes cheap sluts and McDonalds coffeeWhen I go to the McDonalds near me, cheeseburgers are on the dollar menu, but regular hamburgers are not and cost $1.39.

So when I go to McDonalds and want a hamburger, I order a cheeseburger, hold the cheese.

CPLDBAKKE said:Germanpope said "TIES" not "TIRES"...... Should be safe with secondhand ties.

EnClinE said:germanpope said:buy the "new" second hand things

there are plenty of "new" items sitting in your Saver's stores or available on craigslist

you might find brand new ties with the tags still on them for $5
or kitchen appliances that were never opened because people received them as gifts
or maybe even a pair a dress shoes that were never worn

it is funny to complemented on things you bought at the thrift store

Agree with on on all but the tires.
They do go bad, so if you purchase "new" tires look at the produced date
Tires on the consumerist.

You top posted, so this may be hard to follow.

I buy 2nd hand tires for my truck. OVERSIZED tires for my tuck ar 400 bucks EACH, brand new... I get take-offs (from people tha ttried them but don't like them) from a local recycler... he charges me less than 30 bucks EACH... monted and balanced!

Speaking of cheap mechanical.... I NOW work on my bike myself, since the labor rate hit 99 bucks/ hour. Oil, tranny, primary fluid changes, etc are dirt cheap. I just bult the exhaust myself, at 1/4 the cost of the dealer (eBay parts, and my labor (about 2 to 3 times as long as the dealer, but sense of accomplishment comes for free with it!)).

I still let the dealer change oil in the diesel truck.... cost to me for 12 quarts of oil and the filter are EQUAL to what the dealer charges me... so the diffence is ME getting dirty for 2 hours, or WAITING at the dealer (sipping coffee) for 1 hour).

I ride the bike to work as much as possible (cutting commute in half, dollar-wise)... and I take my OWN LUNCH (search for that thread....lol).

LeveragedSpeculator said:zoop76 said:germanpope said:so I guess H&B will now becomes cheap sluts and McDonalds coffeeWhen I go to the McDonalds near me, cheeseburgers are on the dollar menu, but regular hamburgers are not and cost $1.39.

So when I go to McDonalds and want a hamburger, I order a cheeseburger, hold the cheese.

Lol. Near me cheeseburgers are 1.09 but the doubles are a dollar. So I guess you could order a double but hold the extra patty and slice of cheese if you really wanted just a cheeseburger. But now that would be a waste wouldn't it?

Same here. But for some reason I still buy the cheeseburgers over the doubles. I guess it's worth paying 10 more cents on each visit to save the tens of thousands I'd likely spend on triple bypass surgery if I went for the doubles.

One tip is that when I eat out in restaurants, many meals come with a side (i.e. potatoes, fries, rice, etc). I often want two different sides, all of which are usually priced differently. I'll choose the more expensive of the two sides to go with the plate (since it's already included) and order the cheaper side dish ala carte. It's common sense but you'd be surprised at how many people don't follow this rule.