National Donut Day One Day Late
It’s the day after National Donut Day, and I’m one day late celebrating. But when you know someone selling Krispy Kreme as a fundraiser, you end up with this.
Don’t mind the missing donut(s).
Pulp
eBay Tip: Pink > Roger Federer
Usually Roger Federer-logoed items sell. If you see that RF logo, odds are it’ll move on eBay. There’s one glaring exception that I’ve observed though.
The color pink is greater than the great tennis player. I had found a Nike polo shirt infused with Nike tech and endorsed by Federer. But it did not sell. Heck, it didn’t even get many views.
So eBay lesson learned – say yes to RF gear except if it’s pink.
I Gotta Flip this SPAM on eBay!
Update: So while the EST199N label is a match, the canning date is out of range of the recalled products.
So Hormel Foods sent out a recall of it SPAM Classic due to metal found inside. Supposedly, Hawaii is unaffected by the recall of 228,600 pounds of SPAM since supposedly none of the cans were sent to Hawaii.
The identifier of the recalled items have the Establishment number (EST. 199N) printed on the bottom of the 12-oz cans. It looks like this.
So unless the period of “EST.” vs “EST” makes a difference, I have one can of these recalled products. Any takers on eBay?
Double Air Jordan Loser!!
Not once but twice in the same day I became an Air Jordan loser. First, I totally missed the sneaky launch of the Off-White Air Jordan 1 collaboration in the UNC colorway. I learned of the drop one hour later, so it’s no surprise I took that loss.
A few hours later, I get an email from Nordstrom. I had ordered a pair of Air Jordan 1, Shadow colorway at a discount earlier in the week. Sometimes Nordstrom surprises me with what they carry, and they were clearing out the black and gray AJ1. After much refreshing and retries on their online store, my order successfully went through with a confirmation email. Well I guess a Nordstrom confirmation email is easily reversed with a cancellation email.
Dammit, Air Jordan loss number two of the day!! The day was just about a bust except for one saving grace at Starbucks. I hadn’t paid attention to their ads, but I scored a BOGO offer in the afternoon.
So I had two Caramel Macchiatos, one for each AJ1 I missed out on.
My Current Excuses for Not Blogging
The flow of blog posts has been low recently, and here are my top excuses.
- eBay and Ross
- Hearthstone: The Witchwood expansion pack
- Killing Eve
- Business Wars podcasts
- Yoga Warrior 365
IKEA Blue Bag!
Yay! I’m now a member of the IKEA blue bag club since I now have a Frakta large bag.
This $1 bag is a popular choice for hauling boxes and packages to the post office after making a bunch of eBay sales. Granted I haven’t yet made enough sales to actually fill the bag, but the bag is available when that day comes!
Thanks to the running Gaye-sha for this sought after pickup.
Relatedly, did you see Balenciaga’s similar looking bag that costs $2145?!?
“For Safety”
It’s been awhile, but I just got denied entrance to yet another store while walking in with a drink. For this instance, the store was Ross at Ala Moana, and I was enjoying my half done Starbucks iced caramel macchiato.
The greeter pointed out the no food or beverage sign on the door.
I asked if there was a holding area for drinks, and she said the trash. Of course, I wasn’t about to trash a $7 drink full of body-infusing caffeine. I faux-ly and incredulously asked if she was serious about no drinks since pretty much every store has that no food or beverage sign but does not enforce it. She replied no drinks… for safety.
Now mind you we’re in the front of the store next to the cash registers which are next to all food and drink items at Ross. But I knew it was a losing battle, so I did leave. But I took a pic of my drink in the store.
Cooks Wanted
I had walked by a restaurant chain and was stopped by this sign.
I guess the sign worked since it was gone a few days later. The cooks must have been acquier-ed.
All In with the Seaweed Crunch
Who else out there is all in with the Seaweed Crunch snack available at Hawaii Costco locations? Who knew almonds and nori pairs nicely? And 36 pieces in one serving size! That’ll definitely fill you up.
Since you never know if Costco will continue to carry this (or any) product, you might as well stock up while you can!
Searching for the Curling Look
Gotta love the guys who won gold for Team USA in curling during the 2018 Winter Olympics. So of course, now I gotta look for apparel to mimic that curling look.
Found this at Ross but not close in design and size at XXL.
Askhole, Know Any?
Saw this shirt at The Refinery in Kahala Mall that defines an “askhole.” Do you know any?
A person who constantly asks for your advice, yet always does the exact opposite.
