Frugal Shopping Tips in the Recession. WARNIng: Women's topic only

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goner1		#41	[-]
Posts: 5825 (11/08/08 5:53 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I found $40 on the ground outside my grocery store today!! LOLOL!! ON THE GROUND!! How do you like them apples?
Lost Shaker of NaCl		#42	[-]
Posts: 1262 (11/08/08 6:07 PM) I'm demanding Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	since this thread is for the wimmins - there are mooncups on eBay!
Angela in WI		#43	[-]
Posts: 25034 (11/08/08 6:11 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I am really looking forward to making this holiday season more simple and family oriented.
goner1		#44	[-]
Posts: 5827 (11/08/08 6:16 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Oh me too! I made myself spend more on presents this year instead of decorations. Shopping is all done and mailed yesterday! :)
survivorjb2003		#45	[-]
Posts: 6261 (11/08/08 7:37 PM) Hellooooo Nurse Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	You won't find one middle class person living near any of the Aldi's in Chicago. True story. Trader Joe's/Whole Foods/Dominick's only plz
Lost Shaker of NaCl		#46	[-]
Posts: 1263 (11/09/08 11:27 AM) I'm demanding Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Despite living in Chicagoland, I live in a good store dead zone - I only get to go to Trader Joe's and Whole Foods when I visit my parents.
ustrasana		#47	[-]
Posts: 4980 (11/09/08 12:06 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	How in the hell can you afford Whole Foods??
survivorjb2003		#48	[-]
Posts: 6262 (11/09/08 12:16 PM) Hellooooo Nurse Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	ustrasana wrote: How in the hell can you afford Whole Foods?? I'm gay. I live beyond my means. Also since I am a student, gas/food are the only expenses I really have (minus paying for my nursing trip to the Dominican).
GlamsSlam		#49	[-]
Posts: 3168 (11/09/08 12:30 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I have never understood that Whole Foods is expensive.. if you buy organic veg and meat its the same prices.. they are slightly higher and you have to be smart.. such as Chantrelles which are 7.00 a pound at the farmers market 17.00 at Whole Foods.. however if you tell them that they meet the price... I would rather eat less, eat better than shove in my gullet shit that contributes to the weight problems, health problems.. you make choices.. like NAA I now buy pretty good wines for 20 bucks even 10 when 40 to 60 were my average. Anybody who pays retail prices for wines over 150 honestly needs to spend more time in France and Spain you figure out wine that is great for much less. Eat right, less, smart, shop local and buy only what you need.. this bulk crap adds up and you throw more out. Buying the prepared foods regardless is also expensive.. something I do is cook on Sunday and freeze some things.. Americans FAT AND LAZY and BADLY CHEAP. Thats why the Chinese and Ikea run this country.
TravelRachel		#50	[-]
Posts: 2351 (11/19/08 7:27 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Okay here is a thrifty shopping tip if you need some batteries and live by a CVS & have a CVS card. CVS has Duracell batteries on sale this week, buy 20.00 worth and get 15.00 extra care bucks back. (limit 3) Hanging in front of the batteries is a tear pad with coupons to buy any 2 packs of Duracell and get 5.00 off. (grab 3 coupons) Buy 20.00 worth use 5.00 off coupon-spend 15.00 (and get 15.00 Extra care bucks) Tomorrow buy 20.00 worth batteries, use 5.00 off coupon, pay with your 15.00 extra care bucks. (any you will get another 15.00 extra care bucks) The next day buy 20.00 worth of batteries, use 5.00 coupon, pay with your 2cnd set of 15.00 extra care bucks. (you will get another 15 ECBs) So in the end, you will have 60.00 worth of Duracell + 15.00 extra care bucks to spend on something else. And you only layed out 15.00 to start. There are 4 CVS on my way to work so I did this yesterday. And if you really wanted to be frugal, you could split your orders and only buy 10.00 worth (2 packs) at a time with the 5.00 off coupon and the ecbs will build up and print when you hit the 20.00, but then you need 6 of the coupons and this would involve 6 trips to CVS instead of 3. Batteries for all!
worstdog		#51	[-]
Posts: 3526 (11/19/08 7:38 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I wish I had time to read the battery deal...but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have time to execute.
PassionatePiscesMan		#52	[-]
Posts: 6566 (11/19/08 8:10 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I don't need environ-crapping batteries. All my toys run on solar, Holy Inconvenient Truth.
Lost Shaker of NaCl		#53	[-]
Posts: 1279 (11/19/08 8:32 AM) I'm demanding Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	TravelRachel wrote: Okay here is a thrifty shopping tip if you need some batteries and live by a CVS & have a CVS card. CVS has Duracell batteries on sale this week, buy 20.00 worth and get 15.00 extra care bucks back. (limit 3) Hanging in front of the batteries is a tear pad with coupons to buy any 2 packs of Duracell and get 5.00 off. (grab 3 coupons) Buy 20.00 worth use 5.00 off coupon-spend 15.00 (and get 15.00 Extra care bucks) Tomorrow buy 20.00 worth batteries, use 5.00 off coupon, pay with your 15.00 extra care bucks. (any you will get another 15.00 extra care bucks) The next day buy 20.00 worth of batteries, use 5.00 coupon, pay with your 2cnd set of 15.00 extra care bucks. (you will get another 15 ECBs) So in the end, you will have 60.00 worth of Duracell + 15.00 extra care bucks to spend on something else. And you only layed out 15.00 to start. There are 4 CVS on my way to work so I did this yesterday. And if you really wanted to be frugal, you could split your orders and only buy 10.00 worth (2 packs) at a time with the 5.00 off coupon and the ecbs will build up and print when you hit the 20.00, but then you need 6 of the coupons and this would involve 6 trips to CVS instead of 3. Batteries for all! and, if you have a CVS card, you can buy the $15.99 Loreal Age Perfect Pro Calcium lotion, with $1.00 off coupon and get $15.99 back in CVS dollars. I did both deals last night and managed to spend OOP (out of pocket for you non-couponers) $20 and get $30.99 back in CVS dollars so that's about a $10 profit for the shopping trip, plus the lotion and batteries.
goner1		#54	[-]
Posts: 5865 (11/19/08 8:42 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	How can CVS afford to give away money like this? I don't have any CVS around me
Lost Shaker of NaCl		#55	[-]
Posts: 1280 (11/19/08 8:51 AM) I'm demanding Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	It's not just CVS - Walgreens has similar deals, so do most grocery stores. Just depends on who is offering what combination each week. You just have to look for Catalina deals combined with coupons. Check out hotcouponworld for stores near you. There's also thegrocerygame although they charge $10 per store per month but I've talked with several people who say it's worth it if you do most of your shopping at one store.
minerva		#56	[-]
Posts: 5047 (11/19/08 9:25 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	dmb154678 wrote: a once a month trip to aldi is the way to go, especially if you've got kids/teenagers eating you out of house and home. there's things i won't buy there, but fuck it, canned corn is canned corn. things like peanut butter and jelly are well worth buying there. some things there that are suprisingly great; spiral sliced ham marinated pork tenderloin the fit and active line, especially the frozen stuff the frozen struedels and pies I cooked one of their spiral hams last weekend. Yum! I like the marinated tenderloins as well -- those are really good done on the grill.

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