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How to Get Sand Out of Your Eye
Sand in the eye can be a painful experience that may lead to scratches on the eye (corneal abrasions) or an eye infection. A windy day or a sand-throwing incident at the beach can lead to sand in the eyes, and properly administering first aid is essential in order to lessen the chance of a serious eye injury or infection. When a foreign object enters the eye, profuse tearing results. Proper first aid for sand in the eye involves mimicking the natural tearing process by flushing the affected eye(s).
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- Eye cup or drinking cup
- Water (bottled and tap)
- Antibacterial soap
Fill the eye cup (or drinking cup) to the brim with room-temperature water. Bottled water is ideal, but if this is not available, allow the tap to run for a full minute before filling the cup (to avoid using water containing particles as a result of sitting in the pipes for an extended period of time).
Place the water-filled cup on a flat surface. Lower your face over the cup, immersing your affected eye inside the water.
Blink your eye while it's immersed in the water to help flush away the sand particles. It usually takes 10 to 20 seconds of flushing to remove all sand particles, but you may flush the eyes for up to 15 minutes.
Monitor for signs of eye infection for 48 hours after the sand is removed from your eyes. Any time a foreign object comes in contact with the eyes, there is a chance that an infection will develop. Signs of an infection include redness, swelling, pain/discomfort and eye discharge.
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The CEO of Banner Desert Medical Center and Banner Children's Hospital announced his immediate resignation Thursday.
Bruce Pearson became CEO of Banner Desert in 1996 and has been with Banner Health for the past 25 years. Susan Edwards, president of the Arizona region for Banner Health, issued a statement regarding the resignation.
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"Bruce has made numerous and important leadership contributions during his 25 year career with Banner," she said. "This has included evolution of Banner Desert from a community hospital into a highly specialized tertiary medical center. It also includes the emergence of Banner Children's Hospital, which is rapidly becoming a major pediatric institution in the state and is a centerpiece of Banner's strategy to provide a broad array of pediatric services across the Valley."
Pearson did not return a call to the hospital for comment.
In an e-mail to hospital employees, Pearson said he decided to resign "after considerable thought" and that both Banner Desert and the Children's Hospital have a "very positive and bright future ahead."
"When I joined this organization 25+ years ago, I never imagined what great opportunities I would have, over this long period of time, to work with so many wonderful people who are very dedicated to one another, and who are highly committed to providing excellent care and service to our patients," Pearson wrote. "I have made many friends working here at this facility during the past twelve years, and I am very proud to have served along side each of you as we have actively responded to community needs at the hospital."
Pearson said he concluded the hospital is in a very good position for a CEO transition.
"Personally, this is now a good time for me to make a change and to take on a different set of challenges and experiences over the next ten to fifteen years of my career. Twelve years in a leadership capacity at this growing institution has been an outstanding personal and professional opportunity."
Edwards asked Rhonda Anderson, pediatric administrator for Banner Health, to serve in an interim leadership role for the Banner Desert campus.
"We will immediately begin a national search for a new CEO at Banner Desert, a process that may take several months," she said.

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Is Brad Pitt already thinking about retirement and full-time daddy duty?
Maybe, and sooner than you might think. In an interview with Australia's 60 Minutes, the Moneyball star revealed an exit strategy planned for his great career.
It involves the half-century mark. When asked how much longer he would like to keep on acting, the 47-year-old answered fairly succinctly, "Three years."
That doesn't mean he wants to be absent from the industry altogether. But Pitt says he plans to step off-camera and get behind it, if at all, by age 50.
"I'm really enjoying the producing side and development of stories," Pitt says. "Getting the stories to the plate that might have had tougher times otherwise."
Something he may not be ready to say bye to? Procreation! "You know, I don't know that we're finished," Pitt says. "I don't know yet. I don't know."
Even with six children, Pitt says he "obviously" enjoys the chaos and that all the running around, and even the lack of sleep is fine with him right now.
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Brad Pitt is an excellent actor. Moneyball was great, and showed his tender, and tough side. Angie takes roles that require physical, and mental stability. Something I think she lacked when her Dad walked out on the family. I love them both, and anyone who faults Angie for the split of Brad, and Jennifer, should turn that mirror around. She did the same damn thing she accused Angelina of doing. Her desperation shouts babies!!!!! As soon as he gets enough of Jennifers money, he'll leave. She is boring.
im not a huge fan of brad pitt however he is a good actor, a better actor than angelina. shesh angelina jolie should retire and save the world from the pain of watching anymore movies with her in it. dont get me wrong i liked her in tomb raider but not she sucks. and they should NOT HAVE MORE KIDS! JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE MONEY DOESNT MEAN YOU SHOULD HAVE MORE KIDS THEY NEED TO FOCUS ON THERE CURRENT KIDS AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE WELL TAUGHT AND WELL MANNERED AND NOT LEAVE IT UP TO THE NANNYS TO DO IT. AND IF THERE GOING TO BE HARD HEADED AND MUST HAVE MORE KIDS THEY SHOULD ADOPT. THEY NEED TO TEAH THE KIDS THEY HAVE NOW AND RAISE THEM RIGHT BEFORE DESIDING ON HAVING ANY MORE KIDS
I'm glad he's retiring, personally I'm sick of him.
Nelly, kind of like Michael Jackson could dance and that made it okay that he molested young boys?
Beautiful people like Brad and Angie, especially beautiful people who donates their beautiful money to less-beautiful people,should have more babies for us to drool over.
Brad,is a good looking man i guess,Let him and ANGELINA have 100 kids if they want,if he can afford them more power to them.Tim not into men.But he sure as hell cant act.That movie about HELEN of TROY was a real stinker for him.
Let him retire from acting (he was lousy actor) and devote himself to his real vocation: fertilizating (M-me Jolie or anyone else).
I think Brad Pitt is an ok actor, he's nothing great,and seriously who gives a damn if he doesn't make any more movies....As for Angelina and his brood, give me a break, who cares if he has another child or not.....Get out of show biz......Many people don't give a flying f..k, including me......
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- 1 onion, red and green bell peppers and celery diced
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- Saute turkey bacon, bell peppers, onion, and celery with salt and sugar over medium heat until lightly browned. Add the greens and saute until tender ( about 10 minutes). Add broth and beans and simmer for five minutes.
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What makes you so certain it's not just burning off? I'll believe you if you tell me, but just about EVERY exhaust part is going to burn off some smoke for a few minutes after install. If there's no oil anywhere to be found prior to the cylinders (i.e., TMIC, intake manifold, throttle body) then it has to be something in the cylinders or after it. Rogan advised you pull your spark plugs and take a look there...it's easier to do than dropping the whole intake manifold and will probably give you the same information. If they're bone dry I would basically move straight to the turbo. Check to make sure there isn't oil leaking from one of the banjo bolts...they're the brass colored bolts that screw into the center section of the turbo and have a hard oil feed/return line attached to them. They connect to the heads for their oil supply.
If you remove the downpipe, where do you find oil? In the downpipe itself? Is it coming out of the turbine housing past the fan blades? A picture of the affected area taken in good light would help as far as having an idea of what's going on.
If you went from a stock exhaust system to a fully catless system, you're definitely going to notice more smoke and stuff at startup...nature of the beast. If you had a pre-existing turbo problem, it would be WAY more obvious now that you don't have 2 stock catalyzers in the way soaking up the oil smoke that comes from the exhaust. I would probably double check all those things and if you still can't pinpoint a problem, make sure everything is assembled properly and take it for a 5 minute test drive. Keep an eye on your oil levels, if you're burning oil you don't want to inadvertently run out. For what it's worth, even if your turbo totally dies and seizes, so long as you don't run the motor out of oil or drive aggressively once this happens, it's unlikely you will blow your engine up. It is not unheard of for a stock turbo to get messed up and blow a seal. If you don't need the car right away and just want the peace of mind, you could uninstall the turbo and send it to Deadbolt for a full rebuild. www.boostplanet.com . While they have the turbo, they could do a port/polish/ceramic coating that would net some good gains in spool up/topend.
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I need some help if you dont mind. I installed a DP(invidia v3 catless) about three days agoon my 06 wrx tr,and reflashed to the stage 2 map on my AP and as soon as I started it up, I started getting white smoke.I am convinced that it isnt the DP burning off the oil that was on it. I check what I think is the PCV system and there is no excessive oil there or in the intercooler. I dont know what to do. I did take the DP back off and I did have wet oil there, so I know there's something wrong. I just dont know how to tell what it is. I am not a subie mechanic or tuner. I read your (caring for you car) write up. and now i feel like really dont know anything. If it is my turbo seal going out ,would it be a good time to up grade to a vf39 and sti topmount ic. I value your experince and what ever info you can give me . I live in lousiana and there are no real tuning shops here,so thats why i feel inclined to do it my self. Please help. Thank you!!!


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Fenella Campbell, known as the Campbell Witch. Her legendary knowledge of herbal remedies places her as a healer, while her visions of the future name her the devil's own. With mismatched eyes and locks the color of flame, she sees herself as one of the cursed. Her daily struggles with prejudice and superstition have left her on the outside looking in.
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DETROIT – Prince Fielder homered, Rick Porcello pitched six solid innings and the Detroit Tigers bounced back Wednesday night with an 8-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Detroit gave up 23 hits in an 11-4 loss to the White Sox on Tuesday, but it was the Tigers who did the slugging early on in this game. Fielder lined a two-run shot to right field in the first inning for his 16th homer of the year.
Alex Avila's two-run single in the third put Detroit ahead 5-1.
Conor Gillaspie and Gordon Beckham homered for Chicago.
Porcello (6-6) gave up three runs and seven hits. Joaquin Benoit pitched the ninth for his eighth save in eight chances.
Dylan Axelrod (3-6) gave up seven runs and 11 hits in 5 2/3 innings.
The Tigers extended their AL Central lead over second-place Cleveland to 3 1/2 games.
Fielder, Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez had three hits each for Detroit. Cabrera's run-scoring single in the sixth pushed his major league-leading RBI total to 93.
Chicago's Alex Rios was hitless a night after going 6 for 6, and the White Sox never led Wednesday. After Gillaspie's homer in the second, the Tigers made it 3-1 on Austin Jackson's RBI triple in the bottom of the inning.
Axelrod's problems continued in the third when Avila lined a single to right with the bases loaded. The ball landed just in front of a diving Rios, and two runs came home.
Axelrod has given up 29 earned runs in 28 innings in his last six starts.
Porcello won his second straight start – he blanked Cleveland for seven innings last week. Chicago scored twice in the fourth on an RBI single by Dayan Viciedo and a sacrifice fly by Beckham, but right fielder Torii Hunter made a diving catch on Beckham's hit.
Porcello struck out six without a walk.
Detroit added three runs in the sixth on consecutive RBI singles by Cabrera, Fielder and Martinez. That made it 8-3, but Tigers reliever Bruce Rondon gave up Beckham's homer and an RBI double by Alexei Ramirez in a shaky seventh.
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Poultry (/ˌpoʊltriː/) are domesticated birds kept by humans for the eggs they produce, their meat, their feathers, or sometimes as pets. These birds are most typically members of the superorder Galloanserae (fowl), especially the order Galliformes (which includes chickens, quails and turkeys) and the family Anatidae, in order Anseriformes, commonly known as "waterfowl" and including domestic ducks and domestic geese. Poultry also includes other birds that are killed for their meat, such as the young of pigeons (known as squabs) but does not include similar wild birds hunted for sport or food and known as game. The word "poultry" comes from the French/Norman word poule, itself derived from the Latin word pullus, which means small animal.
The domestication of poultry took place several thousand years ago. This may have originally been as a result of people hatching and rearing young birds from eggs collected from the wild, but later involved keeping the birds permanently in captivity. Domesticated chickens may have been used for cockfighting at first and quail kept for their songs, but soon it was realised how useful it was having a captive-bred source of food. Selective breeding for fast growth, egg-laying ability, conformation, plumage and docility took place over the centuries, and modern breeds often look very different from their wild ancestors. Although some birds are still kept in small flocks in extensive systems, most birds available in the market today are reared in intensive commercial enterprises. Poultry is the second most widely eaten type of meat globally and, along with eggs, provides nutritionally beneficial food containing high-quality protein accompanied by a low proportion of fat. All poultry meat should be properly handled and sufficiently cooked in order to reduce the risk of food poisoning. There is some concern that poultry farmers who come in intimate contact with their birds could be exposed to avian influenza, and that new strains of the disease, transmissible man to man, may develop and could pose risks of a pandemic.
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"Ouija" (PG-13 for disturbing violence, frightening images and mature themes) Horror flick about a tight-knit group of teens who unwittingly awaken a dormant dark force when they decide to investigate the mysterious murder of a friend who perished right after recording herself playing a board game. Ensemble cast includes Olivia Cooke, Ana Coto, Daren Kagasoff, Bianca Santos and Douglas Smith.
"23 Blast" (PG-13 for underage alcohol consumption) Fact-based, overcoming-the-odds drama about a high school football star (Mark Hapka) who didn't let sudden blindness due to a sinus infection derail his dream of gridiron greatness. With Bram Hoover, Stephen Lang and Max Adler.
"1,000 Times Good Night" (Unrated) Marital crisis drama revolving around a celebrated war photographer (Juliette Binoche) whose husband (Nicolaj Coster-Waldau) has tired of her dangerous line of work. Support cast includes Chloe Annett, Larry Mullen, Jr. and Eve Macklin. (In Norwegian and English with subtitles)
"Citizenfour" (Unrated) Patriot or traitor documentary featuring interviews with whistleblower Edward Snowden about his leaking thousands of classified documents he had access to in his capacity as an NSA contractor with Top Secret clearance. Featuring commentary by Julian Assange, Glenn Greenwald and Jacob Appelbaum. (In English, Portuguese and German with subtitles)
"E-Team" (Unrated) Human Rights Watch-sponsored documentary chronicling the exploits of monitors dispatched by the organization to chronicle atrocities being committed by ruthless dictators around the world. (In English, German, French, Russian and Arabic)
"Force Majeure" (R for profanity and brief nudity) Dysfunctional family drama about a Swedish couple (Johannes Kuhnke and Lisa Loven Kongsli) whose marriage hangs in the balance after the cowardly husband just saves himself, ignoring his wife and kids (Clara Wettergren and Vincent Wettergren), when an avalanche hits during their vacation in the Swiss Alps. With Brady Corbet, Jakob Granqvist and Kristofer Hivju.
"Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me" (PG for mature themes and brief profanity) Reverential biopic chronicles the legendary country singer's farewell tour as he struggles with Alzheimer's.
"The Heart Machine" (Unrated) Romance thriller about a guy (John Gallagher, Jr.) who comes to suspect that the long-distance lover (Kate Lyn Sheil) he met on the internet might actually live in the same town. With David Call, Louis Krause and Libby Woodbridge.
"John Wick" (Unrated) Keanu Reeves handles the title role in this revenge thriller about a former assassin who comes of retirement to track down the gang that robbed him of everything. With Alfie Allen, Michael Nyqvist, Bridget Moynahan, John Leguizamo, Lance Reddick and Willem Dafoe.
"Laggies" (R for profanity, sexuality and partying) Romantic comedy revolving around a 28 year-old (Keira Knightley) who regresses and starts hanging out with a 16 year-old (Chloe Grace Moretz) with a handsome single-dad (Sam Rockwell) after her longtime boyfriend (Mark Webber) pops the question. With Gretchen Mol, Jeff Garlin and Ellie Kemper.
"Life of Riley" (Unrated) The legendary Alain Resnais directed this adaptation of Alan Aykbourn's play of the same name about three couples left devastated by the news that a mutual friend has only a few months to live. Co-starring Sabine Azema, Hippolyte Girardot, Caroline Silhol, Michel Vuillermoz, Sandrine Kiberlain and Andre Dussollier. (In French with subtitles)
"Low Down" (R for drug use, profanity and sexuality) A warts-and-all biopic about the life of the bebop artist Joe Albany (John Hawkes), who played piano with Charlie Parker and shared Bird's self-destructive drug habit. Featring Lena Headey, Elle Fanning, Glenn Close, Peter Dinklage and Flea.
"Revenge of the Green Dragons" (R for rape, graphic violence, sexuality, drug use and pervasive profanity) Crime drama, set in the Eighties, about a couple of immigrant siblings (Kevin Wu and Justin Chon), new to NYC, who survive by joining a gang in Chinatown. Cast includes Ray Liotta, Harry Shum, Jr. and Carl Li.
"Stonehearst Asylum" (PG-13 for violence, sexuality, profanity and disturbing images) Horror film inspired by an Edgar Allan Poe short story about a med school grad (Jim Sturgess) who mistakenly falls for a patient (Kate Beckinsale) at the mental hospital where he's just started working. With Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley and Brendan Gleeson.
"White Bird in a Blizzard" (R for sexuality, nudity, profanity and drug use) Screen adaptation of the Laura Kasischke novel of the same name about a repressed 17 year old (Shailene Woodley) who is eventually forced by circumstances to come to grips with her mother's (Eva Green) mysterious disappearance. With Angela Bassett, Thomas Jane, Gabourey Sidibe, Christopher Meloni and Sheryl Lee.
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There's a good thread going about self checkout vs regular checkout at the grocery store. I am curious about your stores' policies regarding membership cards. We don't have them in StL! When we buy groceries in other cities, that is the first thing I hear after the groceries are checked--do you have a membership card. Sometimes we get a spiel, although I usually cut them short. "We don't live here!"
I would really resent it if I had to give my name, address and other info to get a card so I could get a discount at the store. Do your markets require this? If so, do all the markets in your town/city do this too?
And, do your markets give you a choice whether to get paper or plastic bags as you check out?
And are there any other unusual or odd practices where you shop for food? Anything great? Anything drive you crazy?
FYI, I really like my market and I do the bulk of my buying there. It is a locally owned local chain. I am not asked to get a card. I am not forced to take plastic bags. I can bag my stuff if I want--or not. The place has actual floor covering on the floor, instead of bare concrete. It has a great deli, and helpful clerks and stockers. It has a few weaknesses. I find the produce is not as great as it used to be. I've started visiting Whole Foods once a week to fill in the blanks. But otherwise, it is a great place to buy food. And, I like shopping at WF too.
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I downloaded the app KEYRING into my phone and no longer need to carry any of the loyalty cards; so far I haven't run into one grocer that doesn't offer a KEYRING account for me to tap into; including app specials, regular coupons and special one day deals. The app alerts me to new programs and new deals. All I need to do is hand my phone to the cashier for her to swipe. My purse is alot lighter and the convenience is appreciated. KEYRING works at all major retailers as well.
My food shopping is extensive in that I shop everywhere. My only loyalty is to scoring fresh food daily at the best price I can find. I always bag my own groceries with reusable bags I keep in the car. If I have any complaints in policy or procedure I wouldn't hesitate to bring it to the attention of a dept Mgr or store personnel. Recently, the amount of water being sprayed in the produce area was downright ridiculous and I did let the green grocer know about it. Sometimes prices are mismarked and it can hold up an order.
My biggest pet peeve is when a cashier does not know their produce and charges me the wrong price (high or low) because they weren't trained properly. Some markets do not clearly label the organic and standard produce properly and pricing can get confused at check out.
I enjoy small markets, pick your own farms, specialty shops as much as a well stocked grocery but in my area in order to be proactive about my menu planning I really do need to shop everywhere.
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I have supermarket loyalty cards for Stop and Shop, Big Y, Shop-Rite, Adams and Shaws. Market Basket does not use them. If you are applying for a card at most of these chains and tell them you will not be shopping with checks you do not have to provide personal info. Otherwise, if the store requires this, I make up a name, address, and bad email address. That way I get the discounts and no contact.
The cards are required at many stores to get the sale prices on many items. At the self checkout registers at Stop and Shop you can push the forgot my card button on the screen and gfet the discount but no loyalty points.
I mostlky use the loyalty points at Stop and Shop for gasoline discounts. Yesterday, I redeemed 400 points whgen getting gas and giot 40 cents off per gallon, paid $3.59 instead of $3.99 on an 18 gallon fillup.
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The Stop & Shop gasoline discount is only avail in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island.
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A family member in another place does this with a Kroger chain. (The chain was bought out by Kroger and is not named Kroger.) She uses the loyalty card, takes points and gets discounted gas.
This is the second year of our Costco membership. It is simply not convenient to buy gas there, so we don't. But the Costco card is supposed to get you discounted gas. Also, I find that I am not attracted to shopping for food at Costco. The amounts of food you have to buy are too big, with some exceptions. I do like their canned tuna. And most of the offered food is processed too much, or too fatty or carby for either of us. I think we will pass on the membership next year.
re: sueatmo
after belonging to Price Club which morphed into Costco for twenty yeras, I did not renew my membership in 2010. However, I will need new eyeglasses this spring so will rejoin for this year only. I found food shopping there not suitable for our tastes and small family size. The gas at Costco was no cheaper than Stop and Shop and far less convenient
re: sueatmo
I just went to Costco for fuel. It was $4.059 /gallon. On the way home, the 7-11 was $4.23/gallon. I do live only about 3 miles from my Costco. Depending on the size of your tank, that is worth the cost of membership.
As far as food at Costco, most is sold in multi-packs, even the chicken thighs at 99¢/lb. I buy more basics than processed food there.
One advantage of having the Costco membership card is they know what you bought and if there is a recall, a phone call and/or postcard shows up immediately. It has happened with milk, produce, meats and tires...telling us that the product either needs to be brought back or is out of the range to be part of the publicized national recall.
re: sueatmo
their basmati rice is out of this world. so too is their ice cream (haagen dasz, labeled kirkland)
all the groceries around me have loyalty cards. The discounts can be quite significant, especially when they do a "earn a 10% coupon for every $300 you spend". Last Christmas I got %30 off my major Christmas shopping trip, saving $100+. I don't really care if they have my address.
Many of the grocery stores I frequent have them. I don't have an issues about using them. Unless you pay cash for every purchase your buying habits are being tracked one way or another.
I did overhear an interesting thing regarding a loyalty program. The woman ahead of me at the customer service desk was returning a recalled item. She had been contacted by the grocery about the recall since they had her sales and contact info through the loyalty program.
re: meatn3
I was contacted by my grocery because of a recalled item that I had purchased. If not for the card I wouldn't have known about the recall so I always use my cards now.
Not really a loyalty program, but I'm a member of the food co-op I do most of my shopping at. I avoid the 5% surcharge added to prices for non-members (different way of saying a 5% discount), but I also receive a dividends check at the end of the year.
only winn-dixie in my area has loyalty cards..
but since winn-dixie reorganized and closed some stores a few years ago theres only 2 left in our area..so i shop there less often than the publix which is 2 minutes down the street...which doesnt do a loyalty card...
i do like the cards..i do use coupons and at the end of ringing up i hand over the coupons and then my card...i like watching the price drop...
as far as i know none of them require the card..u either can or cannot sign up..its your choice..
and i dont recall an increase in junk mail or spam from winn dixie...
and yes i have been asked for a card when i was visiting the inlaws and i stopped at harris teeter..(i just gave them their phone number and they gave me the discount)
i dont find it annoying tho...
they do ask for paper or plastic in the stores here
and the only pet peeve about grocery stores is the baggers...most of the time they are bad at it...
i was one a long time ago and i still remember that u dont mix soap/cleaners with food stuffs..
or put all the heavy things in one bag so that it rips apart the minute u try and get it out of the car...
and the only other really annoying thing is at sams..
the have a door guard/receipt nazi who wont let u out of the store if your receipt doesnt match..
which happened once..my wife got her prescription at the pharmacy and paid for it there..while i was checking out with the other things and went to leave i didnt realize she still had the receipt in her purse...so the door guard wouldnt let me out the door...like i went into the pharmacy and stole the prescription...
and even after loudly asking that i couldnt leave until we produced the receipt ..(which my wife had in her purse while she took our baby into the restroom to change her diaper)..
all i was told was its store policy sir......
re: srsone
Funny, I was just commenting to the fine folks at Costco the other day that if they must place a line across the middle of my receipt while checking my cart and before allowing me to exit the store, at least draw that line on the blank back side of the receipt so I can still read it or turn it into accounting to read. Dear Costco, why is it necessary to draw a black magic marker line down the front of a customers receipt?
re: HillJ
They draw a line through the receipt so some of our less than ethical residents do not leave the building with their purchases, then return to the store with an empty basket and fill basket #2 with exact same groceries and then leave stating they had to run to the bathroom. Ingenuity in the criminal youth.
re: nobadfoodplz
Listen, I understand we all have a job to do. But, the attendant is glancing at my receipt and glancing at the purchases in my chart. Underline: glancing. Therefore it was never my impression that the "security" was high level expertise. If the attendant needs to look at the receipt, do so with some real focus and if they need to draw a line in the middle of the receipt use a marker that doesn't make the receipt worthless to the customer later. Here's ingenuity, use a yellow highlighter in the top corner and leave the money detail alone.
re: HillJ
I have never had much faith in the reciept checker either until a few weeks ago when he noticed that I had been charged for two packs of paper towels and only had one in my cart. He sent me back to a manager who promptly refunded the money and apologized. He mentioned that the reciept checkers catch cashier/bagging errors more frequently than attempted thefts. It seems that their presence is somewhat of a deterrent to shoplifters, but their secondary job is to make sure that everything that the customer paid for ends up in the cart.
re: nobadfoodplz
LOL, again with the Mr.! All woman here.
My ingenuity remark was aimed at Costco not you nobadfoodplz. Your suggestion to me was sweet and well intended yes? Thank you. I've made the point numerous x's about the receipt at the store (to attendants & CS) and usually turn the receipt over for the attendant to draw a line on the back now.
And to chcocat, yes I understand as well that the attendant is there to catch mistakes. I still don't understand the benefit of drawing a black line thru the receipt print.
re: sunshine842
sunshine842, I have always found their receipt practice odd.
re: sunshine842
I have noticed highlighters 'erase' the ink on that odd paper used for receipts and Costco using colored markers (red, orange and blue-probably from a multi pack they sell), not highlighters.
Again, the people at the door are looking for multiples on the receipt and then checking the amount in the cart. Hence, the 'glance and mark' quick action you usually see. Then you can't walk out to your car, come back and say 'I only had one in my cart, but the receipt shows three'. It shows who checked.
re: Cathy
I understand why Costco does this checking, I don't understand why they use a black marker or why they need to draw a black mark down the entire front of the receipt. Maybe this doesn't occur at your location but it does every day at the one we shop. So, once my cart has been checked by the attendant, I turn the receipt over and ask that they mark the line on the blank back. No one has refused me.
Since this is the only market/warehouse/store that has this kind of checking policy (Sams, BJ do not) I'm going to request this blank back side mark every time I shop there. My receipts are turned in to the accounting office. They need to be able to read it.
re: HillJ
I understand your frustration with the black mark through the critical part of the receipt. My BJ's checks receipts at the door, then uses a hole punch to mark the top of the receipt - the store gets security/loss prevention, and I get an intact, legible receipt. As far as I can tell, the cart-inspectors are primarily checking to make sure the number of items in the cart matches the number on the receipt - they only look at specific items if the number doesn't add up.
My normal supemarket offers a loyalty card which is also usable in a variety of other outlets - fuel, insurance, department store chain, etc
All the grocery store chains in my area have shopper's cards. Some are better than others. The store I do 95% of my shopping at has a good card. Purchases accrue points towards money off gas purchases. Recently, I had $0.60 off each gl of gas purchased at their pumps. I am sort of meh on the Wegman's card. You get a lot of coupons for free stuff but much of it is for products I don't buy (fruit cocktail cups or puddng cups).
The markets do require a name and address to get a card. It bothered me at first but now I have reached peace with it.
I don't think my market offers paper anymore. I did use the reusable bags but they all have run away from home, I can't find any of them.
At my primary store, if you forgot your card, too bad. They told you to save the receipt and next time you come to the store, take it and your card to customer service and you would get a refund. That drove me crazy. Ah, not happening. Many times I would ask shoppers around me if I could use their card. That policy has since been changed. Now the clerk will swipe a special card if you forget yours.
Something that drive me completely crazy is when the clerks comment of my purchases. I get a lot of "boy THAT is expensive" and "what is THIS?" asked with a wrinkled nose. Sigh....I miss my self check out so much.....
re: cleobeach
cleobeach, have you tried going to the customer service area to get an immediate refund when you forget your card? I have by providing my name and address to the attendant who looked me up in their online system and handed me the cash credit the cashier could not provide. Perhaps you don't have to save your receipt and wait until your next trip afterall. Loyalty cards are tied to the main grocery store website which the customer service attendant can pull up on their station pc.
re: HillJ
The store has since changed its policy.
When it was still in effect, I tried your method but because my husband filled out the initial paperwork and, because he didnt' like giving our personal info, made up a fake name, address and phone number. No joke, I was standing there insisting that I must be in the system. Later, when I relayed the story to him, he admitted what he did.
I ended up signing up on my own and getting new cards.
re: cleobeach
Ah. If you have a data plan on your phone, you might consider using the free app, KEYRING. No plastic needed. Just an idea.
re: Rella
Prior to entering the store, I open the KEYRING app and then open the specific store page to get to their bar code the cashier will need to swipe for all of my store discounts, manf. coupons, cellfire coupons to be attributed to my bill. The cashier swipes the bar code across the reader and hands me back the device. Never had a problem yet.
I come from the school of there is no such thing as a free lunch. You want a discount on top of their prices, then you need to give them something back. If you don't want to give up info, then don't expect a discount.
Sure there's ways to game the system such as giving a fake name, etc. But the core concept itself I have no problem with.
When Los Angeles had it's supermarket strike a few years ago, Stater Brothers was one of the local chains that wasn't affected. They never had the card system and their prices were competitive with other sale prices. It was funny to hear people complaining that SB didn't have cards and therefore they couldn't get a discount. Why it wasn't fair not to have discounts.
re: Jase
I do give them something back, my money :)
Funny Jase, in my tenure as a grocery store customer, I remember Green Stamps and loyalty came without giving up any personal information just a wet sponge and time. Things have changed with the great almighty shopping experience and consumers have lots of choices but keeping on top of the best deals, best offers, best discounts could be a 10 hour a week job...that's loyalty!
And, if I wanted to play on the side of the devil here, sure-giving the store I frequent access to my info is one thing but that neighborhood food store turns around and sells my info to third parties and marketeers both online and off unless I balk at that. So, I can see the point of hesitating or avoiding the system altogether. In this day and age information is so precious people are paying to have their identity removed...and handing my hard earned pay to x market should be all the loyalty they need.
re: HillJ
Shrug, we're not going to go with the old back in my day argument are we? The market already gives you prices that you can use to compare and see if you're happy with. What they're saying is we're willing to pay for this information. You don't want to do so, that's your privilege, pay the higher price. Everyone goes in with their eyes open. They make their decision, you make yours. No one is forcing you to sign up for a card. And if it really matters to you that much, then its set up to game it pretty easily.
As for keeping up with the best deals, that's the whole point of the loyalty cards. There is a lot of info out there. That's how targeted marketing is supposed to work so I can be made aware of products that may be of interest to me. I'd much rather have that than to wade through a bunch of marketing materials that have no interest to me.
There's plenty of ways to opt out of the various things. Sure none of the are perfect. But they work most of the time. Again, I don't see an intrinsic problem with the system.
re: Jase
No stores are not completely transparent about how they operate.The third party bs is the price we pay and there is plenty of it. As for your shrug, say what you will about the good old days but unless you enjoyed those simpler times, you wouldn't understand the loss. All I can do is keep up with the latest invention of loyalty so I can get my food for the week affordably.
re: HillJ
I'm older than you think and I grew up without these cards and all these database type marketing. I don't see what I missed that what so different and good. It's a tool like everything else.
Every single one of the care applications have an opt out section. It's a simple as a check. These people don't want to market to you if you don't want their stuff. It's simple economics. They don't want to waste time and materials on someone who isn't responsive.
Again, if it's that much of a concern to you, then take the extra minute to make up a name and address. You get the card and discount, you don't get the marketing materials. Problem solved.
re: Jase
I wasn't questioning your age, that would be rude, I referenced if you enjoyed the simpler approach. I do miss the simpler approach, you've conveyed quite clearly you're good to go!
I have opted out of plenty of situations in the name of loyalty cards and still rec'd third party nonsense. It's not a perfect system. The problem isn't always solved. But thanks for playing along.
re: HillJ
that neighborhood food store turns around and sells my info to third parties and marketeers both online and off unless I balk at that.
Exactly. And you don't really know what they do with the info, even though they say they won't sell it. And, every time you put your info into a database, you risk other exposure, such as hackers who might want your info. I'm not saying that a hacker would target a local market, but if the grocer sends your personal info to another firm who handles the marketing, if the database is big enough, it might be attractive to hacking.
Here is another thought. How can the store offer discounts to cardholders? Think about it. Administering the system has costs, which are probably borne by the market as they offload their loyalty system to a 3rd party who can administer it cheaper. Offerring the loyalty cards costs the store money. So, what is the motive for offering them? They sell your information!
At least that is my theory.
re: sueatmo
they dont have to sell your PERSONAL information....
doesnt mean they dont sell information period..
like say an advertiser wants to sell a particular product in your area..
all they need is a database of 30-40 yo males or females that fall into certain groups and puchase certain products...even that general knowledge is worth something to somebody....
all they need is general information...
and the more and more your name and any information is online or in any kind of database it can be data mined...
not to mention hacking...
re: srsone
oh I learned that the minute I started rec'ing the identical emails to every email address I maintain. How in the world does that happen if data mining isn't the culprit. No such thing as server security.
re: srsone
If you give your date of birth to anyone you're askling for trouble. My grocery store knows my name, address, and public phone number, which anyone can get on Google in 5 minutes. Why would they want to sell that?
re: Samalicious
Having your information thru a grocery chain is a target market, on Google you're just a name in viral space.
One example, the parent company uses the marketing data from you signing up to make targeted mailing lists which the corporate parent company uses to fine-tune demographic data for new and current stores.
2, Some stores also sell information back to the manufacturer and to noncompetitive local retailers and mail-order houses, based upon your purchases.
Information is power/$.
re: Samalicious
Why would they want to sell that?
Sama, I was just responding to the question you posed above. If you don't have a problem with your privacy being sold, that's your right.
re: srsone
and App marketing is booming.
re: Samalicious
well if your the same samalicious that posts reviews on yahoo local..
or gridstream or savuer
and that was just a quick google....
re: srsone
It isn't the stuff we put out there on the web without hesitation that's bothersome it's what happens to "it" afterwards. My company website (for instance) has appeared in some strange and unwanted places over the past couple of years and with it a good deal of our general information. Information we want to share with our customers but wind up also handing to unwanted scavengers.
Our IT dept. spends half the month sleuthing those items and doing what they can to rid the search space of the worst offenders. It's ridiculous and a detail we elect to handle case by case. Knowing this, I tend to have a short fuse for the whole bottom feeding industry.
re: srsone
so true...while other people know and don't care. I care what the young people in my life understand and whether they are applying for a credit card, using a social networking site or using a loyalty card I have explained to them (my children especially) the potential pitfalls whenever the topic of "fine print" comes up.
One example is the SCAN app that reads the bar code label while shopping and provides all sorts of useful information...well, it's also a walking scanner of your habits for the store/manufacturers to monitor. Right now it's just data but soon it will be dated attributed with your name and loyalty card #. Speed of light info...ugh.
re: HillJ
We used the SCAN app the other day while shopping. Yes, they know "where" I am now while I'm shopping and scanning. However, they know what I'm shopping for at my home computer, or when I'm in a coffee shop searching/shopping/searching.
I was told the other day that Costco had some sort of money card that you can buy from them in warehouse for use/purchase of items on Costco.com because you might be afraid to use a credit card.
re: Rella
As long as you know Rella you're informed. Not everyone realizes the power of an innocent enough app. Some are super useful; others not so much.
And, whether I'm handing a clerk my phone for a second or being asked for my zip code at check out it's not the stores that I want to bring business that I have an issue with in any policies or procedures it's what happens to the information I share w/them that they then share with 3rd parties...or some disgruntled employee decides to hack into the company system...or some nonsense that places my information into the hands of people I don't want to do business with. You know the crazy stuff that gets reported in the paper every now and then affecting hundreds of customers... I find the cost of doing business a real hap hazard issue these days...so I tread lightly.
All the stores have a fidelity program -- and they put actual cash into an account. Some of the stores keep the credit balance in their system, and you can use it as a credit toward your purchases when it builds up to a usable value. I've had a few times when it's been adding up a while and I have 10-15 euros deducted from that day's bill because I apply the credit amount. Sometimes I leave a few euros just because it's nice to go in, grab a 2-litre jug of milk and a loaf of sandwich bread, then just key it off of the account at the self-checkout lane. Pretty cool, actually. Another of the big chains sends me a paper coupon at the end of the month -- again, it can be a euro or two, or sometimes it's 10-15 euros or more.
Oh, yes, and coupons are few and far between -- they've just begun to appear in, say, the last 5 years, but they still haven't caught on.
Needless to say, it's well worth it to be a member of the loyalty program -- and France requires companies to allow you to opt out of all emails and junk mail. I tended to avoid loyalty cards in the US because all I ever got was useless coupons and a LOT of junk mail...never anything tangible like actual cash! (think instant rebate...the other day I bought sodas, and there was a 1,22 rebate on the sodas -- so I paid the whole price, but that 1,22 went on my card account. Sometimes they'll do something like 25% discount at the register, PLUS 25% credit back to the loyalty card...so it's a real and tangible discount -- and they add up.
Paper or plastic? Neither -- you don't get bags at French supermarkets -- you either bring your own or buy bags -- 0,06 each for a thin plastic bag, or 0,60 for a reusable bag (made with the same stuff they make tarps out of ) -- the reusable ones are exchangeable for life, too -- just take it in, show them where it's fallen apart, and they give you a new one.
No baggers anywhere -- you bag your own.
The store we do most of our shopping at, Fred Meyer's has a loyalty card. If you don't have it, you can give them your phone number - that was handy the other day when my SO was on the other side of the store and hauled stuff out to the car while I was shopping for groceries. I tend to cut out coupons in the Sunday paper for the store and promptly forget them, but they'll just ring them through anyway if you mention it, and they have online coupons that will load to your card, so I tend to load things/brands we buy anyway, so it'll ring in even if I've forgotten that I loaded it.
I have KEYRING on my phone (the first Droid to come out) and it didn't work when I first tried it, but I know it's upgraded quite a few times, so I might try it again at the self checkout, since I usually swipe my card in a regular lane.
Oh, and they have gas discounts (our local one doesn't sell gas), and quarterly rebates based on the amount you spent the previous quarter. No other mailings.
re: tracylee
Yes, KEYRING has been updated and a host of new features added.
One of our local chains used to say proudly in its flyer that it doesn't require a special card to get the sale prices. There has been no choice of bag for years. Only plastic.
The most annoying practices are things like having the cashier being required to ask you if you want to buy this bag of Doritos or some other junk food. That and blaring monitors hanging over the produce, meats, and registers with ads. Practices like that vary by chain. I can avoid both practices if I go to the right market, which I usually do. But the worst offender is of course the one closest to my house, and with the best hours.
The places with loyalty cards around here don't run them like true loyalty cards. They are just "discount" cards. You need to produce it to receive the sale price, but you can usually borrow a card from someone else in the line. There are no "points" or targeted offers sent to you, not that I know of. There are mailings, but they are not targeted. Just a generic flyer with a coupon.
re: saltwater
I've run into the "spiel" at Walgreens--usually about some discounted junk food item. Grocery checkers asked for awhile if we needed stamps. (The grocer either sells stamps, or used to sell stamps.) Checkers almost always ask I we found everything we wanted. I've heard this at Whole Foods and my grocer.
There aren't any blaring loudspeakers at my grocer, but I have heard them recently calling for baggers. That is new. In the produce dept. and in meat, there are TV monitors that run footage of their home economists preparing recipes using store ingredients.
The store also puts out recipe cards and publishes cookbooks.
re: sueatmo
when im at publix...i swear its the same female,loud,nasally voice..like they have it recorded...
and they just hit a button...and it always says the same thing.."ALL CASHIERS CHECK PLEASE"...
I just remembered when seeing this post title again. The OP asked for other countries, too. When I lived in Ecuador from '88-90, it seemed that they trusted one person in a store to handle money - from fabric to groceries. In fabric stores, the clerk cut and wrapped the fabric, handed it and a slip to the person at the 'caja', or cashier, and you paid that person.
In the major grocery store in Guayaquil, you had a membership card (I think it was free) and you'd go to the caja to put money on it, then shop and use the card to pay for your groceries. I don't think they asked for information, but I also didn't have a deliverable address and got all of my mail at the consulate in Guayaquil.
re: tracylee
There are groceries with US style checkout stands in Ecuador, but that separate clerk and 'caja' arrangement is the common old style. I remember in particular a hardware store where you'd tell a clerk what you wanted based on samples wired to a peg board, pay at the 'caja' (cashier) and pickup the order at another window.
Of course you could also buy groceries, especially produce, from open market stalls and vendors, and pay them directly (after a bit of bargaining).
Our usual stops for grocery and related products are Publix, Fresh Market and Target, none of which have loyalty programs. (unless you count the Target credit card discount program) The bulk of our grocery bill goes to Publix, with Fresh Market having a couple of preferred items/filling in some gaps.
My closest Publix asks both if plastic is okay, (establishes a default option if you aren't bringing your own bags or wanting paper) and if we found everything we were looking for. Which is actually a somewhat relevant question these days since they remodeled a few months back, largely for the better, but I still can't consistently find where they've relocated the kalmata olives to.
The cashiers seem genuinely interested in food; I think they're encouraged to know about different product lies and will frequently ask how a new brand or type of yogurt tastes or discuss how they were so glad to see that their favorite type of fresh tomatoes were on sale this week. Always positive about the products, and never a 'I can't believe you're buying that!' for whatever reason.
Another thing I appreciate is that when they say 100% satisfaction, if you aren't happy, we'll refund it no questions asked, they mean it. I suspect part of it is because we're relatively non-demanding regulars in a location that sometimes gets overrun by pushy tourists, but we've gotten into a discussion with one of the butchers about how we hadn't been entirely happy with a chicken purchase last time, and he then redid the stickers for our planned poultry purchase that day so the previous iffy chicken was effectively refunded. We never asked for a refund, never showed a receipt, he just wanted to make it right.
re: beachmouse
Isn't it great when stores treat you as if your good will mattered?
re: sueatmo
Very much so. I think it helps when they've got a stable employee base. There are employees who have been at that Publix since the store opened in 2000, which is impressive for retail, and doubly so because unemployment in the area was running at 3% or less for a couple of years.
re: beachmouse
You make a good point. At one of my grocers, there is at least one employee who was there when I moved to this area in 1986. This store also employed a student son. You can't put a dollar value on things like this. The store becomes a part of the community.
I noticed when my mom was barely able to continue to live by herself, that the people in the retailers where she shopped, such as at the grocer, became important to her. The effect of how they treated her was magnified because of her age and dependence on their kindness.
Long term local business are often part of the glue in a community. We should be patronizing our local grocers!
I have a shoppers' card from my local Smith's store and I shop there almost exclusively. I don't care that they ask for information about me. They track my purchases and send me coupons every couple of months ONLY for the items they know I buy often. I like that. I also get money back 3 times per year according to what I spend there. I get anywhere from 18.00 to 25.00 every 4 months. I like that too. I also get gasoline points that will save me anywhere from 10 cents to 1.00 per gallon on gas depending on how many points I've gotten in a month. They can have all the info they want as far as I'm concerned. LOL.
re: The Drama Queen
This sounds like a good deal, DQ!
I just give a fake name and number, having the various store cards can make a huge difference in price here. Yesterday I got a standing rib roast that usually goes for $22 a pound for $4.99 a pound with my discount card.
I am in houston currently.
I'm in Western Canada right now. I have a Safeway and Coop within walking distance, and both give discounts to people with loyalty cards. Safeway cards are free (and you don't need to physically have the card at the checkout if you know the phone number attached to the card), but I think the Coop one costs $2 or $5 because membership also pays dividends based on how much you spend. I probably spend less than $25 at Coop annually, so I've never actually got a dividend cheque. There is also a health food store within walking distance, and they have a points program attached only to your phone number (no address or email required)- you earn points based on how much you spend (and you get a few points for bringing your own bag), then X points gets you a $10 gift certificate. Another big chain here is Real Canadian Superstore, but I think their points program is only available to people paying with a store-brand credit card. Costco is Costco.
I used to live in Italy, and would shop every other day at a store called Di per Di, which I think is owned by Carrefour. There were at least five Di per Di stores that I could walk to in less than fifteen minutes... I guess that makes them a corner store? They had a membership program but you could only register at certain times on certain days, and I was literally NEVER available at those times. Like, Tuesday and Thursday between 1:30 pm and 2:15 pm, excluding holidays and August. I would do bigger stock ups at Carrefour, and I think I had a membership card there but could never figure out how to redeem any of the benefits.
When I lived in Mexico I did most of my big shopping trips at Soriana. They have a loyalty card, but they always hassled me about getting one. It was months before someone at the customer service desk was willing to sign me up, and I never earned enough points to redeem. I always found Mexican grocery stores awkward because I had NO idea what was an appropriate tip for the people who bagged the groceries (mostly teens and seniors). There was also a "minisuper" across the street from my apartment, and my roommate and I found it hilarious because we would go there almost every day (between the two of us we probably made ten or twelve visits each week, for things like ice cream bars, pop and bottled water), it was staffed by the same couple, we were the only foreigners in the area, and they would NEVER acknowledge that they recognized us.