Manage mag subscriptions
Dear Readers: How many MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS do you have? If you have a few (I have more than 10), I bet you get renewal notices what seems like all the time! Here are some helpful hints to manage magazine subscriptions:
n Companies may start sending renewal notices up to 18 months in advance! Look at the address label on your subscription — there may be a small date or code. This will tell you when your subscription ACTUALLY expires.
n Call the company if you want to renew. You might be able to get a better price.
n Keep a list or spreadsheet if you have several subscriptions. Write down the dates you renewed, what price and when they expire.
n Always look at your notices. Some companies will AUTOMATICALLY RENEW the subscription if they don’t hear from you. So always check.
— Heloise
TRAVEL HINT
Dear Heloise: To ease airport X-ray lines, I put my keys and change into my shoe. This makes it so easy to retrieve (just pour it out into your hand) rather than attempt to pick it all up from the plastic tray. — Patrick in Maui, Hawaii
Aloha to my friends in Hawaii, and Patrick, your travel hint is a good one for all road warriors. — Heloise
SELF-GRIPPING TAPE
Dear Heloise: How do I remove lint from very heavy self-gripping tape? — Annie in Grafton, Wis.
Don’t you just get bugged by the sticky (or nonsticky, really) problem? When it happens, the tape stops sticking together! Pull out as much of the larger pieces as you can. Then take a crochet hook, a stiff toothbrush or a small comb and gently clean out the debris.
Depending on what the tape is on, press the two sides together when not in use to keep them from getting full of lint. — Heloise
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Heloise
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MEDICINE MELTDOWN
Dear Heloise: My daughter had to take a medicine that was really bitter, and it was a battle to get her to do it. Since it was a liquid, I mixed it in with some yogurt and gave it to her during her meal. She ate it! She didn’t even realize the medicine was in it. No more battles. Check with your pharmacy (or physician) first to make sure it is OK to mix the medicine with something. — A Reader in Pennsylvania
Yuck to some of the liquid medicines! The pharmacy may be able to add flavoring, for a small fee. — Heloise