December 1st, 2007 at 06:28 am
0Went shopping for a friend tonight.
Got great customer service at the two stores I went to.
She had seen an ad for little tykes digital cameras for $30 - and wanted two but there weren't any in the store in her town - and they only get in one shipment of toys each xmas.
First store I went to didn't have them but got a raincheck in case I found them later. she went online and got me directs to a store that had them.
Drove there in the snow (still early enough in the year no one seems to remember what snow is and how to drive in it).
Got them! Woo Woo
Best part of the shopping? I'm getting all my money back from her! asdf123
Went shopping for a friend tonight.
Got great customer service at the two stores I went to.
She had seen an ad for little tykes digital cameras for $30 - and wanted two but there weren't any in the store in her town - and they only get in one shipment of toys each xmas.
First store I went to didn't have them but got a raincheck in case I found them later. she went online and got me directs to a store that had them.
Drove there in the snow (still early enough in the year no one seems to remember what snow is and how to drive in it).
Got them! Woo Woo
Best part of the shopping? I'm getting all my money back from her!
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September 22nd, 2007 at 08:16 pm
0The local store is cleaning out their 250ml Fructus shampoo and conditers for $1.49. I went up there this morning and bought 14 of them. After the buy 2 get $3.00 off coupons I had I got them all for about $3.00 (taxes).
That's what I call nice shopping.
I'm going to keep 2 or 3 "sets" - the rest will go towards an Xmas hamper the local drop in centre.
I have more coupons. I may go up in the morning or later tonight to see if they have more and buy more so I can give it. I know homeless shelters want mostly foodstuffs - but people need to be clean to and this is just a bit I can add to what I give.
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The local store is cleaning out their 250ml Fructus shampoo and conditers for $1.49. I went up there this morning and bought 14 of them. After the buy 2 get $3.00 off coupons I had I got them all for about $3.00 (taxes).
That's what I call nice shopping.
I'm going to keep 2 or 3 "sets" - the rest will go towards an Xmas hamper the local drop in centre.
I have more coupons. I may go up in the morning or later tonight to see if they have more and buy more so I can give it. I know homeless shelters want mostly foodstuffs - but people need to be clean to and this is just a bit I can add to what I give.
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August 2nd, 2007 at 10:31 pm
0I cleaned up my coupon stash today. So many expired ones.
I am so tired of having coupons that I don't get to good homes before they expire. So I'm making up a bunch of envelopes for people of coupons on their wishlists.
Strangely I've found since I've been less worried about getting and more about giving I'm happier and strangely good things seem to come my way too... asdf123
I cleaned up my coupon stash today. So many expired ones.
I am so tired of having coupons that I don't get to good homes before they expire. So I'm making up a bunch of envelopes for people of coupons on their wishlists.
Strangely I've found since I've been less worried about getting and more about giving I'm happier and strangely good things seem to come my way too...
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June 25th, 2007 at 04:44 pm
0[url]http://www.webworksllc.com/i_like_you.swf[/url]
My apologies if you have seen it before. I just "refound" it in my email and it cheered me up! asdf123
Text is http://www.webworksllc.com/i_like_you.swf and Link is
http://www.webworksllc.com/i_like_you.swf
My apologies if you have seen it before. I just "refound" it in my email and it cheered me up!
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May 15th, 2007 at 12:39 pm
0Sent out a couple of coupon RAOK's to a couple of people in one of my trading groups. I used to do more trades but can't be bothered. I seem to end up with RAOK's from others now I do more RAOK's. Weird how that works.
Got another credit card offer from Citibank. Did what i always do. Wrote "take me off your list" and sent all the crap back to them. Did you know it costs the company about twice the regular postage when you use one of those business reply envelopes. They send me crap - I'll mail their crap back (yes I need to get out more as this gives me a wee bit of enjoyment).
I've joined up for quite a few coupon trains lately and still have a couple to move out. That was yesterday's job but it didn't seem to happen *blush*. asdf123
Sent out a couple of coupon RAOK's to a couple of people in one of my trading groups. I used to do more trades but can't be bothered. I seem to end up with RAOK's from others now I do more RAOK's. Weird how that works.
Got another credit card offer from Citibank. Did what i always do. Wrote "take me off your list" and sent all the crap back to them. Did you know it costs the company about twice the regular postage when you use one of those business reply envelopes. They send me crap - I'll mail their crap back (yes I need to get out more as this gives me a wee bit of enjoyment).
I've joined up for quite a few coupon trains lately and still have a couple to move out. That was yesterday's job but it didn't seem to happen *blush*.
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May 3rd, 2007 at 03:03 am
0On so many trading boards I hear people having long discussions about "I don't want to get ripped of if I trade this coupon". What is that coupon really worth?
I gave up on all of that. I now send people coupons they need with no expectations. I do this in one of my smaller groups where I have gotten do know the people. And since I've been sending with no expection of getting I seem to be getting more coupons - both from other people in that group doing the same thing and from other sources.
It is strange but I like that while I'm saving money I'm also fostering that part of me that likes to give. Coupons cost me little (or nothing) and I can send them to others they can help. I have little stress after I put the stamped envolope in the mail. I have smiles when I think of them opening the good mail. This makes me happy.
Life isn't for me only about savings. It is also about being the person I want to be and being able to do things for others!
Random Acts of Kindness Rock! asdf123
On so many trading boards I hear people having long discussions about "I don't want to get ripped of if I trade this coupon". What is that coupon really worth?
I gave up on all of that. I now send people coupons they need with no expectations. I do this in one of my smaller groups where I have gotten do know the people. And since I've been sending with no expection of getting I seem to be getting more coupons - both from other people in that group doing the same thing and from other sources.
It is strange but I like that while I'm saving money I'm also fostering that part of me that likes to give. Coupons cost me little (or nothing) and I can send them to others they can help. I have little stress after I put the stamped envolope in the mail. I have smiles when I think of them opening the good mail. This makes me happy.
Life isn't for me only about savings. It is also about being the person I want to be and being able to do things for others!
Random Acts of Kindness Rock!
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May 3rd, 2007 at 02:40 am
0A girl in a our building shelters cat's and fosters them. I had a coupon for a free bag of IAMs cat food. Even ought she is on vacation this week I brought it down to her before I forgot and had it put in her mail to deal with when she's back!
Always nice to get good mail amongst the rushes - and this way I don't forget. asdf123
A girl in a our building shelters cat's and fosters them. I had a coupon for a free bag of IAMs cat food. Even ought she is on vacation this week I brought it down to her before I forgot and had it put in her mail to deal with when she's back!
Always nice to get good mail amongst the rushes - and this way I don't forget.
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April 26th, 2007 at 04:07 am
0On Monday, after a few weeks of carrying around in the car trunk the donations I had for the local drop-in centre and food-bank I was able to get there at a time that was open.
They were very appreciative and treated me very nicely with a couple of people coming and and helping me get the items out of the car.
I'm definitely going to see what I can give them again in a few months. I love saving but I never want to become miserly. There is something about giving that is good for the soul; and I felt that goodness on Monday. asdf123
On Monday, after a few weeks of carrying around in the car trunk the donations I had for the local drop-in centre and food-bank I was able to get there at a time that was open.
They were very appreciative and treated me very nicely with a couple of people coming and and helping me get the items out of the car.
I'm definitely going to see what I can give them again in a few months. I love saving but I never want to become miserly. There is something about giving that is good for the soul; and I felt that goodness on Monday.
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April 7th, 2007 at 03:26 pm
0Oh yeah and a $20 stupid tax for me to pay.
On Wed on the way to work I stopped and bought a coffee. After getting the coffee I tossed out an old cup. I'm 99% sure when I tossed out that cup I tossed out my parking pass. Duh.
Went into the management office on Thursday night. Old them what happened. They said I'd likely be out of luck for about a week because only Georgie (the building manager) can get a new card and it will involve "Fred" (not sure who the mysterious Fred is). They told me to put in a written request this weekend and some time next week I'd have my card. I was pretty cheerful (told them I knew I had pulled a bonehead move) and thanked them.
I haven't got around to writing the note yet as they said Georgie wasn't in until Tuesday so I figured I would do it at some point this weekend.
Fast forward to a few minutes ago. I just got a call from the office. The building secretary just called me. She pulled some strings for me and my card is ready for me. Just have a $20 non refundable "stupid tax" to pay for it.
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Oh yeah and a $20 stupid tax for me to pay.
On Wed on the way to work I stopped and bought a coffee. After getting the coffee I tossed out an old cup. I'm 99% sure when I tossed out that cup I tossed out my parking pass. Duh.
Went into the management office on Thursday night. Old them what happened. They said I'd likely be out of luck for about a week because only Georgie (the building manager) can get a new card and it will involve "Fred" (not sure who the mysterious Fred is). They told me to put in a written request this weekend and some time next week I'd have my card. I was pretty cheerful (told them I knew I had pulled a bonehead move) and thanked them.
I haven't got around to writing the note yet as they said Georgie wasn't in until Tuesday so I figured I would do it at some point this weekend.
Fast forward to a few minutes ago. I just got a call from the office. The building secretary just called me. She pulled some strings for me and my card is ready for me. Just have a $20 non refundable "stupid tax" to pay for it.
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March 20th, 2007 at 11:51 am
0Quite often when there are contests that involve food products there is a option for an entry that doesn't involve purchasing the product. Taking advantage of this method of entry can sometimes result in getting a Free Product Coupon - allowing you to purchase the item for the cost of the postage and sometimes a self addressed stamped envelope. This particular offer didn't require the SASE.
So this past weekend I got organized and wrote out 20 entries (the rules allow one request per day via mail) and got them into envelopes, addressed and stamps, that way I can drop one in the mail every couple of days.
I'm planning to pick up a couple of the sauces for myself and likely will give away some of the FPC's as RAOKs.
asdf123
Quite often when there are contests that involve food products there is a option for an entry that doesn't involve purchasing the product. Taking advantage of this method of entry can sometimes result in getting a Free Product Coupon - allowing you to purchase the item for the cost of the postage and sometimes a self addressed stamped envelope. This particular offer didn't require the SASE.
So this past weekend I got organized and wrote out 20 entries (the rules allow one request per day via mail) and got them into envelopes, addressed and stamps, that way I can drop one in the mail every couple of days.
I'm planning to pick up a couple of the sauces for myself and likely will give away some of the FPC's as RAOKs.
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March 4th, 2007 at 03:02 pm
0I start leaving the store and hear the lady who was behind me in the line and who I did say a few words to while I checked out say to the cashier about her item "oh the sign says $4.99 but says that price ended yesterday so will I get it at that price". The cashier runs it through and says "no its 6.99 now". I have no idea what "it" was.
That store participates in the Scanning Code of Practise (SCOP). SCOP says that when an item that isn't price stickered rings up at the wrong price (not the price on the shelf) you get it free (if under $10). [url] http://www.frugalshopper.ca/links/article.php?n=5[/url]
Im partway to the door but I hear the exchange clearly and realise they aren't following the SCOP rules and are in effect going to rip this lady off. I turn around and say in a loud voice (I'm not screaming or rude, just enunciating well...) " shouldn't she get it for free under scanning code of practise". The customer in question gives me a huge smile and thumbs up and the cashier suddenly is saying "yes, that's right" and paging a stock boy for a price check.
After the comment and a quick grin to the customer I left, with a great big grin on my face. No idea if she got it or not but feel good that I didn't let them snow her.
Its not a store I shop at regularly so not worried what the cashier thinks of me. I know I made the customer happy. I really hate when store clerks decide that following rules that their store abides by isn't what they are going to do. I don't care if they think that we are getting a deal we shouldn't. The store is part of the program so abide by the rules please. asdf123
I start leaving the store and hear the lady who was behind me in the line and who I did say a few words to while I checked out say to the cashier about her item "oh the sign says $4.99 but says that price ended yesterday so will I get it at that price". The cashier runs it through and says "no its 6.99 now". I have no idea what "it" was.
That store participates in the Scanning Code of Practise (SCOP). SCOP says that when an item that isn't price stickered rings up at the wrong price (not the price on the shelf) you get it free (if under $10).
Text is http://www.frugalshopper.ca/links/article.php?n=5 and Link is
http://www.frugalshopper.ca/links/article.php?n=5
Im partway to the door but I hear the exchange clearly and realise they aren't following the SCOP rules and are in effect going to rip this lady off. I turn around and say in a loud voice (I'm not screaming or rude, just enunciating well...) " shouldn't she get it for free under scanning code of practise". The customer in question gives me a huge smile and thumbs up and the cashier suddenly is saying "yes, that's right" and paging a stock boy for a price check.
After the comment and a quick grin to the customer I left, with a great big grin on my face. No idea if she got it or not but feel good that I didn't let them snow her.
Its not a store I shop at regularly so not worried what the cashier thinks of me. I know I made the customer happy. I really hate when store clerks decide that following rules that their store abides by isn't what they are going to do. I don't care if they think that we are getting a deal we shouldn't. The store is part of the program so abide by the rules please.
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February 12th, 2007 at 02:50 am
0You'd think that people would actually think to check they had their credit/debit card with them when they shopped right?
Cause once you check out and go to pay and find you don't have said car do you inconvenience EVERYONE - you have to gop do the wild dash back to the car and hope your card is easy to find in whatever safe place you put it.
Only saving grace moment of the entire incident is that it isn't a store where I often shop.
:blush:
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You'd think that people would actually think to check they had their credit/debit card with them when they shopped right?
Cause once you check out and go to pay and find you don't have said car do you inconvenience EVERYONE - you have to gop do the wild dash back to the car and hope your card is easy to find in whatever safe place you put it.
Only saving grace moment of the entire incident is that it isn't a store where I often shop.

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February 7th, 2007 at 05:38 am
0I am in a small group with a bunch of ladies who coupon. It is a small group and from what I can tell the people are all good people.
I've been sending out a ton of RAOK envelopes (Random Act of Kindness)to people in that group with coupons in them that are on their wishlists. This has made me feel wonderful. Mostly they are coupons I'll never use or ones that greedy me found a lot more of than I'll ever use *oink oink*.
Honestly the warm fuzzy when I get thanked is great (I don't put my name in it but usually they'll figure it out as I do put my return addy on the envelope), and is worth way more than the cost of the postage in "warm fuzzies"
I got a note from one of the girls with $3-$4 in stamps (I never did count them) with the note .. "gotcha - this is to help you with your raok wh*&ring. I have not laughed so hard in a while. She made me feel so good about what I am doing and is only encouraging me to do more of it. Which might have been her idea. Seeing I found a few coupons tonight that I know a couple of folks are looking for - it won't be a problem to use up those stamps, LOL
One of the other girls on the list sent me an envie today with a free product coupon in it for a product I use all the time. My is it ever nice to get mail like that!
Oh and on a related note, I've found Staples in their clearance section often has fancy envelopes marked down to good prices - I've found some pretty ones for a good price. They aren't shiny-shiny but they are pretty-pretty. asdf123
I am in a small group with a bunch of ladies who coupon. It is a small group and from what I can tell the people are all good people.
I've been sending out a ton of RAOK envelopes (Random Act of Kindness)to people in that group with coupons in them that are on their wishlists. This has made me feel wonderful. Mostly they are coupons I'll never use or ones that greedy me found a lot more of than I'll ever use *oink oink*.
Honestly the warm fuzzy when I get thanked is great (I don't put my name in it but usually they'll figure it out as I do put my return addy on the envelope), and is worth way more than the cost of the postage in "warm fuzzies"
I got a note from one of the girls with $3-$4 in stamps (I never did count them) with the note .. "gotcha - this is to help you with your raok wh*&ring. I have not laughed so hard in a while. She made me feel so good about what I am doing and is only encouraging me to do more of it. Which might have been her idea. Seeing I found a few coupons tonight that I know a couple of folks are looking for - it won't be a problem to use up those stamps, LOL
One of the other girls on the list sent me an envie today with a free product coupon in it for a product I use all the time. My is it ever nice to get mail like that!
Oh and on a related note, I've found Staples in their clearance section often has fancy envelopes marked down to good prices - I've found some pretty ones for a good price. They aren't shiny-shiny but they are pretty-pretty.
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December 15th, 2006 at 02:06 pm
0So far we've raised $496. A practical problem stopped us raising more. A real basic one - we ran out of raffle tickets. I don't expect we will sell many more but i did go to Staples and pick up more yesterday . If we don't use them this year they'll work for next year!
I had hoped we would raise a couple of hundred dollars. I never dreamed we would raise this much!
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So far we've raised $496. A practical problem stopped us raising more. A real basic one - we ran out of raffle tickets. I don't expect we will sell many more but i did go to Staples and pick up more yesterday . If we don't use them this year they'll work for next year!
I had hoped we would raise a couple of hundred dollars. I never dreamed we would raise this much!
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December 14th, 2006 at 03:16 am
0In prior years I've organized a cookie exchange. Over the last few years less and less people have taken part. As part of the exchange we always asked for an extra dozen, made up a basket and raffled it off for charity.
This year I just organized the cookie basket raffle. People were great and baked and brought me a dozen cookies, a half dozen or a couple of dozen. Enough to make two very impressive baskets. I kicked in some personal contributions - a couple of nice trays (wicker serving trays), some cookie tins (not everyone packaged then so I took care of that (and another coworker helped out).
HR got wind of it this year (the first year for that) and gave me a table downstairs at the xmas party to "pimp" the basket. We go around and do serious collecting tomorrow!
So far we've raised over $150. Can't wait to see what the total is by friday. asdf123
In prior years I've organized a cookie exchange. Over the last few years less and less people have taken part. As part of the exchange we always asked for an extra dozen, made up a basket and raffled it off for charity.
This year I just organized the cookie basket raffle. People were great and baked and brought me a dozen cookies, a half dozen or a couple of dozen. Enough to make two very impressive baskets. I kicked in some personal contributions - a couple of nice trays (wicker serving trays), some cookie tins (not everyone packaged then so I took care of that (and another coworker helped out).
HR got wind of it this year (the first year for that) and gave me a table downstairs at the xmas party to "pimp" the basket. We go around and do serious collecting tomorrow!
So far we've raised over $150. Can't wait to see what the total is by friday.