I get sooo many emails and comments when I post pictures of the 1 million ( I think I rounded down too) boxes of pancake mix that I get for free or cheap at the grocery store. Some people are nice and think its great and a few people aren't so nice...they think its too much or I am feeding my family junk. While I make no claim to feed my family the perfect, organic diet, let me tell you, we don't eat just add water pancake mix everyday!
I do like to donate a lot of the items I get for free. For example, have so many disposable razors & pantiliners that I recently donated at church for a women's home. They need it and I get it for super cheap or sometimes free.
For the recent large quantities of pancake mix, they will be shipped to Mississippi and then on to Santa Ana, Honduras. I have a friend that I went to high school with and becasue of the wonders of facebook, found her living in Honduras running a children's home with her husband. They are always in need of supplies and yet again, they need it, I don't and I got it for free so I'm going to be making a shipment. So while many people don't think they have time for coupons or that it won't make a difference, I am here to say it does. Not only am I able to get really cheap to free items for my family, I am able to donate at a level far above what I did when I only cut random coupons.
If you're interested in leaving more about Casa de Esperanza, go to Casa de Esperanza for all the info about what they need.

Good for you! I don't worry about what anyone says about my couponing. We donate literally *tons* of food (they weigh it!) to the Bernardine Center in Chester. Food is needed all year long, not just during the holidays. And couponers like yourself help to keep these pantries going, especially during these difficult times. Good for you for finding a use for your items!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sam! Are you going to be going to the costume swap?
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