Frugal Friday....the December 14th Edition-Updated

Here's the frugaliciousness that happened around here this past week.......

*  I got the Friday Freebie last Friday at Weis.

A 500 pack of napkins.  It doesn't look like there is a Weis freebie this week..... 8-(

*  Back during the 2 weeks around Thanksgiving Weis(PMITA)Markets had domino sugar for $1.47 a 4 lb. bag.  Of course when I was in that store during that time there was nary a bag of this sugar on the shelves.  So I got a rain check of course!

Fast forward to last week and they had restocked the Domino.  I picked up 4 bags, using my rain check and two  .75¢/2 Qs that doubled to $1.50 off 2 and I paid $2.88 or .72¢ per bag.
Let the Holiday baking commence! 8-)))


*  I found some money!

A whole nickel laying on the walkway in front of Rite-Aid.
Money is money......right folks?

*  My $300 Target gift card came this week.

 I saved 10% buying it during that Sunday annual sale.  Add in that when I go to use it I'll buy stuff on sale, hopefully paired with a coupon and I'll look at buying items I need that also give back a small Target gift card incentive.  While the items won't be free bought on this baby, like when I use the Target gift cards I get with c/c points, they will still be cost effective.

*  I earned $43.85 in Ibotta rebates and $5.75 in SavingStar rebates since last Friday.  I think it's about time to cash out all my rebate accounts and apply all that cash to my food budget. 8-)))

*  I forgot this one........I did the drive by McDonald's and unlock a 1¢ Whopper on the Burger King app......

1¢ charged to my credit card.  That Whopper tasted almost as good as a Free one!lolz

So what frugal wins did you have this week?
Tell us all about it.

Sluggy

A Very Tiny Rite-Aid Shop

Hadn't planned on any Rite-Aid shopping this week but when a Clairol rebate popped up in my Ibotta list,  I went up to Rite-Aid yesterday and did this deal..........

2 x Clairol Root Touch-Up 20% Wellness disc.=$13.58

I stacked the In-Ad $4/2 Q and a BOGO Clairol ManuQ so $10.79 off.

$2.79 + .17¢ tax=$2.96 paid with Bonus Cash.

I submitted for a $6/2 Ibotta cash rebates and when it arrives these 2 items will be a $3.04 moneymaker.
Woohoo!

Sluggy

And the Giveaway Winner Is.........

There were 83 valid entries this go around.
Random dotorg picked the winning entry.

And the winner of the December Giveaway Box is.......

"Meg" or Mary G.

megDecember 8, 2018 at 3:50 PM

This is the only time a year I bake cookies. Going to make spritz cookies very soon.
Mary G

Congratulations Meg!

Please email me your full name and mailing address within 48 hours of this post going live.  And also let me know which Christmas music CD you want in your box so I can get your goodies out to you asap.

Thanks to everyone who played along and thanks for coming back here to read my pitiful little blog during the year.

16 Giveaway Boxes were given away in 2018 on Sluggy's Boring Blog.  Boy, am I exhausted!! lolz

Sluggy

Another Rant, Blogger MIA & A Reminder

To continue my little rant-let of the other day......

* I order some candles on cheap candle day from Bath & Body Works Or as Dr. Spo I believe called it "Blood & Body Works". lolz

Anyway, my candles finally arrived and what a mess.  If I had dug one particular candle out without looking first, my hand would now be a "Bloody Body Work"!

I've never had a problem before but this lot of candles must have been packed by a not-so well trained monkey.  

There was a layer of bubble wrap on the bottom of the box and some big air pillows amongst the candles.

However they used a too large box for the amount of candles in it so there was obviously a LOT of shifting during transport.

ONE candle was wrapped in bubble wrap..ok take a look at the massive hunk of bubble wrap they used.......

It's about a foot long and 4 inches wide.

Hardly seems adequate, right?

But all the others were NOT wrapped in anything, being simply nestled into these flimsy psuedo-cardboardy holes.........

Seriously!?!

Some seemed to be more hole than packaging!

And this is the result of badly packaged glass container candles............

A massive fail on this one.  The only reason it is somehow intact is the plastic label encircling the jar.

I am actually surprised that more of these didn't have a bottom blowout.

Two more jars are also chipped/broken but not like the glass shards hanging off this one!

So I go online and find the telephone # to contact them about the damage per their info.

I called the number on 3 different days and get the same message....."High call volume...blah blah blah.....can't answer your call.....blah blah blah.......call back another time...blah blah blah.

So what if these damaged goods are gifts?.....I can't exactly give someone a broken ass candle, can it?

What if they are Xmas seasonal scents and you aren't actually contactable unto after Christmas and there are no more of these items available?

Big time FAIL Bath & Body Works!!!

I guess it's more cost effective for BBW, to ship product sloppily, not let customers contact them until well after the fact and possible THEN take care of the issue and have disgruntled customers who will not buy things from them in the future, than to hire competent workers to adequately package shipped items the first time and avoid the cost of lost/damaged goods and hassle for everyone concerned.

Anybody else have a company shipping fail lately?

*  The other item is concerning blogger Linda of "Practical Parsimony".  She hasn't blogged since late November and folks are getting concerned.  I had an old phone # for her from one of our trips down South a few years ago so I called it.  Someone answered and hung up on me before I could say anything.  I called back and the phone went to voice mail so I left a message.  I have also emailed both the addys I have for her and have gotten no reply.  If anybody knows what's up please let us know.

*  And lastly, today is the last day to enter the current giveaway here on the 'ol blog.

 One entry per person per day if you didn't enter yet today.
You could win all this!............

And then one of these Christmas music CDs.........

Be sure and go to the Giveaway Post HERE if you reside in the USA and enter before 11:59 pm ET.

See y'all later!

Sluggy

This Week on the Dining Table

The "Disgusting Poop" Edition.........

Found this toy at Ollie's(Good Stuff Cheap!)recently, didn't buy it. lolz  It's someone's take on Play-Doh that would definitely appeal to little boys and their scatological humor.  The "dough" comes with corn kernels and flies to "keep it real".  bleck! lolz

Moving On....

Onward to the meal planning!

This is what was planned--

1. Sunday--Beef Stroganoff, Rice

2. Monday--Spaghetti, Meatballs in sauce, Salad?

3. Tuesday--Bratwurst on rolls, Potato Salad, Spinach

4. Wednesday--Beef Pie

5. Thursday--Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches, Sweet Potato Fries

6. Friday--Leftovers
7. Saturday--Fend for Yourself or maybe Tacos?

And this is what actually happened--

1. Sunday--Beef Stroganoff, Rice

2. Monday--Spaghetti, Meatballs in sauce, Salad

3. Tuesday--Bratwurst on rolls, Baked Beans

4. Wednesday--Leftovers

5. Thursday--Beef Pie

6. Friday--Tacos
7. Saturday--Fend for Yourself

Pork Tenderloins didn't happen yet(will be having it tonight).

Last week saw 5 nights of home cooked dinners, 2 nights of leftovers/fend for yourself, 0 night of Eating Out/Take-Out. 

 A couple of grocery trips.....2 trips to to Weis($30.99/$26.44)and a few things from Ollie's($2.32)brought the weekly food spending to $59.75 and brought the December monthly total to $100.06 so far.

I have 21 days left in my shopping month for December.

My savings percentage last week was 63.71%(without Rite-Aid trips)and December's monthly savings total comes to 64.35%(w/out R-A)so far.  

Leftovers going into this week....a LOT of rice, some spaghetti and meatballs in sauce, a lot of taco meat, a good size piece of Beef Pie(2 servings)and some Baked Beans.

Here is this week's "food plan".....

1. Sunday--Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole

2. Monday--Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches, Sweet Potato Fries

3. Tuesday--Chicken Alfredo w/Mushrooms

4. Wednesday--Leftover Buffet

5. Thursday--Beef Stew, Biscuits

6. Friday--Pizza, Salad
7. Saturday--Leftovers

This week will see 5 new meals cooked, 2 nights of leftovers/FFY, 0 nights of Take-Out/Eating Out.
I have mushrooms that need using up, as well as leftover rice from the Stroganoff which got used in the Casserole on Sunday evening.

What needs buying for this menu? A bag of broccoli and pizza fixings.  Hot Pockets are on sale until Thursday and Ex-College Boy has requested some too.

What is getting fixed and served at your house this week?

Was last week's plan successful, did you go off plan or did you not even plan what was going to be eaten last week?

Any great deals on food at your stores this week? 

Sluggy