Not So Good Deal at eBay

Over on ebay, cruising for iPads, I saw an iPad 2 with a top bid of $30. I placed a bid via eSnipe, and read more carefully especially the shipping. It had a shipping charge of $600! Needless to say, I clicked back to eSnipe and deleted my bid!

If you're going to place a bid, make sure you use a sniping service, because if you change your mind, you can cancel the snipe. If I had made the bid via eBay, I would have been stuck with an iPad that cost $633, and the same model was running for $499 at apple.com.

FusionMails is Up Again

Less than one month after catastrophic server failure, Fusionmails is loaded to a new server and is running again. Be sure to follow the link to their forum for the latest news.

Pictures from My Alaska Cruise

Check out the pictures!   I finally got them registered with the copyright office, so I can now share them!

FusionMails & RareMails Down

Please pause all ads for FusionMails and RareMails.     They had a server crash!  You can read about it here.

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Frustration Free Packaging at Amazon.com

Last summer my sister purchased one of those Nerf surf guns from Amazon.com.   It must have taken me thirty minutes to get it out of the package, because it had about 20 plastic clamps anchoring it to the box.   And working all those clamps loose didn't help my arthritis.  The box wouldn't have protected the gift from the package handlers either, since it had no lid.   I've purchased some items in Amazon's new Frustration Free Packaging, and it's so much easier to get to the product!   Amazon has a whole list of items available in Frustration Free Packaging.   Check it out!

Weight Watchers New System

Weight Watchers unveiled the new system this week.   Instead of figuring your points based on Calories, Fat and Fiber, they are now using Protein, Fat, Carbohydrates and Fiber.   Some foods are higher, some are the same and some are lower.   Especially fruit, which is now zero points.    Instead of a points finder that I called my WW Slide Rule, we have to purchase a calculator.   Most of the food at the center has gone up too.   One Point Bars are now two points.  Two points bars now three points.   Weight Watcher shakes have gone from one to three points.  

I took my calculator to the store to re-figure my favorite foods.   Unfortunately, I'd gotten into the habit of bulk buying then storing in Tupperware or Lock-n-Lock, so I'd lost all the nutritional information.   Cell phone to the rescue!   Snap the nutritional table, send the picture to my email account, then figure it once I get home!

Shoelace Update at Resole.com

I emailed customer service last night, and had a response this morning.   We'd assumed they'd just replace the new laces, but they put them inside the shoes.   My husband hasn't gotten around to wearing them yet.