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Cake day: November 8th, 2023

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  • I hate “Retail value” too for shopping networks on television and websites and some outlet stores. Retail value then discounted and then clearance sale 75% off at outlet stores where I live and you still overpay for some no name T-Shirt or pants. QVC is so bad with retail value after watching that South Park episode I actually sat down for a full hour and watched it. They had a computer retail value $1600 for $549 or something and no computer even worth $1000 or more was that bad and I found many computers for $450 that were better. It was many years ago not gaming just a tower and mouse and keyboard I think. There also get their own custom model names and QVC only items for other things so its harder to do a direct comparison because its only listed on QVC. The whole hour it was constantly this major deals that weren’t actually deals. Like their sheets I found online cheaper and other items.




  • By law they have to make up the difference under the FLSA and virtually every tip worker makes more than minimum wage combined. My mom worked as a Carhop for sonic for around 20 years at 6+ locations in different cities and purposely never wanted to become a night manager because everyone except the GM made less money on average. My cousin during the summer was a waiter and made often $100+ a day in just tips years ago and my friend worked at Dominos and made the same often in a nights work. My mom was many months making close or more than my dad who was a skilled laborer and AC/Welding/Pool certified and they all made far more than the cooks at the same restaurants. She would on average earn more than minimum wage just in tips at every location even on bad nights. She also treated the money as less valuable as her small paycheck and often brought food home and blew threw her tips instead of treating it equal like her paycheck money. She devalued it and bought stuff she wouldn’t normally buy if it was her check.