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Yeehah! I won the email lottery – so long suckers!

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and never even knew I had registered…

Just gotta love Hotmail if only for the sheer volume of crap they allow into your inbox.  Doesn’t matter what filters you have, they always let some stuff through.  Example:

Dear: Beneficiary,

OCEANIC BANK INT' PLC, in conjunction with Common Wealth Organization is
giving grants to selected people all over the world towards the pursue
of ONE(1)
GOAL PROJECT, and also for Poverty Elevation Program all over the
world.

Hence, we at OCEANIC BANK INT' PLC Nigeria, decided to seek for people email
address with our EMAIL SEEK DATABASE. More than Five Million Email Address
was put into Raffle Draw, of which your Email Address is one of the email that
has won this raffle draw.

However, it is our duty to officially inform you that your email has won the
sum of $780,000.00 USD SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS in your favor.

An Inter-Switch ATM Card with a fund worth $780,000.00 USD has been
accredited in your favor by Oceanic Bank Of Nigeria plc.

Your Personal Identification Number are ATM-4278763100030014. The ATM Card
has a daily withdrawal limit of $5,000.00 USD per Day.

You are advised to contact Dr. John Aboh DIRECTOR ON FOREIGN COMMITTEE
ATM PAYMENT with the details bellow:

1 Full Name:
2 Age:
3 Sex:
4 Occupation:
5 Phone Number:
6 Delivery Address:
7 Country of Residence:

Dr. John Aboh
[email protected]
Tel: +234 807 316 9910

This is to ensure that you receive your ATM-CARD grant Award on time to avoid
delay.

And you are also advise to keep your grant award information secret, until
you receive your ATM CARD. This is to avoid the issue of double claims.

Regards,
Dr. John Aboh,
OCEANIC BANK INT' PLC.
COMMON WEALTH ORGANISATION

betting Nigeria here, but I could be wrong. Thought I’d share this with you all, even if I’m supposed to keep this information secret…you wouldn’t steal my claim, would you?

Voice of Anorexia Dies

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Obviously this is not an illness with which I am very familiar… This is more of a public service announcement (or PSA to be trendy).

Isabelle Caro died last month at the age of 28.  When this photo was shot in 2007 she weighed about 59 pounds.  I chose the “black bars” photo, but honestly?  there is nothing sexy at all about her puny little deflated water balloons.  Nasty, scary and tragic.

Now excuse me while I figure out ways to add Super Weight-On to PITA’s meals.

GMA Extreme Couponing Segment

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Saw this on the news, so thought I’d post the link.  My take?  First woman is loony tunes, pure and simple, Nathan (WUC) seems to have a deodorant fixation, third woman coupons to enough of an extent that it bothers her husband.  Mind you, the third woman may just have a problem because her husband doesn’t see why you need to buy 5 tubes of toothpaste, or something as simple as that.

And you know what?  A real hoarder would not have all that Campbell’s soup – it would be either Healthy Choice or Progresso….just sayin’  Now if I can figure out a way to watch the episode on TLC online (since we ditched the dish).  Extreme Couponing (starring four shopaholics – their words) starts tomorrow, December 29th.

movie out of stock – please hold – someone will be with you shortly – rinse and repeat

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This is something that should almost be posted on April 1:  Sears is now competing with Netflix and Blockbuster Express for its share of online movie market profits.  Really?  Here’s a link to the Trib Breaking News story.

Honestly, you just can’t make up this stuff!   You want to understand online frustration with Sears, read about MUM’s experiences trying to use a Sears gc given her to use and post about Sears online shopping.  Hey, Rachel!  Maybe you should use the gc remainder on this?  hahahaha

Ooh, and more Sears online screw-ups!  Read this Breaking Story about 1/2 price gift cards!  Why do I always read about this stuff too late to use it?  Oh, wait, we’re talking Sears, right?  Well, who could use it anyway?

Laugh Riot

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A few years ago my DH received a “frantic” call from his mother – apparently some cousins had received a phone call from Mexico saying that he had been kidnapped and was being held for ransom.  Easily answered by saying “Mom, don’t you think I would have mentioned going off to Mexico?”

In the same vein is the following article from the New York Times’ David Pogue on a typical wire-me-funds scam that has a rather different ending … read all the comments, for even more laughs…

Giveaways – not mine!

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Everyone seems to be jumping on the cheapskate wagon lately… and I really have to start going through my email!

I see that Lands’ End has a giveaway currently going on through Facebook.   “Like” them and enter to win one of 100 $25 gift cards.   Contest is through December 27th and the winners will be announced the 30th.

Marathon Gas has a Buy $20 worth of gas for $10 (so “giving” $10).  This is from a new site called CBSlocal.  Limit one card/voucher per account; card will mailed within three weeks.  Hurry, ’cause they seem to have a limited number of cards available.

See any other goodies out there, post a comment or email me and share the wealth.

Wags MM?

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Checking through sites, I stopped on Iheartwags.  Score! I see that Wags will once again have the Nyquil RR dealio – which might tie in nicely with the $4 Sinex coupon in this Sunday’s lonely P&G insert.  That’s right, our old friend Buy $15 get $5 Buy $20 get $10 is back!  There is no way of knowing (’cause the ad shows few products), but if the 20 ct (or bonus 24) of the Sinex Day- and Nyquil are included, we are talking some serious cash back…which means we only use those $25 Jewel gift cards on tax!

Buy 4 Nyquil/Dayquil products for $20 ($5/1), pay with $16 in coupons and four bucks in folding green and get back $10 in RRs.  Over $5 MM on each transaction.  I’ve checked  various eBay auctions and prices are still pretty cheap, but again, if you can’t use them they’re expensive…

I’m Baaack!

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Well, slacked off a bit today, ’cause it’s my birthday!  Age?  Well, dirt was here first, but not by much…

Hit a few stores, but nothing special.  Stopped at the puppy shop and ended up spending over an hour.  Don’t worry, DH, no more dogs or puppies.  i swear!  well, for now...

Hit the Target Greatland in Yorktown and it wasn’t bad at all.  Yes, they had lots of shoppers, but even more clerks wandering around.  I actually liked the t-shirts they were all wearing.  I’d get a job there but 1) I’m sure the t-shirts would be all gone and 2) I suck at customer service (yeah, those pants DO make your butt look big…)  Went in through the back and out the same so easy-peasy shopping trip.

If you’re doing the Target Tango, clip those Energizer battery coupons from prior months ’cause they expire 12/31 – the 12/12 s ones expire 1/31/1011.

I got some nice birthday emails from people with congratulations.  Rachel conveniently “forgot” so offered me my choice of Garden Delight or hummus.  (the good thing about hanging with couponers is also the bad thing – no surprises).

I’ll probably post only a few more times tonight, but tomorrow I’ll be back up to my usual snark…

Why does anyone even bother?

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with Dominicks, that is….but first – – –

picked up some more wonderful (Fannie May) chocolate toffee from Hallmark, together with this great card.  Not sure, but I think it’s too good to mail.  Another pound or so of fudge from Fannie May and elastic waist pants, I’m a comin’.

Wasn’t going to drive to Butera for a couple of lousy pancake mixes (especially since I picked up the free cases at Meijer), but found myself driving past there, so stopped in.  You have to understand that many, many years ago (pull up a chair, it’s going to be a while…), before I drifted over to the couponing darkside, I would hit Butera ever week or two because they used to have the most fantastic “deals” on almost-expired products.  Yes, in hindsight that’s pathetic… Check the pancake aisle and see the small containers for 1.19 and the 1.99 size with an empty space.  Grab two of the puny ones and head up to customer service, where I ask to scan for a price check – 1.19.  hmmm.  Tell the girl that I thought they were on sale for .99.  She calls someone and then starts going through the paper, but doesn’t see it.  I tell her that it’s on sale in the Piggly Wiggly ad and (she cuts me off here to saw that they’re not the Pig).  I know, but someone purchased it and they’re on sale here.  (Again interrupt…)  Sometimes the online ads are (so I interrupted her to say that if she would stop interrupting me I could complete my sentences.)  Well, she gets huffy and I know she’s about to say we don’t have it on sale when an older woman comes up behind us and says “That’s the small one.  It’s the larger one on sale, but we don’t have any.”  So I say thank you and hit the road.  And go to my nice, clean, well-mannered Jewel, where I placed a special order for another two cases of the Manischewitz chicken broth and get some more free bakery bread and bananas.  -insert happy dance here- cue Peanuts song

Dominicks, sigh.  All I wanted from you was a few, a precious few, Reese’s cups and some Purina One puny little bags of dog and cat food and the free Pepsi Max.  sadly, it was not to be…First they told me I couldn’t use the candy coupons without buying some first (even if it works on the register) and then they tried to mark down the $2 Purina coupons to .99.  Now, I’m not going for overage here, I was using 1 coupon on 2 bags, but the day they mark down a coupon and then submit it for the reduced amount...well, I’ll eat my hat.  So subtract the candy…subtract the dog and cat food….give me back my coupons and oh, yeah, thanks for the Pepsi Max.  Dominicks should really start worrying about their next generation of customers:  the current crop appears to be roughly 108.

So that’s it for my wonderful shopping.  The sun’ll come up, tomorrow, bet your…

Today’s excursions

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Our first mistake stop was the SuperTarget to dump a bunch of coupons (well, at least I’m being honest).  Good news is that the Air Wick candles that were $2.99 are on clearance for $2.54 – unfortunately, I had one coupon ’cause they had lots on the end cap.  Here’s the loot:  4 boxes of cuties ($1 coupons); 4 Beneful dinner ($2 coupons); 3 NYC polish (Target & All You coupons); 21 Eveready batteries, assorted types ($1 coupons 10/3 and 11/21); 24 Wonka Bars on clearance for $1.38 (IP coupons).  Total came to $98+.   Seriously…after coupons we were at $19.69, so I burned a few of my many gift cards… The last time I was at Target I had problems with some coupons (hahahaha), not coming off.  The supervisor, Dennis, was very helpful and made the deal work.  This time, not so helpful.  The only coupons that wouldn’t come off were 3 Target coupons for the nail polish, so the cashier called him over and surprisingly enough, he remembered me.  Made some comment about coupon problems again (which I chose to consider a joke) and then retreated to the wall where he started talking on his little walkie-talkie about the customer at register 11 giving them problems with coupons, had been there before with coupons, etc.  And definitely loud enough for me (and anyone else who actually gave two shits about him) to hear.  I mentioned to the cashier that if he didn’t moderate his tone he was going to have a close personal contact with my fist.  Actually thought about using the red phone, but you know what?  Sometimes the best revenge is to have my legitimate coupons bring the total down from $100 to zip, knowing that I’m walking out the store and he ain’t…

Next we tried to get more fudge at another Fannie May:  they were all out, too.  sigh… Hallmark at Danada Square doesn’t carry the assortment of chocolate candy that others do (made by Fannie May, conveniently), double sigh... stopped at Wendy’s for burger, chicken nuggets, two fries:  $2.14 (spending money like a drunken sailor).

Last stop was Jewel to check on my special order of chicken broth.  Yeah!  it was in, so got my 12, along with 5 more hummus, 3 tortillas, cilantro, peppers and a loaf of rosemary/olive oil bread.  Total after coupons was $10.07, so burned a few RRs and forked over $3.07.  Gah!!!!! everyone wants my money!