Am I going nuts or does this shop stink?

@MFJohnston wrote:

@Rousseau
You missed the point that I have stated repeatedly: In the new home scenario I was handed, I was told that my wife lived with me in the next town.

Although she may live with you in the next town, this does not preclude the plausibility that she is temporarily away, be it for weeks or months. It is quite frequent in academia, business, government, medicine, and the military for one spouse to be on such an assignment. Just because she has temporarily quarters, be they an Army tent or the Hilton, for a few months does not mean that she does not live with you.

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I actually bought my first house without my husband seeing it. He was in the military and he was busy back where we were coming from dealing with the PCS. It actually didn't go well once he saw it (he hated it) but it was too late... perhaps that is why we are divorced now.

But thinking back - I don't remember anyone questioning me on the wisdom of buying the house without him seeing it. Though if they had, I would have ignored them as I had a 9 month old infant son, was alone, and just wanted to get it done. It was actually the FIRST house I looked at too (I think I only looked at four total).

I did the "leg work" for our first house, after all doesn't the woman decide which house to buy?
Hubby came in after and bought it. I said he was working and doesn't have time to shop. When selling our house development (16 homes), many times the woman came in with a broker, and hubby and wife both came back on the weekend. My daughter bought her home alone, and they faxed the papers to her Dad for signature and down. Who's saying a woman can't buy a house, them are fighting words.

Live consciously....

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/01/2019 01:23AM by Irene_L.A..

My husband had no desire to look at houses. I found both of our houses and also negotiated the prices. I also negotiate all of our major purchases. It's entirely possible for a woman to shop for a home without her husband.

Don't tell me you chop the wood, do the oil changes in the garage, kill the gross bugs, open the pickle jar, etc.

@Niner wrote:

My husband had no desire to look at houses. I found both of our houses and also negotiated the prices. I also negotiate all of our major purchases. It's entirely possible for a woman to shop for a home without her husband.

There are more woman Brokers than men, so yes, woman may know more than say a plummer.....let's not keep pretending woman are dumb, woman make emotional decisions which is needed for a house sale...for instance, I love the kitchen, please honny, sold. Price wise, yes, husbands may have the last word, but actually picking out a house, it's up to the woman.

Live consciously....

I chop wood. I change the oil. I open pickle jars. I don't kill gross bugs unless absolutely necessary, usually if they are black widow spiders. Most gross looking bugs are ugly but beneficial. (We won't go into my reaction to the ginormous orange and black centipede that attempted to share my space under the deck.)

When I was single mom, I bought two homes on my own.

On a recent shop, the guidelines said that I had to use a $5 off coupon that was given to us with our paperwork. I get to the business and they offer me a $20 off coupon someone had left there. I said I would only like $5 off but would take the $20 off coupon for my son to use. They said it was good for more than one purchase. I said, sorry.... I only want $5 off today but would keep that $20 off for later. Awkward!!!

@dreemin wrote:

Can I ask why it wasn't worth it being $40? I'm pretty sure I have completed many of these stores.

@oteixeira wrote:

I took a grocery store once that paid 13 plus a 5 dollar purchase. I got it bonused really well (I thought), basically taking my total comp to almost $40, after I was done I walked out knowing it was not worth it even for that. They called me back the next month to do it again, and I honestly explained to them that it wasn't worth it for me with an explanation of why, and the scheduler said they knew, I was not the only one to complain, and they had relayed it to the client already (before my call happened). Basically, clients be crazy yo! Sometimes, it's not the MSC, or the scheduler, and it was nice to have a very sane, and calm conversation where we could both admit that to each other.

I have never seen a grocery store shop, even with bonuses, for over $18. Again, those willing to work for nothing are killing me. I certainly live in the wrong part of the country for mystery shopping.

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Food is money spent anyway...yours, so why are we shopping for nothing...get real!

Live consciously....

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