I also found some random items fun little items on a shopping trip. Magnifying glass to check out (didn't like it) truck puzzle for car themed box, couple penguins for a penguin themed box, couple plastic craft kits for older girls, and a little book about rose types-lots of pretty pictures to look at!
At Dollar Tree I saw a car "Lego" type toy at Dollar Tree, and as I liked Legos as a kid and am planning car themed shoeboxes in memory of my uncle this year, I picked up a couple, then I went to CVS & found a car with blocks inside it on clearance-I plan to stick the two building kits inside it, plus probably one of the girl ones I got later at Dollar General.
I received 2 cartons of the new pre-printed cardboard shoeboxes from OCC-hope to post a report on them soon..
I ordered a package of the soap cases-under $20-so much cheaper than other sources.
I had gotten a $10 gift card from Oriental Trading, thankfully they had free shipping on any order, so I found some clearance items (dozen mugs, 2 dozen bags), plus a cup to get up to $10...ended up being on the dot-so didn't spend anything!
I also got to a Dollar General for the 50% off clearance sale...a couple things I found even ended up having been there so long they were only a penny!
Spent from shoebox packing budget: $32.82
Saved $65.98 or 67%
Plus some of the items were donated, and the soap cases not bought in bulk would have been quite a bit more.
Saved thru clearance at Oriental Trading: $22.99
Saved through OT gift card: $10
Saved through OT free shipping: $6.99
Saved through Dollar General Clearance: $26
2 comments:
Where did you find the bulk soap boxes?
Sorry, just saw your comment-it's not emailing me like it used to. Here's info on the soap boxes: http://www.simplyshoeboxes.com/2017/03/dukal-hygiene-cases-from-md-supplies.html
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