With the changes plus the $20 6 hr defensive driving class I took online, I saved $583 for the year. Reviewed my homeowner’s and car insurance with an agent here in my town. My five frugal things (newly retired school librarian edition):ġ. Benefits include not only not buying candy, but not having the candy around to tempt me. It’s always good when a gag gift is taken in exactly the spirit in which it was given.įinally, I hope that this doesn’t make me sound like the Grinch Who Stole Halloween–but our street has had so few trick-or-treaters in the past several years that I’m going to do what I’ve done for the past two All Hallows: put out all my front lights from dusk to 9 pm to indicate that I’m not participating. And I’m pleased to report that she laughed fit to split. Second, an update on a Monday Frugal Thing: I just presented the local-china-brand platter I bought for 99 cents on Monday to the co-author of the cabaret (along with a Trader Joe’s congratulations card–TJ’s greeting cards are the other big bargain there besides bananas). My own observations indicate that, across the board, LL Bean’s stuff ain’t what it used to be. Katy Wolk-Stanley “Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.” Click HERE to follow The Non-Consumer Advocate on Instagram.Ĭlick HERE to join The Non-Consumer Advocate Facebook group.įirst, Katy, please keep us posted on the LL Bean sheet drama. I used to hoard Halloween candy coupons in order to not spend a fortune, but $13.98 is a bargain and so much easier than playing the coupon game. However, they were a huge hit with the trick-or-treaters last year. (They were priced at $9.99, but had a $3-off instant rebate!) I’ll hand them out on Halloween and won’t even burden my neighbors with storing them, as I don’t find them even remotely tempting. I bought two bag bags of Hi-Chew packaged candies at Costco for just $6.99 apiece.I’ll drop them off at the UPS store tomorrow and keep you updated. I know this seems silly, but I feel like three years is too soon for sheets to fall apart at any price. So I called their customer service and was told that the one-year warranty had ended, but I could mail it back for them to evaluate. (Thanks, mom!) Unfortunately, the fitted sheet split in an odd spot the other day, which quickly turned into a 24-inch long raggedy tear that was in no way easily mended. The sheets were no bargain at $160, but I went with the NY Times’ Wirecutter recommendation and profusely thanked my mother for her generosity. (I suppose it was technically a “bedroom warming” gift, but that term gives me the icks!) My husband and I had repaired a few things in our bedroom, repainted everything and invested in a new mattress to replace the one we’d gotten for free over a decade ago. Having said that, I did buy a brand new set of LL Bean sheets in 2020, which were actually a gift from my mother as a house-ish warming gift.** Update: The second repair shop was able to clean and dry the phone and even installed a new battery for just $50! Phone works fine now and we’ve avoided having to buy a new phone! The over-manufacture of consumer goods, specifically electronic devices has led to an environmental crisis, so I’ll always at least attempt a repair. My son has plans to buy a second hand phone if this one has truly kicked the bucket. ![]() And unlike the other place, they don’t charge you anything if they can’t fix the phone. I picked up the phone the next morning and brought it to the good repair place where they’re now subjecting it to a 48 hour intensive drying treatment. ![]() The repair place we like is closed on Sundays, so we took it to a different place that charged us $35 to let us know that the phone was unresponsive. ![]() My son’s iPhone 8+ got wet from a leaky water bottle which frustratingly happened on a Saturday night.Hooray for free food! This bread is excellent for grilled cheese sandwiches and we’ve already used it for tuna melts. ![]() She then gave me the bread for free and marked my card as such. I explained that I had a full card but wouldn’t be using it since it was just the single loaf. Unfortunately pickings were slim so I grabbed just a single $2 loaf of Seattle sourdough bread and brought it to the cashier.
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