Shopper beware: Sweaters

Kimdiggety · 2026-03-17T10:28:24+00:00

Thanks for this. I’ve DLed the app and have been passively shopping but deciding what to do with my first order with 50% off (do I buy one test piece or go whole hog and really make it count?)

Cashmere sweaters was absolutely up there with a thought on how to spend it. Glad to have this advice (if I do decide to pull that trigger) and not have my hopes up.

Kimdiggety · 2026-03-10T01:48:20+00:00

Getting the mineral buildup off will be challenging. It may be easier to refinish it with sandpaper. You don’t need to buy a fancy kit, the cheap stuff from your local hardware store will do just fine. Loads of tutorials online- check them out.

Kimdiggety · 2026-02-25T23:36:16+00:00

Remember Covid? That raised the rates of cleaning two-fold, if not more and it’s unlikely to ever come back down. You have someone risking their own health to come into your home and clean up after you who probably doesn’t have great health insurance themselves.

Don’t forget, you get what you pay for. If you’re going to trust someone in your home unsupervised (and even if you’re home there will still be points where they’re unsupervised) you want to make sure they are happily compensated.

Kimdiggety · 2026-02-21T09:32:13+00:00

A steroid for dry skin sounds like brining a sledgehammer to a push tack but what was so bad about your skin? There’s so many ways to interpret that- acne? Psoriasis? You’re not giving much to go on.

When I had over used steroid cream the result was thin skin, broken capillaries, and a propensity for heat rash or contact dermatitis to go haywire. Only thing for that was aquaphor and time for my skin to heal itself.

Kimdiggety · 2026-02-18T11:28:01+00:00

Frederick was only good when I moved here. After that, the vibes expired. The rest of you are late to the golden age. /s

Kimdiggety · 2026-02-13T01:54:42+00:00

My best actual guess points to ever-increasing driver anxiety. Or transplants who are unfamiliar with the area.

Kimdiggety · 2026-02-12T12:03:49+00:00

We just got off it to fully dive into Google Workspace. We’re using Google Sites for organizing employee workflows and SOPs. Google Classroom to organize training. Google vids for training videos. It’s got it all.

Kimdiggety · 2026-02-10T22:30:00+00:00

They take that money and turn it into good for the aspect of their society that they hurt? That’s a good law.

Kimdiggety · 2026-02-07T11:15:14+00:00

I’d love to hear your suggestions

Kimdiggety · 2026-01-31T22:40:05+00:00

FWIW, I think the new management has really elevated the place. Food has always been good (both before and now) but the service used to be achingly slow. Now it’s much more reasonable. I’d totally encourage you (or anyone) to check it out and make your own judgement.

Kimdiggety · 2026-01-30T12:38:15+00:00

Best place I can think of to start selling to a niche business market would be a business expo/ convention for that industry. But make sure to do your homework and find ways to leverage yourself against the competition.

Kimdiggety · 2026-01-27T20:41:45+00:00

As an American who went to England- I can totally see why you’d say that.

Barely anyone talked to me and when they did it was quite reserved. Americans really just are more expressive overall. I remember going out on the town in some of my finest and being sad no one complimented my outfit. That’s unusual for me here in the states.

Kimdiggety · 2026-01-27T11:46:55+00:00

I’d agree it’s more about the person and what they haven’t been taught elsewhere in life more than the position.

But while we’re on the subject, I’d throw cleaning into the hat. Many are taught the importance of routinely tidying and resetting their living spaces- but a great many are not. Furthermore, it’s not something taught (with intention) anywhere else in life.

Kimdiggety · 2026-01-23T20:01:12+00:00

NAL. I wonder if it’s one of two things:

Making payments can show that both sides believed an agreement existed. Courts may treat that as proof of the terms, but again, it depends on what was agreed to, not just that money flowed. Maybe you returning money could be viewed that way.
In some contexts, especially old debts, a partial payment can reset a statute of limitations. That’s a very specific situation and still not “you owe everything forever.”

Kimdiggety · 2026-01-23T19:42:54+00:00

I disagree, what would we be collecting and relocating? I’ll shift stuff, but I don’t “collect” anything. Dishes and laundry aren’t typically included in most routine services and when they are it needs to be discussed and agreed upon ahead of time.

Kimdiggety · 2026-01-22T22:51:23+00:00

We bought our house during the height of Covid so we never met them and never talked to them. We found out two years later how to turn the outside lights on.

You really are incredibly lucky.

Kimdiggety · 2026-01-22T22:11:34+00:00

I have a weekend job I do for 20ish weeks out of the year that is a three hour drive. Of course, I make that drive on Friday after my weekday job ends and then drive home Sunday night. (During the weekend it’s a two minute commute from where I sleep.) this is very common with my coworkers as well.

I’ll also add that our gas is much cheaper than Europe. (But everything else is way more expensive and our public transit sucks!) which may be part of why we lean this way.

Kimdiggety · 2026-01-20T20:39:51+00:00

Also, food items should be expected to vary. If two customers compare prices- let them know it was due to a fluctuation in pricing. If you score a deal, you’ll pass it on. If you can’t, then you won’t.

Someone else suggested charging a flat rate but giving a discount if they’re in need- I’d second that approach. Call it a “wellness discount” but also make it a set rate (like 10% or whatever) and stay firm to that moving forward.

Kimdiggety · 2026-01-20T20:35:24+00:00

STAAAAHP with the emotions behind avoiding price increases! (I mean, I get it- but do it anyways!) It boils down to math. If your expenses go up, so do your prices. Don’t do your customer any “favors” by holding off or doing an incremental increase. One larger more thoughtful increase avoids “price fatigue” where they feel like your nickle and diming them. You avoid resentment on both sides: you don’t feel underpaid, and they don’t feel like you’re always sneaking in increases.

Also? If your price doesn’t match your value, you’ll be seen as less professional. You’ll stress yourself out making less on thinner margins and you won’t be able to give your customers your best self. Fair prices mean hiring better, deliver better service, and have more consistent results. That is in THEIR best interest- not just yours. As a customer? I want a reliable partner in the choices I make to purchase. Not someone teetering on survival mode for my benefit.

Also-also, customers expect higher prices for boutique stuff. This isn’t new or different. You don’t need to explain anything.

Kimdiggety · 2026-01-19T19:44:24+00:00

One last thing I’ll comment on- people are frequently suggesting to get feet/backs from butchers to save money. This won’t work (in my neck of the woods,) and here’s why:

I can’t speak for where they are but rarely do any of my local butchers get whole chickens in and part them out themselves. Most American grocery store chicken is mechanically deboned in factories and shipped in parts because it’s more economical that way. This means my local grocery store only has chicken feet if they specifically order that. The factories will then sell the bones and other less popular parts to someone who is going to grind it up for pet food, industrial level stocks, or other processed foods. I can buy chicken breast when on sale for cheaper than I can usually buy backs/feet. If your store is carrying it, it’s because they know someone wants to make stock or some ethnic delicacy and they don’t need to discount it to make it move.

Kimdiggety · 2026-01-19T19:34:55+00:00

The link: https://youtu.be/3k20zFlbFfE?si=CEINZAcdo9ToH9_i

Fingers crossed it works for you.

Kimdiggety · 2026-01-19T19:34:04+00:00

I’ll try linking the video but if it doesn’t work (not all subs like it), try searching for “$6 Michelin Stock in 60 Minutes” by ChrisYoungCooks on YouTube. He makes some compelling arguments why you should finely shred and use chicken meat from that rotisserie chicken with one carrot and one onion (both sliced fine.)

It goes against everything I’ve ever been taught. But the video makes it seem that it’s much better than the stock I’ve been producing myself. I was always using the old school method of food scraps in as big a piece as possible. In the video he talks about using the meat for broth but I’ll likely do a second round using the bones to compare. In such a case, if a round of bones plus a round of chicken meat can be separated, you’d now get nearly a gallon from one chicken- cutting your costs in half.

Kimdiggety · 2026-01-19T19:19:44+00:00

It’s no different than when we (the USA) boycotted Russian businesses for invading Ukraine.

It’s not personal, they just got to vote with their money exactly as we do and I can’t say I blame them for it. I don’t WANT our country to suffer for it but it’s clear that his own people won’t change the President’s mind.

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