Remember back in the day before the Internet proliferated our daily lives that the @ symbol meant a physical “at?” Nowadays, whenever you see the @ followed by a word, you assume it to be an online identity or persona. But in this case, @okazuya really means “at okazuya.”
Any of you use Raise.com to buy or sell gift cards? Raise offers gift cards from a variety of vendors at a discounted price. How and why are these discounts available I don’t know. Supposedly, these are unwanted gift cards that you or I receive but don’t want. So instead of letting the gift cards sit there, you sell them on Raise. Then people who want the cards buy them, giving you value for your unwanted cards.
This is definitely an intriguing idea but where the discounts come from frighten me a little, especially for companies like Starbucks and Apple that don’t typically offer discounts for their in-demand products. But at 15% off, my frugality overcame my fear and I ordered $100 worth of Starbucks cards for $85. The eGift/vouchers arrived via email right away so that was reassuring. But then I didn’t understand how to redeem them – an account number and PIN? Where does Starbucks use that online?
Instead, I printed the physical vouchers with bar codes and took them to a Starbucks. I had purchased four $25 cards and of these four, two had zero balances. Aw boo. The employee said she couldn’t do anything in the store and that I had to contact Starbucks corporate to work this out. Fortunately, Raise.com has an excellent guarantee program. Getting through on the phone took about 15 minutes, but I was refunded for the full amount for the two invalid cards.
So I have mixed feelings about using Raise. It’s a great idea for sure, but you may have to deal with some extra hassles.
If you shopped Macy’s at Ala Moana during the holidays, you probably ran into this sign located on one of the upper floor exits.
What’s that? You can’t read that sign printed on 8.5×11 paper using a small font? You were one of those who approached the doors, straining to read the sign from afar. Only to see this.
I guess Macy’s has no way of printing something that doesn’t follow the template of their sale signs?
What visions can be had while crabbing at night at Bellows? Let’s take a look…
You can find the closest thing to a snowman in Hawaii – a “snowman” made from sand.
And not just one, but here’s another sandman with some accoutrements. He does look happy though.
Personally, I was amazed at this pyramid. Very symmetrical, very smooth, and the detailing!
Speaking of smooth and symmetrical, these sandballs were just sitting there begging to be thrown. But because of their perfection, you just couldn’t bring yourself to launch one of these sandy spheres.
Anyone lost their shades?
Oh, and of course, the reason for being at Bellows at night? Catching crabs for fun. This was a big guy. When we first found him, he didn’t move at all, appearing dead. But then he went into action showing of his claws, snapping them as he tried to make his escape. Yes, he was released at the end of the hunt.
If you were to visit China, you have to be ready for different rules for the Internet. In this case, “the Internet” is not really the Internet with the Great Firewall of China blocking access to some popular American sites. Sites that are banned fluctuate so just never know. Most recently access to Gmail seemed spotty.
But fans of Pulpconnection don’t have to fret just yet. Pulpconnection.net is allowed passage across the Great Firewall of China.
I guess I really can’t complain because a ten percent discount is still a ten percent discount. Although I think the tax and bottling fees essentially negates that saved 10% off the $1.95 bottled water.
I’ve never actually watched the televised challenges of those vying to be a ninja warrior, so I’m not familiar with the show, either the original Japanese version or the American one. However, it seems like Ninja Warrior is setting up for a shoot at the Duke Kahanamoku Lagoon of the Hilton Hawaiian Village. Sorry, I don’t have any more details, but with the number of Japanese workers on set, I’m guessing this is for the Japan series.
As a non-cat person, I really don’t get this cat paw toy. Personally, this toy kinda creeps me out. But then again, I’m not a cat person. OR maybe I don’t understand the true meaning of this toy.
As a holiday gift, the receiver can figure out if this toy is what Anna Kendrick says it is.
More suggestions from the Pulpconnection Holiday Gift Guide, 2014 edition.
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Wait, what was that again?
So if you’ve been entering the Win Starbucks for Life contest, you’ve experienced the CAPTCHAs getting harder and harder. In the first few days, the image-based CAPTCHAs used to verify your contest entry were of one group of numbers like an address on a house.
Today, the CAPTCHAs evolved to two words, not just one grouping of numbers, and one of the words is usually gibberish. Not only is one word gibberish, the look is so distorted that it’s really hard to discern the letters. So I switched to the audio mode of the CAPTCHA. The system reads aloud a set of numbers, and you have to type in those numbers. Sounds easier right? Here’s the audio CAPTCHA I was given.
Can you solve this audio CAPTCHA?! Say what???
I pretty much don’t have pictures from Black Friday at Ala Moana. Maybe it’s because I didn’t have any caffeine coursing through my veins not wanting to wait in this ridiculously long line at Starbucks Macy’s.
Yup, grammatically correct with the plural of “we” being greater than the singular “I.” Okay, so strictly speaking, the “i” should be capitalized, but you get the reference being parodied.
It’s been a long time since my last drink of Surge. Discontinued in the early 2000’s, Surge is now back (at least temporarily) for that retro caffeine kick with the OG recipe. It’s not a reboot or a new flavor. This is straight up Surge.
After 14 years, Surge is more fizzy than I remember. It’s still loaded with sugar, and it still uses the it’s-so-ugly-it’s-glorious logo in green and red. Yup, nostalgia is worth 230 calories.