Here is a head shaker for today.
We still subscribe to the daily local newspaper, Lacrosse Tribune because Jerry wants a morning paper with his coffee. So far delivery is going ok, although from time to time that is another aggravation source. The price has risen over the years, but as I said, he likes his morning newspaper, worthless as it is some days. We pay quarterly and I noticed on the latest invoice that if we switched to monthly, allowing them to automatically debit our card, it would be cheaper, about $5 per month, That just doesn't seem right to me, usually paying ahead is a greater discount. So this morning I went over to their office in Lacrosse, since I was at the Y. Years ago my neighbor told me to always go over there to get a better deal. I didn't believe it but she was right. Rather than clicking online or calling their 800 number and getting a no English speaking person, so I stop in. Fortunately we still have the luxury of a local newspaper office, wonder for how long though because the paper is now printed in Madison, WI. But it remains the LaCrosse Tribune.
Today I wanted to find out if it is really cheaper month to month then we will switch back to that. I guess I am cheap, but us retirees gotta watch out for our $$.🤣
Yes, cheaper monthly that way, BUT as always happens, there was a cheaper yet deal. If we pay for the year, it is cheapest, works out that we save the cost of a full quarter. That offer is not available online nor by calling the 800 number. Go figure. So of course, that's the option I selected.
Got home & told Jerry how much I saved, $61. Also the desk clerk told me that most people pay no attention, just as long as they can use their plastic charge cards, guess they are happy. She told me, not to be insulting, but only us old folks are predominantly the only ones who come into the office to pay or inquire, so the local office has negotiated ability to offer greater discounts. Hah, but only us geezers will benefit! The rest are too busy to pay attention. These are the same people who never have a couple bucks cash but use plastic for the smallest purchases everywhere, every time and glower at the likes of me digging cash out of my purse when they are behind me in line. That brings on my passive aggressiveness and stimulates me to be much slower, sometimes even counting out exact change. Ahh, I take my joy wherever I can get it.
Of course, fewer and fewer subscribe to newspapers too, mainly only us geezers. So as long as we can deal with the local office we are ahead.
I just do not understand not paying attention to what you spend, those must be the same overly educated idiots who whine about their student loans.
