Swiffer - Yuck!

I recently bought a Swiffer Sweeper Starter Kit since there was a money back rebate floating around. I had the actual Guarantee form in my hands when I purchased the product, having checked to make sure it was an item that matched the guarantee. I was completely disappointed in the product. In my opinion all it does is push around stuff on the floor instead of "collecting" it on the little swiffer pads.

Today in the mail, I received my form/UPC/receipt/envelope in the mail with a letter that reads:

"Thank you for participating in the US Swiffer Money Back Guarantee Offer. We are unable to process your request because:

Your request does not include the correct UPC(s) required for this promotion. Only the
UPC symbols from the products listed in the offer requirements are acceptable.

To allow us to process your request, please resubmit your entire corrected order along with this letter by 6/22/2009 to the following address: (address omitted by me).

We hope you make the necessary correctiuons and return your order. Thank you for your interest in the US Swiffer Money Back Guarantee Offer.

Sincerely,
Fulfillment Center"

How on Earth am I supposed to send a UPC when it was already cut off the box. Who keeps an entire box, after they have already cut off the code and photocopied it for a rebate program?

So, now in addition to an inferior product, I don't even get my money back. I will never purchase another Swiffer product again. This just once again demonstrates my awful luck.

Mach razors

Last night after dropping Hobo off at the vet, we stopped at a Super Target. I didn't bring my coupon book because I didn't expect to stop anywhere - stupid mistake!! We found 5 pack cartridges of Mach razors on clearance from $13.48 to $6.48. Even without the Q, we still bought 2 packages because these are the razors that James likes to use.

Infrequent posting

I'm working 9 days straight so no time for shopping or posting. I might do a post if I find a good deal and can get to the store or if anything exciting happens.

Finally free toilet paper!

I finally got free toilet paper after reading about the Kroger events from other people for so long!

Walgreen's:
2 Carefree pantiliners: $1.39 each - WAGs Q $0.80 - 2 $1 MQ = Free with $0.02 overage
2 Pringles: $2 each, on sale for 2 for $3.00- $1/2 MQ = $2
1 Right Guard Extreme deodorant: $3.99 on sale for $2.99 - FREE Q = FREE
1 Breathsavers mints (fillers): $0.69

Total before sales and Q: $11.46
Total sales: $2
Total Q: $6.79
Total OOP w/ tax: ZERO ( $2.73 on GC)

Walmart:
2 Cottonelle 4 pack Toilet Paper: $1 each - 2 $1 MQ = ZERO
1 Breyer's ice cream: $3.29, on sale for $2.25 - $1 MQ = $1.25

Total before sales and Q: $5.29
Total sales: $1.04
Total Q: $3
Total OOP w/ tax: $1.25

Waffles

Thanks to Erin's blog we decided to check Target today for waffles on sale. I almost never buy processed waffles because we have homemade waffles so frequently and thus have leftovers to freeze. But this was an excellent deal and they should be a quick breakfast for James before work. We'll see if it is worth it or not.

6 Kashi waffles: $1.99 (these were $3.22 at my local HEB, yikes!) on sale for $1.79 - 1 FREE MQ & 5 $1.50 MQ = $1.45 ($0.25 a box)

Total before sales and Q: $11.94
Total sales: $1.20
Total Q: $9.29
Total OOP: $1.45

Quick trip

We needed some BQ sauce and I wanted to check on Coolwhip.

2 Planter's big nut bars (odd name) - $2.75 on sale for $2 each - 2 $1 MQ = $2
2 Kraft BQ sauce: $1.32 on sale for $0.98 - 2 $1 MQ = FREE with $0.04 overage
4 Coolqhip: $1.34 on sale for $1 each - 2 $2/2 MQ = $2

Total before sales and Q: $13.50
Total sales: $3.54
Total Q: $6
Total OOP: $3.96

Dewberry harvesting

The dewberries are ripening up and so I decided I would go and pick some for James. I told him about it and we have become the dewberry scouting duo. . .James has become maniacal about it. We are trying to find enough to make a cobbler.

This was just the pick from that one spot. We since have picked enough to fill one and a half sandwich Ziploc bags. We have two more areas that we are waiting for the berries to ripen, but I'm not telling where the patches are!!!