Things to remember to tell your SO when they arrive

[yassmine2878 1]

As was so wisely mentioned by T4E, it's high time we have a thread of reminders. What are the things you wish you had told your beloved upon settling in? Ill borrow from the EAD/SSN thread for our first tip:

There is a HUGE difference between dishWASHING soap and dishWASHER soap. Seven million bubbles huge.

[Henia 11]

As was so wisely mentioned by T4E, it's high time we have a thread of reminders. What are the things you wish you had told your beloved upon settling in? Ill borrow from the EAD/SSN thread for our first tip:

There is a HUGE difference between dishWASHING soap and dishWASHER soap. Seven million bubbles huge.

Take the keys and mobile with you at all times. The door and gate is electronic and closes/locks after you. Could get locked out easily.

There is no haggling prices. The price written on the item is what it really costs.

[~*Dorothy*~ 2]

There is no haggling prices. The price written on the item is what it really costs.

Don't forget to mention the sales tax if it is an issue where you live since it means you actually pay more than what is written...lol

[maryandatif 0]

A car is a neccesity..not a luxury. It has a lot of costs to go along with it....oil changes, property taxes, inspection, gas, tires.....and NO we can NOT sell the car.....a taxi is more expensive.

Edited January 20, 2007 by maryandatif

[edsperfect 25]

As was so wisely mentioned by T4E, it's high time we have a thread of reminders. What are the things you wish you had told your beloved upon settling in? Ill borrow from the EAD/SSN thread for our first tip:

There is a HUGE difference between dishWASHING soap and dishWASHER soap. Seven million bubbles huge.

This truly made me chuckle!! I had that experience hen i was a child. Damn soap bubbles all over the floor.

[jordanianprincess 0]

A falafel sandwich is $4.00 not 30 cents. LOL

[m&n 0]

and don't forget the car's insurance......especially in a state like new jersey............and what about all the parking tickets & speeding tickets & tickets for talking on a cell phone when driving & tickets for parking in a loading zone for 10 seconds.....etc............ all of the hidden costs that go along with owning a car.

A car is a neccesity..not a luxury. It has a lot of costs to go along with it....oil changes, property taxes, inspection, gas, tires.....and NO we can NOT sell the car.....a taxi is more expensive.

[doodlebug 3]

As was so wisely mentioned by T4E, it's high time we have a thread of reminders. What are the things you wish you had told your beloved upon settling in? Ill borrow from the EAD/SSN thread for our first tip:

There is a HUGE difference between dishWASHING soap and dishWASHER soap. Seven million bubbles huge.

Take the keys and mobile with you at all times. The door and gate is electronic and closes/locks after you. Could get locked out easily.

There is no haggling prices. The price written on the item is what it really costs.

Well with some things you can haggle. Like for example when you buy a car...you haggle. Plus depending on where you live you haggle for example in NYC buying from the street vendors haggling is a MUST. That's the confusing part I would think...when to haggle and when not to haggle. You haggle with contractors all the time, but not at Macys. We should make a haggle and no haggle list.

ps - the more i say haggle the more it sounds like a foreign word. where did haggle come from?

Edited January 20, 2007 by doodlebug

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

ps - the more i say haggle the more it sounds like a foreign word. where did haggle come from?

hag·gle (hăg'əl)

v.intr.

1. To bargain, as over the price of something; dicker: “He preferred to be overcharged than to haggle” (W. Somerset Maugham).

2. To argue in an attempt to come to terms.

v.tr.

1. To cut (something) in a crude, unskillful manner; hack.

2. Archaic. To harass or worry by wrangling.

n.

An instance of bargaining or arguing.

[Frequentative of dialectal hag, to chop, hack, from Middle English haggen, from Old Norse höggva.]

[Together4ever 1]

Crosswalks/lights are in place for a reason. Waiting your turn/standing in line is a good idea if you don't want to evoke tempers.

[MrsAmera 41]

This might be America but money doesn't grow on trees----really it doesn't!

- The governement doesn't care if you have a job or not, and they also don't care if you use governement services you have still have to pay taxes. (Youssef thinks I should write to the governement to tell them I have a 4 yr degree and can't get a job with my degree....he doesn't understand that they really don't care and I'm not the only one in that situation)

- You can't just pick up anything in the grocery store and taste it first.

[doodlebug 3]

This might be America but money doesn't grow on trees----really it doesn't!

- The governement doesn't care if you have a job or not, and they also don't care if you use governement services you have still have to pay taxes. (Youssef thinks I should write to the governement to tell them I have a 4 yr degree and can't get a job with my degree....he doesn't understand that they really don't care and I'm not the only one in that situation)

- You can't just pick up anything in the grocery store and taste it first.

I always taste the grapes before I buy them.

[MrsAmera 41]

My husband thinks we should crack open melons or open boxes to taste soemthing before he decides if he we should get a whole box. Maybe I should have said "MOST" things you can't taste first

[melly 0]

A falafel sandwich is $4.00 not 30 cents. LOL

I was reading this thread to my fiance and he couldn't believe it when I read this to him.

He knows things are expensive here but I guess it's hard to imagine sometimes since everything is so cheap there.

[jordanianprincess 0]

A falafel sandwich is $4.00 not 30 cents. LOL

I was reading this thread to my fiance and he couldn't believe it when I read this to him.

He knows things are expensive here but I guess it's hard to imagine sometimes since everything is so cheap there.

LOL in some places they are more than that! I have paid up to $6 for falafel and up to $8 for shawerma. My fiance still can't believe this, LOL.