Share a frugal deal that makes your day :)

**Chevelle72** · 05-30-2011, 06:43 PM

Share your frugal deal that really made your day! something special you made really cheap, a special sale you found, or something you learned. I would love to hear

My deal of the week...... I was looking for clay flower pots. Several in specific sizes for crafty project. I needed a 12", two 10" an 8" two 6", two 4" The best price I found was Home Depot, $8.97 for a 12", $5.48 for 10", etc. I was dismayed to find this was going to cost around $28.
I only happened to look at the Memorial day ad for "Old Time Pottery" (a closeout store much like Garden Ridge). 12" pots $1.99, 8" 0.98, etc.
Made my day and saved me $17.00 They were unfortunately out of some smaller sizes (8" & 6"). But I was pleasantly surprised that what I did find were same quality/thickness as the Home Depot/Lowes variety.

Woo hoo! sale good thru 6/5/2011 if you're looking for clay pots and have an Old Time Pottery close by

G.

**Early Bird** · 05-30-2011, 08:12 PM

Putting away dishes, DD broke the crockpot lid.

Ten minutes later, DH and I, on the way to the hardware store, stopped in our thrift store and found a replacement. It works great.

**MaryCarney** · 05-30-2011, 09:16 PM

My dad gave me some lovely, expensive dishes - Desert Rose pattern by Franciscan.
I was at a yard sale and found an entire box of the same dishes. I wanted an additional serving bowl. There was one in the box. When I asked the price, he said "$2"! I pulled out the bowl and thanked him profusely - he said "That's for the whole box, lady"
It was easily $600 worth of dishes.

**qtkitty** · 05-30-2011, 10:13 PM

wow contratulations on the great finds !!

The other day I found tank tops for 5.99 on Woman With In... but buy 3 you recieved them for 4.99 ... but wait it gets better .. *lol* I found an promo code for 20% off .... so I got them for 3.99 a peice .... so I got one in every color a size smaller then I regularly wear.. this last winter I needed them to wear under my clothes to keep my back warm ... and a size smaller because I am determined to loose some weight ... even so they will just fit snug right now which is fine under clothes. That and I got a pair of shoes for $25 regularly $60 ( * cringes * over $20 for a pair of shoes doesn't that just make you sick.. but if they stay together it would be worth it ... grumbles at shoes*)

oh and my best deal of all ... I was cleaning my daughters room ... and found her stash of my hair clips ... WOOHOO ... *l*

**tracergal007** · 05-30-2011, 11:15 PM

Originally Posted by MaryCarney

My dad gave me some lovely, expensive dishes - Desert Rose pattern by Franciscan.
I was at a yard sale and found an entire box of the same dishes. I wanted an additional serving bowl. There was one in the box. When I asked the price, he said "$2"! I pulled out the bowl and thanked him profusely - he said "That's for the whole box, lady"
It was easily $600 worth of dishes.

I received a set of those from my husband's great aunt when we got married. You got one HECK of a deal! Way to go!

**2ndGenGranola** · 05-31-2011, 10:59 AM

Got an email coupon for the dehydrated products I like. I got free shipping AND 10% off.

**krbshappy71** · 05-31-2011, 11:02 AM

My dd sent me a gift card and I had $10 left on it (Victoria Secret) then I received a $10 coupon for the site. I ordered a bra and the gift card covered the bra, the coupon covered the shipping, I got a FABULOUS comfortable and shimmery silver beautiful bra for free.

**Maine Girl** · 05-31-2011, 11:15 AM

I ran to cvs this morning to pick up some cream that was on sale
When i talked in they had a table of clearance travel size products

Here is what i got
2 packs of 4 razors each 25 cents
2 packs of cotton rounds .99
a bar of lever 2000 soap 37 cents
a bottle of shampoo .25
6 tubes of eucerine cream 32 cents

Everything except the lotion will go in my stockpile
the lotion is going to work with me
That was worth the trip

**imagine** · 05-31-2011, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by MaryCarney

My dad gave me some lovely, expensive dishes - Desert Rose pattern by Franciscan.
I was at a yard sale and found an entire box of the same dishes. I wanted an additional serving bowl. There was one in the box. When I asked the price, he said "$2"! I pulled out the bowl and thanked him profusely - he said "That's for the whole box, lady"
It was easily $600 worth of dishes.

I didn't know Francisan was expensive.

I have my grandmothers set call Heritage and the small plates from my father's set they were the everyday dishes when I ws going up called Topaz.

All free to me.

**Spirit Deer** · 05-31-2011, 11:34 AM

So many bargains, so little time...

Last fall I got a $100 pair of Keen shoes, brand new, for fifty cents. And they actually fit my hard to buy for feet!

I picked up a #10 Lodge Dutch oven (two quart) for $2 a few years ago. They retail around $50.

We bought our current pop up camper on eBay, brand new with full warranty, for less than half price. The catch was we had to go to Michigan in December to get it (700 miles) but even at that it was a fantastic deal since that particular model is hard to find and it's fully optioned. We've dragged that thing about 25,000 miles so far and it's been great.

I bought a DeWalt belt sander new for $80, regular price $180, to replace the POC cheap one that worked once and quit. The DeWalt was missing its carry bag. I got home and immediately put it into a perfect-sized carry bag we had gotten free after rebate from Ace Hardware.

One of our favorites is a cast iron floor grate we got for $2 at a garage sale. It's just over two feet square and makes a dandy foot scraper on the landing by our entry door.

Vintage cast iron cookware, fifty cents to four dollars. I picked up a Griswold waffle iron for a dollar and a Griswold round griddle for fifty cents, along with many other pieces. I have never bought a new CI frying pan, although I'll confess to spending way too much on brand new camp ovens since they're HTF used here.

I do a lot of Dutch oven cooking but don't want a large DO table, so I've made them out of various things. One of my favorites is the one made from a folding stainless steel serving tray stand like they use in restaurants. I picked that up at Goodwill for $3. I knew something to use for a top would present itself, and sure enough, a few months later I picked up a large roasting pan at a rummage sale for fifty cents that fits perfectly. Total cost with hardware, well under $10. I picked up a set of two camp stools at another sale for $1 and used the legs to make a very lightweight table that stays in my camper for DO cooking. Total cost was under $10 for that, too. My most recent acquisition is another camp stool for $3, more than I wanted to pay, really. But I have all the other parts this time, so that should be the extent of the costs for this on as I'm upcycling a broiler pan salvaged free from an appliance recycling place, tool clips, bolts and some canvas that used to be the base of a hooked rug that got trashed. The canvas is for making a carry bag for the table. Since I had all the other stuff already, it was worth paying the $3 for the stool.

I bought 300 yards of ripstop nylon for $20 at a rummage sale and have used that for all kinds of things including the Add A Room (AAR) for our pop up. It's come in handy for stuff sacks and all manner of projects. I'll be sad when it's gone, but luckily that won't be for quite a while yet.

Some of the best deals we've ever gotten were our shelter pets. We paid only eighty dollars for each cat, which is a huge bargain over getting a 'free' kitten that hasn't been spayed/neutered or had any shots. The biggest advantage is we didn't have to watch them suffer through their surgeries, since that had all been done before we met them. Our shelter dogs were an even bigger bargain, although we did make a 700-mile round trip to get them (before gas prices went nuts). Their fees were $70 each, but they came with a $35 coupon towards spaying. And they've sure been worth every nickel we spent and every mile we drove to get them, for all the love they've given us. All of our pets are priceless to us now.

Such fun reading about everyone's deals.

**stinkbug** · 05-31-2011, 02:07 PM

Found a Longaberger small fruit basket, with plastic and fabric liners, at the thrift store for .95!!!

**imagine** · 05-31-2011, 02:16 PM

Here is some of my favorites that make me smile

Little Miss's doll 89 cents

89 cents Goodwill doll and my Little Miss ( story)

9.5 pounds of cool lego pieces $27

Legos at my Goodwill - I slurged for my son-

The perfect quilt for Little Miss's bed $1.30 ( also bought matching pillow cover for another $1.30)

Beautiful Quilt for $1.30

**rudypoo98** · 05-31-2011, 05:09 PM

New glasses from Zinni Optical so cheap I got 2 pairs for $93 shipping included.My eye doctor wanted almost $250 for one pair.I got one pair that look normal then I got a funky pair that are plastic frames mostly pink with flowers on them.My daughter will probably call me Lady Gaga when I wear them but I think they are cute,and definatly different from anything I've ever had.I just think there will be days that I want to be different.

**Cricketlegs** · 05-31-2011, 05:30 PM

Today I went to walgreens to get my dhs meds for the coming month and they had sinus congestion meds buy one $4.99 get one free and the same but one get one for 24 pack hearing aide batteries so I got a pack of 24 for me and a pack for both dds to split.

Savings $26 free stuff.

**heartofmine** · 05-31-2011, 05:58 PM

A few years back I signed my son up for a gaming site and a few months into it they sent out 12 coupons for free razors. Those things retailed for around $10.00 each. He was suppose to keep 1 and give the other 11 to his friends. Yep that is going to happen. I got all 12 and had plenty for ds and dh plus I gave 3 or 4 out in Christmas gifts.

I bought a pair of Born shoes retail price around $75.00 for $3.00 at a yard sale. I love them and wear them a lot.

We are building a new house. I found a pretty chandelier at Habitat for Humanity for $25.00.

My nephew just brought me 2 huge mirrors for a bathroom that a woman was taking out of her house and was going to throw away. They were free. I'll have a frame made and put them in 2 of the bathrooms in the new house. He's watching for some other things we might can use while he and his dad are doing some remodeling for peeps.