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FALL-WINTER 2023 Shopping Fun and Frustrations!!!!
November 12, 2023 at
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But I know what you mean. I'll get emails that in the past had coupons but now the offers say to load them to their 'app' and when I forward these to my husband if I think he'd be interested in the offer he usually is unable to figure out how to use it. I'm too old for this current world.
Walmart here is crazy busy, all day every day. I try to only go when I want one or two specific things and am willing to put up with having to ask the employees about certain things and then use their SCOs. I don't mind the SCO at CVS, but Walmart's treats you way different in my opinion.
I wish we had an Aldis! I would definitely try it. Besides the constant crowd at our WM, the other thing I've found is their meat is crazy expensive here. By watching the sales and checking the clearance section at Randalls, I can get meat cheaper there than anywhere else. I got a very pretty, 3/4 lb New York Strip steak this week at Randalls for $2.80, along with over two pounds of huge chicken wings for $2.30. I can get other chicken for less than $1.15 a pound at Randalls, but hubby likes wings so I buy them when I find a really good price.
I do CVS and a little Walgreens now (mostly since I get hubby's prescriptions there), but I think many of us who chatted about them a lot in the past have figured out the more we share about our deals, the less deals there are for us. As an example, the toothpaste shelves at the CVS I shop at the most are practically bare, and truck came on Monday. I don't see many couponers in there anymore, so this could be a warehouse issue or a store issue, but it makes it hard to put together the best deal.
Lots of Publix and drugstore shopping when there.
Speaking pf pizza, I did the emergency pizza deal last week (as it was an emergency, the line at Costco was too long lol) and the coupon for the freebie came through just fine. I havet redeemed it yet though. Hopefully no issues there either.
But I know what you mean. I'll get emails that in the past had coupons but now the offers say to load them to their 'app' and when I forward these to my husband if I think he'd be interested in the offer he usually is unable to figure out how to use it. I'm too old for this current world.
Didnt know McDonalds had pizza. That's interesting.
Speaking pf pizza, I did the emergency pizza deal last week (as it was an emergency, the line at Costco was too long lol) and the coupon for the freebie came through just fine. I havet redeemed it yet though. Hopefully no issues there either.
I have three emergency offers. One I think is a free pizza without me having to buy anything. The problem is that I never take my phone with me so I can't order the pizza when I'm out shopping and then when I get home I'm too tired and won't go back out.
I just checked and I have to buy a pizza for the offer that is still good. The two other offers expired. You have to order the pizza within 7 days of receiving the email and then you have 30 days to order your free pizza.
For me, it seems like it's usually just oral care & Cottonelle/Kleenex @ CVS now. We used to get makeup all the time (ie CGirl) but that's getting rarer and rarer, as we're not getting decent crt.
If I want cleaning / household supplies now - I'm more likely to get at Target + pair it with some app / GC offer. I used to wait for cleaning to go 70% @ CVS and get then, but stores having quantity was/is an issue, whereas I know that Target will have enough Clorox, Lysol, Ziploc, AirWick to satisfy my needs. With Target - I realized that I just have to pay it all up-front & get most of it back via some app + I'm okay with $1ish per on Lysol (that'll be about 75% off reg retail).
I remember last year - I was wanting scented oils (ie Glade, Airwick, Febreze) and was focused on getting it at CVS, but now I've discovered the joys of ib + more scented options @ Target
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For me, it seems like it's usually just oral care & Cottonelle/Kleenex @ CVS now. We used to get makeup all the time (ie CGirl) but that's getting rarer and rarer, as we're not getting decent crt.
If I want cleaning / household supplies now - I'm more likely to get at Target + pair it with some app / GC offer. I used to wait for cleaning to go 70% @ CVS and get then, but stores having quantity was/is an issue, whereas I know that Target will have enough Clorox, Lysol, Ziploc, AirWick to satisfy my needs. With Target - I realized that I just have to pay it all up-front & get most of it back via some app + I'm okay with $1ish per on Lysol (that'll be about 75% off reg retail).
I remember last year - I was wanting scented oils (ie Glade, Airwick, Febreze) and was focused on getting it at CVS, but now I've discovered the joys of ib + more scented options @ Target
I might also add, if you need a better than the rest kind of cleaner, I highly recommend The Pink Stuff. I was given a container free one day when I went to Home Depot. With just a little elbow grease and The Pink Stuff, my stove is sparkling.
One interesting thing I saw today on the CVS Reddit, that I hadn't thought about, is that since coupons sent to your card expire at 11:59pm EST on the day they expire, that means that on the west coast these coupons expire at 8:59pm PST. One of the CVS supervisors commenting did say that he does try to help customers out as long as it is a once in awhile kind of thing.
This is one of those instances where a cell phone is required as one needs to tell the app that you have arrived and that starts the count down clock. If the store doesn't stop the clock (which it never does) his account is automatically credited with a free pizza.
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This is one of those instances where a cell phone is required as one needs to tell the app that you have arrived and that starts the count down clock. If the store doesn't stop the clock (which it never does) his account is automatically credited with a free pizza.