shopping

How We Shop (MM #2776)

How we shop has changed so much in my lifetime. We’ve gone from shopping centers to shopping malls, and now we’ve got Amazon. The mall was a big part of my younger days, but sadly that experience has changed drastically…

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My Youth (MM #2775)

The recent new that Sears could be going away has me thinking back to my youth. Like most Midwestern families we were a Sears family and while I know that times change, I can’t imagine a world without…

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Back To School Shopping (MM #2693)

We’re hitting that time of year that everyone hates, back to school. Kids hate the going back part, while their parents hate the back to school shopping…

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Preparing Early (MM #2681)

I try to prepare and plan ahead for most things in life. But sometimes preparing early can be a little silly…

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Pop-Up Shops (MM #2642)

Pop-up shops are one of the hottest trends in retail right now. While they’re fairly new to cities like Nashville, they’ve actually been around for quite awhile…

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Not Available In Stores (MM #2628)

Way back in my younger days you’d see TV commercials for items not available in stores. In essence they were usually crazy gadgets or special record albums. But today not available in stores has taken on a whole new meaning…

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Self Checkout (MM #2626)

It seems that more and more stores are going the self checkout route.  And while I definitely like to do things myself, I think I need to rethink my position on checking out…

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Toilet Paper (MM #2615)

Toilet paper isn’t the most glamorous thing to talk about. But in recent years toilet paper has become much more difficult to buy. For example, there are way too many choices on the store shelf…

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Milk Aisle (MM #2607)

Recently I needed to pick up some milk at the grocery store. And it seems like every time I go down the milk aisle there is some new type of milk. For example, have you heard of A2 Milk? And I’m specifically talking about cow’s milk here…

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Gadgets (MM #2586)

If you’ve spent any time with my podcast, you know that I love gadgets.  They can be tech gadgets, music gadgets, kitchen gadgets, it doesn’t matter.  I spend hours and hours every week looking at new gadgets, whether I really need anything or not…

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