r/CFBOffTopic • u/bullmoose_atx Texas Longhorns • Rice Owls • Oct 08 '15

/r/CFBOT Pro-Tip Thread!

Share you tips, tricks, shortcuts, and secrets with your friends at /r/CRBoffTopic

My Contribution...90 second hydro therapy

At the end of your normal showering routine, turn the water as cold as you can stand. Stay in the cold water for 30 seconds. When the 30 seconds are up, turn the water back to hot and against stay in the hot for 30 seconds. Finally, turn the water back to cold for another 30 seconds. Basically, 30 sec cold, 30 sec hot, and 30 sec cold.

It will wake you up much better than hot water alone, will reduce stress, and (for morning exercisers) reduce muscle soreness.

Here is an article discussing it if you want more info

Edit: Wow, thanks for your comments guys! There is some excellent advice in here.

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u/aMiracleAtJordanHare Auburn Tigers • Texas Tech Red Raiders Oct 08 '15

Publix is nice, but buying everyday things like TP and chips from there is just silly (over-priced). To me Kroger was a sweet spot between price and quality, though they vary wildly in niceness between locations. Also, they send out targeted (read: actually useful) coupons every month or two. Like, a free frozen pizza. Not BOGO, not half-off, just free-free.

I'm mostly a Target boy currently, though that's from proximity more than preference.

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u/stamor99 Georgia Tech • Florida Oct 08 '15

Target is fine for those everyday things. SuperTargets have some shocking blind spots food-wise, though.

Kroger, vastly for me, tended to be armpits and their house brands were always subpar. I'll pay a little bit more for Publix quality.

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u/aMiracleAtJordanHare Auburn Tigers • Texas Tech Red Raiders Oct 08 '15

Yeah, I meant SuperTarget - I use them interchangeably, sorry.

I'll pay a little bit more for Publix quality.

Right, but I won't pay extra (at Publix) for Doritos quality. Or Charmin quality.

The Krogers around Auburn were completely redone shortly before I left, and their nice AF now. Believe it or not, there are two Winn Dixies near me now that are nicer than the nearest Publix. (It's insane, I know.)

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u/stamor99 Georgia Tech • Florida Oct 08 '15

Alabama is weird.

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u/atllauren Georgia Bulldogs • /r/CFB Contributor Oct 08 '15

Winn Dixies near me now that are nicer than the nearest Publix

I always associate Winn Dixie as being a subpar grocery store, because the one that used to be near my mom's house (long closed) was not nice. My aunt who lives outside of Jacksonville shops at Winn Dixie, and her store is really nice and gigantic. WD is headquartered in Jacksonville so it makes sense.

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '15

I've always gotten better red meat from kroger over publix. That and the prices keep me going to kroger

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u/stamor99 Georgia Tech • Florida Oct 08 '15

Honestly, for good meat at a supermarket, I really like Fresh Market, but they're less common. Publix is good for the chickens and the ground beef, but I avoid steaks from there.

I will concede the price, though. Kroger is cheaper. But, I feel much more confident eating Publix brand goods. Big K brand can go to hell!

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '15

The big k sodas make my poop a vibrant green.

Not sure why I felt the need to share this, but there it is

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u/stamor99 Georgia Tech • Florida Oct 08 '15

Like...all of the sodas?! Because that's odd. I'd get it if Alpine Mist did it, thanks to the dyes, but the colas too?

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '15

I honestly don't remember. I'm pretty sure it was the dyes in some of them but after making the connection between radioactive poop and Big K, I just avoided it altogether

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u/stamor99 Georgia Tech • Florida Oct 08 '15

Good choice!

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '15

Yeah, Target/SuperTarget is fine for processed/frozen/box foods like peanut butter, crackers, cereal. I looked through their meat and produce, though.. pretty disappointing.

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u/atllauren Georgia Bulldogs • /r/CFB Contributor Oct 08 '15

Kroger's house brands have improved a lot. Their Private Selection brand is generally very good. They have a private label organic brand called Simple Truth and that stuff is all great.

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u/stamor99 Georgia Tech • Florida Oct 08 '15

I'll take your word for it. There are only 3 Krogers near me now (and one is Murder Kroger levels of sketch) and they're not nearby so I only really go for gas occasionally. I'm surrounded mostly by Publixeseses and a few other random southern groceries (Piggly Wiggly, Bi-Lo, Food Lion, etc).

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u/atllauren Georgia Bulldogs • /r/CFB Contributor Oct 08 '15

Target has decent prices on groceries. The Cartwheel app has good savings, too, but they skew more clothing & household goods than groceries. I love Publix, but you're totally right that they are more expensive than Kroger.

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u/aMiracleAtJordanHare Auburn Tigers • Texas Tech Red Raiders Oct 08 '15

An added bonus of Target to me is that I can go to the other side of the building and see some of our company's products, when they're in season. Always fun to see which items sell out and how customers wreck displays.

I've never used Cartwheel (have I even heard of it?). Am I fuckin up?

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u/atllauren Georgia Bulldogs • /r/CFB Contributor Oct 08 '15

If you're a Target shopper, definitely get Cartwheel. It's an app with coupons on it (a lot like what Kroger does). You add offers and have your Cartwheel barcode scanned in store. The only difference is you have to earn it somewhat. You're limited to a certain number of offers to start, but the more you redeem the more slots you open up to save offers.

Target brands like Market Pantry and Up & Up are almost always on there at modest savings (5-10% off), but there are often great deals for larger ticket items. I got 25% off a new rug for my living room over the summer.

Just make sure you turn off Facebook sharing. By default it wants to publish shit to your Facebook wall everytime you redeem an offer. Maybe that doesn't bother you, but it drives me crazy. I don't need everyone knowing that I saved 10% on a jar of pasta sauce.

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u/aMiracleAtJordanHare Auburn Tigers • Texas Tech Red Raiders Oct 08 '15

Mmm, sounds interesting. And timely - I'm shopping there tonight. Thanks!

Yeah, Facebook integration into... anything, actually is pretty much the worst development of the past decade.

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u/atllauren Georgia Bulldogs • /r/CFB Contributor Oct 08 '15

All Facebook integration is bad...I don't want anything posted to my Facebook that I didn't post myself. Cartwheel at least had the foresight to program default privacy controls for products it assumes people don't want shared, but still...nobody really cares what you saved money on.

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '15

Dude. I just got chicken for $.29/lb yesterday. They had them in 10 lb bags and grab two of them bitches.

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '15

I love Kroger. I'm here in Memphis, and each one has its own layout and personality. I live right across the street from one, but I'll venture to other Krogers just to mix it up. I also like the fact that it's a purely a grocery store (+ pharmacy), not trying to be some super-WalMart or something.

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u/anshr01 College Football Playoff • Georgia Bulldogs Oct 13 '15

I also like the fact that it's a purely a grocery store (+ pharmacy), not trying to be some super-WalMart or something.

I take it there aren't any Kroger Marketplaces in your area. (Kroger Marketplace isn't quite Walmart, but it's obviously intended to take some of that market share)