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Don’t hate me ’cause I’m beautiful

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…however, feel perfectly free to despise me ’cause I’m a shelf-clearer!

Here’s the Wags total:  18 Nyquil;  6 Puff 200 count (free when you buy two Vicks 11/28 P&G); 10 boxes Quaker Oats ($1 q 9/12 rp);  1 Breathe Right (wags and $1.50 10/17 rp); Secret deodorant and Olay 2-bar box ($5 on both 10/31 P&G) and 7 Wags mouthwash.  The sale mouthwash was thrown in because DH and DS have decided that all the stockpile Crest mouthwash tastes like it was brewed by the devil…

So what’re my numbers?  I mean, what good are pretty pictures when the bottom line sucks donkey balls, right?  My OOP receipts total $26.41 and I have $45 in new RRs ($10 from Quaker & $35 leftover from Nyquil).  I can’t be bothered with math, ’cause math is hard (well that’s what Barbie says and that’s good enough for me!)…

Little Village (26th Street, Chicago)

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¡Hola!  DH decided he really needed a Maxwell Street Polish so off we went to Chicago on a frolicking detour.   Ate too much.  Next, a tour of Mexico, where we parked and I just had to run into the Wags to see if they had any Sinex – no shit, I did.  Well, they had some and I had rain checks and coupons but ran one test transaction and the RR didn’t print.  I had read it was a month-long RR, so was surprised, but at least I can drive there for my Sinex MM jones.

We also stopped at a panaderia (bakery) for …. stuff.  lots and lots and lots of … stuff.

Then, as if we didn’t have enough “stuff,” we stopped at the El Milagro tortilla “factory” and picked up 7 dozen tortillas for $2 and  $1.75 for a bag of the same chips they sell in whitepeoplesland for mucho dinero (I am fluent in food and money).

Oh, almost forgot the dozen tamales ($11) and the large container of pico de gallo.  Crap, just realized how much we spent – single-handedly floating the Little Village economy!

Why does BF shopping make me crazy(er)?

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Couldn’t figure out why today was such a bore.  Couldn’t see what all the hoopla was about.  Putting “Door Buster” and 60% off or more signs on everything doesn’t make it a deal.  My husband was talking on the way to the gym (and no, I was not going to work out, silly!  I just plop my fat ass in the steam room and cook the low-pressure way), about all the people on the news raving about what great deals they were getting.  He said that it’s the same thing I do day after day, and if people really wanted to save money they’d shop more like me.

That’s when it hit me that he was right (that in itself was a shocker, I’ll admit).  So that’s why the whole BF media blitz doesn’t work for me.  I prefer to shop during normal hours, in well-stocked stores, with clerks and cashiers readily available to answer questions and ring up sales in a timely fashion…none of which was happening today, bucky.

So tomorrow?  Hit another PetSmart or two, maybe a Hallmark store, possibly check out Target, but from now on, my deals are going to be made from the comfort of my own home (probably Amazon).  ’cause unless you’re running Black Friday shopping as a competitive sport, it ain’t worth it.

More Free Stuff

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If you can never get enough free stuff in the mail (cough* like me* cough), here’s a link for a sample of Vaseline Intensive Rescue (hope this guy sends for his real soon):

BF Shopping – ugh!

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Heading out shortly to pick up a few Black Friday “deals.”  First stop will be Jewel, since I’ve decided (finally!) to pick up a $100 Kohl’s gc and get the $20 Jewel cat.  Off to Kohl’s for an electric razor for DH (and Kohl’s Kash), then Carson’s to use the $10 off coupons from yesterday’s paper.  My only mandate is to keep the total as close to $10 as possible on regular-priced merchandise – can we say underwear for everyone?

by the way, the long schlong thong in the photo is BYOS (sausage)… And don’t forget to hit the PetSmarts around you with the $5 coupons; it only takes a minute and even if you don’t have a pet of your own, local shelters are always in need of food.

Free Birthday Cake

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Apparently you can get a mini Bundt cake for two on your birthday when you join the Patrón Social Club.  Hmmmm, well, why not?  Click here to register.  You get a choice of two flavors:  double dark chocolate chunk or orange almond (my choice).  Don’t forget to have a separate email account set up for all this freebie stuff, unless you love getting emails.

Life in the backwards lane

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I was reminded of the the singer/songwriter Melanie this morning – learned she has a last name:  Safka!  A favorite song has always been Look What They Done to My Song, Ma.  Always loved the line:  wish I could find a good book to live in …

So, if you could actually climb into a book, which one(s) would you choose and why.  I’ll go first, ’cause it’s my site:  either Bet Me or Maybe Next Time by Jennifer Crusie.  While my favorite book is Pride and Prejudice, I can’t say I would do well in a male-dominated world with no indoor plumbing and no pain meds.

A quick bit of advice:  If you click on the link to You Tube, you will probably get sucked into all Melanie’s songs so post your comments first!