Mail Call

Pinch and Sleepin' Beauty,

Ok, I feel like I have been taken advantage of by Harris Teeter. A little background, our Youth Director at church sent out a plea for soda for the youth and referenced the buy 2 get 3 free sale at Harris Teeter. I also have a family reunion this weekend and soda was one of the things on my list. I looked thru the sale ad online (that ends today) and found a couple of coupons for the Ken's salad dressing. Off I went.

The sign at the soda said buy 2 get 3 (but the actual price was actually left off). If I had known that the price was $6.29 for one 12 pack, I wouldn't have made the purchase.

I ended up buying 10 cases of soda (5 for youth, 5 for reunion). The price per case worked out to be $2.52 each, so I guess that wasn't too bad. I also got the 5 for $5 Ken's salad dressing and I had two $1/2 coupons. So I got five for $3. I needed storage bags. And since I didn't have a coupon and I saw that they would ring up half price, I got one. I did find one that had a .15 coupon on it.

Overall, I spent $31.67, and I did let out a "That can't be RIGHT!!" squeal (and not in a good way) when the cashier gave me my total. My receipt does say that I saved $44.19 on this trip.

So, did I get duped?

The Rookie

Dear Rookie,

Let's take a look at 12-pack soda prices at different stores:

Rite Aid (Coke products) 3/$9.99 = $3.33/pack before +UP ($2.66 after $2 +UP)
Food Lion (Coke products) 2/$7 = $3.50/pack
Lowes Foods (Coke products) 2/$7 = $3.50/pack
Walgreens (Coke products) 4/$14 = $3.50/pack
CVS (Pepsi products) 3/$11 = $3.67/pack
Food Lion (Pepsi products) 3/$11 = $3.67/pack
Lowes Foods (Pepsi products) $4.99/pack (not on sale)

Even though $6.29 is high for a 12-pack of soda at Harris Teeter, it is still cheaper per pack considering the Buy 2 Get 3 Sale ($2.52/case). So you did good on that deal today.

At Food Lion tomorrow (Wednesday), Pepsi 12-packs will be on sale for 4/$9 (or $2.25 per case)...not that much difference between Harris Teeter Tuesday and Food Lion Wednesday.

The Ken's salad dressing was good too, although I probably wouldn't have bought that 5th dressing (but that's just me...no coupon, no sale). But even at $1, that is not a bad price.

I don't know what kind of storage bags you bought, but I am assuming they were the Hefty bags. I found a $1.00 off 2 Q...so if you found a peelie for 15 cents (30 cents if doubled), still not a bad deal. I am proud of you for finding the peelie!!

So, in closing, I think you did fine. You got a good deal on the soda.

My pet peeve with Harris Teeter is that on their Buy 2 Get 3 Free sales, I think they increase the prices. Just out of curiosity, I am going to stop by Harris Teeter Wednesday to check out their regular price for soda.

Now to change the subject, we will be sending our expired Qs off in another week if you want to donate yours.

I heard a rumor that HT might be doing triples starting September 8th. The rumor should be confirmed this coming Sunday. If the rumor turns out to be true, we (me, you and Sleeping Beauty) need to get together to strategize your triples shopping. (Strategize...is that even a word??) I look forward to shopping with you during triples!!!

**Pinch**

Late Night Update

I got a letter in the mail yesterday regarding my discussion last week with CVS customer service. Nothing special...they just want me to call yet another CS rep to make sure everything is satisfactory.

I called Monday (8/30) at 4 PM and left a message. As of today at 10 PM, no return phone call!

I also received some coupons from SC Johnson in the mail. It always pays off to call a company and compliment them on their products.

And I got my $10 rebate check from Summer Grilling!

==Sleeping Beauty==

Spaghetti Night

It's going to take more than one night to eat all this spaghetti! Thanks to Food Lion, now is the time to stockpile spaghetti noodles. Food Lion has a B1G1 Ronzoni spaghetti sale. To make this deal even better, go to coupons.com and print out some 55¢/1 coupons (use zip code 90210). You will be able to print out two coupons per computer.

Now for the really good part...there is a $3 rebate form located by the spaghetti. You have to buy six boxes of pasta in one transaction.

My transaction:
6 boxes of spaghetti = $4.14 (excluding tax)
minus 3 coupons = $1.65
Paid $2.49 (excluding tax)
(Sending in my $3.00 rebate)
Final Cost = 6 boxes of FREE spaghetti

I printed two coupons from my computer. I only printed one coupon from Mr. Pinch's computer...I tried to print another one but the computer messed up. I also tried to print two from another computer but that computer was not cooperative. If you can possibly print six coupons, your OOP cost at Food Lion would only be 84¢ plus tax.

I only bought the six boxes of spaghetti today at Food Lion, and I got 15 tickets for The Great Grocery Giveaway. My guess is my local Food Lion is trying to give away all the unused tickets since the Giveaway ends Tuesday. Has anyone actually won anything? I haven't! I wish Food Lion would double coupons or have better sales than do this lame lottery-wannabe. (Just my opinion!)

**Pinch**

Don't Go Near That Trashcan!

Stop! Don't throw those coupons away! Instead of adding more trash to the landfill, recycle your coupons.

There are a lot of coupons that expired this weekend. As you are cleaning out your binders or envelopes, consider donating your coupons to our adopted military base in Germany. Our next mailing will be September 13th.

Go Green...by saving our military families cash at the Commissary or PX. One woman's trash is another woman's treasure!

**Pinch**

==Sleeping Beauty==

Anybody Up For Air Wick?

I couldn't leave these little guys out. Here we have all of my Air Wick items. Do we feel the need for an Air Wick intervention? This does include everything except what is in use in the house.

I am so excited I got to change to a new fragrance in the Air Wick line. As you see in this picture, that one was empty. We now have in use Magnolia & Cherry Blossom. The bottom of the warmer unit was a little yucky so I trashed it and opened a new warmer unit. Note: free warmer units when you buy refills and clearance warmer units at Rite Aid a couple of weeks ago. Home Run for me!

==Sleeping Beauty==

1-800-Glade Intervention

I will have you all know that I only purchased two Glade items yesterday. Those two items were what was on sale at CVS last Sunday...remember the nightmare? I know you haven't forgotten. Well, sometimes work gets in the way so I didn't make it to CVS until yesterday on the way to work. My favorite cashier checked me out seeing as Mr. Manager wasn't there. Oh well, it was really uneventful and I sure am glad or glade, whichever you choose. Ha!

Okay, since someone sees the need for an intervention, I thought I would gather my Glade items and just show everyone what I have. That's it folks...everything in the picture...all of my worldly Glade items! Oh, besides what is already in use in the house.

I do have two more birthdays coming up in September, so here we go again!

By the way, I did no shopping today. I will pick up some diapers sometime this week, probably at Rite Aid and they do have some Glade items on sale!

==Sleeping Beauty==

Intervention

I think it is time for an intervention. Sleeping Beauty sent me this picture. I thought she was sending me a picture of Baby Beauty or the new addition to the family, Little Bitty Beauty. But noooooo...it was a picture of her latest Glade products. I am worried about her. I think she has an obsession with Glade products...especially the Sense and Spray ones.

When you walk in every room in her house, you hear Psssst...it's just scary! Small children get frightened. Don't get me wrong, her house does smell good...sort of like a basket of Clean Linen. But I need to help her before she buys every Glade product in town.

**Pinch**

Nightmare on CVS Street - The Sequel

Dateline CVS:

On Monday morning August 23, I called CVS corporate. I had a nice chat with L. She was informed of the nightmare that I had experienced on Sunday. She pulled her CVS ad and told me the Glade oil refills 1-3 count were what was on sale...just like I had tried to explain to the CVS NOT SO NICE EMPLOYEE. She also said anytime an employee isn't sure of a sale item or if something is not ringing up on sale, then the employee should call the help desk to clear things up. How simple is that? Ms. Very Nice Corporate Lady would forward my problem to the district manager. After talking with corporate, I called the manager at my local CVS. Guess who answered the phone??? You got it...Ms. CVS herself. After putting me on hold briefly, she said Mr. Manager is on a conference call and I should call back in an hour.

Waiting the hour plus some, I called Mr. Manager. Lo and behold, MS. NOT SO NICE CVS EMPLOYEE had of course already spoke to him. I was told by him that she would never scream at a customer because it just wasn't her personality. OH REALLY??? Our conversation wasn't the most pleasant after that comment by him. It seems he had been on vacation last week and just wasn't happy that I had a not so nice encounter with his employee...the employee that couldn't have screamed and yelled at me. Don't get me wrong, he wasn't on my side at all. Now, let me ask you something. I said to him...why would I spend 45 minutes on the phone with corporate, then bother to call him if I wasn't speaking the truth? Just tell me why I would waste my time. Believe me, I have better things to do. With that being said, I just felt the need to call corporate back and express my concern at how the manager had handled the situation. Again I spoke with another Very Nice Corporate Lady. I explained the situation to her and told her it was already in the computer system. She added the manager story to the first one.

Fast forward to close to 1:00 PM...I get a call from the district manager. He gives me his apology, tells me it is cleared up, and that Mr. CVS Store Manager would be calling me. Boy, things sure happen fast when heads start to roll. It wasn't two minutes after hanging up with the district manager that the store manager called. He also offered his apology and told me he would sale me the twin Glade oil refills at the price of 2/$5. How nice of him to honor his ad. My husband, Mr. Beauty, is still saying that the manager isn't even admitting they were wrong. It is like they are doing me a favor. I am wondering if there will be any follow up by the higher-ups at corporate regarding this incident. I will keep you all informed.

As of yet I have not ventured back to CVS, but I will go back. Surely I can pick a day that MS. NOT SO NICE CVS EMPLOYEE isn't working. Keep your fingers crossed.

One more follow up...I also called S.C. Johnson to compliment them on their products. There was a really good B1G1 coupon in one of the items that I had purchased at CVS on Sunday. Bummer...the coupon expired on July 31. The Very Nice S.C. Johnson Employee is mailing me more coupons! Yippee for me. Something positive does come from something negative. Would this be good KARMA Ms. Pinch??

==Sleeping Beauty==

Weekend Savings

Discount Tire: Tax free weekend and tent sale...good in North Carolina and South Carolina only. Purchase any set of four tires installed (better or best rated) or any set of four wheels, and Discount Tire will pay the taxes for you. This offer is good through Saturday, August 28.

Dixie Classic Fair: On sale until Thursday, September 30, you can purchase advance admission tickets through Ticketmaster. If you purchase the 3-day pass, you will get a 25% savings. Visit the fair website (here) for a list of businesses selling ride tickets. The annual fair is October 1-10 in Winston-Salem.

Kohls: Print Shopping Pass (here) for an extra 15% off all sale, regular and clearance merchandise. This offer is good through Saturday, August 28.

Lane Bryant: 40% off everything in-store and online (use coupon code 000408028)...Spanx products excluded. This sale ends on Monday, August 30. Also, earn $25 Real Women Dollars for every $50 spent.

**Pinch**

Nightmare on CVS Street - Part Deux

Total Paid $1.62
Hi, it's me again...the customer that gets yelled at from a CVS employee! I went home Sunday and expressed my feelings to Mr. Beauty and called Ms. Pinch to let her in on the saga. While at home, I discovered a coupon in a Glade product that I got at my local FRIENDLY Rite Aid last week or the week before. Hmmm, this coupon was for a FREE Glade plug-ins Lasting Impressions. I have not gotten one of those Qs before. So I was convinced I was going to revisit the CVS Nightmare once again Sunday night. I wanted Mr. Beauty to go also. He said he would but on the way there he tells me he isn't going in because it was an intimidation level with him being there. Okay, whatever! I just wanted a witness...but I will go in alone. Come to find out, he just wants to get dinner on the way home.

I was also thinking of making a stop at Rite Aid for the Huggies diaper deal and 7-Up. CVS and Rite Aid are within sight of each other and there is a Walgreens in between the two. Like we have told you before, easy shopping for us.

At this point, I have decided if CVS employee #3 thinks that the scented oil candle refills are scented oil refills then I have a new coupon (found in one of my prior purchases) that will give me a free warmer. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus and I am on my way to see the Wizard. I didn't stop at Rite Aid (good choice). I go in CVS and get my Glade Lasting Impressions and two of the scented oil CANDLE refills, go to the front to check out, and we have Cashier #1 still on her post. I tell her I am back, that I am owed my ECB and this should be really simple. She immediately is waving her hands in the air saying NO. Well, fine then, just go ahead and call Mr. CVS Employee to check me out...I don't mind. He comes along and I tell him we have just a few things to straighten out. First one being the ECB... he gives me that...no problem. Next, I need to pay the tax on the free gum that wound up in the first transaction bag...no problem...I owed 10¢. Next, now remember you -- Mr. Employee -- told me these candle refills on my first receipt are refills so then according to this new found coupon I should get these warmers for free. Well no, Ms. Customer, you don't get those for free because you didn't pay for the refills on the first receipt because they were free. REALLY Mr. Employee, I did pay for those because I used a coupon...it wasn't green money but it was a coupon...now show me where the coupon was deducted on this first receipt. It wasn't...they did refund $5. Okay, what if I had used this coupon for free warmers when I purchased the items on the first and only transaction? What would the outcome have been? They were rung up at regular price before Qs because they were part of my $25. I did buy them. But if that is the way it is, I have no problem with that. So this is what I will do for you MR. CVS EMPLOYEE I will go and purchase two more of the candle refills and use my $3 ECB and my GET A FREE WARMER Q. Okay?? How does that suit you? I don't blame this employee for him not feeling comfortable with my plan.

Now while I am at CVS for the second trip, a customer comes in and wants to know what happened at Rite Aid. We, of course, have no idea what she is talking about. It seems that Rite Aid may have gotten robbed. There were police cars there and she was told the store was closed. I sure hope our nice Rite Aid employee Leland is OKAY, and I am glad that I didn't stop at Rite Aid for the diaper deal.

If I have coupons and a customer comes up with one or two items, as a courtesy I let that customer go ahead of me. I can see it now...I could have easily let the robber go in front of me (if there was a robbery). I don't know any other reason why the store would be closed before 6 PM with the police there.

I do hope that I haven't bored everyone to death, but I believe the point would be to stand your ground. All that I wanted was for a CVS employee to show or tell me what is on sale and what isn't. It shouldn't be a matter of their opinion. I DO want to play well with others!

Stay tuned, the story continues...

Paid tax only for this transaction
==Sleeping Beauty==

Last Minute Shopping

I realized this morning that I had $4.99 in ECBs and $2 in RR expiring today. Oh No, Mr. Bill, I can't have pseudo-money expire on me...I must go shopping! It's not that I wanted to go shopping...I HAD to go shopping.

Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it's off to CVS I go. There really wasn't anything I needed, so I only planned to buy two Glade Sense & Sprays, a cheap filler item, spend almost nothing, and get a $3 ECB. But then the magic machine spit out a $4 off $20 Q, so I adjusted my plans. I ended up buying the two Sense and Sprays, Crest toothpaste, and the Blink eye drops. It's a good thing I printed the Blink Q, just in case.

Total before Qs and tax: $21.48
Minus Qs: $12.25
Minus ECBs: $4.99
Total: $4.24 + $1.35 = $5.59

I spent a little more than I originally planned, but I got $13.49 in ECBs...and a very nice cashier. It's good to know that there still are nice and friendly employees at CVS (even though this is a different CVS than the one Sleeping Beauty shopped at on Sunday).

Next, off to Walgreens. Nothing exciting to report here. I used my RR to pay for pictures.

I'm in a posting mood tonight, but my writing skills will have to wait until later...I'm off to do kindergarten homework. Tonight we count the number of toes in our family...last night we counted light switches in our house.

**Pinch**

Coupon Exchange Club

Now that summer is about over and the kids are starting back to school, the Coupon Exchange Club will be meeting again. The first get-together will be Tuesday, September 7 at 10:00 AM. If you are interested in joining us, send us an email and we will give you the details.

We know some of you are working and 10:00 in the morning is not a good time...so we may start another Club that meets on a weeknight. If you are interested in meeting around 7:00 PM, let us know which day is best for you.

The Coupon Exchange Club is just a group of women (men are also welcome) who clip and trade coupons. This is also a good time to get your coupons organized and work on your "wish" list. All we ask is that you bring your sense of humor...we tend to laugh a lot!

**Pinch**

==Sleeping Beauty==

I'm Back

I've been away from the computer lately. I wasn't on vacation...just on a cleaning spree! The kids are back in school, so I took a few days to really clean my house. I cleaned out closets, cleaned the hardwood floors, steam cleaned the carpet, and basically washed everything that could possibly be washed. On Sunday, I got a good deal on a rental Rug Doctor steam cleaner at Harris Teeter. The steam cleaner is regularly $24.99, less $8 VIC and a $5 printable coupon. This sale is good until Tuesday night in case anyone wants to clean their carpets.

I cleaned out a file cabinet and found papers that needed to be shredded. I have a small paper shredder and it would have taken days to shred all those papers. So I took advantage of a coupon from Office Depot last week for free paper shredding.

I have been going to the gym every morning after I drop the kids off at school. What has made me so energetic and productive? Vitamins!! While cleaning out my stockpile, I found some vitamins that I got at Walgreens several weeks ago.

Alive! Women's Energy Vitamins
These were on sale for $10 and you got a $10 RR back. So naturally I bought them, and I'm glad I did. I'm not Chatty Cathy and I don't feel like I have taken Speed, but one pill a day has given me an energy boost. I hope they go on sale again, but even if they aren't on sale I am buying more...even at full retail price. That's how much I like them...I'm willing to pay full price!

So, ladies and gentlemen, I am back! I have lots of good things to tell you about in the next few days. I'm caught up on my housework, my coupons are cut and filed, and I have time during the day that doesn't include Dora the Explorer, Phineas and Ferb, and iCarly!

It's good to be back...

**Pinch**

Nightmare On CVS Street

Oh my, all I can say is I will try my best to make this short. Lessen the torture I might say, leave out some of the gory details if possible, hope everyone gets my meaning.

It was an ordinary Sunday trip to CVS...so I thought. I had my plan all figured out, it wasn't complicated at all. Did I say that? Okay I know, get on with it.

Page 5 of the CVS ad had everything I was going after. No big deal, nothing I have to have, nothing I need. But I am addicted to the Glade products. To make it simple, just go for the $5 off $25 ECB with Glade products and get $3 ECB when you spend $10 on certain products (listed right in the middle of the ad). All products were in multiples of $5. Really can it get any easier than that??

I had three different plans of action just in case CVS was out of certain things. Okay, got it so far? No they were not out of anything, whew...now this is really a no-brainer. Again, so I thought!

We have our products all pictured above. I had figured on spending $7 plus tax. Well that isn't what the cashier came up with, so I told her nicely that wasn't right. She took the $5/$25 ECB and my other coupons. The problem was with one of my coupons...it was a buy one candle holder get the candle refill for free. I was buying two of the refills and only using one coupon for the free item. Moral is in short form, the cashier didn't deduct for the free candle refills. Okay we can fix that.

My next transaction is where it turned into a real nightmare...just three little items. A pack of gum that would be free with a Q from the magic Q machine and two packs of the scented oil refills. So simple...NOT!

The ad plainly states 2/$5 scented oil refills 1-3 count or holder plus shows a picture of the 1-count box of GLADE PLUG-INS SCENTED OIL REFILLS. I had two boxes of the double plug-ins scented oil refills. Remember the gum? Don't forget about it, it will come into play in a minute. There is a CVS worker standing to the side with her purse ready to go home...already stated she worked an hour over. Okay fine, GO HOME! But she didn't. She had to ask what the problem was (keep in mind she is off the clock and not waiting on me anyway). I told her the first transaction was wrong (which was in a bag on the counter) and this one wasn't going well either. She begins to tell me that the refills are not on sale if there isn't a sale tag on the shelf with them. Then she asked me if there was a sale tag. I told her I didn't think there was but the ad in the paper is pretty clear to me, so I think. If I am wrong then tell me so and we can correct the problem. Not in this lifetime at NIGHTMARE ON CVS STREET! Really, if I picked up the wrong item then I will get the right one. Okay, she sends CVS employee #3 to check the shelf. He comes back with almost every Glade product made and they both tell me the scented oil candle refills are on sale. I already know that because I have already purchased two. But my coupon is for buy the twin refill get one free, which is what I was trying so hard to do. Well I would say I was treated very nasty and SCREAMED at more than once by MS. NOT SO NICE CVS EMPLOYEE (remember she is the one not on the clock). The original cashier was hanging out listening to everything. By this time, there is a long line behind me. Don't you think one of them would have had the sense to open another register? Not today, ladies and gents, not today.

Back to the discussion at hand...Ms. Not So Nice is putting the box of candle refills in my face telling me this is the item on sale....right we know that. I am telling her the ad states scented oil refills AND shows a picture of the single refill. I ask what is the 1-to-3 count refill. She said it is the oil candle refills. Really??? I have never seen a 1-count refill on the oil candles, but of course she has. She tells me that the 4-in-a-pack is a bonus. Really? I see 4-in-a-pack at every store in town. To make this story short...now I tell them I don't want any of the items in question but that I would make some phone calls tomorrow. I ask if she was the manager or if CVS employee #3 was. I didn't get an answer to that other than she told me the manager would be there in the morning at 7 AM. Okay, I can't wait to talk to him.

One more point here that will come in to play in my next saga...the gum that was free was in my first transaction bag. I at least owed tax on that and they didn't give me back my $3 ECB that I was using to pay for my second transaction that was voided. I felt the need to leave the nightmare and deal with it later. At this point I needed a drink and I DON'T DRINK!

To be continued...

==Sleeping Beauty==

"You Say It's Your Birthday"

"It's my birthday too - yeah
They say it's your birthday
We're gonna have a good time
I'm glad it's your birthday
Happy birthday to you"

Birthday presents from my stockpile:

For my Sister-in-Law (or SIL as I like to call her)
For my youngest Daughter (aka Baby Beauty's Momma)
==Sleeping Beauty==

"Money, It's A Gas"

"Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash."
Seriously, that is just what I did. These are rebate checks that I received this week. I'm not going to get rich quick but it sure gives me money to spend on Sunday if there are any good deals out there.

The $4.50 Pilot check was for ink pens, of course. They came from Walgreens back in April. The deal was buy three packs of pens and receive a rebate for $4.50. I paid 85¢ (including tax) for the 3 packs of pens.

The Staples check was for paper. The two packs were $9.98 and I got back $9.96. That rebate didn't even cost a stamp...it was done online. So basically almost FREE paper!

The $10 check was from Zegerid. Yippee for the sale at Rite Aid a few weeks ago! With coupons from the newspaper and Rite Aid, it was FREE! Word has it there is a Mr. that uses it so no more heartburn for him!

My total in rebates this week = $24.46.

"I'm walking on Sunshine!"

==Sleeping Beauty==

"Try To Get Yourself A Bargain Son"

I have to stay out of the stores. I have to stay out of the stores! I have to stay out of the stores!!

Today's trip to Rite Aid netted me $37.97 worth of merchandise for $3.95. Add the dang tax to it and you get $5.73 spent.

You wonder why I go to some of these stores every day? Well I am here to tell you...my Aunt and one of my SIL's give me the coupons they no longer want. My Aunt dropped her coupons off today and we just had to go and use the ones for the clearance items that were left at Rite Aid from yesterday. Now dear SIL is at the beach so I will not get her coupons until later. What fun once again!

Ladies and gentlemen, I will leave you with this:

My Momma told me you better shop around!

And how my Mom did love to shop. Love you Mom and I know you are watching over all of us!

Thanks to Auntie and SIL for the Qs.

==Sleeping Beauty==

"When The Moon Is In The Seventh House"

"And Jupiter Aligns With Mars"
Today's CVS visit was much better than yesterday's. I was determined that I would do the Right Guard deal and it was going to work. Well lo and behold, it did. That deal didn't work for me yesterday. The planets must have been out of line...or the cashier was...one or the other.

Total spent: 39¢!
Subtotal was negative 59¢
tax was 98¢

There you have it...98¢ minus the negative 59¢ = 39¢

You gotta love it!

==Sleeping Beauty==

"It's A Wonderful Day In The Neighborhood"

I had a very good day shopping on Sunday.

My first stop was CVS. The retail price was $41.87 and I paid $7.21 (including tax). I got a special treat for my dad, who loves the pretzel M&Ms.

Today was the day for clearance sales at Rite Aid. I did two transactions so I could use my $5 off $25 coupon and get some +UP rewards. The total retail for everything was $118.33. I paid $26.16 (including tax).

There were clearance sales at Target...just what I needed!

I can't tell you the retail value because I don't know the prices before the clearance. The receipt has that I saved $20.65. I paid $5.69 (including tax) for everything.

I paid $3.61 for honey buns and milk, and $2.08 for the rest of the stuff!

My total retail for everything today was $186.54. I spent $39.06...not bad for all that I got.

I'm just crazy...I know they have places for people like me! Now I'm off to make three birthday baskets.

==Sleeping Beauty==

Hurry, Hurry, Hurry

Sunday is the last day to purchase products for a rebate sponsored by ConAgra and All You Magazine (print rebate form). Just purchase $10 in qualifying products and get $25 in coupons. The $10 qualifying purchase is on the shelf price of your products, not what you actually pay after coupons. The participating brands are:

Healthy Choice
Kids Cuisine
Egg Beaters
Hunt's Manwich
Chef Boyardee
Peter Pan
Snack Pack
Marie Callendar's
PAM
Fleischmann's
Van Camp's
Hunt's Tomato Ketchup
Hebrew National
Reddi-Wip

Multiple receipts are allowed. Purchases must be made between May 6, 2010 and August 15, 2010. The rebate form along with cash register receipts must be postmarked by August 30, 2010. The offer is limited to one rebate request per household or address.

**Pinch**