Tag: eating out

Have it your way

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, local fun, Marriage, quest for the best, Someone's gotta say it

I was recently reminded that going to the gym on an empty stomach is (for me) never a good idea. In a subconscious effort to undo any potential good my time at the gym may have afforded me, I headed over to Burger King for the special.
                                         Two Breakfast Sandwiches for $3

This is a special that their rival (McD’s) runs often as well. Here’s the difference: When I went to McD’s with my husband and tried to get one of the breakfast sandwiches without cheese, they said (wait for it….), “No.”. They explained to me how they would have to charge me full price for both sandwiches if I asked them to leave the cheese off one of them.

Really? Really?

Fast forward to today at Burger King. I ordered my 2 sandwiches, asking for the cheese to be left off one of them, and guess what? That’s what they did! And they didn’t charge me extra! And they never batted an eye!

BK: 1, McD’s: 0

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*NOTE: I complained on the McD’s website after that and I got a very nice free meal (and a grudging apology, but I let that slide) of 2 breakfast sandwiches for $3.00, one of which was without cheese, to make up for it.

🙂

Resolved!

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food

For 2012, I decided that I wanted to use more coupons when shopping, especially for food.
Okay, so I haven’t been using ANY coupons lately when food shopping.
It’s not my fault!!! I have the best of intentions!!!
I remove the circulars from the Sunday and sometimes Friday newspapers. I diligently cut out the ones for items I use and the ones that are for such good deals that whatever it is, it’s worth a try. I file them in the coupon organizer…or I would file them, if I could remember where I put it…so okay, I’ll just tuck them into an envelope for now, so I’ll have them when I go shopping. The envelope I shall tuck into my pocketbook, so I’ll have them when I shop. Or maybe I dropped the coupon envelope into the bag o’shopping bags that I keep in the care for food shopping(and other) purposes? Nope. Maybe it’s on my sun visor in the car? Hmmmm….where DID I put it?
Now, the restaurant ones, those I keep very good track of. They are all in my wallet. I think.

Well, for once I had (some of the) coupons I needed WHEN I needed them, and I saved $12.00 on stuff…wait for it…that I would have bought anyway!

Isn’t that really the key to successful couponing??