Office Max

On October 26 I placed an order at Officemax.com for 2 XL ink cartridges.  My total was $73 which was enough for their deal to get a $15 gift card free with my order and free shipping.  To my surprise my order came delivered to my house in less then 24 hours.  I was impressed.  However I was extremely busy so I dropped the package by my computer unopened.  When I did have time to open it I realized I did not get the gift card with my order.  So instead of calling the number on the receipt I brought it to the store thinking I would get quick service.  Oh no...  I was told at the store they have no knowledge of what deals they have online.  Oh really this deal was advertised in their flier, but they have no idea what the deal is!!  Ok so I stood at the service desk and called the number on the receipt and the nice woman that answered the phone, told me the gift cards are being mail separately.  Really?  Why did it not say that on the receipt or on the website when I placed my order???  Why is the gift card not mailed with the rest of the order??  She couldn't tell me, she did say that most of her phone calls were from customers wondering where their card gift were?  Why would Office Max do this to themselves and their customers.  Wouldn't have it been easier if they would have it stated when placing the order and on the receipt that the gift cards would be mailed separately?  I was not happy about the time I had put in to finding out where my money was.  Yesterday, 10 days after the order was placed I did actually receive the gift card.  I will think twice on placing another order like this one.  Why do you ask because as a customer I have to remember that it's coming separate on my own.  They could easily just not send it or be "lost in the mail" and I would be out the money.  The gift card was the incentive to buy my ink from them.  Other wise I could have easily bought the same ink $2 cheaper at Walmart. 

My First Baby is 20!!

How???

2 decades old!!  

I'm not old enough to have a child that's 20! 

Wednesdays Deals

Pick N Save deals I did the 3 Pillsbury Grands deal: buy 3 for $4.98 and get free butter.  I used the $.75/3 coupon I picked up at Piggly Wiggly earlier this week.  Colgate toothpaste $1/1 used $.75/1 doubled from the Sunday inserts.  Roundys eggs $.79 with in store coupon.  International delight on sale for $5/2 and used $1/2 coupon doubled from the Sunday inserts.  Johnsonville precooked brats $3.99, they were on sale but no coupon.  Spent $15 and saved $16.

Festival Foods deal Buy 10 Hunt's products for $8.  I got ketchup, Manwich, spaghetti sause and pudding.  I didn't have any coupons for any of these things.   Buy 10 Lipton Rice or Noodles and get a free deli roasted chicken.  So each of the sidedishes were $.90 each and then I got $6.49 chicken for free. Old Orchard juice $.99.   Canned mushrooms $.39 each.  Mandarin oranges $.39 each.  Canned Pineapple $.79 all of them had a limit of 4 so I took the ad over to Walmart and priced matched those and got 4 more of each.  I didn't
have any manufacturers coupons, only store coupons.  I saved $42, I spent $41.

Thats it for Wednesday!

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We Need Your Vote

I voted early.. 

Remember it's your right as a citizen..

When you vote you have the right to boost about the good things in government.

 You also have the right to change the things that aren't right when you vote.

If you don't vote you are letting everyone else make decisions for you!!

But when you don't vote you just let another one of your rights slip away!!! 

Please take the time, because  you have to live with your decision not to vote for 2/4 years.

3 Free MP3 from Amazon

Receive 3 free MP3 downloads from amazon.  Here's how.  Go to .amazon log in, go to MP3 downloads under search, then scroll down on the right side it will say "Do you have a gift card? Redeem now" click on that.  Then use this code  STUDENT3  It's only good through today Nov 1 2010

After Halloween Sales

I stopped at Walmart first, because they open earliest. All Halloween was 50% off.  I bought a bunch of candy: Skittles, Starburst and Gummy candies.  All were $1 each and I used $1/2 coupons.  So each bag was $.50, these coupons were in the Sunday inserts.  I bought lightsticks $.50 each, Halloween panty hoses $1.75 each, teal lights a $1 each, and I splurged I bought a battery operated Halloween Candelabra.  It was $7, a little guilt because I don't need any more decoration.  BUUUTT  it was so cool, I couldn't leave it behind.  I bought a Ghost pillow and blanket for Nicci for xmas.   It is so great having a ours school colors and ghost as our mascot...  I can get great deals at Halloween for school!!

Then I went over to Target and to my surprise there candy was only 30% off.  I did get a couple of bags of Nestle candy because I had a couple coupons that were in some of the bags of candy I opened for Nicci's Halloween party.  Regular sized bagged candy was $1.88 that isn't the greatest price.  But I would have bought the candy before Halloween if I had those coupons then.  I bought some orange and black striped tights for Homecoming next year. I bought orange solo cups for $2.99 used $.75 coupon printed from smartsource.com  I bought orange and black straws, plastic forks,s spoons, knives. napkins, table covers and plates.  Nothing was over a dollar.  All of these will be Halloween parties and Niccis graduation.  I won't buy any of this type of stuff at full price or even on sale.  Only on clearance.   I also found a roll of black streamers for $.75.  Then the dollar spot green dot items were 75% off.  So I got a few scrapbooking things and a bunch of packages of fall leaves for $.25 each.  And on sale was Lady Antebellum  Christmas CD for $6.99.  This is a Target exclusive so I don't think the library will be getting it so I bought it.  Another splurge!!  I used $6.88 in coupons so it's like using the coupons paid for the CD!!!!  Its all in the way of thinking!!  LOL!!!!!

Tomorrow is my sons birthday and I want to make butter cream frosting for his cake or cupcakes (I don't know which one I will be making)  and I didn't have any butter.  Walmarts cheapest butter was $2.75 a pound.  I just hate spending that much on butter.  So Pick n Save has a deal if you buy 3 Pillsbury Grands for $4.98/3 I would get a free pound of butter.  There butter was $3.19 a pound...crazy!!!  Anyway I bought the 3 Grands and they had $.30/3 coupon on package so I used that.  Total for the 3 Grands and pound of butter $4.68..

Then off to Piggly Wiggly to get there weekly deals.  Get this I was in the spaghetti sauce isle and guess what there was???  A blinkie machine with Pillsbury Grand coupons $.75/3!!!!!  Grrr!!  I grabbed  a bunch!  Anyway...  Eileen Halloween taffy $.99, Food Club Hot Chocolate free after Larry's Piggly Wiggly coupon printed from their website, Food Club Taco Seasoning $.39 each on sale, Indian Summer Apple Cider $.99 on sale, KC Master Piece BBQ sauce on sale for $.50 each....  and get this there was a coupon for $1 off charcoal on the bottle.  The checker started taking it off.  I said I didn't buy the charcoal so you won't be able to use it.  She said "they" said we can take them any way!!  Wow so I got paid $.50 to buy it.  I should have went back for more, but I really wanted to go home.  Next time I will see if they have more and hopefully they will be on sale.  Mt Dew case $4.99 with ad coupon, Piggly Wiggly buns $.79 each on sale and a gallon of milk for $1.69 with ad coupon.  Saved $9 and spent $14.

More deals on Wednesday!!!

Oops I forgot at Target they had Halloween Oreos for $1.49 each and I used $1/2 coupon from the Sunday inserts.  So each package was a $1  for OREOS!!!  Good deal and they freeze great!!