To tip or not to tip

When and how much to tip for service? I have traditionally been pretty sympathetic to those who work in the industry, but lately with escalating prices on everything, reduced service, and, at least in Edmonton, being required to bring my own takeout bag, well I’m thinking that I am only going to tip for real…

Dear Tim Horton

You had a good idea. Coffee and donuts. It’s a quick snack, can sit and chat with a friend while enjoying and it’s not expensive. The offer of 18% cream made the coffee extra smooth and of course, the speed at which you offered up the treat was great. But what has happened? You got…

Shopping on line

It’s become the norm – at least in our house – we of course were forced to try and shop online as the pandemic began but even before that we were shopping online more and more. We were doing so because inventory levels were clearly lower and to look for options going from store to…