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Our challenge for last week had us thinking 'over the counter' as in 'over the counter' medication. We were to add something from this category to our pantries.
Here's what I added:
2 boxes of low dose aspirin from a Dollar General store. I paid $1 each for them.
How did you do with this challenge?
Our challenge for next week has us looking at the numbers in your street address. What is the last number in your street address. That's the number of items you're to add to your pantry this week. For example, if your street address is 423 Front Street, then you would add 3 items to your pantry.
This may take some creative thinking for some of us!!!
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We added two bags of epsom salts from Dollar Tree and used our quarterly allowance on Hubby's Medicare Advantage plan to restock vitamins and fish oil.
ReplyDeleteThe last number here is zero but I am sure we will add something before the week is over.
Lana, I get epsom salts at the Dollar Tree too! 'Zero' means you get to do as many you want!
DeleteI ordered addtional at-home Covid test kits. I'd loaned some to a friend whose husband had tested positive and had used all of theirs with daily testing after exposure (he's a teacher and was testing daily). Glad I could help them out, and now to replenish my supply. My address ends with a 9 and I'm not sure if I'll be able to complete this challenge -- I'm traveling much of this week. But if not this week, I'll complete it when life has slowed down some.
ReplyDeleteLori, what a helpful thing to do, we recently ordered more Covid test kits for ourselves too. Just do what you can when you can. These challenges are just a tool to inspire us to keep our pantry stocked. Be safe traveling this week.
DeleteI ordered free covid tests from the post office. Haven't received those yet. I also got the best buys of large bottles of pain relievers from Amazon. I have a subscription to those items so that they come routinely. I can't buy those things as cheaply in any stores near me.
ReplyDeleteTerri, that's how we got our covid tests too. I'll have to check out the prices for pain relievers that we use on Amazon, that's a good idea.
DeleteMy OTCs are a little different . I bought flaxseeds. Flaxseed tea is wonderful to lower cholesterol . Due to an autoimmune disease I cannot take most medications so we use natural products.
ReplyDeleteCookie, how do you make flaxseed tea?
DeleteI didn't shop for anything but I did make Hubs empty out boxes from under his vanity from our move 2 years ago and he found may OTC items to add to my bins
ReplyDeletePatti, yeah! Time to get them back in circulation!
DeleteI had $10 in CVS rewards cash to use on 1 item, so I bought a box of 200 assorted Bandaids (CVS brand) that cost $10.19. So my OOP was only 19 cents!!
ReplyDeleteGardenpat in Ohio
Gardenpat, way to go!!!!! That's some smart shopping!
DeleteI added low-dose enteric aspirin, Q-tips, vitamins, lotrimin, OFF, Neosporin, Vitamin D, and an oximeter.
ReplyDeletePractical Parsimony, you did good! My oximeter needs to have the batteries replaced.
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