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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Get a free breakfast at Mimi’s Cafe
In the category of “free stuff in exchange for your e-mail address,” Mimi’s Cafe is offering a free breakfast to those who become a member of Mimi’s E-Club.
Members of the club not only get a free breakfast, but also get “members-only access to special offers and information from Mimi’s Cafe.”
So if you like the restaurant and visit often, this could be a win-win.
The local Mimi’s Cafe is at The Greene in Beavercreek.
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Meijer has best deals for week of May 24
This week, the sales are generally slim, according to ad/coupon guru Andrea Deckard of Mommy Snacks.
“But, if you need a few things, Meijer is where I would go,” she said.
Here is a list of the deals Andrea found that utilize the store ads and various coupons to gain the biggest value.
When you click on each store name, you will see a comprehensive sale list for that store and associated coupon match.
Mommy Snacks has many great printable coupons, which are accepted by all of these stores.
FREE Colgate Total after coupons/ECB
FREE Speed Stick Deodorant after ECB
$.75 Palmolive Dish Liquid
$.50 Reach Toothbrush or Floss after coupons/RR
$.99 Speed Stick Deodorant after RR
FREE Vitamin Water
$.99 Raspberries (great price to stockpile and freeze)
FREE Quaker Rice Cakes
$.50 Green Giant Veggies
$.29 Aunt Millie’s Buns
Orville Redenbacher Popcorn B1G1 FREE — use 2 coupons
$.67 Triscuit or Wheat Things — visit Mommy Snacks.net for a Printable coupon
$1 SmartFood Popcorn Clusters — visit Mommy Snacks.net for a Printable Coupon
$2.33 Pepsi 12-Pack (with the Target Printable Coupon)
$.09 A1 Steak Sauce
$.88 Bagelfuls — visit Mommy Snacks.net for a Printable Coupon
FREE Frank’s Hot Sauce
$1.78 Nabisco 100-Calorie Packs
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Photo sharing can be a snap
As you read my column this week, I’ll be somewhere in Chicagoland with a group of 24 teenage students. My older son’s class is on its annual end-of-year trip and I was fortunate enough to be invited along as a chaperone.
Preparing for the trip, I started thinking about the memories we’ll have when we return home; those moments — and photos — we’ll talk about for years.
It’s so much easier to preserve and share those memories these days thanks to the digital media options available. Gone are the days of waiting for film developing, returning to the store to order reprints, then mailing them to family members.
Digital photography saves time and money since there is no need to print every photo. Sharing is as easy as sending an e-mail and storage is so much more compact.
Before you download your photos, scroll through them and be ruthless. Get rid of the bad ones — the ones with closed eyes, only half a head or your thumb poking into the frame.
To print and store photos, either download directly to your computer or take advantage of the services available at retail outlets like Walmart and Walgreens.
At the in-store photo kiosks, you can pop your camera chip into a slot and view your photos, print a chosen set, then create an archive CD that can usually store about 250 images.
It is a great value — Walgreens charges less than 20 cents per print (coupons can reduce your cost to about 15 cents per photo). An archive CD can be created for less than $3.
On the store’s Web site (walgreens.com), you can order prints stored on your computer and pick them up at the store. You also can utilize photo sharing that will allow you to invite friends and relatives to view your photos, then order what they like. Their orders can either be mailed or picked up at the location nearest them.
Photo sharing sites like Flickr, dotPhoto, Fotki, OurPictures and Picasa offer users the ability to create online albums quickly and easily. Some allow users to send images to and from their cell phone’s camera.
A dramatic increase in the number of sites during the past couple of years has lowered costs while increasing features. Be sure to check out the features and associated costs to find the site that best fits your needs.
Two helpful reviews can be found at pcworld.com/article/119985-4/betterphotosharing.html and reviews.cnet.com/4520-6451_7-6245099-1.html.
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What is the new definition of value? $1
In this recession-minded economy, it seems more unusual to see an item that isn’t on sale than one that is. And those sales are significant.
On this theme, USA Today had an article last week that took a look at how the food industry has taken a cue from fast-food restaurants, and have been offering their own versions of the $1 menu.
The story cited the tactics of Walmart, Kraft, Unilever and Campbell, which are using the magical $1 price to tap into the trend of people eating and cooking more at home.
“It seems like that’s the definition of value,” said Tom Vierhile of the $1 mark. Vierhile is a research director with Datamonitor, which tracks marketing and consumer products. “You have a whole segment of retail built around it. And it has a ring to it.”
Of the $1 deals, Kraft is promoting grilled cheeseburgers for $1, Walmart is pushing more than a dozen items as a “nutritious breakfast” for about $1 a person and Campbell is testing a $1 price for some condensed soups at select outlets instead of the usual $1.59.
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