Times are hard for a lot of people right now. I've even noticed that I'm getting less freebies at Rite Aid and Walgreens. I'm assuming companies just can't afford to give as great of rebates as they did in the past. And my regular Sunday morning checkers at Rite Aid told me this morning that their managers all took unpaid vacation time in order to keep from cutting the hours and/or jobs of the people who work for them.
So, in an attempt to help everyone pinch a few more pennies I wanted to let you know of two ways to save some money.
Value Village is having a 50% off day tomorrow. Do you have any idea how much you can get at a thrift store when everything is half-price? A lot! You never know what they'll have in stock, so one trip you may get stuff your family needs now and the next trip is one for stocking up on next season's clothes. They have the 50% off sales on several federal holidays, so be sure to sign up on their site for e-mail notification of those sales.
I've talked before about shopping in WinCo's bulk section, but I recently discovered something new. This may be old news to the general population, but I'll share it for those who were clueless like me. If you look at the bin label you'll see the price per pound. Then under that price is a "per case" price written in small letters. The case size is on the bottom left of the sign. If you buy a whole case (generally 20-25 pounds for things like oats, beans, and flour or a few pounds for things like nuts and spices), then you get a 10% discount. If there are things you always use a lot of, then buy a case!! If you can't afford to buy cases of several items, then just choose one per month so that you don't run out of all of them at once. If you shop at a different store that also sells items in bulk, then check to see if they give a discount for buying a full case of an item.
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