Man, $60 saved sounds nice but is page 30 really the make or break? A lot of cat books front load the good shots to hook you, then the back half is text and filler anyway. Feel like you'd miss some decent ones that way, but hey if it works for you and your aunt, whatever.

Three hours and not one grief counselor? That's wild to me. I went to something similar in Mesa last spring and at least they had a therapist talk for 45 minutes, even if the rest was a mess. Tables in the back selling "placement packages" like it's a timeshare booth is such a gross picture in my head. $180 for a sales floor with snacks is a straight up scam. Sorry you got taken like that.

Man, I feel your pain on those grips. I fought with a Canon A-1 last winter and the old leatherette just crumbled into sticky little bits that got everywhere. Spent an hour with rubbing alcohol and a plastic scraper and still had residue in the seams. That embossing tool trick sounds like a lifesaver, I might dig around my wife's craft stuff and see if she has one.