slenle
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Post by slenle on Jun 30, 2017 10:29:00 GMT -6
Morning ladies! The cabinet guys are here installing, yay! Etiquette question... do tip installers? I felt terrible when I forgot to tip the furniture delivery guys a while back so I don't want to make the same mistake. you're supposed to tip furnature delivery people!? Lol glad I'm not the only one who didn't know. I think some of my friends are just excessive tippers so then it makes me question it all the time. Like... my friend was on the phone with her DH the other day talking about paying their painter (who also happens to be her uncle so idk if that has to do with it) But it was suppose to be $600 and some dollars so she told her DH she's write out the check for $700 and I was all.. huh??? But it sounds like general consensus is not to tip these guys, so thank you all for saving me money somewhere this week
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Post by vino on Jun 30, 2017 10:31:53 GMT -6
slenle I'm excited to see the pics of the completed mudroom! How awesome that it's done before the weekend
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Post by guster on Jun 30, 2017 10:34:12 GMT -6
I'm so happy to be back on tapa, but I can't find the setting to change the font size. Any ideas? It used to be in settings. Also, haven't read, yet. Diving in now!
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tgrimes
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Post by tgrimes on Jun 30, 2017 10:34:42 GMT -6
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Post by tgrimes on Jun 30, 2017 10:35:46 GMT -6
Has anyone ever turned their iphone into apple for credit towards another phone?
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Post by guster on Jun 30, 2017 10:38:06 GMT -6
Happy Anniversary, kim22! Hope you're okay, @peach! Congrats to your H, lfig! Yay for a good interview, @snoop. vino, Home Depot has trucks you can rent by the hour. If you have somebody to watch the kids that might be an option.
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sands42
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Post by sands42 on Jun 30, 2017 10:38:58 GMT -6
Happy Anniversary kim22!!! Today is my last day off before a 3 day stretch. Not gonna lie- I'm already planning for MH to go back to work in a year maximum.... the money is too good. But I NEED to work for at least a little bit to gain the experience and we need to put some work into our marriage. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by klong11 on Jun 30, 2017 10:40:57 GMT -6
yummeecookee, just act really excited about his ideas and then tell him he can be the "man on the streets" and go out there and talk to people about how great your company is. After all, it takes a higher up to know the true great things about a company. When he mentions seeing people, just be all, "Did you get their names and numbers? Lets call them now! See if they can come in!" He'll soon realize it requires actual work and stop making suggestions.
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vino
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Post by vino on Jun 30, 2017 10:43:31 GMT -6
Has anyone ever turned their iphone into apple for credit towards another phone? Me! Well, kind of. My iPad wouldn't hold a wireless connection so I took it to the Apple store for them to dispose if it properly and the lady was all 'send it in and get money!' So I went online, go the estimate, they pay the shipping, you just have to take it to the UPS store, and they inspect it to confirm it is in the condition that you listed and send you an email with a credit. What their estimate was before i sent it in was actually what I received. I got my iPad as a free giveaway when I bought my Jetta, it was a basic on from 2013, and I got a $140 Apple Store credit. So yes, totally worth it.
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yummeecookee
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Post by yummeecookee on Jun 30, 2017 10:47:34 GMT -6
yummeecookee, just act really excited about his ideas and then tell him he can be the "man on the streets" and go out there and talk to people about how great your company is. After all, it takes a higher up to know the true great things about a company. When he mentions seeing people, just be all, "Did you get their names and numbers? Lets call them now! See if they can come in!" He'll soon realize it requires actual work and stop making suggestions. Hahah, oh I'm sure that would shut him down fast if he was the one who had to execute all these hare-brained ideas.
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Post by tgrimes on Jun 30, 2017 10:48:44 GMT -6
Has anyone ever turned their iphone into apple for credit towards another phone? Me! Well, kind of. My iPad wouldn't hold a wireless connection so I took it to the Apple store for them to dispose if it properly and the lady was all 'send it in and get money!' So I went online, go the estimate, they pay the shipping, you just have to take it to the UPS store, and they inspect it to confirm it is in the condition that you listed and send you an email with a credit. What their estimate was before i sent it in was actually what I received. I got my iPad as a free giveaway when I bought my Jetta, it was a basic on from 2013, and I got a $140 Apple Store credit. So yes, totally worth it. I need a new phone. But that means I'd be without a phone until I received the credit. Hmmmm.
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yummeecookee
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Post by yummeecookee on Jun 30, 2017 10:50:02 GMT -6
I need to look into that vino! We've got an old, busted up one that B has abused.
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slenle
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Post by slenle on Jun 30, 2017 10:51:30 GMT -6
slenle I'm excited to see the pics of the completed mudroom! How awesome that it's done before the weekend They're wrapping up now. I haven't gone in and looked yet. I'm so exited!!
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Post by snoopmommymom on Jun 30, 2017 10:55:58 GMT -6
Has anyone ever turned their iphone into apple for credit towards another phone? I did. I think it was through ATT though. I got decent money back which I then used to pay my phone bill. Edit: I think buying my new phone was a completely separate deal. The old phone's credit went towards future phone bills
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Post by inthekitty on Jun 30, 2017 10:57:52 GMT -6
wedding, melaniesue, and nam2013 your plans all sound amazing! Have a great time. cheeksmum and vino happy Canada Day! I get more jealous of your country by the day in this dumpster fire! vino, check to see if Home Depot there offers a military discount. Ours gives a 10% military discount which adds up quick when you're doing a lot of home improvements. Fridays is usually my happy time at work because everyone is out, but I'm pissed that my co-workers dumped work on me from yesterday. One of them is super obsessive about his work and despite getting several complaints and feedback that his reports need to be shorter, repeatedly wastes his (and everyone else's who has to read these reports) time writing reports that are literally about 35 pages too long. So he took 3 days to write 1 report this week and passed on his work to me since he was behind. The other coworker lied about how busy they were yesterday (I can see on our spreadsheet exactly how much work came in, it was less throughout the whole day between two of them than I've had before 9 this morning for just me to cover) and gave me a report to write that came in early afternoon so she had 4.5 hours to finish it which is plenty of time. And another vent but this one related to my ILs. My FIL finally put my MIL in a group home recently. It took him injuring his back trying to lift her for him to get that wake-up call. (Background reminder: MIL either just flat out feigns medical conditions or has a somatic disorder [aka hypochondriac] on top of her personality disorder and has not walked in over a year and actually uses her muscle tone to flail around and pull her weight counter to the direction people are trying to move her. She also acts like she has dementia. FIL and MH have been convinced she's on death's doorstep for the past 2 years but don't get it that she could linger like this for a decade or more.) FIL has also talked about planning to move out of state but I haven't let myself get my hopes up too much on that one because he does everything at a snail's pace and frankly is lazy about getting anything done. He has been "fixing up the house to move." Well now I found out that he plans to leave MIL behind if he moves. So in a way, if that's his plan I can see him actually being more motivated and trying to get out of here so he doesn't have to deal with her. We're the only family in the state and live 45 min away from her. So when she acts out (which she does on almost a daily basis in her group home) we'd be the ones getting all the ridiculous calls to deal with her. NO.FUCKING.WAY. They've already caused a tremendous strain on our marriage and this could honestly be something that I could see could bring MH and I to divorce. He will not say no to his parents and is mostly in denial about his mom's issues and has a very enmeshed, unhealthy relationship with her. I found out that FIL has already been investigated for elder abuse twice. I have no pity for FIL, the only reason MIL has been able to get this bad is because he is codependent and won't ever be direct with her. I'm going to talk to MH and point blank tell him he needs to tell his dad MIL needs to go with him. I highly doubt the group home she's in would even agree to keep her if there is not an emergency contact nearby and I refuse to have that person be MH. Sorry to be a complainer on a happy Friday but I'm miffed this morning.
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Post by xolastunicornxo on Jun 30, 2017 11:03:06 GMT -6
Me! Well, kind of. My iPad wouldn't hold a wireless connection so I took it to the Apple store for them to dispose if it properly and the lady was all 'send it in and get money!' So I went online, go the estimate, they pay the shipping, you just have to take it to the UPS store, and they inspect it to confirm it is in the condition that you listed and send you an email with a credit. What their estimate was before i sent it in was actually what I received. I got my iPad as a free giveaway when I bought my Jetta, it was a basic on from 2013, and I got a $140 Apple Store credit. So yes, totally worth it. I need a new phone. But that means I'd be without a phone until I received the credit. Hmmmm. You can usually trade in anywhere. I've done it at Best Buy and Verizon and then you get your new phone right away!
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Post by tgrimes on Jun 30, 2017 11:08:35 GMT -6
I need a new phone. But that means I'd be without a phone until I received the credit. Hmmmm. You can usually trade in anywhere. I've done it at Best Buy and Verizon and then you get your new phone right away! For real? So I can trade it in at Best Buy, get the credit and buy my new phone right then? Do I then take it to AT&T so i can keep my same # and everything?
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Post by trtlcrzy on Jun 30, 2017 11:17:15 GMT -6
Patio set update: I bought the one from Home Depot last night online. Now I have 7 days to pick it up at my local store. But I have a Jetta...so, this will be interesting. You should pick it up when your mom is at your house. Take all the car seats out and lay down the backseat, it should fit.
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Post by snoopmommymom on Jun 30, 2017 11:21:38 GMT -6
Damn inthekitty I'm sorry your IL's are such a PITA. I don't blame you for not wanting your H to be the contact person. She'll be getting them to call all the time. And Eff your co-workers, I'd call them out for slacking.
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Post by trtlcrzy on Jun 30, 2017 11:32:57 GMT -6
I'm glad your FIL finally put MIL in a home, it's about time. I would also be annoyed if he leaves and doesn't take her with him. inthekitty
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inthekitty
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Post by inthekitty on Jun 30, 2017 11:33:42 GMT -6
Thanks snoopmommymom. Every time with my ILs I think things can't get much worse with them. It was such a relief when MIL was placed in the group home because MH was at least in agreement that it's not an appropriate place for the girls so they were no longer going to be exposed to her off-the-wall behavior (they haven't asked about her once, gee, imagine that). But I literally could not deal with us being responsible for all the BS drama she'd make up. I'm going to talk to my boss next week about my co-irkers because this is ridiculous. It's one thing to pass on work when you're backed up, it's another to just not do your effing job and expect me to. I don't expect much to change but at least it will be put out there.
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Post by peachsmama on Jun 30, 2017 11:41:25 GMT -6
I just saw this name on facebook. It was a girl posting on a yard sale site, no one I know but local to my area. Pay.shen.ce
Wut?
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Post by cagoldi on Jun 30, 2017 11:41:26 GMT -6
Hopefully S is receptive to this discussion, @inthekittu. It's totally unfair for her to be a strain on three generations and various relationships, and wrong for your FIL to be too cowardly to do anything about it.
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Post by xolastunicornxo on Jun 30, 2017 11:50:01 GMT -6
You can usually trade in anywhere. I've done it at Best Buy and Verizon and then you get your new phone right away! For real? So I can trade it in at Best Buy, get the credit and buy my new phone right then? Do I then take it to AT&T so i can keep my same # and everything? They should have an AT&T rep at Best Buy so you can do it all right there!
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kim22
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Post by kim22 on Jun 30, 2017 12:00:10 GMT -6
snoopmommymom congratulations on the interview. Is this a position you would really want? sands42 is your H working locally for now or staying home with the kids? lfig congratulations to your H! I hope he gets the position permanently. Packing sucks when your only options are the 5 things you own that still fit you. I also have no idea what I'm going through wear to dinner tonight.
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slenle
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Post by slenle on Jun 30, 2017 12:00:30 GMT -6
Pics up in the home improvement thread if anyone cares! I'm in love!
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Post by tgrimes on Jun 30, 2017 12:09:13 GMT -6
For real? So I can trade it in at Best Buy, get the credit and buy my new phone right then? Do I then take it to AT&T so i can keep my same # and everything? They should have an AT&T rep at Best Buy so you can do it all right there! Shut up! Why did I not know this? Will they transfer everything for me? You know I'm really smart when it comes to technology.
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Post by wedding on Jun 30, 2017 12:23:33 GMT -6
They should have an AT&T rep at Best Buy so you can do it all right there! Shut up! Why did I not know this? Will they transfer everything for me? You know I'm really smart when it comes to technology. Why don't you just go to at&t? They will credit you for the trade too.
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Post by lfig on Jun 30, 2017 12:31:16 GMT -6
Me! Well, kind of. My iPad wouldn't hold a wireless connection so I took it to the Apple store for them to dispose if it properly and the lady was all 'send it in and get money!' So I went online, go the estimate, they pay the shipping, you just have to take it to the UPS store, and they inspect it to confirm it is in the condition that you listed and send you an email with a credit. What their estimate was before i sent it in was actually what I received. I got my iPad as a free giveaway when I bought my Jetta, it was a basic on from 2013, and I got a $140 Apple Store credit. So yes, totally worth it. I need a new phone. But that means I'd be without a phone until I received the credit. Hmmmm. I did this, and bought the phone out of pocket then used the credit for accessories. I got a case, and several extra chargers, and I don't remember what else. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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sands42
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Post by sands42 on Jun 30, 2017 12:40:57 GMT -6
kim22 MH is staying home with the kids and doing work on the side. He will probably mostly be tackling reno type projects for people in their homes. And then also woodworking when someone wants a custom piece. Headed over there to see your pics slenle! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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