Questions: Shopping & Gifts

When you shop, do you prefer to have your goods packed to go into a paper bag, a plastic bag, or some other option?
Some places let you take their bulk packages, especially if it’s already empty or you’re buying everything in it anyway. Those reusable shopping bags have become extremely common. I can’t remember the first time that i was given the option. How confounding it must have been. Now i mostly use the reusable bags. Partly for reduce, reuse, recycle reasons, but also because i can choose bags that speak to me or about me. Occasionally i’ll forget my bags and have to get a store bag. I typically go with paper at that point.
How about you? Paper, plastic or other? What’s your preference and why?

I knew that Silver would have its day. I started buying Silver in 1999. Now 10,000 ounces give or take. Should I sell now , at $65, or at $75 , or $80, or $100, or at $125? If I sell it, what would you do with that kind of money?

Do you prefer it when they spend more money on something nicer, an experience like a vacation or even a night out, something sentimental like pictures of flowers or something different all together?

Kids I get. COUNSELING them about price, practicality, timing, etc is FINE done diplomatically.

I think Lowes is better for appliances and they have Craftsman tools but Home Depot has a better selection of building supplies.