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Comment on Bargain Baby Clothes by Anny Wilson

Anny Wilson — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:02:23 +0000

Babies do not stay young forever… they grow up very soon. This is the correct time to provide them and decorate then with different styles of baby girl clothes so that your baby looks more pretty.

Comment on Save on Prescription Drugs by JM on Discount Medications

JM on Discount Medications — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:10:20 +0000

Hey, I have a discount medications blog too at http://gotdiscountmedicationsblog.wordpress.com. There are many today that need help. Getting a discount card could help. A discount card works like a coupon for discounted services.

Comment on Fly For Less to a Discount Vacation by roccosabelli

roccosabelli — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 01:54:36 +0000

EXCELLENT TIPS; EXCELLENT SITES.
If anyone is thinking of flying to Europe, do your research on airlines carefully. Price is not the only issue:
My luggage was lost by Alitalia in Dec and they still owe me $1465.00.
After landing in Milan in December 2009, after waiting hours for luggage that never arrived, after I realized that my luggage was lost, after waiting hours at the lost luggage desk, I was told to repurchase everything I would need for my week long vacation because Alitalia informed me that they could not get my luggage to me until one week later (the day before I was departing to return home.)
I was very accommodating but they refused to have my luggage delivered to any of the cities that we were going to be in during the week (multitude of excuses: holidays, wouldn’t pay for courier, etc…) and so we had to return to the first city at the end of our trip to retrieve it.
Because we were changing cities everyday on this “vacation,”and the luggage they lost was my ONLY piece of luggage, I not only had to buy all of my clothing, shoes, boots (it was snowing), makeup, toiletries, but I also had to buy luggage!
Alitalia assured me that I would be reimbursed as long as I kept all of my (itemized) receipts and submitted a claim when I returned to the states. (Which, of course, I did.) But after almost 4 months I didn’t hear from them, and when I followed up, they lied and told me that my luggage was returned to me the following day, and then they denied my claim. Naturally, I had proof that they were lying, (I received my luggage one week later, not one day later], and so then they made up a nonexistent reimbursement policy, (there is no such policy, I have all the paperwork from Italy, and there is no such policy on their website), and so then they offered me $225*, instead of the $1465* they owe me. (However, I have not received a penny).
*Just purchasing toothpaste, a toothbrush, comb, hand cream, makeup, deodorant, sneakers and a tote bag, which I bought and used as LUGGAGE because it was cheaper, cost me $270.00! They offered me $225 as a “settlement” (which I never received), but WHAT ABOUT THE COST OF MY CLOTHES, BOOTS, UNDERWEAR?? WHAT ABOUT THE COST OF MY CABS, BUSES (to find these stores), AND PHONE CALLS (to track down my lost luggage)??
Should I be expected to pay for replacing my clothes—I packed them—they lost them.
They broke their contract:
http://www.alitalia.com/IL_EN/Images/CGT_en_0605_final_tcm50-10352.pdf
see page 2 of THEIR document:
“…..provide the passenger with the agreed carriage according to the defined itinerary and
schedule, carrying the passenger and his/her baggage from the place of departure to the
place of destination…”

A simple search online will show you that Alitalia does not ever pay for lost luggage.
I have written to, emailed and called Alitalia 23 times. I have contacted Eyewitness News/7 On Your Side, The New York State Consumer Board, The Better Business Bureau, and Andrew Cuomo, Attorney General…..and various travel troubleshooters online……..I am still waiting for my check for $1465.00.
The other very frightening thing is that their prices are very CHEAP, and so students planning to study abroad find this very appealing….
STUDENTS BEWARE!—DO YOUR HOMEWORK—RESEARCH THIS AIRLINE BEFORE YOU BUY A TICKET! UNLESS YOU ARE PLANNING TO CARRY ON YOUR LUGGAGE CASES, DO NOT FLY ALITALIA!

http://wp.me/pXtHQ-3

Comment on Top Cheap Home Renovations by elizabethjmiller

elizabethjmiller — Wed, 05 May 2010 11:29:12 +0000

Great tips! We are actually in the process of deciding on what renovations to do! We bought our house in Nov 09, and it needs some major work! Thanks for the great info!

~ Elizabeth
http://www.elizabethjmiller.wordpress.com

Comment on Dump Cable, Save Money? by LJ

LJ — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:58:43 +0000

Thanks for sharing the great tips Andrew – especially the Roku information & the Amazon on-demand, which sound like great money-saving, but fun options! You certainly are the definition of fabuless!

Comment on Dump Cable, Save Money? by Andrew Krause

Andrew Krause — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:08:55 +0000

I have just completed the transition, and I don’t miss cable (or the bills) at all.

My first worry was trading 300 channels for 3. I am 40 miles outside of a major city, so I thought my reception would be horrible. Then I realized that 90% of those channels were either music, ppv or “east west”, so really I only had 30 channels. Only 10 were worth watching at any one time. Also, with the Digital TV transition, a good high gain antenna will net you crystal clear HD and SD reception. My antenna is even inside my attic, so I don’t look ‘redneck’. Another surprise is that my three stations turned out to be 5 stations (not including the spanish and church stations), each of which had 2-3 channels. For instance, I have 2 local PBS affiliates. Each has their main HD channel, then a second all-kids all-the-time channel, and the third is the “Knowledge” channel which has adult educational programming 24/7. My only out of pocket expenses were two digital converter boxes (not needed if you buy a newer TV sicne they have ATSC tuners built in), a high gain antenna (if you have an old roof mount “yagi”, you’re already good to go) and a signal aplifier (mount close to the antenna, use if you have a splitter or long cable run). Total price about $150 all in – about one month of cable.

My next purchase was a Roku set-top player. This allows me to stream movies from my netflix account direct to my TV. For new releases, my favorite TV shows or content that Netflix can’t stream, I can buy off of Amazon’s on-demand service. There’s also a bunch of little “channels” on Roku which are fun to “flip” through.

Lastly, I have high speed DSL. I was worried about DSL because I paid for it a long time ago and had problems. So far, DSL has been flawless, reliable and as fast as my cable speeds were advertised to be. (Cable is shared, so when everyone in your neighborhood gets online your connection crawls. DSL lines are dedicated.)

I used to pay about $140/month for my TV, Phone and Internet. My bill is now $65. And I don’t miss trash TV at all.

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Stay Healthy On A Budget With the Mediterranean Diet « Vhnewmedia's Blog — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:23:09 +0000

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Comment on Cash For Appliances by tccotsi

tccotsi — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:59:31 +0000

Any update on potential “Cash for Caulkers” program?

Comment on Laid Off Retirement Planning by Cristin Jordan

Cristin Jordan — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:33:21 +0000

I agree you shouldn’t take money out of your 401k. If you are desperate check Craigs List, a temp agency, or something. The best thing to do is find a way to make money! Think outside of the box. Maybe you could cook dinner for a friend, run errands for someone, or babysit! The problem with taking money from your 401k is when it’s gone it’s gone.

Comment on Dump Cable, Save Money? by Cristin Jordan

Cristin Jordan — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:16:28 +0000

Great point about dumping cable…I realized recently that I couldn’t afford it either. However I wasn’t prepared to let it go. I found a couple of satellite companies in our area that had great promotional rates. I was also able to get a package with the channels I loved along with DVR for about half of what I was spending on cable. Check it out. It maybe a good alternative.