Guest guest Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 > Wed, 23 Aug 2006 04:44:01 -0500 > Ideal Bite <dailytip > A Closed Door Policy > > Wednesday, August 23, 2006 > > IDEAL BITE ~ a sassier shade of green > > =============================================== > Today's Daily Tip: A Closed Door Policy > =============================================== > > On a hot day, ever been lured into a store by the > air-conditioned > breeze wafting onto the sidewalk? > > The Bite: > It's a great tactic: retailers bait you by playing > to one of the most > basic of desires - sweet release from the heat. But > as a customer, > you've got the power to stop it: just speak up. > > > The Benefits: > - Help beat blackouts. With another summer of record > high temps, > energy use has soared. Efficient AC use is more > important than ever. > And " efficient " doesn't mean leaving the door open > while the AC's on. > (http://idealbite.com/tiplibrary/tip.php?tip=20060724) > - Save trees - stop the cashier when they start > wrapping your shirt in > tissue paper. > - Don't see a recycling bin next to the trashcan? > Ask if they've > thought about adding one. > - Help stores lower their bills - maybe they'll pass > the savings on to > you. US retailers spend almost $20 billion on energy > each year, and > 1/3 of this is often wasted. Steps like the ones > outlined in this tip > are bottom-line convincing. > (http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=retail.bus_retail) > > > Personally Speaking > Toshio refuses to use drive-through car washes. Last > time he did, he > missed the track that's supposed to pull you through > and lost a side > view mirror in the process. It could happen to you! > > > Wanna Try? > - Managers and comment cards exist for a reason - > use 'em. > - Summertime Energy-Saving Tips for Businesses - > tips to help your > business save cash and energy. > (http://www.consumerenergycenter.org/tips/business_summer.html) > - Waste Reduction at Retail Stores - ditto, but with > a focus on > trash-reduction. > (http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/BizWaste/FactSheets/Retail.htm) > > > Bang for the Bite Rating: 5 Apples (out of 5) > Since they began an initiative to reduce packaging, > Sears saves about > $5 million annually. Moral of story: doing the right > thing for the > environment helps the bottom line - so spread the > word! > > > Cocktail Tip > " Butt Brush Factor: " If shoppers are touched from > behind, they're > likely to become irritated and won't buy. Stores > plan aisle widths > accordingly. > > > This tip submitted by Barbara Maynard. > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > ~ ~ ~ ~ > Visit Ideal Bite on the web at > http://www.idealbite.com/ > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > ~ ~ ~ ~ > Blog about it at the Ideal Bite blog! > http://idealbite.blogs.com/ > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > ~ ~ ~ ~ > BITERS! We are almost there! With just 210 more > signups to Stop Global > Warming's virtual march, we will make the top 10 > list. This will bring > us closer to getting Laurie David to fulfill her > promise: she will > personally hand Leonardo DiCaprio a Biter tee. Click > here to join, it > is super quick. > (http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/partners/?466640) > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > ~ ~ ~ ~ > > > > > © 2006 Ideal Bite, Inc. > > > All editorial suggestions in this tip are the result > of testing and a > preference for the tip topic. No advertiser has paid > to have its > company referenced in the tip. Advertising on the > Ideal Bite can be > found as separate and distinct units, namely the > skyscraper banner > along the side and/or a small image with text along > the bottom of the > email. From time to time, if we know that a certain > company is going > to be mentioned or featured, we inform them in > advance and allow them > to purchase paid advertising space if they would > like to do so. But we > promise -- we won't recommend anything we didn't try > and didn't like > -- and no one can pay to be featured in the tip. > > > > This email was sent to info, by > dailytip > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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