Ok, just so SonyaAnn doesn't have a nervous breakdown...hehehe....I'm posting the winner of the Giveaway now.
I drew the winner at noon.
I numbered all the comments from the Giveaway posts and used Random.org to pick the winner.
And the Winner is comment #13, which is......
Marilyn from Marilyn's Money.
Congratulations to Marilyn and I'm sorry I can't have everyone win. 8-(
I want to thank each and everyone of you for entering and I hope the folks who found us here through the Giveaway will stick around awhile. ;-)
I have another smallish Giveaway(from Pillsbury and MyBlogSpark) coming up in the next day or two.
When that is done, I have a Humdinger of a Giveaway(sponsored by ME!)that all you Coupon Mavens and Maven Wannabees will want to enter so sit tight and don't go anywhere!lol
Plus I will be starting to fill up a new Box of Fun for the 2010 Boring Blog Box Giveaway #2. I'm hoping to start being able to include liquids in the box now(shampoo, lotion, etc.), since the sub-zero weather will no longer be a concern. Nothing worse than opening a box of winnings with a burst bottle of some liquid oozing all over everything, right?lol
Again, thanks for playing.
The fun just never ends here at "Don't Read This"!
Sluggy
Just an average Gal, older mom, trying to live a simple life & what happens along the way.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Sluggy's Boring Blog Box Giveaway....Now CLOSED!!!
*****THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED! WINNER COMING UP LATER TODAY....STAY TUNED!*****
My Giveaway ends tonight at Midnight EST.
Here is what you can win....
1. 1 Pair of hunter green Men's Winter Thinsulate Gloves Size L/XL
2. 1 Box of PUREVIA(40 ct.) stevia sweetener
3. 1 Bag of Luden's Cough Drops(cherry)
4. 1 Bar of DOVE Soap
5. 1 Tin of Sugar-Free ALTOIDS
6. 1 RIMMEL Mascara
7. 1 BOGO Dozen Eggs Coupon from the Good Egg Project Facebook Giveaway(expires 3/31/10)
8. 1 Ty HALO Beanie Baby
9. 1 Bottle of DUCOLAX Balance
10. 1 Tube of AVEENO Lotion
11. 1 Mesh Bath Sponge
12. 1 set of Make-Up Brushes.
13. 2 travel size Tubes of Toothpaste(Aquafresh and Colgate Total).
14. 1 Tube of Rite-Aid brand Apricot Scrub Face Wash.
15. A set of Stationery Folded Note cards.
16. 3 Tubes of MENTOS Sugar-free Gum.
17. a Sample of HEAD & SHOULDERS Shampoo.
18. a GLADE CANDLE(Clean Linen scent).
Go check out the Original Giveaway Post HERE.
You must be a follower to enter(click on the "follow" button on the right sidebar) and still be a follower when I announce the winner.
To win, Just leave a comment on THIS POST before 12 midnight EST tonight March 2nd.
Get an extra entry for putting my blog on your blogroll if you have a blog.
Leave a separate comment on this post for this extra entry.
Get another extra entry for blogging about my giveaway on your blog or on a forum.(Leave a link to the post in your entry.)
Leave a separate comment on this post for this extra entry.
Good Luck....and HURRY!!!
Sluggy
My Giveaway ends tonight at Midnight EST.
Here is what you can win....
2. 1 Box of PUREVIA(40 ct.) stevia sweetener
3. 1 Bag of Luden's Cough Drops(cherry)
4. 1 Bar of DOVE Soap
5. 1 Tin of Sugar-Free ALTOIDS
6. 1 RIMMEL Mascara
7. 1 BOGO Dozen Eggs Coupon from the Good Egg Project Facebook Giveaway(expires 3/31/10)
8. 1 Ty HALO Beanie Baby
9. 1 Bottle of DUCOLAX Balance
10. 1 Tube of AVEENO Lotion
11. 1 Mesh Bath Sponge
12. 1 set of Make-Up Brushes.
13. 2 travel size Tubes of Toothpaste(Aquafresh and Colgate Total).
14. 1 Tube of Rite-Aid brand Apricot Scrub Face Wash.
15. A set of Stationery Folded Note cards.
16. 3 Tubes of MENTOS Sugar-free Gum.
17. a Sample of HEAD & SHOULDERS Shampoo.
18. a GLADE CANDLE(Clean Linen scent).
Go check out the Original Giveaway Post HERE.
You must be a follower to enter(click on the "follow" button on the right sidebar) and still be a follower when I announce the winner.
To win, Just leave a comment on THIS POST before 12 midnight EST tonight March 2nd.
Get an extra entry for putting my blog on your blogroll if you have a blog.
Leave a separate comment on this post for this extra entry.
Get another extra entry for blogging about my giveaway on your blog or on a forum.(Leave a link to the post in your entry.)
Leave a separate comment on this post for this extra entry.
Good Luck....and HURRY!!!
Sluggy
Weis Sales Ad for 2/28-3/6...What is Worth Buying This Week?
Let's see what Weis is offering up in the way of good deals this week, shall we?
First off, there is a GORTON'S SEAFOOD Deal. Gorton's is 50% off this week, and when you buy 2 in a single transactions(and use your Club Card)you will get $2 off at the Register. Now the way the ad reads this looks like a straight "take $2 off your receipt total" deal and NOT a Catalina is generated deal where you use the Cat Q to take $2 off your next order. I'll be heading up to Weis tomorrow sometime(maybe)to see which deal it really is.
Anyway, buy 2 Gorton's products for 50%, use coupons(either 2 x $.40/1 doubled from 2/21SS or 1 x $1/2 from 1/24SS or 2 x $.50/1 doubled from the 1/3SS)for a better deal and then get another $2 off.
Not a real low cost OOP but still, for a protein, a pretty good deal!
Then there is 1 lone Catalina Deal. Buy $12/Get $3 or Buy $20/Get $7. The participating items are Ice Creams, sugary Frozen Food(pancakes, toaster strudels, scrambles), pizza, pizza rolls, 'savorings' and pricey frozen chinese food. All of it highly processed or high calorie dairy. Unless you have tons of freezer space this isn't the kind of Cat Deal you want to be rolling many times. We do like ice cream though, so I'll scope out the regular shelf prices when I go in and see if it's low enough OOP to be worth doing once or twice this week.
One item you might want to do, if you are working on the Kraft Back To School $20 Rebate...the Easy Mac Cups are 5/$4(.80¢each). You need to purchase 5 of these for the rebate. I would like to get these for .50¢ but I may settle for this price just to get it out of the way and completed. At any price, they will be inhaled by the minor children here as soon as they hit my kitchen.lol
PRODUCE Deals
Onions 2lbs. $1.50
Romaine Hearts BOGO($3.99)
Fresh Express Salad Bags BOGO($2.99+)
Grapefruit $1 each
MEAT Deals
80% lean Ground Beef $1.79 lb.(in 3lb. or more packages)...pretty much rock bottom price here
Gold Leaf Chicken Leg Quarters $.59 lb.(sold in a 10 lb. bag) so you're spending $5.90
From the Dock(Weis Brand)"Special Crab Meat" $2.99 for 8 oz. Now I have no clue what 'special crab meat' means but this is a great price for crabmeat! I may have to torpedo the No Spending Week here to grab some of this! I see crabcakes and she crab soup in my future...lol
SPAM $1.33 12 oz. can I guess this is meat....technically.lol There is a $.35/1 Q on the Spam website. If it doubles, you'll pay .66¢ a can. I hear this stuff is good in scrambled eggs.
DAIRY
Weis Ricotta 2lb. container $3.50 Not rock bottom but a good price if you need ricotta this week.
Dannon Danimals $2 a pack. Use one of the many $1/1 Dannon yogurt ManuQs out there and get it for $1 a pack. And what's up with all these yogurt Qs anyway?? Every week it's yogurt, yogurt, yogurt!!
OTHER STUFF
Chex Mix $1.50 a bag. There is a $.50/1 IPQ on Coupons.com for the Chocolate Variety, doulbed at Weis will get you a bag for .50¢.
Progresso Soups-Classics $1 a can OR Traditional $1.25 a can(must buy in groups of 8 for Traditional). Lots of different ManuQs out there will get you soup for under a buck.
McIlhenny's Tabasco Sauce is still $1 for the small bottle. Paired with the 1/31SS $.50/1 ManuQ when doubled, gets you FREE Hot Sauce.
Also a couple of BOGO Bread Deals if you don't have a Bread Outlet nearby or make your own.
That's about all I see worth getting at Weis this week.
Let us know if you see something we missed or a Coupon Match-Up that will get you a good price!
I am not really very good at doing these kinds of Deals and Match-Up Posts but I really can't find ANYONE out there blogging about Weis Markets Deals. I guess since it's just a regional chain no blogger has much interest in providing these kinds of posts. And you certainly don't find much on the two BIG Coupon sites Weis forums. One is a bit more informational than the other tho....
If anybody out there who shops at Weis reads these and it helps a bit, I'll keep posting them(as I feel the urge),so let me hear from ya if you find these useful, ok?
Thanks!
Sluggy
First off, there is a GORTON'S SEAFOOD Deal. Gorton's is 50% off this week, and when you buy 2 in a single transactions(and use your Club Card)you will get $2 off at the Register. Now the way the ad reads this looks like a straight "take $2 off your receipt total" deal and NOT a Catalina is generated deal where you use the Cat Q to take $2 off your next order. I'll be heading up to Weis tomorrow sometime(maybe)to see which deal it really is.
Anyway, buy 2 Gorton's products for 50%, use coupons(either 2 x $.40/1 doubled from 2/21SS or 1 x $1/2 from 1/24SS or 2 x $.50/1 doubled from the 1/3SS)for a better deal and then get another $2 off.
Not a real low cost OOP but still, for a protein, a pretty good deal!
Then there is 1 lone Catalina Deal. Buy $12/Get $3 or Buy $20/Get $7. The participating items are Ice Creams, sugary Frozen Food(pancakes, toaster strudels, scrambles), pizza, pizza rolls, 'savorings' and pricey frozen chinese food. All of it highly processed or high calorie dairy. Unless you have tons of freezer space this isn't the kind of Cat Deal you want to be rolling many times. We do like ice cream though, so I'll scope out the regular shelf prices when I go in and see if it's low enough OOP to be worth doing once or twice this week.
One item you might want to do, if you are working on the Kraft Back To School $20 Rebate...the Easy Mac Cups are 5/$4(.80¢each). You need to purchase 5 of these for the rebate. I would like to get these for .50¢ but I may settle for this price just to get it out of the way and completed. At any price, they will be inhaled by the minor children here as soon as they hit my kitchen.lol
PRODUCE Deals
Onions 2lbs. $1.50
Romaine Hearts BOGO($3.99)
Fresh Express Salad Bags BOGO($2.99+)
Grapefruit $1 each
MEAT Deals
80% lean Ground Beef $1.79 lb.(in 3lb. or more packages)...pretty much rock bottom price here
Gold Leaf Chicken Leg Quarters $.59 lb.(sold in a 10 lb. bag) so you're spending $5.90
From the Dock(Weis Brand)"Special Crab Meat" $2.99 for 8 oz. Now I have no clue what 'special crab meat' means but this is a great price for crabmeat! I may have to torpedo the No Spending Week here to grab some of this! I see crabcakes and she crab soup in my future...lol
SPAM $1.33 12 oz. can I guess this is meat....technically.lol There is a $.35/1 Q on the Spam website. If it doubles, you'll pay .66¢ a can. I hear this stuff is good in scrambled eggs.
DAIRY
Weis Ricotta 2lb. container $3.50 Not rock bottom but a good price if you need ricotta this week.
Dannon Danimals $2 a pack. Use one of the many $1/1 Dannon yogurt ManuQs out there and get it for $1 a pack. And what's up with all these yogurt Qs anyway?? Every week it's yogurt, yogurt, yogurt!!
OTHER STUFF
Chex Mix $1.50 a bag. There is a $.50/1 IPQ on Coupons.com for the Chocolate Variety, doulbed at Weis will get you a bag for .50¢.
Progresso Soups-Classics $1 a can OR Traditional $1.25 a can(must buy in groups of 8 for Traditional). Lots of different ManuQs out there will get you soup for under a buck.
McIlhenny's Tabasco Sauce is still $1 for the small bottle. Paired with the 1/31SS $.50/1 ManuQ when doubled, gets you FREE Hot Sauce.
Also a couple of BOGO Bread Deals if you don't have a Bread Outlet nearby or make your own.
That's about all I see worth getting at Weis this week.
Let us know if you see something we missed or a Coupon Match-Up that will get you a good price!
I am not really very good at doing these kinds of Deals and Match-Up Posts but I really can't find ANYONE out there blogging about Weis Markets Deals. I guess since it's just a regional chain no blogger has much interest in providing these kinds of posts. And you certainly don't find much on the two BIG Coupon sites Weis forums. One is a bit more informational than the other tho....
If anybody out there who shops at Weis reads these and it helps a bit, I'll keep posting them(as I feel the urge),so let me hear from ya if you find these useful, ok?
Thanks!
Sluggy
Monday, March 1, 2010
Price Chopper Catalina Fail.....Oy! And How!!
Under the Annauls of "It's Never a Dull Moment Around My Life"--
So remember my trips to Price Chopper early last month(Feb.) to roll my Catalinas on the 2 Cat Deals they had?
Well, I had 2 Cats that didn't print...one was due to the Q-Tips included in the Cat Deal that weren't coded correctly and the other was a Cat that didn't print due to the Cat machine being turned off.
I get an envie in the mail today, postmarked Feb. 25th, from Catalina Marketing.
It's a "sorry you didn't get your Catalina coupons" letter along with $20 in Cats.....
In the letter is this line....
"Please not that the coupon must be used by the expiration date on the coupon."
Now let's get a close up of the date on the letter.....
February 24, 2010.
Now let's take a look at the date on the Catalinas that were enclosed....
In case you can't make it out, due to my lame camera that doesn't do close-ups, the Cat says....
"Expires 02/20/2010".
4 DAYS BEFORE the Letter was written and dated.
Let's recap....
2/20/10 Cats Expire.
2/24/10 Letter written.
2/25/10 Letter mailed.
3/1/10 Letter received.
So guess who was just on the phone to Catalina Marketing AGAIN over these Cats?
Yep.
Having.
MORE.
Fun.
"Rob" assured me this will be kicked back over to fullfillment AGAIN.
I'll cross my fingers they find me some more timely Catalina Coupons that I can actually spend!lol
To Be Continued.....
Sluggy
So remember my trips to Price Chopper early last month(Feb.) to roll my Catalinas on the 2 Cat Deals they had?
Well, I had 2 Cats that didn't print...one was due to the Q-Tips included in the Cat Deal that weren't coded correctly and the other was a Cat that didn't print due to the Cat machine being turned off.
I get an envie in the mail today, postmarked Feb. 25th, from Catalina Marketing.
It's a "sorry you didn't get your Catalina coupons" letter along with $20 in Cats.....
In the letter is this line....
"Please not that the coupon must be used by the expiration date on the coupon."
Now let's get a close up of the date on the letter.....
February 24, 2010.
Now let's take a look at the date on the Catalinas that were enclosed....
In case you can't make it out, due to my lame camera that doesn't do close-ups, the Cat says....
"Expires 02/20/2010".
4 DAYS BEFORE the Letter was written and dated.
Let's recap....
2/20/10 Cats Expire.
2/24/10 Letter written.
2/25/10 Letter mailed.
3/1/10 Letter received.
So guess who was just on the phone to Catalina Marketing AGAIN over these Cats?
Yep.
Having.
MORE.
Fun.
"Rob" assured me this will be kicked back over to fullfillment AGAIN.
I'll cross my fingers they find me some more timely Catalina Coupons that I can actually spend!lol
To Be Continued.....
Sluggy
My Rite-Aid Rebate Period Totals....Making Shopping Pay!
Here are the numbers for my Rite-Aid shopping for the February Rebate Period(Jan.23rd-Feb.27th)
My receipts total $81.79 for all purchases made at Rite-Aid during this period.
I used $41.94 in Gift Cards and Prepaid Visa Cards obtained in previous months at Rite-Aid, making my Out of Pocket $39.85 for the February Rebate Period.
The Value of all items purchases was $961.83.
That's a Savings of 95.85%.
The Single Check Rebates qualified for in February was $77.98.
(I also qualified for $10 in Rite-Aid Gift Cards. Not cash, but will use these to lower my OOP on future purchases.)
Purchases made at Rite-Aid during this period also qualified me for Olay Cash Rebates totaling $30.00.
Rebate total....$107.98 cash
Some of my purchases in February also added to previous purchases helped qualify me for an additional $50 in Rite-Aid Gift Cards and a $35 P&G Prepaid Visa. I'm not figuring that into my total here however.
$39.85 OOP.
$107.98 in cash Rebates due & $10 in Gift Cards.
That's an $68.13 Moneymaker!(not counting the Gift Cards).
Now who wants to argue about Rebating being worth the time and effort? ;-)
Sluggy
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