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Gary North
Written by Gary North on November 23, 2012
Shoppers paid no attention to the would-be union members who picketed on Black Friday. When it comes to solidarity with the would-be union and grabbing good deals, Americans know where not to stand: outside the store. The would-be union declared it a big success. It was a flop. I went to both Walmarts in my […]
Continue reading →Written by Gary North on October 29, 2012
Maybe you have not yet signed up for my Tip of the Week eletter. It is mailed out every Saturday morning. It costs nothing to subscribe. To read hundreds of back issues of money-saving tips, click here: http://www.garynorth.com/public/department54.cfm I figure that most households can use ways to cut costs. I find ways to do this. So […]
Continue reading →Written by Gary North on October 10, 2012
Walmart and American Express have teamed up to provide a debit card program for Walmart shoppers. The card will be called bluebird, as in “bluebird of happiness.” Their targeted market is poor people who do not have bank accounts. No one in the banking industry wants them. So, Walmart spotted an opportunity. A poor person […]
Continue reading →Written by Gary North on September 20, 2012
When you pay cash, meaning with currency, you can sometimes get a discount. But not at Wal-Mart. At Wal-Mart, they rip up cash. Anyway, that is what one woman says happened. She bought some items at Wal-Mart. The person at the checkout counter knew someting was suspicious. This was currency. Paper money. First, he tore […]
Continue reading →Written by Gary North on April 11, 2012
I keep coming back to this story every five years or so. New subscribers have not read about it. Old-time subscribers forget. The secret is the Frantz oil filter. It uses a roll of toilet paper as the filter. “An oil filter that uses toilet paper. What a joke!” It is not a joke. But […]
Continue reading →Written by Gary North on February 21, 2012
In recent customer ratings, WalMart slipped to 69. The highest ranked supermarket is Publix. That’s the way it is at our house. We moved to Georgia in late 2008. We can now shop at Publix. That’s where my wife prefers to shop. The environment is clean. The staff is made up of very customer-pleasing people […]
Continue reading →Written by Gary North on January 27, 2012
If you sell anything for a living, use this as a model of how not to run a business. My wife wanted to find a dentist for us. We have not been to one since we moved to Georgia in 2008. checked with Angie’s list. She said this dentist’s office had high ratings. I don’t […]
Continue reading →Written by Gary North on January 18, 2012
Americans are wising up. They are not buying replacement new cars. They are buying used cars. I have done that ever since the 1970s. The average age of American cars is 10.8 years. This is the highest since 1995, when it was about 8.4 years. Year by year, the average increases. I still drive a […]
Continue reading →Written by Gary North on January 9, 2012
If you travel, you are probably paying too much. If you take a vacation in anything but the family car, you’re probably paying too much. This is the era of the Internet. It lets you find out where the best deals are. The sellers rely on ignorance to make their profits. You can avoid paying […]
Continue reading →Written by Gary North on January 6, 2012
If you have an old car that you still drive, hang onto it. I still drive a 1993 Dodge minivan. I used to haul my dogs in it. The old one died. The survivor doesn’t go for walks these days. But I’m not selling the car. The car is my back-up. If I take my […]
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