Hawaii Shopaholics

A Fellow Shopaholics even brought Peg Boards for others to use for their stockpile!

Here are some items I will be bringing to the Grocery Swap!

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How it works:

• For every non-expired unopened full size item you bring you will receive ONE entry to pick ONE item from the table(s).
• For every non-expired unopened  travel size items you bring you will receive ONE (1) entry for every two (2) travel size.  Travel size is 2 oz or under.
• For every non-expired unopened  sample size items you bring you will receive ONE (1) entry for every two (4) sample size. Sample size is one time use.
• You will be placed in a line and when it is their turn you will get to walk around the table.  No long stops along the way! When one person is half way around the table the next person will begin. Take your item or items along the walk around the table(s). Once one person exists the next person will begin.  Since this should be faster we will do 1 item, 2 items, 2 items, 5 items, 5 items at a time until you are tapped out.   Also please note that the Grocery Swap will last 2-3 hours!  You must arrive before 10am to join the festivities.  We arrive at 9am to start counting and checking expiration dates.  Anyone that joins after 10am may or may not be able to join.  Remember this benefits all of us, so any ideas or feedback are greatly appreciated.
• Also, this Grocery Swap we will have an expired items table.  We will do this at the end for those one or two items that were over looked and have expired.  Some people are comfortable with using expired products while others or not.  So this is at your own risk.  Again the expired items has to be unopened new products.
• This is a FREE, kid friendly event.
• To participate you must bring items as described above.
• If you have any questions email hawaiishopaholics@yahoo.com

Here are pictures from the last Grocery Swap:

We had 45 people attend!  Gave out over 25 giveaways of whole inserts and envelopes of tear pad coupons!

 

How it works:

• For every non-expired unopened full size item you bring you will receive ONE entry to pick ONE item from the table(s).
• For every non-expired unopened  travel size items you bring you will receive ONE (1) entry for every two (2) travel size.  Travel size is 2 oz or under.
• For every non-expired unopened  sample size items you bring you will receive ONE (1) entry for every two (4) sample size. Sample size is one time use.
• You will be placed in a line and when it is their turn you will get to walk around the table.  No long stops along the way! When one person is half way around the table the next person will begin. Take your item or items along the walk around the table(s). Once one person exists the next person will begin.  Since this should be faster we will do 1 item, 2 items, 2 items, 5 items, 5 items at a time until you are tapped out.   Also please note that the Grocery Swap will last 2-3 hours!  You must arrive before 10am to join the festivities.  We arrive at 9am to start counting and checking expiration dates.  Anyone that joins after 10am may or may not be able to join.  Remember this benefits all of us, so any ideas or feedback are greatly appreciated.
• Also, this Grocery Swap we will have an expired items table.  We will do this at the end for those one or two items that were over looked and have expired.  Some people are comfortable with using expired products while others or not.  So this is at your own risk.  Again the expired items has to be unopened new products.
• This is a FREE, kid friendly event.
• To participate you must bring items as described above.
• If you have any questions email hawaiishopaholics@yahoo.com

Here are pictures from the last Grocery Swap:

 Volunteers are needed to ensure this is successful.  Please email hawaiishopaholics@yahoo.com if you can volunteer.  Volunteers are asked to arrive at 8:30am.  Also, volunteers will be put at the top of the swap list!!

Volunteers are needed to help count items, inspect items for expiration dates and organize the tables with the products!

Next Grocery Swap will be January, after the Holidays!

Here are some pictures from Today’s Grocery Swap!  We had a lot of fun and got a lot of great items + it was all FREE!

I received a lot of feedback that the Grocery Swap was very well organized and everyone had fun!

Mahalo to everyone who came out and all the winners!  I believe almost everyone walked away a winner!!

We gave out Hawaii and Mainland Inserts + Envelopes with tear pad coupons + Kraft Coupon booklets stuffed with Tear Pad Coupons!

Here are a few pictures from the Grocery Swap:

There were 5 tables full of stuff!

At the beginning of the swap everyone takes 5 minutes to walk around and investigate items they may want when the Swap starts!

At the very end of the swap, there is usually a ton of stuff left over after everyone gets there turn to swap because some people tap out before their turn is up.  Therefore, at the end everyone can go and grab what is left over!

Notice everyone with handful of items:

We even had two MEN participate!  It was a lot fun to see the difference in what men and women pick!

Here are the items I walked away with for FREE:

Here are the items my husband walked away with for FREE:

Stay tune for the announcement of the exact date of the January Grocery Swap!

Clean out  your pantry, cabinets and stockpile of items you will not use.

Bring the items to the Grocery Swap and swap for other items.

Please bring only non-expired unopened items.  Bring any items that are sold at a grocery store and in its original packaging.

Example of items to bring:  Dental Floss, Baby Formula, Travel size items, canned goods, shampoo, body wash, razors, samples, and more…

How it works:

For every non-expired unopened full size item you bring you will receive ONE entry to pick ONE item from the table(s).

For every non-expired unopened  travel size items you bring you will receive ONE (1) entry for every two (2) travel size.  Travel size is 2 oz or under.

For every non-expired unopened  sample size items you bring you will receive ONE (1) entry for every two (4) sample size. Sample size is one time use.

You will be placed in a line and when it is their turn you will get to walk around the table.  No long stops along the way! When one person is half way around the table the next person will begin. Take your item or items along the walk around the table(s). Once one person exists the next person will begin.  Since this should be faster we will do 1 item, 2 items, 2 items, 5 items, 5 items at a time until you are tapped out.   Also please note that the Grocery Swap will last 2-3 hours!  You must arrive before 10am to join the festivities.  We arrive at 9am to start counting and checking expiration dates.  Anyone that joins after 10am may or may not be able to join.  Remember this benefits all of us, so any ideas or feedback are greatly appreciated.

Also, this Grocery Swap we will have an expired items table.  We will do this at the end for those one or two items that were over looked and have expired.  Some people are comfortable with using expired products while others or not.  So this is at your own risk.  Again the expired items has to be unopened new products.

This is a FREE, kid friendly event.  To participate you must bring items as described above.

If you have any questions email hawaiishopaholics@yahoo.com

Here are pictures from the last Grocery Swap:

Whoa!  That is a lot of groceries!  We had 4 tables full of stuff… so much we had to use the benches on both sides to put items on as well

The more the merrier

 A special Mahalo to everyone who volunteered to count items, check expiration dates and helped keep the table organize!

We are currently looking for volunteers to help count items and verify expiration dates.  If you would like to help please email hawaiishopaholics@yahoo.com.  You will need to arrive at 9am to help!  If you volunteer you can still participate in the Grocery Swap too
Also, if you have a folding table please bring it.  I only have 2 and we will need extras.

Clean out  your pantry, cabinets and stockpile of items you will not use.

Bring the items to the Grocery Swap and swap for other items.

Please bring only non-expired unopened items.  Bring any items that are sold at a grocery store and in its original packaging.

Example of items to bring:  Dental Floss, Baby Formula, Travel size items, canned goods, shampoo, body wash, razors, samples, and more…

How it works:

For every non-expired unopened full size item you bring you will receive ONE entry to pick ONE item from the table(s).

For every non-expired unopened  travel size items you bring you will receive ONE (1) entry for every two (2) travel size.  Travel size is 2 oz or under.

For every non-expired unopened  sample size items you bring you will receive ONE (1) entry for every two (4) sample size. Sample size is one time use.

You will be placed in a line and when it is their turn you will get to walk around the table.  No long stops along the way! When one person is half way around the table the next person will begin. Take your item or items along the walk around the table(s). Once one person exists the next person will begin.  Since this should be faster we will do 1 item, 2 items, 2 items, 5 items, 5 items at a time until you are tapped out.   Also please note that the Grocery Swap will last 2-3 hours!  You must arrive before 10am to join the festivities.  We arrive at 9am to start counting and checking expiration dates.  Anyone that joins after 10am may or may not be able to join.  Remember this benefits all of us, so any ideas or feedback are greatly appreciated.

This is a FREE, kid friendly event.  To participate you must bring items as described above.

If you have any questions email hawaiishopaholics@yahoo.com

Here are pictures from the last Grocery Swap:

Whoa!  That is a lot of groceries!  We had 4 tables full of stuff… so much we had to use the benches on both sides to put items on as well

The more the merrier

 A special Mahalo to everyone who volunteered to count items, check expiration dates and helped keep the table organize!

We are currently looking for volunteers to help count items.  If you would like to help please email hawaiishopaholics@yahoo.com.  You will need to arrive at 9am to help!  If you volunteer you can still participate in the Grocery Swap too