Crazy Coupon Lady

Extreme Couponing on TLC is the best show ever! These people are insane!!!! So, i'm watching it the other day and these people are saving like thousands upon thousands of dollars every time they shop! One woman's total bill before her store card and coupons was over $1500, after discounts, $6.52! How crazy is that!?! Now let's not forget the fact that her home is a grocery store in and of itself but c'mon people, that's insane savings! So why can't I do that? Why can't I go to the market and buy a ton of stuff and only pay $6? Well, i'm gonna try damnit! So here I go...

I got all my coupons together this past Sunday, all clipped nicey nice, organized just so and broke out the circulars. I stuck with Shoprite, Stop and Shop and Price Chopper but as it turns out Price Chopper has the least quality deals out of all of them. After scanning for the best deals and comparing them to the coupons I have it turns out Shoprite is the store of choice for this shopping trip. So here's how it went down...

I managed to get;

2 tubs of mayo (Kraft, not Hellmans :( )

8 pints of International Delight Coffee Creamers (They have a great shelf life, and hey, I drink alot of coffee)

4 Bottles of Loreal Colorvive Shampoo and Conditioner

1 tub of Matzoh Meal (it's Passover people, gotta make some Matzoh Balls)

After my store card and coupons I only spent $17.17, saving over $37! Not too shabby if I do say so myself. Now it's not a $1000 savings like they show on tv but it's ok, i'm just starting this new obsession. Now, I know, you're thinking 'What the heck do you need 8 creamers for? 2 tubs of Mayo?..." But if you use the stuff, which I do, and it will hold on the shelf, which it will (the creamers for example are good until September) then why not I say!?! It takes some time, and it's kind of a pain in the ass but there is definitely something to be said for the art of couponing. So, I leave you now to go wash my hair, drink some coffee and make some Matzoh Balls... Hope you all can find couponing as successful as I have!

Come live in my World

I live in a world where I am forced to kiss ass for a living. It's ok, I don't mind it. As a matter of fact, i'm pretty good at it. This world has a name, it's called customer service. There are many people who live in my world. People of all shapes and sizes, colors, gender and nationalities. Some of us co-exist better than others, some of us find the world to be to much to handle and run for the hills. It's a tough tough world I tell ya. People come to visit and they don't understand the rules. They believe that they can just waltz into our world, push us around and treat us poorly without any consequence. Sometimes, we let them, it isn't worth the battle, but other times we have to put our war gear on and fight the fight. As someone who peacefully co-exists in this world, I find it frustrating when my neighbors don't understand or follow the rules if this land.

Rule #1 - Treat me with kindness and it will be returned

Rule #2 - I am giving you my money, that can go away if you don't follow Rule #1

Rule #3 - Even if you can't, for whatever reason, solve my problem still follow Rule #1

Simple right? You would think so anyway. I try to follow the rules, play by the book so to speak, so you can understand my frustration when I have to deal with others in my world who don't. Not only do they aggravate me when I have an issue that needs to be fixed but they make the rest of us look bad and make it so that people don't want to visit our happy little land. I don't have the answers, I can't fix the world, all I can do is tend to my garden, fix up my place and know that as long as I love my world, I will be successful.