For all my scrapbooking and photo taking friends, Costco has a great deal for you. NINE cent prints, valid to July 17th, 2011.
http://www.simplyfrugal.ca/2011/07/costco-photo-centre-4x6-prints-only-0-09-each
Thanks Simply Frugal for posting this, if you are looking for more Canada specific deals make sure you check out this site, book mark it and check back often. There are always great deals to be found.
Di
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Saving outside the grocery box
Good morning saving savvy friends
So often I post about savings at the grocery store, mainly because that is what I shop for most often and it is the largest budget item therefore has the most potential for savings. Today, I am posting about savings outside the grocery store.
It is a good day. This is being said AFTER shopping for a bathing suit. Ugh... next to shopping for a new bra, bathing suit shopping is my least favorite thing to shop for.
There are a number of reasons. . . .
1) I have long body, it is hard to find a one piece that fits well, and I am WAY past the 2 piece stage.
2) you have to take everything off down to the skivvies
3) you usually have to try on so many before you find one that works
4) Modesty for full figures in my book is far from what the swimsuit designers have in mind
5) they are SO expensive
6) Lycra / spandex is not flattering
7) 3 or 4 min in poorly lit fitting room is FAR different than wearing it for 3 or 4 hours and in the water
8) you have to be 100% sure because they can not be returned in most cases. Stress!
True to form, procrastination rules.... I knew I needed a suit, holidays are looming on the horizon, but I so did not want to go suit shopping (see above list). I am sure many of you can relate. However, having a child in need of a suit is pretty good motivation, yesterday was the day.
The Sears Clearance Center is my new best friend. 3 min from home, we pass it 5 out of 7 days a week, but we rarely stop there to shop. Then when we do I think, hmm, I should look here more often. True to most clearance center type stores, it is large, has a TON of stock, no fancy displays, and you often have to really HUNT for what you are looking for. If you have time it can be fun to see what you find, but for some it would be frustrating, yesterday was fun.
I found 4 suits I liked, tried them on and was successful. 3 of the 4 would have worked. I chose one, YIPPEE!!!!
It fits, and it sucks things in at all the right places, supports in all the right places and it is as flattering as a swimsuit can possibly be. This is a very good thing!!!
Regular price 98.00 sale price 20.00 (Savings 78.00!) YES!!!!!!
Bonus 1 pair of shorts for 10.00 regular price 49.98 ( 39.98 savings!)
Extra bonus = Christmas gifts. 4 CD's for 10.00 (2.50 each) regular price 19.98 each (total savings 69.92)
Total spent tax included $44.80
Total savings $214.90 (with tax that would have been 240.68)
That was just MY savings, my daughter also purchased 2 suits & CD's and saved a bundle.
Now I can relax and know that I will not have to be looking for a swim suit. Bring on holidays, I am ready!
So often I post about savings at the grocery store, mainly because that is what I shop for most often and it is the largest budget item therefore has the most potential for savings. Today, I am posting about savings outside the grocery store.
It is a good day. This is being said AFTER shopping for a bathing suit. Ugh... next to shopping for a new bra, bathing suit shopping is my least favorite thing to shop for.
There are a number of reasons. . . .
1) I have long body, it is hard to find a one piece that fits well, and I am WAY past the 2 piece stage.
2) you have to take everything off down to the skivvies
3) you usually have to try on so many before you find one that works
4) Modesty for full figures in my book is far from what the swimsuit designers have in mind
5) they are SO expensive
6) Lycra / spandex is not flattering
7) 3 or 4 min in poorly lit fitting room is FAR different than wearing it for 3 or 4 hours and in the water
8) you have to be 100% sure because they can not be returned in most cases. Stress!
True to form, procrastination rules.... I knew I needed a suit, holidays are looming on the horizon, but I so did not want to go suit shopping (see above list). I am sure many of you can relate. However, having a child in need of a suit is pretty good motivation, yesterday was the day.
The Sears Clearance Center is my new best friend. 3 min from home, we pass it 5 out of 7 days a week, but we rarely stop there to shop. Then when we do I think, hmm, I should look here more often. True to most clearance center type stores, it is large, has a TON of stock, no fancy displays, and you often have to really HUNT for what you are looking for. If you have time it can be fun to see what you find, but for some it would be frustrating, yesterday was fun.
I found 4 suits I liked, tried them on and was successful. 3 of the 4 would have worked. I chose one, YIPPEE!!!!It fits, and it sucks things in at all the right places, supports in all the right places and it is as flattering as a swimsuit can possibly be. This is a very good thing!!!
Regular price 98.00 sale price 20.00 (Savings 78.00!) YES!!!!!!
Bonus 1 pair of shorts for 10.00 regular price 49.98 ( 39.98 savings!)
Extra bonus = Christmas gifts. 4 CD's for 10.00 (2.50 each) regular price 19.98 each (total savings 69.92)
Total spent tax included $44.80
Total savings $214.90 (with tax that would have been 240.68)
That was just MY savings, my daughter also purchased 2 suits & CD's and saved a bundle.
Now I can relax and know that I will not have to be looking for a swim suit. Bring on holidays, I am ready!
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