Sometimes It's Not Worth It

So there's a deal now at Walgreens. They have Purex laundry soap for $5.99 and it's BOGO for a Megasaver deal good for a month. It means you get FREE Purex when you use your Purex BOGO coupon (2-24 RP). But only if the store manager and clerk understand to just ring in the price they will be getting reimbursed for the coupon. We all know that you can stack a store BOGO deal with a manufacturer BOGO coupon, and get both items free. But not at my local Walgreens in Temple Terrace. Mr Rivera the store manager insists you have to PAY for one (but the coupon doesn't count as paying). I tried to explain and asked if we could call another store so he could verify it's a valid purchase. He refused. We left. DH was fuming and plans to call 1800WALGREENS tomorrow to spout off about Mr Rivera's attitude problem. 

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Free Busch Gardens Preschooler 1 Year Pass

Busch Gardens Tampa is opening a new Seasame Street Safari of Fun March 27th! To celebrate this they are offering free kids Annual passes for children 5 and under that are FL residents.   You can register and sign up online. 
 
Free Rhymes with Wheeee!
If you have a child 5 and younger, a Free Commemorative Busch Gardens Preschool Pass is waiting! It's all they need to explore the wonders of Busch Gardens and our all-new Sesame Street Safari of Fun…for all of 2010. Elmo and Ernie, can't wait!

 
Just go here!
In order for the pass to be valid you need a copy of their birth certificate when you take them to the park.  Just to verify age.
Busch Gardens is a great family park now, since they got rid of the free beer. No more old folks like us hanging around taking up tables and benches, while we have a cold bud. But its a nice place for grandchildren.
 
They just created a new parking area in the preferred parking lot for "Families with Strollers" and put up pretty pink signs along the whole front row of preferred parking.
 
We go every week to see the free concerts and have a nice walk. Pat Benatar is playing this Sunday in Gwazi Park at 4pm.

Happy Birthday Swagbucks

Today is Swagbucks 2nd Birthday! For their birthday celebration, they will be giving out Swagbucks out the gazoo. I just signed up a few months ago and have redeeemed hundreds of points for over a dozen Amazon gift cards. It's an amazingly effective way to search every day and you get points for it too. I have a favorite word that I search on every day and get points.

Two Great Matchups

Here are two great coupon matchup deals to do at Publix using the new Heathy Kids booklet and recent manufacturer coupons.
 
1. Weight Watchers Yogurt, 6 oz  (not sure of the price but it doesn't matter)
Stack the Publix store coupon BIGI with the Manufacturer BIGI coupon (1-17 SS) to get free yogurt
 
2. Buddig Deli Cuts meats 12-16 oz, $2.50
Use the Publix store coupon $1/1 from the booklet and stack with the $1/1 (2-7 SS) to get package for $0.50
 
Also still doable deal is the Vicks trial size Nyquil or Dayquil $1.39 (use $2/1 1-17 PG or $1.50/1 2-21 PG) and match with the Free Puffs WYB Vicks coupon (1-17 PG). This gives you a little overage and free tissues.
 
Also the Knox coupons expire on 3/9/2010 so get yours soon, or use them up. Some people are reporting more difficulty is getting this overage and it may be from overuse by other couponers. Just use a few at a time to ensure a smooth checkout.
 

Weekly Weigh

Actually, I haven't really been dieting, as evidenced by the evil scale - I weigh the same as I did at the beginning of the month. Still down 7 lbs overall since I started this diet, but I still have a month to go to reach my goal weight by Easter, on my birthday. I've got a big list of freebies to get on my birthday and most of them are food, so I'm definitely not dieting that day. Who can pass up free starbucks coffee, krispy creme donuts, Denny's grand slam breakfast, Qdobe burrito, and Kobe's free teppanyaki Japanese meal? Plus I aim to get my free African Safari ride to feed and photograph the wild veldt animals at Busch Gardens. Hope it's not busy there on Easter.

Anyway, my diet siderailed due to the cold frigid weather. I feel sorry for all the folks up North where they have six months of this misery. I was so excited to ride my bicycle to work today in the 65F weather, even though it was misty rolling through the clouds on the ground. It's my therapy. It makes me happy to ride my bike. The fresh air and just being outside exercising makes me more aware of my surroundings and notice details and beauty.

I also am starving now. I read this little tip in an email and realize I don't eat enough. I'm hungry all the time, right after breakfast, and every afternoon.
Physicians often advise their patients to eat six small meals if they want to lose weight or lower insulin spikes in the case of diabetics. Small meals every three hours keep you satisfied, and speeds up your metabolism, thereby helping you to lose weight. If you get hungry again in about three hours, your food portion sizes are correct. If you're hungry sooner, you didn't eat enough. Still feeling full four or five hours later? You ate too much.

Publix Sneak Peek 2/25-3/4 BOGO deals

Ragu Pasta Sauce, Assorted Varieties, 16 to 26.3 oz jar (Excluding Organic) BOGO $2.29
Ronzoni Pasta, Assorted Varieties, 8 to 16 oz box, BOGO $1.99
Juicy Juice, Assorted Varieties, 64 oz bot, BOGO $3.65
Green Giant Canned Vegetables, 11 to 15 oz can (Excluding Specialty Corn Varieties, Three Bean Salad, And Asparagus) BOGO $1.29
Del Monte Tomatoes, Assorted Varieties, 14.5 oz can, BOGO $1.39
General Mills Cereal, Lucky Charms, Cookie Crisp, Kix, or Reese's Puffs, 11.25 to 13 oz, Golden Grahams or Cinnamon Toast Crunch, 16 or 17 oz box, BOGO $3.99
Post Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal, Assorted Varieties, 13 to 17 oz or Vanilla Clusters, 18 oz box (Excluding Family Size) BOGO $2.69
Betty Crocker Supreme Brownie Mix, Assorted Varieties, 19.8 to 22.5 oz or Dessert Bar Mix, 19.5 oz box, BOGO $2.69
Knorr Sides, Assorted Varieties, 4 to 6.4 oz pouch, BOGO $1.49
Lipton Family Size Tea Bags, Iced Tea Brew, 24 ct box, (Excluding Decaf) BOGO $2.65
StarKist Chunk White Tuna, Premium Albacore, 6.4 oz pkg, BOGO $3.19
Pam Cooking Sprat, No Stick: Original, Olive Oil, Butter Flavor, For Baking With Flour, or For The Grill, 5 or 6 oz can (excluding Organic and Professional) BOGO $3.39
LouAna Pure Vegetable Oil or Canol or COrn and Canola, 48 oz bot, VOFO $3.39
Doritos Tortilla Chips, Assorted Varieties, 11.5 to 13 oz bag (Excluding Baked, Light & Natural Chips) BOGO $3.99
Thomas' Bagels, Assorted Varieties, 20 oz bag (Excluding Bagel Thins) BOGO $3.99
Planters Peanuts, Assorted Varieties, 12 or 12.5 oz can, BOGO $3.09
Entemann's Donuts, Rich Frosted or Variety Pack, 8 ct., 16 or 17 oz box, BOGO $4.29
Nabisco Toasted Chips, Assorted Varieties, 8.1 oz bag, BOGO $3.39
Hershey's Nuggets, Assorted Varieties, 10.5 to 12 oz bag, BOGO $3.69
Keebler Club Crackers, Assorted Varieties, 12 to 16 oz box, BOGO $3.99
Gorton's Shrimp Temptations or Grilled Shrimp or Premium Fish Fillets or Fish Sticks, Assorted Varieties, 8 to 17.2 oz pkg, BOGO $7.49
Mayfield Ice Cream, Assorted Varieties, 48 oz ctn, BOGO $4.99
Green Giant Vally Fresh Steamers, Assorted Varieties, 12 oz bag, BOGO $2.39
I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! Spread: 15 ox or 7.5 oz tub, 16 oz ctn, or 10 oz bot or Spray, 8 oz bot, Assorted Varieties, BOGO $2.49
Right Guard Sport Anti-Perspirant & Deodorant, Assorted Varieties, 2.8 or 3 oz pkg, BOGO $2.79
Publix Hydro Cream or Hydro Plus: 1% Hydrocortizone, 1 oz box, BOGO $3.99

It's Winter in My Refrigerator

I opened the refrigerator this weekend after shopping for salad stuff only to find that the fresh leafy greens frozen. It's among the more unpleasant of kitchen surprises. I tried to thaw it in the bathtub (we have no sink in the remodel progress) with a vegetable strainer but it was difficult to get the center thawed. Those of you who have had frozen heads of lettuce know that the results are typically soggy and limp.
 
Many factors can lead to frozen vegetables, from setting the refrigerator's temperature too low to storing the produce in the wrong place. This is a relatively new development which has occurred for the second time since we moved out our refrigerator to tile the floor. Ever since we moved it back, our lettuce, cucumber, cabbage, tomatoes and carrots have froze in the vegetable crisper.
 
The first thing we did was check the temperature setting. We dropped it to the center of the range of temps. We've kept our produce in the crisp drawer all the time but now it freezes. If we take it out and place it on the bottom shelf above the crisper its okay. Manufacturers
recommend keeping produce in the crisper drawer, away from the circulating air. You don't want the moisture to transpire out of the product and make it limp, which can happen with produce on a shelf.
If the crisper is full and some produce has to sit on a shelf, it's better to keep it at the front of the refrigerator, because cold air falls down along the back wall. Along with the area directly beneath the outlet, the back and bottom of the refrigerator tend to be the coldest spots.
So we have some limp soggy lettuce in our salads. Luckily the red leaf didn't freeze, so they are salvageable. But more investigation is needed this week.

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