Off For Some Errands
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (112864)
United States
October 25, 2023 11:50am CST
Gosh, I haven't been to the post office in ages, but I have to go since my wife asked me to send off a package to her cousin. Usually I would just ship it from work, but of course, having quit back in July that's not an option.
Then it's off to Schnuck's, which is our local grocery store. I don't usually shop much there since they are always usually more expensive. But they've got hamburger meat on sale for $2.99 per pound, which isn't great, but it's better than what I've seen elsewhere lately.
There were a couple other items on the list like avocados for 79 cents each and shredded cheese for $1.69. Plus, Miller Lite, which I like to drink is only $21.99 for a 30-pack, so I'll pick that up too.
On top of that I will get 4% back for Schnuck's from my Upside app plus another 1% back because I will use my Discover card.
Onward and upward and I will see you on the other side.
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 Oct 23
Is that your sweet ride in the picture?
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Nov 23
@porwest Nice. My first ride was a 1977 Pontiac Trans Am. Essentially, it was the Smokey and the Bandit car. Paid $2k for it. That thing was sweet, had a 6.6 liter engine.
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@porwest (112864)
• United States
28 Oct 23
lol. Surely not. HOWEVER, it was my FIRST ride. Although not the one in the picture. That's just a picture I grabbed from the Internet. But my first ride was a 1980 Ford Fiesta as pictured, although mine was powder blue with no stripe.
Paid $425 for it when I bought it in 1989.
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@porwest (112864)
• United States
1 Nov 23
@moffittjc Seems like back in the day those were in. Bunch of my buddies had Z28 Camaros.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
26 Oct 23
Schnuck's grocery was my 3rd job as a youth. First was Dunkin Donuts, second was skivvying in a guest house for an old Irish biddy.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
26 Oct 23
@porwest Yes the St Louis area,actually Ferguson ..but I remember going over to see the Thunderbird on the cliffs in Alton I believe and course hit Chicago when I was a wild teenager.
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@porwest (112864)
• United States
27 Oct 23
@RebeccasFarm That bird thingy is either in Alton or Grafton. Can't remember. I used to see it all the time on the way to Pere Marquette.
We are about 20 minutes from St. Louis on the Illinois side of the river.
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@kaylachan (84823)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Oct 23
Getting cash back seems to be well worth it.
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@kaylachan (84823)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 Oct 23
@porwest That's how I look at money, too.
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@porwest (112864)
• United States
25 Oct 23
It's not bad for today. I hadn't bought ground beef for a while and recently went through my last package. I usually buy about 10 pounds at a time and freeze it. I was needing some but waiting for the right price and found it, even though my threshold price is $2.98. lol
Last year I was able to easily get ground beef for under $2.30.
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@LindaOHio (222624)
• United States
26 Oct 23
Cash back is always a good perk. Have a great day.
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@lazydaizee (6732)
• United Kingdom
27 Oct 23
I try to avoid my local post office too. It is always busy in there and it has got worse since there is no longer a bank near my home. The staff are often moody and not always very helpful. The queues are long and people are always moaning because they do not like to wait.
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