Edmond’s Queen of coupons saves thousands on grocery bills
Save money with coupons
She is the coupon clipping champ. She’s the consumer queen of savings, and she lives right here in Edmond.
Melissa Garcia said her eyes were opened about the amount of money she could save by using coupons when she paid $19 for 3 carts of groceries totaling $1880.
I’m watching the tube one morning as I am getting ready to go to work and here is Melissa, this mad maven of money, showing me how I can buy more than $100 in groceries for pennies on the dollar.
In this tight economy I can’t imagine why anyone would not want to save money, especially if they can cut 50 percent to 75 percent off their grocery bill.
According to her Web site, www.consumerqueen.com, Garcia saved more than $10,000 in 2007 by using coupons and tracking product reviews, sales and special promotions. In one online video, Garcia shares her shopping secrets – including how to score $300 worth of groceries for only $20.
Her Web site is chock full of coupons and savings. Her advice also is listed on Twitter and YouTube.
Occasionally I’ll go grocery shopping with my wife on a Saturday. This usually coincides with the days there are no ball games to watch. For her, shopping is therapy. She roams the aisles listening for the siren song of some product calling her. On the other hand, if I want something, I walk straight to that aisle, buy it and walk to the checkout stand.
Maybe I am missing the thrill of the hunt for the best bargains. I think going armed with coupons next time might convince me to try it my wife’s way.
Hundreds Compete In Frigid 5 Miler
Hundreds of competitors, 934 to be exact, braved a cold Valentines Day morning to compete in the Edmond Running’s Club Frigid 5 Miler.
Follow this link to find a list of winners in male and female open and by age groups.
Students Dig Deep To Help Others
An example of how dedicated and caring Edmond high school students really are will be demonstrated next week during Edmond North’s BALTO, Bring A Light To Others Week.
The annual Edmond North student fundraiser, created in 1994, raised over $185,000 in 2008 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. From that amount, 5 percent went to Edmond’s Common Thread, another charity which all three schools make contributions.
This year the students have set a goal of raising $134,170. Ninety-five percent of the money will go to the Oklahoma Brain Tumor Foundation, dedicated to meeting the needs of Oklahoma families, caregivers and patients affected by brain or central nervous system tumors. The other 5 percent of the BALTO money will go to this year’s Common Thread recipient, a National Transplant Fund for Diana Caporale, a recent graduate of Edmond Santa Fe who is awaiting a liver transplant.
BALTO Week officially runs Feb.2 to 6 at the school but there are two events being held this week. The annual children’s carnival is from 6-9 p.m. Thursday in the school’s small gym and the 3-on-3 basketball competition is from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday in the small gym.
All of the BALTO events are student-organized and offer something for all ages. The events range from the carnival to a dance marathon to a citywide 5k run. BALTO depends on your generous support by attending the events or making a donation directly. Donations can be mailed to ENHS BALTO,
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Deputy Police Chief Responds to Oklahoman Story
Here is an e-mail from Major Steven B. Thompson, Deputy Chief of Police in response to reporter Johnny Johnson’s report of a rally of neighbors next to a proposed Public Safety Center.
Mr. Johnson,
We have been working closely with other members of your staff in getting the truth and accurate facts out about the proposed public safety center, and they have done an awesome job of being fair and impartial.
The article published today under your name only reported one side of this issue. We (Edmond Police Department) thought The Oklahoman was done with this issue, as we sent a very supportive letter to the editor in from a local builder/developer and we were told it was too late and it would be put on the blog or internet site. We would like the opportunity to respond to the article published today as there are far many supporters than nay Sayers. Come to downtown Edmond today from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and talk to the community members as they bring their children to the downtown Halloween festival, I think you will hear a totally different story. Shadid is mad at this council for unrelated reasons and that’s why he is stirring up this neighborhood by using the fear factor of crime. In reality every study ever done shows that police presence reduces crime. I can show you google maps of police departments throughout the nation where crime is mapped on the site and in almost every case there is an obvious barrier of a “No crime Zone” around these police stations.
Now you might ask why we did not have a presenter at this meeting. We have asked, and been denied.
Please contact me here or at 359-4401 and we would be happy to tell the other side of the story.
