Extreme Couponing
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projectile vomit chick wrote:
You're right, I forgot about paying for coupons. Yikes. Lately
I've been doing that Troopon thing where you cut out coupons
that military families can use. Once a month or so, I organize them
and mail them out.
I'm not complaining, but cutting out and organizing all those wisps
of paper is kind of a hassle. And these people have books and
books of them.
With all the shelving which is not free, either. And the toilet paper
under the beds. A couple of them described their homes as mini
marts. It just makes them happy.
nancy
You're right, I forgot about paying for coupons. Yikes. Lately
I've been doing that Troopon thing where you cut out coupons
that military families can use. Once a month or so, I organize them
and mail them out.
I'm not complaining, but cutting out and organizing all those wisps
of paper is kind of a hassle. And these people have books and
books of them.
With all the shelving which is not free, either. And the toilet paper
under the beds. A couple of them described their homes as mini
marts. It just makes them happy.
nancy
A Cluster of Pixels
New member
On Wed, 6 Apr 2011 23:59:19 -0700 in rec.food.cooking, "Julie Bove"
wrote,
It's yogurt. How can you even tell if it's spoiled?
wrote,
It's yogurt. How can you even tell if it's spoiled?
"Julie Bove" ha scritto nel messaggio
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Yes you did, you just didn't use that word. Over and over you have
described your child doing things that sound hysterical or even mad.
Causing such a scene in a restaurant that she could blackmail you into
giving in to her demands was my first recollection of it.
news:[email protected]...
Yes you did, you just didn't use that word. Over and over you have
described your child doing things that sound hysterical or even mad.
Causing such a scene in a restaurant that she could blackmail you into
giving in to her demands was my first recollection of it.
Chuck English
New member
On Sun, 10 Apr 2011 21:59:03 -0700, "Julie Bove"
wrote:
I bet you still enjoy delicious spankings.
wrote:
I bet you still enjoy delicious spankings.
chinchilla_luver
New member
Re: [email protected]
Nancy Young wrote:
I can sort of see where these people are coming from but the scale is just
ridiculous. I use coupons and try to combine them with double coupons and
advertised sales, and sometimes you do actually get something for a few
cents on the dollar. But I have no idea how to come up with dozens of the
same coupon for the same item. I'll go out of my way to buy something on
sale with a coupon I don't need today if its something I use regularly and
the price is very good, so sometimes I accumulate extra. But that means a
few extras, not a few dozen. Frankly it does work well and I save good money
on most shopping trips. The store that I really clobber is CVS, where they
may have an item on sale, coupons available, and an "Extra Bucks" deal on
the item that prints a cash equivalent voucher on my reciept good on my next
shopping trip.
I don't work nearly as hard at it as the coupon monsters on this program but
I also never come home with only three or four items in quantities of
several dozen. When they start having to stash stuff in their kids' rooms
and build special racks for cans, they have lost touch with the actual
efficiency which is to reduce how much you spend for what you actually need
within a reasonable time.
MartyB
Nancy Young wrote:
I can sort of see where these people are coming from but the scale is just
ridiculous. I use coupons and try to combine them with double coupons and
advertised sales, and sometimes you do actually get something for a few
cents on the dollar. But I have no idea how to come up with dozens of the
same coupon for the same item. I'll go out of my way to buy something on
sale with a coupon I don't need today if its something I use regularly and
the price is very good, so sometimes I accumulate extra. But that means a
few extras, not a few dozen. Frankly it does work well and I save good money
on most shopping trips. The store that I really clobber is CVS, where they
may have an item on sale, coupons available, and an "Extra Bucks" deal on
the item that prints a cash equivalent voucher on my reciept good on my next
shopping trip.
I don't work nearly as hard at it as the coupon monsters on this program but
I also never come home with only three or four items in quantities of
several dozen. When they start having to stash stuff in their kids' rooms
and build special racks for cans, they have lost touch with the actual
efficiency which is to reduce how much you spend for what you actually need
within a reasonable time.
MartyB
In article ,
[email protected] says...
iirc duck shells are also more porous than hen eggs. We used to keep
ducks; and now I get eggs occasionally from friends who do. Compared with
hen eggs, duck eggs are almost always dirty when taken from the nest (
unlike hens, ducks do very runny shit, have webbed feet, paddle around in
mud, water and shit and generally just make more mess and moisture in
their nest.
So, there is a higher risk of salmonella penetrating the shells, which is
why we always eat duck eggs in something oven-cooked. I'd never use duck
eggs raw for mayo, or lightly cooked in custard/curd etc; or feed soft
boiled duck egg to a baby.
Janet.UK
[email protected] says...
iirc duck shells are also more porous than hen eggs. We used to keep
ducks; and now I get eggs occasionally from friends who do. Compared with
hen eggs, duck eggs are almost always dirty when taken from the nest (
unlike hens, ducks do very runny shit, have webbed feet, paddle around in
mud, water and shit and generally just make more mess and moisture in
their nest.
So, there is a higher risk of salmonella penetrating the shells, which is
why we always eat duck eggs in something oven-cooked. I'd never use duck
eggs raw for mayo, or lightly cooked in custard/curd etc; or feed soft
boiled duck egg to a baby.
Janet.UK
"Ran?e at Arabian Knits" wrote in message
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Most likely I would. I don't know. I can't say that I've ever eaten yogurt
by accident. I do remember a couple of incidents when I was in the hospital
though. The first was with a vegetarian meal I had accepted from the
hospital. The mashed potatoes seemed to have no salt in them at all. I
immediately spit them back out. I didn't intend to but it just happened.
So my parents said they would go get me something I could eat at a nearby
Mexican place. Imagine my surprise when I cut into the burrito they got me
(and that was all that they got me) and it was chicken! I had thought after
all those years they would know that it is my brother who eats chicken and
the only burrito I ever ate was bean. I'm sure there was probably some
screaming there. I was also in labor at the time, but none of us knew it.
It was an induced labor. The induction part was supposed to have taken 2
days. Nope. Happened right away.
Another time I went out to eat Mexican food with some friends. I didn't
scream, but my one friend was horrified that I sent my meal back because
they gave me a chicken burrito instead of bean. I guess her reasoning was
that nobody would order a bean burrito unless that's all they could afford,
and I got the chicken which is more expensive so I should have just shut my
mouth and eat it. But try as I might, there is no way I can bring myself to
eat chicken in that form.
news:[email protected]...
Most likely I would. I don't know. I can't say that I've ever eaten yogurt
by accident. I do remember a couple of incidents when I was in the hospital
though. The first was with a vegetarian meal I had accepted from the
hospital. The mashed potatoes seemed to have no salt in them at all. I
immediately spit them back out. I didn't intend to but it just happened.
So my parents said they would go get me something I could eat at a nearby
Mexican place. Imagine my surprise when I cut into the burrito they got me
(and that was all that they got me) and it was chicken! I had thought after
all those years they would know that it is my brother who eats chicken and
the only burrito I ever ate was bean. I'm sure there was probably some
screaming there. I was also in labor at the time, but none of us knew it.
It was an induced labor. The induction part was supposed to have taken 2
days. Nope. Happened right away.
Another time I went out to eat Mexican food with some friends. I didn't
scream, but my one friend was horrified that I sent my meal back because
they gave me a chicken burrito instead of bean. I guess her reasoning was
that nobody would order a bean burrito unless that's all they could afford,
and I got the chicken which is more expensive so I should have just shut my
mouth and eat it. But try as I might, there is no way I can bring myself to
eat chicken in that form.
"Goomba" wrote in message
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Oh I'm sure I don't need finishing lessons. That might make me come out
like...well...you! And that's certainly not the way I would like to be.
I'm just glad I'm not as hypercritical of other people as some people here
sure seem to be.
I'm not perfect. I don't want to be perfect. I never did and I never will.
My friends aren't perfect either. But we do manage to get along just fine.
news:[email protected]...
Oh I'm sure I don't need finishing lessons. That might make me come out
like...well...you! And that's certainly not the way I would like to be.
I'm just glad I'm not as hypercritical of other people as some people here
sure seem to be.
I'm not perfect. I don't want to be perfect. I never did and I never will.
My friends aren't perfect either. But we do manage to get along just fine.
On Wed, 6 Apr 2011 21:44:34 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
Standard mustards keep very well. But not when there's horseradish,
tarragon, jalapenos, or other added veggies/spices. Separation is
normal, and mustard has anti-microbal properties. A lot of cultures
use mustard topically and internally for all sorts of ailments.
OTOH, sf brags about a 10+ year old jug of French's mustard she keeps
unrefrigerated in the basement and still "tastes fine". So believe
what you will
-sw
They are sick. When you consider the cost of storage and the ROI of
buying so much at one time, and the interest of not having the money
available for use for years to come, they're not a good investments.
Had I known those boxes of Wueen Anne cherries would have rung at
$.10/each instead of the $.50 on the shelf tag, I would have bought as
many as 40 boxes. But I didn't check the receipt until I got home.
$4 for 400 chocolate covered gooey cherries *is* a good investment. I
could sell 16 boxes at work and have my investment back by lunchtime
and have 24 boxes left over for ME! Bwahahahahahah!
-sw
Standard mustards keep very well. But not when there's horseradish,
tarragon, jalapenos, or other added veggies/spices. Separation is
normal, and mustard has anti-microbal properties. A lot of cultures
use mustard topically and internally for all sorts of ailments.
OTOH, sf brags about a 10+ year old jug of French's mustard she keeps
unrefrigerated in the basement and still "tastes fine". So believe
what you will
-sw
They are sick. When you consider the cost of storage and the ROI of
buying so much at one time, and the interest of not having the money
available for use for years to come, they're not a good investments.
Had I known those boxes of Wueen Anne cherries would have rung at
$.10/each instead of the $.50 on the shelf tag, I would have bought as
many as 40 boxes. But I didn't check the receipt until I got home.
$4 for 400 chocolate covered gooey cherries *is* a good investment. I
could sell 16 boxes at work and have my investment back by lunchtime
and have 24 boxes left over for ME! Bwahahahahahah!
-sw
Cindy Hamilton wrote:
It's a very high ceiling and on a slant. I don't know what you call it. I
have nerve damage in my legs. I am disabled. It would be very dangerous
for me to climb a ladder due to lack of balance. The biggest I have is a
three step stool. I have managed to change some
of the lower bulbs with that, but I always fear I will fall over.
Daughter is tall enough now she could probably do the low ones but
for some reason she always seems to have trouble changing bulbs.
Keeps turning them the wrong way. She screwed one in so tightly once the
glass broke off in my hand when I tried to get it out.
Husband doesn't live here but doesn't care about lightbulbs. I think
realized that his parents were this way too. Their house was always
dark. Every time I visited I was buying bulbs and replacing them for
them. It was something they just didn't do! When my I met my
husband the only light in his apartment was in a lamp.
We do have a ladder but it's an extension ladder and won't work in
the kitchen.
Brother and SIL have similar lights in their kitchen and SIL told me
they have to call an electrician to replace theirs as well.
I don't like high celings.
It's a very high ceiling and on a slant. I don't know what you call it. I
have nerve damage in my legs. I am disabled. It would be very dangerous
for me to climb a ladder due to lack of balance. The biggest I have is a
three step stool. I have managed to change some
of the lower bulbs with that, but I always fear I will fall over.
Daughter is tall enough now she could probably do the low ones but
for some reason she always seems to have trouble changing bulbs.
Keeps turning them the wrong way. She screwed one in so tightly once the
glass broke off in my hand when I tried to get it out.
Husband doesn't live here but doesn't care about lightbulbs. I think
realized that his parents were this way too. Their house was always
dark. Every time I visited I was buying bulbs and replacing them for
them. It was something they just didn't do! When my I met my
husband the only light in his apartment was in a lamp.
We do have a ladder but it's an extension ladder and won't work in
the kitchen.
Brother and SIL have similar lights in their kitchen and SIL told me
they have to call an electrician to replace theirs as well.
I don't like high celings.
In article ,
"Julie Bove" wrote:
Many decades ago we went to my mother-in-laws's for a visit. She made a
meatloaf disaster one night. It was raw in the middle after 1.5 hours
in the oven! A couple of days later she tried to rescue it as
sandwiches, cutting the meatloaf into slices and frying them in a pan.
It was not good. I asked if there was any mustard. My wife just
laughed. She said there had never been mustard in the house, ever. My
MIL looked confused, and said she thought there was mustard in the
fridge. So my wife and I went to the fridge, and sure enough, there was
a small jar of prepared mustard. I put some on my sandwich and it
helped. My wife asked her mother why she had bought it and when. Her
mother had no idea. I flipped over the jar, and the date on the bottom
was over ten years prior!
--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA
[email protected]
"Julie Bove" wrote:
Many decades ago we went to my mother-in-laws's for a visit. She made a
meatloaf disaster one night. It was raw in the middle after 1.5 hours
in the oven! A couple of days later she tried to rescue it as
sandwiches, cutting the meatloaf into slices and frying them in a pan.
It was not good. I asked if there was any mustard. My wife just
laughed. She said there had never been mustard in the house, ever. My
MIL looked confused, and said she thought there was mustard in the
fridge. So my wife and I went to the fridge, and sure enough, there was
a small jar of prepared mustard. I put some on my sandwich and it
helped. My wife asked her mother why she had bought it and when. Her
mother had no idea. I flipped over the jar, and the date on the bottom
was over ten years prior!
--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA
[email protected]
On 4/11/2011 7:45 AM, The Cook wrote:
Same here. I recall one occasion when I was about 8, and visiting a
friend of my mother's. Meatloaf was on the menu, and it was one thing I
truly disliked. But I ate it without so much as a peep, and when
seconds were offered, I politely declined on the basis of being full. I
knew better than to embarrass my mother. I think most of us did, as
there would be consequences. Consequences being the key word.
Same here. I recall one occasion when I was about 8, and visiting a
friend of my mother's. Meatloaf was on the menu, and it was one thing I
truly disliked. But I ate it without so much as a peep, and when
seconds were offered, I politely declined on the basis of being full. I
knew better than to embarrass my mother. I think most of us did, as
there would be consequences. Consequences being the key word.
jboog_shashana
New member
On Wed, 6 Apr 2011 23:23:41 -0700, Paul M. Cook wrote:
I have never seen preservatives in mustard except for vinegar - a
necessary ingredient for all mustards.
Here's that French's mustard you won't buy:
Distilled Vinegar, Water, No.1 Grade Mustard Seed, Salt, Turmeric,
Paprika, Spice, Natural Flavors and Garlic Powder.
-sw
I have never seen preservatives in mustard except for vinegar - a
necessary ingredient for all mustards.
Here's that French's mustard you won't buy:
Distilled Vinegar, Water, No.1 Grade Mustard Seed, Salt, Turmeric,
Paprika, Spice, Natural Flavors and Garlic Powder.
-sw
one bad skylark
New member
Julie Bove wrote:
I think it's for show, like a contest. In that sense it doesn't have to
make sense.
I've ended up with a lot of specific items. For certain items I'll go
to their place. If none are there I'll buy one at the next shopping
trip. One time my tweezers kept disappearing so I kept buying new ones.
One day my daughter asked why there was a pile of tweazers in her room.
I laughed and asked why she never returned them to their place and also
never looked where she left them the last time. The same has happened
with a few different items.
It also happened as my MIL got dementia. She didn't remember she had
certain items so she kept buying them at trips shopping. By the time
she died there were cleaning items in her fridge, canned goods in her
closet, stuff all over the place. She didn't do it deliberately and she
wasn't a hoarder. She just lost her memory over a span of a few years.
My wife gets some amazing deals on line. She got a large Kindle for the
price of a small one, even a free Bowflex once. I went over with her
how to figure out if a URL is legit and using that method she has done a
lot of surveys. Seems too risky to me but it works.
I think it's for show, like a contest. In that sense it doesn't have to
make sense.
I've ended up with a lot of specific items. For certain items I'll go
to their place. If none are there I'll buy one at the next shopping
trip. One time my tweezers kept disappearing so I kept buying new ones.
One day my daughter asked why there was a pile of tweazers in her room.
I laughed and asked why she never returned them to their place and also
never looked where she left them the last time. The same has happened
with a few different items.
It also happened as my MIL got dementia. She didn't remember she had
certain items so she kept buying them at trips shopping. By the time
she died there were cleaning items in her fridge, canned goods in her
closet, stuff all over the place. She didn't do it deliberately and she
wasn't a hoarder. She just lost her memory over a span of a few years.
My wife gets some amazing deals on line. She got a large Kindle for the
price of a small one, even a free Bowflex once. I went over with her
how to figure out if a URL is legit and using that method she has done a
lot of surveys. Seems too risky to me but it works.
jadee lovee
New member
"Jim Elbrecht" wrote in message
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I bought one cup of that in vanilla. Daughter took one bite, screamed, said
it was slimy and threw it out. She is very picky as to what she will eat.
Only a couple of brands and only the vanilla.
I don't personally like either. I try to only make things where sour cream
would be a garnish. Daughter and husband love the stuff but most of the
time if it is in a dish I can't eat it.
Yes, I guess it does freeze!
news:[email protected]...
I bought one cup of that in vanilla. Daughter took one bite, screamed, said
it was slimy and threw it out. She is very picky as to what she will eat.
Only a couple of brands and only the vanilla.
I don't personally like either. I try to only make things where sour cream
would be a garnish. Daughter and husband love the stuff but most of the
time if it is in a dish I can't eat it.
Yes, I guess it does freeze!
John Conner
New member
Ran?e at Arabian Knits wrote:
The ones I saw this past week were not large families. One had a baby the
other had no kids.
The ones I saw this past week were not large families. One had a baby the
other had no kids.
In article , [email protected] says...
You create a very negative impression of your daughter and husband by
what you say about their abnormal behaviour .
Janet
You create a very negative impression of your daughter and husband by
what you say about their abnormal behaviour .
Janet