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Frugal Friday #2: The Dishwasher

Karen Weideman — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 15:04:21 +0000

Until recently, I have always had a problem with my dishwasher. I’ve never been able to just scrape my dishes and put them in the dishwasher. The dishes just don’t come clean. I moved to a house with a new dishwasher and still had problems. I even bought the expensive products.

According to Consumer Reports, prerinsing your dishes can waste 20 gallons of heated water a day. They suggest switching to an enzyme-based detergent so that you can simply scrape off the big chunks and throw the dishes in the machine. The enzymes get off the stuck on food, so that you don’t have to scrub your dishes before putting them in the dishwasher.

You know what product Consumer Reports recommends? They recommend the Great Value Wal-Mart brand or Kirkland Signature from Costco!!!! Can you believe it? The generic, store brands are the ones they recommend?!?!

So, I decided to put it to the test. Last month I bought the Great Value Wal-Mart brand dishwashing detergent. I quit prerinsing and prewashing my dishes and it the product has worked! I’m so excited.

This tip has saved me time, money on detergent, and money on energy and water. It has also kept my eczema from flaring up. What a thrifty tip!

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$4 Prescriptions at Wal-Mart!!!! Now That’s Cheap!

Karen Weideman — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 00:02:21 +0000

Wal-Mart is now taking 291 popularly prescribed generic medicines and charging just $4 each for them!!! Can you believe it? Wal-Mart is going to start this in Tampa and, if it works, Wal-Mart will roll it out around the country in 2007. That goes for Sam’s Club stores, too. Now how could it not work? Four dollars for prescriptions sounds really good to me!!!!

Although it may not seem like it, there is normally a huge mark up on generic drugs. Currently, Costco only marks up their generic prescriptions 14 percent. So, until this new plan of Wal-Mart’s comes your way, you can continue saving money by buying your generics from Costco.

This will certainly help out low-income people who can’t afford to buy prescription drugs. Just imagine how much it will help the elderly who sometimes have to choose between heating their house or buying their medicines.

Wal-Mart’s move certainly is going to help with competitive prices. After this, we may be able to forgive them for no longer offering layaway.

This information was taken from clarkhoward.com.

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Prescription drug price gouging days are over thanks to Costco.

kellys — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 13:52:51 +0000

Everyone knows that the internet is full of hogwash and e-rumors. I love finding out whether they are true or false. This time one IS true. Sharon Davis Davis, budget analyst with the Deptartment of Commerce, helps bust this myth and loans credibility to the pharmaceutical world. With all the hype about prescription drugs these days, you can get overwhelmed. Some prescriptions can run you >$100 per month. So what is a girl, or boy, of any age to do? Well, there has been a report done in several cities by different reporters that busts pharmacies such as Walgreens and CVS for price gouging prescriptions. Turns out Costco is the best priced pharmacy in the country. Now don’t get upset. Yes, Costco does require a membership for everything but not for prescriptions. So there is hope for the rest of us. Check out these links and check it out for yourself. Let me know how your pharmacy stands up.

http://www.snopes.com/medical/drugs/generic.asp

http://www.bioprobe.com/ReadNews.asp?article=92

http://www.mercola.com/2003/mar/19/costco.htm

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