Freeblog #6

Free Blog #6

                Warehouse stores have always been stores where one could go in with a list and come out with three times more than they intended in purchasing.  I believe that is part of the psychology of the store, in the way that they have the samples out at the end caps of the aisles, and the “special deals” that they have where you can get a cheaper deal at the warehouse store than at the regular grocery store.    Some of these stores include Costco, Ikea, etc (Lee, 2012).  One factor that draws patrons inside the store is the tremendously inexpensive food court that these stores have, and some people don’t even do shopping, they just go and eat in the food court (Lee, 2012).  “Bob Collins, Costco’s director for the food court and bakery, said that the company expects to sell more than 300 million hot dogs, pizzas and other items at its food courts this year” (Lee, 2012).  This number seems astronomical to me, but if you think about it, the number of hot dogs that just a family of four purchases, in addition to drinks, etc, is a regular sample of how much is sold.    

                Another store, Ikea, forces patrons to walk past their café on the route to the check-out  counter, giving customers the “opportunity” to purchase lunch or dinner with the enticing smell of their meatballs or salmon (Lee, 2012).  I have been to both Costco and Ikea, and I would have to say that Costco is my eatery of choice.  It happens to be cheaper, and more convenient. 

                When thinking about convenience, and cost, those two things are very important when a family with several (sometimes) children are going to make a large purchase.  One generally knows that they are going to spend more than they plan when going to the warehouse stores, so if they know they are going to either get a snack or a meal at the café, they want to get a great deal.  Costco is the way to go!!!  With the way the economy is, people need to watch their money and pinch their pennies, therefore they should do whatever they need to do, Costco it is!

Works Cited

LEE, ELLEN. "CHEAP EATS A BIG DRAW AT WAREHOUSE STORES." MSNBC.COM 25 04 2012,  www.msnbc.com n. pag. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. <http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/25/11308412-cheap-eats-a-big-draw-at-warehouse-stores?lite>.

TB #5

My Texas representative for the Texas House of Representatives is Jeb Hensarling.  I live in Alto, Texas, which is in the 5^th District.  I moved here from Houston, Texas, which is in a different district.  Before this class, I would not have even known to look and see who my representative is…..  So, this is a first, I am being more politically active in this respect. 

I am pursuing my degree in Nursing, and I have my Bachelors Degree in Communications, so one of my main focuses is health care.  I went to Representative Hensarling’s website and saw what he had to say about his stance on health care.  I was happy to see that Rep. Hensarling wants to ensure that one can “gets the health care that they need, when they need it, and at a price they can afford, without the federal government coming between them and their doctor” (Hensarling, 2012).  In my opinion this is going to take a lot of work to get to this point, but I think with work, we can get closer and closer to making this happen.  A question I would like to ask Rep. Hensarling is: As a future nurse, I will be working in the health care field.  My career will be dedicated to helping patients and doing everything I can to make them well.  But, I do need a paycheck as well.  What can Rep. Hensarling do to make sure we can accomplish all this??

My Texas Senators are Senator John Cornyn and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison.  Some fun facts about John Cornyn are that he was raised all over the world, his father was in the Air Force (Cornyn, 2002).  He met his wife on a blind date and they were married two years later… (Cornyn, 2002).    I thought knowing some general information about the Senator makes him a “normal person” just like us.. J    One thing I found that I liked when looking at Senator John Cornyn’s topics is that he takes a strong stance on Law Enforcement.  Since my husband is a police officer, this topic is very important to me.  One comment he made was that “law enforcement must be given the legal tools and funding resources necessary to do their jobs well” (Cornyn, 2002).  This gives me confidence that he will do whatever is in his power to give the police officers what is necessary to do their jobs.  One question I would have though is if it were to cost more money than is allotted in the budget for equipment, how would he go about attaining the money??

Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison was “elected into office in 1993, in a special election to fill the position due to the resignation of Senator Lloyd Bentsen” (Hutchison, 2012).   “Senator Hutchison's effort is to support research and development and promote Texas as a science state” (Hutchison, 2012).  In college education and nursing programs, Texas is known for their science.  This is a state that has some of the top teaching hospitals, and many students come to Texas, just like I did.  I would ask Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison how they are going to keep the funding coming so that these schools, teaching hospitals, and specialty hospitals remain so important like they currently are.

Bibliography

Cornyn, John. John Cornyn. United States. United States Senator for Texas. 2002. Web.        <http://www.cornyn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=CrimeLawEnforcement>.

Hensarling, Jeb. Jeb Hensarling. United States. Member of Texas House of Representatives. 2012. Web. <http://hensarling.house.gov/>.

Hutchison, Kay Bailey. Kay Bailey Hutchison. United States . United States Senator for Texas.     2012. Web. <http://hutchison.senate.gov/?p=home>.