Shopping? Go find coupons.

I just discovered from shopping at Giant that the staff there don't usually highlight the promotions going on in the supermarket.

If you check out newspaper like "The Star", you can find many promotional ads there.  Through one of these ads I managed to buy Family Choice 3 litre size Canola Oil for RM15.99 and it comes with a free 1 litre bottle of the same oil valued at RM9.99 but that is not noted at the rack where they were displayed. 

Before the cashier key in the price, you have to highlight to them about the free gift so that she can key in a minus (-) amount for the free gift.  If you don't you are not going to get it.  When I showed the receipt to the customer service personnel, I was told that they ran out of the 1 litre size and was requested to leave my contact behind so that they can call me when the stock arrives.

Don't get cheated out of a good saving when shopping.  Check out newspaper or websites of the stores you intend to shop at to see if there are any promotions going on.  This is the link where you can find promotional items at Giant:

www.giant.com.my/promotion_v2/download  

If you look at the promotion for the same oil at the following link, you get a packet of Bird of Paradise rice valued at RM6 but you will have to pay RM16.99 for it:

www.giant.com.my/files/promotion/pdf/WeekendSpecial4.pdf

If you like to shop online, then you should check out RetailMeNot at the following link:

www.retailmenot.com/static/tutorial/

Key in what you are interested to buy online to see if there are any discount coupon for the same.  If you are too lazy to read what it is about, just watch the video.



Happy saving.

Handling Stress

From My InBox:

A young lady confidently walked around the room while leading and explaining stress management to an audience; with a raised glass of water, and everyone knew she was going to ask the ultimate question, 'half empty or half full?'..... she fooled them all... "How heavy is this glass of water?", she inquired with a smile. 
Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz.  

She replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem.  If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance. In each case it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes." 

She continued, "and that's the way it is with stress. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won't be able to carry on."  

"As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again.  When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden - holding stress longer and better each time practiced. 

So, as early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Don't carry them through the evening and into the night... pick them up tomorrow. 
Whatever burdens you're carrying now, let them down for a moment. Relax, pick them up later after you've rested. Life is short. Enjoy it and the now 'supposed' stress that you've conquered!" 
1 * Accept the fact that some days you're the pigeon,
         and some days you're the statue! 
2 * Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.  3 * Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it. 
4 * Drive carefully... It's not only cars that can be recalled by their Maker..  5 * If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague 
6 * If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it..  7 * It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others. 
8 * Never buy a car you can't push.  9 * Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on.  

10 * Nobody cares if you can't dance well. 

Just get up and dance. 
11 * Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.  

12 * The second mouse gets the cheese.
13 * When everything's coming your way, 

you're in the wrong lane.  

14 * Birthdays are good for you. The more 

you have, the longer you live.  

15 * You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person.

16 * Some mistakes are too much fun to make only once.
17 * We could learn a lot from crayons.
Some are sharp, some are pretty and
some are dull. Some have weird
names and all are different colors,
but they all have to live in the same box. 
18 * A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.


19 * Have an awesome day and know that 

someone thought about you today. 
20 * It was me, your friend! 
*Save the earth..... It's the only planet with chocolate !* 
  

HOW TO CALL THE POLICE WHEN YOU'RE OLD

From My InBox:

HOW TO CALL THE POLICE WHEN YOU'RE OLD
AND DON'T MOVE FAST ANYMORE. 


Phillip Hewitson, an elderly man, from Norwich UK, was going up to bed, when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window. George opened the back door to go turn off the light, but saw that there were people in the shed stealing things. 





He phoned the police, who asked "Is someone in your house?" 





He said "No," but some people are breaking into my garden shed and stealing from me. 



Then the police dispatcher said "All patrols are busy. You should lock your doors and an officer will be along when one is available." 



 

George said, "Okay."



He hung up the phone and counted to 30. 



  

Then he phoned the police again. 



"Hello, I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people stealing things from my shed. Well you don't have to worry about them now because I just shot them." and he hung up. 



Within five minutes, Six Police Cars, a SWAT Team, a Helicopter, two Fire Trucks, a Paramedic, and an Ambulance showed up at the Hewitson`s' residence, and caught the burglars red-handed.




One of the Policemen said to Phillip, "I thought you said that you'd shot them!" 



 

Phillip said, "I thought you said there was nobody available!"




(True Story) I LOVE IT!
Don't mess with old people

Choosing a wife

From My InBox:

A man wanted to get married. He was having trouble choosing among three likely candidates. He gives each woman a present of $5,000 and watches to see what they do with the money.

The first does a total makeover. She goes to a fancy beauty salon, gets her hair done, new makeup; buys several new outfits and dresses up very nicely for the man. She tells him that she has done this to be more attractive for him because she loves him so much.

The man was impressed.

The second goes shopping to buy the man gifts. She gets him a new set of golf clubs, some new gizmos for his computer, and some expensive clothes. As she presents these gifts, she tells him that she has spent all the money on him because she loves him so much.

Again, the man is impressed.

The third invests the money in the stock market She earns several times the $5,000. She gives him back his $5,000 and reinvests the remainder in a joint account. She tells him that she wants to save for their future because she loves him so much.

Obviously, the man was impressed.




The man thought for a long time about what each woman had done with the money he'd given her.

Then he married the one with the biggest tits.

Men are like that, you know.

There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra today than on Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them.

If you don't send this to five OLD friends right away there will be five fewer people laughing in the world

Get that pay increment!

No, I don't know how you can get your pay increased but this joke may inspire you some...?

From My InBox:

Our maid asked for a pay increase.

My wife was very upset about this and decided to talk to her about the raise. They had a conversation to this effect, in private.

She asked: 'Now Maria, why do you want a pay increase?'

Maria: 'Well, Mom, there are three reasons why I want an increase.
The first is that I iron better than you.'

Wife: 'Who said you iron better than me?'
Maria: 'Sir said so.'
Wife: 'Oh.'

Maria: 'The second reason is that I am a better cook than you.'
Wife: 'Nonsense, who said you were a better cook than me?'
Maria: 'Sir did.'

Wife: 'Oh.'

Maria: 'My third reason is that I am a better lover than you.'
Wife: (really furious now) 'Did my husband say that as well?'

Maria: 'No Mom ...the driver did.'
Wife: 'So how much do you want?'

Telephone bill

From My InBox:


The phone bill was exceptionally high and the man of the house called a
 Family meeting...on a Saturday morning...after breakfast...    
                                                                         
 Dad: People this is unacceptable. You have to limit the use of the 
 phone. I do not use this phone, I use the one at the office.    
                                                                         
 Mum: Same here, I hardly use this home telephone as I use my work 
 telephone                             
                                                                         
 Son: Me too, I never use the home phone. I always use my company mobile
                                                                         
 Maid: So - what is the problem? We all use our work telephone !!!!!!!!!!

Fight crime with...

Check out what you can capture if you have a video surveillance camera installed in your car.



That's the modus operandi of snatch thieves on motorbike. 

Maybe it is a good idea for car manufacturers to consider installing one in all cars to help cut down crime.  Owners can post any crime scenes captured on public network like YouTube or on sites provided by the car manufacturers themselves.  

Though you may not be able to identify the culprits from the video to have them convicted, at least you can learn how not to be the next target by not repeating the mistakes made by past victims. 


Let's fight crime with in-car video survillance camera.

A Straight forward prayer

From My InBox:

HOLY prayer For 2011

Dear Lord:
All I ask for is a big fat bank account and a slim body.

Please do not mix up the two like you did last year.

  ~Amen~