The Hyena Chat thread: Everyone's welcome!

[funnygarcia]

do you have Super Target?

 

[sameyeyam]

I feel pretty good about my pantry right now. However it is sort of bursting at the seams. I am thinking that I will get a couple of huge bags of rice at Costco that I can put in large tupperware bins and put under our bed. Also, I can stack canned fruit & veggies under our bed. I think I might concentrate more on canned fruit. We are not real big fans of canned veggies, except for maybe corn.

 

[funnygarcia]

I am thinking that I will get a couple of huge bags of rice at Costco that I can put in large tupperware bins and put under our bed. Also, I can stack canned fruit & veggies under our bed.

My under bed storage is Christmas stuff. Camping equipment took over our small storage locker in the building basement.

Half my hall closet is dialysis supplies, other half is the stockpile.. but I need shelves to organize it.

 

[sameyeyam]

do you have Super Target?

Nope. But we do have 4 Winco's nearby. I think there might be some over in Portland, but not here on the Washington side. We do have Grocery Outlet, they buy overstocks direct from the manufacturer and have great deals on really odd brands that I've never heard of.

For many years they used to have the little plastic bowls of cereal they use in hospitals for $0.10 each. DD loved them when she was little. Although one time I bought a case of Del Monte canned corn and had to take it back. The corn wasn't cooked very well and was very crunchy. I also bought several boxes of Rice a Roni for about 25 cents, only problem was no seasoning packet inside! But other than those two little problems I've had very good luck with them.

 

[funnygarcia]

Hoping that people will part with their expired turkey wine tags for a low trading fee after Thanksgiving.

I can use expired coupons, I go to trading board websites and ask around for their exprireds.. netting me a ton of groceries for pennies per item.

I overdid on the turkey wine tags one year, we got sick of turkey everything.. hot dogs, ground turkey, pepperoni, lunch meat, roasts, tenderloins, breasts, legs.. we had it all. BLECK!

Then I had coupons on steak at Sup[er Target, got sick of steak-- made MIL happy sending her home with three grocery bags full of steak

 

[sameyeyam]

My under bed storage is Christmas stuff. Camping equipment took over our small storage locker in the building basement.

Half my hall closet is dialysis supplies, other half is the stockpile.. but I need shelves to organize it.

We have 3 antique trunks. One in the living room for Xmas decor and the other 2 we use as nightstands in our bedroom. One is full of Halloween and Easter decor and I have no idea about the other one, junk I think! We have a large walk in closet in our bedroom full of clothes, blankets and stuff. My laundry room was a couple of cabinets for linens. Under the laundry room sink for detergent, etc. Two closets in laundry room, one has laundry sorter, brooms, mops. The other is my pantry. I have lots of cabinets in the kitchen that are only half full. Technically I guess I could redo a bunch of them and keep food in the kitchen. Oh and my linen closet near the kids bedrooms is full of......motocross gear, helmets, leatt braces, chest protectors, boots, pants, jerseys!

 

[funnygarcia]

Nope. But we do have 4 Winco's nearby. I think there might be some over in Portland, but not here on the Washington side. We do have Grocery Outlet, they buy overstocks direct from the manufacturer and have great deals on really odd brands that I've never heard of.

cool, I like odd places like that. We have one that sells expired food, still safe to eat. But it creeps hubby out, can't blame him though.. it is odd to buy that way.

 

[sameyeyam]

Hoping that people will part with their expired turkey wine tags for a low trading fee after Thanksgiving.

I can use expired coupons, I go to trading board websites and ask around for their exprireds.. netting me a ton of groceries for pennies per item.

I overdid on the turkey wine tags one year, we got sick of turkey everything.. hot dogs, ground turkey, pepperoni, lunch meat, roasts, tenderloins, breasts, legs.. we had it all. BLECK!

Then I had coupons on steak at Sup[er Target, got sick of steak-- made MIL happy sending her home with three grocery bags full of steak

What is Turkey Wine Tags???

cool, I like odd places like that. We have one that sells expired food, still safe to eat. But it creeps hubby out, can't blame him though.. it is odd to buy that way.

Yep, my kids are starting to read labels and freaking out if something is expired. My explanation...if it say's "Best By date"...well I figure that means we have 3 categories, Good, Better and Best! If it's after the "Best By" date then that means it's still "Better" and even if it's really old then it falls into the last category of "Good". Isn't that how the "Best By" dates work?

 

[funnygarcia]

There's no room in the hall closet for coats. Not sure what I will do when it comes time for coat/snowpants season.. umm where will I put it?

It doesn't help they put cheapie plastic braces to hold the top shelf and the closet rod. It's cracked on one side already, needed to do some careful rearranging of supplies to prevent further problems. Grrrrr, darn owner gives cheap a bad name!

 

[sameyeyam]

So I got a new haircut and color today. Had them add more blondish highlights and got it cut short. Not that it was really very long to start with, but now it looks short, kind like Jamie Lee Curtis. For the first time since chemo I feel like my hair looks normal. Even though it's been growing and I've been getting haircuts, it's still not really my normal hair. Kinda like baby hair. But now I think it has grown enough that we are back to normal type hair. Anyway I really like the cut and so does everyone else.

 

[funnygarcia]

What is Turkey Wine Tags???



Yep, my kids are starting to read labels and freaking out if something is expired. My explanation...if it say's "Best By date"...well I figure that means we have 3 categories, Good, Better and Best! If it's after the "Best By" date then that means it's still "Better" and even if it's really old then it falls into the last category of "Good". Isn't that how the "Best By" dates work?

Wine tags are coupons that are attached to a bottle of wine (neck tag style) or hanging on a tear pad in the wine section of a grocery store. The good ones say "no wine purchase necessary" and have no state restrictions.

Some are get $ off x when you by x brand wine... which won't work for me, no wine sold in grocery stores in MN.

Wine tag coupons can be off bread, ice, salty snacks, cheese, seafood, chocolate, beef, chicken, paper/picnic goods, and turkey Whatever goes best with the season.. turkey Thanskgiving time, Chocolate around Valentine's, salty snacks in summer or fall football season.. etc.

Good Better Best.. hey I like that line of reasoning

 

[sameyeyam]

There's no room in the hall closet for coats. Not sure what I will do when it comes time for coat/snowpants season.. umm where will I put it?

It doesn't help they put cheapie plastic braces to hold the top shelf and the closet rod. It's cracked on one side already, needed to do some careful rearranging of supplies to prevent further problems. Grrrrr, darn owner gives cheap a bad name!

Oh I forget we have a coat closet too. It's filled with luggage, big box of wrapping paper, bows, etc. Well, everything but coats! Actually nobody uses our front door. The driveway comes up to our garage door and everyone comes in thru the garage & laundry room. If someone comes to the front door we know it's a stranger. Everyone we actually know comes thru the garage or the back yard. Not to mention that we very rarely wear coats, mostly flannel shirts or sweatshirts. You haven't lived until you've seen me wearing a flannel shirt, shorts and black rubber boots!

 

[funnygarcia]

We need a photo!!



I was amazed at how much your hair has grown back since I first met you.

 

[sameyeyam]

Wine tags are coupons that are attached to a bottle of wine (neck tag style) or hanging on a tear pad in the wine section of a grocery store. The good ones say "no wine purchase necessary" and have no state restrictions.

Some are get $ off x when you by x brand wine... which won't work for me, no wine sold in grocery stores in MN.

Wine tag coupons can be off bread, ice, salty snacks, cheese, seafood, chocolate, beef, chicken, paper/picnic goods, and turkey Whatever goes best with the season.. turkey Thanskgiving time, Chocolate around Valentine's, salty snacks in summer or fall football season.. etc.

Good Better Best.. hey I like that line of reasoning

I wonder if they have those here? I've never heard of them. I'll have to check out the wine section next time I'm in the grocery store. But I don't think I've ever seen them.

 

[funnygarcia]

You haven't lived until you've seen me wearing a flannel shirt, shorts and black rubber boots!

College students get ready for spring break around here when the sun comes out.. they wear shorts, sweatshirt, fuzzy socks while sitting on a beach chair on porch roof.
It's the only way to get a big dose of sunshine, perpetual grey skies for weeks on end until spring.

 

[sameyeyam]

Just found a website saying that WA state does allow wine tags. Also says that OR allows them, but OR law always requires that you do not have to purchase the wine to get discount.

Keep talking Bernice, by the time you're done my groceries will be free.

 

[funnygarcia]

I wonder if they have those here? I've never heard of them. I'll have to check out the wine section next time I'm in the grocery store. But I don't think I've ever seen them.

I tried to find them at Albertson's last year, but all I found were the type where you need to buy wine too.
Didn't go to Von's as much, maybe they had them? .. I don't know where people find them, I just trade for them when expired. Typically they are a "hot" value and traders want 20¢ to 25¢ per dollar Fine if you can double coupons, not here!

I can get them for 5- 10¢ per dollar when expired. And the paypal money is from doing surveys.. so it's all free for me (except for my time).

 

[funnygarcia]

Just found a website saying that WA state does allow wine tags. Also says that OR allows them, but OR law always requires that you do not have to purchase the wine to get discount.

Keep talking Bernice, by the time you're done my groceries will be free.

 

[sameyeyam]

College students get ready for spring break around here when the sun comes out.. they wear shorts, sweatshirt, fuzzy socks while sitting on a beach chair on porch roof.
It's the only way to get a big dose of sunshine, perpetual grey skies for weeks on end until spring.

I can relate to that! Today was a whopping 56 degrees out, so we drove with the top down to the Dollar Tree. By the time we left it was 46 degrees, but no rain so we drove home with the top down! We take what we can get.

 

[Alex2kMommy]

Hello, chicaritas!

The family just left. Eight adults, 4 kids and one baby. WHEW, did we go through a lot of food!

Etienne is a little chunk, weirdly chubby, squishy like a sponge. They've just started him on solids, so he's eating the Gerber pureed foods and doing well. Apparently up to now it's been just high-fat formula, probably hence the chub.

He is a cutie, though. He was a bit shy at first, just wanted his mommy, but warmed up to us after a bit. He likes to make these little grunting noises, so we made them back at him and made him smile. Then he shook his head a lot (like "no no no no no no!") so I shook my head back at him and he laughed. Too cute!

He loves to pull on hair, had a thing for the phone book for some reason, and liked looking at this baby in the mirror that kept staring at him.