Warning: exclamation marks and acronyms ahead. I’ve been holding this rant in for a while.
I don’t understand why or how it can be so difficult to get magnetic letters for my fridge. They’re the kind of thing you just take for granted, aren’t they? They’ve been around forever. They’re everywhere. Right?
Except they’re not! Toys ‘r’ Us has none for sale in store nor online, and haven’t since Christmas. I can’t find ones to match mine anywhere on Amazon, and the only ones I have been able to find are at Indigo Books, online, for a whopping price of $24.99. Yes, you read that right. Twenty five bucks for 40 pieces of cheap molded plastic with cheap little magnets glued to them!
It’s highway robbery! And this is what I’m reduced to!!
WTF?!
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March 8, 2016 at 11:17 pm
Lol, love this! And yes it sucks!!!! (There’s a few more for you.) 🙂
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March 24, 2016 at 4:42 pm
Ha! Thanks, Debby. 🙂
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March 7, 2016 at 8:22 pm
I think you should start up a “Go Fund Me” right away to rectify this horrible use of acronyms!
😉
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March 24, 2016 at 4:41 pm
I should! And I’ve actually got enough letters for that! 😉
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March 7, 2016 at 7:33 pm
Heh. Yeah, it can be a little frustrating. I suppose you could always make your own. Have you tried thrift stores? Or Ebay?
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March 24, 2016 at 4:33 pm
I’ve tried everywhere! Still no luck!
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March 7, 2016 at 6:14 pm
I would cherish the W, T, and F there are the most important letters. Otherwise, how will you ever find out anything.
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March 9, 2016 at 10:24 am
Or make it to the weekend? 😉 (mtWTFss in case that was too obscure…)
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March 9, 2016 at 4:32 pm
Ha ha ha
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March 7, 2016 at 1:11 pm
maybe you need to get crafty and make your own 🙂 http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Refrigerator-Magnets
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March 9, 2016 at 10:23 am
Oooh, cool! I, however, am not crafty. I’ll have to search for volunteers. 😀 Thanks for the link, Bee!
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March 10, 2016 at 4:45 am
I doubt I can help you with that either but maybe someone else finds it helpful 🙂
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March 7, 2016 at 12:41 pm
It’s just sad to only have one ‘h’ and one ‘y’ in this life. Will.Not.Do!
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March 9, 2016 at 10:21 am
It’s highly inconvenient-y! 😉
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March 7, 2016 at 11:21 am
Have you checked dollar stores? They usually seem to have those kinds of things. 🙂
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March 9, 2016 at 10:18 am
I’ve tried a couple… I’ll keep looking. 🙂
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March 7, 2016 at 8:44 am
I recently saw a frig that had been painted with chalkboard paint. Maybe an alternative ? ☺
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March 9, 2016 at 10:12 am
That may end up being my last resort. Better than those dry-erase markers though that the ink never really comes off. Thanks for the suggestion!
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March 7, 2016 at 7:24 am
Have you tried a craft store! I have seen them in Walmart on line. Good luck!
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March 9, 2016 at 10:10 am
Michael’s! I’ll try there. Thanks, Pamela! (I did go into Wal-mart but I haven’t checked online there either.)
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March 7, 2016 at 7:11 am
Well, the acronym works in this case 🙂
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March 9, 2016 at 10:04 am
Right? Haha!
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March 7, 2016 at 6:32 am
I was going to suggest oriental trading as well. Also, I’ve seen them in pharmacies like Walgreens in the $1-$3 bins.
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March 9, 2016 at 10:04 am
I’m sure I’ve seen them at such places as Walgreen’s in the past too – it seems they’re scarce now. With the exchange rate and shipping, one package from Oriental Trading comes to $36.06. 😛
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March 7, 2016 at 2:26 am
Lots of them on my fav shopping channel too – aliexpress: http://www.aliexpress.com/af/magnetic-fridge-letters.html?ltype=wholesale&d=y&origin=n&isViewCP=y&catId=0&initiative_id=SB_20160306232417&SearchText=magnetic+fridge+letters
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March 7, 2016 at 7:22 am
As an aside Linda, Blog Woman!!! posted Part 1 of a two part series of mine this morning at http://blog-woman.com/2016/03/07/with-a-little-help-from-my-friends-guest-post-paul-curran-the-invisibles-part-1/#comment-9077 if you have the time and desire, I would be honored if you dropped by for a read. Thank you.
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March 7, 2016 at 7:47 am
Prolific, aren’t you? I’m just reading your post over at Mr. Mark’s place now. 🙂 I’ll get there! 😀
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March 7, 2016 at 8:21 am
Ahhh, your smiling face on the cover of the Rollin’ Bialczak. Ha!
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March 7, 2016 at 10:05 am
Ha! Cute. 😉
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March 9, 2016 at 10:01 am
Wow – that’s quite the selection! I’ll have to take a close look and see if I can find ones that match mine. Thanks, Paul. 🙂
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March 7, 2016 at 1:14 am
What brand are you looking for? Maybe some of us south of the border can look for them. Your refrigerator prose must be expressed!
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March 9, 2016 at 9:56 am
I believe they were just the Toys ‘r’ Us brand, but they match a few others as well. I’ll have to look it up. Thanks for the suggestion! 🙂
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March 7, 2016 at 12:16 am
Easy problem to solve. Check out this link. http://www.orientaltrading.com/web/search/searchMain?Ntt=magnetic%20letters
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March 9, 2016 at 9:55 am
Thanks for the link. 🙂 I checked it out, to see what I’d be paying in Canadian dollars and shipping for one package of letters: $36.06.
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March 9, 2016 at 9:29 pm
Oh, I didn’t realize (or I forgot) you are in Canada. Ouch!
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March 7, 2016 at 12:02 am
Ha! If you want to be really cheap, you can collect magnetsfrom insurance companies, little calendars, bits of advertising. Flip them over and cut out your own letters.
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March 7, 2016 at 12:04 am
Hey, there’s an idea! I’ve got tons of those. Still really frustrating though. It should be a no-brainer to be able to get these stupid things.
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