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Workin’ World

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Sorry I haven’t posted anything yet today.  A friend asked me to watch her puppy store for a couple of hours.  Well, the doctor visit went on and on (surprise!) and she didn’t return until after 2.  Luckily she had prepared a “cheat sheet” for me with breeds, ages and prices, ’cause I sure wouldn’t know the difference between a daschund and a doberman.  Well, maybe those I do….  Naturally, The Crazy Bus Company was operating a full schedule, dropping off riders (can I use the washroom – NO; want to buy some….. – NO; do you carry fish …. – NO) throughout the entire time.  There is a reason, peeps, why I am not in the service industry – I suck at it!

Yes, some of the puppies she sells look like these (this is a stock photo).  But these ones I know are Yorkies.  well, at least the one with the erect ears I know is… boy, i’m sad.

FDA food recalls

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I signed up for email alerts from the FDA on all sorts of odd things, among them food safety issues (which is not odd).  Today I received recall notices on two cheese companies.  Read the short alerts and here. In the race to get things to market, common sense and food safety precautions seem to have been left behind.  Comments, anyone?

Free deserts!

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Take a free Fruit Smoothie container from Dominicks, glop in some free Cool Whip from Jewel (we are a non-discriminating grocery household) and what do you have to go with your $1.93 Culinary Circle pizzas?  Yummy deserts.  Take the pineapple/mango one, drain out the pineapple juice (OK, I just drank it, are you happy now?), glop some Cool Whip on the bottom of a fancy glass, toss in the pineapple, pour the mango puree over and toss another glop of Cool Whip in top.  Easy peasy and looks like you spent seconds.

Jewel Pots and Pans update

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I’ve heard from people who were unable to get their stamps because the total was zero (think Ken’s dressing or the Kraft cheese deal) after coupons but before tax.  This seems to be a glitch in the registers, so make sure you keep your receipts and head over to CS and have them issue the stamps.  One reader was told that she was not owed stamps “Since you used coupons.”  Which, as we all know, is the fallback line of the Stupids.  Since the cashiers initial each redeemed receipt, an unmarked receipt should be proof enough for CS.

Free Cheese is Good Cheese! UPDATE

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Here is the link to print the Kraft buy 5 get $5 off.  (Thanks CW) Today’s print would give you an exp. of 10/1/10.  Bound to link up soon, so free or almost-free cheese.  Free cheese is good cheese!  Don’t forget to print the first coupon, then hit the back key for one more.  Each computer can print two coupons, so if you have access to more than one computer (even if linked to the same printer), you can print out two from each.

Jewel’s new ad has the Kraft natural chunks and shredded not only on sale for 2/$4, but also part of the Buy 5 get $5 OYNO.  So you buy 5, pay $10 and use your $5 coupon.  Pay $5 and get back $5, so your actual OOP is … what’s the word we love?  FREE!

Another freebie is the Cool Whip 8 oz. container at 5/$5 sooooooo FREE!  No coupons available for this one and you can’t use the Kraft $5/5 as a MM, since it is specifically good on dairy products.  My guess is that it would still work (if it’s coded for the same family), but wouldn’t be ethical.  Yes,even I do have some standards, low though they may be.  Since the deals, worked legitimately, are always so fantastic, why blow your relationship with your store’s personnel?  Another way to put it:  Do you want to be known as the coupon genius who always gets it right or watch her, she’ll try to cheat.

Tribune conflicting stories?

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I’m sitting here reading the front page of the on-line Chicago Tribune and notice a stupid article on how the eat locally food movement is hurting the big farms (read conglomerates)!  Yeah, stupid, like I said.  Slightly over is a link to a story on a German conglomerate that falsified origination information on honey they export here – it’s actually from China.  Does anyone else see the irony here? If you purchase honey from a local bee keeper, it’s not likely the bees are vacationing elsewhere; same with produce from a farmer’s market (although I do like my traveling bananas).  I don’t see what the big deal is with buying stuff in season – can anyone honestly claim to like January tomatoes?

Unless and until I win the lottery (send winning numbers here before the drawing) and can set up a nice greenhouse, I’ll stick with peaches in the summer.

Groupon Oddities

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Why I keep looking at these “deals” I don’t know – maybe for the wtf value?  Today’s deal is for a two-month gym membership for $70, which is suuuch a good deal because it includes the usual $79(!) monthly fee and a $25 termination fee (double !!).   Seems like every gym membership I see has monthly rates for around $35 with no contracts or termination fees.   Maybe I should just post the daily Groupon under a Today’s Laugh Riot category.

Groupon today

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I’ll periodically post Groupon deals here, but mainly I don’t think they’re any real bargain for us suburbanites.  First, they primarily target the downtown Chicago establishments and second, who the hell pays these kinds of prices in the first place?  Oh, right, the downtown Chicago people!  Go figure… Anyway, today’s deal is for 61% off a 30 minute facial and 30 minute massage.  The actual total is $45, which isn’t too shabby for a total of one hour’s worth of services, but their “retail” figure of $115?  It is to laugh.  ha ha  I actually find the deals shown on the right hand side bar to be better values.

Target razor MM

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Kim just reported on this great deal at Target:

I know  this is last minute but the deal is good through tomorrow (8/28)….Target has a great deal on women’s Schick Quattro 3-pack of disposable razors. (The purple ones ONLY.)  They are on sale for $5.49….I had many $3 MQ [7/25 S] and also $2 Target Q’s[8/22 SS] on any Schick Quattro razors….they were both from Sunday inserts but can’t tell you which ones…not THAT organized!).  Any-hoo….through tomorrow, if you buy 2, you get a $5 gift card.  Pay $.98 and get $5.  Soooo, I bought 6 packs…(18 razors), paid $3 and got $15 back!  Very fun!  Came home to find I have more Q’s…Ugh!  I feel compelled to go back tomorrow…..can never be too smooth, right?

Thanks, Kim.  I’ll probably head over there tomorrow evening.  It’s not like I have a real social life, after all.  I still have a bunch of those gift cards from one of the other razor deals (maybe Hydro?), so eventually I’ll be putting out cash.  Well, maybe not…

Pan giveaway update – 2 down, 63 to go

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Ok, so yes I like the CC pizza.  very much.  A big thanks to the folks at CW for figuring out the price points to get the best final price are sets of 2, 4, 6 and 7 pizzas.  I wanted to get the best price without sacrificing my $10 stickers, so added 7 of the Ken’s dressings to the order (remember I’m not actually paying for them, since I have the $1 coupons).  Total was over $20 excluding tax, however, the total amount calculated on the receipt was $18.50.  This was because the $2 survey coupon brought down the total to under the $20 threshold.  Manufacturer coupons = good; store coupons = BAD.   So, from now until January 12, 2011, forget about those stupid $2 surveys; they’re a losing proposition.  Same goes for those “Spend $50 get $5 off” cats.  They now = BAD.  Our freezers are now so full that we’re ripping the pizzas out of the boxes before attempting freezer tetris.  Happy stuffing your fat faces!