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I'm impatient
I couldn't wait to get my Garmin Forerunner 305, so as I was checking some forums, I saw that people were picking them up at REI in northern California. So, I gave it another try (I had called on Thursday and was told that I'd have to order it online as they usually don't come to the stores until the backorders were filled). I called my local store and they said they didn't have any, but the next closest store (30 minutes away did). I called that store and asked them to hold one for me. I went this morning to pick it up and even though I had to pay sales tax, I did get to use my REI dividend. From reading some forums, calling close to closing time may produce better results as the inventory is unpacked and people anxious to get stuff are going in the morning instead of last thing at night (I called 30 minutes before closing). -
Hassle free coin counting
I've seen those Coinstar machines at the grocery store and always thought it is ridiculous to pay 8.9% of what's counted for convenience. Recently I saw an ad or heard an ad indicating that there was a no-fee way to get your coins counted by the machine. I checked the website this morning and found that if you get a gift certificate to Amazon.com or some other places, there is no-fee. I figured that we regularly buy stuff from Amazon, so it just made it more convenient for me to get rid of the pile of change we had on our counter in a plastic counter. Turns out we had $92.46 of change! Now what should I get from Amazon?
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Usability of ATMs
Bank of America has had the a very ugly user interface for its ATMs for years. It is text based and while usable, it just isn't pretty. Several years back they changed it into a snazzy graphical interface and then for some reason, pulled it from the ATMs. I actually went into the bank and complained. I wasn't the only one that complained. However, one thing that has bugged me for years is that after you put in your card, you had to select between English or Spanish. Don't you think they could store the 1 bit of information in the system what I selected last time? While they still don't remember the preference, they now don't make you choose on a separate screen; instead after you enter your PIN you press the English confirmation or the Spanish confirmation button.
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I hate waiting
I ordered a Garmin Forerunner 305 from gpscity.com on Feb. 21 knowing that the units wouldn't be shipping from Garmin until about March 1. Well, I'm now in line as they fill the backorders. The wait is killing me! I'm very impatient and can't wait for my new toy. (I went into software as I wanted to see the results of my work quickly.) Hopefully I'll have it in a few weeks.