12-21-09

Me and Tony did some shopping today and visited Santa. You know what really gets under my skin is just yesterday the sales ad came out. You drive all over town, have a shopping list and when you get to the store they tell you they are out of the things you want. Bull crap! I was upset! The store salesman told me they had a limited stock. The sales ad didn't mention anything about a certain amount per store! I asked if they had something compatible that they could sell me for the same price. Of course they didn't. What happened to stores doing this? If they were out of something they would use something else at the same price. Then the salesman tries to sell me something similar but was DOUBLE the cost! I told him I drove a ways to get to this store and wasn't happy to be told this. Then he says well you can try our Sawmill store. HELLO that's clear across town!!! Why? to be told the same thing wasting my gas and time!! Do you see a scam here or what!!!
They lure you into the store then try to sell you other things!! Ok I have now agreed to not go back to HH Gregg again!!

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We did notice that with 3 days before Christmas stores were starting to mark down things.

Khols had a lot of items marked down 50-60% off.
A non electric charger that winds up to charge cell phones and any portable USB
device such as MP3 players was originally $30 marked down to $15!!

Big Lots MP3 Players originally $30 rang up at $20!

Guitar Hero is everywhere on sale for $50 with a guitar and disc.
We found them at Big Lots for $15. A savings of $35!
Not all Big Lots has them.
Morse Rd. doesn't but Olentangy does.

Kmart has a calendar out. On the calendar is coupons. We used one
for $5 off $50.

I see all these board games on sale from $8 up to around $15.
Do you know you can find these games at the thrift stores for a fraction of that!
I got Junk Yard Jalopy, Trouble, Operation Shrek and a few other for only...
.60 cents each!!!

I can't wait til after Christmas sales start.
Christopher's birthday is the first week of January.
While we buy some presents for him we usually give him $20 to $25
and take him to the store to pick out a gift.
We have found toys marked down 50% to 75% off.
So if there was a Christmas gift he had wanted that he didn't get
now is his chance to possibly find it marked down.
One year he did this. He kept seeing this tv commercial for a toy
he wanted so bad. We couldn't afford it as it cost $50!
A week after Christmas it was marked down to about $20 to $25!

Good things come to those who wait!!

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Anyways onto better things. We got another whole ham at Kroger for .77 cents a pound yesterday. Tony had a great idea of putting it on the rotisserie. That sounds so yummy. So here is a recipe if you have a rotisserie...

Ingredients
-10 pounds ham of choice, bone-in, fully cooked
-1 1/2 cups orange marmalade
-1/2 cup brown sugar
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours

or around 13 minutes per pound if you have a smaller ham.

During the last 30 minutes start to brush ham with orange marmalade and brown sugar mixture every 10 minutes.
Remove and allow to rest before cutting and serving.

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Here is another one I saw on Food TV's Barefoot Contessa's show that looked so good!

1 (14- to 16-pound) fully cooked ham, spiral cut or whole, unsliced
6 garlic cloves
8 1/2-ounce jar mango chutney
1/2 cup Dijon mustard
1 cup light brown sugar, packed
Zest of 1 orange
1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place the ham in a heavy roasting pan.

Mince the garlic in a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Add the chutney, mustard, brown sugar, orange zest and orange juice and process until smooth. Pour the glaze over the ham and bake for 1 hour, until the ham is fully heated and the glaze is well browned. Slice, if necessary. Serve hot or at room temperature. Serves 35 for dinner, 50 for cocktails.

"The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook"