I needed to pick up some things before we left for Portland, so I headed out to a few stores the weekend before last. The first was Deals Only, a local “Dollar” store that has expanded to sell other low-priced products as well as $1 items. They happened to have a sale on clothes, which they had gotten on liquidation from Fred Meyer, and I picked up a few pieces. I was in need of a “business casual” outfit for WordCamp, and I’m in-between sizes because I’m in the middle of losing weight, so I didn’t want to spend $20 at Ross for something that I won’t be able to wear in a few months. Fortunately, I found a skirt, tank top and sweater for $11 total, so that worked out well! I also picked up 6 packets of yeast for a total of $1.58. Jai bought 2 t-shirts (not pictured), and I also bought a bag of potato chips as a snack – which smelled rancid as soon as I opened them (Not pictured, for obvious reasons)! I forgot how important it is to check the expiry date on foods at that store. Final total for all purchases: $18.52 – click here to view the receipt.

I also stopped by an estate sale, which was offering a “Fill a bag with clothes for $1” sale. This was awesome, because I was able to get the suit jacket pictured above for a buck! I had quite a bit of space left in my bag, so I picked up the two dresses pictured just for fun.

I also stopped by Fred Meyer:

Total spent: $47.88 – will get $3.99 back in rebates
View receipt

The majority of the cost for this trip went to shoes and hair bleach!

Got:

1 pair of shoes – this was a tricky one, because I’m still having knee problems and can’t wear most shoes. I needed a pair of decent shoes to wear with a suit, but heels are obviously out of the question; so it was hard to track down anything that would work. I lucked out with this pair of shoes, which are presentable flats that seriously feel like slippers inside. Price: $15
1 box of hair bleach – still lightening my hair! Price: $9.99
1 bottle of facial cleanser – I spotted this on the shelf with a “Try-me-free” rebate form attached. I love trying new skin care products! Cost out of pocket: $3.99, which will be refunded to me, making my total expenditure a .44 stamp to mail the rebate in.
1 package of toilet paper – price: $4.89
1.3lbs of zucchini – price: $1.02
1 quart of half & half – price: $1.29
1 gallon of milk – price: $1.99
.44lbs of yellow onion – price: .21 cents
1 package of Q-tips – price: $1.99
1 package of tofu – price: $1.59
1 packet of floss – price: $1.29
1 bottle of shave gel – price: $2.00
1 can of tomato sauce – price: .33 cents
1 Sunday paper – price: $2.50

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