I learned a lesson today about really good deals on sale items. They don't last long. When the catalog comes out on Tuesday showing the things that go on sale Wednesday, you apparently have to be there when the store opens that morning if you want to get the big sale items. Wednesday night after work (11pm) doesn't get the job done. You snooze, you lose. Or something like that. The idea of being there when they open the doors at 7 am doesn't seem too damned appealing. I'm not that much of a morning person. But I have to admit, I'm tempted to do it just to see who's in there grabbing all the stuff on sale.
I tried again this morning at another store, just to see if they might've restocked overnight, but apparently they didn't. But since I was out and about anyway, I went out to Costco to check out the prices there, to compare with the ones already in my price book. There are definitely some good deals there, but it's easy to get suckered, too. I took lots of pictures of prices, entered them in when I got home, let the spreadsheet work out the unit pricing, and I suspect I'll be going out there once a month or so for bulk purchases of laundry powder, canned goods, tissues, etc. Today all I bought was a large bottle of Italian herbs and a big bag of grated Mexican cheese. Grand total - $16.08.
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