Category Archives: consumerism

Busy day

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eyebrows

I was way past due for an eyebrow wax, so I called Chez Ann this morning…I like them because they use the “sugaring” technique. I don’t know what the technical difference is, but I can tell you that it’s much less irritating than wax.

shopping bags

Then I went to Wegman’s to pick up a few necessities, and I just had to grab a couple of these resuable shopping bags.

basil plant

I would so love to have an herb garden. I can’t really do it right now, but I did pick up one of these little basil plants (2 for $5!). Mmmm…fresh basil. It’s on the kitchen windowsill, and it’ll need a proper pot.

turtle brownies

Finally, I made brownies. These were box brownies, but I added chopped pecans and caramel topping. Voila! Turtle brownies.

This afternoon, I’ve been enjoying music from Pandora, grading papers, and doing laundry. Ooh, excitement! Hope you’re all having a lovely day. 🙂

Stuff I want

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How much do I need this t-shirt?

More “erin go braghless” merchandise from gigglechick

UPDATE: shirt has been ordered. woohoo!

Peanut butter sadness

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peterpan
Originally uploaded by enappe27.

I eat peanut butter. A lot.

For whatever reason, peanut butter is one of those products for which I have brand loyalty. It’s always been Peter Pan. Creamy.

So imagine my dismay when I heard about the recall. I checked the unopened jar I had in the cupboard, and sure enough, it had the incriminating serial number stamped on the top.

I threw it away. I didn’t bother saving the lid, because I decided I didn’t really need the $1.69 that badly.

And when I went to Wegman’s yesterday, I thought I’d be able to buy more.

Sadly, I was mistaken. The shelves were empty; the tainted jars removed, and none there to replace them.

I picked up a jar of Wegman’s brand peanut butter. I figured for 99 cents, I’d give it a go.

Sigh. Highly disappointing.

I want my peanut butter back! Without salmonella, of course. (Which leads me to ask…how exactly does peanut butter get contaminated with salmonella? Hmmm? Maybe I don’t really want to know…)

Imagine me rolling my eyes…

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Thanks to Jen, for alerting me to this article on Slate:

SUVs for Hippies?

The Spot: A man waits in the checkout line at the supermarket. He’s buying organic tofu and leafy vegetables. Meanwhile, the guy in line behind him is stacking up huge racks of meat and barbecue fixings. Tofu guy, looking a bit insecure, suddenly notices an ad for the Hummer H3 SUV. Eureka! In a series of quick cuts, he exits the supermarket, goes to the Hummer dealership, buys a new H3, and drives off—now happily munching on a large carrot. “Restore the balance,” reads the tag line.

Apparently, the original tag line was “Restore your manhood,” but that didn’t test well. 😛

I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again…the Hummer is an obnoxious vehicle. It’s ugly, it’s oversized, and it’s nothing more than a status symbol. Apparently, the H3 is smaller and more reasonably priced than its predecessors, but that doesn’t change my opinion of it at all.

And I think this ad campaign has got it all wrong. Anyone buying tofu and organic veggies is going to drive his hybrid with pride. Not that I want the Hummer to have a successful advertising campaign. You wanna go after tofu-buying hippies? Have at it.

Speaking of hybrids, I meant to talk about this a while ago…I saw a Toyota commercial touting the company’s low gas mileage vehicles. But strangely, the Prius was conspicuously missing from the ad. Seriously, how do you make a commercial about your low gas mileage vehicles and leave out the hybrid? Is this big oil at work?

And just to tie it all together, here’s another article from Slate:

Hummer vs. Prius: The surprising winner in the war for America’s auto soul

Aqua gel

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This L’oreal studio line hair gel seems to have disappeared from the shelves of all WNY stores. At least the ones I’ve looked at. Has anyone seen it around?

I’m still finding it online, so it doesn’t appear that it’s gone for good.

Jeans

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I just re-read an article about designer jeans that reminded me how happy I am that I DON’T CARE ABOUT DESIGNER JEANS.

Really. I don’t know how you LA people put up with this crap. I can’t bear to pay full price for a pair of Levis. The idea of actually spending over $100 on jeans makes me want to throw up a little.