Payin-the-Toll
Recycles dryer sheets
Muffler to block gasket for my 30+ year old riding mower. Got 2 for about $7 plus $3 shipping.
I'm currently not buying anything from Amazon since they started charging sales tax in NC and also upped free shipping to orders $35 or more.
I'll get over it, I'm sure, but I'm still in a bit of a huff.
Either condoms or my grandmother's eye drops, can't remember which...
I also recently bought a GPS recently through Amazon (from PC Nation). A factory refurbished nuvi unit containing both Europe and North America maps for $105! (It's discontinued, but a brand new one retails for $230 from Garmin). I bought this older unit because it has twice the battery life of the current model. I plan to use it as a pedestrian and public transport user in Europe and needed something slim and light (it's only 5 oz) to carry around in my purse.
Then I bought the Europe lifetime map upgrades through Amazon as they were $10 cheaper than buying identical product directly from Garmin.
Everything got registered, downloaded and worked. Had fun browsing Europe on the GPS (nice simulate mode) and marking some personal points of interest in the unit, including my brother's address.
Sorry to hear about the credit card compromise. I have one cc I only use on Amazon and it has never been compromised (fingers crossed).
You could hardly call my most recent Amazon purchase a subjugation to the temptations of consumerism, as it was 2 spare batteries for my camera and a 40lb box of cat litter. I needed to find something extra to buy so that the shipping on the batteries was free. I found that cat litter cost about the same as it does in the store, and it saves me from carrying it back home on my bicycle, so I ordered it.Just thought this might be fun for those of us who occasionally succumb to the allure of consumerism...
...........Batteries and cat litter doesn't sound too lavish does it?
Breville Smart Oven.
A few weeks ago.
Heh! Funny you mention that, because I had new pedals installed on my bicycle a couple of days ago. While at the bike shop, I was thinking how wonderful it is to own only a bicycle for transport, as even a major overhaul costs peanuts compared to major work on an automobile. The bike guy was showing me the various pedals. The cheapie plastic ones cost $27 a pair installed, and the well-made metal ones with sealed bearings were a whopping $45 installed (including tax).I don't know. Was it fancy cat litter?
I was wondering the same thing too, but after ordering the cat litter from Amazon, I discovered there was a promotion on, and it was even cheaper in brick and mortar stores that particular week. Mind you, when I'm already getting a good deal, I don't get bent out of shape if I find that I could have saved a bit more somewhere else. There's frugal, and there's the kind of nickel-and-diming that isn't good for the soul.How do they make any money with the shipping cost of 40 lbs of cat litter? Good grief!
Makes you wonder doesn't it?Does Amazon carry bricks, cinder blocks, gravel, and mortar too? I should start ordering them so I do not have to lug them home from Home Depot.
Fantastic. Why haul it from the store when you can have someone haul it for you for just one dollar extra?We found the dry dog food mine eat. It was one dollar more than the store and delivered free. They were 40lb bags.