"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 16:10:22 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> I never could see the point in saving change.
>
> There was a time when hubby would come home and empty the change out
> of his pocket daily. He'd take the quarters and leave the rest in his
> drawer. He wasn't saving it, he just wasn't recycling it.

That's what my husband does too. Or did. I think now he mostly uses his
debit card and carries little cash.

I can see the point in kids saving change. They don't have a lot of money.
And perhaps this is why some people do save it. They don't have enough to
even set aside $10 a week. Perhaps change is all they have.

On Thursday, August 14, 2014 12:15:58 AM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
>
>
> Toodles! Time to go watch 'Hysteria', the semi-true movie about the
>
> invention of the vibrator in the as a medical device to relieve women
>
> of numerous psychological ailments - somethings doctors were having to
>
> do to women manually.
>
Gee, what a fun job. Super fun job.
>
> -sw

--Bryan

>> Here, the one in Raley's is by the front entrance to the left and close to
>> Red Box, the one in Safeway is in the main store close to the lottery
>> machine and customer service when you leave checkout, the one at S-Mart is
>> directly to right of the front entrance.

I didn't know what the heck a Red Box is, so I googled it. It's for
returning DVDs?

And I also googled for coinstar locations, and there is only one in my
area. It's about 20 miles from my house in a store I shop in
occasionally, and I don't remember ever seeing it in there. The next
closest one is about 50 miles away.

I guess they aren't too popular in Canada

Doris

On Thursday, August 14, 2014 7:55:46 AM UTC-5, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 8/14/2014 8:40 AM, sf wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 07:48:14 -0400, Nancy Young
>
>
>
> >> That's why I choose the option of a gift certificate. The
>
> >> fee is not paid by you.
>
> >>
>
> >> If I get one for a place I shop anyway, what's the difference.
>
> >>
>
> > Can you get a gift certificate for the grocery store?
>
>
>
> I can. That wasn't always so, which is why I used to get
>
> amazon gift cards. It's going to depend on your store, if
>
> they decide they want to offer that.
>
>
>
> You can see what your options are before you dump in
>
> your coins.
>
As much as we buy from Amazon, their gift cards are just like cash.
>
> nancy

--Bryan

"Doris Night" > wrote in message
...
>
>>> Here, the one in Raley's is by the front entrance to the left and close
>>> to
>>> Red Box, the one in Safeway is in the main store close to the lottery
>>> machine and customer service when you leave checkout, the one at S-Mart
>>> is
>>> directly to right of the front entrance.
>
> I didn't know what the heck a Red Box is, so I googled it. It's for
> returning DVDs?
>
Renting and returning. I think we only used it three times. One when my
daughter was sick and stuck at home. Then again when they offered me a free
one. Then again when she begged and whined because whatever she wanted
wasn't on Netflix. They are, IMO a PITA. Then again, I would never
willingly rent a video anywhere.

> And I also googled for coinstar locations, and there is only one in my
> area. It's about 20 miles from my house in a store I shop in
> occasionally, and I don't remember ever seeing it in there. The next
> closest one is about 50 miles away.
>
> I guess they aren't too popular in Canada

Maybe your banks still accept coins?

On Thursday, August 14, 2014 7:16:07 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 01:32:37 -0700, "Julie Bove" wrote:
> > "sf" > wrote:
>
> > > You said they are near the doors. No, they are not. Machines for
>
> > > gambling are near the doors. I don't gamble.
>
> > >
>
> > What? They have gambling in your Safeway? Or do you mean the lottery
>
> > machines?
>
>
>
> I couldn't think of what it was called, but it's gambling. Only
>
> stupid people don't equate the two.
>
The lottery certainly is gambling. I strictly limit my gambling to one
$1 Megamillions when the jackpot is >$100M, or one $2 Powerball when the
jackpot is >$200M.

--Bryan

"Bryan-TGWWW" > wrote in message
...
> On Thursday, August 14, 2014 7:16:07 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
>> On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 01:32:37 -0700, "Julie Bove" wrote:
>> > "sf" > wrote:
>>
>> > > You said they are near the doors. No, they are not. Machines for
>>
>> > > gambling are near the doors. I don't gamble.
>>
>> > >
>>
>> > What? They have gambling in your Safeway? Or do you mean the lottery
>>
>> > machines?
>>
>>
>>
>> I couldn't think of what it was called, but it's gambling. Only
>>
>> stupid people don't equate the two.
>>
> The lottery certainly is gambling. I strictly limit my gambling to one
> $1 Megamillions when the jackpot is >$100M, or one $2 Powerball when the
> jackpot is >$200M.

It is but I would not exactly call one of those a gambling machine.

On 8/14/2014 8:40 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 16:10:22 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I never could see the point in saving change.
>>
>> There was a time when hubby would come home and empty the change out
>> of his pocket daily. He'd take the quarters and leave the rest in his
>> drawer. He wasn't saving it, he just wasn't recycling it.
>
> That's what my husband does too. Or did. I think now he mostly uses
> his debit card and carries little cash.
>
> I can see the point in kids saving change. They don't have a lot of
> money. And perhaps this is why some people do save it. They don't have
> enough to even set aside $10 a week. Perhaps change is all they have.

There are still things which require coinage. I just had a low car tire
refilled at a gas station - the automatically calibrated machine (i.e.
built-in pressure gauge) required 4 quarters to refill pump the air into
tire. I don't have a problem with that because I can feel when the
tires are going soft (or need to be replaced).

Quarters (or lately, dollars or credit cards) are also required if you
want to feed parking meters in downtown Beaufort. I couldn't tell you
the rate for 1/2 an hour but we didn't used to have to pay. There are
lots of strange streets in downtown Beaufort where it suddenly switches
from street parking to ooops, you forgot to feed the meter. Never mind
you didn't need quarters before... you do now. They aren't even places
I'd normally go shopping. No grocery stores, that's for sure.

Jill

On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 20:54:26 -0400, Doris Night
> wrote:

>
> >> Here, the one in Raley's is by the front entrance to the left and close to
> >> Red Box, the one in Safeway is in the main store close to the lottery
> >> machine and customer service when you leave checkout, the one at S-Mart is
> >> directly to right of the front entrance.
>
> I didn't know what the heck a Red Box is, so I googled it. It's for
> returning DVDs?
>
> And I also googled for coinstar locations, and there is only one in my
> area. It's about 20 miles from my house in a store I shop in
> occasionally, and I don't remember ever seeing it in there. The next
> closest one is about 50 miles away.
>
> I guess they aren't too popular in Canada
>
I'm not familiar with Redbox other than I've seen it and somehow you
can order a movie online to pick up there. Don't know what the
process is, don't care. I don't watch very many movies and Redbox is
completely unnecessary for us. We subscribe to Netflix via USPS.
Most of what we get don't interest me - hubby is the subscriber (but
he tries to order movies he thinks I might like from time to time) and
we live just a few miles from a processing center - so we can put a
DVD in the mailbox one day and get another within the next 48 hours.




--
Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 17:13:14 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> "Coinstar" .> wrote in message
> ...
> > On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 00:15:58 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, 13 Aug 2014 21:16:46 -0700, sf wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Wed, 13 Aug 2014 21:47:00 -0400, Nancy Young
> >>> > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> On 8/13/2014 8:56 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> >>>>> On Wed, 13 Aug 2014 20:07:58 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Barbara's nearest Mollie Stones and Safeway - both within about a mile
> >>>>> of her (94127) have CoinStar machines.
> >>>>> https://www.coinstar.com/KioskFinder...hAddress=94127
> >>>
> >>> He's a LIAR. He's in Texas and Googles for his so-called information.
> >>> Has he called the stores to confirm? NO. I've been in those stores
> >>> and I know that if they have anything like that for public use, it is
> >>> not kept out in the open. Kiss my ass, Yappy.
> >>
> >> I'm sure this doesn't surprise anyone, but the Safeway site ALSO
> >> confirms there *is* a CoinStar machine at her nearest *5* Safeway
> >> grocery stores - the same locations mentioned on the Coinstar site:
> >>
> >> http://local.safeway.com/ca/san-francisco-759.html
> >>
> >> I suppose we're ALL lying, then. Or could it be that Barbara is just
> >> an adamant, obnoxious psycho? I will call them tomorrow to confirm so
> >> we can put this issue to rest once and for all. Anybody want to place
> >> their bets? How about you, Casa Boner? Time to show your support.
> >
> > I called and spoke with Sandra at the Customer Service desk. Not
> > surprisingly, she confirms that there is indeed a Coinstar machine.
> > It is right in front of the checkers in between the left and right
> > exit doors as soon as you walk in. "You can't miss it. It's a big
> > green machine about 6 feet tall", she said.
> >
> > No sense calling Molly Stones as we know how that will turn out.
>
> I just noticed a Red Box as I was driving by. Although the Coinstar might
> be as tall it is not nearly as wide.

Yeah, right suuuuure he called Safeway. Which one? I have a dozen
within a 5 mile radius and don't shop at most of them.


--
Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 18:55:59 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> "Bryan-TGWWW" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Thursday, August 14, 2014 7:16:07 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
> >> On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 01:32:37 -0700, "Julie Bove" wrote:
> >> > "sf" > wrote:
> >>
> >> > > You said they are near the doors. No, they are not. Machines for
> >>
> >> > > gambling are near the doors. I don't gamble.
> >>
> >> > >
> >>
> >> > What? They have gambling in your Safeway? Or do you mean the lottery
> >>
> >> > machines?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I couldn't think of what it was called, but it's gambling. Only
> >>
> >> stupid people don't equate the two.
> >>
> > The lottery certainly is gambling. I strictly limit my gambling to one
> > $1 Megamillions when the jackpot is >$100M, or one $2 Powerball when the
> > jackpot is >$200M.
>
> It is but I would not exactly call one of those a gambling machine.

Oh, come on Julie. Even if you don't actually waste your money in
one, you're still the kind of person who voted for them and keep them
in business. Denial isn't just a rive in Egypt.


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On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 19:49:34 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 20:54:26 -0400, Doris Night
> wrote:
>
>>
>> >> Here, the one in Raley's is by the front entrance to the left and close to
>> >> Red Box, the one in Safeway is in the main store close to the lottery
>> >> machine and customer service when you leave checkout, the one at S-Mart is
>> >> directly to right of the front entrance.
>>
>> I didn't know what the heck a Red Box is, so I googled it. It's for
>> returning DVDs?
>>
>> And I also googled for coinstar locations, and there is only one in my
>> area. It's about 20 miles from my house in a store I shop in
>> occasionally, and I don't remember ever seeing it in there. The next
>> closest one is about 50 miles away.
>>
>> I guess they aren't too popular in Canada
>>
>I'm not familiar with Redbox other than I've seen it and somehow you
>can order a movie online to pick up there. Don't know what the
>process is, don't care. I don't watch very many movies and Redbox is
>completely unnecessary for us. We subscribe to Netflix via USPS.
>Most of what we get don't interest me - hubby is the subscriber (but
>he tries to order movies he thinks I might like from time to time) and
>we live just a few miles from a processing center - so we can put a
>DVD in the mailbox one day and get another within the next 48 hours.
>
We rent a one or two movies a year. Redbox is a couple of blocks
away. No subscription fees. You order what you want on the 'Net, no
different than you would if your wanted something from Netflix. You
go to the box, press the pick up button, insert your credit card and
your movie is ejected from the machine. Really easy and cheap. Recent
prices here have risen from $1.00 to $1.25 per night.
Janet US

On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 18:00:41 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Doris Night" > wrote in message
.. .

>> I didn't know what the heck a Red Box is, so I googled it. It's for
>> returning DVDs?
>>
>Renting and returning. I think we only used it three times. One when my
>daughter was sick and stuck at home. Then again when they offered me a free
>one. Then again when she begged and whined because whatever she wanted
>wasn't on Netflix. They are, IMO a PITA. Then again, I would never
>willingly rent a video anywhere.
>
>> And I also googled for coinstar locations, and there is only one in my
>> area. It's about 20 miles from my house in a store I shop in
>> occasionally, and I don't remember ever seeing it in there. The next
>> closest one is about 50 miles away.
>>
>> I guess they aren't too popular in Canada
>
>Maybe your banks still accept coins?

Yes, they do. I took about $25 in coins to the bank about a month ago.

Doris

On 8/14/2014 8:57 PM, Bryan-TGWWW wrote:
> On Thursday, August 14, 2014 7:55:46 AM UTC-5, Nancy Young wrote:

>> I can. That wasn't always so, which is why I used to get
>> amazon gift cards. It's going to depend on your store, if
>> they decide they want to offer that.

> As much as we buy from Amazon, their gift cards are just like cash.

Absolutely. No fee for taking my coins, and my purchases for
the next week or two felt like as free.

nancy

On 8/14/2014 10:00 PM, jmcquown wrote:

> Quarters (or lately, dollars or credit cards) are also required if you
> want to feed parking meters in downtown Beaufort. I couldn't tell you
> the rate for 1/2 an hour but we didn't used to have to pay. There are
> lots of strange streets in downtown Beaufort where it suddenly switches
> from street parking to ooops, you forgot to feed the meter.

Ha, I just got a parking ticket a couple of weeks ago. That
free parking by the beach, not free any more. I didn't even
think to look or notice that the spots were numbered. Oh, well.

nancy

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 18:55:59 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "Bryan-TGWWW" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Thursday, August 14, 2014 7:16:07 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
>> >> On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 01:32:37 -0700, "Julie Bove" wrote:
>> >> > "sf" > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > > You said they are near the doors. No, they are not. Machines for
>> >>
>> >> > > gambling are near the doors. I don't gamble.
>> >>
>> >> > >
>> >>
>> >> > What? They have gambling in your Safeway? Or do you mean the
>> >> > lottery
>> >>
>> >> > machines?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I couldn't think of what it was called, but it's gambling. Only
>> >>
>> >> stupid people don't equate the two.
>> >>
>> > The lottery certainly is gambling. I strictly limit my gambling to one
>> > $1 Megamillions when the jackpot is >$100M, or one $2 Powerball when
>> > the
>> > jackpot is >$200M.
>>
>> It is but I would not exactly call one of those a gambling machine.
>
> Oh, come on Julie. Even if you don't actually waste your money in
> one, you're still the kind of person who voted for them and keep them
> in business. Denial isn't just a rive in Egypt.

I don't even know what you're talking about! Most of the time I don't even
VOTE! I have bought scratch tickets over the years but very rarely. If I
happen to be standing by a machine waiting for someone and have a dollar or
two in my hand, then I might. I tried the lotto many years ago and never
won a dime on that. I am really not much of a gambler at all.

If there was some election where this was voted on, I didn't vote.

"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
...

> We rent a one or two movies a year. Redbox is a couple of blocks
> away. No subscription fees. You order what you want on the 'Net, no
> different than you would if your wanted something from Netflix. You
> go to the box, press the pick up button, insert your credit card and
> your movie is ejected from the machine. Really easy and cheap. Recent
> prices here have risen from $1.00 to $1.25 per night.
> Janet US

You don't have to go through all that. Just go to the machine and get what
you want.

On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 21:17:36 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 18:55:59 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "Bryan-TGWWW" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > On Thursday, August 14, 2014 7:16:07 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
> >> >> On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 01:32:37 -0700, "Julie Bove" wrote:
> >> >> > "sf" > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > > You said they are near the doors. No, they are not. Machines for
> >> >>
> >> >> > > gambling are near the doors. I don't gamble.
> >> >>
> >> >> > >
> >> >>
> >> >> > What? They have gambling in your Safeway? Or do you mean the
> >> >> > lottery
> >> >>
> >> >> > machines?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> I couldn't think of what it was called, but it's gambling. Only
> >> >>
> >> >> stupid people don't equate the two.
> >> >>
> >> > The lottery certainly is gambling. I strictly limit my gambling to one
> >> > $1 Megamillions when the jackpot is >$100M, or one $2 Powerball when
> >> > the
> >> > jackpot is >$200M.
> >>
> >> It is but I would not exactly call one of those a gambling machine.
> >
> > Oh, come on Julie. Even if you don't actually waste your money in
> > one, you're still the kind of person who voted for them and keep them
> > in business. Denial isn't just a rive in Egypt.
>
> I don't even know what you're talking about!

"the kind of person" that doesn't equate the lottery with gambling.
That's why they can so easily fleece those who can't afford to gamble.

> Most of the time I don't even
> VOTE! I have bought scratch tickets over the years but very rarely. If I
> happen to be standing by a machine waiting for someone and have a dollar or
> two in my hand, then I might. I tried the lotto many years ago and never
> won a dime on that. I am really not much of a gambler at all.
>
> If there was some election where this was voted on, I didn't vote.

From what you said above, you donate money to the public till.


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"Doris Night" > wrote in message
...
>
>>> Here, the one in Raley's is by the front entrance to the left and close
>>> to
>>> Red Box, the one in Safeway is in the main store close to the lottery
>>> machine and customer service when you leave checkout, the one at S-Mart
>>> is
>>> directly to right of the front entrance.
>
> I didn't know what the heck a Red Box is, so I googled it. It's for
> returning DVDs?

> Doris

Redbox is for renting DVD's and then you return them to any Redbox. :-)

Cheri

"sf" > wrote in message
...


> I'm not familiar with Redbox other than I've seen it and somehow you
> can order a movie online to pick up there. Don't know what the
> process is, don't care. I don't watch very many movies and Redbox is
> completely unnecessary for us. We subscribe to Netflix via USPS.
> Most of what we get don't interest me - hubby is the subscriber (but
> he tries to order movies he thinks I might like from time to time) and
> we live just a few miles from a processing center - so we can put a
> DVD in the mailbox one day and get another within the next 48 hours.
>

I use Redbox all the time. I reserve them online and pick them up when I'm
out grocery shopping. What I like about Redbox is that you can return the
DVD's at any Redbox, not just where you picked it up. Cheap at $1.20 a
movie. I had Netflix for awhile, but didn't like having to rent movies to
make it worthwhile, so stopped it.

Cheri

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> We rent a one or two movies a year. Redbox is a couple of blocks
>> away. No subscription fees. You order what you want on the 'Net, no
>> different than you would if your wanted something from Netflix. You
>> go to the box, press the pick up button, insert your credit card and
>> your movie is ejected from the machine. Really easy and cheap. Recent
>> prices here have risen from $1.00 to $1.25 per night.
>> Janet US
>
> You don't have to go through all that. Just go to the machine and get
> what you want.

Who wants to stand there going through movies to see if there's something
you like, much easier to reserve on the net and it's waiting when you get
there, plus you get to see the reviews and the trailer that way.

Cheri

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 21:17:36 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 18:55:59 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> "Bryan-TGWWW" > wrote in message
>> >> ...
>> >> > On Thursday, August 14, 2014 7:16:07 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
>> >> >> On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 01:32:37 -0700, "Julie Bove" wrote:
>> >> >> > "sf" > wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > > You said they are near the doors. No, they are not. Machines
>> >> >> > > for
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > > gambling are near the doors. I don't gamble.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > What? They have gambling in your Safeway? Or do you mean the
>> >> >> > lottery
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > machines?
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I couldn't think of what it was called, but it's gambling. Only
>> >> >>
>> >> >> stupid people don't equate the two.
>> >> >>
>> >> > The lottery certainly is gambling. I strictly limit my gambling to
>> >> > one
>> >> > $1 Megamillions when the jackpot is >$100M, or one $2 Powerball when
>> >> > the
>> >> > jackpot is >$200M.
>> >>
>> >> It is but I would not exactly call one of those a gambling machine.
>> >
>> > Oh, come on Julie. Even if you don't actually waste your money in
>> > one, you're still the kind of person who voted for them and keep them
>> > in business. Denial isn't just a rive in Egypt.
>>
>> I don't even know what you're talking about!
>
> "the kind of person" that doesn't equate the lottery with gambling.
> That's why they can so easily fleece those who can't afford to gamble.
>
I don't know that they do that. I see the machines but I rarely see anyone
buying the tickets. Where I did see people spend a lot of money that they
could probably ill afford was at Bingo games and specifically the ones where
they sold pull-tabs. Some of those people are clearly addicted. They'd buy
a whole paper grocery sack full and sit there making a career out of opening
them.


>> Most of the time I don't even
>> VOTE! I have bought scratch tickets over the years but very rarely. If
>> I
>> happen to be standing by a machine waiting for someone and have a dollar
>> or
>> two in my hand, then I might. I tried the lotto many years ago and never
>> won a dime on that. I am really not much of a gambler at all.
>>
>> If there was some election where this was voted on, I didn't vote.
>
> From what you said above, you donate money to the public till.

Not much at all. I did buy pull-tabs a few times since we moved back here
but the restaurant I bought them at has since closed. I've won $50 on
pull-tabs twice. Lesser sums more often. I have no clue how much OOP I
spent on pull-tabs, but certainly less than $50 as I only ever bought them a
few times and 1-4 at a time. Husband once won a fly fishing rod on
pull-tabs.

No clue how much I've spent on lottery tickets either but certainly not a
lot. When we first got them here, there were no machines. So buying them
meant standing in line which is something I don't want to do. But sometimes
I was shopping with someone else. They were buying them so I bought one. A
few times I have given them as gifts or gotten them as gifts. At best, I
have bought them 2-3 per year. But many years have gone by where I bought
none.

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> We rent a one or two movies a year. Redbox is a couple of blocks
>>> away. No subscription fees. You order what you want on the 'Net, no
>>> different than you would if your wanted something from Netflix. You
>>> go to the box, press the pick up button, insert your credit card and
>>> your movie is ejected from the machine. Really easy and cheap. Recent
>>> prices here have risen from $1.00 to $1.25 per night.
>>> Janet US
>>
>> You don't have to go through all that. Just go to the machine and get
>> what you want.
>
> Who wants to stand there going through movies to see if there's something
> you like, much easier to reserve on the net and it's waiting when you get
> there, plus you get to see the reviews and the trailer that way.

If you know what movie you want, you just get it! You don't have to go
through things.

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>
>> I'm not familiar with Redbox other than I've seen it and somehow you
>> can order a movie online to pick up there. Don't know what the
>> process is, don't care. I don't watch very many movies and Redbox is
>> completely unnecessary for us. We subscribe to Netflix via USPS.
>> Most of what we get don't interest me - hubby is the subscriber (but
>> he tries to order movies he thinks I might like from time to time) and
>> we live just a few miles from a processing center - so we can put a
>> DVD in the mailbox one day and get another within the next 48 hours.
>>
>
> I use Redbox all the time. I reserve them online and pick them up when I'm
> out grocery shopping. What I like about Redbox is that you can return the
> DVD's at any Redbox, not just where you picked it up. Cheap at $1.20 a
> movie. I had Netflix for awhile, but didn't like having to rent movies to
> make it worthwhile, so stopped it.

We have Netflix online. I wouldn't use it but husband and daughter do.

On 2014-08-15, Doris Night > wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 18:00:41 -0700, "Julie Bove"

>>Maybe your banks still accept coins?

> Yes, they do. I took about $25 in coins to the bank about a month ago.

Yep. Yesterday, I took about $55 in coins to my local bank for free
counting.

If you really do end up with a lotta coins, you might check yer local
small bank or credit union. When the big bank chains and big casinos quit
providing this service, a lotta small local banks chose to provide this
service as a way to attract customers. I get free checks, MOs,
coinage, etc, and I barely use this bank often enough to cover admin
costs. Still, nice to have a local bank to fall back on.

Beware small town banks, though. Mine loudly and publicly admonsished
me for uttering a single curse word in their presence. Like being
boxed on the ears by yer mom. (gulp)

nb

"notbob" > wrote in message
...
> On 2014-08-15, Doris Night > wrote:
>> On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 18:00:41 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>
>>>Maybe your banks still accept coins?
>
>> Yes, they do. I took about $25 in coins to the bank about a month ago.
>
> Yep. Yesterday, I took about $55 in coins to my local bank for free
> counting.
>
> If you really do end up with a lotta coins, you might check yer local
> small bank or credit union. When the big bank chains and big casinos quit
> providing this service, a lotta small local banks chose to provide this
> service as a way to attract customers. I get free checks, MOs,
> coinage, etc, and I barely use this bank often enough to cover admin
> costs. Still, nice to have a local bank to fall back on.
>
> Beware small town banks, though. Mine loudly and publicly admonsished
> me for uttering a single curse word in their presence. Like being
> boxed on the ears by yer mom. (gulp)

lol that'll teach ya <g>

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On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 21:19:30 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
.. .
>
>> We rent a one or two movies a year. Redbox is a couple of blocks
>> away. No subscription fees. You order what you want on the 'Net, no
>> different than you would if your wanted something from Netflix. You
>> go to the box, press the pick up button, insert your credit card and
>> your movie is ejected from the machine. Really easy and cheap. Recent
>> prices here have risen from $1.00 to $1.25 per night.
>> Janet US
>
>You don't have to go through all that. Just go to the machine and get what
>you want.
why would I want to stand out in the weather, in a line with fidgeting
people behind me, squinting, as I surf through the offerings? And
then find out what I want is already rented out and not available. I
am going to the machine and getting what I want the way I do it. If
you can make your choice at home, why be rude and take up other
people's time as you quibble about what to get? Besides which, I can
find out what machines near me have what I want. I get free offers
with computer ordering. I can set up a wish list. I can get notified
when new releases are available.
Janet US

On Fri, 15 Aug 2014 00:01:36 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>
>>> I'm not familiar with Redbox other than I've seen it and somehow you
>>> can order a movie online to pick up there. Don't know what the
>>> process is, don't care. I don't watch very many movies and Redbox is
>>> completely unnecessary for us. We subscribe to Netflix via USPS.
>>> Most of what we get don't interest me - hubby is the subscriber (but
>>> he tries to order movies he thinks I might like from time to time) and
>>> we live just a few miles from a processing center - so we can put a
>>> DVD in the mailbox one day and get another within the next 48 hours.
>>>
>>
>> I use Redbox all the time. I reserve them online and pick them up when I'm
>> out grocery shopping. What I like about Redbox is that you can return the
>> DVD's at any Redbox, not just where you picked it up. Cheap at $1.20 a
>> movie. I had Netflix for awhile, but didn't like having to rent movies to
>> make it worthwhile, so stopped it.
>
>We have Netflix online. I wouldn't use it but husband and daughter do.

We just download what we want from The Pirate Bay. My DH has
accumulated a veritable library of interesting movies, series,
documentaries, etc, and we'll watch one just about every day.

Doris

On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 21:17:36 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

snip
>
>I don't even know what you're talking about! Most of the time I don't even
>VOTE!
snip
It's not surprise that you are not a good citizen.
Janet US

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Cheri" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>> We rent a one or two movies a year. Redbox is a couple of blocks
>>>> away. No subscription fees. You order what you want on the 'Net, no
>>>> different than you would if your wanted something from Netflix. You
>>>> go to the box, press the pick up button, insert your credit card and
>>>> your movie is ejected from the machine. Really easy and cheap. Recent
>>>> prices here have risen from $1.00 to $1.25 per night.
>>>> Janet US
>>>
>>> You don't have to go through all that. Just go to the machine and get
>>> what you want.
>>
>> Who wants to stand there going through movies to see if there's something
>> you like, much easier to reserve on the net and it's waiting when you get
>> there, plus you get to see the reviews and the trailer that way.
>
> If you know what movie you want, you just get it! You don't have to go
> through things.

But...how do you know it will be there? You don't, unless you reserve it,
and if it's not in at one location, online can show you at what Redbox
nearby where it's available. Give it up Julie, reserving online is the way
to go, and then you really "don't have to go through things." I can sort of
see where you have some of your problems with shopping and things since
planning ahead saves a lot of time and energy.


Cheri

"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 21:19:30 -0700, "Julie Bove"

>>You don't have to go through all that. Just go to the machine and get
>>what
>>you want.

> why would I want to stand out in the weather, in a line with fidgeting
> people behind me, squinting, as I surf through the offerings? And
> then find out what I want is already rented out and not available. I
> am going to the machine and getting what I want the way I do it. If
> you can make your choice at home, why be rude and take up other
> people's time as you quibble about what to get? Besides which, I can
> find out what machines near me have what I want. I get free offers
> with computer ordering. I can set up a wish list. I can get notified
> when new releases are available.
> Janet US

Bingo!

Cheri

"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 21:19:30 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
. ..
>>
>>> We rent a one or two movies a year. Redbox is a couple of blocks
>>> away. No subscription fees. You order what you want on the 'Net, no
>>> different than you would if your wanted something from Netflix. You
>>> go to the box, press the pick up button, insert your credit card and
>>> your movie is ejected from the machine. Really easy and cheap. Recent
>>> prices here have risen from $1.00 to $1.25 per night.
>>> Janet US
>>
>>You don't have to go through all that. Just go to the machine and get
>>what
>>you want.
> why would I want to stand out in the weather, in a line with fidgeting
> people behind me, squinting, as I surf through the offerings? And
> then find out what I want is already rented out and not available. I
> am going to the machine and getting what I want the way I do it. If
> you can make your choice at home, why be rude and take up other
> people's time as you quibble about what to get? Besides which, I can
> find out what machines near me have what I want. I get free offers
> with computer ordering. I can set up a wish list. I can get notified
> when new releases are available.
> Janet US

I don't know why you would have to squint through the offerings. You just
put in the name of the movie that you want. Took less than a minute.

"Doris Night" > wrote in message
news
> On Fri, 15 Aug 2014 00:01:36 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>>>
>>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>
>>>> I'm not familiar with Redbox other than I've seen it and somehow you
>>>> can order a movie online to pick up there. Don't know what the
>>>> process is, don't care. I don't watch very many movies and Redbox is
>>>> completely unnecessary for us. We subscribe to Netflix via USPS.
>>>> Most of what we get don't interest me - hubby is the subscriber (but
>>>> he tries to order movies he thinks I might like from time to time) and
>>>> we live just a few miles from a processing center - so we can put a
>>>> DVD in the mailbox one day and get another within the next 48 hours.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I use Redbox all the time. I reserve them online and pick them up when
>>> I'm
>>> out grocery shopping. What I like about Redbox is that you can return
>>> the
>>> DVD's at any Redbox, not just where you picked it up. Cheap at $1.20 a
>>> movie. I had Netflix for awhile, but didn't like having to rent movies
>>> to
>>> make it worthwhile, so stopped it.
>>
>>We have Netflix online. I wouldn't use it but husband and daughter do.
>
> We just download what we want from The Pirate Bay. My DH has
> accumulated a veritable library of interesting movies, series,
> documentaries, etc, and we'll watch one just about every day.

I don't download things. I don't see the need to clutter up my computer.

"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 21:17:36 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
> snip
>>
>>I don't even know what you're talking about! Most of the time I don't
>>even
>>VOTE!
> snip
> It's not surprise that you are not a good citizen.
> Janet US

So you think being a good citizen means voting? I disagree. Often, I don't
understand the issue or the things being voted on simply don't affect me at
all. Or I don't like any of the candidates who are running, which is
usually how the presidential election goes.

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>>> We rent a one or two movies a year. Redbox is a couple of blocks
>>>>> away. No subscription fees. You order what you want on the 'Net, no
>>>>> different than you would if your wanted something from Netflix. You
>>>>> go to the box, press the pick up button, insert your credit card and
>>>>> your movie is ejected from the machine. Really easy and cheap. Recent
>>>>> prices here have risen from $1.00 to $1.25 per night.
>>>>> Janet US
>>>>
>>>> You don't have to go through all that. Just go to the machine and get
>>>> what you want.
>>>
>>> Who wants to stand there going through movies to see if there's
>>> something you like, much easier to reserve on the net and it's waiting
>>> when you get there, plus you get to see the reviews and the trailer that
>>> way.
>>
>> If you know what movie you want, you just get it! You don't have to go
>> through things.
>
> But...how do you know it will be there? You don't, unless you reserve it,
> and if it's not in at one location, online can show you at what Redbox
> nearby where it's available. Give it up Julie, reserving online is the way
> to go, and then you really "don't have to go through things." I can sort
> of see where you have some of your problems with shopping and things since
> planning ahead saves a lot of time and energy.

*I* don't rent them and wouldn't. Angela got them three times and there was
no problem. I won't drive her there again to rent or pick them up. She has
her license now and if she wants to go do it, fine. But I doubt that she
will.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Cheri" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>>> We rent a one or two movies a year. Redbox is a couple of blocks
>>>>>> away. No subscription fees. You order what you want on the 'Net, no
>>>>>> different than you would if your wanted something from Netflix. You
>>>>>> go to the box, press the pick up button, insert your credit card and
>>>>>> your movie is ejected from the machine. Really easy and cheap.
>>>>>> Recent
>>>>>> prices here have risen from $1.00 to $1.25 per night.
>>>>>> Janet US
>>>>>
>>>>> You don't have to go through all that. Just go to the machine and get
>>>>> what you want.
>>>>
>>>> Who wants to stand there going through movies to see if there's
>>>> something you like, much easier to reserve on the net and it's waiting
>>>> when you get there, plus you get to see the reviews and the trailer
>>>> that way.
>>>
>>> If you know what movie you want, you just get it! You don't have to go
>>> through things.
>>
>> But...how do you know it will be there? You don't, unless you reserve it,
>> and if it's not in at one location, online can show you at what Redbox
>> nearby where it's available. Give it up Julie, reserving online is the
>> way to go, and then you really "don't have to go through things." I can
>> sort of see where you have some of your problems with shopping and things
>> since planning ahead saves a lot of time and energy.
>
> *I* don't rent them and wouldn't. Angela got them three times and there
> was no problem. I won't drive her there again to rent or pick them up.
> She has her license now and if she wants to go do it, fine. But I doubt
> that she will.

Exactly! YOU don't rent them, so you wouldn't know the best way to do the
renting but you keep arguing a point that you really don't know much about.
It's kind of like some people arguing with you about what's best for your
house, when they really know nothing about your house. Same principle.

Cheri

On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 21:44:19 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

> Who wants to stand there going through movies to see if there's something
> you like, much easier to reserve on the net and it's waiting when you get
> there, plus you get to see the reviews and the trailer that way.

The occasional movie watchers who do it in person more than likely
already know what they want and go in for something specific, rather
than paw through the selections until something catches their fancy.



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On Fri, 15 Aug 2014 07:30:30 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

> But...how do you know it will be there? You don't, unless you reserve it,
> and if it's not in at one location, online can show you at what Redbox
> nearby where it's available. Give it up Julie, reserving online is the way
> to go, and then you really "don't have to go through things." I can sort of
> see where you have some of your problems with shopping and things since
> planning ahead saves a lot of time and energy.

Occasional movie watchers don't care. If it's there, it's there and
if it's not - maybe it will be there next time. It's just one of
those Us and Them things that avid watchers don't get. Sometimes, I
want to see a movie. If I do and it's in my husband's queue, I'll
move it closer to the top, but never to #1. Even the movies I select
on my own (maybe 3 times over the last "god knows" how many years)
don't go to the top - #3 is as close as they go. I can wait because
I'm not an avid movie watcher and most of the time, the movie bores me
enough that I don't even watch it all the way through anyway.


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On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 21:42:22 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

> I had Netflix for awhile, but didn't like having to rent movies to
> make it worthwhile, so stopped it.

Viva la difference. We used to have the multiple disks subscription
but cut back to one when hubby figured out what the turnaround time
was and he definitely gets his money's worth out of it every month.
Redbox is better for people like me, the ones who aren't avid movie
watchers. $1+ a couple of times a year would be my movie watching max
if I was doing it on my own... and I wouldn't be ordering other movies
company "suggests" because I wouldn't be interested in them.


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On Fri, 15 Aug 2014 10:14:08 -0400, Doris Night
> wrote:

> We just download what we want from The Pirate Bay. My DH has
> accumulated a veritable library of interesting movies, series,
> documentaries, etc, and we'll watch one just about every day.
>
Did you do it or did someone do it for you? BitTorrent wasn't the
easiest thing in the world to set up and use when I looked at it years
ago. It used too much computer terminology for set up, I had no idea
what they wanted me to do - and that, was the end of that.


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