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Women's Life During the Victorian Age ~ The Mail System

celticeagle @celticeagle (189792) • Boise, Idaho 9 Jan

In Victorian England (1867- 1901) the mail was delivered 12 times a day. People communicated much like we email or text nowadays. In about 1889 mail began at 7:30a. and continued until 7:30p. each day. People could make...

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The World Has Changed

Kaz @KarenAnne (257) • United Kingdom 7 Aug 23

I've been reading (and in some cases re-reading) some books by Mary Stewart. In this instance, her gothic(ish) romance and mystery novels. There were many of these in the mid 20th Century, by writers like Georgette Heyer,...

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Are you a fan of en-suite bathrooms?

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 20 Feb 23

Once upon a time (not that long ago really – within my parents’ lifetimes) there were no bathrooms. If you wanted a bath you filled a metal tub in front of the fire, and the toilet was in a ‘little house’ outside, generally at the...

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Do you like to order food for delivery?

DJ @dilleo (1077) • Canada 14 Feb 23

I just ended up ordering some food, from a delivery service. It got me thinking - do many of you like to do this? It's pretty amazing how convenient and just plain simple it is, these days, to order food from so many restaurants...

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Convenience? Or Laziness?

celticeagle @celticeagle (189792) • Boise, Idaho 18 Nov 21

Don't we all try to make things easier in our lives? Move things closer, get a better product, renovate, renew, expand, to make things easier and more convenient? Not just for ourselves but for our families and other loved ones...

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digital money

Roviansyah @Roviansyah (257) • Indonesia 16 Oct 21

So lately I often travel without carrying cash, when I go around town or go to the mall I only carry digital money on my smartphone, this is much more efficient because I don't have to bother carrying a wallet. what about you...

money

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efficient

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Door Dasher STOLE our order!

Wendy @jerzgirl (9384) • United States 2 Feb 21

My daughter ordered food delivery thru Door Dash from our local convenience store (Wawa) for the two of us. A Dasher claimed the batch and arrived at the store. Apparently, the first Dasher picked up the order without checking in...

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Waiting for my Amazon Fresh delivery

Wendy @jerzgirl (9384) • United States 1 Feb 21

I placed an order on Saturday afternoon, but there were no delivery slots available until tonight. Today's order is mainly snacks. My last order included milk, yogurt, chips, dips, soda, drink mixes, crackers, loads of pasta and...

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groceries

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The more you know - Ordering food for delivery

Bensen32 @Bensen32 (28658) • United States 11 May 20

I just read a news story about how restaurants are making money from delivery services during this Covid-19 time. Better yet how they are making very little money off the delivery services like Uber Eats, Grubhub, Door Dash and...

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Movie Review Shoplifters

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 25 Oct 19

2018 – spoiler alerts – directed by Hirokazu Kore-Eda A Japanese movie in the 2019 Worldwise Learning Centre International Movie Festival. A film that moves from comedy to family drama to tearful separation over the course of...

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Book Review Sayaka Murata Convenience Store Woman

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 13 Oct 19

2018 – Granta Press – Spoiler Alert Translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori A bittersweet comedy novel about a virginal Japanese woman who works in a convenience store for eighteen years, defying peer group pressure to pursue a...

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It's About Dang Time!

danishcanadian @danishcanadian (28954) • Canada 29 Aug 19

I got some good news from a friend of mine who drives for Guelph Transit. They are going to move the #9 bus from platform #8 to platform #6, where it will be closer to the rest of the city buses, and not right at the train...

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No Six Pack Water

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 31 Jul 19

Normally you might hear me say, and of course it happens to be true, that at the Dollar Tree the six-pack bottled water in half-liter bottles is not a good deal even for a buck. Typically it is not. But, that does...

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No Brainer

Nanette Piotrowski @nanette64 (20363) • Fairfield, Texas 27 Jul 19

A lady in Richardson, Texas is raising money for the local Food Pantry to provide Disposable Diapers since they cost a fortune for those who can't afford them. Whereas I appreciate her intentions, what happened to Clothe...

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Profiting From Laziness

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 6 Apr 19

As some of you may or not be aware, we have a couple of stores in the U.S. like Aldi (which is actually a German company) and Ruler Foods (which is brand of Kroger) that require someone to insert a quarter to get a cart which is...

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When Is It Worth It To Pay For The Added Convenience?

danishcanadian @danishcanadian (28954) • Canada 29 Jul 18

My husband and I have always tried to be thrifty when we can, but there are a few times when we don't feel bad about spending the extra cash. Take yesterday, for example. A few times a year, we have annual events we like to attend...

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The Digital Age

Ramòn Stelly @Prometheus_Arcanus (168) • United States 25 Feb 18

Technology today is at a all time high. Information is at our fingertips. Currency is exchanged and transactions are made all across the world in seconds. We can hold face to face conversations with people on the other side of the...

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What Are Your Thoughts About Grocery Delivery Services?

MarleneAM @MarleneAM (293) 18 Feb 18

Have you ever had your groceries delivered to your door? If so, what is your favorite grocery store delivery service? Do you prefer the convenience? And what are your thoughts about grocery delivery?

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convenience

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Public Wi-Fi: Do you like to use it?

The Invisible Man @TheInvisibleMan (17594) 19 Oct 17

The availability of Wi-Fi (which is seen as something positive because it gives a certain convenience to the most addicted users) in public places is something more and more frequent in virtually all countries, but this is still...

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MYLOT, DRAFT FEATURE.

Kandase @Kandae11 (57233) 25 Sep 17

Was there a draft feature at Mylot before? I found it very helpful when I was on Bubblews. I would write my posts at my convenience leave them in draft and post at a time which was convenient for me. I think it would be nice...

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