Hello all! How was your shopping weekend? I hope you had fun; made lots of great deals, still have your health, and some of your money. I took advantage of a few Black Friday deals (though my story isn’t quite as interesting at the TBQ’s!) and had a really relaxing weekend. I had a whole other story waiting for you yesterday but unfortunately I couldn’t get it to you because our Internet was down all weekend and was finally fixed at 4:45 this afternoon. Yes, you would know, of all days: Cyber Monday. Well, maybe it was divine intervention, right?
Well, now that most of your shopping is done (hopefully) you can concentrate on the holiday itself. I know in our family the meal is always a big deal, aside from the gifts of course, and even though we try hard not to, we always seem to go overboard with the food. Well, this year I am standing my ground and refusing to let it happen again! Does this sound familiar to you? Well, if it doesn’t you are rare and you are going to love what I am about to propose because you will think you were born for it. For the rest of us, it will keep us focused on the task at hand: keeping the Christmas Feast reasonable. The Budget Queen and Grocery Getters LLC/CID Concierge Service have partnered to offer you an incentive for keeping things under control this year.
Your mission should you choose to accept it is to create a Christmas Feast that not only is to die for but costs pennies on the dollar! The family that creates the Christmas Feast for the smallest cost per person will win. Do not be mistaken: it is not just for huge families! You need to shop for the number of people you are feeding and keep the cost per person as low as you can possibly get it.
Okay, so now you want to know what you’re playing for right? Of course you do! Well, first prize is a free budget consultation with The Budget Queen in January. This way you can make sure you will start off 2010 with a bang! First prize will also get a free shopping trip from Grocery Getters LLC. All you do is give your list and coupons and we will shop your list for you! Second prize is 2 free hours of service time from CID and third prize is 1 free hour of service from CID. You can use the hours of service as soon as you win or bank them with us until you run into a week that has you running crazy and you need some help getting your regular tasks done. There will also be two honorable mention awards too. These awards will go to the most creative meal and the most “from scratch” meal. These families will win a 10% discount from CID to use however/whenever they see fit.
The rules are simple. You must have an appetizer, main meat dish (turkey, roast, etc), at least 3 sides (greens, vegetables, etc), and of course, dessert. Whatever is brought to the table must be calculated in. If your family all pitches in with a dish their cost must be calculated as well. So, either get them involved in the game (and make sure they keep receipts) or offer to pay for everything and then get them the ingredients before the big day. Just keep a log of everything bought, what you spent and the total cost per person, don’t forget to attach the receipts. The rest of us will want more than just what you spent, we will want to see how you saved with the deals you found and used, so a small note next to each item would be a plus. Also, get creative with the menu! Try to keep costs down by making something from scratch. But, most of all have fun!
If you have any questions please contact me at nicole@grocerygettersllc.com.
I can’t wait to see what you cook up!
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