When I’d stop in at an Aldi (there was one near my house when I lived in Audubon) I’d just pick up the grape juice (under $3.00 a bottle) and a couple other items, but that’d be it. But over[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Okay, a couple more “hidden”jokes in this comic as well. First, in the first panel. In the 1997 Treehouse of Horror VIII episode of “The Simpsons” they did a spoof of the movie “The Fly” with this title: That’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When I was Art Director for Concord Confections I learned just how important the UPC codes were when designing packages. If you don’t place the correct UPC, if you’re off by any numbers you can face some hefty fines from[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve drawn a comic for every “Discounted Easter Bunny Search” that I’ve gone on since 2010, but don’t worry I won’t link up to them. Instead, I was going to post an image of the different variety of Peanuts tins[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Before buying this toilet and seeing how that automatic lowering seat works, I don’t think I’d ever heard of that function before. But I gotta say, it’s pretty nifty. So going forward, I either have to pay attention to which[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When I saw that pack of batteries my first thought, after realizing that I didn’t see it in the cart when I was checking out, was that I should take it back to the store. After all, I hadn’t paid[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve been using self checkouts, when they’re available, for several decades. I don’t mind. I’m a single guy, so I don’t normally purchase as much as a family would. It’s easy for me to use these self checkouts and I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve been a runner and jogger my entire adult life. From my very late teens through my 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, 50’s, to now, I’ve either run outside or, when the weathers bad, inside on a track or treadmill. It’s always[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This may have been something that stores, specifically shoe stores, have been doing for years. I wouldn’t know, I don’t buy new shoes that often. Then again, I haven’t noticed if they’ve been printing UPC Codes under the tongues of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m sure there are many different reasons for all of the Mall closings across the country and that many were probably inevitable. But, I still think that there’s a future for brick & mortar stores. When I used to go[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…