DEAR READERS: Today's Sound Off is about grocery-store customers.
DEAR HELOISE: Why do customers take a product off the shelves, then decide they don't want it and place it in another part of the store? We often find melting ice cream or defrosting meats where they don't belong. Please return those items to their proper place, or hand them to the checkout clerk. They will take care of it. Store loss means higher prices.
The store is not a playground, and children all too often get hurt when running through the store. Please keep an eye on your children to keep them safe.
-- Andrea V., Florida
DEAR HELOISE: I've got several kitchen timers around the house, as they can be used for various tasks:
• In the bathroom to help kids remember to keep brushing their teeth.
• At the gym to time yourself on the equipment.
• Use as a timer to limit phone conversations.
• Got a small water heater? Limit shower time with a kitchen timer.
-- Linda Y., Wheeling, W.Va.
DEAR HELOISE: My shower head is clogged with hard-water deposits. How do I remove the deposits?
-- Denise A. in San Antonio
DEAR READER: You can remove the shower head and soak it in full-strength vinegar overnight, or fill a plastic bag with vinegar and slip it up over the shower head so that it is submerged in vinegar. Let it soak overnight, and in the morning, remove the bag and scrub the head with a clean brush.
DEAR HELOISE: To avoid having cleaning chemicals drip into my toilet-brush holder, I keep the brush in the toilet and flush a couple of times to sort of clean it before placing it back in the holder.
-- Georgia H., Hawaii
DEAR HELOISE: If you want to have a beautiful wedding but are on a budget, set the amount you can spend, and don't go over it. Figure out how much you'll need for flowers, food and other things, then start cutting back if you don't have the funds. When the wedding is over and the excitement dies down, you'll be glad you stuck to your budget. It's better to have a small, wedding and have money left to put down on a house than to go into debt.
-- Lara G. in Miami
Send a money- or time-saving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, Texas 78279-5000; fax to (210) 435-6473; or email
Heloise@Heloise.com
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