Five Frugal Things — Pendleton Wool & Free Ice Cream
1) I saw something on social media about free ice cream if the Portland Trailblazers basketball team leads at halftime. I took a screenshot and forgot about it until last night, when I remembered to check my Fred Meyer (Kroger) app.
Hello, free pint of ice cream! It was close to 10 P.M., so I didn’t rush out to the store. However I’ll most definitely use this deal going into the future, as I live within walking distance of a Fred Meyer.
To clarify — this is the only way in which I’m a sports fan.
I wonder if any other NBA teams have similar deals with their Kroger stores?
2) I treated my friend Lise to lunch at a local restaurant, which was fun for both of us. She and I normally socialize by running errands or going on walks together, so this felt extra indulgent.
The best way to enjoy a “Treat Yourself” week is to treat a friend.
3) Lise then asked if I had time to hit the closest Goodwill store. Umm . . . say less!
We walked into the store and immediately spied a fresh rack with a possibly vintage Hudson Bay (Pendleton?) wool blanket priced at just $7.99! (The tag had been removed, so it’s hard to say which it was.) Either way, I grabbed that blanket!
It’s a bit felted, but not horrifically so. I’ll try and stretch it out, but will do some research before attempting anything.
For now, I have it hanging in my youngest’s childhood bedroom. You can see that there’s no damage beyond the slight shrinkage. Not even a single moth hole!
4) I also bought six unopened sleeves of vintage Solo brand “Jazz” disposable cups. This may sound insane, but people are nostalgic about the bygone graphics on these cups.
Asking and sold prices are all over the place on these cups, but I figured it was worth the gamble at just $2.99 apiece. Especially since my total added up to more than $25, which was enough to earn a 5% “Goodwill Club” discount.
To quote Broad City, “In da klerb, we all fam!” Only the “klerb” is Goodwill and only some of us are “fam.”
5) I didn’t buy a used neti pot, which as always was shelved with the creamers and gravy boats. I did send a photo to it to my college friend Lisa, asking if she’d “like some cream in her coffee?”
The two of us joke about things we’d never buy used. She’s more squeamish than I am, but we’re both in agreement about used neti pots.
Now your turn, what frugal things have you been up to?
Katy Wolk-Stanley
“Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.”
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Speaking of blankets….I saw a Star Trek blanket at Goodwill and remembered your table of elements blanket. So I bought it and it sold pretty quick for $44! Thank you for your ebay reselling inspiration!
Yay, I love that!
Thrift Store bargain basement only open on Fridays. We stopped in because it was so close to an estate sale. Picked up a lined laundry basket for $2, a cake pan insert for my instapot $1, Stainless steel salad tongs .50¢ and a missed Pullman bread pan $2. At the estate sale I picked up quilt batting for 2 queen quilts, cotton $4/ both. 1950’s linen napkin set with D embroidery $4/ set of 12. Gift for SIL.
4 big containers of cat litter $4/ea. Silicone foam bandages 4 in a pkg $1/pkg bought 5 as they come in handy when I do family nursing. Bought a saw blade $5, crafty paints for rock painting with the neighbor kids.
4 big bags of potting soil for $2/bag. Concrete walkway form $1. Well, that’s more than 5 frugal things!
My Pendleton Hudson Bay blanket is Black, yellow, red and dark green. It was the blanket my Grandpa took to college in ’28. I would’ve bought that one, too. It’s a favorite size to use around the fire pit this time of year.
*lidded Pullman bread pan. Need to have a talk with auto correct.