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Do you have a item(s) that you will only use the National Brand not the Store Brand? Most items!
Are there items where you prefer the Store brand over the National brand ? No
Extra Credit Question:
OK fess up
Is there a TV show you keep watching even though you may say, "Why do I watch this" ? Oh ya, the Bachelorette for one
Bonus Question:
Ladies: Did or do you have a charm bracelet ? No, don't like a lot of jewelry, it would really get in my way.
Men: Do any of the ladies in your life have a charm bracelet ?
Just for Fun:
Ok it is 6 months till Christmas, has any here started their shopping already ? Okay Karla, enough of that!!!
Which utensil gets the most use in your home ? Spoons for my daily ration of Nutella!!
Do you have a item(s) that you will only use the National Brand not the Store Brand? Coke Zero compared to the buddy brand!
Are there items where you prefer the Store brand over the National brand ? Not really..
Extra Credit Question:
OK fess up
Is there a TV show you keep watching even though you may say, "Why do I watch this" ?
THE BLOODY BACHELOR/BACHELORETTE SHOW!!! *the last contestants just broke up! LOL)
Bonus Question:
Ladies: Did or do you have a charm bracelet ? yes, when I was about 10
Men: Do any of the ladies in your life have a charm bracelet ?
Just for Fun:
Ok it is 6 months till Christmas, has any here started their shopping already ? No, last year I did it 6 mo. earlier and then bought double lol by Xmas. Never again LOL. I will do it a week or two before!
Which utensil gets the most use in your home ? Forks!and my Williams & Sonoma spatulas!
Today in History: 1630 - Fork introduced to American dining by Governor Winthrop 1867 - 1st barbed wire patented by Lucien B Smith of Ohio 1938 - Federal minimum wage law guarantees workers 40 cents per hour 1947 - 1st edition of Anne Frank's Diary published 1947 - Tennis shoe introduced 1953 - 1st passenger to fly commercially around the world - 100 hours
Today is:
National Catfish Day Ew.
National Strawberry Parfait Day
Log Cabin Day LEON Day - LEON is NOEL spelled backwards. It means six months until Christmas[/quote]
Do you have a item(s) that you will only use the National Brand not the Store Brand?
Keurig Coffee Maker uses K cups...but does have a strained for reg coffees....
Are there items where you prefer the Store brand over the National brand ?
To save money ...yes! If the quality is good.
Extra Credit Question:
OK fess up
Is there a TV show you keep watching even though you may say, "Why do I watch this" ?
Nope, hardly see 5 minutes of TV in a day anymore .
Bonus Question:
Ladies: Did or do you have a charm bracelet ?
Men: Do any of the ladies in your life have a charm bracelet ?
Sure. Wife and daughter and Gdaughter..I think!
Just for Fun:
Ok it is 6 months till Christmas, has any here started their shopping already ?
Nope preparing for big vacation.
Which utensil gets the most use in your home ? : think:Tough one!
Today in History: 1630 - Fork introduced to American dining by Governor Winthrop 1867 - 1st barbed wire patented by Lucien B Smith of Ohio 1938 - Federal minimum wage law guarantees workers 40 cents per hour 1947 - 1st edition of Anne Frank's Diary published 1947 - Tennis shoe introduced 1953 - 1st passenger to fly commercially around the world - 100 hours
Word of the Day: cakewalk \KEYK-wawk\ , noun;
1. Something easily accomplished.
2. A 19th-century African-American tradition in which walkers performing the most accomplished or amusing steps won cakes as prizes. Today is:
National Catfish Day
National Strawberry Parfait Day
Log Cabin Day LEON Day - LEON is NOEL spelled backwards. It means six months until Christmas
In honor of Leon day...The Kings of Leon!
Do you have a item(s) that you will only use the National Brand not the Store Brand? Plochman's and Gulden's mustards, Hellman's mayo, Progresso soups, Canada Dry ginger ale (if I could get Vernor's here, I'd stick to that), Bush's beans.
Are there items where you prefer the Store brand over the National brand ? I'm a sucker for Kroger's Country Club vanilla ice cream.
Is there a TV show you keep watching even though you may say, "Why do I watch this" ? Soap operas. They've gotten so lame lately, but I can't give them up completely.
Ladies: Did or do you have a charm bracelet ? Never.
Ok it is 6 months till Christmas, has any here started their shopping already ? Aiiiiieeeeeeeeeee!
Which utensil gets the most use in your home ? Fork.
Today in History: 1938 - Federal minimum wage law guarantees workers 40 cents per hour
Are there items where you prefer the Store brand over the National brand ? I generally prefer Craftsmen tools. I'm wondering if Karla knows what these are?
rofl I will have to post a picture of our garage there is a reason we can't park cars in there
Do you have a item(s) that you will only use the National Brand not the Store Brand?
I greatly prefer national brands on all breakfast cereals as well as all potato and corn chips!
Are there items where you prefer the Store brand over the National brand ?
I don't prefer any store brands, but I do buy some of those for products that don't matter that much (salt, sugar, etc.)
Extra Credit Question:
OK fess up
Is there a TV show you keep watching even though you may say, "Why do I watch this" ?
Nope! I don't watch much TV, unless a football game is on of course!...LOL.
Bonus Question:
Ladies: Did or do you have a charm bracelet ?
Men: Do any of the ladies in your life have a charm bracelet ?
Probably, but none that I remember.
Just for Fun:
Ok it is 6 months till Christmas, has any here started their shopping already ?
That's a joke right!...LOL. I haven't even remotely thought about the holidays yet.
Which utensil gets the most use in your home ?
Fork. Today in History: 1630 - Fork introduced to American dining by Governor Winthrop 1867 - 1st barbed wire patented by Lucien B Smith of Ohio 1938 - Federal minimum wage law guarantees workers 40 cents per hour 1947 - 1st edition of Anne Frank's Diary published 1947 - Tennis shoe introduced 1953 - 1st passenger to fly commercially around the world - 100 hours
Today is:
National Catfish Day
National Strawberry Parfait Day
Log Cabin Day LEON Day - LEON is NOEL spelled backwards. It means six months until Christmas
I only use the national brand of General Foods International Coffee.
I prefer the Kroger granola bars and their root beer is awesome.
Why do I keep watching 2 1/2 men???
I still have a charm bracelet.
No Christmas shopping yet, but I am thinking about it.
"I'm late, I'm late for a very important date!" Which Disney movie had that line? Maybe by the time I finish the QOTD, I'll be #59.....
Quote:
Originally Posted by Karla with a K
Good morning everyone
Happy Friday
Happy "Leon Day"
**QOTD update**
Now that summer is here I am staying up later then usual, this means I am sleeping later. So this may result in the QOTD being posted later than normal. So fear not it will be posted I just can't guarantee a time
Now back to our regularly scheduled "program"
Today's Question:
Do you have a item(s) that you will only use the National Brand not the Store Brand? Folgers, Comet, Clorox, Kraft sandwich cheese, Cottonelle t/p with Aloe, Juicy Juice, Ocean Spray...I only buy name-brand cereals...probably more but these are off the top of my head....
Are there items where you prefer the Store brand over the National brand ? I'll buy Ralphs cheese....and Ralphs pickled beets.....their coffee pot liner thingies, (unless my coupon makes Melitta cheaper).....Ralphs fresh-squeezed gallon-sized orange juice, Ralphs saltless butter....and their milk...and sometimes their ice cream...
Extra Credit Question:
OK fess up
Is there a TV show you keep watching even though you may say, "Why do I watch this" ? No. HOWEVER, I can't for the life of me understand what my husband sees in HBO True Blood....bleh!
Bonus Question:
Ladies: Did or do you have a charm bracelet ? yes.....I had one when I was a kid and still have it....I think I have 2..one is regular charms and one is the 10-commandments.... As for adult life, I have one, but not regular charms.....they are one-of-a-kind trollbeads and their tiny ornate charms......each charm symbolizes something important in my life.....very special---something for my daughter to inherit someday....and gawd, are they expensive by the tme you finally fill up the chain! YEOW! All of my trollbeads are a rainbow of various greens, purples and blues.....the bracelet can be taken apart and I can buy other beads to match outfits if I want, but I mostly wear the colors that I mentioned.... Evey the clasp is special.....I chose a flower that looks like a hibiscus.....
Men: Do any of the ladies in your life have a charm bracelet ?
Just for Fun:
Ok it is 6 months till Christmas, has any here started their shopping already ? Nope. We are really cutting down nowadays and buying less and less......
Which utensil gets the most use in your home ? Well, at first I wrote several and realized you asked for just one, soooooooooo my little Henkels knife that is used so much that I permanently put it by the sink instead of in the drawer or wood block. Somebody in my house, who shall remain nameless, pried something open with it and the tip is slightly bent......I was not happy when I found it.
Today in History: 1630 - Fork introduced to American dining by Governor Winthrop 1867 - 1st barbed wire patented by Lucien B Smith of Ohio 1938 - Federal minimum wage law guarantees workers 40 cents per hour 1947 - 1st edition of Anne Frank's Diary published 1947 - Tennis shoe introduced 1953 - 1st passenger to fly commercially around the world - 100 hours
Word of the Day: cakewalk \KEYK-wawk\ , noun;
1. Something easily accomplished.
2. A 19th-century African-American tradition in which walkers performing the most accomplished or amusing steps won cakes as prizes.
Today is:
National Catfish Day I don't do fish. You can have mine.
National Strawberry Parfait Day I'l eat mine AND yours since you took my fish!
Log Cabin Day my brother had a little one made out of Lincoln Logs. We eventually glued it together LEON Day - LEON is NOEL spelled backwards. It means six months until Christmas
This is funny!
Stay cool everybody! Happy Leon day! ha!
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