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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

Flaxbee

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4. yup. I'll check out clearance items if I happen to walk by them - and if there is good shampoo, or

Reply to Curmudgeoness (Reply #3)

Mon May 7, 2012, 12:46 PM

May 2012

something else we'll eventually use, I'll consider buying it. And sometimes it will encourage me to try certain foods I'd have passed by otherwise. But otherwise, I see no need to buy something just because it has been marked down, especially if I've never wanted it before.

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7 compulsive shopping traps [View all] Flaxbee May 2012 OP

i'm a brand snob for a few things fizzgig May 2012 #1

I'm a brand snob if it means the product was sustainably produced. Flaxbee May 2012 #2

Good list. I especially agree with Curmudgeoness May 2012 #3

yup. I'll check out clearance items if I happen to walk by them - and if there is good shampoo, or Flaxbee May 2012 #4