Some bits & bobs

Hi everyone!

I hope everyone had a good week. It's a bit busy at Casa Goose.  I'm behind, behind, behind. My insomnia's back (too much on my mind), so I'm not getting nearly enough done due to fatigue. Just a few things that happened around here.

• I ordered DS a gift from Target, then a week later Meijer had the same item for $10 less. I contacted Target CS about a price adjustment. They told me that Meijer doesn't qualify for price adjustments, but since I've been a loyal Circle member for so long, they will honor Meijer's lower price. So they emailed me a $10.60 gc (I paid for the original gift with a gc). Happy dance! Target has always had excellent customer service. I'm surprised they don't price match with Meijer, because Meijer's one of their biggest competitors around here.

• I had a few overripe bananas, so I made a double batch of banana oatmeal muffins and froze half.

• I made a special trip to Aldi for strawberries & more samosas and they were out of samosas! Say it isn't so! I somehow knew that would happen (that's why I wanted to stock up), because Aldi usually has select items for a limited time only. I'm so very thankful for Trader Joe's, because I know that store won't disappoint me. I'll just buy samosas whenever I'm near TJs.

• I cleaned out my gc folder and found a $25 Walmart gc. I don't know how that happened, because I always make detailed notes on all my gcs (dates, amount used, balance). Do I sound like a geek?...lol. I always hold on to used gcs, in case there's some discrepancy or a return at a later stage. Then I check all balances before throwing any away. Good thing too, cause I would've thrown away $25.

• I had an appointment at Sams and decided to just do my shopping while I'm there, instead of waiting until next week. I used the $25 Walmart gc and redeemed another $10 one from Microsoft and that paid for part of my grocery haul. Sams didn't have any chicken breasts (noooooooo), so I picked up a package of tenders instead. We still have some chicken breasts in the freezer.  DH's yogurt was $2 off (thru 3/3), so I bought 3 cases instead of the 2 I had planned. 

• I also bought 2 cooked pizzas at the Sams cafe. I do this every other month. We'll eat some and freeze the rest. It only costs $19 total for 2 x 16" pizzas and it provides many meals. I just add a salad to it. We love the Deluxe, cause it's loaded with meat (pepperoni & italian sausage) & veggies.

• Meijer has pint blueberries on 2 day sale for 99c, so I bought 5 pints. I'm gonna make a triple batch of blueberry pancakes for the freezer. Who doesn't love to just heat and eat homemade freezer meals?

• I pulled some Italian sausage, diced onions & peppers from the freezer and threw it into the instant pot. I made some fried potatoes and we'll add leftover broccoli & baked beans to it for dinner. There's also brioche rolls/buns and ciabatta if DS wants extra carbs. No money spent on fast food.

• I totally splurged on myself this week. I had my eye on a few things and when the store had a flash sale, I decided to just grab those items before they sold out. Good thing too, because it did sell out. I splurged about $180 on myself this month. I pulled the exact same items from my closet. Once the new ones arrive (will have to see if it fits), I will list the old ones for more than double what I just spent on myself. Yep, you read that right. This is what I love about buying our stuff at deep discounts. 

• I received my Rakuten check for a whopping $17.xx this week. Every $ counts though. Very rare for me to get so little in February, but my November check was sizeable due to early Christmas shopping. 

• Eddie Bauer sent me another $10 Q (good thru April), so I'll wait for a free shipping day. 

• I opened my last face wash last week (I still can't believe I used those 3 tubes so fast. Feels like I just bought it the other day) and made a mental note to keep an eye out for a good sale. This week Wags has a great sale on Dove and my face wash is B2G1F. So here's what I did 

Trans 1 (My account)

2 x Dove b/w B1G2nd 50% off $13.18

2 x Dove hand soap $9.98

2 x Dove hand soap B1G2nd  50% off 4.98

3 x Loreal cleanser B2G1F 

Less Dove b/w DQ (7.00)

Less Dove DQ (3.00)

Less Loreal DQ (2.00)

Less Loreal DQ (2.00)

Less WC (20.00)

Tax 2.50

OOP $10.22

Earned $20 WC ($10 Dove - buy 3 get $5 WC, $5 WYS $20 booster. I have no idea where the extra $5 reward comes from, but I'm not complaining). So I basically paid $10.22 for everything, because I earned the exact same amount of rewards that I spent. This was such a blessing, because I really needed the cleanser. So I decided to do the same deal on DH's account too

Trans 2 (DH account)

2 x Dove b/w B1G2nd 50% off $13.18

2 x Dove sanitizer $9.98

2 x Dove sanitizer B1G2nd  50% off 4.98

1 x Garnier cleanser 7.99

1 x Loreal cleanser 6.79

1 x Loreal cleanser B2G1F (mix & match) 0.00

Less Dove DQ (3.00)

Less Loreal DQ (2.00)

Less Loreal DQ (2.00)

Less WC (20.00)

Tax 2.58

OOP $18.50

Earned $20 WC (same as above). 

@#%$*%$ WAGS!!! I could immediately see that my $7 DQ didn't deduct. I could've asked for the manager to add points to my account, but I was logged into my own account on my phone and have no idea what DH's password is. So I contacted CS when I got home and they added $7 points to his account.

The downside to the Dove deal is that not all stores carry the hand soap. Last night I especially checked that this location has inventory, so I could go shop today. Got to the store and there's NO hand soap. Then I noticed that the sanitizer is part of the sale (same price as hand soap), so I added that instead. I could've just purchased the b/w and added Crest to get to 3 items, but the total would be too low for me to redeem rewards and get the booster. (I know, Wags is too complicated to understand). 

This store only had 2 Loreal cleansers, so I added Garnier. I really wanted Aveeno (I use that brand when I'm out of Loreal), but the Aveeno was $8.99 for ONE cleanser. No way! I've used Garnier years ago, so I just added that instead. 

I also noticed that DS is down to 5 bottles of Old Spice b/w. That might sound like a lot to some, but this gives me more than enough time to look for a rock bottom sale to stock up on. I like to keep track of our needs, so we don't have to spend too much money on it. Look at how pricey that Aveeno is. I got 3 cleansers and a whole pile of Dove for just $1 more than the one Aveeno tube. I'll take the savings any day.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone. Stay safe, healthy & warm