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deadline…

24 Monday Feb 2025

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my housemate has been picking up groceries for me so I haven’t ordered from Save-on-Foods for quite a while, but on Thursday I put an order in for delivery…

I had received an email advising of a $25 refund if I spent $75, so I went ahead and ordered some regular items on my shopping list, lol…

I made sure to call their info line because one item was buy-one-get-one-free, and I couldn’t remember if I should put two, or one, on the order…

the phone was answered quickly and the customer service person had the answer right away…

I also appreciate that they no longer use plastic bags, except for produce… I put out my own boxes and the driver transfers from their bins to mine…

when my order arrived, there wasn’t a credit so I went back to the email, only to discover that the deadline had just passed… by a few days, lol… apparently I should have read it better or put the order in sooner…

but, I did get the free item;-)…

rang…

17 Tuesday Nov 2020

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been a hectic day, not the norm around here…

a friend dropped off an item she had picked up for me and we had a short chat… she by her car, and I on the steps with my mask on…

time online on the laptop searching and ordering various things… maybe even some Christmas presents…

had a lovely conversation with my Winnipeg son-in-law who then FaceTimed me and maybe got the timer working, lol… fingers crossed…

and it worked… I had read the directions and tried it a few times before talking with him… he is the timer-whisperer, lol…

also spoke with my Ottawa son-in-law who helped me out with a different issue…

I was on a call and the bell rang… my neighbour brought me a cute little tin filled with fresh baking;-)… woo hoo… and I gave her some books which were needing a new home;-)…

I am now answering the door with a mask on all the time, not that the doorbell rings very often, lol…

final event was a delivery from Save-On-Foods with needed groceries… early in the pandemic, it was taking 2 weeks to get groceries once ordered… then it was down to the next day, but now that we are going back into a more serious lockdown, it is taking 4 or 5 days… so blessed to have this option… now I just need to plan a little further ahead…

certainly the busiest day I’ve had in ages;-)…

delivery…

21 Saturday Mar 2020

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technology is certainly helping us in these crazy days…

the groceries I ordered online from Save-On-Foods came right at the time they said… the delivery person called ahead to let me know they would arrive so it gave me a chance to ask a few questions…

usually they bring the groceries into the house and have you sign a form…

the new process is that they drop the bags on your front step… once they are back at the truck and see you bring in the groceries they sign the form for you… while he was describing the new process he advised of the substitutions they had made…

I thanked him profusely for providing this great service for those of us older folks, particularly as I currently have a cold which is making me exceptionally careful…

it is a new world we are living in…

online…

12 Saturday Oct 2019

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the snow fell for two days… my driveway is covered and I wasn’t sure that I could get out, and then back in…

I needed groceries for Thanksgiving dinner with my grandsons on Monday so yesterday I shopped online at Save-On-Foods…

you pick your items, many from the list of previous items you’ve purchased in the store, choose a delivery time (usually the next day), pay with your credit card and you are done;-)… it costs $10 for this service…

they call you in the two-hour window when they are nearly at your house, bring in the groceries and advise if there have been any substitutions…

then off the driver goes and you get to put away your groceries…

although, I need to work on figuring out how much things like mushrooms and Brussels sprouts weigh in kilograms, lol…

groceries…

03 Sunday Mar 2019

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yesterday I ordered groceries from Save-On-Foods… I think, lol…

they were to be delivered today around noon…

got an email this morning, confirming they were coming and just before they were to arrive the driver called to be sure I was home…

had the coolest boxes to bring them in… I was so excited that I didn’t take any pictures, lol…

reviewed the list, showed some ID and away he went…

I put everything away and was pleased with the whole process…

a good option…

mints…

30 Tuesday Jan 2018

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recently I picked up some Morden’s Russian Mints when I was shopping at Save-On-Foods…

once I got it to the car I realized that the box had slipped down the side of the cart and hadn’t been paid for…

I was on a tight schedule and didn’t have time to go back in and pay… my plan was to pay for them the next time I was in the store…

have had a few conversations with others recently about what they might would do in the same circumstances…

quite a few opinions… many felt they would just keep the item… I was a bit surprised because there is no way I could keep and/or use something that I hadn’t paid for… others who have the same idea as me talked about how the staff in the store would look at them like they were out of their mind… too funny…

today I went in and paid for the chocolates… I feel so much better;-)…

rain…

22 Monday May 2017

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another overcast and rainy day… but, I decided to go for a walk anyway…

made it to the Park and part way around the Gardens before the rain began…

took at least six pictures, from various locations, of this tree in bloom… just stunning…

this shot has tulips and lilacs… the pond on the right is now filled with water and the fountains are running… excited for the water lilies to be added in…

this year the tulips are red and white, I’m thinking a nod to Canada 150… usually they are multi-coloured…

had to open the zoom and dry the camera when I got home to be sure it wasn’t damaged by the rain…

had some tea to warm my hands which felt frozen by the time I got home…

went to Save-On-Foods and did a grocery shop… been enjoying shopping there… they have the very best coconut Greek yogurt… with a low sugar content… they also carry the Pro Activ margarine that can be difficult to find… was nearly blown away trying to get to the car with the bags…

got home, put away the groceries and had a nap…

focused on seafood for the week’s meals…

made jumbo prawns with rice, fresh asparagus and green onion for dinner…

interesting…

18 Sunday Dec 2016

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got a variety of interesting shots today…

started early when I took a picture of the tree with the Advent butterflies and angels added to it…

then I got a few pictures of the 2015 October orchid which is still blooming…

back to the tree for another shot which has a reflection in one of the ornaments…

although the moon was full just last Tuesday it is nearly half gone…

spent quite a bit of time updating pictures for the electronic picture frame…

frustrated because some of the pictures are coming up sideways after I turned them on the card… even bought new batteries for the remote to see if that would make a difference… sigh, no luck…

then the kids met me at Save-On-Foods and we checked it out… got the turkey for Christmas and various other bits and pieces… next time I will go on my own to just wander around and really see what they have, lol…

seemed like there was lots going on today…