Is there any possible
y around food costs? La
QI food buying clubs thin
there is a possibility. By
providing a vehicle for pool
ing buying po r, club
members Me able to buy
t who esale prices.
One member of the
S1. John's Food Buying
Club did a price com
p ison on random items.
on May 10 in t 0 local
res. She then compared
prices with the costs to
e Food Buying Club for
the m items.
The chart shows the
differences on the items
sampled.
Accordin to Club
members, the advantages of
By uthy Green, Editor
Th oney ician
Refunds are usually
gi n on nam brands such
as, Armour, Del onte
sties, Gilette and Clair
You should n ver buy
product you n't u
ju t to et a refund on it.
I t is much better to cash
in on th product you
re dy buy nd use. If you
comparison shop for v lues
nd u cents off coupons
en po sible, you ill
cu your opping cost
e n more.
If you can g t money
b c on a different brand
a Buying Club are:
'- P ling buying po er
to get holesale prices cuts
do n costs.
- The sen of commu
nity of people joining to
gether for a common cause
- Helps to avoid the
"junk food" trap
- Members share infor
mation of "good buys" as
II as good recipes.
- The items on the
list are determined by the
members of the club.
- A member can order
I rge or small amounts.
embers also see some
disadvantages:
of something you use, don't
te to switch to the
that has the refund
n it. For instance, there is
a refund on Hunt's pro
ducts - c tsup, paghetti
uce, tom to paste and
tomato sauce. You can
get up to $3.00 for nin
proofs of purch This
is an instance here s itch
ing ould be to your
advantage.
'B ing n alert hopper
pays off in the refunding
game. You should lays
be on th lookout for re
fund forms as well as
op
- Each member must
assume responsibili ty for
the club and its members.
- Time is required to do
the ordering since the mem
bers meet as a club to do
the ordering.
- Time is required of
each member to help pre
pare individual orders.
If you're interested in
learning more about the
Food Buying Club which
meets at St. John's Com-
,munity Center, join the
members every first and
third Wednesdays of each
month.
The next meeting is
at 9:30 .m. on May 16
at 580 Columbus.
THE CITIZE
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Lettuce
prine
FI4l (�II beef)
Cube stea
Sp
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Ha ian Punch
Hot Tea Bags
Veg.Oil
Blexh
Blac Pepper
Grd. Cinrwnon
e
Dried Split Peas
avy Beans
Rice
Coconut
Chocolate Chips-
LOCAL
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LOCAL
STORE
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FOOD
BUYI G
CLUB
$ .49
.73
1.89
2.59
.59
.69
.71
2.25
5.69
1.05
3�86
1.55
1 H�d
1 lb.
1 lb.
1 lb.
lib.
lib.
1 QJl
100
1 gal.
1 gal.
lib.
3� oz.
$ .49
.67
1.99
2.59
.59
.69
.69
2.25
5.65
.89
4.18
1.54
1.87
.33
.47
.89
1.53
1.27
$30
.36
1.37
2.36
.30
.44
.57
1.90
4.65
.73
2.25
(lib.) 1.75
(1 lb.) 3.45
.25
.34
43
1 lb.} .96
(lib.) 1.0
lib.
lib.
1 lb.
14 oz.
12 oz.
33
.39
1.09
products which hav on the
package refunds. Here again
is where a refund bulleting
will help you by keeping
you posted on what refunds
re available. Then hen
you shop, you will kno
exactly hat products to
buy.
It is best to send in
refu s on a regular basis.
This f course depends on
ho much you want to
make from refunding. If
you send them m on a
regular basis, you will
receive cash on regular
basis.
d
n
V lerie Bryant has
earned the ran ing of vale
dictorian and I.:.ydia Blum
en krantz, salutatorian for
the 1979 class Qf Covert
High School,
Ms. Bryant is the'
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Brvant, Covert. During
her four years at CHS, she
compiled a grade· point
average of 3.99.
Ourside the classroom
she participated in softball,
, iris' bas etball, girts· track
and ch rl�ing. She
� member of the school
band for four years and
in 1978, a me her of Ron
I son 's All-Sur Band. In
that same year she won
a First Division District
Solo and Ensemble Festi
val rating and Second
Division State rating.
In 1976, she was a
finalist in the Miss Michi
gan National T een-Ager
Pageant, Her speech at the
pageant won first place.
Ms. Bryant was one
of the t lve State Final
ists in Michigan's 1979
Daugh ters of the Ameri ..
can Re olution competi-
• 1
bon.
She has been president
of her class, member of the
FHA, Student Senate, Na
tional Honors Society ,
Who's Who Among Ameri
can Hi School Students,
National Society of Dis
tinguished American High
School Students and Out
standing Young Americans.
Ms. Bryant plans to
• study medicin at the Uni
versity of Michigan where
she has won a four year
ROTC scholarship.
Lydia Blumenkrantz
compiled a grade point
average of 3.67 during her
high school career to earn
the rank of Salutatorian.
She is the daugh ter of
Mrs. Vernetta Blumen
krantz, Covert.
know a couple who
ta e a vacation from mon y
earned bv refunding. Still
another friend buys all her
Christmas gifts with refund
money.
Because of all the
national publicity refunding
has received 0 r the past
se eral years such as on
TV talk sho like the
Today Sho d articles
in magazines such as the
Lady's Circle (May nd
Jun 1979 issues), it has
becom very popular, both
as a hobby and as a supple
ment to i comes.
During her high school
career, she participated in
softball, cheerleading, pep
club, FHA, band, National
Honors Society mem r,
Class Secretary for four
years, 1978 Homecoming
Queen, Who's Who Among
'American High School Stu-
dents, Society of Distin
guished American High
School Students.
She has earned the
Campus Leader Award
Scholarship from Eastern
Michigan University 'where
she plans to study account
ing.
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I might also mention
, '
again, that there are 0 r
60 refund bulletins printed
monthly. Of this number,
40 belong to an Editors
association cal ed BOE. This
group helps to promote
honesty, protect the consu
mer, and al ys strives to ----------�
put out better bulletins. If
you ourd like' a list of
these bulletings. and their
editors, send a self-addres-
d stamped envelope to
BOE, 7626 22nd St., Sacra- ,------ __ -1
mento, CA 95832, or you
may request a list when you
send for mple of the
oney agician. Just send
85 cents for postag and
handling to the oney
gician, P.O. Box 53, eo'
MI49043.
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