What qualifies as effective marketing to you? For some, a simple yet catchy slogan is all it takes to get the job done. Others prefer loud obnoxious ads that will stick in people’s minds whether they want them to or not! My favorite marketing strategy in recent memory is the one currently employed by Taco Bell. They go around the country asking people named Ronald McDonald what they think about Taco Bell’s new breakfast menu items. Obviously this makes another fast food chain upset, but these are real people in the ads! Well done Taco Bell, well done!

As someone who recently moved this past weekend, I can tell you that I never want to do it again. Moving is very exhausting and can also be damaging to your relationship if you drop a heavy box on someone’s foot! So maybe you can make your next move less strenuous and sell off some of that bulky furniture. Making extra money doesn’t have to be hard, just place an ad in Thrifty Nickel today to sell your unwanted gently used items. Here’s some of the furniture listed in our paper this week:

– NICE COUCH, black entertainment center and area rug $175 together or sold separately, glass dinette set $85, clothes dryer $25. Great furnishings for college student or couple starting out. Inquiries 432-699-8055, leave message and mobile number for picture to be sent.

– FOR SALE Dinette table with 8 chairs and china cabinet, other dinette table with 6 chairs and china cabinet, both are like new and contemporary. Call 432-638-0164

– Kincaid-Ducks Unlimited Bedroom set. Cherry wood, good condition. Sleigh Bed frame, 1 night stand, 1 tall dresser, 2 tall side dressers. TV Armoire, side table/linen dresser. All pieces $1500. I can e-mail photos. 806-786-8733

– 55” SAMSUNG color flat screen TV. $350 firm. 432-335-8716, 432-631-6822.

– BLOW OUT MATTRESS SALE Twin Pillowtop Sets $139.99. Full pillowtop $159.99. Queen pillowtop $179.99. King $269.99. Over 2000 mattresses in stock and ready for you to take home today. We beat all advertised prices. 432-550-8605

– DAVE’S TRADING Post, 1222 S. Big Spring St. Midland, 432-684-6530. Rustic Bedroom sets, king size, 8 new bedroom sets, assorted single chests, good selection of dinettes and hundreds of Golf Clubs.

Advertise or find your perfect services with us at OurThriftyNickel.com. It really couldn’t be easier. Head over, sign up for an account and then place an ad! Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Try it out! $5.75 for the first ten words, .40 cents per each additional word. One picture free with each ad! Because we love our customers, right now when you purchase two weeks we will offer you a 3rd week at no charge!

For those who prefer a human touch for your business interactions, then feel free to call in and place an ad. Our helpful and friendly staff are available starting at 8:00 every day of the week. On Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday our phone transactions and business locations shut down at 5:00 PM, Tuesdays till 6:00, and Fridays till 2:00 PM.

For the Odessa office place your calls to: (432) 333-4184

For the Midland office dial: (432) 580-7777

If you’re already out on the town running errands, we’re conveniently located at 2611 N. Golder, Odessa TX, 79761. That address works for all your mail-in ads as well! We also have newspaper stands in most of your local stores, including all the 7-11’s in Odessa and Midland! If we don’t have a stand in your favorite store, call us and we’ll get one there, just for you!

Utilize the Thrifty Nickel Classifieds, serving the Permian Basin for over thirty years, reaching over one hundred thousand households.

After an exciting weekend, we’re down to four teams in the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament. Kentucky is the real surprise in that bunch, pulling off a thrilling last second victory thanks to an Aaron Harrison three pointer against Michigan yesterday. They’ll play number two seed Wisconsin in Arlington Saturday. Many people including the President had picked Michigan State to win it all, but it was not meant to be! The Spartans fell to seven seed UConn on Saturday night. The last team to go dancing in Arlington is none other than this writer’s pick to win the championship, the Florida Gators! We’ll have to wait till this weekend to see how the final four plays out, and the championship game will be held a week from today in front of more than 70,000 rowdy fans!

Here at Thrifty Nickel we believe in providing our customer’s the best deal possible. That belief has helped us provide the highest level of customer service and serve the Permian Basin for over thirty years now! If you want to start using Thrifty Nickel’s services then today’s your day to start! Look in our ‘Livestock’ section to see how people are listing their goods and making money. If you’re in the market to purchase some ‘Livestock’ then here’s some of the best we have to offer this week:

– 6 YEAR old Mustang stud and 6 year old sorrel mare. Both halter and saddle broke, but not broke to ride. $1,200 for both. 432-559-8483.

– BABY MINI Lop rabbits, other rabbits all ages and colors. 1- mare overo 7 years old APHR. 1-3 year old bay. 432-381-1367.

– GOT CORN!! R/C corn $7.00 50 lb. bag. (325)277-0727.

– FOR SALE 4 horse trailer and live in quarters. Call 432-553-6767.

– SOUTHERN NEW Mexico- West Texas private state – BLM ranch for sale by owner. 22 plus sections. 150 mother cows year round. Very well watered and fenced, nice home, 1.2 million dollars. James R. Everage. 575-963-2340 or 575-687-3455.

– STALLION SERVICES to Bred mares. Secretariat’s Grandson. For information 432-614-7546.

– LOOKING TO Buy young laying hens. Call 432-352-1072.

– BUYING GOATS 1 or all your herd. Compro chivos. 432-634-3949.

Advertise or find your perfect services with us at OurThriftyNickel.com. It really couldn’t be easier. Head over, sign up for an account and then place an ad! Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Try it out! $5.75 for the first ten words, .40 cents per each additional word. One picture free with each ad! Because we love our customers, right now when you purchase two weeks we will offer you a 3rd week at no charge!

For those who prefer a human touch for your business interactions, then feel free to call in and place an ad. Our helpful and friendly staff are available starting at 8:00 every day of the week. On Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday our phone transactions and business locations shut down at 5:00 PM, Tuesdays till 6:00, and Fridays till 2:00 PM.

For the Odessa office place your calls to: (432) 333-4184

For the Midland office dial: (432) 580-7777

If you’re already out on the town running errands, we’re conveniently located at 2611 N. Golder, Odessa TX, 79761. That address works for all your mail-in ads as well! We also have newspaper stands in most of your local stores, including all the 7-11’s in Odessa and Midland! If we don’t have a stand in your favorite store, call us and we’ll get one there, just for you!

Utilize the Thrifty Nickel Classifieds, serving the Permian Basin for over thirty years, reaching over one hundred thousand households.

It’s been a very busy week around Thrifty Nickel offices already! The good thing about being slammed means that the day goes by way faster. Definitely better than the days where you watch the seconds on the clock slowly tick and the dust blow outside your window. Working at Thrifty Nickel always keeps us busy and entertained!

If you’re looking for a way to drum up more business for your company then it might be time to think about advertising! There’s no reason for anyone to watch the tumbleweeds roll by when your store could be full of paying customers! The secret to running a successful business isn’t to just sit idly by, it requires action! Get into the game today and start reaping the rewards with Thrifty Nickel.

A good place to start for many first time advertisers is our Business & Service Directory. You can start for as low as $7.25 a week! That 13 week agreement includes a reader in our Business & Service, a business card sized display ad running for two weeks, plus a duplicate reader in our miscellaneous section! No matter what your company specializes in, we have a place just for you! Give Jazz a call today and find out how easy it is to start advertising in our Business & Service Directory (432) 333-4184 or (432) 580-7777!

Advertise or find your perfect services with us at OurThriftyNickel.com. It really couldn’t be easier. Head over, sign up for an account and then place an ad! Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Try it out! $5.75 for the first ten words, .40 cents per each additional word. One picture free with each ad! Because we love our customers, right now when you purchase two weeks we will offer you a 3rd week at no charge!

For those who prefer a human touch for your business interactions, then feel free to call in and place an ad. Our helpful and friendly staff are available starting at 8:00 every day of the week. On Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday our phone transactions and business locations shut down at 5:00 PM, Tuesdays till 6:00, and Fridays till 2:00 PM.

For the Odessa office place your calls to: (432) 333-4184

For the Midland office dial: (432) 580-7777

If you’re already out on the town running errands, we’re conveniently located at 2611 N. Golder, Odessa TX, 79761. That address works for all your mail-in ads as well! We also have newspaper stands in most of your local stores, including all the 7-11’s in Odessa and Midland! If we don’t have a stand in your favorite store, call us and we’ll get one there, just for you!

Utilize the Thrifty Nickel Classifieds, serving the Permian Basin for over thirty years, reaching over one hundred thousand households.

Today I’m coming to you live from somewhere out there in the vast land of the world wide web, My keyboard can’t even keep up with all the thoughts and words I want to broadcast today. First, if you haven’t placed your ads for Thursday’s paper yet then there’s still time! Just call (432) 333-4184 or (432) 580-7777 before 6pm today and you’ll be good for this week’s issue. If you simply can’t call in, place your classified ads online at OurThriftyNickel.com!

Machinery Auctioneers is coming to Alice Texas April 9th! They’ll have Big Trucks, Trailers, Construction Machinery, Oilfield Equipment and much more to be added! If you have questions about this upcoming event call Travis (281) 605-9748 or Terry (210) 363-4349. This auction will start at 10am, visit www.MachineryAuctioneers.com for all the important details!

Looking at buying a new trailer, but don’t want to spend a lot of money? Well then Thrifty Nickel is the place for you! Save lots of money and find what you’re looking for with us this week! Take a look at our ‘Trailers’ selection in this week’s issue:

– *Y’ALL HAUL TRAILERS Lowest prices in the Basin. 16 foot Tandem trailer $1199.00. 4th and Dixie. 432-582-2890.

– NEW DIAMOND C Trailers. Call for special pricing on utility trailers in stock. Financing available W.A.C. Beard Equipment Company, Inc., 4509 West I-20, Mid- land, 432-694-4530.

– 2002 BELSHE backhoe trailer, 20,000 lb., pintle hitch, nearly new 17 1/2” 18 ply tires, $4500. 432-553-0692.

– CAR HAULER two 3,500 lb. axles, $1500. 5X10 utility trailer, one 3500 lb. axle, $800. 6X12 Utility trailer, one 3500 lb. axle, $950. 432-553-0692.

– 422 N. DIXIE Utility Trailers – Trailers starting at $749.00. All sizes of single and Tandem axle utility trailers. Goosenecks, car hauler, landscape & custom. Y’All Haul Trailers. 432-582-2890

Advertise or find your perfect services with us at OurThriftyNickel.com. It really couldn’t be easier. Head over, sign up for an account and then place an ad! Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Try it out! $5.75 for the first ten words, .40 cents per each additional word. One picture free with each ad! Because we love our customers, right now when you purchase two weeks we will offer you a 3rd week at no charge!

For those who prefer a human touch for your business interactions, then feel free to call in and place an ad. Our helpful and friendly staff are available starting at 8:00 every day of the week. On Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday our phone transactions and business locations shut down at 5:00 PM, Tuesdays till 6:00, and Fridays till 2:00 PM.

For the Odessa office place your calls to: (432) 333-4184

For the Midland office dial: (432) 580-7777

If you’re already out on the town running errands, we’re conveniently located at 2611 N. Golder, Odessa TX, 79761. That address works for all your mail-in ads as well! We also have newspaper stands in most of your local stores, including all the 7-11’s in Odessa and Midland! If we don’t have a stand in your favorite store, call us and we’ll get one there, just for you!

Utilize the Thrifty Nickel Classifieds, serving the Permian Basin for over thirty years, reaching over one hundred thousand households.

Hello and happy Monday to all of our wonderful readers. Hopefully you enjoyed all the Irish festivities over the weekend and were safe in doing so. I certainly used my Sunday morning to recuperate from a block party the night before. But Monday morning means I’m back in the saddle at work ready to bring you another week of the best Thrifty Nickel blog in all the land. If you think there’s a better one out there, then I’d be happy to read it!

March Madness has officially begun as the NCAA announced all the brackets and seeding last night on ESPN. The round of 64 doesn’t kick off until Thursday so you still have some time to fill out your bracket. I haven’t even started to fill mine out but I do like the Florida Gators as a favorite to win it all at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington April 7th. Even if you’re not the biggest basketball fan it might still be in your best interest to fill out a bracket this year. That is to say, only if one billion dollars in your bank account sounds good right about now! That’s right, Warren Buffett has announced that he will pay one billion dollars to anyone who can correctly guess the results of every NCAA tournament game this year. While the odds of doing so are astronomical, it’s still worth a shot! I don’t even know what I would do with a billion dollars, probably buy an island equipped with a hammock and lots of cold beverages. So if you don’t see anymore blogs after April 7th, you know where I’ll be!

Have you picked up our lovely paper this week? Well if you haven’t then here are some of the ads from our front page:

– 2003 Corvette 50th Anniversary Edition, automatic, 5.7 engine, re- movable top. Very good condition. Price Reduced. 432-634-2050.

– COWBOY CORNER. Complete Inventory Liquidation! Everything Must Go! 3 miles W. of air terminal on Hwy. 80. 432-563-0505.

– HUSQVARNA ZERO turn mower with 15 hours, $1650. 5500 watt Generac generator, $325. 2 Evaporative cooler, 1- new, 1- used, $350 for both. 432-425- 4868.

– ATTENTION BUYING junk/wrecked cars/pick ups running or not. Paying $100 to $200. 432- 258-4437.

– 3 MOTORCYCLES: 1999 Kawasaki, 2001 Yamaha, 2008 Yamaha. Levis, headache rack, boat life jackets, carpet pieces. 1000 ceramic molds, sofa & loveseat 432-967-3313.

Advertise or find your perfect services with us at OurThriftyNickel.com. It really couldn’t be easier. Head over, sign up for an account and then place an ad! Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Try it out! $5.75 for the first ten words, .40 cents per each additional word. One picture free with each ad! Because we love our customers, right now when you purchase two weeks we will offer you a 3rd week at no charge!

For those who prefer a human touch for your business interactions, then feel free to call in and place an ad. Our helpful and friendly staff are available starting at 8:00 every day of the week. On Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday our phone transactions and business locations shut down at 5:00 PM, Tuesdays till 6:00, and Fridays till 2:00 PM.

For the Odessa office place your calls to: (432) 333-4184

For the Midland office dial: (432) 580-7777

If you’re already out on the town running errands, we’re conveniently located at 2611 N. Golder, Odessa TX, 79761. That address works for all your mail-in ads as well! We also have newspaper stands in most of your local stores, including all the 7-11’s in Odessa and Midland! If we don’t have a stand in your favorite store, call us and we’ll get one there, just for you!

Utilize the Thrifty Nickel Classifieds, serving the Permian Basin for over thirty years, reaching over one hundred thousand households.

Thrifty Nickel helps you reach many different people across the Permian Basin without spending a lot of money. But what about if your business wants to reach people all over the country without breaking the bank? Well then you need to check into Thrifty Nickel’s National Advertising Program! With a CVC audited circulation of 724,228 you can rest assured your business will be seen. Many different advertising options are available, both by region and all across the country. Our Texas region contains 21 different publications for only $185 a week (20 words or less). The Central U.S. region has 18 publications for $175 a week (20 words or less). The West Coast region of publications has 47 publications for $530 a week (20 words or less) Last but not least, the Thrifty Nickel Eastern U.S. region has 55 different publications for $800 a week (20 words or less). Now you can advertise your business or items in any of these locations. Call our office today for information (432) 333-4184 or (432) 580-7777. Display rates are available also, call for Jay Warren 432-333-4184.

The Permian Basin Gun Show is coming to town this weekend at the Ector County Coliseum! You can buy, sell or trade guns, knives, reloading equipment, books, blow guns and pistol grips! This event will be in building G on Saturday March 15th & 16th from 9am – 5pm. Call John and Shirley Pokorny with any questions (432) 550-4835.

Are you looking for Livestock? Well then Thrifty nickel is here to help you out! Take a look at some of the Livestock offerings in this week’s issue:

– 3 YEAR Horse, $400 for more information call 432-557-6128.

– 45 YOUNG GOOD QUALITY BRED COWS All Pregnancy check by Vet. For sale. Call 325-656-7944.

– 6 YEAR red roan mare, gentle, needs TLC, $475. Other horses for sale. 432-631-8384.

– BABY MINI Loop rabbits, other rabbits all ages and colors. 1- mare overo 7 years old APHR. 1- 3 year old bay. 432-381-1367.

– GOOD QUALITY hay, Grazer Hay, 4×5 Round Bales. Lamesa, Tx Kirk (806)759-9620

– MINITURE BRAHUN cattle for sale. Two pairs, one bull, will sale or trade. Separate or package deal. 325-660-2204.

Advertise or find your perfect services with us at OurThriftyNickel.com. It really couldn’t be easier. Head over, sign up for an account and then place an ad! Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Try it out! $5.75 for the first ten words, .40 cents per each additional word. One picture free with each ad! Because we love our customers, right now when you purchase two weeks we will offer you a 3rd week at no charge!

For those who prefer a human touch for your business interactions, then feel free to call in and place an ad. Our helpful and friendly staff are available starting at 8:00 every day of the week. On Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday our phone transactions and business locations shut down at 5:00 PM, Tuesdays till 6:00, and Fridays till 2:00 PM.

For the Odessa office place your calls to: (432) 333-4184

For the Midland office dial: (432) 580-7777

If you’re already out on the town running errands, we’re conveniently located at 2611 N. Golder, Odessa TX, 79761. That address works for all your mail-in ads as well! We also have newspaper stands in most of your local stores, including all the 7-11’s in Odessa and Midland! If we don’t have a stand in your favorite store, call us and we’ll get one there, just for you!

Utilize the Thrifty Nickel Classifieds, serving the Permian Basin for over thirty years, reaching over one hundred thousand households.