People sometimes are SOOOO friggin stupid.
A K-Mart store in my area is going out of business, and everything is on sale 10-70%. I overheard a employee talking about how the prices are higher than before. Perfect example.... I went to get a pair of jack stands, and they were $36. I went over to Wal Mart, and they are $24. SAME ONES! People are carting stuff out of there left and right.
Then I go to Wal Mart. For $1.79 you can get a stuffed "Price Cutter" Zorro happy face thing that you hang from your rear view mirror. Yeah, let me PAY for Wal Mart to advertise.
Then, I see cordless powered screwdrivers... in PASTEL colors nonetheless. PASTEL! It looks like the Easter Bunny shoved it up his ass and farted. Why would you pay $30 for a cordless screwdriver? You can get a Firestorm cordless drill and a few driver bits. Then you can drill holes, and drive in screws with more power and more speed. Plus they are more ergonomic, charge faster, and are more durable. Then when the battery dies, instead of throwing the whole damn thing away, you can get a new battery.
Then in automotive, I see oil filters with Teflon in them. They don't tell you the Teflon particles are trapped by the filter media after you start your engine, and they don't adhear to the metal engine parts. Teflon does not MAGICALLY stick to everything metal. Companies use special processes and have to really fight to force the Teflon to stick to the metal on frying pans. Why would it just magically stick to engine parts?
Oil additives are another thing. This one magically stops your engine from smoking and cushions the worn parts. That is because 99% of the ones Ive seen are 9 zillion weight oil. It makes your oil thicker, so it can't get past the loose tolerance parts. People pay big $$$ for this. Why not use higher viscosity oil in the first place, like 50 weight or thicker? Same deal. Instead idiots get 10W30 and add stuff to make it thicker. D U M B dumb.
Then I see cases of oil. One brand has three extra bottles per case, clearly marked. Guy in front of me grabs two cases that don't have the three extra bottles.
Then I go to check out, and the kid in front of me with his mother wants a pack of gum, but mom says she isn't made of money, put it back. Yet she has a few tubes of eye liner, lipstick, gourmet coffee, cat litter, dog food, and a couple cartons of ciggs. I buy the pack of gum and hand it to the kid when mom isn't looking. He thought I gave him a ton of gold.
People at times.... jeez.
/end of rant
A K-Mart store in my area is going out of business, and everything is on sale 10-70%. I overheard a employee talking about how the prices are higher than before. Perfect example.... I went to get a pair of jack stands, and they were $36. I went over to Wal Mart, and they are $24. SAME ONES! People are carting stuff out of there left and right.
Then I go to Wal Mart. For $1.79 you can get a stuffed "Price Cutter" Zorro happy face thing that you hang from your rear view mirror. Yeah, let me PAY for Wal Mart to advertise.
Then, I see cordless powered screwdrivers... in PASTEL colors nonetheless. PASTEL! It looks like the Easter Bunny shoved it up his ass and farted. Why would you pay $30 for a cordless screwdriver? You can get a Firestorm cordless drill and a few driver bits. Then you can drill holes, and drive in screws with more power and more speed. Plus they are more ergonomic, charge faster, and are more durable. Then when the battery dies, instead of throwing the whole damn thing away, you can get a new battery.
Then in automotive, I see oil filters with Teflon in them. They don't tell you the Teflon particles are trapped by the filter media after you start your engine, and they don't adhear to the metal engine parts. Teflon does not MAGICALLY stick to everything metal. Companies use special processes and have to really fight to force the Teflon to stick to the metal on frying pans. Why would it just magically stick to engine parts?
Oil additives are another thing. This one magically stops your engine from smoking and cushions the worn parts. That is because 99% of the ones Ive seen are 9 zillion weight oil. It makes your oil thicker, so it can't get past the loose tolerance parts. People pay big $$$ for this. Why not use higher viscosity oil in the first place, like 50 weight or thicker? Same deal. Instead idiots get 10W30 and add stuff to make it thicker. D U M B dumb.
Then I see cases of oil. One brand has three extra bottles per case, clearly marked. Guy in front of me grabs two cases that don't have the three extra bottles.
Then I go to check out, and the kid in front of me with his mother wants a pack of gum, but mom says she isn't made of money, put it back. Yet she has a few tubes of eye liner, lipstick, gourmet coffee, cat litter, dog food, and a couple cartons of ciggs. I buy the pack of gum and hand it to the kid when mom isn't looking. He thought I gave him a ton of gold.
People at times.... jeez.
/end of rant
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