Sunday, April 5, 2009

Grocery store club cards

Almost every grocery store has a club card now. There are only two that I can think of that do not and those would be Trader Joe's and Albertson's. I know that these stores that insist that we have their club card to get a discount and consider those cards to be a wonderful marketing tool. They can track our purchases and then calculate ways to better serve us, well that is what they want us to think anyway. Often after using my club card I get coupons for items I would never consider purchasing anyway. I have also forgotten my card before and they would not give me the discount, and have been traveling in other states and gone to grocery stores that are not familiar and of course I do not want to stand around and fill out a application for every grocery store on earth, My wallet and keychain are over flowing with these cards already. I was once in line behind a lady who had a cart full of groceries and when she got to the register and realized that she had forgotten her card and could not get the discount, she walked off and left the whole cart and I had to wait for the manager to void her transaction (I did not have a card for this particular store or I would have let her barrow mine). That is what she should have done! Also I think this would be a great way to culture jam should anyone out there feel like doing that but I haven't got the time for all that. I feel these club cards are just bad customer service because a discount should be a discount and should be available to everyone who walks through the door not just people who allow there grocery store to put them under surveillance.

Soda Can "explodes" in freezer


Yes It is true that a soda can will "explode" if left in the freezer but don't be of any concern, because clean up is easy 'cause the stuff is frozen. If you are careful you can eat the frozen soda but like I said be careful because the edges of the soda can are sharp. Don't cut yourself.