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05-02-2007, 10:07 PM
Post subject: over under on this thread's HATER COUNT is 8
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you know that little piece grocery stores give you to put on your keychain that saves you money when they swipe it? i was just looking at mine and realized its not baller to have one of those so i took it off and threw it away.
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most millionaires are cheap bastards
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Over all day long. People are attracted to gabe threads obv.
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Those little cards also keep track of everything you buy for marketing purposes and marketing is evil.
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you can just tell them your phone # if its in the system... or anyones # that you know has one. Now a lot of times Im just like "yah, do I need to type in my #?" and they are like "nah" and just swipe one they keep at the register. Then if its like a hot cashier Ill be all suave like "you know... I could write it down for you anyways... " And then they take me back int othe stock room and we have wild crazy jungle sex for hours on end.
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Then if its like a hot cashier Ill be all suave like "you know... I could write it down for you anyways... " And then they take me back int othe stock room and we have wild crazy jungle sex for hours on end.
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I guess I'm too balla as well, I don't have a number like that...
I use my wife's number all the time, though. I have it written down on a piece of paper in my wallet.
Probably not balla but whatevz, because I "JUST SAVED $7.98 ON MY PURCHASE TODAY BY USING MY HEN-HOUSE CARD" yippie-kye-yei-yeah-motherfuckers.
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05-02-2007, 10:53 PM
Post subject: Re: over under on this thread's postcount is 8
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Originally Posted by gabe
you know that little piece grocery stores give you to put on your keychain that saves you money when they swipe it? i was just looking at mine and realized its not baller to have one of those so i took it off and threw it away.
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I did this like a year ago... you are WAY behind the curve, and i'm far from the most boc person out there.
by the way, I'd put the over/under on this thread at around 40 or so.
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Originally Posted by boostNslide
you can just tell them your phone # if its in the system... or anyones # that you know has one.
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you missed the point! not balla
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28 over 8!
Those discount cards are +EV for the companies.
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Then if its like a hot cashier Ill be all suave like "you know... I could write it down for you anyways... " And then they take me back int othe stock room and we have wild crazy jungle sex for hours on end.
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Post of the year by far.
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If you're going to waste money, why not use the card and keep a track of how much you save by using it. Then at the end of the week/month/year donate that amount to charity. Why waste potentially saved money because you buy into a stupid fad?
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If you're going to waste money, why not use the card and keep a track of how much you save by using it. Then at the end of the week/month/year donate that amount to charity. Why waste potentially saved money because you buy into a stupid fad?
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balla = wasting money? that's dumb
Estimate how much will you spend on groceries in your lifetime in today's dollars then see how much saving 5% or so on that adds up to, mista day trader.
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title is now 'over under on this thread's hater count is 8'
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@ Haters:
The stores don't give you these cards out of the kindness of their hearts, they use them to track your shopping and send you junk mail based on your habits.
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^^ I don't get junk mail from the grocery store
Keep the credit card sized one in your wallet.
Saving money is fun.
Gay shit on your keychain is very un-baller.
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my library card is on my key chain
actually i have no keys on one of my keychains just cards
saving money is EV+
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i h8 u.
Though seriously real ballers don't even have key chains because their butler opens all his doors for him, and his chauffeur drives him everywhere in his hummer limo. Actually furthermore, what is a baller even doing in a grocery store, his butler should be shopping for him.
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I like buying h8terade with the money I save.
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The cards are a win-win situation.
You win because you save money. If you need this explained uh...how are you playing poker? 
The stores win because they can see what things you buy together so that they can keep things in stock for you. They might even *gasp* put them closer together in the store so that you don't accidentally forget things.
Not all marketing is evil. Lots of times, it benefits both parties. It helps identify people's wants and helps companies satisfy those wants.
Very un-baller to not save money.
Although my card is in my wallet, so meh.
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Originally Posted by gabe
title is now 'over under on this thread's hater count is 8'
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yeah the people posting in this thread are definitely nboc
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I like the charity idea. Is it not balla to be charitable?
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more baller just to give the money straight up instead of tricking yourself into doing it
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Protect dog
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more baller just to give the money straight up instead of tricking yourself into doing it
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haha
so anyways lets discuss erics jungle fever..
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You'd think he'd be smarter for a kid who goes to UVA with a cs major.
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i love rob
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Who's that? i guess i've been away from ftr long enough that i don't even know regular poster's names anymore.
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I think being a baller means spending a lot of money on things that you don't need. Spending extra money on groceries just because you can doesn't make you a baller. Examples:
Baller
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title is now 'over under on this thread's hater count is 8'
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yeah the people posting in this thread are definitely nboc |
I am still behind on this whole internet acronym thing...nboc....not balling out of control? sound about right?
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I got two of them on my keychain. I am admittedly unballer.
Who cares if they market to me? Gotta eat. Gotta get the food somewhere, so I'll shop where I can save the most money.
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Smithers, use the amnesia ray.
You mean the revolver, sir?
Precisely.
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I got two of them on my keychain. I am admittedly unballer.
Who cares if they market to me? Gotta eat. Gotta get the food somewhere, so I'll shop where I can save the most money.
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But you're old
mcat, awesome post
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Not Baller
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this one definitely depends. Are you using said fire to ignite a 200$ + cigar?
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Damn.
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Originally Posted by gabe
title is now 'over under on this thread's hater count is 8'
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yeah the people posting in this thread are definitely nboc |
I am still behind on this whole internet acronym thing...nboc....not balling out of control? sound about right? |
perfect! and i dont think anyone uses that outside of ftr (err really outside of me and lukie)
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lol google 'nboc' !
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damn, i use one except mine is a credit card that i keep in my wallet... i was happy saving $17 last time i went.. im pretty un baller, but im not a hater!
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Ok, i just spent 345 dollars on food at my local kroger (mavs game party tonight!), and i saved 42 bucks just by giving them a phone number. With that 42 bucks i went to the store and bought a bottle of goose to go with the club soda i bought at the store. Im sorry, i really dont give a shit about proving my ballerness to the store cashier that makes 6.50 an hour. Im not hating, but i spend a ton on food because i cook almost every day, and the extra 100 bucks a month just for giving a phone number seems pretty simple and not baller or unballer to me. Just for gabe though i asked for key chain card, havent put it on yet but im thinking about it 
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I fucking hate those things...
What pisses me off is that most of the time you're not really "saving" money because stores that have loyalty cards pad their prices. A lot of grocery stores sell products for less than the MSRP. Store A won't have loyalty cards and will offer and item for $2.99 when the MSRP is $3.49. Store B that has a loyalty program will sell the item for the $3.49 MSRP but will "give" you a discount with you card and you can get it for $2.99. They dupe you into thinking you're getting a discount when they're actually selling the product at the same price as their competitors plus to get that same price you have to let them track your spending and make you carry around a stupid card.
Investigative groups have done price comparisons between stores that have loyalty programs and stores that dont and the average price of all items is actually slightly more at stores that have loyalty programs. A lot of times you're screwed though because either your favorite store or even all the stores in an area will have a loyalty program so you're forced into using them just to pay what you should be in the first place.
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i don't believe in shopping somewhere where you have to present a card to get a "discount". fuck dillon's (kroger. . .whatever). if you REALLY want to save money buying food, go to ALDI, or just go somewhere with EDLP (everyday low price) pricing like wal-mart. discount cards are for suckers, UNLESS you only buy the things that you get a discount on w/the card, and go to wal-mart to buy everything else.
on second thought, just put up a fence, buy a bunch of goats, and eat goats and drink goat milk the rest of your life. eating goats is +EV.
EDIT= (I'm drunk)
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Why poker fucks with our heads: it's the master that beats you for bringing in the paper, then gives you a milkbone for peeing on the carpet.
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Originally Posted by mcatdog
I think being a baller means spending a lot of money on things that you don't need. Spending extra money on groceries just because you can doesn't make you a baller. Examples:
Baller
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on second thought, just put up a fence, buy a bunch of goats, and eat goats and drink goat milk the rest of your life. eating goats is +EV.
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Originally Posted by q49z321
i don't believe in shopping somewhere where you have to present a card to get a "discount". fuck dillon's (kroger. . .whatever). if you REALLY want to save money buying food, go to ALDI, or just go somewhere with EDLP (everyday low price) pricing like wal-mart. discount cards are for suckers, UNLESS you only buy the things that you get a discount on w/the card, and go to wal-mart to buy everything else.
on second thought, just put up a fence, buy a bunch of goats, and eat goats and drink goat milk the rest of your life. eating goats is +EV.
EDIT= (I'm drunk)
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Why would i drive 20 miles to walmart when i have one of those "high end" krogers right by my house. You dont even need a card, they ask you if you have one, if you dont they just swipe one for you.
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ok i count a solid 5 haters in this thread, a few are lingering though
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i hate those cards.
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lol at google
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