Just got this tip …

Stew Leonard’s is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the opening of its store in Norwalk with roll-back prices. These are insane! A half-gallon of milk for 99¢, a dozen eggs for $1.29! This is just a few… see the complete list HERE.

Milk-Whole, 2%, Low Fat & Fat Free
99¢ Half Gallon

Large White Eggs
$1.29 doz

Stew’s Giant White or Wheat Bread
69¢ ea.

Bananas
39¢ lb.
Save 40¢

5 Pound Bag Russet Potatoes
99¢ ea.
Save $1.50 ea.

If you haven’t heard someone mention it, you’re now seeing an option to view Tweets Around Town throughout Fairfield County on both AllAboutDarien.com and AllAboutFaifieldCounty.com … so what IS this Twitter thing?

Twitter is officially considered a “micro-blogging” application, i.e. a condensed and concise summary of what one might have otherwise included on a blog.  Originally, I think the idea was to duplicate what so many of us now know as the Facebook “status update….” but, especially around here, I have seen Twitter being used as a place to share news and information and links and announcements of interest with others who share our interests, whether we know them personally or not.

What I have found during the past few months of using Twitter myself is that there are a group of local businesses and residents who are actively exchanging information about life and opportunities in our community that are incredibly valuable, and that I couldn’t possibly hope to capture myself, all in one place…. so, because I have created this “good-to-know guide” platform, I thought I would use a portion of it to broadcast this information exchange to you, whether you, yourself, “tweet” or not.

That having been said, since you do not have to use Twitter to view these updates, please make sure to visit regularly so you can see the latest updates from participating businesses — and I’d love your feedback on this whole process if you’d care to share.

Meanwhile, because Twitter updates can only be 140 characters or less, there is a whole different vocabulary to know in order to make the most of reading tweets: here are the basics, below:

Quick Twitter Tutorial:

* Tweets cannot be longer than 140 characters, which is why they seem extremely abbreviated and/or cryptic.

* Everyone’s Twitter identity is preceeded by the @ symbol, so when other tweeple are being mentioned or their tweets are being promoted (RT or re-Tweet) you will see the @ symbol and their Twitter username.

* RT@username means that the Tweeter is “forwarding” a tweet from someone else, and that is how they reference who the tweet came from originally.

*You can visit the Twitter homepage of any of the tweeters below by clicking their username/identity.

Okay, so here’s a good example of the kind of thing that even your loved and trusted GPS may not be able to help you with: the old Post Road Morph Conundrum (this is what I’ve named it).

First tip: even though us locals in the Greenwich/Stamford/Darien area tend to know it as “the Post Road,” when entering it into your GPS, you might need to enter is as its official name, Boston Post Road, in order for it to be recognized.  And the Post Road’s alternate name is Route 1.

But here’s where it gets even more confusing: when driving along the Post Road into Norwalk, the “Post Road” becomes “Connecticut Avenue.”  Better yet, it’s still Route 1, just by a different name.  And when you start to approach Westport, it becomes “Westport Avenue.”  Again, still Route 1.

I just think it’s worth noting.  I set out from Darien today to visit a business on Westport Avenue and didn’t have the first clue that I was going to a building that was essentially on (what I consider to be) the Post Road, just farther North — and ended up driving all around downtown Norwalk, following my GPS that apparently didn’t know either!

I would imagine that to Westport/Norwalk people, it’s the same thing in reverse: thinking about Post Road addresses, they’re essentially on Westport and Connecticut Avenue, just farther south.

Comments?

Here’s a gift that keeps on giving, and in an economy that’s forcing many of us to tighten the old purse strings, this idea’s a win all the way around.  For $25, you can purchase this classy and sassy little gift card, which entitles the carrier to a bonanza of savings all over town, from over 75 New Canaan merchants, with new merchants joining every day!  Here’s a peek at the latest savings and bargains: seriously, you have to see how much this card is worth in steals and deals to believe it. It’s easy to purchase, either online or in participating stores where, ps, it is highly likely you will make back the purchase cost in savings right then and there because the store is offering such a stellar discount or special offer… you should probably get one for yourself as well!

Anyway, I just thought this was a really fun gift idea … definitely the kind of gift I would like to get … hint hint.

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