Gregory Morrow wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:

>> That weekly newspaper that lands in my driveway unbidden has
>> coupon inserts, so I took a look at the typical food selection.
>> It wasn't as awful as I think they usually are as far as the stuff
>> you could save on. Not great, not fresh vegetables, never mind
>> meat.
>>
>> Granola bars, salad dressing and some kind of quick rice.
>> Breakfast bowls and entrees. Kid's fruit snacks, hot dogs.
>> Carolina rice and rice mixes. Sugar. Kid's cereal. Wonder
>> bread.
>
>
> I've scored some decent coupons lately for stuff like Mountain
> High/Stonyfield Farms yogurt, OJ, Riceland rice, Hellman's, A-1
> sauce, etc. The salad dressings and other prepared stuff I buy and
> give to my mom, she's older and likes simple - to - fix stuff like
> those Knorr Pasta and Rice side dishes, Wishbone dressings, etc...

I clip way more coupons than I use, I guess I just like to collect
clutter. Looking through, the only food coupons I have are for eggs
and sour cream and Nabisco cookies and crackers. Hey, tailgating
season is here.

> I buy the Sunday Chicago Tribune mainly to get the coupons, I
> generally make back the $1.99 cost, sometimes I'll make it back 3 - 5
> times over. I don't fiddle with small - value coupons, only 50 cents
> or more.

I'm telling you, that's what I think ... I'm going to clip this coupon for
10 cents? and try to line it up with a sale? Not going to happen.
Maybe I should send them to that woman who feeds her family
for free. I'm sure she wouldn't turn up her nose at them.

nancy