Self Checkout Counters

Self checkout counters, increase the profits to the corporations while reducing their payroll.
Reduced payroll means LESS employees.
Demand more cashiers and say "NO" to the self checkout counters.

Here's how I put my money where my mouth is:
About a month ago, we were shopping at the Tecumseh Road East Canadian Tire store and they had only one cashier working.
The line grew and grew until finally another cashier came up and announced that we could use the self checkout registers. As people slowly moved towards the self checkout, I said, in a voice for all to hear, that we should not cash ourselves out, and should demand they open another cash register.

I continued, "why should we ring our own products through just so the corporations increase their profits and reduce their payroll" . Looking at the cashier, I said, "please tell your managers to open more cash registers because none of us are going to cash ourselves out"

With that, the people who left to check themselves out, returned to stand in our line.
Within minutes, another cashier arrived and opened another register.

One more person had work that day thanks to collective opposition to corporate greed disguised as automation and progress.

Spotlight: Tea Paradise

Tea Paradise is a family owned and operated local business located at 25 Amy Croft Dr, Tecumseh

I spent a very pleasant morning with my mother, sipping on freshly steeped Minty Ginger tea at Tea Paradise.
Since mom is the reason I love tea and all things healthy, it was only fitting to bring her to one of my newest favourite places to buy my hard to find tea varieties. Mom loved the cleanliness of the place and the relaxed atmosphere, and did not hesitate to say so.

Just in time for the holidays, they are offering twenty percent off everything and a special on loose tea - buy 2 bags of loose tea and get the third one (of lesser or equal value) free. But the special is over on December 19th and the shop will be closed from December 20th till January 4th.... so hurry in for tea and snacks for yourself or gifts for your friends and loved ones.

Healthy Skin, Local Products

Today I started a new skin care regime using local products from Jamieson Laboratories which I purchased at the local Sears store. Rosie was fabulous and helped me select just the right products for my skin type and took the time to explain to me the correct way to use them. I spent a great deal of time at the cosmetics counter with Rosie and another lady (sorry I didn't catch her name), and really enjoyed the excellent customer service from such friendly people.

I purchased the Jamieson Unique Foaming System Facial Cleanser, Jamieson Purifying Elixir Facial Toner, Jamieson Vitamin A Retinol Vital Day Moisturizer, Jamieson ProVitamina A Retinol Renewal Night Cream and the Jamieson Vitamin E Eye Cream with APKCo10 & Vitamin K.

So far I'm loving how quick and easy the products are to use and the way my skin feels....
Price-wise, it was easy on the pocketbook as well ;)

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Spotlight: Sweet Pea's

Spotlight on local merchants:
Sweet Pea's
Children & Maternity

4112 Walker Road
Windsor, Ontario
( 519 ) 969.4040

Fantastic high end products, accessories and fashions for maternity and baby.

I went to the grand opening the weekend of April 5th and left with an armful of maternity fashions, baby clothes and a bathtub.

The store was dressed-up with pastel balloons and delicious looking cupcakes arranged creatively on a tiered rack on the counter next to a beautiful cake adorned with "icing" peas, greeted me. Although I arrived only ten minutes after the store opened for the day, it was already packed with shoppers and a line had already formed for the cash register with women carrying arm loads of children and maternity fashions, toys, baby and child furniture and accessories. I was pleased there was such a great turnout but could feel my heart sink as it beat faster and louder, fearful that items I had seen previously would be gone. I reached the racks and found only two of the Thyme Maternity and Old Navy Maternity shirts I had come to purchase. I was happy and shopped around a bit more and found several more items.

Pleased with my selections, I made my way to the cash register where I filled out ballots as the clerk entered my purchases on the cash register. Speaking briefly with the owner Mackenzie Murphy as she helped show me how to operate the bathtub gadgets. They are not the simple blue molded plastic vessels they used to be when I was a new mom and find Mackenzie extremely helpful in explaining how to properly use the products she sells, even when the store is full of people and activity.

I highly recommend Sweet Pea's for your purchase or sale of maternity fashions of baby clothes and accessories.