while pleasantly surprised

Not really hard to do. Some businesses that are going to be impacted by some of the new laws going through have said they are considering not selling their product in CA. For example, some pork manufacturers have said they will desist in selling their products in the state because the loss of business is less of an…

Exactly the issue. The “in crowd” drives out the regulars. When the next cool place is “discovered”, they stop coming into the old place.

Arizona: Hershey Kisses

I haven’t liked sweetened cereals since I was a kid.

Please define “too much milk”, other than “overflowing the bowl”. The best part is drinking the milk you don’t consume with the cereal. 

TikTok is just the latest, and possibly worst, variant of this. Places have gone viral after being profiled on Food Network, and ended up going out of business due to how this changed the business. And that started back in the 90's. 

you don’t go there for the unbeatable quality. You go there because it’s late at night and nothing else is open

Yeah, I hate going into those stores. But since they charge the same price for pickup, I order online and let them drag it out to the car. 

Don’t forget home inventory apps. These will let you add pictures, video, and item descriptions. Very useful for filing an insurance claim.

If you have a Roku, or Prime, you can get 1 week trial subscriptions to this (and a lot of other subscription services). Ideal if there is just one or two things you want to watch. 

Yes. Kind of. They are an option for me via Instacart, or you can order non-refrigerated goods from the web site (no membership needed) and have it shipped to your home.

IT is disturbing how they get this wrong. The community note was supplied by the restaurant that he ate at. Apparently the plate and table are distinct. And the company noted that the meal was $20 before taxes, so this total included several alcoholic beverages (they commented in the thread as well as adding the note).

I wouldn’t want to be an early adapter.

Combination of things. You look at the stores in an area where divestiture is required and compare various things, including:

If they are closing rural stores, it isn’t because of the merger. They are required by the SEC to sell off stores if there is more than one within a certain area.

It has nothing to do with a consistent customer experience.

Boondocks? This might be TV emulating life. There is a reason why cops use rap lyrics and tattoos for evidence of crimes.

It is disappointing that Jessica somehow failed to put the full story in. The vet was also ejected from the building when he tried to press on for an answer. 

The term for this is “puffery”, which is legal so long as it doesn’t cross into the realm of false advertising - an admittedly thin line. What is false advertising is covered federally in the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a), which says it is advertising that “misrepresents the nature, characteristics, qualities, or…