With the arrival last Wednesday of #2 Son's laptop/backpack, I can cross the College Shopping Marathon off my To-Do List!
Woohoo!!!
Except for his clothing, shoes, case of water, pillows, laptop, printer, backpack and musical instruments and musical paraphernalia, what is pictured is everything going to school.......
You KNOW I shopped at home in my cupboards, cabinets and stockpiles before spending $$ in the store to gather all this. A few things I could have not spent on(the towels/washcloths)and given him stuff in the house or gotten him a cheaper backpack(tho the one we got has a lifetime guarantee) but I think we did a fairly frugal job on this.
Take note of where I bought items......Walmart, Best Buy, online, Rite-Aid, Ollie's, Big Lots, etc.
Not a single item bought from Bed, Bath & Beyond......lolz
Here is our College Shopping List..........anything purchased includes sales tax(if applicable).
2 Items not pictured above--
Printer on sale at Walmart $74.19 w/ink
Backpack bought the "one he wanted" on sale online at RockyMountainTrail dotcom $49 w/shipping
Surge Protector $12.70 at Best Buy
Extension Cord $1.77 at Lowe's
Command Hooks 2 packs bought at Rite-Aid this week, price $5.03 for both packs. Inherited poster sticky stuff from Daughter's college time.
Flashlight had at home-with new batteries *not pictured*
Batteries had at home from Rite-Aid pillaging 3 years ago
Duct Tape had at home
Chip Clips had at home.....why buy something, use repurposed Clothespins!
Sheet Sets 2 sets inherited from #1 Son's college time in a dorm and 1 set bought at Ollie's on clearance $11.25(400 thread count)
Comforter bought at Big Lots $18.02 after shopping around for 3 months for perfect color, solid black (rolls eyes)but not too expensive
Towels, Hand Towel and Washcloths from Ollie's on sale $21.56
Toilet brush on sale at Ollie's $2.06
Wastebasket had at home, sending plastic grocery bags at home to line it
Clothes Hangers had at home
Laundry Bag at Big Lots $2.96
Extra Pillowcases free--had percale fabric so I sewed him some and saved that money!
Free Pillowcases ;-)
Scissors from Big Lots $1.90
Notebooks found at Walmart in Ohio for .17¢ea.X 5=.90¢
Dry-Erase Board found at Walmart for $8.44*
Day Planner found at Walmart for $6.33*
Large Pack of college-ruled Paper found at Walmart for $2.65*
***The 3 items listed above I used a free gift card to pay for them so no out of pocket.***
Pens/Pencils/Sharpeners/Envelopes/Etc. had at home from Rite-Aid pillaging
Cooling Mat bought on sale at Best Buy $15.89
Ream of Printer Paper had at home from almost free Staples paper deal 5 years ago
Nail Clippers had at home from Rite-Aid pillaging last year
Toiletries(asstd.) ditto
Hand Sanitizer ditto
Bathroom Cleaning Supplies had at home already
Facial tissue had at home already
Dish Towel had spare at home
Potholder bought at Big Lots $2.65
Plate, Bowl, Mug inherited all put microwave safe plate from Daughter's college stay. Plate on clearance from Big Lots $1.59 (not giving him one of my "good" plates for this!)
Eating Utensils inherited from Daughter
Can Opener big Lots $4.24
Mini-Colander Big Lots $3.18
Dish Soap had at home
Water Bottle had at home
Travel Coffee Mug had at home
Coffeemaker bought online at KMart for $6 less than in store, picked up at store....$16.80
*I used SYW Reward Points and part of a gift card I got for a prescription transfer so no CASH OOP! woohoo
Coffee Filters had at home
Coffee bought at Grocery Outlet--5 lbs for $8. awesome
Assorted snacks and easy food stuffs had at home in stockpile, except for the case of Monster I picked up in Iowa($28) and the case of bottle water ($2.33 but used +Up Rewards to pay so no OOP).
And here is everything off that list that I spent money on......
Printer--$74.19
Backpack--$49.00
Cooling Mat--$15.89
Surge Protector--$12.70
Extension Cord--$1.77
Sheet Set-Ollie's--$11.25
Comforter- Big Lots--$18.02
Towels, Hand Towel and Washcloths--$21.56
Command Hooks--$5.03
Toilet brush--$2.06
Potholder--$2.65
Plate--$1.59
Can Opener--$4.24
Mini-Colander--$3.18
Coffee--$8.00
Scissors--$1.90
Notebooks--.90¢
Monster drinks case--$28
Grand Total of $261.93 with tax.
If you had to College shop this year, how did you do?
Sluggy
Woohoo!!!
Except for his clothing, shoes, case of water, pillows, laptop, printer, backpack and musical instruments and musical paraphernalia, what is pictured is everything going to school.......
You KNOW I shopped at home in my cupboards, cabinets and stockpiles before spending $$ in the store to gather all this. A few things I could have not spent on(the towels/washcloths)and given him stuff in the house or gotten him a cheaper backpack(tho the one we got has a lifetime guarantee) but I think we did a fairly frugal job on this.
Take note of where I bought items......Walmart, Best Buy, online, Rite-Aid, Ollie's, Big Lots, etc.
Not a single item bought from Bed, Bath & Beyond......lolz
Here is our College Shopping List..........anything purchased includes sales tax(if applicable).
2 Items not pictured above--
Printer on sale at Walmart $74.19 w/ink
Backpack bought the "one he wanted" on sale online at RockyMountainTrail dotcom $49 w/shipping
Surge Protector $12.70 at Best Buy
Extension Cord $1.77 at Lowe's
Command Hooks 2 packs bought at Rite-Aid this week, price $5.03 for both packs. Inherited poster sticky stuff from Daughter's college time.
Flashlight had at home-with new batteries *not pictured*
Batteries had at home from Rite-Aid pillaging 3 years ago
Duct Tape had at home
Chip Clips had at home.....why buy something, use repurposed Clothespins!
Sheet Sets 2 sets inherited from #1 Son's college time in a dorm and 1 set bought at Ollie's on clearance $11.25(400 thread count)
Comforter bought at Big Lots $18.02 after shopping around for 3 months for perfect color, solid black (rolls eyes)but not too expensive
Towels, Hand Towel and Washcloths from Ollie's on sale $21.56
Toilet brush on sale at Ollie's $2.06
Wastebasket had at home, sending plastic grocery bags at home to line it
Clothes Hangers had at home
Laundry Bag at Big Lots $2.96
Extra Pillowcases free--had percale fabric so I sewed him some and saved that money!
Free Pillowcases ;-)
Scissors from Big Lots $1.90
Notebooks found at Walmart in Ohio for .17¢ea.X 5=.90¢
Dry-Erase Board found at Walmart for $8.44*
Day Planner found at Walmart for $6.33*
Large Pack of college-ruled Paper found at Walmart for $2.65*
***The 3 items listed above I used a free gift card to pay for them so no out of pocket.***
Pens/Pencils/Sharpeners/Envelopes/Etc. had at home from Rite-Aid pillaging
Cooling Mat bought on sale at Best Buy $15.89
Ream of Printer Paper had at home from almost free Staples paper deal 5 years ago
Nail Clippers had at home from Rite-Aid pillaging last year
Toiletries(asstd.) ditto
Hand Sanitizer ditto
Bathroom Cleaning Supplies had at home already
Facial tissue had at home already
Dish Towel had spare at home
Potholder bought at Big Lots $2.65
Plate, Bowl, Mug inherited all put microwave safe plate from Daughter's college stay. Plate on clearance from Big Lots $1.59 (not giving him one of my "good" plates for this!)
Eating Utensils inherited from Daughter
Can Opener big Lots $4.24
Mini-Colander Big Lots $3.18
Dish Soap had at home
Water Bottle had at home
Travel Coffee Mug had at home
Coffeemaker bought online at KMart for $6 less than in store, picked up at store....$16.80
*I used SYW Reward Points and part of a gift card I got for a prescription transfer so no CASH OOP! woohoo
Coffee Filters had at home
Coffee bought at Grocery Outlet--5 lbs for $8. awesome
And here is everything off that list that I spent money on......
Printer--$74.19
Backpack--$49.00
Cooling Mat--$15.89
Surge Protector--$12.70
Extension Cord--$1.77
Sheet Set-Ollie's--$11.25
Comforter- Big Lots--$18.02
Towels, Hand Towel and Washcloths--$21.56
Command Hooks--$5.03
Toilet brush--$2.06
Potholder--$2.65
Plate--$1.59
Can Opener--$4.24
Mini-Colander--$3.18
Coffee--$8.00
Scissors--$1.90
Notebooks--.90¢
Monster drinks case--$28
Grand Total of $261.93 with tax.
If you had to College shop this year, how did you do?
Sluggy
