Meijer Stores

Meijer is a regional American supermarket chain based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1934 as a supermarket chain, Meijer is credited with pioneering the modern supercenter concept in 1962. About half of the company's 181 locations are located in Michigan, with additional locations in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. (copied from http://coupon-printable.blogspot.com)



Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Cool Meijer Thing!!!

Okay, I realize this is two posts in one day, but this is the most amazing thing I have ever seen. Except for of course things like mountains, newborns, sunrises and the ocean. So we will call it the most practical amazing thing ever.
As you can see on the right, there is a huge box thing that says "Meijer Meal Box". Marc discovered it on www.meijer.com. From what we can tell, it is a way to very easily plan your weekly meals and make a shopping list. You just select the meals you want, drag the picture down to the mini calendar at the bottom, select what meal it is for (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and then click the tab that says "Shopping List". The shopping list will have all of the ingredients you need for all of your meals and will highlight the things that have a coupon or are on sale. The coupons are at the bottom of the list and will print out easily for you. AMAZING!!!

For those who are Meijer.com members (it is free and easy to sign up) you can click the "Sign In" tab on the Meal Box and it will remember who you are. The tab will then change to "Profile" and you can select different things based on your food preferences. For instance, you can select if you only want meals that are low fat or low sodium, you can select a certain diet plan, and you can select gourmet or budget type meals.
PRACTICAL!!!

You can even put this thing on your own computer desktop, but feel free to come back here and use it. I have just started to figure it out, so please spend some time using it and let me know what you think. It looks like there are more options that will be added later. Have fun!!

TV digital converter box deal

This week at Meijer, they are offering Summer Bucks coupons. You get a certain dollar amount off for buying a general merchandise item. The more the item costs, the more you get off. If you happened to get your coupons from the government for $40 towards a new converter box, you should be able to use them in conjunction with the Meijer Bucks to get a really good deal on a converter box. I haven't done this yet myself but will check it out and let you know. I suppose you will be better off to just not get one at all and avoid the brain numbing programing that is sure to continue to exude from your television whether it is digital or analog.