For Openers
It's Such A Deal
penny saved is a penny earned _
so be a miser." Or something like
that.
We are all too
aware of the part that
money plays in our lives.
Right from the time
that we are children,
SY
we are given our
MANELLO first horticultural
Editorial
lesson:
"Money does-
Assistant
n't grow on
trees." We then
learn the rudiments of anato-
my: "I'm not made of
money"
Our first awareness of
meteorological import: "Put
something away for a rainy
day."
Then there is a tie-in to
knowledge: " A fool and
his money are soon part-
ed."
Is it any wonder then
that we are so tuned in to
sales, money-saiing
coupons, offers that "can't
be beat"
Ad agencies are paying big
bucks to those idea guys who
come up with the catchwords
and phrases to get us to buy.
We must realize the force of
items that are ONLY so many dol-
lars. In fact, items marked $3 will
not sell as quickly as those marked
"ONLY $2.99."
If one is good, then two must be better.
How else can we explain the phenomenal draw
of items that are sold "Two For ..."
Some of that thinking has also been used in the devel-
opment of the warehouse stores that are so much a part of
our economy. One friend of ours took in some prescriptions
to one such place; there really was a savings.
However, she left the store having spent over
$100 and that was without the prescriptions.
I also have trouble figuring out what anyone
can do with the large quantity of a particular
item that must be purchased. How does one
small family dispose of a restaurant-sized can of
pickles or mayonnaise before it goes "bad"?
(I have heard some say that with those prices, it
doesn't matter if they have to throw some of it away. I
have heard it; I do not understand it, though.)
What is the draw of seeing people in line to buy an item?
I OK, so a lot of people seem to want it; does that make it a
good buy?
We had a relative who went to the Caribbean once and
brought back lots of cigarettes and liquor. When we pointed
I out that the person did not smoke or really drink that
I much, we were told that "if there was a line, there was a bar-
e gain to be had," and she was not going to miss out.
The price-off coupons are really popular. Have you seen
your Sunday supplements lately? And there is also a good
deal that can be had buying a special folder designed to hold
all those cutout coupons. My problem is that after all the
cutting out and filing, I have to remember to take the folder
1 with me when I shop. (There's a lost cause.)
Outlet Malls! There is a concept that has really found its
1 niche today. Shoppers can't wait for the bargains that can be
I had, not realizing that many of the stores are offering sec-
ond-rate goods that were produced just for that market.
Yes, there is a brand name on the items; but the
quality is not necessarily the same as in a stan-
dard retail store. Is it still a bargain?
Well, remember that you can
save face, save the last
dance for me and
even develop saving
graces; but when it
comes to money, a
penny saved is still
not very much. ❑
L.
ow
2003
I
n the mid-20th century, which
American Jewish community,
taking great pride in the schol-
arship and renown of its pulpit
rabbis, self-identified with the
moniker "the Jerusalem of America"?
— Goldfein
•aiou.Tpleg :Jamstry
Quotables
"The Cuban people don't know much
about Israel and the current situation
in the Middle East, so they just see us
as other tourists, like Germans or
Spaniards. And we don't have any
problems with the authorities. If you
arrive with an Israeli passport, you get
the same treatment as anybody else."
— Daniel Faians, head of Polaris
Group, a travel wholesaler and airline
agent based in Tel Aviv, who says
10,000 Israelis have visited Cuba over
the years; quoted by JTA.
Yiddish Limericks
Condemning the U.N.'s behavior,
Israelis say, "Do us a favor ...
While tensions increase,
If you want real peace,
It's besser a vant vee a kayver!'
— Martha Jo Fleischmann
Shabbat Candlelighting
* better a wall than a grave
"I enjoy lighting Shabbos candles because it helps me reflect on my past week,
and I can ask God for any personal needs, too."
Yiddish isms
einredenish
— Blumah Whitt, teacher, Oak Park
11/14
2003
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Something usually wrong or unwar-
ranted that one has talked oneself into
believing; a delusion.
Candlelighting
Candlelighting
Friday, Nov. 14, 4:53 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 21, 4:48 p.m.
Shabbat Ends
Shabbat Ends.
Saturday, Nov. 15, 5:56 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 22, 5:51 p.m.
Source: From The New Joys of Yiddish
by Leo Calvin Rosten, edited by
Lawrence Bush, copyright 2001, by
the Rosten Family LLC. Used by per-
mission of the Rosten Family LLC.