Apparently Harris Teeter (a chain of grocery stores located in the south) requires not only your name and address for their VIC loyalty program, but also a driver’s license or other government-issued ID. A store spokesperson claims that this is necessary to thwart double-dipping by customers with more than one card and that no one outside the company sees that info, it’s never shown to the cashier and it is protected. pbbbbbbbb
I don’t know if you’ve seen this before; it was on the back cover of the Selling It section of the current Consumers Reports. There seem to be some serious deficiencies not only in the school curriculum, but also in the proof-reading department. Unless they actually are training sex trade workers…
The president of a company called “the Blue Waters Group” said the mistake was not made by the city or the schools. He said the ad was proofed by 4 people and the typo got by all of them. which somehow makes it even sadder…
Wonder if this is a local hotel:
Well, this is just great news. Even people who use “buttery spread” the rest of the year need butter for their holiday baking. The tainted stuff was found in Texas, not up here, but are we now in for another round of scary food stories? Click here for the Trib article.
Saw this earlier on MUM (who got it from SD – boy we are an incestuous group!), that there is a $1/1 Borden pdf coupon you can gather here as a “friend of Elsie.” Nice thing is that 1) you can store it without printing, if no deals ever come up and 2) it’s good until 2/28/2011, so much better chance of a deal!
The picture contains: 1 Air Wick candle (2.99 with $3 coupon); 3 pairs of sleep shorts (clearance 1.98 used $10 sleepwear Target q); 22 Purina Whisker Lickins’ (11 $2/2 coupons on .89 product); men’s undershirts (6 value pack); 2 bonus size men’s Vaseline (mfr and Target Qs); 4 Friskies (mfr and Target Qs).
OOP was $10.30, but then I got back a $5 gift card for the Vaseline, so let’s say $5.30 spent, of which almost $4 was tax!
Way back in the dark ages (1990’s), there was a woman who published a series of newsletters, which then were compiled into a total of three volumes called The Tightwad Gazette I, II, and III. Eventually the three were combined into one large volume. I picked these up for retail! at the old Kroch’s & Brentano’s bookstores (remember them? I used to spend much of my paycheck there).
I took one off the shelf last night because I needed to make some yogurt (no freebies lately) and that got me wondering what had become of the author, Amy Dacyczyn. Here’s an interview clip I found on Savvy Housekeeping. Enjoy. I absolutely luv that house! If you happen to come across this book at a garage sale or can get it from your library, do so. This is, quite honestly, a book to purchase and keep as a reference guide. If you do want to purchase through Amazon, the complete compilation is pretty cheap (considering it was published 15 years ago!).
Breaking news on the Chicago Trib site claims Groupon has turned down Google’s bid of between $5 and $6 billion, preferring to remain independent. I’m certain when the Groupon people sober up they’ll be in touch…
Just got back from a scouting trip to Jewel, searching for the best way to use that $20 store cat (from gc deal). Here’s what I found: cheap meat (woo hoo)! Took the $4 off ones, then spotted the $5/25 coupon on Stockman & Dakota meat in the “Holiday Joy Made Easy” booklets by the front door, so off to grab more. You’re looking at: 7 packages of steaks, mostly Delmonicos; 2 18-ct cartons of large eggs; 2 cans of Hills Bros. cappuccino mix ($3.99 mark down). Subtotal was $78+ then the fun started…2 $4 wts on coffee; each steak was marked with a $4 or $3 clearance sticker; $5/25 Stockman & Dakota coupon; $20 store cat; finally $15 in RRs, which left me paying $2.35 OOP. Since I only “paid” about $6.50 for that $15 in RRs, the correct way to account for this would be an OOP of slightly less than $8. I like my $2.35 figure more…
Apparently Starbucks is ending its 12 year “relationship” with Kraft, which means what? How about: no Starbucks in Kraft cat deals! Ahhhhh! Read the Trib article here:
Melissa contacted me with the news that her house has been hit hard by the flu – for the past month (people throwing up is not something you want to prolong, people). Since it doesn’t seem to be going away, she’s afraid to come out to receive the prize and wants to allow another person to win. Thanks for your consideration, Melissa…
The new winner is……BETH!!!!! (please don’t forget to slip the PITA a gratuity)
I have not yet received a response from Melissa; I’ve extended the deadline to tomorrow at 5 pm; after that I’ll be selecting a new winner.
And we have a winner!! Melissa (who longs to be not pregnant) was selected using our highly scientific method of having the PITA pick a name. I defy anyone to do a better job. In the unlikely event that Melissa doesn’t contact me by Sunday morning, I’ll have the PITA choose again. I like these giveaways, so now I’m working on another…
Putting this out early enough for Christmas, too late for Chanukah, too bad… I have a complete, new desktop aquarium to give out. It’s an Aqueon Mini Bow 1 Aquarium and comes with these items:
Mini Bow Quiet Flow Filter and Cartridge
7 Watt Incandescent Bulb
Aquarium Set-up and Care Guide
Water Conditioner
Premium Fish Food
I think I have more “stuff” to add to this package, but not sure what. Set sells for about $50 (including shipping) on eBay; not sure of “retail” price. Just comment on this post and you might win! Giveaway period ends on Friday at 5 pm, when the PITA will draw a winner. Note: You must be able to meet with me to accept this, as the shipping costs would be pretty high. unless you are crazy enough to pay your own shipping….
