Buy Ketchup in May and Fly at Noon: A Guide to the Best Time to Buy This, Do That and Go There

So what's the best time to read this book? Like most reference works, it's more appropriate for on-demand dipping than for reading straight through. Sadly, there is no index. But there are theme chapters and clear topic headings. There are many interesting factoids mixed throughout, although some advice seems very regional. For example, showing up early to a garage sale is considered very rude in this part of the country. But I'll certainly pay attention the next time I go to a movie matinee, to see whether people really are spending more at the concessions stand than they do at evening showings. The reasons for the 'best' time vary -- sometimes it's quality, sometimes price, sometimes safety, sometimes convenience. A lot of it is show more common sense, but that doesn't mean you already knew the answer. The primary sources are well-documented, but it would have been nice to see the origins of the interesting little 'did you know?' sidebars as well. show less

Very informative book if one is concerned about when is the best time to do things, travel, study, get healthy, and do serious stuff. For instance, Tuesday is the best day to purchase airline tickets and Saturday is the best day to fly out. Also included are best seasons to purchase which fruits/vegies, best time to go shopping, when to apply sunscreen, etc. etc. In the back of the book is his list of sources for all this information. Some serious research going on here! Only thing is this was written in 2009. Might need an update

There was some interesting information to be gleaned, but if you don't want to buy a year's worth of ketchup in May and don't find Thursday a convenient day for clothes shopping, most of the book won't be helpful. In addition, many of the questions seemed like filler or repetitions of the previous answers. For instance, several questions use the information that Tuesday is the most productive day at work, Wednesday the crankiest, and Friday the most relaxed, and several others use that your brain is most awake in late morning and your body in the early evening, with neither of them good for much in early afternoon. You might pick up something useful by paging through it, but it does not warrant a careful read.

Caruccio e curioso, ci sono informazioni utili e altre totalmente ininfluenti - oserei dire, delle vaccate.
Le fonti sono tuttavia dettagliatissime (circa 30 pagine di riferimenti), e non c'e' nulla di inventato dall'autore, che si è limitato a fare un minestrone di quanto gia', volendo, si può in maggioranza trovare usando il web. Che, oltre alle cose buone, è purtuttavia puntinato da un monte di vaccate.

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Bought this today at a Friends of the Library booksale for $0.50 . Even though I prefer to spell it Catsup, how could I go wrong? One of these strategies is bound to save me 50¢ !

Here's an example from p 17


Q. When is the best time of the year to buy video games?
A. Jan - March


And another real gem from p 95:
Q. when is the best time to send mass-market emails to moms?


Email Marketing, as American as?

A. Between 6 PM and 8PM so that between 8-10PM when they have show more time to check their email, yours will be at or near the top of their in-boxes. show less