We can always count on Wal-Mart for back to school sales.  To be honest, I’m not that thrilled with the sale.  I’m more interested in the $.20 packs of paper, pencils, and crayons, but here’s some of the things they’re offering this week:

Crayola 8-count washable markers $2.50
Crayola 24-count washable crayons $2
Crayola 8-count washable watercolors $2
Crayola 24-count twistables crayons $4.50
Kleenex 3-pack facial tissues $3.97
Expo 4-pack low odor dry erase markers $3.50
Sharpie 2-pack fine markers $1.50
Bic 10-pack mechanical pencils $1.50
Bic 5-pack Brite Liner highlighters $1.50
Texas Instruments TI-84 plus silver edition calculator $99
Clorox disinfecting wipes $1.97
Wet Ones antibacterial hand and face wipes $1.97
Purrell hand sanitizer $1.97
Great …read more

The other day, I went to Wal-Mart and was walking to the kids section when I noticed the guy marking down the bath wraps that I wanted!  I have been contemplating making it but knew the material alone would cost me $10.  They had them marked down for $2.50.  I was so excited that I bought mine without thinking about Turkey Butt wanting one.
Of course, when I brought it home, she wanted one just like it.  So I went back the next day and they had marked them up to $5 (regular price $10).  I bought her one but it …read more

So I went to Sam’s Club today and tried to comparison shop.  I have always heard how much cheaper their diapers were so I made a list of my usual regular items and then went to Wal-Mart and figured out how much they were per unit.  I checked a few items I use regularly and usually cost me an arm and part of a leg.  I thought I would let you in on a little secret…
Huggies Diapers: Sam’s  $.2373/ diaper  Wal-Mart  $.2936
Clorox 2: Sam’s  $.1692/load  Wal-Mart  $.1970/load
Oxiclean: Sam’s  $1.162/lb  Wal-mart  $1.96/lb
Surf:  Sam’s $.087/load  Wal-Mart  $.0993/load
Downy:  Sam’s $.0726/load  Wal-mart  $.075
Gain:  Sam’s  …read more

So I was at Wal-Mart today <UUGGHH!!> and was comparing chicken broth.  I usually buy the carton broth as it is usually cheaper.  But to day I noticed that it was $.06 or twice the unit price as the can.  I was shocked to realize that the difference was so much.  I got the cheaper version which was actually not the Wal-Mart Brand at all.  So my chicken broth was $.031 per oz instead of $.06.
You need to keep this in mind at the bulk stores as well like Sam’s Club and Costco.  Take that calculator and watch your per …read more

As I mentioned in an earlier post, my hubby and I got up early and headed out for the Black Friday sales.  Let me just say that I had a hard time falling asleep the night before, which I think might have been caused by a yummy latte from Dunkin Donuts.  lol  I forgot to get decaf and so  I only got 3 1/2 hours of sleep.
We headed out and our first stop was Wal-Mart.  I had no circular for Wal-Mart so I had no clue what was on sale.  There were palettes of sweatshirts and pajamas.  People were digging …read more

I was listening to the radio and they were saying 2 things that might be of interest to the frugal among us.

There are 5 less days between Thanksgiving and Christmas.  So start your shopping early.
Wal-Mart is already putting some of their best toys on sale for $10.

So just watch out for good sales coming your way.  The bad part of this is that you would have to routinely go to Wal-Mart to check on the new sales.  Sorry

 Visit Walmart.com and you can get lots of free samples.  I stopped by their site today and ordered samples for Pampers, Frizz-Ease, Chocolate Chex, Listerine Whitening Strips, Hallmark Cards, and more.  I’m guessing that the featured samples will be changed from time to time, so don’t forget to stop by again later for more free stuff.
Thanks for my aunt Rosemary for the tip.

 
I heard on the news last week that Wal-mart was recalling their Baby Connection bibs due to the amount of lead found in the canal backings. The recall is specific to the state of Illinois. This simply means that the state of Illinois says that the bibs contain more than the acceptable limit of lead in the bibs.
HELLO!!!!!!! If on estate says that there is too much lead in the bibs, then no matter where I live, I am not keeping any of them. You can’t buy lead based paint any more so why would I …read more

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 …read more