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Post by marvholly on May 10, 2014 6:03:24 GMT -5
Two of my local bloggers have posted lists of the coupons in our Sun paper. NOT impressed even though I will be passing 2 Dollar stores which sell them cheaper than the MSRP.
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Post by FreeSalsa on May 10, 2014 21:05:10 GMT -5
I briefly took a lookat at the Neautrogena tote deal at cvs today, but the display clearly excluded the bar soap. I had seen people on a local FB couponing group doing it, but, I didn't even look for the bars when I saw that. This coupon group is still working the deals. Shocking really. I guess there are still deals to be had, but I sure am not doing them any more. I almost never even use A coupon anymore. i still have an extremely healthy stockpile of HBA too. Okay, so someone didn't see the display, tried the soaps, found that they worked, and now everyone is doing the deal using the soaps (but by now they have to know that they are explicitly excluded). That would be a little too "sketchy" for my liking. The last 6 months of 2012, it seemed like soooo many of the CVS deals I saw had something sketchy or some element of YMMV associated with them - whether it was that a smaller and less expensive size of a product was working for a deal or whether it had to do with stacking coupons (i.e. cents off with BOGOs that gave overage), etc.; it seemed as though it was always something. If you got the YMMV element, the deal was great; if not, it sucked. I got to the point where if a deal involved any kind of YMMV, I shied away. I wondered about that. There was nothing on the shelf at my store or in the ad that said it didn't include the soap. It said any Nutragena product in the ad (except trial sizes), though the soap wasn't pictured. I was going to ask the manager to substitute something since he likes to do that but he wasn't there and I couldn't find anything comparable. I don't need the bag, though the MM part would be nice, but I'd take the free soap. I'll try him again next week on his regular day. Almost all the Nutragena stuff was gone from the shelves. You can only ask. He said he wants the customer to leave happy and with some product and not have to come back so we'll see.
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Post by FreeSalsa on May 10, 2014 21:18:46 GMT -5
I only have dried fruit stockpiled and it would last probably two years or less. I have some TP from the last Angel Soft sale but suddenly found I can't use it. It goes quickly because DH uses it as kleenex. I have a few bottles of dish soap and a few Finish dishwasher gel packs. Other than that, "I got nuthin'!" I have so little storage space and am dreading having to move any stockpiles so I purposely didn't stock up much. Not great from a financial point of view but it was better for my sanity not to have stuff falling out of the closets on me and stacked up in corners. Some day when I can settle in a place with lots of storage, then I'll try again. There's not much you can do if you have little space for stockpiles. I know we've had some discussions in the past on the Grocery Challenge about using living spaces with little storage to their maximum capacity and I'm sure that you did that. Even though you may not have been able to build large stockpiles, you certainly took advantage of years and years worth of freebies and great deals. There is no way I could have done what I did without ample storage space - which only you have seen, BTW. I feel very fortunate to have had the luxury of storage. I decided in advance that if we ever needed to move, I would pack a few boxes to include some of the smaller, more expensive stockpile items (like razors) as well as a smattering of other non-perishables that we use on a regular basis (giving more room to the ones we go through more quickly than others) and donate the rest. My "plan" however is to be running low on product just about the time we decide to move into something smaller and more manageable for an elderly couple. We'll see how that goes. LOL I did have clever places for stockpiling things in my smaller apartment and it was such a hassle to move it all when I moved in with DH. We hope to move again this summer so I'm just trying to get rid of all I can since now we have two people's stuff to move. I'd be hard pressed to give away all that stuff to charity after I worked so hard for it. You are much more generous than I. I saw the mountain of Kleenex and cereal that you were about to take to the charity. You really lucked out with all the storage space you have and it's worked out perfectly for you. Is there still a Karma button?
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Post by FreeSalsa on May 10, 2014 21:23:11 GMT -5
We discovered last night that Benadryl and Zzzquil pills are the exact same thing. Same ingredient, same amount. Probably a big price difference. I know the Zzzquil runs about $8 normally. I would think you could get Benadryl for less on sale since it's been around for ages. I often pick up the Rite Aid brand sleep aid for $1. I didn't have a box of it around but I imagine it's probably the same ingredient too. I saw a box at the dollar store too but it had only 8 pills where the others have 20.
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Post by dancinmama on May 10, 2014 23:19:25 GMT -5
There's not much you can do if you have little space for stockpiles. I know we've had some discussions in the past on the Grocery Challenge about using living spaces with little storage to their maximum capacity and I'm sure that you did that. Even though you may not have been able to build large stockpiles, you certainly took advantage of years and years worth of freebies and great deals. There is no way I could have done what I did without ample storage space - which only you have seen, BTW. I feel very fortunate to have had the luxury of storage. I decided in advance that if we ever needed to move, I would pack a few boxes to include some of the smaller, more expensive stockpile items (like razors) as well as a smattering of other non-perishables that we use on a regular basis (giving more room to the ones we go through more quickly than others) and donate the rest. My "plan" however is to be running low on product just about the time we decide to move into something smaller and more manageable for an elderly couple. We'll see how that goes. LOL I did have clever places for stockpiling things in my smaller apartment and it was such a hassle to move it all when I moved in with DH. We hope to move again this summer so I'm just trying to get rid of all I can since now we have two people's stuff to move. I'd be hard pressed to give away all that stuff to charity after I worked so hard for it. You are much more generous than I. I saw the mountain of Kleenex and cereal that you were about to take to the charity. You really lucked out with all the storage space you have and it's worked out perfectly for you. Is there still a Karma button? That's the thing that makes me kind of sad that the deals have gone south - no product to donate. I used to donate a ton of stuff every year: razors, shampoo, vitamins, OTC meds, diabetic meters/products, and any food that was free that we wouldn't eat before it reached its date (like cold cereal). One time I donated (80) pouches of Bertolli pasta sauce!! Our food pantry loooooved me!!
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Post by dancinmama on May 11, 2014 8:56:20 GMT -5
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all!!
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Post by marvholly on May 12, 2014 4:51:45 GMT -5
I did go to the fruit/veg mkt near DD1 on Sun. They advertised chk leg quarters fo 0.59/lb. However, it turned out to be REQUIRED to buy a full 10 lb bag. Not for this single person household whose big freezer died last fall. I did get a HUGE cantelope for 0.98 & some broccoli for 0.79/lb.
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Post by dancinmama on May 12, 2014 7:59:02 GMT -5
Last weekend I noticed that the numbers on WUC had once again dropped substantially. When I logged on the number of users online was between 600 and 700. The last time I checked (a month or so ago) it was between 800 and 900.
I am not sure what keeps these sites afloat....advertising? I sure hope they can keep limping along because they are an awesome resource if you want to do a deal but don't know if your scenario is in line with new policy.
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Post by dancinmama on May 12, 2014 8:06:46 GMT -5
I did go to the fruit/veg mkt near DD1 on Sun. They advertised chk leg quarters fo 0.59/lb. However, it turned out to be REQUIRED to buy a full 10 lb bag. Not for this single person household whose big freezer died last fall. I did get a HUGE cantelope for 0.98 & some broccoli for 0.79/lb. Would it be possible to find a couple of other single gals (or guys) to share the deals when you find them - like the chicken? I know that's not the most convenient thing in the world, but $.59/lb. for leg quarters is a great price. I know that when my sister had kids at home she used to do most of her grocery shopping at Costco. Now that everyone is out of the house she says the size/volume of most of the products is just too much for her and her DH to consume. The only time she does Costco anymore is when she's going to have a gathering at her home.
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Post by murphath on May 12, 2014 10:59:26 GMT -5
Happy day after Mothers' Day to you all! Mine was relatively quiet. DH worked a MD brunch so didn't get home until @ 4. I went to church, then took a nice, long hike. DD2 got off rounds earlier than expected so she came over in the afternoon. We all went to see a movie (Neighbors). Oh, and DD1, DS and DSS all called. The movie was okay. Guess I'm an old prude--I didn't find all the vulgar language and constant sex talk/display all that humorous. In contrast, my friend came over for lunch, a hike and to watch a French comedy on Saturday. What a difference--it was so funny without having to resort to always swearing.
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Post by murphath on May 12, 2014 11:08:16 GMT -5
I've always meant to ask: what is WUC? I know it's a coupon site but don't know what the initials stand for.
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Post by 973beachbum on May 12, 2014 12:02:49 GMT -5
Hi all! I hope everyone had a happy Mother's Day. I worked part of it and just hung around the rest. I also have very little storage. I actually got some of those see through totes and put paper product type things in them and put them up in the attic. I go up about once a week so I do see them, and hopefully remember they are there when I need them. I also put things in storage bins under the beds and the very top shelf in the closets. I still have a ten year supply of maxi pads for DD and razors for the whole family for even longer than that. One thing I realized working at a grocery store is prepared things aren't always more expensive. I always bought things like strawberries in a pint/quart carton and only things like mangos rarely when they were onsale. I recently discovered Acme's fruit bowls. They have one that has mangos on the bottom and strawberries on top with blueberries or rasberries sprinkled on top of that. It cost $5.99. They are actually a really good deal though. They have at least 3 mangos and one and a half quarts of strawberries. Even skipping the part about having to cut up the fruit I can't buy the fruit that cheap. Well maybe if it was on a super sale, but normally I would have to pay at least $10 to get that amount of mango and strawberries!
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Post by alabamagal on May 12, 2014 12:04:32 GMT -5
We discovered last night that Benadryl and Zzzquil pills are the exact same thing. Same ingredient, same amount. Probably a big price difference. I know the Zzzquil runs about $8 normally. I would think you could get Benadryl for less on sale since it's been around for ages. I often pick up the Rite Aid brand sleep aid for $1. I didn't have a box of it around but I imagine it's probably the same ingredient too. I saw a box at the dollar store too but it had only 8 pills where the others have 20. We use store brand benadryl at our house for sleep aid.
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Post by dancinmama on May 12, 2014 16:20:57 GMT -5
I've always meant to ask: what is WUC? I know it's a coupon site but don't know what the initials stand for. We Use Coupons I found out about the site because constanz mentioned it in one of her posts. I signed up in the summer of 2012, but by December of that year I was pretty much done with the drug chains. I did some coupon trading on there in 2013 which worked out quite nicely since I had the inserts and our hound alerts here were down to a trickle.
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Post by dancinmama on May 12, 2014 16:30:27 GMT -5
Hi all! I hope everyone had a happy Mother's Day. I worked part of it and just hung around the rest. I also have very little storage. I actually got some of those see through totes and put paper product type things in them and put them up in the attic. I go up about once a week so I do see them, and hopefully remember they are there when I need them. I also put things in storage bins under the beds and the very top shelf in the closets. I still have a ten year supply of maxi pads for DD and razors for the whole family for even longer than that. One thing I realized working at a grocery store is prepared things aren't always more expensive. I always bought things like strawberries in a pint/quart carton and only things like mangos rarely when they were onsale. I recently discovered Acme's fruit bowls. They have one that has mangos on the bottom and strawberries on top with blueberries or rasberries sprinkled on top of that. It cost $5.99. They are actually a really good deal though. They have at least 3 mangos and one and a half quarts of strawberries. Even skipping the part about having to cut up the fruit I can't buy the fruit that cheap. Well maybe if it was on a super sale, but normally I would have to pay at least $10 to get that amount of mango and strawberries! I remember that you were one of the ones that needed to get a little creative with storage. You were smart to stockpile razors because they are soooo expensive and they don't take up much space. CVS had a lot of great razor deals in 2012. Over that year I stockpiled a lot of the Fusion Proglide for DH, but he's still working on the Fusion Sport, Phantom, etc. I was kind of afraid to let him try the proglide in case he decided he liked it better than the others. [img]http://images.proboards.com/new/wink.png[/img] Your fruit bowl sounds yummy.....and seems like a good deal to me too.
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Post by marvholly on May 13, 2014 6:06:58 GMT -5
Dancin One single friend does NOT cook – either eats out or boxed frozen. Several others are kosher so special slaughter of meat is required. I should check w/an older couple 3 houses down but everytime I have they have declined.
Around here fruit bowls are by the lb. It IS MUCH cheaper for me to buy & cut myself.
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Post by skubikky on May 13, 2014 6:17:19 GMT -5
I had signed up at BJ's Wholesale for the 60-day guest pass(I've done this about 6 times in the past 5 years...I'm sure they hate me ).
Went to buy Land of Lakes American cheese($3.69/lb vs $5.99/lb on sale at grocery stores) and was scoping out as I always do, the prices. Noticed a 3lb. clam shell of strawberries for $4.29! Didn't need them this week but there's one to be stored in the mental price book. \ I find that some of the prices are astoundingly great and others are poor at best. You really have to know the price of groceries to be able to evaluate the wholesale store prices. Moreover often you have to have memorized the size/count/weight to be able to do an even comparison. Being an engineer I love the numbers stuff so it's like a game.
Right now I'm taking advantage of the lower gas prices at BJ's for members in between using the discounted points system at Tops.
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Post by dancinmama on May 13, 2014 6:48:07 GMT -5
Dancin One single friend does NOT cook – either eats out or boxed frozen. Several others are kosher so special slaughter of meat is required. I should check w/an older couple 3 houses down but everytime I have they have declined. Around here fruit bowls are by the lb. It IS MUCH cheaper for me to buy & cut myself. Oh well, it was worth the suggestion. If the older couple has declined a few times in the past, they probably just aren't interested in anything like that ever. Maybe you'll meet someone new who might be interested.
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Post by dancinmama on May 13, 2014 8:06:30 GMT -5
I had signed up at BJ's Wholesale for the 60-day guest pass(I've done this about 6 times in the past 5 years...I'm sure they hate me ). Went to buy Land of Lakes American cheese($3.69/lb vs $5.99/lb on sale at grocery stores) and was scoping out as I always do, the prices. Noticed a 3lb. clam shell of strawberries for $4.29! Didn't need them this week but there's one to be stored in the mental price book. \ I find that some of the prices are astoundingly great and others are poor at best. You really have to know the price of groceries to be able to evaluate the wholesale store prices. Moreover often you have to have memorized the size/count/weight to be able to do an even comparison. Being an engineer I love the numbers stuff so it's like a game. Right now I'm taking advantage of the lower gas prices at BJ's for members in between using the discounted points system at Tops. So true, but most people are one-stop shoppers so they buy the bad deals with the good deals and the big box store comes out on top. We pay for a Costco membership every year. We make up the cost with savings on eyeglass frames, contact lenses, and gas. We don't do a majority of our grocery shopping there, but when we want high quality beef (usually fillet) or seafood (usually lobster or crab), that is where we get it because it is soooo much better there. Also, because of all the limits in recent years (retailer limits on how many you can buy and MC limits), I started stockpiling some items when Costco offers an instant savings coupon on them. One example is powdered Coffeemate. I just can't seem to be able to stockpile it cheaply on the outside anymore. When I do get a hold of coupons (in recent years only IPs), I usually use them to buy some of the liquid, flavored stuff. Costco also offers all P&G products in bulk and will offer coupons for them throughout the year, but of course I never take advantage of them. If you don't use coupons at all, I imagine that would be the cheapest/most convenient way to get P&G products (that's how my sister gets them), but you still shell out a lot of money for them. I still think most people could do better on the outside taking advantage of sales, MCs, and drug chain rewards at CVS or Rite Aid vs. getting them by using a Costco coupon, but since I don't need them I've never done any kind of comparison to make sure. Back in the glory days of couponing, the latter was a slam dunk (you can't beat free ) and a great strategy for applying the savings to your food budget....both then and now.
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Post by murphath on May 13, 2014 10:54:45 GMT -5
For those of you that use/need coffee and/or sunblock, here's a pretty good deal at Target:
Aveeno sunblock: 3 oz. 50 SPF $7.19; buy 2 get $5 Target gift card There were $3 q's in last Sunday's RP
Bagged coffee: This is good on any of them. Buy 2 get 1 free. There are $2 IP q's for Seattle's Best out there. I printed two and had one other one from a sample I received. My deal was:
2 sunblock: $14.38 minus 2/$3 q's: $8.38 3 Seattle Best coffee: $16.17 minus 3/$2 q's; minus $5.39 for free bag minus .05 for using my bag (woo hoo!): $4.73
Subtotal: $13.11 Minus .41 for using Target Red Card Tax: .79 Total: $13.49
You could buy the sunblock first and then turn around and use the $5 gift card toward the purchase of coffee. If I didn't go to Target on a regular basis (1x week), then this is what I would have done. Also, my Target took the 3 $2 Seattle Best coupons with no problems--even though one of the coffees was free. The computer didn't scream or anything so I guess that's okay there. If it hadn't been, I would just have taken the q back.
I may go and get more sunblock. I'm outside walking/hiking/working in the garden at least 3-4 hours day so I go through a lot of the stuff. Aveeno and Neutrogena are my preferred brands. Neutrogena will also generate a $5 gift card but you have to buy 3 and they are more expensive. Couldn't find any q's for Neutrogena either.
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Post by emhalf on May 13, 2014 13:20:19 GMT -5
Okay, so someone didn't see the display, tried the soaps, found that they worked, and now everyone is doing the deal using the soaps (but by now they have to know that they are explicitly excluded). That would be a little too "sketchy" for my liking. The last 6 months of 2012, it seemed like soooo many of the CVS deals I saw had something sketchy or some element of YMMV associated with them - whether it was that a smaller and less expensive size of a product was working for a deal or whether it had to do with stacking coupons (i.e. cents off with BOGOs that gave overage), etc.; it seemed as though it was always something. If you got the YMMV element, the deal was great; if not, it sucked. I got to the point where if a deal involved any kind of YMMV, I shied away. I wondered about that. There was nothing on the shelf at my store or in the ad that said it didn't include the soap. It said any Nutragena product in the ad (except trial sizes), though the soap wasn't pictured. I was going to ask the manager to substitute something since he likes to do that but he wasn't there and I couldn't find anything comparable. I don't need the bag, though the MM part would be nice, but I'd take the free soap. I'll try him again next week on his regular day. Almost all the Nutragena stuff was gone from the shelves. You can only ask. He said he wants the customer to leave happy and with some product and not have to come back so we'll see. Maybe the EB deal doesn't exclude the bars, but you're not supposed to get the free tote with the bars? I don't really care about the free tote either. The MM aspect is nice, but then again you will end up with a $20 EB that may be heard to break. I have a $2/$8 scanner coupon pending for facial care products, so I really would like to find the bars in stock just once This deal is supposed to continue for at least 2 more weeks, so you'd think they would restock at some point.
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Post by emhalf on May 13, 2014 14:49:40 GMT -5
They restocked my closest store Going after work to pick up a few soaps, although they apparently stopped counting the free totes as an item. No more $10 MM, but if I can find enough it should earn 2 $5 EB for beauty club since I'm close to $50 right now.
There is also a potential good deal/MM on nivea lotion. The sale is buy 2, get $5 EB, and the 2.5 oz. lotions are included at 2.99. Use 2 x $2/1 lotion coupon from last weekend's RP for a $3 MM.
You can get a lot of store-specific information about CVS by logging into your ExtraCare account online. It will show you what scanner coupons are pending for your account, so you can know what you're going to get (or not get) without going to the store to scan your card. You can also choose your local store on MyWeeklyAd and see all the deals offered for your store, along with the specific products that are included in the sale. The nivea deal doesn't seem to be offered at my store, but may be offered elsewhere.
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Post by marvholly on May 14, 2014 6:30:32 GMT -5
It has been WEEKS since I have found anything I really want or need from either WAG or CVS.
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Post by dancinmama on May 15, 2014 8:10:20 GMT -5
I went to the GO yesterday. I had to break down and pay $1.49 for nitrite/nitrate free hot dogs as we are down to one package in the freezer. I was able to stockpile them last August for $.50/pkg., but that was approaching the end of barbecue season. I guess the fact that they are nitrite/nitrate free has caused me/us to eat more than we normally would have. Hopefully I'll get an opportunity this summer to stockpile them again at a better price (not that $1.49/14 oz. package is horrible).
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Post by hopetoberich on May 15, 2014 12:51:12 GMT -5
I just got a $4\$20 in an e mail from CVS. I am hoping the coke reward sends me my $3 mq soon I have started ordering them for 160 points but they take forever to send them. I have around 700 points I can use I just want to see the ex date. I am spending much more time on Swagbucks . I have a referral code for perk tv its deb82ac7 Use this code when you start up perk tv and i will be i like this app. I make one $10 gc a week or so so 40 bucks a month its very easy u do not have to watch it just run movie trailers and rack up some points. ask if u want more info from me. I have a few mq i can use but need to buy some as i am low.
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Post by marvholly on May 16, 2014 6:29:09 GMT -5
Finally got to check out the European deil I learned about last Dec. It was a 40 min drive BUT that was in rain during am rush. S/b 25-30 in decent weather during nid am-mid afternoon. Spent WAAAY more than I wanted to but these were all GREAT deals.
7 lb chicken legs at 0/49/lb 1+lb kraut pierogi at 3.99/lb = $2-3 less than my other place .7 lb polish sausage - about what I usually pay 5/8 lb swiss cheese at $2.99/lb - $1 less than i pay on sale
They also had regular ground beef for 0.99 lb but out of freezer space so not buy.
Paid 11.66 + tax. Looking at 15 chicken meals, 3 sausage & pirogi meals + the cheese.
ETA: it is NOT a place I would run to regularly but know I will be in the area again in late July. Plan to run down the freezer a bit & save up.
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Post by dancinmama on May 16, 2014 6:49:00 GMT -5
Finally got to check out the European deil I learned about last Dec. It was a 40 min drive BUT that was in rain during am rush. S/b 25-30 in decent weather during nid am-mid afternoon. Spent WAAAY more than I wanted to but these were all GREAT deals.
7 lb chicken legs at 0/49/lb 1+lb kraut pierogi at 3.99/lb = $2-3 less than my other place .7 lb polish sausage - about what I usually pay 5/8 lb swiss cheese at $2.99/lb - $1 less than i pay on sale
They also had regular ground beef for 0.99 lb but out of freezer space so not buy.
Paid 11.66 + tax. Looking at 15 chicken meals, 3 sausage & pirogi meals + the cheese.
ETA: it is NOT a place I would run to regularly but know I will be in the area again in late July. Plan to run down the freezer a bit & save up. Sounds like an AWESOME place. WOW !! I haven't seen that price for ground beef in over 3 years!! I would have been all over that one, but if you don't have the space, there's not much that you can do.
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Post by dancinmama on May 16, 2014 6:52:05 GMT -5
In our Safeway accounts, mom and DH got $5/$30s; I'll just let them go and hope for $5/$20s in the future. DS got a $5/$20 so later today I'll see if I can cobble together a scenario that makes it worth using; if not, I'll let it go too. It can't be used to buy dairy (not even non-dairy creamer), otherwise it would be EASY to use.
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marvholly
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Post by marvholly on May 17, 2014 5:44:44 GMT -5
dancin I was unsure about the lean/fat ratio on the ground beef. I can never tell visually under typical store lighting. I will be going back around the end of June. May buy a lb then.
Not sure when or even IF I will grocery shop my most recent ads. Having a crazy week. Went out for lunch (linner) Thur. Wedding today and made a date w/a friend for dinner on Tue. Add in a BUNCH of freshly cooked chicken, some eggs and some fish on hand = good to go this week. Just need some veggies & fruit.
Thought I blew it: Had a q for 7-up TEN which is on sale at WAG thru today. However the coupon expired on 5/15 & I was shopping on 5/16 BUT WAG does not carry TEN products anymore so not feeling so bad.
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dancinmama
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Post by dancinmama on May 17, 2014 14:07:14 GMT -5
dancin I was unsure about the lean/fat ratio on the ground beef. I can never tell visually under typical store lighting. I will be going back around the end of June. May buy a lb then. Even if it's only 73% lean, it's still a good deal. When I fry any kind of ground beef (for tacos, casseroles, etc.) I spoon out as much of the grease as possible; then I throw it into a metal colander and rinse it under the faucet. If I'm going to make a meatloaf, I try to get the 80% and mix it half and half with ground turkey.
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