Who doesn't love some of the preposterous things that "rich" people say on reality TV? For example, one guest on "Below Deck" complained about dinner saying "Only poor people eat chicken." Well, color me poor! Stocking up for camp starts around this time of year, and when things like this ready-to-eat chicken is half price, poor me buys ten packages. All will go to camp at the start of the season to be stored in the trailer freezer. Talk about a poor-person's idea of a vacation spot... But then again, those folks on below deck are taking a half-off cruise too, as they only pay for 50% of their vacation.
Researching suggestions for smuggling boxed wine on to our nearly-free cruise vacation meant perusing message boards and the like. One wine lover indicated that they pitied poor people who had to drink wine from a box. Color us cheap winos then! One of our favorite every-day reds is Prohibition Red, by Big House. We save a few $$ by purchasing it by the box. For camp (here we go again extolling our trailer-trash lifestyle), a box is really the only way to go. The wine stays fresh longer and that means we never run dry -- we just leave the box there between stays.
One thing about our low-cost life, is that we don't really live with a budget. Wegman's is associated with a local liquor store and there was a $10 off $100 wine coupon. As a truly frugal shopper, this meant it was the best time to buy wine in advance. The purchase consisted of six boxes of red and two of the Naked Grape pinot grigio. The PG was $14.99 per box, and the PR was $16.99.
It was a
spendy day -- along with stocking up on frozen chicken and boxed wine, bottles of organic liquid cane sugar were half priced marked down too. The two bottles will be used for cocktails! Sugar like this will last longer than a simple sugar mix made at home. One bottle will also be stored at camp for more trailer related declasse drinking.
As for our favorite stupid rich person's quote, it has to go to Jane Seymour, in her outstanding book "Jane Seymour's Guide to Romantic Living." "It is petty and unreasonable to expect to do it all if you can afford help." I will lift a glass of cheap boxed wine and salute Ms. Seymour the next time I am drinking at the trailer!
I love chicken, if I had to give up all other meat and only choose one I would choose chicken! You can do so many things to it, never fails. I used to drink wine out of a box but now I pay a wine store to make me a case of wine as liquor is so bloody expensive in Canada due to our sin taxes. A bottle usually costs $12-30 depending on your tastes. When I make it my wine costs $4 a bottle, much more palatable, plus it tastes pretty good!
ReplyDeleteLiving within a couple of miles of the border, I'm very familiar with your GST! One of my favorite wine areas in the Niagara on the Lake region and sometimes we suck it up and purchase wine at the wineries - but that gives cheapskates-me too much anxiety. You used to be able to get it back when you crossed back at the border, but not anymore. I wish we had an option like what you do!
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