September 2020 Frugal Chatter thread

[coupon girl]

Hubby and i spent 2 hours looking at couches and we bought one a nice grey/navy blue tweed with 2 pillows at a good price .We also got to pick soft or firm cushions we went with firm will come in in 10 weeks .I can wait we bought our furniture at Parks furniture ,they have good quality furniture ,we have our diningset/glass hutch from there its 22 years old our bedroom set also.

So that made my day as i have wanted a couch for a year now and was ready to buy back in march but look what happened covid ,so my new couch may be here for xmas which is great .

[cath007]

I read that Christmas show is been cancelled this year in Montreal because of covid 19..totally understand that but at the same time I wonder what Christmas will be or will look like this year..dont you?

[cath007]

Went to WM for my bundt mould 8,97$,purchased at the same time dr oetker patisserie signature strawberries cheesecake because it was also 4,98$ but when unwrapped I was surprise by the tiny size..barrely 4 size...wow...glad I had purchased it in sale not in reg price
Purchased at the same time 10$ giftcard and 2 x 5$giftcard just because it is handy for trading or I wil kept 1 for myself.
Went to purchase something at metro qc and noticed the lady said they have now express line tills accepted cash (you do it yourself) wow impressed ..why express line at maxi and wm dont accept cash lol
Other than that just enjoying the day and relax

[coupon girl]

cath - i am going day by day ,who knows what xmas will be like .That is why thanksgiving is important to me as all 9 of us will get together (my immediate family)at xmas who know may be dropping my grandkids toys off in the snow on their front porch like "santa" nana .

Just sold my daughter's pull -ups 5.00 for her .Listed a few more toys for daughter-in-law i told her as they both work full time and i have more time to post and sell items .I didnt even see the customer as i put a tote out with the pull-ups in a shoppers bag inside and told her to leave the money in the tote and she did (no contact is great)

[Angela273]

September total savings $756.15

coupons redeemed - $63.73
10% off Tuesday at Sobeys - $16.39
Amazon.ca - earned through Swagbucks - $10
PCO - No Frills - $40
Air Miles - $40
SCOP - $7.54
Stuff Sold - $218
Garden - $194
Contest wins - $150 - large bin of litteracy prizes (estimate)
Domino’s Pizza Points - $16.49

[Ciel]

I read that Christmas show is been cancelled this year in Montreal because of covid 19..totally understand that but at the same time I wonder what Christmas will be or will look like this year..dont you?

A lot less standing outside in lines for petting zoo, hot drinks at markets (no Toronto Xmas market or CN Holiday train either), or concerts.
Think there will be more virtual or televised concerts for us to watch at home. The only outdoor thing that might continue could be toy drive or food drive or fundraiser.

I think it'd be wise to check if malls have closed or moved washrooms well before Christmas shopping plans are made. Jackson Square closed its food court washrooms for renos or so last year but I noticed that area got made into another food area (when I was in the mall Aug. 31) . No washrooms in the area now.

[Ciel]

Went to WM for my bundt mould 8,97$,purchased at the same time dr oetker patisserie signature strawberries cheesecake because it was also 4,98$ but when unwrapped I was surprise by the tiny size..barrely 4 size...wow...glad I had purchased it in sale not in reg price
Purchased at the same time 10$ giftcard and 2 x 5$giftcard just because it is handy for trading or I wil kept 1 for myself.
Went to purchase something at metro qc and noticed the lady said they have now express line tills accepted cash (you do it yourself) wow impressed ..why express line at maxi and wm dont accept cash lol
Other than that just enjoying the day and relax

Think the stores that don't take cash at express checkouts-it's a cost thing. Some banks charge businesses for cash and cheque deposits and store saves those costs plus employee time to empty or to stock the machines.