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Froot Loops update
So, longtime readers of this blog will remember back on oh, say, April 30, 2005 when I posted a picture of a massive quantity of Froot Loops that I had acquired over the preceding days and weeks. For those of you too lazy to click through, here is the picture Anyway I would just like…
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Saturday Problems
Wanted to recap my Saturday excursions (last Saturday – the 15th). We had decided to go up to the Y to swim as a family. Afterwards we were going to get some pizza. As part of our move (even though we haven’t really moved yet), we got on some mailing list where we’re getting all…
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Here they come!
You’re looking at my first rebate check. This is one of the “Easy Rebates” that I filled out online the same day I purchased all the stuff (8/29). So we’re looking at about a month for the check to get here, so that’s not bad. The other 8 or 9 easy rebates should be coming…
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Breaking even on the laptop
And we’ve broken even! All but 2 of my rebates have been received by the rebate folks (the 2 that I just mailed in earlier this week). Of those 56 rebates, 48 of them are in “valid” stages, which from my experience means that the check is definitely in the mail. Of the 58 rebates,…
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More free laptop
Yes folks it’s time for some laptop updates. I have now sent in all 58 rebates (I sent the last 2 in today). Because I mailed them in a few chunks, some of them have made it to the processing center, while some are still being “processed”. It’s odd in some regards because in some…
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In which Kroger tries to screw me, part 2
Went to the store last night, and one of the items on the list was cottage cheese. Get back to the dairy section and voila, big sign saying Kroger Sour Cream, Dips, and Cottage Cheese, 16 oz, 4/$5. But there’s no cottage cheese in that display. So I go over to the main area where…
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In which Kroger screws me
So I have suspected nefarious deeds of Kroger for quite some time now, but it was only today that I was able to catch them in the act. Unfortunately I did not CATCH them catch them, IYKWIM. I have no proof other than my memory. If you shop at Kroger (or a Kroger-owned store, which…
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Free Laptop part 2
My co-worker Kerry (not to be confused with my sister Kerry) and I spent some time at lunch today filling out rebates. We got 13 of them done and mailed off, so coupled with the 7 easy rebates I already did, that’s 20 down (and 39 more to go)
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Free Laptop, Step 1
So today I started getting things going on my free laptop deal. 7 (I think it was 7) of the rebates are Staples easy rebates. Those can just be filled out online, so I got that going. In talking to some people, I did get one friend of mine that did the deal. He ended…
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What’s better than a free laptop?
Why, getting paid to take a laptop of course. Those of you who have followed along my crazy adventures in coupon land know that is my mantra. So recently while browsing around online, I came across two threads talking about how you could make money buying a laptop. Visit those threads (especially the first one)…