More Wkend Scores

Scored a lot of good stuff this weekend.

• My husband cashed in his Kohl's gift card (which I had given him for his birthday & which I had earned from my participation from bzzagent.com).  He went to the 80% off rack and got 2 nice pairs of slacks for work and a nice nautical-style golf shirt.  All together a value of about $100 - and my husband got it for the card + $5 for tax!!
• I went to the obscure 99 Cent store on the way to the boat to look for some more C0Q10 - as they had it for 99 cents (usually $25!!). And I found it and bought 8 ( value @ $200)
• Also found some Bayer plant stenol combination - which keeps down cholesterol - at 99 cents - that's about $15 at least and I got 8 = $120+ And we also found papertowels, lipgloss, a candy bar, juice and 2 pairs of sunglasses -

All for $26!!!

Have to say that I so rarely go to normal stores that the prices at Kohl's were almost a shock.  Sunglasses on sale for $12?? Handbags for $40 which I could get for $10?? Cropped jeans for $50+ and mine were $5 and $7!!!

Also went over to Michael's, the craft store.to get large knitting needles for a project I want to do with the mohair yarn I had scored at a thrift shop. (with some other nice yarn at $.50 a ball!!) Michael's even had some simple knitting patterns on the shelves - free - I can always use more EZ ideas!

I hadn't been in the jewelry department for a while - and wow!  you can get everything there - all sorts of pendants and chains and nice beads.  I bought a Buddha pendant on sale and some real nacre shell accents. It was amazing to compare the components at Michael's with the complete retail jewelry at Kohl's - What a markup!  If I had a teenage girl we would be spending a LOT of time at Michael's!!

A guy at church who is studying to be a pharmacy tech had said that the 99 Cent Store vitamins would be old and weaker.  I have had great success with them.  And the COQ10 and the Bayer combo all had expiration dates at the end of this year.  I did some internet research, and discovered that the expiration dates were even more conservative that I had thought.  Apparently, the US Army stockpiled meds and wanted to know how long they were still good - and they were good for years past the expiration date!  Even at a hospital site - I think it was John Hopkins - they came right out and said that very few old medications were not OK to take!  You just have to store them away from moisture and heat and if the pills have deteriorated, it is a sign of some deterioration. 

I found this reassuring - because I have an batch of old anti-depressants which I have used in emergencies - and when I have run out.  I felt ok - and seems that there isn't a problem with that.  Especially good, because the insurance company keeps such a tight rein on the prescriptions - so I don't have much in reserve, despite the fact that it's recommended in your emergency supplies.

So - Ka Ching! We spent the equivalent of $50 (actually $25 in cash) and in turn received  about $400 worth in goods!  Can you imagine.

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Bastille Day Savings

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I love the idea of creating your own individual jewelry from pieces obtained at a minimal cost at Michaels. Once a month the local Michael's (in Tn.) has 10% off purchase coupon in the sunday paper. :)

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