Just got back from Fred Meyer. It is the Anniversary sale so they do have some good prices: tillamook cheese blocks for $3.99 (limit 1) Darigold Butter $2.00 etc. The place was a madhouse. And a couple of the items I had planned to get (flour and cereal) were already out of stock. And today is the first day of the sale. I hope they will get more in. I will head back later in the week and if not I will have to get some rainchecks.
I could but honestly I just wanted out of there. Plus I was planning to go back later in the week anyway to stock up on more apples and pears since what I got today will be gone by the end of the week
The MAIN REASON I don't shop on the weekends.............doesn't have to be an Anniv. sale............it is just the people that only have and use the weekends to shop!
I was a FOOL.......and went to Costco yesterday.........but we made it through, as it was lunch time for the public, but they still had every checker working........and they ARE FAST! Didn't even have to stand in line for a hotdog......whew.......and as we got ours, people were clearing out from the
tables..........so we got a seat!!
:laugh: Thanks SM..........but didn't have much choice........I dropped my membership when they went to $55 and was out with the friend that has the card and she was going.............trust me, she knows my "attitude" and I was DRIVING........:yikes:...she was torn between praying that we made it through the parking lot..........and hoping that I wouldn't have a panic attack while doing it.........and show any road rage while either---in the car---or with the groc. cart!!!! :laugh: I am just as good as the next person at using those things for BATTERING RAMS!!!!!!!
We made it!! Always helps to FEED ME FIRST (hotdog at Costco)..........and they were giving out lots of samples!!
FF-we are of the same heart. I loathe peoples Costcotude on Sat. and I was going to say watch those ankles!
We went to Sams Club this weekend 3x to stock the cat litter,salt and dog food.
Costco on Mon for cat food. Then winter is covered.next leaves and putting away Kayaks and patio furniture. Raining too hard right now.
:laugh: Isn't that just the truth!! But our's is pretty much any day..........just worse on Saturday. And ever notice how when they get their cart headed right at you..........they then turn and look away??? OMG!!!
The worst was summer before this one, when a lady at Lowe's HIT MY ANKLE with one of those huge flat plant carts that they have; while I was standing in line for the register..............damn I was mad! And not too quiet about it either!!
Aww, shucks. I should have been there. You know I love to grocery shop. I went to Sam's for a gallon of milk. It was calm. It was also during the Cowboy's pitiful game.
Was at the grocery store today and it was really crowded. More so than usual. Was hard to go through the meat section to look for managers special. Did find one on split chickens roasters. Put them in the crockpot and they are cooking away. Will debone the meat and let the bones and skin cook overnight for chicken broth.
Ours won't do rainchecks until the last day unless they check and there's none in the back. But I won't hesitate to get rainchecks especially when I have a whole month to get the stuff and I may have more room to put it in later. And I always tell them I want WAY more than I will probably pick up just in case. Usually 10.
Some of our stores won't do a rain check dated a month out..........you have to specifically ask!!! They like to do two weeks........I always ask for a month.
And ask for more................or up to the limit, at least............dislike rain checks!!!
AND---if they are out on the first day of the sale, I don't hesitate to throw a hissy fit.........have talked to more than one manager!! (it is not my problem if "corporate didn't ship it!!"---have asked for a substitute FOR THAT DAY.......and gotten it!)
You might as well TOSS any rainchecks from RiteAid..........Albertson's.........or ShopKo, here,..........for various reasons. Either the item has been discontinued and it won't be coming in again---(and they aren't about to tell you that, if it will get you back in the store!!)....or they had to give out so many of them you will play hell getting it filled. ShopKo is THE WORST!!
The day after ad comes out isn't so bad even if you miss discount day for bananas.
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