The thrill of parenting is in such quotidian pleasures as finding a deal.
F'rinstance, a deal for diapers. Typically, it makes sense to buy a larger pack as you get a better deal, right? So, while awaiting our child to finally grow out of newborn diapers, we've been buying them in an ad hoc fashion from Target. We usually get the Pampers Swaddlers newborn (with wetness indicator!) in a 96 pack.
Today, however, I discovered that there's a sale on the 36 count packs for $9.49, which works out to a unit price of about 26 cents - but wait, there's more! If you buy three of the 36 packs you receive a $5 Target gift card, and of course, even though that essentially ensures more money coming into their coffers, that effectively decreases the unit price to about 21 cents, and boom, you're doublin' your money all day long, or at least getting a fairly good deal.
And even those few cents can add up and make a difference - after all, even a humble penny can be worth far more than its currency value.
Now if only I could figure out a way for this trick to pay for a trip to Hawaii...
have you been checking amazon?? they're the best! we signed up for amazon prime... which... you can get automatically if you sign up for amazon mom. (i'm not sure if they're giving out the membership right now so you'll have to check) oh and! if you do the subscribe and save, everything's cheaper! and... you can cancel your subscriptions any time. we love amazon!
ReplyDeleteHey Aims! Yup, Regina signed up for Amazon Moms and we have Prime :) Our living room was looking like Amazon-Christmas for a while.
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