May 2018 Frugal Chatter

[cath007]

Spend 1 hour outside on the balcony with a casal domingo cooler lol.It is a so beautifull bright,and sunny and not cool at all day.I miss to have a bbq too...I miss my home and the outside space today ... Anyway guess what we will eat for supper? Correct answer is janes chicken strips with honey,sweet and sour sauce and sour cream with Cavendish patatoes wedges with sour cream and maybe an other casal domingo. Have an awesome evening and night all!!!

[cath007]

I did not benefited the IGA air miles deals only on friday.No space in the freezer for more ice cream and we have enough cheese for now.I find the offers were not worthed,I hope IGA will put more high offers soon,

[Angela273]

I’m not as sore today as I was yesterday after my neurologist appointment.

Our friend surprised us this morning. He got off work early today, so he offered to babysit our children so that Dh and I could go out for lunch together. It was a nice little break, especially after our family road trip yesterday.

I requested bbq’d ribs for supper tonight. Our son’s Mother’s Day gifts that he made at school were super cute. He gave them to me after supper.

[cath007]

For the first time since the 2 programs merged together I went to Pharmaprix to benefit the Janes Chicken deal 6,99$-4,00$ coupon=2,99$ per box.I was very surprised to gain points even if I have no offers for frozen or chicken.these are the minimun base points

[cath007]

A very good earlier morning to all the sc members!!!

Today it is a chore day,do the dishes(god I miss to have a dishwasher,I would stock up will all those finish rebate mir's !!!

) go grocery shopping,mail enveloppe of 9 trades I made during the week end and friday .Will post the highlight of my shops in brag section this afternoon of after supper.Another bright and sunny not cold at all day!!!!

Love that.Wishing you all a awesome monday!!!

[cath007]

I hope to receive my 2 fpcs for proplan like promised this week or i will contact them again.I am not the only one who had that happen.I hope for a good date later than may because they expire at the end of this month......I need to regain motivation to writhe to compagnies because I have no more coupons to trade,all the coupons are for my personnal use,

[cath007]

A little rant; I want 4,00$ chapmans coupons on fb french couponning groups but everyone seems to search that or asking hv,fpcs or rare coupons for this one,,,,

[Frugalbigmama]

Good morning! Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!

I had to pick up my mother at the casino Sat morning (she stayed at the hotel with a friend and can not drive right now (pretty sure she won't again) so between my sister and I we try to help her get around) So I met her and her friend for breakfast (free with coupons) I had free slot play for that day (some offer) Well- I got very lucky Had a jackpot payout and lets just say I could book a trip to Hawaii or something the like and pay for it!! But I will be smart with it. Put a large credit on my credit card and some in bank. Will figure out the plans for the rest.

We stopped at Costco on way home and only filled up with gas and spent $102 between the 2 of us.
I did decide to shop on Sat at SDM for 20x the points (splurged on fancy sunscreen 1 for me and 1 for the kids, Downy, eggs, free toothpaste with couponsetc. Then Sunday I decided to redeem $60 in points ($75 value) and got: make up, Face cream, a few items for my Mother's day bag for my mom, Toilet paper x 4, Box of Pinty's chicken, box of Leadbetters burgers, free toothpaste with coupons.
We had a nice steak dinner at my moms with cheesecake and fresh strawberries for dessert.

Looking forward to a good week and really clean house before the long weekend!

[cath007]

I start to be tired of french couponning..I got spotted because I offered 7$(iogo,natel ,oka booklet) in cheese coupons for a 4,00$ chapmans and I got *&*(&(*(&*.....if you dont want the coupon pass your turn....so *(?&*(&*( iogo drink are free with those coupons.I would appreciate if the girl messaged me instead of doing a spotted with my name saw by 600 people.. that.really ruin my day

[Frugalbigmama]

I start to be tired of french couponning..I got spotted because I offered 7$(iogo,natel ,oka booklet) in cheese coupons for a 4,00$ chapmans and I got *&*(&(*(&*.....if you dont want the coupon pass your turn....so *(?&*(&*( iogo drink are free with those coupons.I would appreciate if the girl messaged me instead of doing a spotted with my name saw by 600 people.. that.really ruin my day

Maybe take a break from it. Don't let people ruin your day over coupons.

[Frugalbigmama]

Well the house freezer needs a good cleaning. Tons of 1/2 filled bags of this and that. Will try and use those up this week. Big bag of fish too so I should make that for myself one night. Lots of perogies and sour cream so will make up a bag of those since the kids love them and love them for leftovers too. I cheated and redeemed for Pinty's chicken and burger patties (from SDM) so those will be good for quick dinners but will try and save them for down the road.
Tomorrow is garbage day and I know lots will be tossed from the fridge. We were so unorganized this week.

[Arjon]

I start to be tired of french couponning..I got spotted because I offered 7$(iogo,natel ,oka booklet) in cheese coupons for a 4,00$ chapmans and I got *&*(&(*(&*.....if you dont want the coupon pass your turn....so *(?&*(&*( iogo drink are free with those coupons.I would appreciate if the girl messaged me instead of doing a spotted with my name saw by 600 people.. that.really ruin my day

Unfortunately, I suspect that if you're going to trade with people you don't know decently well, not even in terms of their online personas, you have to be prepared to accept that some unpleasant situations will occur. In a better world, this wouldn't happen, but in our actual world...

I guess I'm fortunate in that I don't "need" many coupons, which means I only occasionally have reason to try to trade outside of my little circle. Fwiw, I've never had an issue with fellow SC members, although my sample is small, under a dozen people in total that I've contacted about trades, of whom I've actually traded with less than half.

[cath007]

Yes,You are right.Thank you for your comment.In french couponning that is a different world.We dont know the persons so that will happen,I have to be more prepared mentally...In SC trades are so friendly comparated to those groups...but i dont have the choice to do french trading,95% of my coupons are french because I live in a quebec small city ..so.........i take a break for 1 week at least......i only had 2 négatives experience in sc comparated to .... since 3 weeks i do french couponning on group

[Angela273]

We were supposed to have supper with my sister and her 2yr old boy/girl twins tonight, but she had to cancel this morning. We’re trying to reschedule for a morning play date instead.

It’s my first day with a new young daycare boy. He will be coming full-time until the end of June. It can be rough, so I don’t look forward to the first few days with a new daycare kid. It’s supposed to be nice and warm the next 3 days, so we can probably continue playing in the water table in our back yard.

[Arjon]

Yes,You are right.Thank you for your comment.In french couponning that is a different world.We dont know the persons so that will happen,I have to be more prepared mentally...In SC trades are so friendly comparated to those groups...but i dont have the choice to do french trading,95% of my coupons are french because I live in a quebec small city ..so.........i take a break for 1 week at least......i only had 2 négatives experience in sc comparated to .... since 3 weeks i do french couponning on group

I suppose it comes down to how willing you are to make the trade-offs. In my case, I can fill most of my coupon "needs" on my own and/or through a few people I know IRL, including one I first got to know online. As a result, I only occasionally have reason even to try to trade with anyone else, either here on SC or elsewhere online.

I do sympathize with your situation being different from mine. It's unfortunate that unless and until you build up a larger circle of trading partners, you will probably continue to have to deal with trade-offs. I wish I could help you out, but since I'm not a big trader, I don't generally stock up on coupons in order to trade them.