I received this e-mail from Cyndi who is requesting expired coupons to send to our troops. If you can help her, please follow the instructions on the e-mail below. If anyone can help, she would greatly appreciate it.
Hi judy sorry it has taken so long to get back to you,but my computer went down over holiday weekend , computer was fixed then my yahoo went down , when it rains it pours !!!!!! As you know I am trying to collect ONE MILLION COUPONS FOR military families both here and abroard, COUPS 4 TROOPS 10640 CARPENTER AVE, HASTINGS FL. 32145.
I am also trying to get donations such as magazines ( car, atv, golf, tennis, etc.) or paperback books,( mystery, crime, adventure, etc ) joke books , wordsearch,crosswrdpuzzle or things such as dental floss
toothpaste, toothbrushes, etc. have not had any luck with any companies willing to help. Also asking for people willing to sponser a box which is 12.95 exactly what the postoffice charges to send a 12x12x 6 box, I will fill it with the donations and fill out all custom papers, It seems our men and women are out of sight , out of mind POTLUCKANY SOLDIER, 10640 CARPENTER AVE, HASTINGS FL. 32145.If you have any questions feel free to call 386-328-9957.Thank you Cyndi
Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
I'M BACK FROM MIAMI AND I KNOW COUPONERS DON'T SHOP THERE
I just got back from Miami and I can tell you one thing...couponers don't live there. Before I headed down there on Thursday, I stopped at three Walgreens trying to do the Maalox deal. Every single shelf was wiped clean in all of our stores. Not to worry...I'm headed south and I will just buy it there. Not only did the shelf show no signs of anyone buying it, I could not buy the lower price Maalox and get the coupon adjusted down. I don't think the manager knew what a coupon was. OK...I can deal with that. At least I got 6 bottles of Maalox paying $1.41 OOP and got back $10 in RR's. Even if I decided to turn right around and walk back into the store and buy $8.59 worth of merchandise, it was worth it.
The second reason I know couponers don't live in Miami is because coupon books were everywhere! What a glorious day when you walked into the store and saw the display with tons of books! No one there cared about them. No one cared you could save $1 on a roll of paper towels or get a jar of Ragu for $.25. No one. You're in Miami! They accused my daughter of copying her coupons. She had to give them a coupons 101 lesson to explain she did not copy coupons and you would know they were copied if the numbers in the upper right were the same. They also don't like competitor coupons. We complain here about not getting double coupons, but they only accept Winn Dixie as a competitor. How many WD coupons are there out there? Not many.
The moral to the story is be glad we have coupon-friendly stores. When you use them down there they look at you like you have two heads. Her grocery bill is about to go up dramatically but on the flip side the shopping was AWESOME! Have you ever seen a Marshalls with 15 registers and all of them running? It was unbelievable! We went to IKEA not once but twice! Both times the chocolate at the register was calling my name and I had to buy it! At $1 a large bar, it is definitely worth it and probably some of the best chocolate I have ever had. That was worth the trip alone. No, it wasn't. Seeing my daughter and granddaughter after they moved there 2 weeks ago was awesome. I can't wait to go back!
The second reason I know couponers don't live in Miami is because coupon books were everywhere! What a glorious day when you walked into the store and saw the display with tons of books! No one there cared about them. No one cared you could save $1 on a roll of paper towels or get a jar of Ragu for $.25. No one. You're in Miami! They accused my daughter of copying her coupons. She had to give them a coupons 101 lesson to explain she did not copy coupons and you would know they were copied if the numbers in the upper right were the same. They also don't like competitor coupons. We complain here about not getting double coupons, but they only accept Winn Dixie as a competitor. How many WD coupons are there out there? Not many.
The moral to the story is be glad we have coupon-friendly stores. When you use them down there they look at you like you have two heads. Her grocery bill is about to go up dramatically but on the flip side the shopping was AWESOME! Have you ever seen a Marshalls with 15 registers and all of them running? It was unbelievable! We went to IKEA not once but twice! Both times the chocolate at the register was calling my name and I had to buy it! At $1 a large bar, it is definitely worth it and probably some of the best chocolate I have ever had. That was worth the trip alone. No, it wasn't. Seeing my daughter and granddaughter after they moved there 2 weeks ago was awesome. I can't wait to go back!
Thursday, January 27, 2011
POSSIBLE FREE PIZZA??
Papa Johns will give everyone in America a FREE pizza if this years Super Bowl goes into overtime. To be eligible for a free large, up to three-topping pizza, all you need to do is register for Papa John’s online customer loyalty program, Papa Points, at any time now until 11:59 pm ET Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. Then if Super Bowl XLV goes into overtime, the free pizza will be awarded to all Papa Points enrollees Monday, Feb. 7 in the form of 25 Papa Points — the amount of points needed to redeem a large up to three-topping pizza. Consumers can redeem the 25 Papa Points for the free pizza anytime through June 30, 2011.
Let's all hope for a game with overtime...who doesn't love pizza especially if it is FREE
Let's all hope for a game with overtime...who doesn't love pizza especially if it is FREE
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
UPDATE ON THE GLAD TRASH BAG DEAL
When you do the Glad Trash Bag deal, make sure you use the coupon in the yellow adv. flyer to get Ziplock Storage Bags for FREE. Not only did I have the $3 coupon, but I had $2 MQ's in my binder as well. Make sure you stock up on cheap trash bags and get the storage bags as well!
STEWART'S WEEKLY AD
Here is Stewart's weekly ad for this week:
Boneless NY Strip Steak $5.99 lb.
Fresh, never frozen Boneless Chicken Breasts,
5 lbs. or more, $1.99 lb.
3 lb. bag Onions, $1.50 each
Sushi Grade Tuna Steaks, $6.99 lb.
Indian River Ruby Red Grapefruit, 5 for $1.00
New Crop - Plant City Strawberries, this week!
Boneless NY Strip Steak $5.99 lb.
Fresh, never frozen Boneless Chicken Breasts,
5 lbs. or more, $1.99 lb.
3 lb. bag Onions, $1.50 each
Sushi Grade Tuna Steaks, $6.99 lb.
Indian River Ruby Red Grapefruit, 5 for $1.00
New Crop - Plant City Strawberries, this week!
GET YOUR BRAG ON!
Linda is my BFF in couponing. She is rocking Walgreens lately. Here is her brag spot. Every Walgreens I have gone into are out of Maalox. I am glad she found some!
"Walgreens is my favorite store lately, so I am glad it is just a mile from my house. Today I had to run to Walgreens for one item, so I took my little coupon book with me. I saved $72.51 and only spent $4.83 OOP."
3 Maalox
3 Gas-X
2 Reynolds Wrap
1 Wax paper
3 Nivea Men’s Shaving Gels
1 Aloe Gel
1 Gold Bond Lotion
2 Knee High
Coupon Rookie-in-Training
Linda
"Walgreens is my favorite store lately, so I am glad it is just a mile from my house. Today I had to run to Walgreens for one item, so I took my little coupon book with me. I saved $72.51 and only spent $4.83 OOP."
3 Maalox
3 Gas-X
2 Reynolds Wrap
1 Wax paper
3 Nivea Men’s Shaving Gels
1 Aloe Gel
1 Gold Bond Lotion
2 Knee High
Coupon Rookie-in-Training
Linda
COUPONERS WORST NIGHTMARE
I happened to look in my wallet today and (GASP!) found three $5 RR's that expired two days ago!! That is like throwing $15 in the trash! I called the US 1 store near the mall and asked if they would take expired RR's and they said "NO". The sweat was on my brow as I dialed the SR 16 store and spoke to the manager. I always knew I liked that store the best! He asked me when I was coming and I said "As fast as I can get off the phone!" I was able to get the following with my RR's:
7 boxes Kleenex
2 Pantene Curly Hair Products
1 Cover Girl Powder Foundation
TOTAL AFTER $15 RR's and coupons $4.03
GOT BACK $4 in RR's...so $.03 OOP
After all that, I realized I forgot my $1 Cover Girl coupon at home but who the heck cares when I got to use my expired RR's!! Lesson learned!
7 boxes Kleenex
2 Pantene Curly Hair Products
1 Cover Girl Powder Foundation
TOTAL AFTER $15 RR's and coupons $4.03
GOT BACK $4 in RR's...so $.03 OOP
After all that, I realized I forgot my $1 Cover Girl coupon at home but who the heck cares when I got to use my expired RR's!! Lesson learned!
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