Re: shopping/scent

Scent is such a selective thing, what smells great to some revolts
others. It's funny. 10 people can look at a flower and see pretty much
the same thing, but get the same ten people to smell the flower and
you're liable to get ten different opinions. Interesting...


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Sun, 14 Dec 2003 21:11:08 -0500

>Cathy,
>I thought she was referring to the smell of the narcissi - assumed she meant
>paperwhites.  One can enjoy fragrance and still hate paperwhites.
>Kitty
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "cathy carpenter" <cathyc@rnet.com>
>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 4:26 PM
>Subject: Re: [CHAT] throw away society/shopping
>
>
>> You have a husband averse to smells too? I have not worn make up,
>> perfume, etc, for years, and he even objects to unscented candles!
>> Cathy
>> On Saturday, December 13, 2003, at 08:04 PM, Theresa wrote:
>>
>> > I went to the store today (well sort of -Orchard Supply, not the
>> > mall)to
>> > purchase the first present from a store rather than online.  I've
>> > bought
>> > almost everything online this year.  Orchard had very nice spring bulb
>> > kits
>> > (narcissus and such), some in terracotta pot, and others in copper
>> > pots.  I
>> > really liked the copper ones ($10) and it was just what I needed for my
>> > husband's aunt.  If my husband wasn't so averse to the smell, I would
>> > have
>> > bought one for myself too!
>> >
>> > Theresa
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
>> > Behalf Of Kitty
>> > Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 4:03 PM
>> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] throw away society
>> >
>> >
>> > Godi,
>> > Glad you found the movies you were looking for.  I know that for many,
>> > perhaps most, people, hitting the stores and sharing Christmas cheer
>> > while
>> > you're at it is just as much a part of the season as the giving of
>> > those
>> > gifts.  But personally, I've had been through too many Christmases of
>> > not
>> > being able to find just what someone wanted.  This year many of the
>> > items my
>> > family wanted were CDs, DVDs, and video games.  It's a drag to get to
>> > the
>> > store and find the movie he wants in dvd, but only in regular format,
>> > not
>> > widescreen.  Or the video game he wants is only in stock for nintendo
>> > and he
>> > has Play Station 2. And she wants the latest Dido recording, but is
>> > 2002 the
>> > most recent?  And no, not the 2000 version of Rocky & Bullwinkle, the
>> > newer
>> > one.
>> >
>> > Then there's the 40 pound 'portable' workbench.  If Sears is willing to
>> > offer it at the same price online with free shipping direct to your
>> > door,
>> > why would I want to go to the maul and have to carry the 40-pounder
>> > half a
>> > mile to the far reaches of the parking lot?
>> >
>> > I find whatever possible online and then go to some stores for what
>> > must be
>> > purchased locally.  Franks didn't have the Norfolk Island Pine I was
>> > looking
>> > for but they had a big clearance (75%off) on floating candles and half
>> > off
>> > on baskets.  My niece didn't ask for candles, but I know she loves
>> > them.  I
>> > filled a basket full of floaters of all kinds and even found a bowl to
>> > float
>> > them in. Inexpensive enough so's I could add them to her CDs and DVDs
>> > without busting a budget.   So I had fun shopping without knocking
>> > myself
>> > out trying to find elusive items.
>> >
>> > I realize online shopping doesn't appeal to everyone, but it has
>> > served me
>> > well and allows me to enjoy the season more.
>> >
>> > Kitty
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: <Godigarden@cs.com>
>> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> > Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 5:58 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] throw away society
>> >
>> >
>> >> Melody,
>> >> I ordered the movies at Amazon.com. Since we were discussing "throw
>> >> away
>> >> society", I just wanted to add my two cents about how annoying it can
>> >> be
>> > not to
>> >> find parts or in this case videos at stores that are convenient to
>> >> shop.
>> >> Godi zone 7
>> >> Mt. Vernon VA
>> >>
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