This is why I voted for Trump...

may God protect him.





Some great deals at Amazon today

A short statement about Jeff Bezos offering a cut rate Prime plan for EBT users. 

Let's first hear from a "conservative" site:

To think Amazon couldn’t get any bolder in their seeming quest for consumer-world domination—they’re now ultimately awarding and enabling folks who are unemployed. How? They’ve just declared discounted, Prime memberships to those on government assistance and food stamps. (What a way to incentivize slacktivism and thwart job prospect.) source

Anyone who thinks that a half-price Prime membership will stop people from looking for a job is not thinking this through.  People who want a job, will find a job.  The others will continue to scam the system.

Washington Times:

The tech-news website reports that the Seattle-based company is offering its full benefits to discount users, a move which could help it compete among low-income Americans with discount giants such as Wal-Mart, especially on household essentials and infant-care products. After all, Prime memberships include a 20 percent discount on diapers and baby wipes, TechCrunch noted, and the free home delivery could be beneficial to EBT recipients needing to cut down on commuting expenses.  source

I pay $99.00 per year for Prime which is $8.25 per month, so I have no idea why everyone is saying it costs $10.99 per month. I also use my Amazon credit card which gives me 5% back on all Prime orders in the form of points to use on future purchases. The people on government assistance will be able to purchase Prime for $5.99.  That doesn't work out to "half price."

Does offering a discount to welfare recipients lessen the benefits I receive from Prime? No.

Will there be corruption in the program?  You betcha.

Does that corruption lessen the benefits I receive from Prime?  No.

While I don't like the politics of Jeff Bezos, I will have to applaud his business sense.  He's going head-to-head against Walmart and I'm enjoying the show.  Walmart now routinely changes their online prices to match Amazon, and I understand they're going to have some sort of membership program like Prime in the future.  That's the American way. It's called competition and we're the beneficiaries.

In addition to the benefits I receive from Prime, I'm also an Amazon affiliate (something I'm supposed to disclose every time I link to Amazon, but don't.)  Amazon pays me a small amount of money if you purchase something through my links at no additional cost to you.  I certainly don't earn enough to live on, but every little bit helps with household expenses.

There are people who hate Amazon, just as there are people who hate Walmart or Target, and that's okay.  Everyone has to make their own decisions about where they choose to shop.

I'm happy that those who are unemployed, through no fault of their own, will be able to take advantage of Prime.  The scammers?  I can't do anything about them.

I'm more interested in getting people off government assistance than I am about their cut-rate Prime plan.

The problem with EBT and other welfare programs is not caused by Amazon - it's caused by the government. Maine has been a leader in welfare reform and now more states are following with common sense reform.

I could go on and on about welfare reform, but blessedly I won't.  Any thinking person understands the problems and the solutions.

Today

Today is going to be very hot, so my outside work will have to be completed by 10am.  I'm currently a bit more than halfway through massacring some junipers that have no business being where I planted them.  It's a mistake a rookie gardener would make.  Look how cute those little bushes look lining the sidewalk.  Fast forward 20 or so years and you have a nightmare which ranks up with the 75 or so lilacs I planted.

Last night I power washed off all the dead stuff on the inside so they look a bit ragged. By the time I'm finished they'll look just dandy and I'll get to cross off another item from my yuuuge to-do list.

I know it appears that it's just a few snip-snips, but, trust me, there are branches on the inside that need a saw.

Almost done

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Some of my best Amazon purchases...

out of many.

I purchase a lot of merchandise online.  I've never liked to shop, and quit doing so many, many years ago.  I learned early on if you want to keep your budget under control, one of the best ways to do so was to stay the heck out of stores and always shop with a list.

I only purchase on Amazon after doing  a local search for the same item which, in many cases, is less expensive than Amazon.

Here are some of my best Amazon buys: 

I don't think any of you are surprised by this first one - the Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker.  It's used almost every day around here.  I hate throwing food away and using up celery has always been a problem.  I know it's not a super expensive item, but it just makes me sad if it hits the compost pile.

Not anymore.  Now I chop it up, throw it in the Instant Pot with whatever else is handy like leftover meat, carrots, other veggies and voila - soup in 10 minutes.  

Hard cooked eggs? Pile the eggs on a trivet, pressure for 4 minutes, 2 minutes natural pressure release, manually release the rest of the pressure, and your hard cooked eggs are just perfect.  And the shells just about fall off.

I just made potato salad in mere minutes.  Red potatoes steamed and pressured to perfection in 7 minutes, cold water bath, add the celery, onions and dressing - done.  Way better than boiling all the nutrition and taste out of potatoes on the stove. If you like eggs in your salad (we do), just pile some eggs on top of the potatoes and cook them together.

The Amazon reviews are almost at 15K - just about 100% positive.

The 6 qt Instant Pot is on sale right now for $99.00 - a bargain. 





The Paderno World Cuisine Tri-Blade Vegetable Spiral Slicer doesn't get used everyday, but it's used often enough to make it worth the nominal cost.  Tomorrow I will make noodles from some zucchini, top it with homemade tomato sauce, and homemade meatballs for a wonderful low carb meal.  

It's on sale right now for $23.99.  I'm pretty sure I paid more than that for mine. 

 

 

For your pets:

I'm expecting a Monday delivery on my third bottle of Omegease 100% Pure Omega 3, 6 & 9 Fish Oil for Dogs and Cat.  We were giving our little doggie fish oil by cutting open a people capsule and squirting it in his food.  Trust me on this - dragging his ears through his bowl left him smelling pretty dang bad.  After doing my due diligence, I settled on the Omegease and now both he and the kitteh use it.  

The CEO of Finest for Pets, the company that makes Omegease, is amazingly responsive to the customers and the people commenting on Amazon. 

87% of the Amazon reviews for Omegease are 5 and 4 stars.  The 16 oz bottle is on sale for $19.95 and lasts a long time as only a small amount is needed.  Finest for Pets also makes other great pet products with equally good reviews.

Have a Cuisinart or Keurig 2.0 Coffee Machine that uses charcoal filters?

The first time I bought replacement filters for my Cuisinart from a kitchen shop they cost $9.95 for two.  Are you kidding me?  These filters are supposed to be changed every month or every 30 pots of coffee.  That comes to $60.00 a year.  Ah, in a word - NO.

So I bumbled around Amazon and found a pack of 12 filters for $7.25.  Do the math.  These filters also work in the Keurig 2.0.  And stores wonder why they're going out of business?  The same number of replacement filters at KMart costs $30.36.  I get it - they have staff to pay, a building to maintain, et al, but I'm not willing to help foot the bill.

 Right now they're $6.29.

 Replacement Charcoal Water Filters -Removes Chlorine, odors, and others impurities from Water-for Cuisinart Coffee Machines- Set of 12 

  

Davidson's Tea Hibiscus Flower, 100-Count Tea Bags

Hibiscus Tea is excellent for reducing high blood pressure.  We have a cup every afternoon.  This is the best hibiscus tea I've found for the price.  Most grocery stores don't even carry hibiscus tea. 

It has a 81% positive reviews (4 and 5 star) with over 1,500 comments.   

It's only $14.97 for a hundred tea bags.  A bargain.

  






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Thinking of getting a dehydrator?...

this is the one I'm getting.


The  Nesco 700-Watt Food Dehydrator

 Available at Amazon

March 20 - First Day of Spring...

and not too late to shop Amazon for great deals.

 

Shop Amazon Easter Shop - Candy, Clothes, Décor 

To be released June 23
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Catastrophe
by Dick Morris and Eileen Mcgann

In Catastrophe, Morris and McGann take a hard look at America in free fall-and at how Obama is transforming a vulnerable America into a socialist state. They tell the truth about Obama and his radical policies:

1. He will destroy our health care system so that no one gets adequate care.
   
2. He designed his bank rescue plan to pave the way for nationalization of the banks and socialization of the economy.
3. He firmly believes in government control of our major industries-he's already commandeered the banks and the automobile industry.