Brooke Geery

Author: Brooke

Ala Carts Food Pavillion

Location: SE 50th and Divison Number of carts: 14 Covered: Yes Pros: Lots of entertainment options, wet naps, free wifi, good food choices. Cons: Beer is only on weekends, really close to Los Gorditos. Types of food (check their site for current carts): Turkish, burgers, coffee, seafood, Pork, Venezuelan, chicken and waffles, Pizza, Southwestern, Vietnamese, Korean, Thai http://www.alacartspdx.com/ Ala Cart is much more than just a cart pod. It's like a cart experience filled with fun for the whole family. What does that even mean? Well, I'll tell you. In addition to some 14 food carts, there's also a little playground for kids, cornhole for big kids, sidewalk chalk for…
Read More

Carts on Foster

Location: Corner of SE 52nd and Foster Number of carts: 11 Covered: Yes Obligatory Score: 3 https://www.facebook.com/CartsOnFoster The parking lot that houses Carts on Foster has come along way since it was All Pets Playhouse - a decrepit-looking animal boarding house that I never saw open. Now it's a bustling cart pod, with a lot more carts than the one other time I awkwardly walked through and then decided to go somewhere else a few months ago. Pretty flowersss! I use the term bustling loosely, it's not that crowded which is a good thing if you hate waiting in line for food like I do. (That's one issue with food…
Read More

The Woodstock Cart Pod

Location: 45th and Woodstock Ave Number of Carts: 3 Covered Section: No Obligatory score: 5 Note:  This was supposed to be my introductory post, but I spazzily posted about Cartlandia first. I may start writing about every cart individually and inserting Jared's "spicy but not too spicy" input in each one, or more likely just highlight the ones I like, but I really want to start with the pods themselves. After all, part of dining is the experience and I don't care how good the food is if you feel icky eating there. So let's start with the neighborhood I claim to live in (even though my house is technically…
Read More

Cartlandia

Location: 82nd Ave at Spring Water Corridor Number of Carts: A lot Covered: Yes Obligatory Score: 1 http://www.cartlandia.com/ Despite it's adorable kitschy name, Cartlandia is about the least "Portlandlandia" place in Portland. Yes, it claims "bike-centric" and is on the Springwater Corridor -- a Portland-y bike path lined with wild blackberries-- but the PDX stereotypes end there. There are tons of carts, but this must be the cheapest place to rent space in Portland, because is seems it's mostly people who probably shouldn't own restaurants and are just "trying it out." Some I've tried are fine, but certainly not food you'd drool over and want to seek out again. My…
Read More

The RE-BRANDING: This blog is about Food Carts Now!

So you may have guessed I got bored with trying to eat lunch on Hawthorne every day. It was expensive, we ran out of restaurants we weren't specifically avoiding, and oh yeah, I moved my office to felony flats. Well, technically we've rebranded it the "Flavel Arts District" hoping it'll catch on like Alberta did, but apparently white trash people are harder to gentrify. Anyway! I was just in a heated debate with Stan about our two nearest Food Cart pod locations (actually it wasn't heated at all, we agreed) and realized, I could start food blogging again, but about cart pods. I'm way better at keeping these things going…
Read More

105%, What!?

I haven't been couponing much and when I have it's barely bloggable. 33% savings? Who cares? But today I stumbled on a deal that I figured I might as well take advantage of... Big Cup O'Noodles were on sale for $.50 each at Safeway. Add in my $1/3 coupon and a Safeway doubler, and that makes them free. Then I realized I had in my possession a $5 off Frozen items coupon as well and my mission was clear: get a bunch of lazy-person food for the office and not pay a damn thing for it. I had three coupons for the noodles, but unfortunately, there were only 4 left…
Read More

Back At It

Things are slowing down in the world of snowboard blogging, which means I have time to waste, and what better way to waste it than saving money! I spent last weekend going through the circulars which have been, much to Jared's dismay, stacking up at the house as well as getting rid of all the coupons that expired during my two-month couponing hiatus. The result was the above pile of junk, which luckily Jared was wise enough to capture. Today though, I made a list and headed off to Fred Meyer, which happens to not only still give you plastic bags, but be extremely close to the new office. Along…
Read More

Wicked Savings, Guy

  I'm back east for a week, which is exciting for the couponer in me because there are CVS's everywhere. For whatever reason, we don't have CVS in Portland, and so I am forced to miss out on the deals there week after week. But on a stop for gas somewhere in Southern New Hampshire, I found myself sitting next to a CVS that was just begging me to come in. With some quick internet research on my phone I found a couple money-making deals that seemed worth doing, but much like I haven't been blogging, I haven't really been keeping up on my clipping and organizing, so I was…
Read More

Over $70 Savings at Safeway

  It was the beginning of the month recently (actually less recently than when I first intended to post this, but whatever) which means -- $10 off $75 coupon at Safeway! Since it's obviously easier to score deals on crap like Hamburger Helper than food you actually eat, I always do my biggest trip during the week this is valid. By buying things we actually needed even though they weren't the BEST DEAL (cat food, cat litter, etc) my percentage was thrown off a bit, but I still managed to save 47% and pay $84.50 for $158 worth of stuff. Here are a few of my best deals: 2 Jars…
Read More

Blogging About Tampons Makes Me Laugh

This couponing thing makes dealing with getting your period way easier. Tampons are expensive, and it's clearly all part of society's plan to keep us bitches barefoot and pregnant. But ever since I've discovered couponing, I've paid next to nothing for the pleasure of bleeding every month, and that, my friends, is great! So screw you glass ceiling, society and all that junk, I am woman, hear me roar! Ok, but seriously, I saved 60% at Safeway last night. I got: 2 Boxes of Kotex Tampons (Regular price $6.98, on sale 2/$5 - $1.50/2 coupon - Safeway doubler ($.50) = Paid $3.00, plus got $2 cat for next time!) 1…
Read More

Ala Carts Food Pavillion

Location: SE 50th and Divison Number of carts: 14 Covered: Yes Pros: Lots of entertainment options, wet naps, free wifi, good food choices. Cons: Beer is only on weekends, really close to Los Gorditos. Types of food (check their site for current carts): Turkish, burgers, coffee, seafood, Pork, Venezuelan, chicken and waffles, Pizza, Southwestern, Vietnamese, Korean, Thai http://www.alacartspdx.com/ Ala Cart is much more than just a cart pod. It's like a cart experience filled with fun for the whole family. What does that even mean? Well, I'll tell you. In addition to some 14 food carts, there's also a little playground for kids, cornhole for big kids, sidewalk chalk for…
Read More

Carts on Foster

Location: Corner of SE 52nd and Foster Number of carts: 11 Covered: Yes Obligatory Score: 3 https://www.facebook.com/CartsOnFoster The parking lot that houses Carts on Foster has come along way since it was All Pets Playhouse - a decrepit-looking animal boarding house that I never saw open. Now it's a bustling cart pod, with a lot more carts than the one other time I awkwardly walked through and then decided to go somewhere else a few months ago. Pretty flowersss! I use the term bustling loosely, it's not that crowded which is a good thing if you hate waiting in line for food like I do. (That's one issue with food…
Read More

The Woodstock Cart Pod

Location: 45th and Woodstock Ave Number of Carts: 3 Covered Section: No Obligatory score: 5 Note:  This was supposed to be my introductory post, but I spazzily posted about Cartlandia first. I may start writing about every cart individually and inserting Jared's "spicy but not too spicy" input in each one, or more likely just highlight the ones I like, but I really want to start with the pods themselves. After all, part of dining is the experience and I don't care how good the food is if you feel icky eating there. So let's start with the neighborhood I claim to live in (even though my house is technically…
Read More

Cartlandia

Location: 82nd Ave at Spring Water Corridor Number of Carts: A lot Covered: Yes Obligatory Score: 1 http://www.cartlandia.com/ Despite it's adorable kitschy name, Cartlandia is about the least "Portlandlandia" place in Portland. Yes, it claims "bike-centric" and is on the Springwater Corridor -- a Portland-y bike path lined with wild blackberries-- but the PDX stereotypes end there. There are tons of carts, but this must be the cheapest place to rent space in Portland, because is seems it's mostly people who probably shouldn't own restaurants and are just "trying it out." Some I've tried are fine, but certainly not food you'd drool over and want to seek out again. My…
Read More

The RE-BRANDING: This blog is about Food Carts Now!

So you may have guessed I got bored with trying to eat lunch on Hawthorne every day. It was expensive, we ran out of restaurants we weren't specifically avoiding, and oh yeah, I moved my office to felony flats. Well, technically we've rebranded it the "Flavel Arts District" hoping it'll catch on like Alberta did, but apparently white trash people are harder to gentrify. Anyway! I was just in a heated debate with Stan about our two nearest Food Cart pod locations (actually it wasn't heated at all, we agreed) and realized, I could start food blogging again, but about cart pods. I'm way better at keeping these things going…
Read More

105%, What!?

I haven't been couponing much and when I have it's barely bloggable. 33% savings? Who cares? But today I stumbled on a deal that I figured I might as well take advantage of... Big Cup O'Noodles were on sale for $.50 each at Safeway. Add in my $1/3 coupon and a Safeway doubler, and that makes them free. Then I realized I had in my possession a $5 off Frozen items coupon as well and my mission was clear: get a bunch of lazy-person food for the office and not pay a damn thing for it. I had three coupons for the noodles, but unfortunately, there were only 4 left…
Read More

Back At It

Things are slowing down in the world of snowboard blogging, which means I have time to waste, and what better way to waste it than saving money! I spent last weekend going through the circulars which have been, much to Jared's dismay, stacking up at the house as well as getting rid of all the coupons that expired during my two-month couponing hiatus. The result was the above pile of junk, which luckily Jared was wise enough to capture. Today though, I made a list and headed off to Fred Meyer, which happens to not only still give you plastic bags, but be extremely close to the new office. Along…
Read More

Wicked Savings, Guy

  I'm back east for a week, which is exciting for the couponer in me because there are CVS's everywhere. For whatever reason, we don't have CVS in Portland, and so I am forced to miss out on the deals there week after week. But on a stop for gas somewhere in Southern New Hampshire, I found myself sitting next to a CVS that was just begging me to come in. With some quick internet research on my phone I found a couple money-making deals that seemed worth doing, but much like I haven't been blogging, I haven't really been keeping up on my clipping and organizing, so I was…
Read More

Over $70 Savings at Safeway

  It was the beginning of the month recently (actually less recently than when I first intended to post this, but whatever) which means -- $10 off $75 coupon at Safeway! Since it's obviously easier to score deals on crap like Hamburger Helper than food you actually eat, I always do my biggest trip during the week this is valid. By buying things we actually needed even though they weren't the BEST DEAL (cat food, cat litter, etc) my percentage was thrown off a bit, but I still managed to save 47% and pay $84.50 for $158 worth of stuff. Here are a few of my best deals: 2 Jars…
Read More

Blogging About Tampons Makes Me Laugh

This couponing thing makes dealing with getting your period way easier. Tampons are expensive, and it's clearly all part of society's plan to keep us bitches barefoot and pregnant. But ever since I've discovered couponing, I've paid next to nothing for the pleasure of bleeding every month, and that, my friends, is great! So screw you glass ceiling, society and all that junk, I am woman, hear me roar! Ok, but seriously, I saved 60% at Safeway last night. I got: 2 Boxes of Kotex Tampons (Regular price $6.98, on sale 2/$5 - $1.50/2 coupon - Safeway doubler ($.50) = Paid $3.00, plus got $2 cat for next time!) 1…
Read More

Ala Carts Food Pavillion

Location: SE 50th and Divison Number of carts: 14 Covered: Yes Pros: Lots of entertainment options, wet naps, free wifi, good food choices. Cons: Beer is only on weekends, really close to Los Gorditos. Types of food (check their site for current carts): Turkish, burgers, coffee, seafood, Pork, Venezuelan, chicken and waffles, Pizza, Southwestern, Vietnamese, Korean, Thai http://www.alacartspdx.com/ Ala Cart is much more than just a cart pod. It's like a cart experience filled with fun for the whole family. What does that even mean? Well, I'll tell you. In addition to some 14 food carts, there's also a little playground for kids, cornhole for big kids, sidewalk chalk for…
Read More

Carts on Foster

Location: Corner of SE 52nd and Foster Number of carts: 11 Covered: Yes Obligatory Score: 3 https://www.facebook.com/CartsOnFoster The parking lot that houses Carts on Foster has come along way since it was All Pets Playhouse - a decrepit-looking animal boarding house that I never saw open. Now it's a bustling cart pod, with a lot more carts than the one other time I awkwardly walked through and then decided to go somewhere else a few months ago. Pretty flowersss! I use the term bustling loosely, it's not that crowded which is a good thing if you hate waiting in line for food like I do. (That's one issue with food…
Read More

The Woodstock Cart Pod

Location: 45th and Woodstock Ave Number of Carts: 3 Covered Section: No Obligatory score: 5 Note:  This was supposed to be my introductory post, but I spazzily posted about Cartlandia first. I may start writing about every cart individually and inserting Jared's "spicy but not too spicy" input in each one, or more likely just highlight the ones I like, but I really want to start with the pods themselves. After all, part of dining is the experience and I don't care how good the food is if you feel icky eating there. So let's start with the neighborhood I claim to live in (even though my house is technically…
Read More

Cartlandia

Location: 82nd Ave at Spring Water Corridor Number of Carts: A lot Covered: Yes Obligatory Score: 1 http://www.cartlandia.com/ Despite it's adorable kitschy name, Cartlandia is about the least "Portlandlandia" place in Portland. Yes, it claims "bike-centric" and is on the Springwater Corridor -- a Portland-y bike path lined with wild blackberries-- but the PDX stereotypes end there. There are tons of carts, but this must be the cheapest place to rent space in Portland, because is seems it's mostly people who probably shouldn't own restaurants and are just "trying it out." Some I've tried are fine, but certainly not food you'd drool over and want to seek out again. My…
Read More

The RE-BRANDING: This blog is about Food Carts Now!

So you may have guessed I got bored with trying to eat lunch on Hawthorne every day. It was expensive, we ran out of restaurants we weren't specifically avoiding, and oh yeah, I moved my office to felony flats. Well, technically we've rebranded it the "Flavel Arts District" hoping it'll catch on like Alberta did, but apparently white trash people are harder to gentrify. Anyway! I was just in a heated debate with Stan about our two nearest Food Cart pod locations (actually it wasn't heated at all, we agreed) and realized, I could start food blogging again, but about cart pods. I'm way better at keeping these things going…
Read More

105%, What!?

I haven't been couponing much and when I have it's barely bloggable. 33% savings? Who cares? But today I stumbled on a deal that I figured I might as well take advantage of... Big Cup O'Noodles were on sale for $.50 each at Safeway. Add in my $1/3 coupon and a Safeway doubler, and that makes them free. Then I realized I had in my possession a $5 off Frozen items coupon as well and my mission was clear: get a bunch of lazy-person food for the office and not pay a damn thing for it. I had three coupons for the noodles, but unfortunately, there were only 4 left…
Read More

Back At It

Things are slowing down in the world of snowboard blogging, which means I have time to waste, and what better way to waste it than saving money! I spent last weekend going through the circulars which have been, much to Jared's dismay, stacking up at the house as well as getting rid of all the coupons that expired during my two-month couponing hiatus. The result was the above pile of junk, which luckily Jared was wise enough to capture. Today though, I made a list and headed off to Fred Meyer, which happens to not only still give you plastic bags, but be extremely close to the new office. Along…
Read More

Wicked Savings, Guy

  I'm back east for a week, which is exciting for the couponer in me because there are CVS's everywhere. For whatever reason, we don't have CVS in Portland, and so I am forced to miss out on the deals there week after week. But on a stop for gas somewhere in Southern New Hampshire, I found myself sitting next to a CVS that was just begging me to come in. With some quick internet research on my phone I found a couple money-making deals that seemed worth doing, but much like I haven't been blogging, I haven't really been keeping up on my clipping and organizing, so I was…
Read More

Over $70 Savings at Safeway

  It was the beginning of the month recently (actually less recently than when I first intended to post this, but whatever) which means -- $10 off $75 coupon at Safeway! Since it's obviously easier to score deals on crap like Hamburger Helper than food you actually eat, I always do my biggest trip during the week this is valid. By buying things we actually needed even though they weren't the BEST DEAL (cat food, cat litter, etc) my percentage was thrown off a bit, but I still managed to save 47% and pay $84.50 for $158 worth of stuff. Here are a few of my best deals: 2 Jars…
Read More

Blogging About Tampons Makes Me Laugh

This couponing thing makes dealing with getting your period way easier. Tampons are expensive, and it's clearly all part of society's plan to keep us bitches barefoot and pregnant. But ever since I've discovered couponing, I've paid next to nothing for the pleasure of bleeding every month, and that, my friends, is great! So screw you glass ceiling, society and all that junk, I am woman, hear me roar! Ok, but seriously, I saved 60% at Safeway last night. I got: 2 Boxes of Kotex Tampons (Regular price $6.98, on sale 2/$5 - $1.50/2 coupon - Safeway doubler ($.50) = Paid $3.00, plus got $2 cat for next time!) 1…
Read More

Ala Carts Food Pavillion

Location: SE 50th and Divison Number of carts: 14 Covered: Yes Pros: Lots of entertainment options, wet naps, free wifi, good food choices. Cons: Beer is only on weekends, really close to Los Gorditos. Types of food (check their site for current carts): Turkish, burgers, coffee, seafood, Pork, Venezuelan, chicken and waffles, Pizza, Southwestern, Vietnamese, Korean, Thai http://www.alacartspdx.com/ Ala Cart is much more than just a cart pod. It's like a cart experience filled with fun for the whole family. What does that even mean? Well, I'll tell you. In addition to some 14 food carts, there's also a little playground for kids, cornhole for big kids, sidewalk chalk for…
Read More

Carts on Foster

Location: Corner of SE 52nd and Foster Number of carts: 11 Covered: Yes Obligatory Score: 3 https://www.facebook.com/CartsOnFoster The parking lot that houses Carts on Foster has come along way since it was All Pets Playhouse - a decrepit-looking animal boarding house that I never saw open. Now it's a bustling cart pod, with a lot more carts than the one other time I awkwardly walked through and then decided to go somewhere else a few months ago. Pretty flowersss! I use the term bustling loosely, it's not that crowded which is a good thing if you hate waiting in line for food like I do. (That's one issue with food…
Read More

The Woodstock Cart Pod

Location: 45th and Woodstock Ave Number of Carts: 3 Covered Section: No Obligatory score: 5 Note:  This was supposed to be my introductory post, but I spazzily posted about Cartlandia first. I may start writing about every cart individually and inserting Jared's "spicy but not too spicy" input in each one, or more likely just highlight the ones I like, but I really want to start with the pods themselves. After all, part of dining is the experience and I don't care how good the food is if you feel icky eating there. So let's start with the neighborhood I claim to live in (even though my house is technically…
Read More

Cartlandia

Location: 82nd Ave at Spring Water Corridor Number of Carts: A lot Covered: Yes Obligatory Score: 1 http://www.cartlandia.com/ Despite it's adorable kitschy name, Cartlandia is about the least "Portlandlandia" place in Portland. Yes, it claims "bike-centric" and is on the Springwater Corridor -- a Portland-y bike path lined with wild blackberries-- but the PDX stereotypes end there. There are tons of carts, but this must be the cheapest place to rent space in Portland, because is seems it's mostly people who probably shouldn't own restaurants and are just "trying it out." Some I've tried are fine, but certainly not food you'd drool over and want to seek out again. My…
Read More

The RE-BRANDING: This blog is about Food Carts Now!

So you may have guessed I got bored with trying to eat lunch on Hawthorne every day. It was expensive, we ran out of restaurants we weren't specifically avoiding, and oh yeah, I moved my office to felony flats. Well, technically we've rebranded it the "Flavel Arts District" hoping it'll catch on like Alberta did, but apparently white trash people are harder to gentrify. Anyway! I was just in a heated debate with Stan about our two nearest Food Cart pod locations (actually it wasn't heated at all, we agreed) and realized, I could start food blogging again, but about cart pods. I'm way better at keeping these things going…
Read More

105%, What!?

I haven't been couponing much and when I have it's barely bloggable. 33% savings? Who cares? But today I stumbled on a deal that I figured I might as well take advantage of... Big Cup O'Noodles were on sale for $.50 each at Safeway. Add in my $1/3 coupon and a Safeway doubler, and that makes them free. Then I realized I had in my possession a $5 off Frozen items coupon as well and my mission was clear: get a bunch of lazy-person food for the office and not pay a damn thing for it. I had three coupons for the noodles, but unfortunately, there were only 4 left…
Read More

Back At It

Things are slowing down in the world of snowboard blogging, which means I have time to waste, and what better way to waste it than saving money! I spent last weekend going through the circulars which have been, much to Jared's dismay, stacking up at the house as well as getting rid of all the coupons that expired during my two-month couponing hiatus. The result was the above pile of junk, which luckily Jared was wise enough to capture. Today though, I made a list and headed off to Fred Meyer, which happens to not only still give you plastic bags, but be extremely close to the new office. Along…
Read More

Wicked Savings, Guy

  I'm back east for a week, which is exciting for the couponer in me because there are CVS's everywhere. For whatever reason, we don't have CVS in Portland, and so I am forced to miss out on the deals there week after week. But on a stop for gas somewhere in Southern New Hampshire, I found myself sitting next to a CVS that was just begging me to come in. With some quick internet research on my phone I found a couple money-making deals that seemed worth doing, but much like I haven't been blogging, I haven't really been keeping up on my clipping and organizing, so I was…
Read More

Over $70 Savings at Safeway

  It was the beginning of the month recently (actually less recently than when I first intended to post this, but whatever) which means -- $10 off $75 coupon at Safeway! Since it's obviously easier to score deals on crap like Hamburger Helper than food you actually eat, I always do my biggest trip during the week this is valid. By buying things we actually needed even though they weren't the BEST DEAL (cat food, cat litter, etc) my percentage was thrown off a bit, but I still managed to save 47% and pay $84.50 for $158 worth of stuff. Here are a few of my best deals: 2 Jars…
Read More

Blogging About Tampons Makes Me Laugh

This couponing thing makes dealing with getting your period way easier. Tampons are expensive, and it's clearly all part of society's plan to keep us bitches barefoot and pregnant. But ever since I've discovered couponing, I've paid next to nothing for the pleasure of bleeding every month, and that, my friends, is great! So screw you glass ceiling, society and all that junk, I am woman, hear me roar! Ok, but seriously, I saved 60% at Safeway last night. I got: 2 Boxes of Kotex Tampons (Regular price $6.98, on sale 2/$5 - $1.50/2 coupon - Safeway doubler ($.50) = Paid $3.00, plus got $2 cat for next time!) 1…
Read More

Ala Carts Food Pavillion

Location: SE 50th and Divison Number of carts: 14 Covered: Yes Pros: Lots of entertainment options, wet naps, free wifi, good food choices. Cons: Beer is only on weekends, really close to Los Gorditos. Types of food (check their site for current carts): Turkish, burgers, coffee, seafood, Pork, Venezuelan, chicken and waffles, Pizza, Southwestern, Vietnamese, Korean, Thai http://www.alacartspdx.com/ Ala Cart is much more than just a cart pod. It's like a cart experience filled with fun for the whole family. What does that even mean? Well, I'll tell you. In addition to some 14 food carts, there's also a little playground for kids, cornhole for big kids, sidewalk chalk for…
Read More

Carts on Foster

Location: Corner of SE 52nd and Foster Number of carts: 11 Covered: Yes Obligatory Score: 3 https://www.facebook.com/CartsOnFoster The parking lot that houses Carts on Foster has come along way since it was All Pets Playhouse - a decrepit-looking animal boarding house that I never saw open. Now it's a bustling cart pod, with a lot more carts than the one other time I awkwardly walked through and then decided to go somewhere else a few months ago. Pretty flowersss! I use the term bustling loosely, it's not that crowded which is a good thing if you hate waiting in line for food like I do. (That's one issue with food…
Read More

The Woodstock Cart Pod

Location: 45th and Woodstock Ave Number of Carts: 3 Covered Section: No Obligatory score: 5 Note:  This was supposed to be my introductory post, but I spazzily posted about Cartlandia first. I may start writing about every cart individually and inserting Jared's "spicy but not too spicy" input in each one, or more likely just highlight the ones I like, but I really want to start with the pods themselves. After all, part of dining is the experience and I don't care how good the food is if you feel icky eating there. So let's start with the neighborhood I claim to live in (even though my house is technically…
Read More

Cartlandia

Location: 82nd Ave at Spring Water Corridor Number of Carts: A lot Covered: Yes Obligatory Score: 1 http://www.cartlandia.com/ Despite it's adorable kitschy name, Cartlandia is about the least "Portlandlandia" place in Portland. Yes, it claims "bike-centric" and is on the Springwater Corridor -- a Portland-y bike path lined with wild blackberries-- but the PDX stereotypes end there. There are tons of carts, but this must be the cheapest place to rent space in Portland, because is seems it's mostly people who probably shouldn't own restaurants and are just "trying it out." Some I've tried are fine, but certainly not food you'd drool over and want to seek out again. My…
Read More

The RE-BRANDING: This blog is about Food Carts Now!

So you may have guessed I got bored with trying to eat lunch on Hawthorne every day. It was expensive, we ran out of restaurants we weren't specifically avoiding, and oh yeah, I moved my office to felony flats. Well, technically we've rebranded it the "Flavel Arts District" hoping it'll catch on like Alberta did, but apparently white trash people are harder to gentrify. Anyway! I was just in a heated debate with Stan about our two nearest Food Cart pod locations (actually it wasn't heated at all, we agreed) and realized, I could start food blogging again, but about cart pods. I'm way better at keeping these things going…
Read More

105%, What!?

I haven't been couponing much and when I have it's barely bloggable. 33% savings? Who cares? But today I stumbled on a deal that I figured I might as well take advantage of... Big Cup O'Noodles were on sale for $.50 each at Safeway. Add in my $1/3 coupon and a Safeway doubler, and that makes them free. Then I realized I had in my possession a $5 off Frozen items coupon as well and my mission was clear: get a bunch of lazy-person food for the office and not pay a damn thing for it. I had three coupons for the noodles, but unfortunately, there were only 4 left…
Read More

Back At It

Things are slowing down in the world of snowboard blogging, which means I have time to waste, and what better way to waste it than saving money! I spent last weekend going through the circulars which have been, much to Jared's dismay, stacking up at the house as well as getting rid of all the coupons that expired during my two-month couponing hiatus. The result was the above pile of junk, which luckily Jared was wise enough to capture. Today though, I made a list and headed off to Fred Meyer, which happens to not only still give you plastic bags, but be extremely close to the new office. Along…
Read More

Wicked Savings, Guy

  I'm back east for a week, which is exciting for the couponer in me because there are CVS's everywhere. For whatever reason, we don't have CVS in Portland, and so I am forced to miss out on the deals there week after week. But on a stop for gas somewhere in Southern New Hampshire, I found myself sitting next to a CVS that was just begging me to come in. With some quick internet research on my phone I found a couple money-making deals that seemed worth doing, but much like I haven't been blogging, I haven't really been keeping up on my clipping and organizing, so I was…
Read More

Over $70 Savings at Safeway

  It was the beginning of the month recently (actually less recently than when I first intended to post this, but whatever) which means -- $10 off $75 coupon at Safeway! Since it's obviously easier to score deals on crap like Hamburger Helper than food you actually eat, I always do my biggest trip during the week this is valid. By buying things we actually needed even though they weren't the BEST DEAL (cat food, cat litter, etc) my percentage was thrown off a bit, but I still managed to save 47% and pay $84.50 for $158 worth of stuff. Here are a few of my best deals: 2 Jars…
Read More

Blogging About Tampons Makes Me Laugh

This couponing thing makes dealing with getting your period way easier. Tampons are expensive, and it's clearly all part of society's plan to keep us bitches barefoot and pregnant. But ever since I've discovered couponing, I've paid next to nothing for the pleasure of bleeding every month, and that, my friends, is great! So screw you glass ceiling, society and all that junk, I am woman, hear me roar! Ok, but seriously, I saved 60% at Safeway last night. I got: 2 Boxes of Kotex Tampons (Regular price $6.98, on sale 2/$5 - $1.50/2 coupon - Safeway doubler ($.50) = Paid $3.00, plus got $2 cat for next time!) 1…
Read More

Ala Carts Food Pavillion

Location: SE 50th and Divison Number of carts: 14 Covered: Yes Pros: Lots of entertainment options, wet naps, free wifi, good food choices. Cons: Beer is only on weekends, really close to Los Gorditos. Types of food (check their site for current carts): Turkish, burgers, coffee, seafood, Pork, Venezuelan, chicken and waffles, Pizza, Southwestern, Vietnamese, Korean, Thai http://www.alacartspdx.com/ Ala Cart is much more than just a cart pod. It's like a cart experience filled with fun for the whole family. What does that even mean? Well, I'll tell you. In addition to some 14 food carts, there's also a little playground for kids, cornhole for big kids, sidewalk chalk for…
Read More

Carts on Foster

Location: Corner of SE 52nd and Foster Number of carts: 11 Covered: Yes Obligatory Score: 3 https://www.facebook.com/CartsOnFoster The parking lot that houses Carts on Foster has come along way since it was All Pets Playhouse - a decrepit-looking animal boarding house that I never saw open. Now it's a bustling cart pod, with a lot more carts than the one other time I awkwardly walked through and then decided to go somewhere else a few months ago. Pretty flowersss! I use the term bustling loosely, it's not that crowded which is a good thing if you hate waiting in line for food like I do. (That's one issue with food…
Read More

The Woodstock Cart Pod

Location: 45th and Woodstock Ave Number of Carts: 3 Covered Section: No Obligatory score: 5 Note:  This was supposed to be my introductory post, but I spazzily posted about Cartlandia first. I may start writing about every cart individually and inserting Jared's "spicy but not too spicy" input in each one, or more likely just highlight the ones I like, but I really want to start with the pods themselves. After all, part of dining is the experience and I don't care how good the food is if you feel icky eating there. So let's start with the neighborhood I claim to live in (even though my house is technically…
Read More

Cartlandia

Location: 82nd Ave at Spring Water Corridor Number of Carts: A lot Covered: Yes Obligatory Score: 1 http://www.cartlandia.com/ Despite it's adorable kitschy name, Cartlandia is about the least "Portlandlandia" place in Portland. Yes, it claims "bike-centric" and is on the Springwater Corridor -- a Portland-y bike path lined with wild blackberries-- but the PDX stereotypes end there. There are tons of carts, but this must be the cheapest place to rent space in Portland, because is seems it's mostly people who probably shouldn't own restaurants and are just "trying it out." Some I've tried are fine, but certainly not food you'd drool over and want to seek out again. My…
Read More

The RE-BRANDING: This blog is about Food Carts Now!

So you may have guessed I got bored with trying to eat lunch on Hawthorne every day. It was expensive, we ran out of restaurants we weren't specifically avoiding, and oh yeah, I moved my office to felony flats. Well, technically we've rebranded it the "Flavel Arts District" hoping it'll catch on like Alberta did, but apparently white trash people are harder to gentrify. Anyway! I was just in a heated debate with Stan about our two nearest Food Cart pod locations (actually it wasn't heated at all, we agreed) and realized, I could start food blogging again, but about cart pods. I'm way better at keeping these things going…
Read More

105%, What!?

I haven't been couponing much and when I have it's barely bloggable. 33% savings? Who cares? But today I stumbled on a deal that I figured I might as well take advantage of... Big Cup O'Noodles were on sale for $.50 each at Safeway. Add in my $1/3 coupon and a Safeway doubler, and that makes them free. Then I realized I had in my possession a $5 off Frozen items coupon as well and my mission was clear: get a bunch of lazy-person food for the office and not pay a damn thing for it. I had three coupons for the noodles, but unfortunately, there were only 4 left…
Read More

Back At It

Things are slowing down in the world of snowboard blogging, which means I have time to waste, and what better way to waste it than saving money! I spent last weekend going through the circulars which have been, much to Jared's dismay, stacking up at the house as well as getting rid of all the coupons that expired during my two-month couponing hiatus. The result was the above pile of junk, which luckily Jared was wise enough to capture. Today though, I made a list and headed off to Fred Meyer, which happens to not only still give you plastic bags, but be extremely close to the new office. Along…
Read More

Wicked Savings, Guy

  I'm back east for a week, which is exciting for the couponer in me because there are CVS's everywhere. For whatever reason, we don't have CVS in Portland, and so I am forced to miss out on the deals there week after week. But on a stop for gas somewhere in Southern New Hampshire, I found myself sitting next to a CVS that was just begging me to come in. With some quick internet research on my phone I found a couple money-making deals that seemed worth doing, but much like I haven't been blogging, I haven't really been keeping up on my clipping and organizing, so I was…
Read More

Over $70 Savings at Safeway

  It was the beginning of the month recently (actually less recently than when I first intended to post this, but whatever) which means -- $10 off $75 coupon at Safeway! Since it's obviously easier to score deals on crap like Hamburger Helper than food you actually eat, I always do my biggest trip during the week this is valid. By buying things we actually needed even though they weren't the BEST DEAL (cat food, cat litter, etc) my percentage was thrown off a bit, but I still managed to save 47% and pay $84.50 for $158 worth of stuff. Here are a few of my best deals: 2 Jars…
Read More

Blogging About Tampons Makes Me Laugh

This couponing thing makes dealing with getting your period way easier. Tampons are expensive, and it's clearly all part of society's plan to keep us bitches barefoot and pregnant. But ever since I've discovered couponing, I've paid next to nothing for the pleasure of bleeding every month, and that, my friends, is great! So screw you glass ceiling, society and all that junk, I am woman, hear me roar! Ok, but seriously, I saved 60% at Safeway last night. I got: 2 Boxes of Kotex Tampons (Regular price $6.98, on sale 2/$5 - $1.50/2 coupon - Safeway doubler ($.50) = Paid $3.00, plus got $2 cat for next time!) 1…
Read More

Ala Carts Food Pavillion

Location: SE 50th and Divison Number of carts: 14 Covered: Yes Pros: Lots of entertainment options, wet naps, free wifi, good food choices. Cons: Beer is only on weekends, really close to Los Gorditos. Types of food (check their site for current carts): Turkish, burgers, coffee, seafood, Pork, Venezuelan, chicken and waffles, Pizza, Southwestern, Vietnamese, Korean, Thai http://www.alacartspdx.com/ Ala Cart is much more than just a cart pod. It's like a cart experience filled with fun for the whole family. What does that even mean? Well, I'll tell you. In addition to some 14 food carts, there's also a little playground for kids, cornhole for big kids, sidewalk chalk for…
Read More

Carts on Foster

Location: Corner of SE 52nd and Foster Number of carts: 11 Covered: Yes Obligatory Score: 3 https://www.facebook.com/CartsOnFoster The parking lot that houses Carts on Foster has come along way since it was All Pets Playhouse - a decrepit-looking animal boarding house that I never saw open. Now it's a bustling cart pod, with a lot more carts than the one other time I awkwardly walked through and then decided to go somewhere else a few months ago. Pretty flowersss! I use the term bustling loosely, it's not that crowded which is a good thing if you hate waiting in line for food like I do. (That's one issue with food…
Read More

The Woodstock Cart Pod

Location: 45th and Woodstock Ave Number of Carts: 3 Covered Section: No Obligatory score: 5 Note:  This was supposed to be my introductory post, but I spazzily posted about Cartlandia first. I may start writing about every cart individually and inserting Jared's "spicy but not too spicy" input in each one, or more likely just highlight the ones I like, but I really want to start with the pods themselves. After all, part of dining is the experience and I don't care how good the food is if you feel icky eating there. So let's start with the neighborhood I claim to live in (even though my house is technically…
Read More

Cartlandia

Location: 82nd Ave at Spring Water Corridor Number of Carts: A lot Covered: Yes Obligatory Score: 1 http://www.cartlandia.com/ Despite it's adorable kitschy name, Cartlandia is about the least "Portlandlandia" place in Portland. Yes, it claims "bike-centric" and is on the Springwater Corridor -- a Portland-y bike path lined with wild blackberries-- but the PDX stereotypes end there. There are tons of carts, but this must be the cheapest place to rent space in Portland, because is seems it's mostly people who probably shouldn't own restaurants and are just "trying it out." Some I've tried are fine, but certainly not food you'd drool over and want to seek out again. My…
Read More

The RE-BRANDING: This blog is about Food Carts Now!

So you may have guessed I got bored with trying to eat lunch on Hawthorne every day. It was expensive, we ran out of restaurants we weren't specifically avoiding, and oh yeah, I moved my office to felony flats. Well, technically we've rebranded it the "Flavel Arts District" hoping it'll catch on like Alberta did, but apparently white trash people are harder to gentrify. Anyway! I was just in a heated debate with Stan about our two nearest Food Cart pod locations (actually it wasn't heated at all, we agreed) and realized, I could start food blogging again, but about cart pods. I'm way better at keeping these things going…
Read More

105%, What!?

I haven't been couponing much and when I have it's barely bloggable. 33% savings? Who cares? But today I stumbled on a deal that I figured I might as well take advantage of... Big Cup O'Noodles were on sale for $.50 each at Safeway. Add in my $1/3 coupon and a Safeway doubler, and that makes them free. Then I realized I had in my possession a $5 off Frozen items coupon as well and my mission was clear: get a bunch of lazy-person food for the office and not pay a damn thing for it. I had three coupons for the noodles, but unfortunately, there were only 4 left…
Read More

Back At It

Things are slowing down in the world of snowboard blogging, which means I have time to waste, and what better way to waste it than saving money! I spent last weekend going through the circulars which have been, much to Jared's dismay, stacking up at the house as well as getting rid of all the coupons that expired during my two-month couponing hiatus. The result was the above pile of junk, which luckily Jared was wise enough to capture. Today though, I made a list and headed off to Fred Meyer, which happens to not only still give you plastic bags, but be extremely close to the new office. Along…
Read More

Wicked Savings, Guy

  I'm back east for a week, which is exciting for the couponer in me because there are CVS's everywhere. For whatever reason, we don't have CVS in Portland, and so I am forced to miss out on the deals there week after week. But on a stop for gas somewhere in Southern New Hampshire, I found myself sitting next to a CVS that was just begging me to come in. With some quick internet research on my phone I found a couple money-making deals that seemed worth doing, but much like I haven't been blogging, I haven't really been keeping up on my clipping and organizing, so I was…
Read More

Over $70 Savings at Safeway

  It was the beginning of the month recently (actually less recently than when I first intended to post this, but whatever) which means -- $10 off $75 coupon at Safeway! Since it's obviously easier to score deals on crap like Hamburger Helper than food you actually eat, I always do my biggest trip during the week this is valid. By buying things we actually needed even though they weren't the BEST DEAL (cat food, cat litter, etc) my percentage was thrown off a bit, but I still managed to save 47% and pay $84.50 for $158 worth of stuff. Here are a few of my best deals: 2 Jars…
Read More

Blogging About Tampons Makes Me Laugh

This couponing thing makes dealing with getting your period way easier. Tampons are expensive, and it's clearly all part of society's plan to keep us bitches barefoot and pregnant. But ever since I've discovered couponing, I've paid next to nothing for the pleasure of bleeding every month, and that, my friends, is great! So screw you glass ceiling, society and all that junk, I am woman, hear me roar! Ok, but seriously, I saved 60% at Safeway last night. I got: 2 Boxes of Kotex Tampons (Regular price $6.98, on sale 2/$5 - $1.50/2 coupon - Safeway doubler ($.50) = Paid $3.00, plus got $2 cat for next time!) 1…
Read More

Ala Carts Food Pavillion

Location: SE 50th and Divison Number of carts: 14 Covered: Yes Pros: Lots of entertainment options, wet naps, free wifi, good food choices. Cons: Beer is only on weekends, really close to Los Gorditos. Types of food (check their site for current carts): Turkish, burgers, coffee, seafood, Pork, Venezuelan, chicken and waffles, Pizza, Southwestern, Vietnamese, Korean, Thai http://www.alacartspdx.com/ Ala Cart is much more than just a cart pod. It's like a cart experience filled with fun for the whole family. What does that even mean? Well, I'll tell you. In addition to some 14 food carts, there's also a little playground for kids, cornhole for big kids, sidewalk chalk for…
Read More

Carts on Foster

Location: Corner of SE 52nd and Foster Number of carts: 11 Covered: Yes Obligatory Score: 3 https://www.facebook.com/CartsOnFoster The parking lot that houses Carts on Foster has come along way since it was All Pets Playhouse - a decrepit-looking animal boarding house that I never saw open. Now it's a bustling cart pod, with a lot more carts than the one other time I awkwardly walked through and then decided to go somewhere else a few months ago. Pretty flowersss! I use the term bustling loosely, it's not that crowded which is a good thing if you hate waiting in line for food like I do. (That's one issue with food…
Read More

The Woodstock Cart Pod

Location: 45th and Woodstock Ave Number of Carts: 3 Covered Section: No Obligatory score: 5 Note:  This was supposed to be my introductory post, but I spazzily posted about Cartlandia first. I may start writing about every cart individually and inserting Jared's "spicy but not too spicy" input in each one, or more likely just highlight the ones I like, but I really want to start with the pods themselves. After all, part of dining is the experience and I don't care how good the food is if you feel icky eating there. So let's start with the neighborhood I claim to live in (even though my house is technically…
Read More

Cartlandia

Location: 82nd Ave at Spring Water Corridor Number of Carts: A lot Covered: Yes Obligatory Score: 1 http://www.cartlandia.com/ Despite it's adorable kitschy name, Cartlandia is about the least "Portlandlandia" place in Portland. Yes, it claims "bike-centric" and is on the Springwater Corridor -- a Portland-y bike path lined with wild blackberries-- but the PDX stereotypes end there. There are tons of carts, but this must be the cheapest place to rent space in Portland, because is seems it's mostly people who probably shouldn't own restaurants and are just "trying it out." Some I've tried are fine, but certainly not food you'd drool over and want to seek out again. My…
Read More

The RE-BRANDING: This blog is about Food Carts Now!

So you may have guessed I got bored with trying to eat lunch on Hawthorne every day. It was expensive, we ran out of restaurants we weren't specifically avoiding, and oh yeah, I moved my office to felony flats. Well, technically we've rebranded it the "Flavel Arts District" hoping it'll catch on like Alberta did, but apparently white trash people are harder to gentrify. Anyway! I was just in a heated debate with Stan about our two nearest Food Cart pod locations (actually it wasn't heated at all, we agreed) and realized, I could start food blogging again, but about cart pods. I'm way better at keeping these things going…
Read More

105%, What!?

I haven't been couponing much and when I have it's barely bloggable. 33% savings? Who cares? But today I stumbled on a deal that I figured I might as well take advantage of... Big Cup O'Noodles were on sale for $.50 each at Safeway. Add in my $1/3 coupon and a Safeway doubler, and that makes them free. Then I realized I had in my possession a $5 off Frozen items coupon as well and my mission was clear: get a bunch of lazy-person food for the office and not pay a damn thing for it. I had three coupons for the noodles, but unfortunately, there were only 4 left…
Read More

Back At It

Things are slowing down in the world of snowboard blogging, which means I have time to waste, and what better way to waste it than saving money! I spent last weekend going through the circulars which have been, much to Jared's dismay, stacking up at the house as well as getting rid of all the coupons that expired during my two-month couponing hiatus. The result was the above pile of junk, which luckily Jared was wise enough to capture. Today though, I made a list and headed off to Fred Meyer, which happens to not only still give you plastic bags, but be extremely close to the new office. Along…
Read More

Wicked Savings, Guy

  I'm back east for a week, which is exciting for the couponer in me because there are CVS's everywhere. For whatever reason, we don't have CVS in Portland, and so I am forced to miss out on the deals there week after week. But on a stop for gas somewhere in Southern New Hampshire, I found myself sitting next to a CVS that was just begging me to come in. With some quick internet research on my phone I found a couple money-making deals that seemed worth doing, but much like I haven't been blogging, I haven't really been keeping up on my clipping and organizing, so I was…
Read More

Over $70 Savings at Safeway

  It was the beginning of the month recently (actually less recently than when I first intended to post this, but whatever) which means -- $10 off $75 coupon at Safeway! Since it's obviously easier to score deals on crap like Hamburger Helper than food you actually eat, I always do my biggest trip during the week this is valid. By buying things we actually needed even though they weren't the BEST DEAL (cat food, cat litter, etc) my percentage was thrown off a bit, but I still managed to save 47% and pay $84.50 for $158 worth of stuff. Here are a few of my best deals: 2 Jars…
Read More

Blogging About Tampons Makes Me Laugh

This couponing thing makes dealing with getting your period way easier. Tampons are expensive, and it's clearly all part of society's plan to keep us bitches barefoot and pregnant. But ever since I've discovered couponing, I've paid next to nothing for the pleasure of bleeding every month, and that, my friends, is great! So screw you glass ceiling, society and all that junk, I am woman, hear me roar! Ok, but seriously, I saved 60% at Safeway last night. I got: 2 Boxes of Kotex Tampons (Regular price $6.98, on sale 2/$5 - $1.50/2 coupon - Safeway doubler ($.50) = Paid $3.00, plus got $2 cat for next time!) 1…
Read More

Ala Carts Food Pavillion

Location: SE 50th and Divison Number of carts: 14 Covered: Yes Pros: Lots of entertainment options, wet naps, free wifi, good food choices. Cons: Beer is only on weekends, really close to Los Gorditos. Types of food (check their site for current carts): Turkish, burgers, coffee, seafood, Pork, Venezuelan, chicken and waffles, Pizza, Southwestern, Vietnamese, Korean, Thai http://www.alacartspdx.com/ Ala Cart is much more than just a cart pod. It's like a cart experience filled with fun for the whole family. What does that even mean? Well, I'll tell you. In addition to some 14 food carts, there's also a little playground for kids, cornhole for big kids, sidewalk chalk for…
Read More

Carts on Foster

Location: Corner of SE 52nd and Foster Number of carts: 11 Covered: Yes Obligatory Score: 3 https://www.facebook.com/CartsOnFoster The parking lot that houses Carts on Foster has come along way since it was All Pets Playhouse - a decrepit-looking animal boarding house that I never saw open. Now it's a bustling cart pod, with a lot more carts than the one other time I awkwardly walked through and then decided to go somewhere else a few months ago. Pretty flowersss! I use the term bustling loosely, it's not that crowded which is a good thing if you hate waiting in line for food like I do. (That's one issue with food…
Read More

The Woodstock Cart Pod

Location: 45th and Woodstock Ave Number of Carts: 3 Covered Section: No Obligatory score: 5 Note:  This was supposed to be my introductory post, but I spazzily posted about Cartlandia first. I may start writing about every cart individually and inserting Jared's "spicy but not too spicy" input in each one, or more likely just highlight the ones I like, but I really want to start with the pods themselves. After all, part of dining is the experience and I don't care how good the food is if you feel icky eating there. So let's start with the neighborhood I claim to live in (even though my house is technically…
Read More

Cartlandia

Location: 82nd Ave at Spring Water Corridor Number of Carts: A lot Covered: Yes Obligatory Score: 1 http://www.cartlandia.com/ Despite it's adorable kitschy name, Cartlandia is about the least "Portlandlandia" place in Portland. Yes, it claims "bike-centric" and is on the Springwater Corridor -- a Portland-y bike path lined with wild blackberries-- but the PDX stereotypes end there. There are tons of carts, but this must be the cheapest place to rent space in Portland, because is seems it's mostly people who probably shouldn't own restaurants and are just "trying it out." Some I've tried are fine, but certainly not food you'd drool over and want to seek out again. My…
Read More

The RE-BRANDING: This blog is about Food Carts Now!

So you may have guessed I got bored with trying to eat lunch on Hawthorne every day. It was expensive, we ran out of restaurants we weren't specifically avoiding, and oh yeah, I moved my office to felony flats. Well, technically we've rebranded it the "Flavel Arts District" hoping it'll catch on like Alberta did, but apparently white trash people are harder to gentrify. Anyway! I was just in a heated debate with Stan about our two nearest Food Cart pod locations (actually it wasn't heated at all, we agreed) and realized, I could start food blogging again, but about cart pods. I'm way better at keeping these things going…
Read More

105%, What!?

I haven't been couponing much and when I have it's barely bloggable. 33% savings? Who cares? But today I stumbled on a deal that I figured I might as well take advantage of... Big Cup O'Noodles were on sale for $.50 each at Safeway. Add in my $1/3 coupon and a Safeway doubler, and that makes them free. Then I realized I had in my possession a $5 off Frozen items coupon as well and my mission was clear: get a bunch of lazy-person food for the office and not pay a damn thing for it. I had three coupons for the noodles, but unfortunately, there were only 4 left…
Read More

Back At It

Things are slowing down in the world of snowboard blogging, which means I have time to waste, and what better way to waste it than saving money! I spent last weekend going through the circulars which have been, much to Jared's dismay, stacking up at the house as well as getting rid of all the coupons that expired during my two-month couponing hiatus. The result was the above pile of junk, which luckily Jared was wise enough to capture. Today though, I made a list and headed off to Fred Meyer, which happens to not only still give you plastic bags, but be extremely close to the new office. Along…
Read More

Wicked Savings, Guy

  I'm back east for a week, which is exciting for the couponer in me because there are CVS's everywhere. For whatever reason, we don't have CVS in Portland, and so I am forced to miss out on the deals there week after week. But on a stop for gas somewhere in Southern New Hampshire, I found myself sitting next to a CVS that was just begging me to come in. With some quick internet research on my phone I found a couple money-making deals that seemed worth doing, but much like I haven't been blogging, I haven't really been keeping up on my clipping and organizing, so I was…
Read More

Over $70 Savings at Safeway

  It was the beginning of the month recently (actually less recently than when I first intended to post this, but whatever) which means -- $10 off $75 coupon at Safeway! Since it's obviously easier to score deals on crap like Hamburger Helper than food you actually eat, I always do my biggest trip during the week this is valid. By buying things we actually needed even though they weren't the BEST DEAL (cat food, cat litter, etc) my percentage was thrown off a bit, but I still managed to save 47% and pay $84.50 for $158 worth of stuff. Here are a few of my best deals: 2 Jars…
Read More

Blogging About Tampons Makes Me Laugh

This couponing thing makes dealing with getting your period way easier. Tampons are expensive, and it's clearly all part of society's plan to keep us bitches barefoot and pregnant. But ever since I've discovered couponing, I've paid next to nothing for the pleasure of bleeding every month, and that, my friends, is great! So screw you glass ceiling, society and all that junk, I am woman, hear me roar! Ok, but seriously, I saved 60% at Safeway last night. I got: 2 Boxes of Kotex Tampons (Regular price $6.98, on sale 2/$5 - $1.50/2 coupon - Safeway doubler ($.50) = Paid $3.00, plus got $2 cat for next time!) 1…
Read More

Ala Carts Food Pavillion

Location: SE 50th and Divison Number of carts: 14 Covered: Yes Pros: Lots of entertainment options, wet naps, free wifi, good food choices. Cons: Beer is only on weekends, really close to Los Gorditos. Types of food (check their site for current carts): Turkish, burgers, coffee, seafood, Pork, Venezuelan, chicken and waffles, Pizza, Southwestern, Vietnamese, Korean, Thai http://www.alacartspdx.com/ Ala Cart is much more than just a cart pod. It's like a cart experience filled with fun for the whole family. What does that even mean? Well, I'll tell you. In addition to some 14 food carts, there's also a little playground for kids, cornhole for big kids, sidewalk chalk for…
Read More

Carts on Foster

Location: Corner of SE 52nd and Foster Number of carts: 11 Covered: Yes Obligatory Score: 3 https://www.facebook.com/CartsOnFoster The parking lot that houses Carts on Foster has come along way since it was All Pets Playhouse - a decrepit-looking animal boarding house that I never saw open. Now it's a bustling cart pod, with a lot more carts than the one other time I awkwardly walked through and then decided to go somewhere else a few months ago. Pretty flowersss! I use the term bustling loosely, it's not that crowded which is a good thing if you hate waiting in line for food like I do. (That's one issue with food…
Read More

The Woodstock Cart Pod

Location: 45th and Woodstock Ave Number of Carts: 3 Covered Section: No Obligatory score: 5 Note:  This was supposed to be my introductory post, but I spazzily posted about Cartlandia first. I may start writing about every cart individually and inserting Jared's "spicy but not too spicy" input in each one, or more likely just highlight the ones I like, but I really want to start with the pods themselves. After all, part of dining is the experience and I don't care how good the food is if you feel icky eating there. So let's start with the neighborhood I claim to live in (even though my house is technically…
Read More

Cartlandia

Location: 82nd Ave at Spring Water Corridor Number of Carts: A lot Covered: Yes Obligatory Score: 1 http://www.cartlandia.com/ Despite it's adorable kitschy name, Cartlandia is about the least "Portlandlandia" place in Portland. Yes, it claims "bike-centric" and is on the Springwater Corridor -- a Portland-y bike path lined with wild blackberries-- but the PDX stereotypes end there. There are tons of carts, but this must be the cheapest place to rent space in Portland, because is seems it's mostly people who probably shouldn't own restaurants and are just "trying it out." Some I've tried are fine, but certainly not food you'd drool over and want to seek out again. My…
Read More

The RE-BRANDING: This blog is about Food Carts Now!

So you may have guessed I got bored with trying to eat lunch on Hawthorne every day. It was expensive, we ran out of restaurants we weren't specifically avoiding, and oh yeah, I moved my office to felony flats. Well, technically we've rebranded it the "Flavel Arts District" hoping it'll catch on like Alberta did, but apparently white trash people are harder to gentrify. Anyway! I was just in a heated debate with Stan about our two nearest Food Cart pod locations (actually it wasn't heated at all, we agreed) and realized, I could start food blogging again, but about cart pods. I'm way better at keeping these things going…
Read More

105%, What!?

I haven't been couponing much and when I have it's barely bloggable. 33% savings? Who cares? But today I stumbled on a deal that I figured I might as well take advantage of... Big Cup O'Noodles were on sale for $.50 each at Safeway. Add in my $1/3 coupon and a Safeway doubler, and that makes them free. Then I realized I had in my possession a $5 off Frozen items coupon as well and my mission was clear: get a bunch of lazy-person food for the office and not pay a damn thing for it. I had three coupons for the noodles, but unfortunately, there were only 4 left…
Read More

Back At It

Things are slowing down in the world of snowboard blogging, which means I have time to waste, and what better way to waste it than saving money! I spent last weekend going through the circulars which have been, much to Jared's dismay, stacking up at the house as well as getting rid of all the coupons that expired during my two-month couponing hiatus. The result was the above pile of junk, which luckily Jared was wise enough to capture. Today though, I made a list and headed off to Fred Meyer, which happens to not only still give you plastic bags, but be extremely close to the new office. Along…
Read More

Wicked Savings, Guy

  I'm back east for a week, which is exciting for the couponer in me because there are CVS's everywhere. For whatever reason, we don't have CVS in Portland, and so I am forced to miss out on the deals there week after week. But on a stop for gas somewhere in Southern New Hampshire, I found myself sitting next to a CVS that was just begging me to come in. With some quick internet research on my phone I found a couple money-making deals that seemed worth doing, but much like I haven't been blogging, I haven't really been keeping up on my clipping and organizing, so I was…
Read More

Over $70 Savings at Safeway

  It was the beginning of the month recently (actually less recently than when I first intended to post this, but whatever) which means -- $10 off $75 coupon at Safeway! Since it's obviously easier to score deals on crap like Hamburger Helper than food you actually eat, I always do my biggest trip during the week this is valid. By buying things we actually needed even though they weren't the BEST DEAL (cat food, cat litter, etc) my percentage was thrown off a bit, but I still managed to save 47% and pay $84.50 for $158 worth of stuff. Here are a few of my best deals: 2 Jars…
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Blogging About Tampons Makes Me Laugh

This couponing thing makes dealing with getting your period way easier. Tampons are expensive, and it's clearly all part of society's plan to keep us bitches barefoot and pregnant. But ever since I've discovered couponing, I've paid next to nothing for the pleasure of bleeding every month, and that, my friends, is great! So screw you glass ceiling, society and all that junk, I am woman, hear me roar! Ok, but seriously, I saved 60% at Safeway last night. I got: 2 Boxes of Kotex Tampons (Regular price $6.98, on sale 2/$5 - $1.50/2 coupon - Safeway doubler ($.50) = Paid $3.00, plus got $2 cat for next time!) 1…
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