For those of you not familiar with Albertson’s, it is a relatively well-known grocery store here in the Western US. Last week they announced their “Big Relief Price Cut” to all shoppers. They advertised some examples of markdowns, showing significant savings. The flier I saw listed 7 products on the cover, all of them with pretty good prices. From the looks of it, almost everything in the store would be marked down with deep cuts. “We’ve cut prices on thousands of items, up to 20% less every day,” the circular boasts. … Read entire article »

Got a call today from 866-945-4973. As the phone rang and I saw the 866 prefix, I quickly Googled the number and saw it listed on some websites, so figured I should allow my voicemail to pick up. A few moments later, I received the following voicemail (X’s represent personal information I’ve left off for obvious reasons): … Read entire article »