The new year is quickly approaching, and it’s time to start thinking about what resolutions to make and also to make bets on how quickly those resolutions will die off. I suppose that traditionally, many people resolve to live healthier lifestyles and start working out. Gym memberships surge in January. So in case you’re looking [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Retail'
Picture People Package Deal – $9
December 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Babies, Frugality, Holidays, Kids, Retail, Toddlers
The mad rush to get those Christmas portraits done in time to send out Christmas cards is now (hopefully) over. But in case you still need to run out and get portraits or want to get portraits for the new year, the Picture People is running a (seemingly) great promotion – for $9, you get: [...]
Free parking in San Francisco!
December 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Frugality, Retail
Do you have some last minute gift hunting to do this weekend? Were you planning on shopping in San Francisco? For once, bringing the kids will save you money! Select San Francisco parking garages are rewarding you with free parking for carpooling (or, in your case, kid hauling): 1 hour free parking with three riders. [...]
Tags:Aletheia·Christmas shopping·parking·San Francisco·shopping
A truly hardcore green diaper solution
December 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Babies, Retail
A new Bay Area service called Earth Baby will pick up and compost your child’s dirty diapers for a tidy $85 per month (this includes the cost of the biodegradable diapers). Although I applaud this commitment to recycling, I have to wonder what the after-market is for the compost produced. Do the parents get [...]
Tags:Aletheia·compost·composting·diaper service·diapers·green·poop
Christmas Photo Time – Sears Portrait Studio
December 13th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Babies, Holidays, Kids, Retail, Toddlers
It’s that time of year again – that’s right, Christmas portrait time. Since our home isn’t very, shall we say, picturesque, I decided to take my son to Sears, where he could get “professional” portraits done with cheesy backdrops and props. (Unfortunately, they don’t have those fantastic laser backdrops so prominent in school portraits when [...]
Tags:Christmas·Karen·photographer·portraits·Sears Portrait Studio