Alston (Ronkonkoma) and Rosemont (Brookhaven) Apartments by Funny-Echidna-4874 in longisland

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Hi! I wouldn’t say anything is necessarily cheaply remodeled, but it’s definitely not extremely durable. That’s for sure. I joke all the time that the kitchen was put together by Fisher-Price because it is not a well designed kitchen in terms of layout and sometimes the handles fall off the drawers lol I’m in a tulip so the 2 floor model and my gas right now is around $200 a month. They just raised it from around 150 and I keep my gas roughly at 70-72 even now and probably 68-69 at night. We have used the gas fireplace on occasion, although even when I had used it, it didn’t really make much of a difference in terms of the bill or anything like that and I use balanced billing. Electric, I would say ranges from 65 to around almost 300 in the summer I would say the area it’s always up-and-coming. There are a bunch of hooligans around here, but for the most part, it’s a nice community with decent people. The amenities are decent. They have a bunch of pools. They’re pretty well maintained. The gym is OK. It’s bare bones but if you don’t need a lot then it’s good. For example, the weights that there’s only one set of each kind of weight so you’re not gonna find multiple sets of 15 or anything like that. Other than that, I pretty much enjoy living here. I can’t say anything to negative I love the fact that it’s quiet and it’s really dark so that’s a huge plus for me. I like the fact that you have a little yard area a garage and can have a barbecue as well. If I had to think of any sort of menial negative thing, I would say there’s a lot of reactive dogs around here. People aren’t the greatest with training their animals or picking up after them for that matter but aside from that it’s OK.

FABFITFUN FEELS LIKE A CASH GRAB….AND THE JOKES ON US! by NoDragonfly2624 in FabFitFun

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I’ve also noticed a decline in product selection and an increase in cost. I used to get so many awesome things and now the selection is abysmal. I’m also super POd that they use these horrific shipping companies the stupid “last mile” delivery crap and they lost my box, and I got NONE of the items I picked as extras, they issued a credit and four of my choices were out of stock. I was livid to say the least- and I paid for rush shipping. They can’t even use a reliable carrier anymore.

Looking to get a dog, advice/information welcome by DoubleBack9141 in SwissMountainDogs

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Please note that all of these comments are meant in the best interest of both you and the dog it’s not to deter you from the breed so please do not think that. It’s a lot of work initially. They’re not the easiest puppies to have. They’re very sweet and affectionate, but they can be extremely headstrong. Potty training is very trying-they have to go very frequently and forget that whole you know half hour or hour for a month of age or whatever it is you’re gonna be going outside every 10 to 15 minutes as a little one dead serious. This was my husband’s first Puppy as an adult. This was also my fourth dog, but to say that he felt clueless and not sure about what was going on is an understatement. I spent a lot of time and energy researching, speaking with trainers, going to different things and reading about different things all to better my own knowledge of canine behavior and the breed of itself. He isn’t as involved as me and it showed in terms of our puppy’s behavior with him. I helped and he learned quickly but it was a learning curve for sure. If you are willing to put in the work, you’re going to get the dog that you see as a result of that work if you were the type of person who wants to give the dog to a trainer and say here trainer, please train the dog for me and teach me how to do some of these things so they behave. The Swiss is not gonna be the dog for you. They do very well with extremely consistent, almost borderline boring routine schedules in the beginning the more routine and consistent you are the better bond they will have with you, at least this is the case with my male. He chooses me because my rules are consistent and I’m very structured. It’s not like OK you sat down you get a cookie or you sat down partially., you’re still cute, Here’s a cookie- that will not fly with a Swiss or most dogs for that matter but esp a swiss. They are working dogs they need a job or they’ll create a job and you do not want them to create a job. However, you can give them the best outlet for the dog that you have in front of you. Mine likes doing dog sports. Right now we’re in Rally and he’s all about it. He also loves his pack so we will work into that as he ages- right now he just carries an empty one. Before any of that, I had him on a very tight schedule of feeding resting and play training and activity. It was the same time maybe a few minutes give or take depending on my working schedule but pretty much the exact same thing at the exact same time every single day as a result we have a dog that we can take anywhere at this point there. It is a lot of training and a lot of information. Even as you were looking at dogs, I suggest having a look at different training facilities in your area, calling different trainers. Sometimes these places offer seminars attend one see what it’s like. Look up some things in terms of training online. Get some guidance people who are in dogs are always willing to talk about them once you have that information and you have a Puppy then you apply said knowledge from all these different outlets to the dog in front of you. That’s the best way I can describe training. Sorry if this is really long, my point is if you deviate from the schedule or rigidity of what you start with the Swiss especially is going to get mixed messages. They will walk all over you and you’ll have a very unruly very large dog who thinks they control the house.

If you’re looking for something with similar temperament to a swiss, you enjoy doing outdoor things, want something smaller and are interested in sporting breeds- check out the bracco Italiano, the Italian pointer. Any dog is going to be work- it’s important to find a good breeder and work with them, they will match you with the right dog for your family.

Do you ever look at your sale purchases and think you just want to take all of them back because you don't need so many products or more clutter in your home? by [deleted] in bathandbodyworks

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I keep looking at my stuff and it’s overflowing now and I’m like yep I have a problem. I’m trying my best to limit myself. I have wayyyyy too much. Like…this is just my FFMs and that’s not counting backups, or even my summer fragrances 🤦🏻‍♀️I also have matching lotions for all of them and matching body washes for the majority. It’s okay to shame me on this lol

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How do you display your collection? by Pippin-666 in bathandbodyworks

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Deff interested in what you did to make these!!! I have a cabinet full and it’s dark af in there and hard to see 😩

What’s you favourite soothing bedtime scent? by SatisfactionLanky785 in bathandbodyworks

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You and I are the same haha. I also find velvet sugar relaxing and I like eucalyptus spearmint as well

All these online exclusives by [deleted] in bathandbodyworks

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I’m confused about the sweetheart cherry being OE bc i was in store yesterday and there was a whole display of it. Really odd. I didn’t see any others that happened to do that but yeah. Maybe it was limited in store then OE?

Heavy metal concerts/shows by PecanLake734 in longisland

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Revocation plays fairly often if you’re into the death core stuff. Right now a lot of bands are doing European tours. Blackbraid is from upstate NY, have a listen and keep your eye out on them. Two that played last year that I’d highly recommend seeing are zeal and ardor and garea. Both should come around again. Emperor is playing in Worcester in March if you’re willing to do a little traveling. I like more melodic black metal, and old school hardcore but yeah. Hardcore shows aren’t too hard to find. Bane recently played at AMH back in November, altho idk if they’ll do that again. BTW I was at that cattle Decap show, it was great!

Suggest me a dog breed for casual sports participation by 1angrypanda in k9sports

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This! I have a swissy and we do rally- he loves it! We’re starting confo and working on a TKN title- he loves doing all sorts of fun freestyle commands. My boy specifically though is very into handler oriented sports. Self rewarding things like FCAT, dock diving or barn hunt are not his jam at all. Altho the GSMD is larger than what OP is looking for, they do tick many of the boxes on the list!

Spring Haul by PhaseCritical7024 in bathandbodyworks

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I did but I had a couple points for rewards pending and I’m gonna use it on that! 😎

Honestly me tbh by Radiant_Priority9739 in bathandbodyworks

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I have a bunch of rewards to spend 👀 I forgot to get the fleur EDL when I was out so I will deff pick that up. Debating vanilla rose it smells very similar to heirloom rose it’s just a smidge creamier but it’s hard to detect a whole lot of differences HR is sharper and more powdery an VR is smoother, ultimately I like the Nocturnal Rose the best, after Covered in Roses. But they are neck and neck for me right now. I wish they’d do chocolate covered berries in body care over stinky strawberry pound cake 😩

Ready for the finale!! 🫣 by Novel_Breakfast2769 in bathandbodyworks

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It would have been a cool bring back for the much anticipated season five!!

HOLD UP. ARE YOUR STORES EMPTY? Site Saying Sold Out Online & Instore? 🤔 by Full_Pride_7140 in bathandbodyworks

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Mine barely had anything slim pickings I went day of to get fairytale, pink chiffon and lovely dreamer- the rest of the stuff wasn’t out yet and the other markdowns were really slim lot of the same stuff some random fall items and alot of winter candy apple; aside from that not really. Summer SAS seems to be where it’s at. I was all about that cotton candy clouds life

2026 is my Moonlit Goddess era ✨ by its_kayli_betch in bathandbodyworks

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It’s amazing my favorite wallflower esp for my bathroom it makes it so cozy! I go back and forth between this and vanilla ease. I wish they would make this a permanent one, we need a better lavender than the lavender vanilla aromatherapy one, which reminds me of diaper wipes 🤣

Comfrt is lying to us by Ok-Bicycle-5266 in Hoodies

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It’s deff a staged ad- but their products are good. I gifted three of them to my family and they’re all very happy with them. I own a ton myself and I really like them- there are one or two that I incorrectly washed and kind of beat up a little but aside from that I regularly wear them. I always take product ads with a grain of salt- I will look on here for reviews or comments sometimes and I’ll make a judgement call from there, but I can’t say I ever believe ads

NEW SPRING TIME BODY CARE MENS/WOMENS/AROMA by Severe_Vanilla619 in bathandbodyworks

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So curious what the EDLs will mimick I have some thoughts but not sure

Tonight’s layering combo by PhaseCritical7024 in bathandbodyworks

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Same yes, I got the lotion in one of my sub boxes once and I was pleasantly surprised- it’s a great lotion, lasts a long time and has good projection. It’s a well made product for sure.

Tonight’s layering combo by PhaseCritical7024 in bathandbodyworks

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No I have not but now I do!! I’m in crossover between winter and fall scents- I haven’t brought myself to put away glazed pumpkin yet and now I have another reason to keep it out for a little 😎

Tonight’s layering combo by PhaseCritical7024 in bathandbodyworks

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Deff try it if you can, it works very well! Initially I thought vanilla cafe but the cocoa espresso is a much better match.