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Costco For The Win.

8.2.2009

Costco has always had crazy cheap photo prints.

I was further delighted when they started offing a digital upload service a few years ago - I could upload my digital pictures from my home computer. I did have to go to the store to pick the prints up, but it was no big deal, because I lived barely half a mile away from a Costco.

I ordered some new prints last week, and discovered that Costco will mail the prints to me - FREE! I ordered 5 prints for 71 cents (13 cents each with 6 cents sales tax) without leaving my house. When's the last time you got anything for 71 cents?!? I bet you had to drive (or spend travel time) to get it.

I don't think you are grokking how awesome this is. Perhaps I should post pictures of other 71 cent items for context.

Knitting for teh Intertubes.

10.29.2008

My mom's been unemployed for a while, and she's been passing the time by perfecting her knitting. Last year, she knitted some very cute mice (stuffed with catnip) for the kitties. I've been thinking that she could sell cute knitted things on Etsy.

I bet these cat toys would sell:

  • Cheeseburgers! Finally, your kitty can haz cheezburger!
  • Spiders! With 8 dangly legs for Halloween!
  • More mice!
  • Fish
  • Mittens
  • Cupcakes (with fish-sprinkles)

And in the non-cat-toy category, I propose

  • Goombas
  • Katamari
  • Mario's hat