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21Aug/112

HAUL: $100 at Salvation Army

Yesterday I had some time to kill for about 4 hours while my car underwent some work. I had the auto shop's courtesy shuttle drop me off at my favorite Salvation Army Family Store, where I proceeded to nab some really great deals before the shuttle came back to pick me up.

The Goods

Blue & gray flowered dress

Flowered dress

Black lace dress

Blue & white dress

Fuschia tank top

Black & white tank top

White V-neck tank top

Button-down shirt

Comfy jeans

Dark jeans

Black slacks

Bolero-style sweater

Silver cardigan sweater

Striped pitcher

Disposable plates

6 books

Glazed Murder, Jessica Beck

Simple French Desserts, Jill O'Connor

Murder Melts in Your Mouth, Nancy Martin

The Essential Pasta Cookbook, Whitecap Books

The Complete Illustrated Guide to Dog Care & Behavior, Bruce Fogle

Ultimate Cake, Barbara Maher

Altogether, I bought 21 items for $100.56 after taxes. Now that's a good shopping spree!

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29Jul/110

HAUL: Library Book Sale

My local library recently held a book sale. Like at most libraries, the books sold were mostly donations, with the occasional "removed from circulation" book. I was thrilled because the book prices were even cheaper than usual: just $0.25 for a paperback and $0.50 for a hardback.

The Goods

Whole Lotta Trouble, Stephanie Bond

Iced, Carol Higgins Clark

Hitched, Carol Higgins Clark

One for the Money, Janet Evanovich

Four to Score, Janet Evanovich

High Five, Janet Evanovich
Wife for Hire, Janet Evanovich
Inked Up, Terri Thayer

Larceny and Lace, Annette Blair
The Ghost in the Gallery, Carolyn Keene
A Century of New Words, John Ayto

Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination, Helen Fielding
The Southern Heritage Cakes Cookbook, Southern Heritage

In total, I was able to get 13 books for $4.00. (14 books for $4.25, if you count the second copy of Whole Lotta Trouble that I got for my sister.)

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27Jul/116

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.