Why are recycled products more expensive than the non-recycled products? Take decking, for example. That Trex decking material is constructed from old tires and etc. It’s a cool product, and I’d love to buy it, but it’s 2-3 times more expensive than plain old pressure-treated wood taken from the Amazon rainforests! And recycled garbage bags- you’d think that they’d be cheaper than the others, but they cost twice as much! Why is this?
Why do people have “Save Our Earth” bumper stickers and t-shirts, and then toss out litter from their cars, or spit their bubble gum all over the WalMart parking lot? :blink:
Why does it take 4 to 5 “business days” for a bank deposit to count toward the balance, but deductions and payments are processed within 24 hours?
When you pay credit card bills online-when it is REALLY REALLY important to pay them on TIME- why does it take the credit card company FIVE days to finally process the payment?
This is more an observation than a question, but did you ever notice that the love of the beauty of nature is universal? No one ever sees a brilliantly-colorful sunset or a majestic, snow-capped mountain or a blossoming, colorful flower and says, “That’s ugly.” It’s universal- EVERYONE breathes a sigh and says, “That’s beautiful.” And the same goes for the “concrete jungle.” No one ever looks at a vacant parking lot with gray concrete blocks and breathes a sigh and says, “How beautiful.” It’s universal. Now, why is that? :shades:
What do you wonder about?
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September 19, 2010 at 8:30 pm
These are very good questions and I love your observations at the end. I saw some recycled poop bags for dogs in PetSmart and grabbed them, but then put them back when I found cheaper ones that weren’t recycled.
September 20, 2010 at 9:39 am
Funny. I think most “recycled” products are kind of a scam. I love the idea but they actually take more energy and money to create. So what’s the point?
My favorite why though…why would a person with an “I don’t shop at Walmart” bumper sticker be shopping at Walmart? lol Saw their car in the parking lot. hahaha
September 20, 2010 at 11:06 pm
I once wondered how the word “scribble” was invented.
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Odd it seems only to those who are not accustomed to thinking deeply.
I also wondered why all some atheists talk about is God. And, how He doesn’t exist. Just a thought.
September 21, 2010 at 2:59 pm
I wonder why a lot myself…about many things. Good post.
September 21, 2010 at 7:24 pm
I finally got tired of certain credit cards posting my bill so darn late that I incurred late charges, so I do all of my payments online now. They were letting the payments sit in a P.O. Box for so long! Sirius does that especially. Then they cancel your account when the payment has been sitting in their box for more than 2 weeks! Now I make note to send the money in extra early! Ugh.