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Walgreens had some vitamins on sale Buy One, Second Free. That's what we refer to as a two-fer. The best deal was a bottle of 365 pills for $19.95. With the two-fer, that would have been 730 pills for $19.95. A great deal.

The second thing I checked was the code date. The pills were good until February 2008. That wouldn't do. The vitamins were for Bob and he needed a code date out 2 years, at least on one bottle.

So, I checked all the bottle sizes and ended up with 100 tabs plus a tiny bonus bottle of 20 packaged together. So, 240 pills for $7.99, a savings of $7.99. I am glad I checked the code dates.

So, once again, the tip is to shop the ads. The second lesson is check the code dates.

We have been a family of two-fers. Bob loves the sales and watches the grocery ads week. He is the one who does the grocery shopping but we make the list together. When Jewel has a two-fer on canned vegetables, that's when we stock up. He takes advantage of splurge items on two-fer sale.

Last Christmas season, he got two bags of frozen shrimp for the price of one. It was a treat to share at the family gathering plus one for us New Years Eve. Bob is a friendly guy and has built relationships with the meat folks at the back on our Jewel. They had set 2 bags aside for him. It pays to be cooperative and friendly.

My son-in-law has the flu. It has really knocked him down. I think I'll check our stock of chicken soups (mostly two-fers) and take some over. I know he likes ginger ale too.

'til later