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Video Only – Truth In Advertising

I have heard their commercials for months and finally checked out Video Only near the Tacoma Mall. I was searching for the best deal on the highest quality video camcorder within my price range. For what I wanted to spend, I found a camera with specs far beyond anything priced near it at other stores [...]

Shop Online – Never Leave Your Home Again

Online stores are great for Agoraphobics, people who have fear or anxiety attacks when in crowded places, like the mall. These people would rather be home, always. I am not agoraphobic, I enjoy shopping at the mall or at other stores. But, I also like to shop from home, because 9 times out of 10, [...]

Sad Christmas…How Was Yours? Top Ten Ways To Have A Sad Christmas

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Update on “Nice Place To Get Glasses If You Can’t See Straight”

I may have jumped to conclusions when I posted earlier that The Optical Shoppe in Puyallup is a nice place to get glasses. Ever since I got my glasses there a couple weeks ago, I’ve had a horrible time at work reading and especially using my computer with it’s 6-foot diameter screen. I’ve been getting [...]

Bah Humbug Was Right

Duke Stern said holiday shopping sucks. Stephanie Stephens said bah humbug. They’re both right. I had to go to The Optical Shoppe at Fred Meyer, located on the banks of the brown Puyallup River today to get my screwed up new glasses reordered. I don’t think my prescription was wrong, I think the glasses were [...]

A place I won’t be the day after Thanksgiving

The biggest day of the year for retailers and pick-pockets. The worst day for store clerks and security personnel. Black Friday is here again. Attention Shoppers: We have 3 of the 42-inch TVs in stock. These sell for $199 each. Please converge in an orderly manner to the electronics department. Sorry, our ATM is down. [...]