[ctacktor]

Originally Posted by babymk

Just an idea. Would anyone want to donate a box to someone in here that may want it? I'm looking at all these donate items and would gladly pay shipping to have them donated to me ESP the pasta and deo.

Just an idea

This "Shop My Stockpile" PIF would be a good place for everyone who has extras!

http://www.afullcup.com/forums/pay-f...-rate-box.html

Or of course there is always the stockpile sale section.

I too would be willing to pay shipping for some of these items like deodorant!

[couponcort]

Originally Posted by smaustin

I thought we would like them too since we love Johnsonville's other sausages (we eat Johnsonville at least 3 times a week) and we love chicken. I got the apple flavored one (that was the only one the store had at the time) and the flavors do NOT taste anything like chicken OR apples. It just has this funky wang to it. sorry I cant be anymore descript. It didnt really stay in my mouth to long.

IMO (unlike Al Fresco's version), Johnsonville's apple is not really good. I prefer the ones with cheeses like 3 cheese (I think that's one of them! LOL)

[z24racerchic]

I really cant say anything I am sorry for stockpiling. we either use it, i have got it for family or I donate it to a pantry. I hate to waste stuff.

[pearlscraftymama]

I don't regret stockpiling much. Just the medicine l, pain killers, liquid meds and such we are a family that doesn't us it unless we really need too. Other than that not much else.

We were able to use up the 15-20 boxes of hamburger helper before they had gone bad. Salad dressing I get maybe one bottle every six months or so and most of the time we don't really use it.

[Judybats]

I don't have many regrets but of course I do have a few!

1. Cereal-- I like to think we're going to eat it, but we never do. At least not in mass quantity.

2. Salad Dressing-- I hate bottled salad dressing--it tastes like chemicals to me. I only keep a few bottles around to bring to pot lucks.

3. Pasta-- I only get it when it's free and even then only a few boxes/packages. We rarely eat it.

4. Mustard--I love a deal and it goes FREE quite frequently-- I discovered over the past 2 years that we maybe and I mean maybe use 4 bottles a YEAR!

5. BBQ Sauce--Not my favorite! The only kind i like is a homemade one from the Salt Lick BBQ in Austin, Texas. If I pick it up, it's usually to GIVE away!

6. Toothpaste--It is easy to find a deal on it almost every week that makes it free or super cheap, so I gave away almost all of my stockpile and now I only pick up what I like. I only need about 12 boxes per person per year. We use maybe one tube a month per person.

I have learned to control myself and not go WILD when I see an awesome deal on something that I don't really use or won't be able to give away. I hate to waste more than I hate to pay full price.

[siriradha]

Originally Posted by Misschriss

Definitely BBQ Sauce ..we just don't use that much and I get tired of BBQ chicken but can't resist the sale. I only had to throw out one from last years stockup. Pretty goo I would say but now I am stocked up again from this years barbecue sales ....

Would love to have the problem of being too stocked on salad dressing. We go thru a lot around here. Also I am stocked up on more male deoderant than my boyfriend can use but not that stocked up on female deoderant . I don't see too many sales on the womens unless I am missing it but the mens always come free. Past few weeks there has been free brut

I don't know if you have a Kroger affiliate near you, but I've found Suave deodorant 10/$10 on a regular basis. Combined with a $.50 coupon that doubles = lots of freebies. I think I've also got Mitchum and Degree stockpiled. Hang onto your coupons; the sales will come!

[Misschriss]

Originally Posted by siriradha

I don't know if you have a Kroger affiliate near you, but I've found Suave deodorant 10/$10 on a regular basis. Combined with a $.50 coupon that doubles = lots of freebies. I think I've also got Mitchum and Degree stockpiled. Hang onto your coupons; the sales will come!

I do have Krogers near me but they no longer double. The last good deal I got on womens deoderant was the free Dry Idea last year. It should last me til almost the end of the year I am estimating or I may just use Mens Brut ...just kidding but I've been getting tons of free Brut lately for my bf.

[sbehnke]

Originally Posted by Misschriss

I do have Krogers near me but they no longer double. The last good deal I got on womens deoderant was the free Dry Idea last year. It should last me til almost the end of the year I am estimating or I may just use Mens Brut ...just kidding but I've been getting tons of free Brut lately for my bf.

I see the same thing. My SO is stocked with Deodorant for a long time (1+ yrs) meanwhile, I think I might make it for about 6 months. I am a freak when it comes to putting it on. I reapply 2-3 times daily. I work in air conditioning all day but then work horses and do barn chores after work, out in the heat. I always feel like I am sweaty and stinky. Putting more on helps me until I can make it to the at the end of the day.

[thriftyCAmom]

Like others have said, I do not really regret my stockpile and savings I've received. There is always going to be some use of anything in my stockpile, whether we use it, or my family, or by donating it to others.

Snacks have been my greatest defeat over this last year. We cannot keep up with eating them!!! But...thankfully, Halloween is coming up. And also, I've started a non-profit to benefit shelters and homeless surrounding my area. We simply bag all the little extras, basically the nabsico crackers/cookies....healthy snack foods, juice boxes etc and give them out along the way of our routes. I'd hate to waste anything, but I'm glad someone out there can have a bite to eat who truly needs it. We do this with other extras from my pile as well, such as travel size items, or simply other dry goods.

[Dagar]

Salad dressing we don't use it enough...most everything else get used up quickly.

[JArble]

i don't have too many Ooops bought too much regrets...only one i can think of recently which is cake mix and frostings...noone in my house is motivated enough to bake anything usually so they are going unused...

as for salad dressings...i get love when i can tons of free salad dressings but when they are free/cheap i only stock up on oil based ones like italian or vinagrets...they make great marinades

[boots09138]

I regret all the processed foods! And cocoa puffs yuck!!!!

We eat a TON of vegetables and salads so I love deals on salad dressing. JArble you are so right they do make great marinades!

[QuickFrost]

Originally Posted by cindyloo

Without a doubt... KY! I find it expired all the time! I knew I didnt like it.... why did I buy it? Oh yea............ It was FREE! LOL

Same here...then we moved. My aunt helped unpack my stockpile...and there it was. All 10 boxes. Whoops...

[Southern Dad]

Salad Dressing without a doubt. I didn't realize how quickly it expired. I was giving away all flavors.

[An Exercise In Frugality]

I have WAY to many boxes of Panko breading. Good stuff, but I don't think we will ever go through that many. I gave about half of them away. Also about 30 spray cans of Glade Air Freshener and probably 50 of those air freshener gel cones. I don't even like the smell of them. And I don't think we could ever possibly use that many. Wound up giving a LOT of them away. They were free and/or money makers, but I should have drawn the line

[flaminmom]

No matter how often I thought I was keeping my stock rotated and used I was always shocked to find things that had expired a year or more earlier that I had to throw out . Even coke and pepsi products went out of date before we could use them and I truly didn't over buy that much. I don't see any way those folks on the extreme couponing show that stocked 2 freezers could possibly use that food before it went out of date or got extreme frost coating on it. I cut back drastically on food products because I could not stand to see that much stuff have to be thrown out.

[boots09138]

Originally Posted by flaminmom

No matter how often I thought I was keeping my stock rotated and used I was always shocked to find things that had expired a year or more earlier that I had to throw out . Even coke and pepsi products went out of date before we could use them and I truly didn't over buy that much. I don't see any way those folks on the extreme couponing show that stocked 2 freezers could possibly use that food before it went out of date or got extreme frost coating on it. I cut back drastically on food products because I could not stand to see that much stuff have to be thrown out.

I cut back on stockpiling food as well. I LOVE to stockpile household stuff especially tp and pt oh and facial tissue!!
I would never be able to keep Mtn. Dew around our house for long everyone in our extended family drinks it like water

But i know what you mean its like a kick in the face when you find something expired I hate that feeling of knowing I have to throw something out when I could have used it, donated it or gave it to family/friends.

I don't think those people can use all that food there's just no way

[esquala]

Definitely salad dressing....when I first started couponing, Kraft had $1.50 off any bottle. I ordered a bunch and went to town for nine cents a bottle. Wooohooo, right?

One I haven't seen mentioned is crispy taco shells. Those are nasty after they're expired. Blech.

I don't load up on the junkfood free/cheap stuff anymore - I"ll get a little bit, and I'm good until the next sale. I'd rather spend $$ on fresh f&v, meat, etc.

[dustin2012]

Originally Posted by esquala

One I haven't seen mentioned is crispy taco shells. Those are nasty after they're expired. Blech.
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haha these were part of my first couponing trip. I have like 9 boxes. Mine don't expire for awhile. I like to heat them in the oven and like break them into what I'd put in a taco taco salad? Haha gotta get eatin!

[pearlscraftymama]

Originally Posted by esquala

One I haven't seen mentioned is crispy taco shells. Those are nasty after they're expired. Blech.

Only one person in the house uses these, and that is hubby. But I've only got 2 boxes of them and he doesn't open them cause we get soft ones free with WIC every month. So we have a stash of those. I think the boxes are expired.....

Pudding is one thing now that I think about it I regret stockpiling. Thankfully it has a long shelf life. I'm the only one that's been eating it. Can't keep enough cheese and juice in the house though.

[Z and G's Mom]

I don't think there's anything I regret stockpiling...maybe a few Rice Crispies boxes (bc I had bought so many for the multiple rebates going around last year).

Just keep in mind that even though things have expiration dates on them, it doesn't always mean that they have gone bad.

Check out this article: Do Food Expiration Dates Really Matter?

The only things mandated to have expiration dates on them by the US government are baby formula and some baby foods. Everything else is just a guideline. Now, obviously you aren't going to eat a steak that has been sitting in your fridge for 3 weeks uncooked. BUT the mustard that is 4 months past it's "use by" date is perfectly fine. In fact, it's most likely going to be good for a LONG time after it's "use by" date. You just may need to shake it up a bit more to help it mix back up thoroughly.

[nowpoints]

Aunt Jemima's Syrup, loaded with HFCS & we don't eat Pancakes often.

I'd rather have a nice floral local Honey that is 100 times better or make Homemade Syrup.
I did get Maple Extract that expires in 5 yrs to put in a simple syrup made with Brown Sugar & H20 if we have company.

[sfshoppergirl]

Barilla Pasta ~ @ a quarter, it was a good price (as I don't double) but uhhh - I didn't need 20+ boxes, when I've learned, we'll only go thru a couple of boxes per YEAR

[ChloeKatz]

those yakisoba noodles... they are so bad for you...

[boots09138]

Originally Posted by ChloeKatz

those yakisoba noodles... they are so bad for you...

No matter how many I could get cheap of those they will never come in my house. I don't even donate them for that reason.