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Fri, Dec 25th, 2009, 09:23 PM #1Smart Canuck
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Since Spring, I have been diligently collecting the Catelli Pasta coupons - through trains, trades and kindness of many. I was hoping to use them for my usual Fall Food Bank Drive. After hanging on to the coupons for many months (and resisting the higher-priced sales), my big break came when Food Basics had them on a sale for $0.88/ box.

Out went the stash in a flash! To my friends, family, nannies, night nurses and you name it, whomever I can grab to pass on the coupons, since there was a limit of 6 per customer and it was difficult for me to shop during weekdays. With everyone's help, I was able to gather 190+ boxes in that one week period. To my delight, a few of the downtown TO SCers donated another 20+ boxes.
The pictures are missing quite a few boxes - at least 2 loads from my friends and the 20+ boxes from the downtown SCers. But you get the idea!

My triplets had fun stacking them

Missing one more big box
All in all, there were about 220+ boxes of pasta. The irony was I kept none as hubby makes his own fresh pasta! This, by far, was the best $20 I have ever spent - for one week's worth of Starbucks latte!
I am done!!! (for the year....
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Merry Xmas everyone. May your New Year be as fruitful and frugal.
Thank you for being such a great resource and for all the friendships!!!
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Fri, Dec 25th, 2009, 09:34 PM #2Canadian Genius
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woah thats alot of pasta!!!
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Fri, Dec 25th, 2009, 09:35 PM #3Smart Canuck
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Fri, Dec 25th, 2009, 09:41 PM #4Smart Canuck
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Awesome job tripsplanner. Shows how much you can do with so little money, careful planning and coupons. This brought tears to my eyes. I am inspired.

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Fri, Dec 25th, 2009, 09:43 PM #5Canadian Guru
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You rock you mommy of TRIPLETS.
Good for you, thumbs up!
Z
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Fri, Dec 25th, 2009, 09:55 PM #6Junior Canuck
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Awesome
The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!
I have nothing to do today and hope to be half done by noon.
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Fri, Dec 25th, 2009, 10:01 PM #7Smart Canuck
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Wow ! That's awesome !!! Wtg !

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Fri, Dec 25th, 2009, 10:54 PM #8
Great job tripsplanner!!
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Sat, Dec 26th, 2009, 12:56 AM #9Loving sales and coupons
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omg, this is so generous of you!! Merry Christmas even though it may be late but hey better that than never!!

But yeah, that's A LOT of pasta!! Great job!!
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Sat, Dec 26th, 2009, 01:12 AM #10
Mama Mia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! how super thoughtful,and smart to get the best sale
Mama Mia!!!!!!
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Sat, Dec 26th, 2009, 01:31 AM #11I'm a Llama :)
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Omg wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Sat, Dec 26th, 2009, 03:18 AM #12Smart Canuck
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Wow!!!
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Sat, Dec 26th, 2009, 09:47 AM #13
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Sat, Dec 26th, 2009, 10:17 AM #14
That is absolutely amazing! Great job...WTG!!
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Sat, Dec 26th, 2009, 10:23 AM #15So much to learn!
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Awesome!!!
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