[GG Mora]

g.johnson, on Oct 3 2005, 02:44 PM, said:

mongo_jones, on Oct 3 2005, 02:42 PM, said:

Suzanne F, on Oct 3 2005, 08:54 AM, said:

For a long time, I've wanted to start a line of food-based perfumes. Vanilla extract, of course, but also Dijon mustard.

Fortunately (or un- ?), others have beat me to it.

suzanne, let me introduce you to the concept of farting...

i am a discreet perfume wearer as well--always better to smell good than bad; never good to smell strongly (whether good or bad). patchouli offends me more than drakkar noir does anyway--and boulder is a dangerous place for patchouli-phobes.

The first instance of "mongo jones" and "discreet" used in the same sentence.

Well, same post anyway.

[Kikujiro]

Amazon Dot Motherfucking Com.

Shipping to a US address:

1. Put a bunch of things in your shopping cart. Note that they all say "usually ships within 24 hours".

2. Check out.

3. Note estimated delivery date of November 15, 2005 - December 3, 2005.

[Maurice Naughton]

Falling down a long flight of rain-slick steps. On my way to buy perfume.

[rancho_gordo]

Kikujiro, on Oct 3 2005, 07:52 PM, said:

Amazon Dot Motherfucking Com.

Shipping to a US address:

1. Put a bunch of things in your shopping cart. Note that they all say "usually ships within 24 hours".

2. Check out.

3. Note estimated delivery date of November 15, 2005 - December 3, 2005.

I have the same problem, with Paula Wolfert's new book. It was 24.99 or something similar to avoid free shipping. So I ordered a CD to get the free shipping. So far the CD has arrived!

[tanabutler]

rancho_gordo, on Oct 4 2005, 07:41 AM, said:

I have the same problem, with Paula Wolfert's new book. It was 24.99 or something similar to avoid free shipping. So I ordered a CD to get the free shipping. So far the CD has arrived!

I can't believe you BOUGHT one. Don't you think she'd have some laying around her house that she could whip out and autograph for ya?

Last time I ordered on Amazon, I was 60 cents short for the free shipping. I went through their sale items and found something for 80 cents (a calendar magnet). Voilà!

[mongo_jones]

realizing that i haven't looked at my etrade account for years, doing so and then discovering that i've been paying quarterly fees on my account that are greater than what my paltry portfolio has been earning in the same periods. i'm renaming my account "sisyphus".

[Ron Johnson]

mongo_jones, on Oct 4 2005, 02:13 PM, said:

realizing that i haven't looked at my etrade account for years, doing so and then discovering that i've been paying quarterly fees on my account that are greater than what my paltry portfolio has been earning in the same periods. i'm renaming my account "sisyphus".

I am doing the same thing at Sharebuilder.com. They don't even send me statements anymore.

[GG Mora]

Try Ameritrade; no maintenance fees.

[mongo_jones]

GG Mora, on Oct 4 2005, 01:17 PM, said:

Try Ameritrade; no maintenance fees.

how do i switch my stocks over? and why do i sense that etrade will stick me with some nasty farewell fee if i do?

[Orik]

mongo_jones, on Oct 4 2005, 03:20 PM, said:

GG Mora, on Oct 4 2005, 01:17 PM, said:

Try Ameritrade; no maintenance fees.

how do i switch my stocks over? and why do i sense that etrade will stick me with some nasty farewell fee if i do?

You ask your new broker to do it for you, takes a few days and there are no fees.

[GG Mora]

Orik, on Oct 4 2005, 03:24 PM, said:

mongo_jones, on Oct 4 2005, 03:20 PM, said:

GG Mora, on Oct 4 2005, 01:17 PM, said:

Try Ameritrade; no maintenance fees.

how do i switch my stocks over? and why do i sense that etrade will stick me with some nasty farewell fee if i do?

You ask your new broker to do it for you, takes a few days and there are no fees.

Info here.

I was mistaken about maintenance fees; your account is charged $15 quarterly if the total liquidation value of your account is below $2000.

[mongo_jones]

GG Mora, on Oct 4 2005, 01:27 PM, said:

Orik, on Oct 4 2005, 03:24 PM, said:

mongo_jones, on Oct 4 2005, 03:20 PM, said:

GG Mora, on Oct 4 2005, 01:17 PM, said:

Try Ameritrade; no maintenance fees.

how do i switch my stocks over? and why do i sense that etrade will stick me with some nasty farewell fee if i do?

You ask your new broker to do it for you, takes a few days and there are no fees.

Info here.

I was mistaken about maintenance fees; your account is charged $15 quarterly if the total liquidation value of your account is below $2000.

thanks orik, mora.

i will look into this on return from madison. my stocks are currently worth around $5000 so i should be exempt from fees. i don't even know why i am even still holding on to my oracle stock, except, of course, inertia. though i thank ellison for making my life easier by acquiring siebel. once that goes through my portfolio will only have one company's stock in it.

i only bought stocks to begin with--during the few years when i made a non-academic salary that allowed the possibility of capitals gains investments--because it seemed like a way of behaving like an adult.

[Tamar G]

this website is making me hyperventilate. Look at those numbers!

[g.johnson]

but my gout has come back...