I love random facts! :)

Color-Coded Plastic Ties Tell You Day Your Bread Was Baked

by Ben Popken

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Turns out that the plastic tags and twists on loafs of bread aren't just for looking pretty, they are coded to indicate what day the bread was baked on, writes Wise Bread. The most commonly-used code for 5-day a week delivery is is blue for Monday, green for Tuesday, red for Thursday, white for Friday, and yellow for Saturday. It's a nifty "and now you know" factoid, though it probably won't save you from getting a stale loaf, because the shelf stockers for whom the code was designed are already doing that for you.

The little things....

It's the little things in life that I truly appreciate. The respect from a child, a hug, a smile from across the room, hearing the words "i love you", solving a puzzle, learning something new, getting a handwritten note, laughing, sitting in silence, taking a hot shower, hearing my favorite song, crying happy tears, winning a basketball game, helping someone, breathing, travel, quality time, grace, faith, taking the first bite of something delicious, meeting someone new, being alive..... And the list goes on.

i try to take nothing got granted.

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Old school fun

This is what I call a great night with my man :)

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Door Etiquette...

How To Pass Through A Door

by Ben Popken

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Ever notice how many people don't know how to go through a door? They don't know how to hold it for other people, and, when the door is held for them, they just keep on walking without even mumbling their thanks. How rude! To rectify this situation, designer Isadora Dantas has created this helpful flowchart that instructs users in the proper way to pass through a door. If this graphic was distributed along with building access badges, the world would be a better place.

How to pass through a door [IsA's Wonderful World]

Don't mess with my Debit Card!!!!

I know a few individuals that will be just fine with this.. Anthony and my Uncle Mike to name a couple... but I know far more people who will riot! Myself included :)

Banks Might Limit Amount You Can Buy On Debit Card

by Ben Popken

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Grumbling over proposed limits to debit card swipe fees, banks are hinting they're considering putting a cap on how much you can buy with a debit card. It could even be something like $50 or $100, forcing consumers to either pay with credit card or cash.
"If the final rules that are issued in April look like the [Fed's] draft, there's no question that it will impact how we and other issuers price deposit and payment services and what features and benefits are included," a Bank of America spokesman told the New York Post.
Would they really do that? It would certainly disrupt how many Americans conduct their personal purchases in a pretty major way. I can see a lot of people getting angry over this, and that ire is going to be directed at the banks, not the government, so I'm not really sure what the rationale behind this is besides trying to cast more voodoo over the swipe fee debate.
Banks' swipe snipe [New York Post]

Costco.. we can still be friends :)

Me's Rules to Costco:

1. Stick to the List

2. Use the samples for what they are good for.. FREE FOOD! Never feel obligated to buy

3. Go only when you have to be someplace right after, or right before it closes. Otherwise, you literally will stay in there all day long and spend $300 easily (not that I have done that or anything, lol)

4. If you live alone, only buy things there that will last for at least 3 months or that you can freeze and still use

5. Have fun at Costco! If you have self control and can play with all the toys, look at the clothes, and not buy everything in the warehouse.. then you should really have a nice time :) 

6. If you frequent at Costco.. Step up your game and get the Black Card aka Executive Membership. You pay $50 extra up front.. however, you get automatic $50 back each year, on top of 2% of what you buy... You do the math people! 

Psychological Tricks Warehouse Stores Play On You

by Phil Villarreal

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Warehouse stores like Costco and Sam's Club attract an unqualified devotion of hardcore devotees, myself included. They provide havens that sap away your frugality and coax you to happily part with large sums of money and buy more food and supplies than you'll logically go through in any imaginable length of time.
DealNews spoke to a psychotherapist, who opines about seven tricky tactics the clubs use to lull you into a sometimes false sense of security:
No music. Supermarkets are said to pipe music over speakers in order to get you moving quickly and avoid clogged aisles and lines. Warehouses often ditch the soundtrack, subconsciously coaxing you to hang around as long as you like. The thinking goes that the longer you're in the store, the more stuff you'll be tempted to buy.
Large sizes and quantities that seem like better deals. When confronted with abnormally large packages, it's tougher to do the math on your feet and calculate whether you're actually getting a better deal than you would at another store.
Ubiquitous samples. The warehouses work hard to get you to taste its wares. If you like a sample -- or better yet for the warehouse -- if your kid likes a sample and nags you, you're more likely to make an unplanned purchase.
If you have a warehouse club membership, what do you do to make sure you aren't snookered?
7 Ways Warehouse Clubs Get You Hooked On Buying in Bulk [DealNews]

iPad 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Apple's holding an iPad 2 event on March 2nd!!!!

Enough said... soon it will be mine! :)