About a month or so ago I signed up for some online surveys, mostly to alleviate boredom, and, well, to see if I could make some chump change in the process. I don't need to work, but I worked from home for 12 years, and in a way, I miss parts of that arrangement.
I think the best of the three that I signed up for is VIP Voice. I managed to get a $25 Amazon gift card from them for logging everything I ate for seven days. I also received 200 points for each day I completed, which I will enter into a drawing for some cash. It only worked out to $3.60 per hour for all my trouble.
Many times I don't qualify for surveys....why? Mostly because I'm not fad shopper or a restaurant chain eater or a TV watcher or a junk food junkie. Gee, I just don't fit into all that commercialism.
Some surveys are a bit tedious. It helps to save receipts, because they ask where, when, how much, etc. Other surveys let me type in our favorite places like Perc Place and the Milwaukee Ale House, and then go on to ask me about every restaurant chain in America. Have I heard of them? Some. Did I eat there? Mostly not. Did I see an ad on TV? uhhhhh...well, no TV, so, no.
The shoe and boot dilemma. I have big feet, I hate that, but they are what they are. And they are wide, and I have bunions, which runs rampant on my mom's side of the family.
My hubby loves to shop for himself, but then he wants to buy something for me.
Anyway, hubby has cut back his shopping drastically because we are saving, but he did buy some Skechers about a month ago. The store had discount prices, so he wanted me to buy some winter boots.
Hubby... "Get something nice, even if they cost $60 or more."
Me..."No way am I paying $60 for something I'm going to wear in the winter slush."
Hubby..."All right." (slightly downcast....yes he's feeling guilty for spending money on himself)
To make him feel better I start trying on nice boots, in the $60 to $100 range.
"Ouch! They pinch my bunions!" I ask for wide. They don't have many in wide. They still hurt. They seem to run small, but the next size up is too long and they slip. We give up.
Next we try Cabela's. Years ago I got a decent pair of ankle boots there.
None of the Woman's shoes or boots come in Wide. None. Nada. Zip. Zero.
The sales lady asks if I want to try Men's. I take a look. I try one pair. They are as heavy as bricks, and chunky. We give up again. I'm not sad about that because the prices were way up there.
Then we go to Walmart. I try on a pair. Perfect! Comfortable, no pinching, waterproof, and only $19.98. Hubby is happy I have boots and he is amused by the price.
In other news, hubby got his new phone, an iPhone 7 Plus. He gave his old phone to me. It is a Samsung Galaxy S4, and good enough to be my first smartphone. I kept holding out because of the expense. We share a data plan, and we just keep data turned off and connect with WiFi, unless we need otherwise.
I've been having fun with my phone. My daughter has a live wallpaper that I had been wanting so I got that. I also installed a couple others. They are Night and Day, Aurora and Snow. They all have lots of stars and a moon and night, plus sunrise, daytime and sunset. I enjoy them. Here is a link to Day and Night in the Google Play Store
4 comments:
I too have a big problem finding shoes that fit. I had a huge bunion removed in 2008 and that has helped me somewhat. The most comfortable boot I ever found were at Shopko for about the same price. I now have found shoes that are more comfortable at Big Five. They are women's hikers and they are waterproof so I can wear them in the snow. I always wanted to have a size 6 foot but I am related to that Dickey clan.
I miss Big 5! They were the best. They are only out west
I did not care for my Samsung Galaxy S4 and was very happy to get rid of it. iPhone 7Plus here, too. I LOVE it!
I think the Samsung has a bad battery life, but it's paid for, so it will do for awhile.
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