June Frugals!

[iris lilies]

It’s funny that you all are talking about chocolate things at Trader Joe’s. The one time I had bad Swiss chocolate was something I purchased at Trader Joe’s. I don’t know what they did to that chocolate, but it was not good.

I’m not a huge fan of Trader Joe’s anyway since everything is so overly packaged it seems to me. Plus, we never have a Trader Joe’s close to where I live anyway so every time I go there, it is unusual. I remember getting addicted to a couple of Trader Joe’s products more than a decade ago, and then they stopped carrying it.

[rosarugosa]

I love their goat's milk yogurt. It's the only yogurt I eat, and I like it with freshly ground black pepper. Oddly enough, nobody else seems to think this sounds appealing!

[early morning]

Well, my grandmother's home made schmerecase, as I remember it, tasted much like a sour/tart yogurt, and we always put pepper on it. So - maybe not quite so odd to pepper some yogurt. I've not tried their goat's milk yogurt - I may do that. Currently, I like their honey Greek yogurt, which we eat for dessert. My frugal today is that I let my sister buy our supper... And used gasbuddy to find the best price on my usual route into town.

[Tybee]

Am dividing plants to fill in new section of flower garden where I expanded it because I was sick of mowing around the big stones so threw down some hay on the new part.

The house hay was a frugal in that it saved on heat costs but the best is having fifty bales to use in the garden.

Bought Espoma rose food at Ocean State Job Lot for 4 dollars cheaper than at the Ace Hardware.

[rosarugosa]

Tybee: I always buy my potting soil and fertilizer at OSJL. They're also my go-to for calendars, garden gloves (the best gloves for a really good price), and insect repellent. I like doing business with them too, not just for the good prices, but I like a lot of the charitable stuff they do. They seem to be a company with a social conscience.
Speaking of discount stores, you are in Maine, do you have a Reny's nearby? I just love the one in Portland.

[Tybee]

We sure do have a Reny's--there's actually one in our closest town so it's our go to if we need anything.

[nswef]

Rosa, OSJL?

[rosarugosa]

Rosa, OSJL?

Ocean State Job Lot. I'm not sure how widespread they are, but they're a popular discount chain in our area.

[catherine]

Ocean State Job Lot. I'm not sure how widespread they are, but they're a popular discount chain in our area.

I LOVE OSJL!! One of my favorite stores. I miss the NJ one I used to go to all the time, BUT I just learned that there's one in St. Albans, which is as close to me as anything else up here--about 40 minutes away! Worth the trip.

[happystuff]

Never heard of that store before. We did used to have a Big Lots, but it closed a while ago. Right now, the similar type store in my area is called Popshelf.