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Sign up for cheap sausage

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Other than “If it’s free, it’s for me,” my oft-repeated mantra is “REGISTER, register, register” for every damned newsletter or site that will have you.  Don’t want your email cluttered up with junk?  Course not, which is why most people have a zillion email accounts.  Here’s a nice site that I joined a few months back for cheap sausage:  al fresco chicken sausages.  I’ve picked these up on sale at Meijer for a buck a pack – current coupon is only a buck, not the two buck one from last fall, but once you’re on the list who knows what they’ll surprise us with?

Panda Express freebie

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PITA and I (yeah snow day) picked up our free lunch today, courtesy of Panda Express.  I’ll admit that I haven’t eaten at this chain in about 15 or so years, just about the time they were entering the Chicago market…there was so much orange grease on my plate I walked out and never returned.  Obviously with a memory like that, it would just about take a free meal to get me to return.  Here’s a picture of the little boxes that the Firecracker Chicken came in.  I put the tissue in for size comparison, ’cause these boxes are really tiny. And hot!!  Don’t get me wrong, I adore hot food and heavily spice up my cooking with peppers, but this stuff is crazy hot!  How hot you might ask?  So hot that they probably had to get clearance from the Wheaton Fire Department before putting it on the menu; so hot that they keep fire extinguishers in the bathroom; so hot…well, you get the drift.

Actual price of this single entree is $3.  Would I go back?  Depends… It’s not a giant container, and adding rice is another two bucks.  Taking it home (with your own rice) would be one alternative, but then you still have only enough for one person, when any self-respecting Chinese restaurant container would be about 2 1/2 to 3 times more.  My advice is that if people in your group want to eat there, go along, but don’t make it your first choice.

Pre-Blizzard Run

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Normally, I’d just stay home, but my toner cartridge was empty!!  Since this could easily wind up being the biggest tragedy of the week, I braved the elements.

First stop was Office Depot where they sucked $73 out of my wallet.  grrrrr  Well, I’ll have to make it up somewhere.

Wags, to check out my Splenda special order and burn some RRs.  Well, the order was due on the 3:30 shipment and frankly, I wasn’t going to hang around.  kwim?   So picked up another Arnicare for DH who is old, tired and weak – you can tell him I said so …  Got another 12 of the Snackerz and threw in a BOGO on the Stress B-complex vitamins  (had a $1/1 coupon) ’cause being married is so very stressful.  Tossed in a pocket tissue for filler, used a $10 Sinex RR and paid $1.73.  Got back $6 RR for the Arnicare.

Dominicks to burn some expiring RRs:  Picked up 3 of the boneless pork chops wrapped separately so I could use 3 of the $1 pork mfr coupons from Jewel a few months ago (exp. 11/15); 1 small RR chuck roast ($2 q) and 1 porterhouse ($2 q); 2 lbs of the sale asparagus; 4 pounds of ruby red grapefruit; 6 1/2 pounds of honey tangerines; 18-ct eggs (supercoupon) and 2 loaves of Asiago cheese bread.  Total came to something crazy high, but after coupons we were at $29.52 (.51 was tax).  Handed over 2 $10 RRs, a $6 RR and a $3 and .52 cents.

The comedy portion of this trip was being told by the cashier that he could only take RRs for things that Dominicks sells (?).  He checked with his supervisor and was told that as long as it scanned, they could take it.  None of the $10 RRs from the appetite spray would scan, so handed over a P&G and a Joint Juice and we were good to go. Got a call from a reader that another Dominicks told her that she could only use one $2 RR coupon per order, even though the cashier could not point to the wording on the coupon where it said so…

Oh, and got another coupon booklet.

Couponers don’t play Lotto, we play Dominicks!

the sky is falling, the sky is falling…

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Just got a call from a reader who stopped at the Woodridge Dominicks a few minutes ago to pick up some steaks:  The store is wiped out!  She saw maybe 20 packages of butter, 12 gallons of milk,  only organic eggs, no RR porterhouse steaks (pretty much all the meat gone) with the frozens cleared out (two little pizzas sitting in an endcap).

is there snow predicted?

I R a copycat

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I was scoping out MUM (but in a wholesome way, pc way) and saw this cool DIY chocolate holiday house for $1.99 with free shipping.  Well, I know when I see one deal like this there’s bound to be more…so I also put the free gingerbread house in the cart and the gingerbread ornaments….OK, and then I threw in a stone cleaner for DH’s grill…and then saw this weird thing…Bondage stuffing!  or something like this.  Please DO NOT EMAIL me that this is the greatest thing since the Twinkie, okay?   why is that bird all dark brown but the stuffing’s bright yellow?  looks strange.  and kinky…

Brain Bits (or drains)

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thought i already posted this….dumbass…While checking through coupons.com for those wonderful Snackerz coupons, I noticed that there were some that make sense to print now:  a $1/1 Athenos coupon on humus, baked pita chips or Greek yogurt. Now this yogurt goes on sale pretty regularly, so print now and wait.  I also printed out a few of the Valentine-themed coupons ($1/2 Mars Valentine’s Day among others), since these will definitely be free or MMs at Wags or Target before they expire.

Although husband did comment why are you making me print out all these candy coupons?  Don’t we have enough already?  Well, yeah, but see, he confuses buying candy and spending money with buying candy and getting overage.  Silly DH, couponing is for grown-ups!

Free Lunch

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free if you’re willing to eat it in downtown Chicago…outside…on Wednesday, February 2nd, that is…

The Third Annual Punxsutawney Plunge

  • When:
    February 2nd : 11:30 a.m.
    February 2nd : 12:30 p.m.
    February 2nd : 1:30 p.m.
  • Price:
    Free
  • Venue:
    South Water Kitchen
    225 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago, IL, 60601
  • Phone:
    312-236-9300 (Phone)
  • View Website
  • Description:

    Bundle up for this third annual party in honor of Groundhog Day. How it works: Reserve a spot for one of three seatings on the patio. Dishes include chicken pot pie and grilled cheese with tomato bisque; lunch comes with hot coffee or tea.

done stoled this story from the Trib

High value Tasteful Selections coupons

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Just saw on Hip2Save that there is a $2/1 Tasteful Selections Baby Potatoes on coupons.com (right side bar).  She posts that you need to use zip 93035, but that one’s played out, so just use your local zip code. I used mine, 60532 and was able to print out one, then it switched to .50/1 – the rat bastards.  I do not see these as being carried in the Chicagoland area as yet:  Public and Kroger stores are mentioned.  If you want to take a chance, they sound tasty (fresh, in produce section); coupon expires 4/30/2011, so maybe????

Dryer sheets kills bugs

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Here’s something interesting from the January 26th Trib “People’s Pharmacy” section:

Q You’ve had questions on how to get rid of cockroaches. A simple way to get rid of them and other insects is to place a few fabric-softener sheets around your home in the corners, on the floors and on the kitchen counters behind appliances.

I guarantee that soon there will be no insects. Some chemical in these dryer sheets really irritates and kills bugs.

A Several years ago, an e-mail circulated on the Internet claiming that fabric-softener sheets could repel ants, yellow jackets and other insects. Skeptics scoffed.

Now, scientists at Kansas State University have determined that Bounce fabric-softener dryer sheets actually do repel adult fungus gnats (HortScience online, Dec. 1, 2010).

The scientists also analyzed the dryer sheets and found that they contain linalool, a pleasant-smelling compound naturally found in basil, lavender and marjoram. This compound is known to be toxic to certain mites and other insects.

We were not able to find any data on cockroaches, but we appreciate your suggestion. We welcome comments and research reports from other readers.

icky, icky, icky, icky, icky, icky, icky…..ick to infinity…and beyond

It’s your family’s fault you’re FAT!

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And now ladies and gentlemen, we have proof!  A New York Time’s article published a few weeks ago shows that people with a family history of alcoholism were 30-40% more likely to be obese (women were actually 50%).

So now I have a great idea for a T-shirt:  Yeah, I’m fat, but it’s my ___________‘s fault. waddya think?