Extreme Couponing

On 4/12/2011 2:33 AM, sf wrote:


For the record, I am a unique entity, no morphing or prior posting
involved. After reading this group off and on for the past ten years or
so, I just started posting. And it's Boogiemeister. I was going to go
with Boogiemeister Meisterboogie, but figured it would be too long.
 
"Julie Bove" wrote:


I can take or leave yogurt-- but my son and wife eat at least one a
day. [Chobani is their yogurt-of-choice]

I usually sub plain yogurt for any recipe that calls for sour cream
these days. It lowers the calories and sodium and raises calcium
and fiber-- and *I* can rarely tell the difference in anything
cooked. [I actually like it in dips that call for sour cream]

It might be close-- but I think we could get through 100 cups of
Chobani before it expired. And the Chobani folks say it freezes
well-- so I might even get in on the action eventually.

Jim
 
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HumBug! wrote:


That is incorrect. At least some have a "best if used by" date or something
similar. I've seen this on everything from little squeeze bottles to gallons
of prepared mustard. I just checked three bottles in my fridge and they all
have an expiration date.
 
In article , [email protected] says...


You claimed to be a ballet dancer. Ballet dancers have to be rigourously
self-disciplined AND co-operate with directors and fellow dancers or they
wouldn't be employed five minutes. They also require a level of physical
health and stamina which you and your daughter don't appear to possess.


Janet
 
In article , [email protected] says...

Your daughter does. You just said so.


Get real. Your bullying manipulative intolerant abusive daughter is
never going to be employable as a teacher; a job that requires great
patience, empathy and self control.

Janet
 
Julie Bove wrote:


It's pretty clear that some of the people have a form of OCD similar
to hoarding. Sometimes it seems to be triggered by having to do
without at some point. On the first special there was one woman
who would cancel any and all plans if she came across some deal.
She'd have to go shopping right then, the heck with that dinner with
friends. Not good.

I like to have extra so that I don't have to watch sales all the time,
like I'll find a good deal on shampoo and I'll get 4 and I'm done
worrying about that for months. If it's often on sale for $2, it bugs
me to pay the "regular" price of $4.50 if I let it get to that point.

I like matching a coupon to a sale as much as the next person, but
it's a full time hobby for these people. I didn't understand the one
woman who thought she'd get $10 off every $50 she'd spend, I've
never known a store deal like that to be more than a one $10 off.
If she's such a couponer, how'd she miss that detail?

I never get how they can take so much off their bill, either. Yes,
double coupons are nice but they rarely wind up with getting a
product for free for me.

I can just see these people's heirs backing up a dumpster to get
rid of stuff they stockpiled 25 years ago.

nancy
 
wow your parents would have waited until you got home, lucky you, having an
older brother, i saw what acting out got him... i didn't have to learn first
hand... but let me say i can count on one hand the amount of times my father
used a belt on all of us and swats on the rear with a hand maybe the other
hand. but we just knew, Lee
"Omelet" wrote in message
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On Apr 7, 11:54?am, "Pete C." wrote:

Our major supermarket touts their new "scoring" system that gives x
number of points for nutritional value of certain foods that are on
sale each week, so conscientious shoppers can find smart, nutritious
choices when they shop - but their most money-saving coupons are
invariably for various brands of soda. Which is as junky as it gets;
which I never buy anyway.

N.
 
On Sun, 10 Apr 2011 23:44:35 -0500, Omelet
wrote:


Mother never used a belt on me, but she did use switches. And I had
to go out and get it. If I got some flimsy thing I had to go back and
get another one. That was always worse than the switching.

As I got older I realized that how I acted not only reflected on me,
but on her and maybe the extended family. I remember that not long
after I was married we were invited to Cape Cod to visit friends of my
husband's parents. One night dinner was among other things lamb and
zucchini. At that time I did not care for either one, but I ate them
and I sincerely hope that my hostess did not notice that I was not
thrilled with the dinner. I would not have embarrassed her, me, my
husband and my mother-in-law for the world.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)
 
On Apr 7, 12:21?pm, "Julie Bove" wrote:

Menard's still does tons of rebates - BUT, they are good for rebates
which you have to spend in a Menard's store.

Many national brands of lawn products, etc., have seasonal rebates
every spring (around here).

N.
 
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