Mike
has been under treatment for an old Achilles’ tendon ailment that flared a
couple of months ago. He now has orders to stay off it as much as possible with
no walking more than half a mile. So, he was not allowed to shop with me on
Friday.
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| Nellie and Bess enjoy their morning naps. |
As
a part of reducing plastic usage, I promised to exchange my disposable razors
for one with replaceable blades. Frankly, the razor industry has confused me
for years, which is why I use a disposable in the first place. And once again I
was confused by the choices on the razor aisle. Razors that lather? Razors with
scents? Twenty razors screamed “take ME, take ME!” Knowing nothing, I closed my
eyes and tossed a Schick, packaged in a non-recyclable plastic “bubble,” into
my cart. A disposable will last me six months, so I should have put more
thought and research into this. I probably helped Walmart more than the
environment.
“There
are just so many choices!” I overheard a shopper complain in another aisle. “Yes,
too many choices – everywhere,” I silently agreed, and I think that’s part of
the problem. (Don’t get me started on packaged cheese.)
Then
I went to Albertsons. You all know I have a love/hate relationship with
Albertsons. Yes, there are other stores, but the location is convenient (next
door to Jo-Ann’s) and the gas rewards significant. Before Christmas I shopped
enough to earn a nice 2-quart Farberware pan. They have good specials, but
since the merger with Safeway I notice the produce and dairy products are
short-dated and the shelves are often not well-stocked, for whatever reason.
I
loaded apples, onions, and potatoes into my reusable produce bags, and of
course, I had my reusable shopping bags at check-out.
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| Streets icy Saturday morning; good I shopped Friday. |
“Guess
what’s coming up,” said the cashier.
“Monopoly?”
I ventured.
“YES!”
she said loudly. We agreed that the company’s Monopoly game is a useless waste
of time.
“I’d
hate for you to lose your job for what you’re saying,” I said in confidential
tones.
“Why
would I lose my job for saying something we all know is true?” she shouted.
Hmmm. I let it go. KW
P.S. Here's a link to "green sewing ideas" from the Nancy Zieman blog (here).
4 comments:
Hmm, I think I'll just keep on using my platic razors. I don't like the weight of the metal ones (I often drop my razor in the shower and I'd just as soon keep my toes), and I hate changing the blades (ditto my fingers).
The one I bought is plastic with replaceable blades. I agree with you that I'm not about to take a metal razor into the shower and then cope with changing the blades. And I've avoided saying it, but my skim isn't as tough as it used to be and the hair is more sparse.
Interesting information! What if the razor had a wood handle? What is the difficulty with replacing the blades? You'll pay $15 for 7 replacement heads on one of those cartridge dealies but only 10 cents a blade for a safety razor. Please do tell. I am between methods, but thinking I'll go to a safety razor.
You're really talking about the old-fashioned safety razor here? I've never had my own safety razor. I had a pretty pink Lady Remington electric razor once, but it died.
I kinda think there are reasons to avoid safety razors, so let's do more research.
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