European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 28, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sex yuppies now embracing cheap Chic by Nick Ravo new York times Back in the 80s, that designer let ado Anita Cleary of Cranbury  her Soli a typical Middle class suburban shopper of moderate Means. She and her husband at the time an Engineer with a six figure salary owned three cars two Homes and two planes she also foraged daily in lord amp Taylor skied regularly at Vail arid timed Nul As frequently As a restaurant critic Quot i was a Yuppie Quot said Cleary 41, whispering they word As though it were synonymous with substance abuse Quot i had no awareness i just spent Money i had an addiction for clothes and costume  today. Cleary is a born again Penny Pricher she still has a substantial income but now owns one Home period colonial but Stallone car a Honda civic and Cooks her own meals vegetarian. The planes have been grounded Quot i have also developed a taste for shopping m secondhand clothing stores Quot she said. Quot i actually think it is fun Quot parsimony it seems has become stylish these Days just ask any tip starved waiter or bankrupt shopkeeper As retail sales Lor jus about everything have plunged economists Trot about deflation. Advertising agencies newsletters and new age visionaries Are promoting the Pys of the simple Lite cheap Chic and fashionable frugality even Donald Trump according to a week shops at Kmart in Short it is a time to paraphrase t s hot. When Consumers Are measuring out their lives in a Tolu Contee spoons Quot people today Are being what i would Call close said Jane r Fitzgibbon a senior vice president in Oglivy amp Mather s trend sights division which forecasts consumer trends a Host of economic environmental and existential la Clors Are pulling closed the country s purse strings the recession the rising responsibilities of aging baby Boomers and heavily publicized examples of reduced consumption All add up to a growing anti consumerism and a backlash against the 80s bacchanal consumer today though Are embracing cheapness and snickering at the More ostentatious ornaments of the i980s stains is being downgraded Quot Fitzgibbon said Quot status in t status any More. The old status symbols Aren t in style Quot to be sure Nouveau cheap could quicken the nation s downward economic spiral As Alan Greenspan might postulate less demand equals fewer jobs equals less demand squared on the brighter Side however Quot Lite Quot living has prompted savings rates to Rise albeit modestly and bargain Hunters priced out of the extravagant 80s, Are now Bottom feeding with a vengeance at condominium foreclosures and repossessed car auctions a few energetic life style entrepreneurs the Martha stewarts of the 90s perhaps have even managed to make Money machines out of prudence Quot i am probably one of the few people who think that a recession is a Good thing Quot said Amy Dacyczyn pronounced decision f  Wyt  4�a?Ette Ian to. I my Row to a butt erf Ihli Nativ no Liq Loma our itt hoax few i to or a tort my tto Haas i Imit of Tot Otto a their a it vol a tout atari to jew a a Ltd to cum Tim at 4 Yetf l Milf m a a Jln a Chi injun. 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Mutto Anitol 1 the founder of the Tightwad Gazette a monthly newsletter for the Thrifty that is published in Leeds. To Quot we had 15 years of excess and people Learned that it is very tiring and not very Gratifying Quot she said Dacyczyn a two year old newsletter has 50,000 subscribers $12 a year available from . 1, Box 3570 Leeds me. 04263 and aspires to be for the 90s what the whole Earth catalogue was for the 60s mixing Heloise style helpful hints Don t fold Over the toilet paper As much common sense product advice soda at movie Heaters is astronomically expensive and recipes that will never be found in any Wolfgang puck Cookbook breadcrumb cookie she counsels readers to strive for the the zen of advanced Tightwad Dery Quot readers also offer tips. Quot shampoos Tell you to lather rinse repeat wrote Eileen Mierski of Pittsburgh Quot i stopped repeating years ago and never noticed any difference in How clean my hair  some subscribers have been so inspired by Dacyczyn that they have created their own local preach cheap support groups. Nanette Williams of Ramona Calif. For example recently organized a group called the miserly moms Quot we had one meeting and Are getting ready for the second Quot she whole Quot we had 10 women there the first time and Are expecting at least 15 this time Quot Dacyczyn whose advice will be published in Book form later this year has Competition too. Larry Roth of san Jose Calif publishes living cheap news a newsletter with a mean Urban slant As opposed to the Tightwad Gazette s Homespun flavor $12 a year available from Box 700058. San Jose Calif 95170. A we done to give gifts anymore a Roth writes. If one of us wants something we buy it Tor ourselves we Don t have to worry about storage space the stress caused by worrying about gifts is gone and we enjoy each other s company. To me. That s what Christmas is  Roth who has also published a Book living cheap the survival guide for the nineties. Rope co $14.95 is no Scrooge though. He does make exceptions Quot if you have elderly  he continued Quot consider buying them a cooked Ham. A cooked Turkey or something they will consume my grandmother loved to get preserves for  action line non club member stiffed by Slot machine a mistake that i did pfc. Ruben Reyes Karlsruhe Germany q a i am wondering it there is a set of guidelines for Servie Umen who wish to play with game machines at the nato International club i recently played the poker machine a the nato International club in Heidelberg i am not a member i understand that to be utile to win or gel the to spot prize one has to be a member of the club As the sign posted on the club says alter playing Lor a while i spent More than $40 accumulating 401 coins in successive Small winnings i decided to quit playing however the machine did not elect the com i called the person in charge that Day and asked him How i could get my Money out of the machine he said i could t because i am not a member of the club and implied i am not even supposed to be playing there i explained that i did not hit the Jackpot i accumulated 401 coins in Small winnings and that then a Qiu Neaily says that i can Only win the Ackop if i am a Hub member Fiere was nothing that says that non members am not allowed to Jay in hat facility. He said i would have to talk to the club manager who should be present the Tollotti in 1. Lay i Well track the Lul Lomg Day i talked to the same Poison 11 us time he was very rude and a Oyent and treated me like a stupid person he did not give me my Money instead denied having told me to come track that Day but the following monday when the club manager should be present if it is the that As a non member i cannot get my winnings because it s More than 399 pieces of coins then they should have made it Clear in then sign i also believe that a separate sign should be posted next to the machines so trial nobody else will make the same a Robert m. Conklin area club manager nato club system Heidelberg replies Only club card holders of the International other ranks club  r Are authorized to collect winnings that Are not paid out by the machine at the time of the win As the writer has indicated there Are signs posted throughout the game room that clearly state this. Additionally these signs inform non card holders that if they play they play at their own risk. What this Means is that non card holders cannot collect winnings that Are not paid out by the machine some machines pay out the total credit balance up to 399 coins As the writer s was programmed for while others pay out up to 250 coins before cashier intervention is necessary had the writer pushed the Button for collection Bolo re to reached the 399-cum limit he would have received the total coinage he had won however As he waited until the machine reached its programmed cutoff and cashier intervention was necessary he forfeited All winnings due to his Lack of a membership card. All wins by players Are jackpots. It is simply that some jackpots Are larger than others additionally the Type of machine the writer was playing has no Way of differentiating Between Small successive winnings and jackpots were his reasoning to apply the cashier has no Way of knowing in the winnings Are one straight flush or 20 one pair i have discussed this situation with the for general manager and have deemed it unnecessary to Post additional signs informing non card holders of the programming parameters of the machines the reasons for this Are Many the most important being that this facility is Here to support the nato organizations assigned to the Heidelberg area the second being the Lack of available space on each machine to inform players of payout configurations without compromising the players ability to see the screen while playing. Thirdly i have been informed that situations such a these happen very infrequently and Are concluded  once the non card Holder is made aware of the regulations governing Slot machine usage within the nato club system it is unfortunate that the writer could not collect his 401 coins because he was two coins Over the programmed limit. However As he was aware of the club card requirement for collection of winnings he should have played a machine that pays out immediately or asked the attendant on duty to inform him of the accumulation limit before cashier intervention became necessary. In reference to the writer s frustration with the manager on duty i have spoken with All parties involved and have been informed that the writer s reaction and attitude when informed of his winnings forfeiture was less than considerate and instigated the reaction of the manager on duty. My managers Are Well aware of the need for Courtesy and the individual in question has been a valuable asset to the nato club system for More than 30 years. His responsibility is to enforce the rules and regulations of the facility with equal ire Almert to allot write us readers action die a the readers a court of last resort. A striving to answer some of the questions about life overseas m a military environment or questions about policies and guidelines when other avenues for answers Are not readily available if you have a question Ana Don t know where to turn for the answer write to readers action line co the stars and stripes unit 29480. Apo a 09211. All letters must be signed and preference will be Given to those seeking information of general interest to our readers a d d d 1 a e ice k be at ill e is the in or or re Page 16 a the stars and stripes tuesday january 28, 1992