If you are an AARP member, you can go to the AARP website and buy Home
Depot gift cards for 4% off. So, you get a $25 card for $24, $50 card
for $48, etc. Limit of $500 worth of cards per day. Says it's OK to buy
them for yourself.
Not a whole lot, but hey, every little bit helps. Covers half the sales
tax anyway.
-jj
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"Toller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>>>> They figure at least 10% of the cards will get lost, so they make a
nice profit on it.<<<
Damn near, I found one my kids gave last father's day. I didn't realize what
it was as it wasn't the normal HD color and I was just about to feed it to
my shredder when it dawned on me that it was a $50 card. RM~
Wed, Jan 18, 2006, 7:46pm (EST+5) [email protected] (JJ) doth burble:
If you are an AARP member, you can go to the AARP website and buy Home
Depot gift cards for 4% off. So, you get a $25 card for $24, $50 card
for $48, etc. Limit of $500 worth of cards per day. Says it's OK to buy
them for yourself.
Not a whole lot, but hey, every little bit helps. Covers half the sales
tax anyway.
I'm a member of AARP. They'd have to give me at least a 50%
discount, before I'd even consider walking into a HD, let alone buying
something from there.
JOAT
If you can't say anything nice about someone, you must be talking about
Hilary Clinton.
On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 19:46:02 GMT, JJ <[email protected]> wrote:
>If you are an AARP member, you can go to the AARP website and buy Home
>Depot gift cards for 4% off. So, you get a $25 card for $24, $50 card
>for $48, etc. Limit of $500 worth of cards per day. Says it's OK to buy
>them for yourself.
>
>Not a whole lot, but hey, every little bit helps. Covers half the sales
>tax anyway.
>
>-jj
>
>--
>Remove BOB to email me
And when you buy that saw you've been eyeing for three months and get
it home and the thing breaks coming out of the box - and you don't
like any of the other models they carry... you're stuck with a $50
piece of non-refundable plastic.
I hate gift cards. I would only take advantage of this if I was buying
something that I /know/ I'm never going to bring back, such as custom
mixed paint.
(And it's not even a NICE credit card weight gift card like Wal-Mart
and every other company has lying in giant stacks around the store
nowadays. Just a flimsy piece of nearly paper-thin plastic. Heck,
Wal-Mart even has holographic and lenticular cards. Wal-Mart's plain
cards double as glue spreaders once they're empty, too. Or I suppose
you could just grab a stack of blanks)
---
http://www.FenrirOnline.com
Computer services, custom metal etching,
arts, crafts, and much more.
Dave wrote:
> Yea keep sending your money to the AARP so they can support their
> spokesmen's like Harry Bellefonte.
> I and my friends have cancelled our AARP memberships.
I disagree strongly with some of their positions (like guns). OTOH, just
staying one weekend in a hotel somewhere can result in enough savings to more
than pay for the membership.
As an aside, some quirk on their website wouldn't allow me to join unless I
entered my wife's name. So shortly after that, I received one card in my name
and another in the name of Div Orced. I shit you not.
--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN
[email protected]
On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 21:06:02 GMT, "Toller" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"JJ" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> If you are an AARP member, you can go to the AARP website and buy Home
>> Depot gift cards for 4% off. So, you get a $25 card for $24, $50 card for
>> $48, etc. Limit of $500 worth of cards per day. Says it's OK to buy them
>> for yourself.
>>
>> Not a whole lot, but hey, every little bit helps. Covers half the sales
>> tax anyway.
>>
>They figure at least 10% of the cards will get lost, so they make a nice
>profit on it.
>
AARP won't benefit from the cards if this is similar to most gift-card
programs. Companies participate in gift card programs and donate a certain
percentage to the charity that is selling the cards (4% is about right for
Home Depot, some restaurants go as high as 10%, maybe some a little
higher). These cards are sold to charitable organizations through a
clearing house that distributes numerous companies' gift cards at the
discounted price. The charity then has to sell the card at face value to
realize the value of the donation. It sounds like AARP is selling these
cards at or near their cost, which is a good deal for the person buying
from them. The charity gains no benefit if the card is used or not, their
investment is up-front -- only the issueing company benefits from not
having the card used. [My wife sells these for a charitable organization,
so this is how I have some idea of how the programs work. It takes a whole
lot of sales for the charity to recoup its investment and a lot of
volunteer hours. Without the volunteer hours, these programs would not
yield enough to pay for themselves.].
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Andy, no matter what as long as Bush or anyone else is a Republican you'd be
against him. I dare say even if the Good Lord (who is without sin) was a
Republican you'd vote against him too! The Democratic so-called leaders
right or wrong you are going to stick with them to the bitter end. You can't
think for your self you let the "Ted the swimmer, (I can't believe a
murderer is on the judicial committee) Hillary, and the other noted
phonies do your thinking for you. I'm an independent and I vote for the
person and not let a party brain wash me.
"Andrew Barss" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Mark & Juanita <[email protected]> wrote:
> :>
> :>Me neither, but then she neither lied to foment a war, nor illegally
> :>ignored the judicial branch to spy on her own.
> :>
> :
> : Well, that's good. Since no one else did so either, we are in good
> : shape.
>
>
>
> You really believe that Bush's wiretappings without warrants are legal?
> C'mon.
>
> -- Andy Barss
If you are traveling stop at a gas station or welcome center and get a
booklet. There are coupons in it that beat the AARP discount. Also, if you
are 60 or older most motels give you a discount anyway. Other ways to get a
cheaper rate is by going to several sites on the internet for a cheap rate,
and if you are a motor club member you may also get a break in price. AARP
can stick it in their ear as far as I'm concerned.
"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Dave wrote:
>> Yea keep sending your money to the AARP so they can support their
>> spokesmen's like Harry Bellefonte.
>> I and my friends have cancelled our AARP memberships.
>
>
> I disagree strongly with some of their positions (like guns). OTOH, just
> staying one weekend in a hotel somewhere can result in enough savings to
> more than pay for the membership.
>
> As an aside, some quirk on their website wouldn't allow me to join unless
> I entered my wife's name. So shortly after that, I received one card in
> my name and another in the name of Div Orced. I shit you not.
>
>
>
> --
> Mortimer Schnerd, RN
>
> [email protected]
>
>
Evodawg wrote:
> J T wrote:
>>Wed, Jan 18, 2006, 7:46pm (EST+5) [email protected] (JJ) doth burble:
>>If you are an AARP member, you can go to the AARP website and buy Home
>>Depot gift cards for 4% off. So, you get a $25 card for $24, $50 card
>>for $48, etc. Limit of $500 worth of cards per day. Says it's OK to buy
>>them for yourself.
>>Not a whole lot, but hey, every little bit helps. Covers half the sales
>>tax anyway.
>>
>> I'm a member of AARP. They'd have to give me at least a 50%
>>discount, before I'd even consider walking into a HD, let alone buying
>>something from there.
> Your a member but do you support their agenda's? They're about as left a
> group as you can get. Probably as bad as the ACLU! I have been asked to
> join, but no way would I support an outfit that appoints Harry Belfonte
> their spokesman. Calling the Pres. of the USA a terrorist, the communist
> should be arrested for treason.
>
> I have many names for Hilary, but never would I call her a terrorist.
Me neither, but then she neither lied to foment a war, nor illegally
ignored the judicial branch to spy on her own.
[followups jiggered]
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email not valid
Yea keep sending your money to the AARP so they can support their
spokesmen's like Harry Bellefonte.
I and my friends have cancelled our AARP memberships.
"J T" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Wed, Jan 18, 2006, 7:46pm (EST+5) [email protected] (JJ) doth burble:
> If you are an AARP member, you can go to the AARP website and buy Home
> Depot gift cards for 4% off. So, you get a $25 card for $24, $50 card
> for $48, etc. Limit of $500 worth of cards per day. Says it's OK to buy
> them for yourself.
> Not a whole lot, but hey, every little bit helps. Covers half the sales
> tax anyway.
>
> I'm a member of AARP. They'd have to give me at least a 50%
> discount, before I'd even consider walking into a HD, let alone buying
> something from there.
>
>
>
> JOAT
> If you can't say anything nice about someone, you must be talking about
> Hilary Clinton.
>
"JJ" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> If you are an AARP member, you can go to the AARP website and buy Home
> Depot gift cards for 4% off. So, you get a $25 card for $24, $50 card for
> $48, etc. Limit of $500 worth of cards per day. Says it's OK to buy them
> for yourself.
>
> Not a whole lot, but hey, every little bit helps. Covers half the sales
> tax anyway.
>
They figure at least 10% of the cards will get lost, so they make a nice
profit on it.
J T wrote:
> I'm a member of AARP. They'd have to give me at least a 50%
> discount, before I'd even consider walking into a HD, let alone buying
> something from there.
I regularly get a case of the ass at both HD and Lowes, so it depends on who
pissed me off the most recently that determines where I'm going to shop. Being
pissed is one thing... but I don't generally let it get in the way of business,
if it's to my advantage.
--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN
[email protected]
Thu, Jan 19, 2006, 2:53am (EST+5) [email protected]
(Mortimer=A0Schnerd,=A0RN) doth sayeth:
I regularly get a case of the ass at both HD and Lowes, so it depends on
who pissed me off the most recently that determines where I'm going to
shop. Being pissed is one thing... but I don't generally let it get in
the way of business, if it's to my advantage.
In all the HD and Lowes I've gone in, the HD rates so very much
lower in terms of service, items I need, and so on, that Lowes is
permanently waaay above it. I actually get good service in Lowes - the
help actually can tell me where something is, or at least will find me
someone that knows, and they actually have more than one model of
whatever. HD just isn't in the same league. But, Lowes is still waaay
second to the local Ace Hardware.
JOAT
If you can't say anything nice about someone, you must be talking about
Hilary Clinton.
Henry St.Pierre wrote:
> Evodawg <[email protected]> wrote in news:qLTzf.25369
> $h47.9240@trnddc08:
>
>>
>> that depends on your local. The HD here is much more helpful than Lowles.
>> Lowles has improved though, but how hard is it to improve from less than
>> zero?
>>
>> RV
>>
> Where is Lowles? Everytime (well most of the time) I go to HD, the aisle
> that has the lumber I'm looking for is blocked off. I don't have the
> luxury of hanging around while they restock lumber. Never happened at
> Lowes. If I can find it, I'll try Lowles.
> Time costs (usually me)
> Hank
that's what I call it. Lowless!
--
"You can lead them to LINUX
but you can't make them THINK"
Evodawg <[email protected]> wrote in news:qLTzf.25369
$h47.9240@trnddc08:
>
> that depends on your local. The HD here is much more helpful than Lowles.
> Lowles has improved though, but how hard is it to improve from less than
> zero?
>
> RV
>
Where is Lowles? Everytime (well most of the time) I go to HD, the aisle
that has the lumber I'm looking for is blocked off. I don't have the luxury
of hanging around while they restock lumber. Never happened at Lowes. If I
can find it, I'll try Lowles.
Time costs (usually me)
Hank
Likewise. And we have Menard's just up the street, and a Farm & Fleet
not far away, so there are a lot of choices before Home Depot.
J T wrote:
> In all the HD and Lowes I've gone in, the HD rates so very much
> lower in terms of service, items I need, and so on, that Lowes is
> permanently waaay above it. I actually get good service in Lowes - the
> help actually can tell me where something is, or at least will find me
> someone that knows, and they actually have more than one model of
> whatever. HD just isn't in the same league. But, Lowes is still waaay
> second to the local Ace Hardware.
On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 10:32:40 -0600, Mike Berger wrote:
> Likewise. And we have Menard's just up the street, and a Farm & Fleet
> not far away, so there are a lot of choices before Home Depot.
Some areas aren't so fortunate. Here it's either Home Despot or a *very*
expensive Ace store with even crappier tools. There is a Western Tool
(expensive) and a local tool dealer (even more expensive). I generally
buy tools mail order and am close to a major Grizzley order (drilll press
and table saw). Oh, the local tree-huggers (as opposed to tree turners)
are trying their best to keep Lowes from ever opening. They've been
saying "next fall" for at least three years now.
--
Keith
J T wrote:
> In all the HD and Lowes I've gone in, the HD rates so very much
> lower in terms of service, items I need, and so on, that Lowes is
> permanently waaay above it. I actually get good service in Lowes - the
> help actually can tell me where something is, or at least will find me
> someone that knows, and they actually have more than one model of
> whatever. HD just isn't in the same league. But, Lowes is still waaay
> second to the local Ace Hardware.
>
>
>
> JOAT
> If you can't say anything nice about someone, you must be talking about
> Hilary Clinton.
that depends on your local. The HD here is much more helpful than Lowles.
Lowles has improved though, but how hard is it to improve from less than
zero?
RV
--
"You can lead them to LINUX
but you can't make them THINK"
J T wrote:
> But, Lowes is still waaay
> second to the local Ace Hardware.
Heheh, we here call the neighborhood hardware store Gay Value.
They have a lot of shower curtains and doilies, and you have to ask
permission to get into the locked area where they keep the tools (keeps
the crackheads and trustafarians off their kit.) Rumor has it it's the
goto destination for pickups.
Hey, it's a gay neighborhood, and I like it.
er
--
email not valid
Mark & Juanita <[email protected]> wrote:
:>
:>Me neither, but then she neither lied to foment a war, nor illegally
:>ignored the judicial branch to spy on her own.
:>
:
: Well, that's good. Since no one else did so either, we are in good
: shape.
You really believe that Bush's wiretappings without warrants are legal?
C'mon.
-- Andy Barss
"OTOH, just
staying one weekend in a hotel somewhere can result in enough savings to
more
than pay for the membership."
See Below.
"welcome center and get a booklet.There are coupons in it that beat the AARP
discount. Also, if you
are 60 or older most motels give you a discount anyway."
I agree completely. We first joined AARP when you could get a lifetime
membership for about $20. Didn't opt for that, took a 10 year for (?) When
it ran out, cost was up considerably and don't like their politics. We have
traveled all 50 states have never missed having AARP, above suggestion is
excellent.
Walt Conner
J T wrote:
> Wed, Jan 18, 2006, 7:46pm (EST+5) [email protected] (JJ) doth burble:
> If you are an AARP member, you can go to the AARP website and buy Home
> Depot gift cards for 4% off. So, you get a $25 card for $24, $50 card
> for $48, etc. Limit of $500 worth of cards per day. Says it's OK to buy
> them for yourself.
> Not a whole lot, but hey, every little bit helps. Covers half the sales
> tax anyway.
>
> I'm a member of AARP. They'd have to give me at least a 50%
> discount, before I'd even consider walking into a HD, let alone buying
> something from there.
>
>
>
> JOAT
> If you can't say anything nice about someone, you must be talking about
> Hilary Clinton.
Your a member but do you support their agenda's? They're about as left a
group as you can get. Probably as bad as the ACLU! I have been asked to
join, but no way would I support an outfit that appoints Harry Belfonte
their spokesman. Calling the Pres. of the USA a terrorist, the communist
should be arrested for treason.
I have many names for Hilary, but never would I call her a terrorist.
RV
--
"You can lead them to LINUX
but you can't make them THINK"
On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 07:51:35 -0800, Enoch Root <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Evodawg wrote:
>> J T wrote:
>
>>>Wed, Jan 18, 2006, 7:46pm (EST+5) [email protected] (JJ) doth burble:
>>>If you are an AARP member, you can go to the AARP website and buy Home
>>>Depot gift cards for 4% off. So, you get a $25 card for $24, $50 card
>>>for $48, etc. Limit of $500 worth of cards per day. Says it's OK to buy
>>>them for yourself.
>>>Not a whole lot, but hey, every little bit helps. Covers half the sales
>>>tax anyway.
>>>
>>> I'm a member of AARP. They'd have to give me at least a 50%
>>>discount, before I'd even consider walking into a HD, let alone buying
>>>something from there.
>
>> Your a member but do you support their agenda's? They're about as left a
>> group as you can get. Probably as bad as the ACLU! I have been asked to
>> join, but no way would I support an outfit that appoints Harry Belfonte
>> their spokesman. Calling the Pres. of the USA a terrorist, the communist
>> should be arrested for treason.
>>
>> I have many names for Hilary, but never would I call her a terrorist.
>
>Me neither, but then she neither lied to foment a war, nor illegally
>ignored the judicial branch to spy on her own.
>
Well, that's good. Since no one else did so either, we are in good
shape.
>[followups jiggered]
follow-ups fixed. You want to make the comment in r.ww, expect the
comments thee
>
>er
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On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 20:15:31 +0000, Dave wrote:
> If you are traveling stop at a gas station or welcome center and get a
> booklet. There are coupons in it that beat the AARP discount. Also, if you
> are 60 or older most motels give you a discount anyway. Other ways to get a
> cheaper rate is by going to several sites on the internet for a cheap rate,
> and if you are a motor club member you may also get a break in price.
We stayed in a holtel in Ogunquit Maine last summer (SHMBO had to be
obeyed on our 34th anneversary) had about a 40% discount for AARP. My
wife qualifies for membership (she got the paperwork; somehow they missed
me, so I tell her that *she's* old), but...
> AARP can stick it in their ear as far as I'm concerned.
Exactly!
--
Keith