@lolo883. Your stores really only carry one brand of milk? That seems so odd to me. All the stores here (central IL) have at least 3 brands of milk: Prairie Farms, Deans, and store brand (Kroger, Jewel, Meijer, etc). I buy whatever is on sale that week.
It had not occurred to me that there wouldn't be a selection everywhere. Maybe it is because we have the dairy farms near here? Thinking about it now, I bet milk wouldn't go on sale so often if there was less competition in the area. I always learn something new on these boards.
Yeah we only have 1. There are like 6 brands of heavy cream but all the gallons of milk are the same.
@lolo883. Your stores really only carry one brand of milk? That seems so odd to me. All the stores here (central IL) have at least 3 brands of milk: Prairie Farms, Deans, and store brand (Kroger, Jewel, Meijer, etc). I buy whatever is on sale that week.
It had not occurred to me that there wouldn't be a selection everywhere. Maybe it is because we have the dairy farms near here? Thinking about it now, I bet milk wouldn't go on sale so often if there was less competition in the area. I always learn something new on these boards.
Yeah, I have about four choices for milk brands. Imeresting!
@lolo883. Your stores really only carry one brand of milk? That seems so odd to me. All the stores here (central IL) have at least 3 brands of milk: Prairie Farms, Deans, and store brand (Kroger, Jewel, Meijer, etc). I buy whatever is on sale that week.
It had not occurred to me that there wouldn't be a selection everywhere. Maybe it is because we have the dairy farms near here? Thinking about it now, I bet milk wouldn't go on sale so often if there was less competition in the area. I always learn something new on these boards.
Yeah, I have about four choices for milk brands. Imeresting!
I think we have a few brands. I know we have Brown (which is part of Dean). They are kind of hidden because there are more store brands on the shelves. The store brands are cheaper. But you have to be careful when grabbing a jug because it's easy to grab the more expensive ones.
What differentiates an average host and a great host is anticipating unexpressed needs and wants of their guests. Just because the want/need is not expressed, doesn't mean it wouldn't be appreciated.
I have three different brands on the shelf in my store: Clear Value ($2.99), Winn-Dixie brand ($3.49), and Barber's (I shit you not $4.99 a gallon).
I am not picky, so I buy the Clear Value. I'm not paying $5 a gallon for something I can get for $3.
And yep, chicken has brands here. I don't think I've ever seen a brand on beef or pork, but I can get branded chicken no problem. Tyson, Pilgrims, and Purdue are the ones that come first to mind, but there are others.
Weirdly enough, back in Wisconsin it was generally one brand of gallon milk. Here in NYC I frequently see multiple brands (and not just "regular vs. organic").
I don't coupon though, so it is all irrelevant to me. I go for organic usually because it tastes better to me, but we are not huge milk drinkers so grabbing a half gallon of organic doesn't feel quite as horrible as it should, price-wise. I mean, living in NYC I have a general sense of numbness over how expensive every little thing is. I don't remember what normal prices are. I'm all Lucille Bluth:
We have multiple brands of milk here, and the prepackaged meats in the case are all branded, also. However, with the exception of one store, none of the meats at the counter are branded (or, at least, their brand isn't easily apparent, if they are). At Giant Eagle, and especially at nicer Market District locations, there's always a sign with the brand or what farm it came from. Usually the branded meat items are Giant Eagle's own brand (Nature's Basket).
I used to coupon a lot more than I do now. Partly it's because I don't really buy boxed things -- my groceries are almost always strictly meat and produce, and I almost never find coupons for those. Partly it's that I just haven't really had the energy for it with working, but now that I'm not working I'll probably start again. I'm not an "extreme" couponer, though -- I'm happy just to get 25 or 50 cents off an item.
Our milk is usually just store brand or Shamrock Farms. Those are the only two kind I've ever seen in stores.
I cannot coupon. Keeping track of 50 billion little pieces of paper and spending 3 hours in a store is just not my jam.
Every Wednesday our grocery store flyer comes out. Sometime between Wed and Friday I online through the flyer and pick out what I need. Then I go through the digital coupons and load any coupons I want on to my shopper's card. With the exception of BB&B I do not carry coupons. If it's not on my shopper's card, then I don't have a coupon. And BB&B now has virtual coupons, so that makes it easier on me too.
We also semi make a list. We are not strict on sticking to the list, but we have a sort-of plan. When I go through the flyer and I see something on sale and there is a coupon if I will pick up the item If I'm going to need it the near future. I'm not going to buy 20 shampoos simply because I have coupon and it's on sale. I don't have the space for that crap.
Shopping trips for us take about 30 minutes once a week. 3 hours shopping would be like hell for me.
What differentiates an average host and a great host is anticipating unexpressed needs and wants of their guests. Just because the want/need is not expressed, doesn't mean it wouldn't be appreciated.
The only time I stock up on toiletries is when it's buy 2 get one free, or the 5 for 20 dollar sales at Bath and Body works. If I have a coupon for something I want, I'll use it, but that's about it.
I stocked up on bacon once. Tops every once and a while will have that buy 2 get 3 free. I love bacon so I got 5 things of bacon. Lasted me almost half a year :-)
The only time I stock up on toiletries is when it's buy 2 get one free, or the 5 for 20 dollar sales at Bath and Body works. If I have a coupon for something I want, I'll use it, but that's about it.
I stocked up on bacon once. Tops every once and a while will have that buy 2 get 3 free. I love bacon so I got 5 things of bacon. Lasted me almost half a year :-)
Our milk is usually just store brand or Shamrock Farms. Those are the only two kind I've ever seen in stores.
I cannot coupon. Keeping track of 50 billion little pieces of paper and spending 3 hours in a store is just not my jam.
Every Wednesday our grocery store flyer comes out. Sometime between Wed and Friday I online through the flyer and pick out what I need. Then I go through the digital coupons and load any coupons I want on to my shopper's card. With the exception of BB&B I do not carry coupons. If it's not on my shopper's card, then I don't have a coupon. And BB&B now has virtual coupons, so that makes it easier on me too.
We also semi make a list. We are not strict on sticking to the list, but we have a sort-of plan. When I go through the flyer and I see something on sale and there is a coupon if I will pick up the item If I'm going to need it the near future. I'm not going to buy 20 shampoos simply because I have coupon and it's on sale. I don't have the space for that crap.
Shopping trips for us take about 30 minutes once a week. 3 hours shopping would be like hell for me.
Um, ok. Cool story bro, thanks for sharing? Are you trying to explain to me how to grocery shop? Yeah I'm an adult. I got this shit handled thanks.
Our milk is usually just store brand or Shamrock Farms. Those are the only two kind I've ever seen in stores.
I cannot coupon. Keeping track of 50 billion little pieces of paper and spending 3 hours in a store is just not my jam.
Every Wednesday our grocery store flyer comes out. Sometime between Wed and Friday I online through the flyer and pick out what I need. Then I go through the digital coupons and load any coupons I want on to my shopper's card. With the exception of BB&B I do not carry coupons. If it's not on my shopper's card, then I don't have a coupon. And BB&B now has virtual coupons, so that makes it easier on me too.
We also semi make a list. We are not strict on sticking to the list, but we have a sort-of plan. When I go through the flyer and I see something on sale and there is a coupon if I will pick up the item If I'm going to need it the near future. I'm not going to buy 20 shampoos simply because I have coupon and it's on sale. I don't have the space for that crap.
Shopping trips for us take about 30 minutes once a week. 3 hours shopping would be like hell for me.
Um, ok. Cool story bro, thanks for sharing? Are you trying to explain to me how to grocery shop? Yeah I'm an adult. I got this shit handled thanks.
What are you so cranky?
I'm just saying you do not have to carry 300 little pieces of paper and shop for 3 hours to use coupons.
geez
What differentiates an average host and a great host is anticipating unexpressed needs and wants of their guests. Just because the want/need is not expressed, doesn't mean it wouldn't be appreciated.
Our milk is usually just store brand or Shamrock Farms. Those are the only two kind I've ever seen in stores.
I cannot coupon. Keeping track of 50 billion little pieces of paper and spending 3 hours in a store is just not my jam.
Every Wednesday our grocery store flyer comes out. Sometime between Wed and Friday I online through the flyer and pick out what I need. Then I go through the digital coupons and load any coupons I want on to my shopper's card. With the exception of BB&B I do not carry coupons. If it's not on my shopper's card, then I don't have a coupon. And BB&B now has virtual coupons, so that makes it easier on me too.
We also semi make a list. We are not strict on sticking to the list, but we have a sort-of plan. When I go through the flyer and I see something on sale and there is a coupon if I will pick up the item If I'm going to need it the near future. I'm not going to buy 20 shampoos simply because I have coupon and it's on sale. I don't have the space for that crap.
Shopping trips for us take about 30 minutes once a week. 3 hours shopping would be like hell for me.
Um, ok. Cool story bro, thanks for sharing? Are you trying to explain to me how to grocery shop? Yeah I'm an adult. I got this shit handled thanks.
What are you so cranky?
I'm just saying you do not have to carry 300 little pieces of paper and shop for 3 hours to use coupons.
geez
I was talking about extreme couponers. With their books filled with coupons. And hours in stores. Like everyone else kept saying in this thread. That you started. About extreme couponing.
Did I say "I really want to coupon but can't figure out how"? No I said it wasn't for me. Offering advice when none is asked for is fucking condescending. I know what digital coupons are. I use them sometimes. I have an app on my phone that has my weekly grocery ad on it. And we make a very detailed list since I shop but she cooks.
But thanks for giving me advice I didn't ask for. That's always fanfuckingtastic.
The only time I stock up on toiletries is when it's buy 2 get one free, or the 5 for 20 dollar sales at Bath and Body works. If I have a coupon for something I want, I'll use it, but that's about it.
I stocked up on bacon once. Tops every once and a while will have that buy 2 get 3 free. I love bacon so I got 5 things of bacon. Lasted me almost half a year :-)
That sounds amazing, but I would probably go through it within 2-3 months
I coupon a little bit. I will take the ones that come out of the dispenser at the cash register. I also take whatever ones are in the newspaper. However, there are way fewer than I used to do. The stores I have to shop at now don't have as many on the website or in the paper, and they don't send me any.
I never went crazy with couponing. I've never seen a store where you can save more than maybe 1/2 the price with a coupon, if that. I only ever used the ones I got sent for being a loyalty member (Fred Meyer), the ones on the FM website, newspapers and the ones you can grab that are next to the item in the store.
I coupon a little bit. I will take the ones that come out of the dispenser at the cash register. I also take whatever ones are in the newspaper. However, there are way fewer than I used to do. The stores I have to shop at now don't have as many on the website or in the paper, and they don't send me any.
I never went crazy with couponing. I've never seen a store where you can save more than maybe 1/2 the price with a coupon, if that. I only ever used the ones I got sent for being a loyalty member (Fred Meyer), the ones on the FM website, newspapers and the ones you can grab that are next to the item in the store.
Yeah I'm a Safeway member (probably the same thing?). I just use the deals I get from that.
Our milk is usually just store brand or Shamrock Farms. Those are the only two kind I've ever seen in stores.
I cannot coupon. Keeping track of 50 billion little pieces of paper and spending 3 hours in a store is just not my jam.
Every Wednesday our grocery store flyer comes out. Sometime between Wed and Friday I online through the flyer and pick out what I need. Then I go through the digital coupons and load any coupons I want on to my shopper's card. With the exception of BB&B I do not carry coupons. If it's not on my shopper's card, then I don't have a coupon. And BB&B now has virtual coupons, so that makes it easier on me too.
We also semi make a list. We are not strict on sticking to the list, but we have a sort-of plan. When I go through the flyer and I see something on sale and there is a coupon if I will pick up the item If I'm going to need it the near future. I'm not going to buy 20 shampoos simply because I have coupon and it's on sale. I don't have the space for that crap.
Shopping trips for us take about 30 minutes once a week. 3 hours shopping would be like hell for me.
Um, ok. Cool story bro, thanks for sharing? Are you trying to explain to me how to grocery shop? Yeah I'm an adult. I got this shit handled thanks.
What are you so cranky?
I'm just saying you do not have to carry 300 little pieces of paper and shop for 3 hours to use coupons.
geez
I was talking about extreme couponers. With their books filled with coupons. And hours in stores. Like everyone else kept saying in this thread. That you started. About extreme couponing.
Did I say "I really want to coupon but can't figure out how"? No I said it wasn't for me. Offering advice when none is asked for is fucking condescending. I know what digital coupons are. I use them sometimes. I have an app on my phone that has my weekly grocery ad on it. And we make a very detailed list since I shop but she cooks.
But thanks for giving me advice I didn't ask for. That's always fanfuckingtastic.
Our milk is usually just store brand or Shamrock Farms. Those are the only two kind I've ever seen in stores.
I cannot coupon. Keeping track of 50 billion little pieces of paper and spending 3 hours in a store is just not my jam.
Every Wednesday our grocery store flyer comes out. Sometime between Wed and Friday I online through the flyer and pick out what I need. Then I go through the digital coupons and load any coupons I want on to my shopper's card. With the exception of BB&B I do not carry coupons. If it's not on my shopper's card, then I don't have a coupon. And BB&B now has virtual coupons, so that makes it easier on me too.
We also semi make a list. We are not strict on sticking to the list, but we have a sort-of plan. When I go through the flyer and I see something on sale and there is a coupon if I will pick up the item If I'm going to need it the near future. I'm not going to buy 20 shampoos simply because I have coupon and it's on sale. I don't have the space for that crap.
Shopping trips for us take about 30 minutes once a week. 3 hours shopping would be like hell for me.
Um, ok. Cool story bro, thanks for sharing? Are you trying to explain to me how to grocery shop? Yeah I'm an adult. I got this shit handled thanks.
What are you so cranky?
I'm just saying you do not have to carry 300 little pieces of paper and shop for 3 hours to use coupons.
geez
I was talking about extreme couponers. With their books filled with coupons. And hours in stores. Like everyone else kept saying in this thread. That you started. About extreme couponing.
Did I say "I really want to coupon but can't figure out how"? No I said it wasn't for me. Offering advice when none is asked for is fucking condescending. I know what digital coupons are. I use them sometimes. I have an app on my phone that has my weekly grocery ad on it. And we make a very detailed list since I shop but she cooks.
But thanks for giving me advice I didn't ask for. That's always fanfuckingtastic.
Apparently it's okay to tell me what to post.
We all fucking know everyone else gives unsolicited advice and/or comments. I guess I'm the special snowflake that needs to be called out.
What differentiates an average host and a great host is anticipating unexpressed needs and wants of their guests. Just because the want/need is not expressed, doesn't mean it wouldn't be appreciated.
Your post didn't even seem very advice-y to me, it was more like "hey here's this interesting thing that I do" in reply to what someone else does. No biggie.
Your post didn't even seem very advice-y to me, it was more like "hey here's this interesting thing that I do" in reply to what someone else does. No biggie.
Your post didn't even seem very advice-y to me, it was more like "hey here's this interesting thing that I do" in reply to what someone else does. No biggie.
And originally I said
"Um, ok. Cool story bro, thanks for sharing? Are you trying to explain to me how to grocery shop? Yeah I'm an adult. I got this shit handled thanks."
Cause ya know...she quoted my original post so I figured she was specifically trying to tell me something because of my nifty reading comprehension skills. Then she explained that she was in fact giving me unneeded or asked for tips. And I didn't like that.
Wasn't aware I couldn't say when I didn't like something.
I tried "extreme couponing" shortly after college graduation because I moved out sooner then I should have and didn't have a lot of money. I quickly realized that I didn't have the time for it, it was mostly unhealthy food and that it will take me years to get through all the toothpaste I had (still working on it!)
@lolo883. Your stores really only carry one brand of milk? That seems so odd to me. All the stores here (central IL) have at least 3 brands of milk: Prairie Farms, Deans, and store brand (Kroger, Jewel, Meijer, etc). I buy whatever is on sale that week.
It had not occurred to me that there wouldn't be a selection everywhere. Maybe it is because we have the dairy farms near here? Thinking about it now, I bet milk wouldn't go on sale so often if there was less competition in the area. I always learn something new on these boards.
Yeah, I'm wondering about this too. All of our grocery stores, Targets, and Walmarts have at least 3 I can think of (store brand, Kemps, and some kind in a carton with a cow on the front, the name of the brand escapes me now), plus a couple more of the hippy-dippy organic/grass fed/whatever kinds.
I liked the idea of extreme couponing, but like PP's there are never any coupons for real food. I usually just try to plan my big grocery trips based on what sales I have with my rewards card, and the handful of online coupons to the rewards card, and if there are a few items I THINK I can find a manufacturers coupon for I'll print that. If I can keep the total under 200 bucks and save 25% I am happy.
Your post didn't even seem very advice-y to me, it was more like "hey here's this interesting thing that I do" in reply to what someone else does. No biggie.
And originally I said
"Um, ok. Cool story bro, thanks for sharing? Are you trying to explain to me how to grocery shop? Yeah I'm an adult. I got this shit handled thanks."
Cause ya know...she quoted my original post so I figured she was specifically trying to tell me something because of my nifty reading comprehension skills. Then she explained that she was in fact giving me unneeded or asked for tips. And I didn't like that.
Wasn't aware I couldn't say when I didn't like something.
I'm sorry but this is such a SS line of thinking and I've seen you post on here enough to know you're better than that.
How many times do we see brides coming on here with some question like "I'm having a three hour un-hosted gap between my ceremony and reception and I'm wondering if anyone knows of a fun party bus service so I can take my WP on a tour of the city during that time" and people are like "Dude, don't have an un-hosted gap" and the bride flips out and is like "I wasn't asking for opinions about that part of my wedding, I just want to know the name of a party bus service so please don't comment on anything else"? That's basically what you're doing here.
I will say that there is a CVS right by my new house. Since we moved here, I go there a lot now and their coupons/extra care bucks can be really good. But that is about as far as I go.
I just ran to the grocery store down the street, and I counted 6 different brands of milk in the chiller. Store brand, Hiland (local), Borden, Organic Valley, Horizon, and some random organic hippie-dippy brand I can't remember now.
My job has had to call the police on irate couponers before, because they didn't think they should have to follow the (clearly stated) quantity limits and were demanding their coupons be doubled, even though we don't and have never done that.
I actually use coupons at clothing stores. Retail me not is neat.
I never find anything worthwhile there. It's basically just ads of the promos that the stores are running. (i.e. a "coupon" for 30% off sale items" when the store is having a 30% off sale promo).
Re: Too logical for my own good - Extreme Couponing.
I stocked up on bacon once. Tops every once and a while will have that buy 2 get 3 free. I love bacon so I got 5 things of bacon. Lasted me almost half a year :-)
I stocked up on bacon once. Tops every once and a while will have that buy 2 get 3 free. I love bacon so I got 5 things of bacon. Lasted me almost half a year :-)
I need this in my life.
But thanks for giving me advice I didn't ask for. That's always fanfuckingtastic.
I never went crazy with couponing. I've never seen a store where you can save more than maybe 1/2 the price with a coupon, if that. I only ever used the ones I got sent for being a loyalty member (Fred Meyer), the ones on the FM website, newspapers and the ones you can grab that are next to the item in the store.
I'm sorry but this is such a SS line of thinking and I've seen you post on here enough to know you're better than that.
My job has had to call the police on irate couponers before, because they didn't think they should have to follow the (clearly stated) quantity limits and were demanding their coupons be doubled, even though we don't and have never done that.
I never find anything worthwhile there. It's basically just ads of the promos that the stores are running. (i.e. a "coupon" for 30% off sale items" when the store is having a 30% off sale promo).