I’m (not so) Patiently Waiting…

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First thing’s first: Kudos to the United States Postal Service. You have successfully caused me more anxiety issues today than I’ve had in the past year. I understand that the time of mail delivery may vary due to conditions that are out of your control, but this is a LITTLE extreme.

If you ‘like’ (I still really despise that term) Gateway to Saving on Facebook, you’ve been given a heads up that there is a HUGE Mega Sale at Dillons, Gerbes, and Kroger (yes, and all other affiliates) this week. If you don’t ‘like’ us on Facebook and missed this early notification, you ought to get ‘yer rump on over there and ‘like’ us. There is going to be a LOT of free and cheap stuff with this sale. I mean a LOT. Definite stock up time.

While I’ve had a full listing of the items featured in this week’s sale for nearly 2 weeks now, I’ve been waiting for my ad to get here to confirm the prices of these items. In Southwest Missouri, we really don’t fall into any of the other ‘ad regions’ and seem to have higher prices than other areas. Sometimes these prices are nearly triple, so I want to be careful of what deals I post and what coupons I order.

I get the ads mailed to me, and usually receive them on Mondays- around 10:30 a.m. There was some severe flooding around here last night, so I sat on pins and needles while I waited for my mailman to arrive. The kids were getting really tired from hopping up every 10 minutes to check the mail. When he finally got here around 1:30, I threw everything else down (including my Kraft cheese coupons and my free Soap Opera Digest- and I am dying to know what’s going on with Sami and Rafe) and ripped the Dillon’s ad out. I ran to my office and turned the computer on while scrambling to get the ad open. Wait- Kraft Singles are $1.79? I thought they were part of the mega sale. As I looked further down the ad, this is what I found:

Notice the dates? (and my freshly painted toenail?) Yup- it’s LAST week’s ad. Talk about an immense letdown!

So, since I don’t have an ad, I am going to give you a small listing of the Mega Sale items. Order coupons at your own risk. Some of this stuff is free in other locations, but it might still be pretty high here. I’m only listing items that I’m purchasing coupons for myself.