Got change?

I’ve never used those ubiquitous Coinstar machines because they extract a fee for counting your change. But I just found out that if you elect payment via gift certificate, there’s no fee. Hey, it beats rolling a billion pennies.

It’s good customer service, if you can get it

Have you ever had a problem with your order at Amazon? Probably you went through the site to contact them via email, and hopefully you got the help you needed. I find that they’re pretty good about addressing issues via email in a fairly timely manner. But...

Class parties

Tis the season for just this sort of question, methinks. Hello pretty talented clever Mir, Please provide any advice regarding how to get the most bang for your buck when hosting a class party for 5th graders. Somehow I was elected Room Mom and will be organizing 3...

Open your junk mail

Here’s a quickie for you: Always open your junk mail before you throw it away. Why? Well, aside from this handy object-lesson about identity theft (moral of the story: shred, shred, shred!), you just never know what you might find in there. Yesterday I received...

Singing in the rain?

The lovely Steph—she of contest fame—mailed me a stumper of a question: hey Mir! since it’s POURING and FREEZING here today and I am once again stuck without a decent umbrella, I was wondering if you could recommend a decent umbrella, at an...

Jump-starting, towing, bail, and discounts

Are you a member of AAA? Did you know that in addition to the peace of mind that comes with roadside assistance, your membership entitles you to discounts on hotels? Of course you did. But did you know that it also entitles you to 5% off on gift card purchases? (Enter...

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