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Sales of note for 9.19.24
- Nordstrom – Beauty deals through September, and cardmembers earn 3x the points (ends 9/22)
- Ann Taylor – Extra 30% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off sale
- J.Crew – 50% off select styles — and 9/19 only, 50% off the cashmere wrap
- J.Crew Factory – Up to 60% off everything + 50% off sale with code
- Lo & Sons – Warehouse sale, up to 70% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Save 25% sitewide
- Neiman Marcus – Friends & Family 25% off
- Rag & Bone – Friends & Family 25% off sitewide
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Anniversary event, 25% off your entire purchase — Free shipping, no minimum, 9/19 only
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- Tuckernuck – Friends & Family Sale – get 20%-30% off orders (ends 9/19).
- White House Black Market – 40% off select styles
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DisenchantedinDC
Over/under on the horrific idea scale: I saw my ex from a Very Long Time (and 3 academic degrees ago) this weekend. He randomly texted me last week and we decided to get together. It had been a solid 5 years since we’d even seen each other in passing.
Anyway, I was chatting with one of my out of town girlfriends about this and she suggested he might have feelings for me. I’m like, pfft, no, because he might as well not know me because I’m a very, very different person now (versus when I was living at home with my parents supporting me!). But then we’ve been chatting casually and now I’m just a little unclear on if he is just looking to be friends again (which I would be interested in, I’m sure the fact that we are smart and funny people who like to share articles and educate ourselves and debate hasn’t changed, or at least that’s how it went at our rendezvous) or for something more (jury is out on how I feel about this).
Should I ask for clarification, or just roll with it, or just hide under my desk?
Simple
Roll with it.
LAnon
Probably just roll with it, especially if you just want to be friends.
Why did things end between you previously? If you consider dating him again, contemplate whether that’s something that’s likely to have changed or not.
Jellybean
+1. Roll with it and enjoy the ride! Assuming you broke up because of timing/life and not cheating/abuse/some other terrible thing.
Anonymous
Yes! Enjoy the time of getting to know each other again. Sounds fun :)
DisenchantedinDC
Broke up because we were teenagers, and probably also because I was a slightly clingy mess. Not major compatibility issues, if you can even identify major issues at that age?
A lot has changed, presumably for both of us, in the whirlwind of college/grad school/real careers/life/adulthood. We just happened to land in the same area.
Coach Laura
It’ll be an awesome story to tell your grand-kids/nieces/nephews in 25 years if it works out.
txatty
I’m team roll with it. Who knows what will happen, but getting yourself stressed out about all. the. possibilities. won’t get you anywhere. I’ve met up with exes before for coffee or lunch only to leave with a clear reminder of why we broke up. But I also met an ex for coffee after not having seen each other for 13 years, only to have coffee turn into dinner which turned into my current (almost 3 year) relationship.
Holiday Party
Does anyone have any experience either hosting or attending an evening dinner party where the host’s kids were being watched by a babysitter? How was the experience?
Backstory: we want to have a holiday party with some friends from school and work. Mostly DH’s work friends who he is close with personally but I have only hung out with a few times. We have a child who is 4 years old. When we usually entertain, she typically has some else to play with or kids her own age to hang out with. For this holiday party though, we’re thinking a slightly more formal celebration, with a bartender, dress-up, etc…so we’re thinking no kids? I thought about getting a babysitter to watch our daughter during the party but I have never done that before. I think not allowing kids may upset our friends with kids – they may decide to not come after all but I don’t know how much of a risk it may be as many of our friends get sitters all the time for holiday events, work events, etc. I think having a sitter in the house will be great for my daughter – she can go to bed at a normal-ish hour and we can still go up and tuck her in, etc.
Does this seem weird or have others done something similar? What do we need to prepare for? What are we not anticipating?
S in Chicago
Totally normal to have sitter on hand. I’m 40+ now. But when I was in high school oh so many moons ago, I used to make a lot of money this way. Fancy party downstairs while kiddos and I played together upstairs (or downstairs in a rec room). Parents attending the party might occasionally pop up to say hello to our group (more often then not we were out of sight, out of mind). But I think they appreciated little ones were an arm’s reach away. As the babysitter, I liked that when the party was over, I got a quick ride home. And I could usually tell when it was winding down. I didn’t have to sit up super tired wondering whether my adventures in baby sitting would ever end.
Scarlett
Normal & appreciated. Personally, I far prefer adults-only parties – I can actually talk to the other adults there and they’re a lot less chaotic. My friends w/ kids typically either hire a sitter or send their kids to a friend’s house for the night and go get them in the morning.
Cat
Done & welcomed – depending on how many kids your friends have, consider hiring two sitters and offering a “day care” of sorts in your play area.
Senior Attorney
Not weird at all. Smart!
lost academic
I can remember BEING that sitter. It’s not really weird, and I’d say it helps if it’s a sitter the host’s kids are used to. In this case, the party was downstairs, and I had all the kids upstairs (maybe 3 family’s worth). It saved everyone time and money and stress. The kids didn’t mind – we had a movie, some games, kids had been fed pre-party, and I managed to get the horde to sleep at a reasonably appropriate time.
So yes, I’d do that.
mascot
Totally normal and I’ve thought it was smart of my friends who do this. Maybe have a special activity/treat for your child that they can do with the sitter so they don’t pop in on your party. My super social 5 year old would want to come down and say hi multiple times so I would have to bribe him a little.
Anonymous
Are you asking about having a sitter just for your child (and not extending the offer to include any other friends’ kids)? Or asking about having a communal sitter(s) available for all the kids that have parents coming?
My impression was the first (which is also fine, if that’s what you want to do), but it sounds like the other commenters are thinking the second.
TBK
It sounds like the former to me, too, and to me that sounds AWESOME and I might totally steal the idea next year!
Meg Murry
I think it totally depends on your kid, house, babysitter and friends.
-Will your daughter be able to stay in an area well away from the party (2nd floor bedroom and bathroom, or separate wing from the party)? Is there enough entertainment there to keep her there for the whole evening? Will noise from the party keep her awake? Will party goers need to head into her area to go to the bathroom, etc?
-Is kiddo going to FREAK OUT at the idea that Mommy and Daddy are only a few rooms away but she can’t go to them? Or will she try to yell and cry and scream to get your attention, or run away from the babysitter into the party area?
-Is babysitter someone the kiddo knows well, and are they the type who could keep a kid entertained the whole time so that staying with babysitter is a more fun proposition than interrupting the grown-up party?Would your babysitter be open to staying until the party is over, not just bedtime (or possibly even staying the night) in case kiddo wakes up or refuses to go to bed? Do you have a guest room, and maybe babysitter and kiddo could have a “sleepover” in there, or if kiddo has at least a twin bed put her on the floor in a sleeping bag and let babysitter sleep in her bed. Early Christmas present of a sleeping bag could help that go better.
-Is there any chance some of these friends would just show up with their kids anyway, despite being told “adults only”? How much would that upset you/the party? How many would not come? Are there only a handful with kids, and could you consider the “invite kids to all party upstairs or in basement playroom with babysitter(s)?”
I think it could either go really well, OR it could go not-so-well and you would either wind up with a kiddo in PJs crashing the party or you and your husband spending most of the evening in her room. How much would the not-so-well possibility upset you? Do you have another option, like sending kiddo to spend the night at a grandparent or aunt’s house? Or would all your potential people you could send her overnight with be at the party already?
OMG
WHBM always surprises me with their work appropriate pieces.
Suggestions for cartoons for a 2 year old boy?
anon
Daniel Tiger
JJ
My kids loved Bubble Guppies (catchy, not terrible songs), Umi Zoomi, Daniel Tiger, and Kung Fu Panda (the movies and series).
Anonymous
Fireman Sam, Mickey Mouse Club House, Paw Patrol, Wild Kratts, Curious George
mascot
My son liked all of the above, plus Dora and Barney (sigh).
Kids TV
Little Einstein, Bob the Builder, Thomas (the Train), Caillou
Maddie Ross
Curious George, Go Diego Go, Daniel Tiger, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Doc McStuffins, Caillou
CKB
Toopy & Binoo was a HUGE hit with my youngest at that age, but it might be only in Canada.
Meg Murry
Pretty much anything on PBS Kids (which, btw, has a lot of shows available for streaming on Amazon Prime, and also has a Roku Channel)
hits in our house:
-Thomas the Tank Engine (or Thomas and Friends)
-Curious George
-Bob the Builder
-Fireman Sam
-Chuggington
Not a cartoon: Elmo’s World (or Sesame Street in parts)
If you want something that might mildly entertain you, my kids also like Wallace and Grommit and Shaun the Sheep, even if they don’t really understand all of what is going on.
Young or female or just new?
In my current job, my peers (at my own organization and at others) are almost always at least a few years older than I am and often as much as 20+ yrs older. They’re also almost always male. And they all tend to know each other. I’ve been in my industry for almost 12 years but have been in roles where I’m more internally focused. For the last nine months I’ve been in a new job that’s almost exclusively public-facing and involves a lot of media, public speaking, networking, and just generally being something of a public figure. I’ve found that my peers often overlook me. For example, I get left off of emails discussing upcoming events. Or I’m on a panel and someone says “everyone” on the panel is saying X when I’ve been very vigorously saying not-X. (Was I on “mute” every time I was talking? Or am I invisible?) Or recently I was on a call to discuss an upcoming panel (moderated by an older man and featuring two other older men, plus me) when one of the speakers said “so it’s just you, [moderator], and the two of us [old men]?” when I had already spoken on the call, explaining my role and current work. But I was somehow confused with the intern who had set up the call (and was also on the line, but has a very different voice and is probably 15+yrs younger than I am and already said she wasn’t really knowledgeable about the topic — but you now think she just talked for several minutes and in great detail about a very specific sub-topic in the field?). I have been very lucky in the past to never, ever feel like I’m being overlooked just because I’m female. But that was back when I was in my 20s and there were equal numbers of men and women at my level. I’m now close to 40 and I can’t tell how much of the overlooking is just due to the fact that I’m on the younger side for what I do, how much of it is due to the fact that these guys all know each other (and so will also know me after another year or so in this role) and how much is just old fashioned sexism. The only reason it matters is that youth and inexperience will resolve themselves and so I don’t want to get all up in anyone’s face for discounting me because they just don’t know me well. But if it’s sexism, I’m going to need to figure out a better strategy to keep from getting shunted over to the side.
Anonymous
It is hard to tell why – probably all of those things. I think the pertinent question is how do you deal with it? I’ve learned to “keep my elbows out” and push my way in more than I would normally. It feels like I’m talking too much – but I’m not really… just more than I used to. Of course, I’ve found I need to be careful not to be too pushy, just persistent. After a while everyone got used to me, respected my ideas, and I have to fight less hard to be included. Good luck! Interested in hearing other suggestions too!
nutella
Yes, probably all of these things. And I agree to elbows out. And just helpful tip: on conference calls, always best to announce yourself.
Wildkitten
With your first AND last name.
Anon
Agree that it’s probably all of those things. Make an effort to expressly identify yourself with them – e.g. – “. I’m glad WE included Intern on this call as I think she learned a lot from US about >>>”
Try to frequently use team language with ‘them’ to group yourself with them. I would go with a breezy response to being overlooked that assumes it was an honest mistake. Best case is that it is an honest mistake. Worse case is that it will come across as you not being bothered/intimidated at all by their sexism.
Marion
It’s not a mistake and inclusive language will not get you ‘on their team’. Don’t send yourself crazy doubting what you are living is real.
Do whatever you need to do to manage this, keep your sanity and still rock your job – you are obviously very talented or wouldn’t have made it this far!
From another young(er) ‘rette in a male dominated field
Anonymous
For those corporettes who still use paper planners, what are you buying for 2016? I’m thinking about the day designer but unsure. I used levenger circa last year and liked it but want something a bit prettier without being too Erin Condren. Thanks!
Bonnie
I like Staples’ refillable planner system. The one I picked has some color without being too twee.
Anonny
I use a My Agenda planner. I love the format and that it’s like a book.
Wildkitten
I am going to use my monthly Levenger tabs in my circa notebook that I use for everything, and I am going to get a She Plans To Do List Planner for my daily schedule at my desk – I write that out each night before I leave for the day, and use it like an Emergent Task Planner (which is what I was using in 2015).
And I’ve spent HOURS planning which planner to get. I may have a problem.
Stormtrooper
I’ve never seen the “She Plans” stuff… Just checked out the website and I love it! Great recommendation
Anon
Kate Spade! I was gifted one last year and I am obsessed. They are attractive without being too cutesy and perfectly functional for my life (I don’t need an hour-by-hour breakdown, but it has 10-12 lines for each day, which is perfect for me).
Middle School/Mom book?
My friend and her 7th grade daughter are taking a road trip and want an audiobook to listen to together. Kid is fairly sophisticated but I’m not sure what to recommend. I’m backpedaling on my “gone girl” suggestion.
lost academic
Packing for Mars.
meme
Even though they’ve already read it, the Harry Potter audio books are awesome. Other good audio books I’ve listened to (I have a 12 yo son):
Ranger’s apprentice
Maze Runner
Hunger Games
Divergent
Ender’s Game
The Giver
Rogue Banker
I’m quite fond of Terry Pratchett books on audio, and they’ve got some amazing lessons/morals hidden in the text that could lead to some great conversations – my first pick would be Unseen Academicals or A Hat Full Of Sky (really any of the Tiffany Aching books… I need to reread those)
ORD
She’s probably already read them, but my son and I listened to the Mysterious Benedict Society books last year and they were fun. Mysteries with strong girl characters; well read in the audio version. The Harry Potter books are also great to for re-listening.
anon a mouse
Would they like The Martian?
DisenchantedinDC
I listened the Divergent Trilogy on audio and enjoyed it.
Also, maybe Serial, the podcast? Depending on how mature the 7th grader is.
DisenchantedinDC
Also, maybe “The Selection” trilogy (now to be 5 books).
Wildkitten
There is sex in Serial. I would have been uncomfortable listening to that with my mom in 7th grade.
Wildkitten
Although – it’s teenage sex and one participant ends up dead and one ends up in prison for life. That is what some people want to teach their kids that happens if you have sex.
I would have been *mortified* at 12.
Anon
I laughed at the “mean girl” connotation here (not sure if it was intended). But yes, a lot of parents would be perfectly fine with their kids thinking that if you have sex you will (get syphilis and) die.
DisenchantedinDC
I thought you got pregnant and died? ;)
DisenchantedinDC
I wouldn’t have been and read all sorts of adult-level crime novels and did research at that age, but I was almost definitely the exception and not the rule. Buyer beware!
Reese
Without a doubt, The Pricess Bride audiobook. It is hilarious and I have great memories of listening to it with my parents on road trips.
Cleopatra
Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff. Non-fiction that I (a dedicated fiction reader) found absolutely riveting.
Meg Murry
So maybe the teen is “too cool” for these suggestions, but it could be fun to listen to a book that was one of Mom’s favorites growing up. Mine would be:
-Anne of Green Gables series (or anything from L.M. Montgomery)
-Wrinkle in Time and rest of series or the Austin series by Madeleine L’Engle (or pretty much any of her Y.A. books)
-Any of the Judy Blume books aimed at middle schoolers (Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret; Just As Long As We’re Together and the Sequel; Starring Sally J Freeman as Herself) – but not the high school ones unless they are ok talking about sex together (which could make for good conversation, or could just be suuuuuper awkward)
-Annastasia Krupnik series by Lois Lowry (or pretty much anything by that author)
Here’s a link of audiobooks by Audible targeted at 11-13 year olds, sorted by Best sellers if she wants to find something newer as well. I also highly recommend the Harry Potter audiobooks, because they are very well done – excellent narrators.
http://www.audible.com/search/ref=a_cat_Teens_c9_carouselHeader?field_browse=2239711011&field_subjectbin=2239711011&searchRank=salesrank&field_language=9178177011&ie=UTF8&pf_rd_r=185AGCA7Z4RRK7ASEH0B&pf_rd_m=A2ZO8JX97D5MN9&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=2239711011&pf_rd_p=1951352262&pf_rd_s=cat-9
Anything coming up in English class they could get out of the way, or any chance the summer reading list stays the same from year to year so they could get one of those out of the way?
Anonypotamus
Any recommendations for a reasonably priced trust and estates attorney in San Francisco? Marin County preferable.
TIA!
MJ
Not in Marin, but this woman is absolutely the bomb.
http://www.andersonyazdi.com/our-attorneys/golnar-yazdi/
not for me-- really, truly
This is truly for a friend–I’m married 18 years and still doing just fine. Anybody have a good (but reasonable) divorce attorney in Northern VA?
Wildkitten
Ha – I asked the same exact question a few months ago (also for a friend) and was told: Christian Lapham with Bean Kinney & Korman in Arlington, VA and The Geller Law Group. I don’t know how much those cost, but that was who was recommended.
Anon in NOVA
I think I am the one who gave the referral for Christian Lapham (he was my divorce attorney). He’s great. I also know Rebecca (the founder of The Geller Law Group) and would recommend Christian over Rebecca for a divorce (although I know Rebecca has expanded her group, and it may include attorneys with more family law experience than she has). Also: there is no such thing as a “reasonable” divorce attorney (assuming we’re talking about price, and not disposition). Expect to pay at least $400/hour.
Anonymous
Interview question: we see that you ranked X practice group as your first choice and ours as your second. Why should we give you an offer regardless of that?
Is the only correct answer something like “Well, I wish I could’ve listed you as #1 and #1(a), because I would be thrilled to work in either area, and here’s what they have in common that I’m so drawn to”? Any tips?
Anonymous
That seems like a very good answer. I’m having a hard time seeing how this situation would arise though, since normally a firm will have you interview with the practice group of your choice. Is it the case that the firm isn’t hiring in your #1 practice group but is in your #2 group and so you’re applying for a job in that group instead? If so, if you genuinely enjoy the work in group #2 and would love to work with them, say that and if you are being sincere they should be able to tell. If not, think seriously about whether you want this job.
another tipping question
This is really for my husband, who will get a haircut on a whim, not at scheduled appointments. The woman who cuts his hair (barber shop/salon–it’s about a $20 cut) works at a place where you cannot add tip to a credit card. He often has no cash. Is it acceptable to tip her $20 every few haircuts (coming out to $4-5/cut), or should he make more of an effort to have cash to tip her $4 each time. Weird? Acceptable?
mascot
He should tip. How/when he does it is his issue. Or maybe he can keep an “emergency” $20 in his wallet and car for times when he needs cash unexpectedly.
Anonymous
I don’t know the rules, but I hate when places won’t let you tip on the credit card receipt. I know it is a problem with my generation, but I just don’t carry cash. Also, I find it incredibly awkward to ask for change for a tip when I only have a $20 bill and I’m tipping the person directly instead of a cashier (on the rare occasion when I do remember to keep some back-up money handy).
Senior Attorney
I’d say both weird and acceptable. However ideally he would make an effort to keep the cash on his person.
sigh, tipping
Your husband should go to the cash machine before he gets a haircut. I’m sorry, but it’s just really not that hard. Paying a tip with the service is part of the *price* of the service. Why should the person providing the service occasionally have to give it at a discount because your husband can’t be bothered to go to a cash machine? To people like you who dither about tipping this may not be a big deal, but for the person providing the service the lumpy income is an issue. I wish people would realize that 1) people who work in these industries such as food service and hair cutting often live hand-to-moth and 2) the reason you can’t tip on a card some places is because tax rates on tips are very high and so your $5 tip turns into a $2 tip.
Anonymous
Wait, are you seriously saying that you should tip in cash to help someone commit tax fraud? No. Just no. I will take my business to someone who takes their tips on the books.
Anonymous
I think you mean that the withholding rates on credit card tips are high, not the actual tax rates. The tax rate on tips is the same whether it is cash or credit and it’s the same as regular income.
The reason the withholding rate is higher is because the IRS takes the average credit card tip and uses it to determine what the service provider probably received in cash tips, and then withholds from the credit card tips enough to account for all tip income (vs. requiring the person to turn back in some of their cash for withholding). It’s a flawed system because, depending on the POS system, it doesn’t always account for different tip %s by cash payers and credit card payers, nor does it reduce the tips received for tip-outs to down the line staff. However, only actual tips are required to be reported as income on the tax return, so it all works out come April 15. To the extent it results in a large refund that the person would’ve rather had during the year, it stinks, but many of us have that problem, and don’t get to be fussy about how our income is paid to us. That said, if it’s clearly posted prior to the service, if I were in that situation I’d decide how much I value that specific person’s expertise and either accept their terms or express a polite request that they consider allowing CC tips and be prepared to walk if they decline.
Anonymous
As a fellow person who never carries cash, I would find a new place because I cannot stand places that don’t let you add the tip to the card. I think what he is doing is both morally acceptable and somewhat unusual. She may realize what he’s doing and be fine with it, but if she doesn’t she may be annoyed with him.
Anonymous
Agreed. The worst place I experienced this was a blow dry bar that allowed only cash tips and then had one of those awful atms with a crazy high flat fees in the store. I felt so sorry for the employees because not everyone would bother to use it and many of those that did probably deducted the fee amount from the tip. I think that is awful management. Even if cash is better for tax withholding or credit card fee reasons, I don’t understand banning credit card tips and risking employees not receiving anything.
Hair Tips
This happens to me, actually. I try to remember to go get cash before a haircut or have a checkbook with me, but sometimes I forget. I often will tip for 2 cuts at once, and I’m sure to let her know. My hairdresser and I have a good relationship, so I think it can be just fine.
New Anon
I used to get my hair cut at a place that didn’t have a tip line, and I generally just asked the hairdresser to run my card for the total amount of the cut plus whatever I wanted to tip. So, if the cut was $40, I’d ask him to run my card for $48. No idea how I got started doing that, but it worked well and he always seemed happy to do it that way.
another tipping question
Thanks, (almost) all!
Brunette Elle Woods
He should get some cash and make sure to have a few single or a 5 dollar bill. Definitely don’t tip only every few haircuts.
1 year old birthday?
I know this has been asked before but for some reason, I can’t find the comments. I have a ton of friends with babies turning 1 in the next couple of months. I am looking for some good gift ideas. TIA!
Cat
Melissa & Doug toys – lots of price points
Books
Water table (more expensive, and maybe better for spring birthdays, but immensely popular among my friends-with-toddlers set)
DPT
My nephew turned 1 a few months ago, so being a practical gift giver and knowing he would get a ton of toys and books, I bought fun food he likes. The dried yogurt bites and organic fruit squeezy things (I don’t have kids, I don’t know what this stuff is called), and he loved it. He held on tight and chewed on the packages while the toys were in a pile in the background.
TBK
The biggest hits with my kids were:
1) touch and feel board books
2) board books with just photos of animals or every day items (books like First 100 Words or something like that)
3) Duplos
3) squishy alphabet blocks
4) Vtech toys (warning — they are NOISY and some parents might not like lots of noisy, battery-operated things; that’s great and all, but sometimes a VTech sit-to-stand walker or baby laptop is the only way to occupy a young toddler while you get stuff done)
5) this thing that’s a tower of rings that you put a ball in and it swirls around to the bottom (will post link)
But honestly their most most most favorite toys are the board books and alphabet blocks.
TBK
http://www.amazon.com/Earlyears-Roll-Swirl-Ball-Ramp/dp/B004IZWQYQ
anon
Toy shopping cart. Combines 2 favorite activities: pushing something around and putting things in and out of it. Only about $25 at target.
Anon in NYC
My friend just asked for new bath towels and toys, since her son is outgrowing his baby towels and will be making the transition to the regular tub soon. I actually found an awesome hooded towel from Restoration Hardware (of all places!) that looks like a knight’s helmet. See http://tinyurl.com/oyzxb7s.
Anon in NYC
My comment’s in moderation, so sorry for the duplicate post but I’m removing the link this time. My friend just asked for new bath towels and toys, since her son is outgrowing his baby towels and will be making the transition to the regular tub soon. I actually found an awesome hooded towel from Restoration Hardware that looks like a knight’s helmet.
CHS
A bottle of wine and a certificate of achievement for the parents.
ohc
TL;DR: Does anyone have any experience/tips on shipping a mattress cross-country?
Context: DH and I are looking to replace a full-size bed with a queen-size. The current full-size mattress is a Tempurpedic that we like very much, so we were thinking to purchase the same style in the larger size. Happened to mention this to my sister, and she said, “Oh! I have a queen-size Tempurpedic that I’m looking to get rid of!” She’s in Seattle; we’re in the mid-Atlantic. Cost to purchase the mattress would run in the thousands, so I’m assuming that shipping–even with the extra logistical efforts–would be significantly cheaper. However, I’m not sure how to identify a reputable carrier–unfortunately, it seems that a mattress would be too big for Greyhound shipping (which otherwise seems both safe and reasonably priced), and I’m skeeved out by/have heard bad things about UShip. Any ideas/horror stories/recommendations?
Maddie Ross
Ha! Watch one episode of “Shipping Wars” and you will not use UShip!
Anonymous
Transit systems dot com. I’ve used them twice.
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