The Dollar Store Strikes Again!
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Comments (12)Only a few stores in our area carry cream where the ingredients only list cream. I don't like the ones with additional thickeners like carrageenan and guar gum. Our regular grocery store used to carry a brand that was just cream - now Whole Foods is the closest one that does or if are willing to get a half gallon we can go a bit farther to Smart and Final to get a half gallon of manufacturers cream that is just cream - much cheaper per ounce but only worth it if doing something cream intensive. (I guess in addition to the grandmother's ingredients test there is the browser spell check test - both carrageenan and guar got the misspelling underline when I typed them.) Yogurt buying is simpler for us because we buy it in the quart containers. There aren't so many offerings in that size. If I want fruit yogurt, I swirl a spoonful of jam in. Voila! You can have any flavor you can buy or make as jam (or jelly or preserves). We get Straus Family Creamery which is just milk, sweet buttermilk and the bacteria cultures. We used to buy Mountain High - that has pectin which I don't find as noticeable as the gums but I prefer the texture of this. That was the brand that had very little difference between the plain and vanilla cartons....See MoreCheck out the Dollar stores!!
Comments (3)Wow Minnie! What great deals! I'll have to check out my dollar stores here in Alabama. I did find some nice goodies at Dollar General the other day - since I'm into Altered Books, I am on the lookout for all kinds of embellishments. They had some awesome bracelets and necklace/earring sets for a buck each - each had several different charms, many beads, all kinds of cool dangly stuff that I can use by disassembing them! Also found a large sheet of stick-on earrings for little girls - real neat shiny "gems" that will be great for embellishing. Thanks for the heads-up, Minnie. You always find the greatest bargains! jackie (alabama)...See MoreThe best dollar you ever spent at the dollar store
Comments (42)I have a friend in physical rehab (since December) and when I was visiting before Easter I decided I wanted to get each patient on her hallway a little something. Food was not acceptable so I found little flowerpots with silk flowers at the dollar store. They were so pretty- - sure didn't look like dollar store items. I packaged each one (25) in a little gift bag also from the dollar store and made little tags decorated with flower and butterfly stickers and wrote a few words on each. They were a hit and when I go to visit now I see many of the patients have put them on their window sills. It sure was fun....See MoreWorth looking at? NH craigslist strikes again
Comments (10)Definitely worth looking at, I think! What a wonderful size, and it could be truly gorgeous if cleaned. I would give it the sniff test to see if I detected pet urine, though. I've never been able to get that odor out of rugs and have ended up just pitching more than a couple due to the behavior of cats we used to have. If it isn't stinky, I think it's definitely worth the asking price....See MoreCyntia
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