Cheap Thrills......

My sweet husband and I took a day to go to our closest big town of Lewiston, Idaho today. We had birthday shopping to do for our soon-to-be 8 year old and I really needed to get away from the house for a while. So he and I headed off with baby in tow. We swung by Habitat for Humanity and there was no place to park so we left, didn't take much to deter us now did it? I really do want to make it in there one of these days but it is more of a by myself kind of store. Chuck is not super big on browsing around stores. His motto is "buy what you need and leave". So we hit a few more stores in hopes of finding the perfect birthday presents and we bought a game.

This really is going somewhere......I promise.

After lunch I hit the dollar store Honk's. Up until a few weeks ago I was not a fan of $1.00 stores and never shopped there. In my mind they were full of cheap cosmetics, cheesy greetings card and knick-knacks. And oh how I hate knick-knacks! However, a friend and I stopped in one a few weeks ago and I nearly fell over! Bargains galore! She had to tear me out of the school/office supply section so we wouldn't be late for our meeting! I found tons of great steals for homeschooling and fun office supplies. But today, today I really hit the jack pot!

My Great Bargains and some comparable price points:

2 rolls of wrapping paper 5' long

2 packs of Christmas chipboard for scrapbooking- Compare at $5.00 each
2 packs of gel stickers - compare at $3.00 each

1 Scrapbook sticker sheet - compare at $2.49

1 Scrapbook sticker sheet -compare at $1.49

4 Scrapbook sticker sheets - compare at $3.49 each

1 Scrapbook die cut tag sheet - compare at $5.00 each

2 Packs of 8 small reusable gladware like containers -compare at $3.00 each

1 pack of 1000 toothpicks - compare at at $3.00???

1 can strainer - okay so I didn't really need this but.........

1 utility brush - I use these to scrub my toilets and now I have one for each bathroom

1 new set of measuring spoons - I really needed these! - compare at $3.00

1 dishtowel - look for a hostess gift post coming soon - compare at $2.00

1 oven mitt - another item for hostess gift - compare at $2.00

1 rectangular plastic basket - compare at $2.00

1 baseball address book - a little birthday gift for my hubby - compare at $9.00!!!!

2 large plastic baskets - compare at $3.00 each

4 small plastic - compare at $2.00 each

1 football plastic- this is my favorite find! I wish I had picked up another couple of these for football banquets and such. The paint is not perfect but for a buck! Whoo Hoo!