The CouponCuisine team wishes you much happiness, fun, relaxation, joy, time with family and good food this Christmas. Thanks for your continued readership; we look forward to serving you in the new year.
When you head to your local steak house or grill, don’t be surprised when you are offered a wine list! Taking a bit of wine with your meal is a tradition that goes back to the Greeks and Romans. While the Greeks mostly restricted themselves to white wines, the Romans who could afford it took wine at every meal, flavoring it with things like honey, spices, even chalk to enhance both the wine and their meal as a whole. The history of wine has evolved greatly since then, and today, people are still using wine to complement a good meal.
Table manners can be learned, but tipping should come naturally by instinct. A few people prefer doing what they like. Others may consult their friends or stick to some rule, like paying a tip of 15% of the bill. Leaving behind a tip is vital. It helps the staff evaluate their services rendered to you. Besides giving pleasure, tips develop impressions about you. A fair amount of tip can be an indicator of your class, while making a mess of it can be frustrating and may as well convert the smile into a shock.
Thanksgiving is just around the corner and you know what that means. You have choices, which one suits you. Will you visit your family or will your family visit you? If you are like many families, you take turns as to who is in charge of thanksgiving each year. When it is your turn, you really feel the stress starting to build. Soon, you start stew about all of the things you have to do…
The holidays are upon us once again and it’s time to start thinking about saving money for holiday uses. If you haven’t started saving yet, why not?
There are many ways to alleviate the anxiety of holiday spending.
Here are a few ideas…
Amy McRee and News Channel 9 in Oklahoma City interviewed the Consumer Queen, Melissa Garcia, and featured a lengthy story about her website and couponing experiences on the the 5 o’clock news this evening! In case you missed it, you can see the entire video here.
In the American society, coupons and coupon clipping plays an important role in the buying and selling of products, as these money-saving items are so popular that the entire month of September is devoted. Each year, billions of dollars are saved with the use of coupons, as some people have taken this action to an art form, as the average coupon is worth about $1, making it possible to bring home a ton of products for free throughout the year.
