[Diana in Wisconsin]

"I am now picking up gift cards from there that I will stockpile and when I need to do shopping, or they are having a sale, will have it when I need it."

That's a smart idea. I do that at Walgreens with their monthly rebate progam (they send you Gift Cards instead of checks or cash) and I have received a ton of stuff for FREE or at very deep discounts...all just by paying attention to sales, rebates and coupons in the Sunday paper. Imagine that! :)

I've got three Christmas Stockings filled to the brim with H&B items, candy and everyday useful stuff that gets used up or worn out in the course of the year for FREE thanks to Walgreens. (Really helps with the College Crowd I'm currently buying for; they need everything.) Pet treats, too! Can't forget our critters on Christmas. ;)

[fanfan]

That's a smart idea. I do that at Walgreens with their monthly rebate progam (they send you Gift Cards instead of checks or cash) and I have received a ton of stuff for FREE or at very deep discounts...all just by paying attention to sales, rebates and coupons in the Sunday paper. Imagine that! :)

That's a good way to do it,.....use their points systems to accumulate credits.

I'm on that system at Costco, I get a cash rebate of 2% at the end of the year.