Dawn over at Frugal For Life discusses some of the ethical implications of stockpiling foods. She gets into a few rules of thumb for testing to see whether stockpiling has crossed into greed, or just plain inconsideration. Talking to the store to have them do a special large-quantity order is much more considerate than cleaning … Read more
I’m very glad that Wegmans has come to our neck of the woods, and that they’ve continued to double manufacturers’ coupons. It’s been quite a while since a grocer local to me has offered this. Growing up, I remember that there used to be a limit on which coupons they’d double. It may have been … Read more
I received a comment from Ryan Halford, a Senior Buyer for Walmart, and specifically for computers. He was commenting on my $298 laptop post. I’m including his comments and responding to them here. Mr. Halford said: I am the buyer for computers at Walmart. Thanks for the comments and feedback. I have visited the factories … Read more
(UPDATE: Walmart responded to this post. Read it here.) This weekend at Walmart there was a laptop for $298. This was the lowest price I’ve seen for a new non-netbook-sized laptop. The specs weren’t bad: Windows Vista, 3 GB RAM, wireless, 3 USB ports, 160 GB hard drive. Three gigs is probably enough to keep … Read more
I hit upon a post by My Dollar Plan that had a couple more click-through rebate sites I hadn’t heard of. This is great, because I can add them to the mix of six shopping rebate sites I already know about. These sites compete with one another – they all want you to click through … Read more
Received an insightful comment from S.B. at Retire At 45 following my Wegmans post: I love Wegmans, but I have to be careful there! Just like Costco, they have a trade up / trade down business model. The prices (and selection) on the basic stuff are great, but they also tempt you with a lot … Read more
A reader Vanessa commented on a previous discount grocery post to ask if there were any such stores in the Nashville, TN, area. I poked around a little bit with Google and there’s a discount grocery store directory over at ExtremeBargains.com. To recap: discount grocery stores sell salvaged groceries that were overstock, slightly out of … Read more
I got some nice comments on my post a week ago where I outlined my personal experience with having the door slammed in my face by businesses. Five comments with five different ways that businesses diss their customers: “Run out” of advertised sale items. Reader MrsPost shared this one: “… Several stores I frequent (specialty … Read more