Last week in the ValPak envelope, there was an ad for Stamp Out Hunger, which is May 9. It’s a Saturday. On that day, if you put canned goods/non-perishables out at your mailbox, your mail carrier will pick them up. This gives all of us several weeks to clean out your stockpiles–if you got too much of something, got something your family doesn’t like, or if you see any “free” stuff over the next 3 weeks, get it ready. Food banks are really hurting right now, so try to donate.
I hate Target
December 14, 2008 by · 1 Comment
If you haven’t noticed, I never post deals at Target. I hate Target. I know lots of people that love it, but I’m not one of them.
If you go to Target’s website, they post their own store coupons. They also frequently publish them in the weekly inserts. If you contact Customer Service, they will tell you that it is Target’s policy to accept BOTH a store coupon and a mfr coupon for the same item. This has potential for some really good deals, right?
Hmph. Good Luck. I have been to the one on Concord Pike and the one on Route 30 East. Both shot me down time & time again, saying they couldn’t accept two coupons for one item. It didn’t matter if I had the printed policy with me. Didn’t matter how many cashiers or managers I spoke with. Each time, I’d call Customer Service, and I’d hear “Gee, we’re really sorry that happened to you. Our policy is to accept both coupons.” But that was it, nothing ever changed. Finally, after one incident where I left tons of stuff at the register and left with $92 worth of coupons in my hand, I swore I’d never go there again. And I really have only gone there once a year or so.
I went this past summer to one in Colorado, because there was a pretty good diaper/wipes deal I wanted to show my sister-in-law how to do. Of course it required both a mfr and a store coupon–and we were denied. I must be Target cursed or something, because so many moms on hcw have terrific luck there.
So Kevin got an xmas gift from someone, with a Target gift receipt, and I had to exchange it. I decided to try the new store on Route 1 near Brinton Lake. The guy at the CS counter was insisting that the gift receipt was not the gift receipt. I pleaded with him to please try scanning it–what do you know? It WAS the gift receipt. I have no idea what his problem was, it said Gift Receipt right across the top. So I leave the CS counter with gift card and I was off to browse. Picked up a few things–there are $1 packs of Rayovac batteries, if you have the recent $1 insert coupon-free! Got some of those. Got Kevin some things, then decided to browse maternity clothes, which happened to be right next to the fitting rooms.
The clerk working the fitting rooms was completely obnoxious. She was on the phone with a customer and when she hung up, she referred to him as “ignorant” to another coworker, and was talking quite loudly. She barked at a customer who wanted to try something on–“You can’t try underwear on here!” The poor customer said that yes, she figured that, but wanted to try on the tops she was holding. She belched loudly a few times. I really wanted to try on a few things but wasn’t in the mood for any interaction with her.
So another reluctant visit to Target and my opinion of them has not changed. I just got a baby gift card for there from my coworkers, so I will go use it and that will probably be it.
Cyber Monday
November 30, 2008 by · Leave a Comment
For the most part, Cyber Monday is all hype and not a lot of substance. It really just signifies the beginning of the online shopping season, but the deals are getting better and better as the day becomes more popular.
Don’t forget about Ebates! If you don’t have an Ebates account, get one here. It’s free easy money just for shopping online. You just have to remember to enter the shopping site through the Ebates site. The list of Ebates stores is here. But if we all have to do holiday shopping anyway, why not sit in the comfort of your own home, then just wait for a rebate check in the mail? If you are signing up for a new account, please use lightners at comcast dot net as your referral. We’ll both get $5 in our accounts.
One online shopping site that looks good is restaurant.com. They offer very cheap restaurant gift certificates. The downside is………there really aren’t any from southern Chester County. A few in Wilmington, several in Philly, but none close to here. But you may find some gifts there.
Lowe’s & Pyle’s
November 29, 2008 by · 1 Comment
Pyle’s is having both Santa and other characters at their store this Sunday and next. They have it posted out front.
Lowe’s: Has a deal right now where if you buy a $100 gift card, you get a rebate slip when you check out. Send that in for another $20 gift card. Limit 3 per household. There is no processing/activation fee for their gift cards, so if you have things you were going to purchase at Lowe’s anyway, get yourself a gift card first. Might as well take the free money.
