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Gift Card Spent On Toiletries

September 17th, 2013 at 06:42 pm

Last night, I came home to a note from my daughter, that said, "We are out of conditioner. We have two shampoos in the closet but no conditioner. What is with this madness?" Made me laugh.

Then this morning I found we only had two partial rolls of toilet paper in the house! Yikes. Time to go to the store again. When my husband heard I was going he said he needed deodorant. Now it seems I had a list of things to get.

I stopped by Walmart to purchase the above items in addition to counter cleaner and toothpaste. I did buy more than one of several of the items. I had two coupons which reduced my expense by $3. I spent $53.13. I used one of the $50 gift cards we earned with our Southwest Rewards card. So just a little out of pocket. I will get that $50 sent off to the mortgage this week.

The toilet paper I wanted to buy at Walmart had three different sized packages, 12 rolls, 20 rolls and 27 rolls. I noticed the signage on two of them had a graphic stating "Low Price". I did the math on my phone calculator, the lowest price per roll was on the 20 roll package. This was the one with out the "Low Price" sign. I just thought that was interesting. Apparently, Walmart knows they can sway purchases to higher priced items by putting these signs up. I will say the package I bought was probably $2 cheaper than I pay at Target. That part is a little annoying.

It was nice to stock up on a few things knowing that once I spent that money on the gift card it was heading to the mortgage. What kinds of things do you keep heavily stocked in your home?

5 Responses to “Gift Card Spent On Toiletries”

  1. crazyliblady Says:
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    toilet paper
    mayo (for dh)
    peanut butter (for dh)
    regular canned chunk light tuna (for dh)
    very low sodium tuna (for me)
    health supplements (for me)
    paper towels
    dishwashing liquid
    cat food
    onions

  2. wowitsawonderfullife Says:
    1379461356

    Great call on the gift card. And I think that the TP companies intentionally mix up the choices using 1 ply, 2 ply, 3 ply, double rolls etc. Just tell me the cost per sheet and I'll figure it out.
    Things I stock up on when there's a sale:
    1) chickpeas
    2) kidney beans
    3) bars of cheese. We pay about $8.99 CAD for a 500 ml bar, so when it goes on for 4.99 we stock up
    4) spaghetti sauce
    5) TP
    6) pasta
    7) peanut butter - yikes, that's really jumped
    8) soup in the winter

  3. Thrifty Ray Says:
    1379468207

    Oh I have such a love-hate relationship with Walmart. Things I stock up on- Frozen chicken breast, seasonings, toilet paper, bottled water-since we are on a well- but I get the water from DD1s in my recycled bottles!

  4. Looking Forward Says:
    1379542469

    TP
    PT
    Laundry soap/softner
    Dishwasher soap tabs
    Shampoo
    Razors

    Sunday we were down to the last two rolls of TP (one in each bathroom) and I said "time to hit Costco". Smile

  5. bluesfemme Says:
    1379685586

    In Australia, there's an industry code for the retail grocery industry that mandates they must show the unit price on the price tag/sticker e.g., per 100mls, per kg. Toilet paper is per roll, so certainly makes comparing a bit easier!

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