Tuesday, April 01, 2008

I might have a problem

Posted by Mo at 12:00 PM

I like good deals. I like them so much I'll go ahead and say that I LOVE finding a good deal on something. Most of you know this. I am going to share a little more with you, so if you're already bored, you can stop reading.

I have rules when buying clothes. I might have mentioned this before, but I'll mention it again. When buying clothes for Devan I have come up with several rules. Pants, for instance, will not be bought for more than $10. I absolutely will not spend more. In fact, the average price I pay for pants for her is probably around $5. Shirts have to be under $5. I'd say they average price for a shirt is around $2. This makes shopping a little more challenging, however, once you get the hang of it and you know where to go, it's super easy. I have gotten very good at this. I can go in a store and not even see the regular priced clothes. I'm serious. I shop sizes in adavance, so I am never in need of a particular size. I thought I'd do a little organizing in Devan's room today and this is what I found.

In her dresser:

42 shirts. (These are only the shirts that fit her now. And not the ones that are in the laundry, sitting around the house or hidden somewhere amongst baskets of toys).

24 pairs of shorts.

Pants and dresses: (Didn't get around to counting these)

Here are the bags of new clothes that she will grow into in the next couple of years. Organized by size, or course.

I had an economics teacher in high school who taught that in order to get the best deal on something you needed to wait until the item had been marked down three or four times. Here is an example:

Above is an outfit that I bought to have for a baby shower gift. The original cost was $15. Then it was marked down to $11.50. Then $7.50. Then 50% off, which leaves the final price at about $3.75. ( I know you are all amazed by my math skills). That was only three markdowns. You can all imagine now how much fun my husband has shopping with me. You can also imagine my reaction to finding something like this in a store that is actually asking $15 for it.

Anyway, I'm sorry if I've bored any of you, but that is what I mean when I say I think I have a problem. I wonder if there is a penny pinchers anonymous meeting somewhere...

 

4 Comments:

1. sheri said...
   1:33 PM  
   I'm pretty sure Jehremy would like me to hang out w/you a little more. I use to shop for Kyle this way, but since having Kelly....let's just say I have no patience whatsoever.
   Alissa said...
   3:28 PM  
   girlfriend, you are my kinda shopper. now imagine your problem x4... i got 4 kids to shop for... our rubbermaid tubs of "clothes to grow into" have been relegated to the garaged.
   Schmath said...
   9:31 PM  
   There totally are people like that on the internet who hang out on message boards about coupons and spend all day at grocery stores on triple coupon day. You should find them.
   rowdystroudy said...
   7:58 AM  
   have you discovered the grocerygame.com yet? We get everything at atleast 50% off. It's couponing/markdowns at it's best!

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