Ari Herzog

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Their costs added up. Please continue reading How the Web Helped Me Buy a New Car and leave a comment if inspired. Comments Online is a great way to look for information before buying. I drove her for over 196,000 miles! But with the years came oil changes, new tires and brakes, exhaust system retrofits, and spark plugs.

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Ari Herzog

APRIL 12, 2020

Here’s why: First, because the pandemic is causing less people to buy stamps and mail letters and packages, USPS mail volume was down 30% in the first week of March. Companies will need to use those couriers to mail bills and customer letters at a higher cost. Buying stamps and mailing letters isn’t enough.

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Ari Herzog

JULY 14, 2010

Maybe you remember this 1972 TV commercial about Bounty paper towels: It’s cute and memorable and might spark you to buy a roll. Ditto for this Charmin ad on toilet paper that came out in recent years: I don’t know the figures but I imagine both were costly to cast, film, produce, and distribute.

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Ari Herzog

MARCH 14, 2011

Once I recognized I didn’t want to downgrade as I really needed an internet device to do business wherever I went, it came down to signal strength (if I went with another provider) and cost. Asking people around my town what they thought of T-Mobile, their responses were generally favorable.

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Ari Herzog

OCTOBER 25, 2010

I never considered branding myself and buying something like [link]. I wasted no time and signed up for the pro service (it didn’t cost a penny) and waited to get approved. Jed Sundwall inspired me with his usage of [link] when sharing links. The requirements by bit.ly where you can manage the DNS settings. *

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Ari Herzog

JANUARY 9, 2015

Here are some thoughts on simple living: Buy less and give more. Due to a Comcast loophole, if I didn’t pay that cost, they’d tack it onto my internet bill.) Malcolm Forbes said, “He who dies with the most toys wins,” but he was wrong. Consumption and accumulation create clutter but not happiness.

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Ari Herzog

AUGUST 30, 2012

Small business owners are not telling customers about the featured beer or the cost of eggs. And, LevelUp signs notify people that they buy goods with a phone if the wallet was left at home (bottom left). My gym has Twitter and Facebook decals on the front door (bottom right). Businesses are evolving.

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