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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :thumbsup Big Savings on Broken Bags of Feed My local Fleet store will discount bags of feed that get damaged in the store from moving them around. That's one way I can save some money. The discount is always more than the feed that was lost out of the bag. I put all my feed into 5-gallon...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    I just want to be clear, I am already in an Amazon chat session, so I don't say anything - I type, "I want to chat with a live rep." But maybe asking for an agent or operator in a chat box would work as well. I don't know. FYI, I use the chat feature because my Tracfone cell phone charges by...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    Yep. I read somewhere that the chat bots are programmed to take any problem and put it into either the send it back for a replacement box or send it back for a refund bin. Chat bots are not good problem solvers. But they are cheaper than hiring humans and probably solve 90%+ of the problems. I...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    "I want to chat with a live representative." The chat bot will continue to try to help maybe a few more times but if you insist on chatting with a live rep and you will get transferred. Some reps are better than others, of course, and if I get the feeling that the rep I am chatting with does...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    🤔 When I chatted with the live rep, she said she would just refund my money on a gift card and I would not have to return the order, which I had received. A day or so later I got a notice from Amazon stating that they regretted my order had been lost in delivery. Maybe that's the only option...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    Yes, you have to repeatedly request to chat with a live rep. Amazon does not make it easy to get right to a live rep on chat, but if you continue to ask, it will transfer you.
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :thumbsup My everyday chargers go through a surge protector. If I have a charger connected to a regular outlet, I unplug it after charging a battery. FWIW, I have my main computer and accessories running through a battery backup UPS 24/7. I don't take a chance on my sensitive electronics. It...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    I have had very few returns to Amazon. But I was a bit upset that the brand-new ream of paper I ordered came and has been opened on both ends. More often than not, I will check to see if Amazon has a used or returned item at discount, and depending on the product and price, I'll get that...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    In my case, living in northern Minnesota, I don't bother to remove any snow. I just toss leaves on top of the snow and it's good enough to get the chickens outside. But good to see you using those leaves to get the chickens back outside. Nice pictures.
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    I play the rebate game at Menards and get a lot of stuff from them. But I like to spread my money around to other stores as well. Fortunately for me, all those stores are close together. Menards also has an email sales promo that goes out daily. Sometimes they have really great sales that are...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :love Some things are beyond value. Those are in a different category for different reasons. I understand. Thanks for sharing.
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    Last year, I bought a pressure washer on clearance at Home Depot. It went down in price a couple of weeks later. I brought in my receipt and they gave me the lower price. I think that was because the item was purchased within their 30-day return window. So, if they did not lower the price, I...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    Thanks, that's a good point. I'll have to verify the return policy on clearance items from store to store. In the past, Home Depot has taken back a clearance item or two that I purchased, but IIRC, they did not work out of the box. In any case, Home Depot is changing its store policies from week...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    ⚠️ Amazon Returns :tongue I have been a long time Amazon Prime member. There are lots of things I want/need that are just not available in my small town. So, Amazon gets those purchase orders. But, over the years, Amazon returns, IMHO, have gotten worse and worse. They have eliminated almost...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :idunno Changing my Frugal Purchase Strategy? Well, I mentioned a number of weeks ago that I lost out a good deal on a clearance push lawn mower at Home Depot. I was going in every week and watching the quantity and price go down on the clearance items. But then I got sick for a few weeks. When...
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