bow-prah introduces groceries.

and the winner is......

shalynn!!! the total on my receipt was $244.74. (forgive the backwards photo--i'm too lazy to fix it.)

she guessed $265 and wrote a very heart-warming comment:

k, shalynn! you have 72 hours to contact me by email starting NOW!!!

thanks for humoring me, that was pretty fun, no? 

i think i shall do this again in the future. you may see some google ads on my blog to fund this new idea. i shall donate money earned from ads to prizes.

so, the more you click, the more fantabulous the prize!

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ok, you twisted my arm long enough. here is what some of you asked for....

shopping for thanksgiving.

i think i just heard everyone moan.

you're not the only one. 

don't worry, this is a happy shopping post.

there are still several peeps asking me about the grocery shopping freaks in my ward and how they have perfected the art of grocery shopping. don't worry, "freak" is a term of endearment and oh how i just love those freaks!

 

anyway, i thought i would post some pictures because if you're anything like me--it's soo much more effective to show rather than tell. sooooooo, without further ado, this is what i have learned from the grocery shopping freaks and what it can do for your shopping bill:

i bought this for $58.07:

4 cans of campbell's soup

3 cans of del monte vegtables

8 boxes of lipton onion dry soup mix

4 boxes of swiss miss hot cocoa

4 tubs of land o' lakes butter

2 tubs of pillsbury frosting

2 packages of crisco shortening sticks

2 boxes of ziplock gallon size baggies

2 packages of dixie ultra paper bowls

2 packages of dixie ultra paper plates

4 bottles of crisco cooking oil

32 jars of beech-nut stage 2 baby food

4 bottles of spice island spices

4 bottles of mckormick parsley

16 packets of fleishman's yeast

and i got these for free:

4 bags green giant steamers frozen vegetables

3 boxes of jolly time popcorn

1 15 lb. norbest turkey.

the pictures and totals above are only the sale items i paired up with manufacturers coupons. i actually bought a bunch of other stuff too. 

i won't even show you my receipt. 

well, ok--

you twisted my arm again. i'll show it to you only because i think it wins the record for longest receipt in the world! do i get a prize for this?

i know you're probably thinking i spent about $2,489,481.23 but i didn't. 

i will tell you how much i spent after you guess. 

aaaaaaand because i love thanksgiving soooo much and because i'm so thankful for all of you who humor me by reading all this, i'm going to give away a $30 target e-gift card to the person who comes the closest to guessing the actual total on that receipt pictured above. within 24 hours, the winner will find the e-gift card in their email inbox in which they will be able to print and use for all their holiday shopping needs. because i love you, that's why.

i know $30 is not much to spit at but it's all bow-prah can do right now. if this is successful, bigger and better will absolutely follow. [and maybe some google ads to support the new found fun].

wooo hoooo! can i get a woot woot for happy email?

oh--and i almost forgot

k, blog stalkers, here's your chance to identify.

:)

i would just love to hear from you!

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ps i'll give you only one hint: i shopped at albertsons.

ps#2 if two people guess right or if 2 people are the closest, i will take the first one that commented, going by the posted time on your comment. 

ps#3 contest ends friday, november 28, 2008 at 12:00 am pacific time.

ps#4 if you are the winner, you will need to contact me within 72 hours of me announcing the winner to claim your prize. in the event that you don't, i will choose the next closest guess.

good luck!!