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On Mon, 11 May 2015 14:49:11 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

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>"John Kuthe" > wrote in message
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>> On Sun, 10 May 2015 21:38:27 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
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>>>And yes, I should have known to look for the fine print but I didn't.
>>>Anyway... I've been doing My Coke Rewards for years now. Mostly I turn
>>>the
>>>points in for free Coke products. So today I attempted to use a coupon
>>>for
>>>a free 12 pack. The cashier said I couldn't use it because the coupon was
>>>only good for up to $4.99 and the price of the soda was $6.29.

>> ...
>>
>> YOU paid over $6 for sugar water??!! How much is your water biill
>> every month?
>>
>> Hate to say bit dear, but Bryan is kinda correct about you! Not the
>> sharpest tool in the shed! ;-)

>
>It wasn't sugar water. It was diet soda and no, I would never pay that
>price for it. I always stock up when on sale. Even if it was regular soda
>it wouldn't be sugar. It would be HFCS.


Fake sugar water. Evern worse! Yuck!!

I just turn on the tap, and guess what? WATER!!! It's cheap, delicious
(in STL) and plentiful! STL is at the confluence of two of the
largesat rivers in North America! Mississippi and Missouri!

John Kuthe...