Operation Candy Freedom...Friend got sick :(

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johnjohn320

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Originally posted by: bubbadu
I have a serious deal condition... today i drove around the entire city looking for FREAKING candy bars. I went to Walmart first, no go. Then costco, they only had the newer packaging. Then Shaw's and Hanaford supermarkets. I found the candy i wanted there but it was well over any profitablity. I just went to the mobil right near my house but they are not running a 3 for a dollar deal, while the competing store is :/ ... I didnt get a chance to hit the dollar stores today, that will come tomorrow :p ... if i am able to find the "right" candy i will be purchasing at least $50 worth if not more.

You know you have a problem when you seriously consider pricematching candy bars at a grocery store.

- I would give my details about this deal but i am afraid that once the AT effect kicks in, the company will quickly kill it.

-Bubbadu

:confused: See the bunny.
 

bubbadu

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Originally posted by: Jmman
It was posted over on Ftwallet I believe. You get a $.99 credit for certain online stores for every candy bar you buy that has a green label. The green label means the candy bar is actually from last year. Evidently they were only giving away $.25 last year, but now that they are expired they are giving away $.99 each, which could lead to some serious profit.....:)

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... the AT effect will kill this deal FAST.

-Bubbadu
 

bubbadu

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Originally posted by: johnjohn320
Originally posted by: bubbadu
I have a serious deal condition... today i drove around the entire city looking for FREAKING candy bars. I went to Walmart first, no go. Then costco, they only had the newer packaging. Then Shaw's and Hanaford supermarkets. I found the candy i wanted there but it was well over any profitablity. I just went to the mobil right near my house but they are not running a 3 for a dollar deal, while the competing store is :/ ... I didnt get a chance to hit the dollar stores today, that will come tomorrow :p ... if i am able to find the "right" candy i will be purchasing at least $50 worth if not more.

You know you have a problem when you seriously consider pricematching candy bars at a grocery store.

- I would give my details about this deal but i am afraid that once the AT effect kicks in, the company will quickly kill it.

-Bubbadu

:confused: See the bunny.

LMAO... i love that damn bunny :p... *makes bunny his background*

 

AnyMal

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Originally posted by: RossMAN
Originally posted by: Evadman
Originally posted by: RossMAN
Originally posted by: Tiles2Tech
RossMAN would be very proud of your efforts to find such hot deals on candy bars.
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Nah, if he had any Ferengi skillz he'd find a manufacturer's coupon, use a Safeway double coupon (if available in your area) AND pricematch.

Susan and I bought some Florida's Natural orange juice last weekend because they were on sale 2 for $5. Well each of them rang up at $3.67 or something obscenely expensive amount like that. So I calmly protested that the sales ad AND sign said 2 for $5. This held up the entire line, so I felt like a major a$$hole ;) quibbling over barely over $1.00 just for OJ. Well she came back and shocked us, apologized, said I was right, and since it was a pricing ERROR we got 1 of the OJ's for FREE and the other was $2.50.

w00t!

/me adds the above to his RossMAN file.

Don't forget to add this to your profile as well :D

AnyMal - Sure I'll gladly seek professional help, but only if it's at least 50% below retail :D

LOL!!!! Wouldn't expect any other answer from you! :D
 

bubbadu

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today was a very unsuccessful day in "Operation Candy Freedom"... i went to two different dollar stores, both of which had the correct candy.. but .70 cents each!.... I am going to continue to search high and low before they kill the promotion. I don't give up easily as you can tell :p

-Bubbadu
 

melly

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Originally posted by: bubbadu
I have a serious deal condition... today i drove around the entire city looking for FREAKING candy bars. I went to Walmart first, no go. Then costco, they only had the newer packaging. Then Shaw's and Hanaford supermarkets. I found the candy i wanted there but it was well over any profitablity. I just went to the mobil right near my house but they are not running a 3 for a dollar deal, while the competing store is :/ ... I didnt get a chance to hit the dollar stores today, that will come tomorrow :p ... if i am able to find the "right" candy i will be purchasing at least $50 worth if not more.

You know you have a problem when you seriously consider pricematching candy bars at a grocery store.

- I would give my details about this deal but i am afraid that once the AT effect kicks in, the company will quickly kill it.

-Bubbadu

so i'm not the only candy freak who does this :D

 

ElFenix

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Originally posted by: caramel
Originally posted by: bubbadu
I have a serious deal condition... today i drove around the entire city looking for FREAKING candy bars. I went to Walmart first, no go. Then costco, they only had the newer packaging. Then Shaw's and Hanaford supermarkets. I found the candy i wanted there but it was well over any profitablity. I just went to the mobil right near my house but they are not running a 3 for a dollar deal, while the competing store is :/ ... I didnt get a chance to hit the dollar stores today, that will come tomorrow :p ... if i am able to find the "right" candy i will be purchasing at least $50 worth if not more.

You know you have a problem when you seriously consider pricematching candy bars at a grocery store.

- I would give my details about this deal but i am afraid that once the AT effect kicks in, the company will quickly kill it.

-Bubbadu

so i'm not the only candy freak who does this :D

i think hes going to sell it
 

bubbadu

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Originally posted by: caramel
Originally posted by: bubbadu
I have a serious deal condition... today i drove around the entire city looking for FREAKING candy bars. I went to Walmart first, no go. Then costco, they only had the newer packaging. Then Shaw's and Hanaford supermarkets. I found the candy i wanted there but it was well over any profitablity. I just went to the mobil right near my house but they are not running a 3 for a dollar deal, while the competing store is :/ ... I didnt get a chance to hit the dollar stores today, that will come tomorrow :p ... if i am able to find the "right" candy i will be purchasing at least $50 worth if not more.

You know you have a problem when you seriously consider pricematching candy bars at a grocery store.

- I would give my details about this deal but i am afraid that once the AT effect kicks in, the company will quickly kill it.

-Bubbadu

so i'm not the only candy freak who does this :D

I would seriously ask for a pricematch for my percious candy, but don't want to feel like a idiot :p I drove to at least 5 different places today with no luck... still plently of "targets" left though.. i will not fail :)

-Bubbadu
 

melly

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Originally posted by: ElFenix
Originally posted by: caramel
Originally posted by: bubbadu
I have a serious deal condition... today i drove around the entire city looking for FREAKING candy bars. I went to Walmart first, no go. Then costco, they only had the newer packaging. Then Shaw's and Hanaford supermarkets. I found the candy i wanted there but it was well over any profitablity. I just went to the mobil right near my house but they are not running a 3 for a dollar deal, while the competing store is :/ ... I didnt get a chance to hit the dollar stores today, that will come tomorrow :p ... if i am able to find the "right" candy i will be purchasing at least $50 worth if not more.

You know you have a problem when you seriously consider pricematching candy bars at a grocery store.

- I would give my details about this deal but i am afraid that once the AT effect kicks in, the company will quickly kill it.

-Bubbadu

so i'm not the only candy freak who does this :D

i think hes going to sell it


ooooooooooooooooooooooooh. oh! :Q
 

ElFenix

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Originally posted by: bubbadu
i think hes going to sell it

I plan on eating it AND then geting free stuff from it... if i could just find the right ones :(

-Bubbadu

dude you're not finding the golden m&ms
 

bubbadu

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Originally posted by: ElFenix
Originally posted by: bubbadu
i think hes going to sell it

I plan on eating it AND then geting free stuff from it... if i could just find the right ones :(

-Bubbadu

dude you're not finding the golden m&ms

its Butterfingers, Baby Ruth's, Shocktarts, Crunch bars, and 100 grands :p.... i'll find them

-Bubbadu

 

bubbadu

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ATTN MODS: I would like my title to be changed to Grand Nargus also in light of recent events :p

STAPLES (the greatest company ever) came through big time...i found about 100 candy bars while at work tonight. I was able to pricematch them to Walmart and get them for about 29 cents each. This proves to never give up when it comes to Hot Deals! Operation Candy Freedom was a successful one, but the war is not over.

-Bubbadu
 

Eli

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Fred Meyer has M&M Mars candybars on sale for 4/1$.
 

bubbadu

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AHHHHH i am now on my third package of Sweettarts which contain 42 grams of sugar EACH... so far i have consumed about 140 grams of sugar within the past hour or so..................... DOJFODJDOJcvikdovmaoojfodsjmvcoivo.... i am going to sugar OD.

-Bubbadu
 

bubbadu

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UPDATE: Phase "3" of Operation Candy Freedom is now underway. I am going to check out a store in Plattsburgh NY ( about an hour from here) and hopefully get as many bars as i can. Another ATOTer tiped me off on this lead. How many bars can i fit in a Jetta? :p

-Bubbadu
 

bubbadu

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My 30 packages of sweetarts are down to like 5 :p .. my friend opened one tonight and it had mold ... EWWWWWWW.. on one of the sweetarts... he just messaged me and said that we was feeling really sick... OPPS

-Bubbadu
 

Jmman

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All of those particular stores I told you about have massive quantities left, at least in my area. I went to another one of their locations today and they must have 10,000 candy bars left.....amazing....;)
 

ElFenix

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Originally posted by: bubbadu
UPDATE: Phase "3" of Operation Candy Freedom is now underway. I am going to check out a store in Plattsburgh NY ( about an hour from here) and hopefully get as many bars as i can. Another ATOTer tiped me off on this lead. How many bars can i fit in a Jetta? :p

-Bubbadu

I AM THE GREAT CORNHOLIO! I NEED TEEPEE FOR MY BUNGHOLE!
 

bubbadu

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Thanks to the tip of a fellow ATer, I cleared another store out in NY... right now i have only about 200 candy bars left... :p overall the mission so far as been very sucessful.

-Bubbadu