Last week was triple coupon week. If you came to my house today, you would know that. My kitchen table is still filled with bags of groceries I can’t seem to fit in my pantry. I donate loads to the food pantry, but sometimes I just feel strange carting in 37 tubes of toothpaste.
I sent 6 bags of groceries home with my sister, for the grand total of $15. What is left are things I use regularly, but I have more than I’ll use in 2 months. This made sense—at the time—because they were free (or close to it) and I likely wouldn’t have seen that great of a deal again before I need it. Still, where am I going to put 6 bottles of vegetable oil?
right next to my 24 cans of diced carrots….
Don’t feel strange about the toothpaste! I used to volunteer at a food pantry and they run out of stuff like that a lot. Everyone donates food but the families there need stuff like toothpaste too. And? Whatever they don’t use immediately they just store in a warehouse for later.
Also – my mom is all about the free. And since we live so close to each other . . . do you see where I’m going with this? 😉
Which reminds me…I better get over to Shoprite’s can-can sale and stock up on Progresso Soup!
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