HAUL: Salvation Army

Salvation Army Family Stores are awesome places to shop any day of the week (except Sundays, when they're closed), but they're especially great to go to on Wednesdays, when they run specials. The location that used to be by my parents had 50% off all clothes, media, and knick-knacks on Wednesdays; the one I currently shop at has 25% off pretty much everything except mattresses on Wednesdays. Needless to say, I like to go as many Wednesdays as possible, since you never know what you'll find. Today was one of my milder expeditions, but I still picked up several good deals.

The Goods

Plaid drawstring-waist shirt

Sundress

Cardigan sweater

Skirt (rear)

2 books & a movie

Gourmet's America, Gourmet Magazine

The Flaming Luau of Death, Jerrilyn Farmer

Drop Dead Gorgeous (DVD)


I came home with 7 items for $17.93 before taxes. Read through for the full price break-down.

The Details

This week I bought nice variety of clothes and entertainment. My haul included:

• 1 shirt: one blue and green plaid shirt with a cinched waist for $2.99 (25% off of $3.99)
• 1 dress: one brown flowered sundress with pockets for $4.49 (25% off of $5.99)
• 1 sweater: one periwinkle button-less cardigan sweater for $3.74 (25% off of $4.99)
• 1 skirt: one clay-colored sturdy skirt with back pockets for $3.74 (25% off of $4.99)
• Gourmet's America by Gourmet Magazine
  MSRP: $25.00 | PP: $1.49 (25% off of $1.99) | Savings: 94% | BN.com
• The Flaming Luau of Death by Jerrilyn Farmer
  #7 in the Madeline Bean Culinary mystery series
  MSRP: $6.99 | PP: $0.74 (25% off of $0.99) | Savings: 89% | BN.com or Amazon.com
• Drop Dead Gorgeous on DVD
  MSRP: $7.49 | PP: $0.74 (25% off of $0.99) | Savings: 90% | Amazon.com

The sweater is super comfortable and is definitely a good edition to my wardrobe. I've seen the Gourmet's America cookbook the last 4 times I've gone to Salvation Army and considered buying it, so I figured I should finally go through with it; it's a cool cookbook. I was particularly excited to find the DVD of Drop Dead Gorgeous, since it's one of my favorites but up until now I've only owned it on VHS.

Please Note: The prices and savings listed above apply specifically to the editions I purchased and do not necessarily reflect the current prices at Barnes & Noble or Amazon; those prices may be more or less than stated above.