The Day Target Died – again

By now I’m sure you’ve all read about the massive shutdown of Target registers on Saturday.

There must be something about June 15th that makes Target’s computers want to take the day off.

Exactly five years after a massive outage caused Target’s checkout systems to go down across the country, leaving customers waiting in long lines trying to pay for their purchases, it happened again on Saturday. And shoppers who stuck it out were richly rewarded with snacks, free gift cards, and war stories to tell their grandchildren someday. Read the Coupons in the News article here.

Jewel clearance shopping

Stopped at Jewel to pick up the sale brie using those $2 coupons in Sunday’s paper.  Handed out some and left a stack for other people (don’t worry, I kept plenty for myself!).  While there, they wheeled out the clearance cart!  It hasn’t made an appearance in many weeks, since they started the remodeling so what a surprise, and especially on a Sunday, but so much stuff was piling up…  I picked up Perrier for 50¢, boxes of Papa Nicholas cold brew coffee (French Roast) for $1.74 each and lots more.  They had bags of coffee, but even I won’t drink light roast Donut Shop or Maple Bacon, even at $1.74. Those Campbell soups and chili were all under a buck, so if you have a $1 JFU personalized coupon off any soup, check your store (I didn’t have it on my account).

Freezer clearance end cap was full of these KidFresh products and there’s a 75¢ Ibotta with a limit 5!  As I was scanning the boxes a $2 cat printed out, so I used that, too!  Since the pasta was only .98 (and I got 5), it was a money maker!  Check your JFU digital coupons, since both PITA and I have a $2 off KidFresh and the Chicken Nuggets are $2.14!  We each got back $3.75 in our Ibotta accounts and some very cheap nuggets.

Need allergy meds cheap? Amazon!

Well, it finally caught up with me – allergies – so I tried generic Zyrtec which had limited relief.  Generic Benadryl is what the dog takes now but I’m putting her back on generic Claritin ’cause this stuff makes her dopey.  Checked the prices at Osco and about flipped.  Trust me, B1B1 50% off ain’t no bargain!  Naturally, Dollar Tree was my go-to, but they were pretty much wiped out of all allergy meds, so I hit Amazon and found I could get a year’s worth of generic Claritin delivered tomorrow for $12.99 (or less with subscribe & save)!    If you’re in the same pickle, order any of these generics and get it tomorrow for no extra cash!  Here’s a few links.

GoodSense Allergy Relief Loratadine Tablets, 10 mg, 365 Count

Kirkland Signature Non Drowsy Allerclear Loratadine Tablets, Antihistamine, 10mg, 365-Count

Kirkland Signature Aller-Tec Cetirizine HCL 10 mg/Antihistamine Tablets – 365 Tablets per Bottle

ValuMeds 24-Hour Allergy Medicine (300-Count) Antihistamine for Pollen, Hay Fever, Dry, Itchy Eyes, Allergies | Cetirizine HCl 10mg Caplets

Basic Care All Day Allergy Cetirizine Hcl Tablets, 10 mg, 300 Count

Kirkland Signature Allergy Medicine Diphenhydramine HCI 25 mg – 600 Minitabs

GenCare – Allergy Relief Medicine | Antihistamine Diphenhydramine HCl 25mg (600 Tablets Per Bottle) Value Pack

Saving the World – Tap Dance Opera

Presented by Chicago Tap Theatre, Saving the World is Chicago Tap Theatre’s first all-new story show since 2016’s award-winning Time Steps and 2017’s box office smash Changes. Featuring an original score and live music, and from the creative team behind Time Steps, comes a show with high-stakes drama, witty choreography and thundering rhythms about arrogance, demagogues and the end of the world. CTT Writer-in-Residence (and creator of the world-wide Slam Poetry genre) Marc Kelly Smith weaves a brand new tale of the near future in this world premiere. As a corporation begins to aid those hit by ever-increasing natural disasters, a collision between helping those who need it most and profiting mightily from them is looming. Throughout the performance, tap dancers, with the aid of video projection, embody the natural disasters, including tornadoes and tsunamis.  Goldstar tickets are only $22.50 for performance dates the last two weeks of June.

Willie Nelson Outlaw Fest: Goldstar tkts

Willie Nelson is on the road again, and when you’ve got the living legend as your headliner, you’ve got some big names coming along for the ride. The latest edition of Nelson’s Outlaw Festival at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park is set to feature the Red-Headed Stranger himself, of course, along with The Avett Brothers, Alison Krauss, Dawes, Old Crow Medicine Show and the Grateful Dead’s Phil Lesh. And lest you think Willie’s been resting on his many laurels as an actor, author, activist and Americana singer-songwriter, he put out not one, but two new albums in 2018. The highly-acclaimed Last Man Standing debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard country charts, and his 68th studio release, a collection of Great American Songbook classics called My Way, won Nelson his 13th Grammy Award. Goldstar tickets to this June 28th show start at only $20.