Comments on: Best of Holiday Shopping 2012 – did your favorite stores make the list?

By: Amanda Codispoti

Amanda Codispoti — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:46:57 +0000

@Spiny: Indeed it has. But I think you’re right, the bickering has gone on long enough. Let’s get this thread back on topic, please.

By: Spiny Norman

Spiny Norman — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:24:58 +0000

Hmmm… seems motherhood has mellowed fair Amanda. I get why the posters were allowed to fight amongst themselves in her absence, but this puzzles me.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:18:36 +0000

If it’s not about impressing me, you’ve succeeded, crooked.

By: crooked road

crooked road — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:42:26 +0000

Kristen, so there’s NO recipes involving ‘fresh vegetables’ that you want to share? My goodness, what attitude is that to have at Thanksgiving? You told me about all these ‘fresh vegetables that it was imperative to buy as close to Thanksgiving as possible. I explained that I’m all about fresh, local & seasonal. And when innocently asked, you react in such a harsh manner. Gracious, it almost makes me think you were making up a foundation to just argue with me.

It’s not about impressing you, it’s about asking to see your cards. Feel free to lay them out, or just continue to tap dance. It’s your choice.

By: gdad

gdad — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:39:56 +0000

#7 I got a Kitcheaid mixer one Christmas. Great present because it was something I probably wouldn’t have splurged on on my own. This was also when I had to start making some of my own gluten free stuff and the Kitchenaid was the mixer that could handle the thicker dough.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:34:23 +0000

crooked road, let me go on record as saying I couldn’t possibly care less what ends up on your table, and if you think your twee bullying routine impresses me one iota, you’d be wrong.

Spiny, I agree. Dedicating precious time and energy to save $1.24 on some appliance isn’t worth the effort. I’m crazy enough to have paid full price for my Keurig from Target without even checking the price at BB&B.

By: Original Greg

Original Greg — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:43:38 +0000

Don’t get me wrong, I understand the rush people get from Black Friday Shopping. But recently I’ve found realy good prices without having to get up and go out so early. I still go out but I go later in the day after the crowds have died down and after the people who would stab you in the eye for an Elmo have gone home. It’s more of something to see and do than it is trying to buy gifts for me now though.

By: Spiny Norman

Spiny Norman — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:37:19 +0000

All I have to say on the matter is this… I will not allow my life to be dictated by “bargains”, whether that means shopping on Black Friday or sitting around researching trends to see when I could get nearly the same prices weeks before. I simply have better things to do with my time.

By: crooked road

crooked road — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:48:49 +0000

Kristen, your earlier post made me think. What ‘fresh vegetables’ do you plan for your Thanksgiving meal? I’d be interested in learning about them, and knowing which ones are so susceptible to ‘wilting’.

As for you thinking I was ‘bossing’ you, well, hopefully you’ll come to understand advice is not ‘bossing’, like most adults do. Advice is given, and either accepted or rejected. Criticized? Well, then discussion occurs, and that’s where you seem to lack the experience.

As I requested above, I’d love to hear your ‘fresh vegetable’ recipes for Thanksgiving, as I’m very much a staunch supporter of fresh local foods seasonally harvested. It will be interesting to hear your concepts, and which fresh vegetables you say that I need to be sure to source as closely to Thanksgiving day as possible to maximize freshness.

By: The Other Other

The Other Other — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:59:10 +0000

crooked road, the only one being “snippy” is you. You’d think with as many “decades of experience” as you have, you might have learned by now that you can convey your point without being condescending. sheesh.