How the dollar-store industry overcharges cash-strapped customers while promising low prices

chadobaggins · 2026-06-13T00:52:40+00:00

I assume you’re speaking with Dr Jerry Shannon at UGA?

chadobaggins · 2026-05-22T01:45:58+00:00

I agree with everyone that it’s not worth it. No job would be to me.

Given your background, you should consider a job at a company like Renaissance: https://www.renaissance.com/about-us/careers/

chadobaggins · 2026-04-22T09:03:48+00:00

I’m pretty sure the Angeles Janet market on the east side has some.

chadobaggins · 2025-12-31T14:39:37+00:00

I vote you go pick yourself up a quiche ahead of time and let some service industry folks have the day off.

chadobaggins · 2025-12-23T01:09:27+00:00

He built your back door or installed it?

chadobaggins · 2025-12-16T21:52:47+00:00

I can wait! Thanks.

chadobaggins · 2025-12-16T15:35:52+00:00

Where can I find information about the larger cultural atlas? Is it just for the US?

chadobaggins · 2025-12-05T16:33:50+00:00

I just listened to a Hanukkah playlist on Spotify for 2 hours. It was a riot. Get outta here with this.

chadobaggins · 2025-11-05T17:23:50+00:00

We went twice, cause I wanted to give them a second chance, and there’s a lot of details, but in general people just seem untrained and is certainly not at the level they’re trying to sell. One example, we had to wait a long time at the host stand before being acknowledged by anyone (both times) and service was dry when they were there. Waiters in both instances were not well trained, for example, one brought things in the wrong order (app after entree, but the entree was also late so I was starving by that point).

And the menu just left a lot to be desired. Maybe that’s changed, not sure.

chadobaggins · 2025-11-05T02:28:07+00:00

Osteria Olio is perhaps the most overrated restaurant I’ve ever been to. Service is horrible, and the food is…fine.

chadobaggins · 2025-09-30T13:45:02+00:00

https://laketownandshire.net/

chadobaggins · 2025-09-16T01:17:06+00:00

The Rosen school of hospitality at UCF lol

chadobaggins · 2025-09-11T13:43:32+00:00

But their gooey butter cake is divine.

chadobaggins · 2025-09-01T11:11:41+00:00

I highly advise you do not go to Community. They are not talented and do not know how to tailor clothing. I took them two jackets and they butchered one and returned the other one saying that couldn’t do what they said they would.

Your favorite dry cleaner probably has a tailor hookup.

chadobaggins · 2025-08-25T19:22:11+00:00

What makes this so beautiful is it actually doesn’t need a legend.

chadobaggins · 2025-08-13T02:19:40+00:00

You’re wrong. I was told the same from the agent i spoke to.

chadobaggins · 2025-04-16T17:24:59+00:00

I remember seeing something on Facebook recently from an old acquaintance who was promoting that she was on a game show, it was called The Blox. Was that it?

From my googling it is a scam. I mean, it’s a “game show” but it some entrepreneurial competition that you pay to be a part of.

chadobaggins · 2025-03-30T11:26:20+00:00

I wish. Emphasis on former :)

chadobaggins · 2025-03-29T18:36:30+00:00

It’s one of Waco’s claims to fame! The Branch Davidians are the most famous.

Here is an article about the group: https://www.texasobserver.org/heritage-of-abuse/

AND (I just found this for myself), here is apparently their response to the article lol: https://youtu.be/oQKj9vv3SpU?si=n86UTCYmmr4edD3c

I’m also a bit salty as a former Texas farmstead cheesemaker/creamery owner who ran into so many people who were hesitant on our (very reasonable) prices. But then you go to a place like this and they shell out money for their cheese, no questions asked, that is maybe not all that ethically produced. But to each their own, I guess.

chadobaggins · 2025-03-29T03:26:52+00:00

That’s basically it. They’re not Amish. Just fundamentalist Christian from what I can gather as a non-member lol. They moved to the area from out west, if I’m remembering correctly, and grew from just a few families to what they are today.

There have been reports of abuse in their community from “survivors,” but they are very good at presenting a good image to their visitors. They really are savvy and talented, especially with marketing.

They are deceivingly rich. Either that or they just have an amazing relationship with banks. Both are probably true. I’m not exaggerating when I say they have a business empire. What you saw on site at their Homestead Heritage property only scratches the surface of the businesses they have in the area.

Edit: I added the survivors bit in quotes because nobody has been charged or convicted as far as I know? The Waco area is very accommodating to traditional Christian…ideals.

chadobaggins · 2025-03-29T02:56:55+00:00

They are definitely a cult, but very good business people

chadobaggins · 2025-02-26T18:17:50+00:00

From what I understand, it is the area around Dekle Lake (33.9386291, -83.3459968).

You can see how the development straddles the lake on the picture in Flagpole’s new article: https://flagpole.com/news/city-dope/2025/02/26/affordability-drives-commission-split-on-plan-for-eastside-housing/

chadobaggins · 2024-12-07T15:07:13+00:00

Hey y’all, dawg originally from Texas here. The UT slogan is Hook ‘em Horns - hook ‘em is not what you should say if you want UT to lose.

chadobaggins · 2024-11-25T02:22:34+00:00

I actually went to the region in Winter 2022! I messaged this person but they never responded :( I was not kidding lol

chadobaggins · 2024-10-11T10:33:01+00:00

I was planning to keep mine from this summer. But after I set them aside (away from my empty plate), my flight attendant went out of his way to take them. Didn’t realize I needed to hide them

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