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Entries for October, 2009

They Are All Weenies!

Final word on my quarrel with Albertsons and the Oscar Mayer company. Oscar Mayer totally dropped the ball. The company went nowhere with the complaint, there was no resolution. Do I stop buying Oscar Mayer products now? YES. But only when they are at full price. In the meantme, I will buy Hormel or Ballpark. When Oscar [...]

Do The Mouse!

50s/60s kiddie show host and former WNBC radio DJ, Soupy Sales, died Thursday. He was 83. He might hold the pie-throwing record, beating the Three Stooges by a couple thousand pies at least. He had a hit record with a dance tune, Do The Mouse. Not a great tune by any means. But, he was [...]

Top Ten Great Things to Buy At Costco

I’ve found some great deals at Costco and on specific items.  Below is a list of some of the things I would buy at Costco again and again.
10. Kirkland Signature Water (approx $3.55 per case of 36 bottles)
9. Cake made fresh daily in bakery (approx. $14.99) feeds about 20-30 people easily
8. Kirkland Signature white kitchen [...]

Oscar Mayer Responds to My Beef With Albertsons

Amanda from Oscar Mayer corporate complaints responded to the blog posted here yesterday. If you are just catching up, Albertsons Grocery ran a 2 for $2 special on Oscar Mayer bologna and hotdogs. But, they did not honor that deal when I took the BEEF bologna and hotdogs to the checkout counter.
Amanda stated that she [...]

My Beef With Oscar Mayer & Albertsons Grocery

A co-worker told me about a 2 for $2 sale in the meat section of Albertsons this week. This would be for Oscar Mayer bologna and hotdogs. I thought this would be a great opportunity to save on the over-priced hotdogs they sell. I picked up 6 packs of hotdogs and 4 packs of bologna, [...]

What Makes Your Boyfriend Pay Attention and What Does It Mean

It is really not important.  My mother-in-law said it best.  “Men are ALL the same just the names are different.”  If that doesn’t speak volumes to you then you may need some additional “training.”  Men really are all the same just as women are.  We just need different things, well, the same things but slightly [...]