Morning Walk, Voted, Total Wine and McDonald’s

We took our morning walk as we usually do - but there were three main diversions. We finally mailed our ballots at the post office - we didn’t want to wait in line at the drop off station -  then went to pick up our Total Wine order in Fairfax. I’ve been searching for our favorite Diseno Malbec and no one has 12 bottles anymore. If you get a case at Total Wine, you get a discount plus more if it is a case. Our local store has been sold out for weeks, so I’ve looked at Reston, Alexandria and Fairfax. Finally I found a dozen at Fairfax yesterday, ordered it and scheduled a pick up, only to get a call this morning that they only had nine. So we not only lost our discount price of an unbelievable $7 plus per bottle, but the case discount as well. It was still less than what we would have paid at Giant if I added six bottles to our grocery pick up scheduled for tomorrow. The traffic to get to Fairfax was ridiculous for only 7 miles or so, but the pick up was easy enough. Now you can inform the store you are there through the email notification. You just need to write in the parking space you are in. Of course they check your ID too. Since it was past noon we decided to stop at Mac’s on the way home and pick up a light lunch which of course included French fries. We saved half of them to add to breakfast omelets. So it was an “eventful” day given our usual activity of nothing most of the time. It was a beautiful sunny blue sky day - we walked, voted, stocked up on wine, and had Mac’s. Who could ask for anything more? 

Total Wine Curbside Pickup

We have a half a glass of red wine every evening. It’s a habit we have had for a very long time. It’s one of the few things us “older folks” can still enjoy. We don’t do much of anything else these days. Since we only order grocery delivery since March, it’s difficult to add wine to the list. So, we have been ordering wine by the case from Total Wine and having it delivered. But picking it up in the lobby is awkward having to show an ID, etc. After two rounds of that, we decided to give curbside pick up a try. I ordered a case and got a really great deal. First of all the wine is quite cheap, and it got even cheaper by ordering 12. Without a delivery fee and tip it got even cheaper. We got an email this morning saying the purchase was ready for pick up and to follow the instructions on the sign when we arrive. After our morning walk we got in the car and drove just a couple of blocks to the store. We pulled in to a designated curbside parking space, texted the number, our name and parking space. They asked for the order number and within a few minutes the wine was delivered to the car - of course - only after they saw my ID. Luckily it was a dry day. It might be dicey if it’s pouring rain. I think my husband prefers the pickup. If it wasn’t for the ID I still prefer the delivery.

 

Total Wine Coupons

We drink about a half glass of red wine every evening. When we go to a restaurant for dinner, my husband orders one glass of red wine and I order ginger ale. We split the drinks between the two of us. Lately we have been buying our new supply at the grocery store. There is always a promotion going on - typically buy six bottles of any variety and you get “x” per cent off. Before buying at the grocery store, we started going to the Total Wine store in McLean. It was okay, but I preferred getting everything at one time rather than having to stop at another place that looked to me like another grocery store - which isn’t a place I enjoy going to anyway! So now we receive coupons over email from Total Wine with deals going on all the time. My husband was interested in seeing how the stock changed and determine if there was a brand he would like to try, so we took a trip to Total Wine with two email coupons in hand. There are some restrictions, but we found what we needed. We hadn’t been there since before Christmas when we were looking for wine bottle Christmas decor for our friends. In the end we saved about $20 plus on twelve bottles of any Direct Wine only Malbec and Cabernet stock. Was it worth the trip? My husband thinks it’s a better deal because it’s just wine stock. I’m not so sure. To me, it all tastes the same.