Does anyone have experience with AAA wheel protection? Do they honor what they say they will?

According to AAA following things are included:

  • Tire and wheel repair or replacement.
  • Paint less dent removal on metal body panels
  • Replacement or repair of keys and key fobs
  • Front windshield repair.

I don't know what they charge, and I'm interested to know if anyone has experience with them, is it a good value, how hard is to get reimbursed, and if they actually pay for the repairs if needed.

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u/hopopo — 3 days ago
▲ 193 r/pics

[OC] Old lady with a pet chicken in the park. No leash!

u/hopopo — 5 days ago

I'm looking for exact measurements for 12000 BTU Midea (link inside)

Measurements on Midea website as well as Sam's club seem to be wrong. They are listing practically same dimensions for 8000BTU and 12000BTU a/c. I just measured 8000 BTU unit I purchased few weeks ago from Sam's club and the a/c is actually smaller than what is officially listed on online.

Now I'm looking to add 12000 BTU Midea from Sam's Club as well, and I have very limited storage space in off season for multiple units. It is literally matter of an inch or two if I will be able to stack two 8000 BTU and one 12000 BTU a/c's in the closet. So if anyone has this particular unit below, please let me know what is the height and the width of this a/c.

https://www.samsclub.com/ip/Midea-12-000-BTU-Smart-Inverter-Window-AC-Cools-up-to-550-Sq-Ft/13608858790?classType=REGULAR&from=/search

u/hopopo — 7 days ago

Power Lift Support Replacement 2021/24

I'm supposed to receive replacement strut in few days, and I want to do it on my own. It seems like a simple job, and there are plenty tutorials online for other Toyota models, but not for Venza.

I was wondering if anyone here did this already and if they have any tips and tricks. Especially when it comes to removing plastic covers.

It is a left, driver side strut on 2023 XLE.

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u/hopopo — 7 days ago
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Prime Day is here, repeat after me, you are only getting a barging if you already know the price from before.

Usually I avoid Prime Day like a plague that it is.

However, last night some gear I wanted to buy for a while went on actual sale for Prime Day. So I decided to see if a charger I purchased back in March is also on sale. And it turns out it was! It must be my lucky day! It had "red deal sticker" and everything!!

Only problem is that I paid $22 for that same charger back in March, while the current Prime Day discounted price is only $34.99!! lol

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u/hopopo — 12 days ago

What is this sound? Mitsubishi (year/engine/model is unknown.

Sound is coming from red Mitsubishi.

u/hopopo — 17 days ago
▲ 551 r/Frugal

Watch for prices of everyday items at convenience stores.

I'm talking about the largest convenience store chain that everyone knows and that I will call 24/7 in this post.

In my area water (700 ml) from most popular brand is $2.19 not just at 24/7 stores but most of their competitors as well.

24/7 will also show the price in the fridge of $2.19 however at the checkout bottle scans for $2.49 not just at one store, but at 3 different stores over two weeks span in different cities in NJ.

Each time clerk used virtually same answer, and they never seemed surprised, but rather annoyed that I noticed. My guess is they get away with it because most people buy several things or they don't even register the price that is displayed.

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u/hopopo — 19 days ago

Two things I noticed about late model Venza trunk

I have 2023 XLE for almost two years and here are couple of thing I noticed, and I wonder is it just me, or the others have same/similar experience.

  1. All of my pants get stained. All at the same spot. About 30 inches off the ground. on the right side below the pocket. It is a black horizontal line about an inch long and few milliliters wide. Once it is there it can't be removed with washing or using stain removers. I think that it happens while I'm reaching in to a trunk, but I can't find the source. I keep my car clean inside and out (cleaner than most people). This happens in all weather conditions.

  2. I have the squeaking and grinding trunk shock on the driver side, but only when the weather is above 70f ... Last year towards the end of the summer I figured out the way how to partially lubricate the shock and it helped a lot and than with time the noise was gone. And it was gone the entire winter. As soon as it got warm the noise was back. In the last few weeks it is like a clockwork if the weather is below 70f no noise, if the weather is over 70 noise comes back.

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u/hopopo — 2 months ago

What would you charge for this? I know how to do interviews well, but I don't do them often, and this is for a friend of a friend, that can potentially get me more work so I want to be fair.

Interview is in NYC no traveltime. I will work alone, two cameras, two lavs, and only one of my lights on the light stand in addition to ambient light. The quote is for two hours, while interview will be about an hour long. Extra time is for talent to arrive settle in, breaks, etc...

Deliverables are rough cut ( single camera timeline with all questions and answers) as well as few minutes of social media edit (charging per minute of edit) Edit is nothing crazy just two people talking and here and there inserting photos and company logo.

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u/hopopo — 2 months ago
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I have about 700 stocks and I would like to add few hundred more, but sales volume keeps me hesitant, mainly because I don't understand it.

Sales volume is trough the roof, on some days double and triple the 60 day average, and even though hundreds of millions of stocks are traded we don't see any reports of institutional investors buying large number of shares.

If Nokia is such a great stock to own and it is riding on the 16 year high, I'm trying to understand who is selling all these stocks and why?

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u/hopopo — 2 months ago

A middle-aged bartender in Philadelphia told me about it. He said that is the only place he eats cheesesteak since he was a kid. I remember it to be the best cheesesteak I had.

This is what I remember.

It was in a suburb that is about 10-25 minute ride from Eastern State Penitentiary neighborhood. It is a small single story building that is maybe partially sunk in to the ground. It looks like it has been there for a long time. It is fairly deep/long, but not very wide. No flashy advertising or decorations. There are no tables inside, just a single ordering station. Maybe up to 10 people can eat inside on the boards along the side walls. They were serving stakes on a checkered paper.

There is also little to no parking, we had to park on a side street.

Neighborhood seemed nice, a middle class maybe, not rich. Streets are wide, some with green divider islands in between. There may have been a park, golf, or a country club near by, or next to it.

EDIT: Thanks everyone! I just Googled Dallesandro's and that is not it. Area of this eatery is more suburban. Only single family homes are around, building is freestanding, small, and it is only housing restaurant, nothing else. More like a box with little to no windows.

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u/hopopo — 2 months ago