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Complete and utter lunacy, folks.

Glen Ellyn Walmart

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Just returned from that black hole of intelligence, aka Walmart.  You have to understand that I don’t have a long-term relationship with Walmart; I don’t equate various life stages with shopping trips.  In short, I’m not a WM diehard.  But if they’re taking RRs and giving me cash back, well, then, they’re my new BF.

Since I’ve gotten a number of emails asking about local WMs accepting coupons, cats and RRs, I decided to print out a copy of the new coupon policy and head over to the Glen Ellyn store on Rte 53.  I think the last time I was there was to pick up the free Gain dish soap – it’s been a while…

Stopped first at the customer service counter to make certain that 1) they had knowledge of the new policy and 2) there would be no problems with using RRs.  CS guy has never seen/heard the new policy, it’s not posted anywhere, but since it’s corporate, he’s fine with it; calls over another young man (who must be acting in some sort of mgr capacity) to also approve it.  Other guy has no problems with it or the RRs.  It’s looking promising.

Nothing in stock at a price I’d ever want to pay.  Purex Complete 3-in-1 for $5.47?  i think not.  Found three things – and then DH dropped a couple of oil filters into the cart – so headed over to check out.  Five items, 3 coupons and then I handed over a $5 RR.   Cashier calls over the same mgr guy from earlier encounter at CS … No we can’t take these.  You have to use them at Walgreens.  So somehow the RRs he saw a few minutes earlier have now traveled from the approved side to the RUnutz? part of the WM equation.  Told them to cancel the transaction and give me back my coupons and, no, I didn’t want anything except the mgr’s head on a stick.  (well, that last part I was only thinking, real hard thoughts, though).

cause you cain’t fix stupid…

Where’s my coupons!?

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MUM just shot this video over to me and I told her I had to share it with you guys.  When you start to feel that you’re the only one suffering from missed inserts or ripped open bags…watch.

Good-bye Amazon

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In case you were wondering about the tax legislation that acting idiot Quinn (well, it’s probably not an act) signed late this afternoon, here is link to this organization which would be pleased to add you to their numbers (they’re actually nationwide):

Stand with Main Street

We are working to close the anti-small business online sales tax loophole. Online-only retailers are exploiting a massive tax loophole that puts small brick-and-mortar businesses at a significant disadvantage, leaves individual consumers at risk and paves the way for new taxes. (and it’s not like that SOB didn’t just pull a 66% tax increase out of our butts)

Sign up for emails now to learn more and to stand with Main Street.

They also have a Facebook page with panels of Washington, Lincoln, Truman and Kennedy along the top holding fake signs endosing this whack-pack.  puhleez.

When tattoos go bad

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More from the files of stuff that is wrong on so many levels, but you can’t stop watching them – I call them the trainwreck of tattoos. da da dum….

And yes, I really need to stop all this before People of Walmart start to look glamorous.

Wal mart shopping list

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Listen, if you’re out shopping Wal mart any time soon, would you mind picking me up a few items?  I’ve listed them here:

Thanks, love ya.

Wags and MotrinPM

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By now you all are aware the Walgreens warehouse dropped the ball as far as ordering sufficient stock for this promotion.  However, in the interests of seeing how many shelves we can still clear, which stores still have any inventory, here is a link to the Walgreens product locator.  You click on availability in stores, type in a zip code and it gives you a list of the surrounding Wags and whether the MotrinPM is in stock or out.  It also gives you store addresses and phone numbers.  i see that all my NYC stores have stock! Note that it does not list the amount in inventory, so it could be one box or 100 boxes (still insufficient to me!).  Or a store could have 100 boxes in inventory, but they are being held for a customer as a special order.  My best advice is to phone each store, ask about numbers and if they have any restrictions on purchases.  If they limit deals to one or two per person, there’s no sense in driving to Buttfuck, Iowa.  No limits and 300 in stock, pack a box lunch and head out.

However, if AdvilPM counters with their own spend $2 get $2 RR, I am so ready…

Gmail alert

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A PSA notice for everyone using gmail.  I just received an email “sent” from THE BOY with the following message:

big surprise
i just bought an Iphone4 from my friend
they are in china , offerd  thousands of new products
hope you can try .
choose here  : <emarket4you.com>
sure you will like

All his contacts received the same message.  They also used the gmail info to attempt the same trick with his university email, but that account then moved into moderation.  I would expect (and have experienced) hacking with whoremail (hotmail), but Google?  very upsetting.  and even more disappointing is he didn’t really buy an iPhone4 for me

I hope tens of thousands of people flame that site and burn it with the heat of a thousand fiery suns.

Desperately seeking pen pal…

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High IQ not necessary and, in point of fact, is actively discouraged …

From the “I see it, but can’t believe it” files:

Man out $200,000 in online scam

A 48-year-old Naperville man thought a woman he had an online relationship with for 2 ½ years, had been kidnapped. After all, he had given her $200,000 of his money during that time.

But a Naperville police report said the man “was in disbelief” when he found out the woman wasn’t in danger — in fact, she never existed.

The report stated the man called police Feb. 23 to say she had been kidnapped in London, and was seeking an officer’s help to find her. But after speaking with an officer, the man found out he had fallen victim to a scam. In all, the man sent $200,000 to Nigeria, Malaysia, England and the United States under the assumption he was sending it to the acquaintance.

“Whoever it is duped this person,” said Naperville Police Sgt. Gregg Bell. He said the case is under investigation but it is unlikely anyone will be caught. “We’ll investigate as much as we can.”

Bell said the “woman” apparently gave the victim a Florida driver’s license to prove her identity, but police found the identification was simply a sample license from the state. Bell said the man never met the individual in person.

By Mick Swasko
TribLocal reporter

DuPage Medical Group

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Update:  Unbelievably enough, today I received a vaguely-threatening letter printed on bright green paper from DuPage Medical Group about my past due bill for $35.  When you attempt to phone the office, you are sent all around through voice-prompt hell, only to be told to leave a message, nothing else.  does anyone wonder why i call them morons?

from the just shoot me now category.  Have you every had problems with billing companies?  Stupid question, I know.  I fought for months to get the captioned company to correctly code a visit so that BC/BS could pay; original code asked BC/BS to pay hundreds for a routine office visit.

About six years ago a lazy-eye correction was performed by this doctor when she was affiliated with another practice.  Every year was the same examination and BC/BS paid immediately (excluding the $35 dilation charge), year after year.

Doctor moves to DuPage Medical Group…silly me decides to follow doctor.  Annual eye visit is made in September.  Explanation from BC/BS shows that no payment will be made. huh?  Turns out that it’s been miscoded as a routine office visit.  Call billing office… they’ll send it back to the office to be recoded.  Another bill from DuPage.  Another call to DuPage Medical Group’s billing office…will be sent to office to be recoded marked as rush. Another bill from DuPage Medical Group, threatening collection.

I call BC and find out the actual code that should be used.  Call DuPage Medical Office billing and give code to them.  Call doctor’s medical office and tell them that I will no longer be using them for my daughter and why.  Well, now something actually happens.  Several calls that it’s being handled, don’t worry, I won’t be turned over to collections, etc.

Receive Explanation of Benefits from BC/BS, showing that the proper code has been used and the entire bill, with the exception of $35 charge for dilation, has been paid. No bill sent from DuPage Medical Group for $35 charge.

Saturday, February 18, 9 am.  Call from collection agency about $35 charge from DuPage Medical Group (which I immediately pay).  Monday I visit their offices and tell them (politely) that not only will I never again use them for my daughter’s annual examination, I will never patronize a doctor who uses or switches to the DuPage Medical Group.

A short while ago I receive a phone call from the terminally stupid at the billing office to inform me that I shouldn’t worry because they’ve taken care of the $35 charge and it won’t be sent to collection.  I politely inform this lackwit that not only was it turned over to a collection agency, I had paid it immediately.  Oh, she didn’t know any of that, she’s in the billing office – in other words, part of the group that created the original problem.  the end… thud

Dominicks and expired goods

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Update: For those unaware, Jill Cataldo aka MOM BLOGGER will be on CBS (channel 2) today, the 17th on the 5 o’clock news – I’m assuming it’s the Dorothy Tucker consumer reporter segment.

OK, show is over.  Does channel 2 go out of their way to deliberately make disparaging comments like that?  Jill Cataldo is no more a mom blogger than George W. Bush is a Rhodes Scholar.  sheesh!  However, now I’ve got an idea:  Hows about coming up with fictional books for Dominicks to promote?  I’ll throw out the first ones in the Safeway’s in the Kitchen  series:  Green Eggs and Ham for breakfast or Salmonella and rice pilaf for supper.

One comment made by the co-anchor was a response to Safeway’s comment: “A high level and highest priority team has been assembled to immediately address these issues.”  He wondered that selling expired food wouldn’t have always been a high priority for them (and I paraphrase here).

I’m a little late jumping on the bandwagon here, but if I can reach anyone who hasn’t yet read this series of posts by Jill Cataldo, please click.  One of her readers purchased frozen meatballs a few weeks ago and served them to her family for dinner.  Everyone commented on the “plastic” taste and how terrible they were:  obviously they didn’t eat them.  The reader checked the package for expiration dates but only found a code, which, when she called the manufacturer, showed the product had expired in 2007.  Disgusted yet?  Jill then, with the same two people, visited the LITH store to see if this was problem extending to every store (we know that it is) or an isolated instance.  Here’s her post from the February 15th shopping trip.

Read and take action?  How?  Apparently IL has no laws governing the sale of expired food items (with the exception of baby products), unlike New York State, which nailed CVS a few years ago for selling expired food products.  and maybe this is why CVS is looking for a greater presence in IL…

by the way, the pictured cheese is a professional and has no ties to Dominicks.