[KellyMarie]

North Dakota

[michele767]

Born and raised here in ND. I know there are at least 2 other NoDaks here (Hi Andie and Dana!) Just have Target, Kmart, Walmart and CVS here! If I could just figure out the local grocery stores and their sales, I could plan better like the bigger, nation wide chains.

[Korri]

Also born and raised in ND. Completely agree with michele767 on the grocery stores.

[mrsdelgado1993]

A North Dakotan all the way. I was born in the huge metropolis of Columbus, OH. My family moved here when I was 5 via the Air Force. Love it here. Safest state in the nation. Highest quality education in the nation. Cleanest air in the nation. Friendliest, most kind and caring people in the nation. So many more terrific things about living here but not enough room to name them all. LOL

[Liv'sMom]

Born and raised in ND! We live in a small town and have to drive 90 miles to get to Target/Walmart etc but I am hoping to learn how to make those trips more worth it and hopefully save some money!

[Mavourneen]

My best friend lives in Mandan, outside of Bismarck. While he isn't nearly as far away from big stores as you are, it's still not around the corner.

Good luck to you, and welcome! *hug*

[dzhope]

Do you guys buy groceries at Dan's?? I always shopped at Dan's and got pretty good values there....

I would move back to ND in a heartbeat!! I love the Badlands--they're gorgeous and the of course, the folks are the best!!!!

[Liv'sMom]

Dan's is too far from me right now but my parents shopped there when I was still at home and I think they still do.

[vikwing2]

Just moved to ND from Alaska and am loving everything but the long drive to get to a grocery store. I have never even stepped foot into a CVS or a WAGS before and am excited to get there.

[Liv'sMom]

Originally Posted by vikwing2

Just moved to ND from Alaska and am loving everything but the long drive to get to a grocery store. I have never even stepped foot into a CVS or a WAGS before and am excited to get there.

Welcome to ND! Where in ND are you? Us small town girls have to stick together.

[vikwing2]

Brand new resident of McClusky "The heart of North Dakota" at least that is what the sign says. Where abouts are you?

[michele767]

Originally Posted by vikwing2

Brand new resident of McClusky "The heart of North Dakota" at least that is what the sign says. Where abouts are you?

There's another girl on AFC who lives close to McClusky. She's not put her "" into the roll call though. There's also at least 3 of us on AFC from Minot and someone else near Harvey. More and more people from ND. YAY!!!

[vikwing2]

Originally Posted by michele767

There's another girl on AFC who lives close to McClusky. She's not put her "" into the roll call though. There's also at least 3 of us on AFC from Minot and someone else near Harvey. More and more people from ND. YAY!!!

Thats really cool, glad to know. We have only been here since the middle of June. This is such a HUGE change for all of us. I was born and raised in Alaska as were all my kids, hubby moved up there when he was 12.
We are planning a trip to Minot in the next couple weeks and cant wait to see it. I fell asleep just before going through it when we drove down. 2700 miles in a vehicle with 5 kids, I was exhausted by the time we crossed the boarder. Not to mention the engine blowing up in the van just outside of Beaver Creek. Hope to hear more ND s.

[Liv'sMom]

I'm in Forman, in the southeast corner of the state, about 250 miles from you. That sounds like quite a trip you had! I hope you and your family love ND!

[DakotaMom]

Hi! just found this thread!

I'm from central ND. Shop in Bismarck mostly and Minot once in a while.

Anyone interested in getting together this summer (2009) for a couponers party? Maybe at one of the larger cities (Minot or Bismarck) at a park??

Maybe have a coupon and or stockpile swap meet?

I'm going to put a link to this thread on my signature, so hopefully it will drive more NDers here and maybe we could all get together!

[2ndkidsmom]

Originally Posted by michele767

Born and raised here in ND. I know there are at least 2 other NoDaks here (Hi Andie and Dana!) Just have Target, Kmart, Walmart and CVS here! If I could just figure out the local grocery stores and their sales, I could plan better like the bigger, nation wide chains.

What am I chopped liver! I know I am a transplant but I still live here. We have been in Minot for three years now. I have all the stores Michele listed but I do the bulk of my shopping at the base commissary.

[DakotaMom]

OK...had a few more thoughts on the couponers get together...

I'm thinking an event that costs everyone nothing....or next to nothing.

Place...park (free activity for kids, and no charge to use a picnic shelter) I'd lean towards Bismarck or Minot.
Food...potluck or bring your own?

Events:
Swap meet... stockpile and or coupon trading
Suprise envelope swap... Anyone who wants to participate, bring an envelope with $50 in coupons, no more than 3 multiples of any coupon, Expiration date must be at least 1 month after the event, and put a summary of the types of coupons in the envelope. Then we do the christmas party swap game, using the basic white elephant gift exchange rules White elephant gift exchange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia .

Discussion time...
CVS strategies
Target strategies
Kmart Doubles strategies
Current rebates
How to get your hands on free coupons

**Any more discussion ideas???

What else would we want to do??? Is anyone even intersted in doing this??

[DakotaMom]

OK...I moved the ND get together info to a new thread... http://www.afullcup.com/forums/chit-...er-thread.html

You can't edit the posts here(don't know why that is), so there would be no way to keep the most current info all in one thread. OK guys! Let's get together!!

[DakotaMom]

Originally Posted by 2ndkidsmom

What am I chopped liver! I know I am a transplant but I still live here. We have been in Minot for three years now. I have all the stores Michele listed but I do the bulk of my shopping at the base commissary.

Let's hear about shopping at the Commissary! I always wanted to go there! I've heard you have great deals! Can you use expireds there??

You're not chopped liver! We love transplants!

[2ndkidsmom]

Originally Posted by DakotaMom

Let's hear about shopping at the Commissary! I always wanted to go there! I've heard you have great deals! Can you use expireds there??

You're not chopped liver! We love transplants!

I know I'm not chopped liver I was giving Michele767 a hard time since I live here in town too and see her at least once a month.

You can only use expired overseas, so no not at ours. We do have good deals on most things. The dairy items are definitly one of the best deals. They take most all coupons and usually have several tear pads hanging around the store. It is a great place to pick up a couple extra copies of the P&G Qs too. A down side would be the surcharge. We have to pay extra (kind of like a tax) to shop there, they use that money to pay the cashiers salaries.

[joelnkris]

I'm near Butte (and know quite a few of the Minot girls!!)

[marshelly]

I live in Velva, near Minot. I live close to joelnkris and am in MOPS with her. I am so excited to be on this site, even though I feel like I don't know how to use everything to the fullest. Nice to meet everyone!

[anstar]

I'm from Bis, and I'm new to aggressive couponing. I'm a stockpiler at heart. Early in our marriage DH wondered why I always wanted to buy 4 of everything. He would get mad, saying we didn't need it. Now I love how my pantry has grown, and I look forward to having 10-12 weeks worth of food in there!

[anstar]

Did the Bismarck Tribune really quit getting the P&G? I couldn't find any at Walmart, so I called the advertising department. They said they pulled out, but were hoping to get a "new" coupon insert in the near future. I asked if she meant Red Plum, and then she said they were the one's that pulled out! So now I'm just confused. Anyone seen a P&G recently in ND?

[iceangel73]

Anstar, I was thinking the same thing. The Fargo Forum hasn't had a P&G insert since December and now the Red Plum inserts have disappeared too. The last couple of weekends, the SS insert has had maybe 10 q's in it...I'm so disappointed! However, we still have access to the Pioneer Press & Star Tribune and they sell at the same price or less than the Forum.