HAVING A BACKSCRATCHER ON HAND

Dear Heloise: The hint about using a back scratcher to reach things in a store is something I have been doing for a while. I keep it in my purse. One day while shopping, I noticed a lady who was trying to get something high on a shelf and said that I could help her.

She told me that I wasn’t much taller than her. I whipped out my expandable back scratcher. She was surprised and said that she would have to purchase one. -- Nancy Jo H., in Wood, Pennsylvania

Nancy Jo, it’s amazing how many uses we can get out of one object. I’ve used my salad tongs for a number of tasks and over-the-door clothes hangers to hang plants from the top of my windows. -- Heloise

GOING BACK TO BAR SOAP

Dear Heloise: I keep hearing rumors that environmentalists are encouraging p

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