tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689362661450736563.post2842046491386961882..comments2023-12-28T17:01:17.467-06:00Comments on Busy Hands Busy Minds: My $150 Shopping SpreeAnitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18443223419294735273noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689362661450736563.post-56233472484378323492011-08-24T23:46:00.355-05:002011-08-24T23:46:00.355-05:00What a cool shopping trip. It was fun to see how ...What a cool shopping trip. It was fun to see how it went. :o)Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16370393893728279355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689362661450736563.post-62848332001741121752011-08-24T18:39:58.352-05:002011-08-24T18:39:58.352-05:00I LOVE thrift stores but the prices keep going up....I LOVE thrift stores but the prices keep going up. I find much more of our stuff on clearance sale at the mall than I do thrift stores these days. I can pick up a high quality tee for the little ones on clearance sale at Gymboree for less than I can get one at Walmart & it will last through several kids instead of just a few wearings. I get alot of our skirts at thrift stores because they are just hard to find these days.<br />I'm with you on the shoes. We get new, high quality shoes. My kids have problems with inflamed growth plates in their feet & we learned our lesson after spending way more at the podiatrist than we would have at the shoe store.<br /><br />C. RileyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689362661450736563.post-3149997201345878532011-08-24T09:33:28.050-05:002011-08-24T09:33:28.050-05:00I loved reading about your town day. It sounds mu...I loved reading about your town day. It sounds much like mine--when I have the crew with me. When gas hit $4+ a few years ago, DH had me start going in the evening one day a week driving his little car. This served two purposes initially--save gas money and let me have a little time child free. When I am shopping solo, I do hit the thrift stores. I am not quite comfortable paying real prices for my children's shoes yet. We have been so blessed in finding brand new still with tags shoes at the thrift stores (the Lord is so good!) We also scour the clearance table(s) at our Kroger's. Usually DH does this when he stops in 2-3 times a week filling our 5 gallon water jugs. He picks up things I would consider extras--but appreciated, and they don't come from "my" grocery money. This is my first time visiting your blog, though I have "seen" you before. I subscribe to Raising Homemakers and Raising Olives; I think I found you from one of those sites. I am off to check out the rest of your blog--many things catching my eye. :DHillaryMhttp://homeschoolblogger.com/hillarymnoreply@blogger.com