Goodwill hunting!

2 Barstools $10 each

Lampshade $2

Outdoor 6-outlet timers $3 each (retail $35)

Outdoor timer with remote $3 (retail $20)

Thomasville 5x7 frame $1

I was paid $13 to take all of this!

CFLs - free with coupon @Ace Hardware

Dog, Cat food, CPK - Free with coupon  +$10 money maker @Meijer

Maalox, Curel, GasX, Glade +$3 money maker @Target

FREE + CHEAP!

Glade Candles .50 each (reg 2.99)
Curel Lotion Free + .71 moneymaker each
Coffeemate Creamer FREE (reg 1.79)
Renuzit Air freshener FREE (reg .99)
Smart Balance Milk FREE (reg 2.49)
Kotex Tin & Liners FREE (reg 1.99)
Razors .59 each (reg 2.59)

Deals from Target & Meijer

$2.50 Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway

$24.99
-50% off Target Q (website)
-10.00 MQ (Parenting Magazine)
= $2.50!

Nice gift for next Christmas (ages 2+) 

Jewel paid me to take $148 worth of groceries...

OOP  /  SAVINGS

1.96  /  24.60
  .47  /   24.75
2.83  /   24.50
3.04  /   22.20
1.19  /   25.40
  .55  /   26.55

=Spent: $10.04 / Saved: $148

started with $10 ONYO, ended with $16 ONYO

8 frostings
10 biscuits
2 gogurt
4 fruit rollups
13 brownie mixes
8 cake mixes
6 cereals
4 chex mix
7 cookie dough

*Not shown, 26 boxes of pizza rolls and 13 boxes of frozen vegetables from earlier in the week (also free!)

$1.39 for 13 packs of pudding!

This is from the ConAgra deal at Jewel.

Good deals at Goodwill

Today I went to a local childrens toy / clothing resell shop per the recommendation of a few friends.  I wasn't impressed. The prices were better than retail but still higher than I am used to finding at the local thrift stores.  After I left there I went to the local Goodwill to check out the toys they had in stock.  I spent $9 and received:

$1.99 VTech Tote 'n Go Laptop Plus (Retail: $20)

$3.99 V.Smile Baby-Infant Development System (Retail $95)

$.99 LeapFrog Learning Drum (Retail $32)

$1.99 Jumbo Magnetic Letters (Retail $24)

$9 vs $171 That's a $162 dollar savings!

To me, shopping at Goodwill is like using hand-me-downs or buying at a garage sale, when he's just going to play, throw around, and possible break the toys I don't mind because they're so inexpensive to begin with.  I always sanitize toys before I give them to him (even new toys) and I never purchase something I can't clean or looks so out of date it's considered unsafe.

Click here to find your local Goodwill store

What deals have you found at a thrift store?