Their Mistake, My Saving

If you read my post for class, you know I can find a clearance section anywhere! One of the unusual clearance sections I have found is at Lowe's and Home Depot. How many times have we gone there with significant others or parents and wandered around the labyrinth of aisles? Here is something to make the trip worthwhile. The mistint section of paint. If you look at these major hardware stores you will see this section somewhere near the paint (you have to search for it). When the paint color is not correct, the paint is placed is placed in this section at a deep discount. I have no idea what I will do with the green paint I purchased on the right, but I am sure I can use it to craft something in my classroom (just wait and see what I come up with).

Still not convinced that this is a great deal? Check out the paint on the left. The paint on the left is almost $27 without tax. The can on the right is the paint I found in the mistint section for $5. For all my math teachers out there, that is about a $22 savings! I now have a gallon of rose-colored paint and primer. Now I just have to decide where this paint will lead me. Anytime you go in a major hardware store, check this section and maybe their mistake will lead you on a new decorative venture.

A Post for Class

For my writing class, an assignment is to electronically publish a piece of writing from the semester. How appropriate that one of my pieces was on my frugalness. It can be found below:

Being a teacher has taught me the value of a dollar; being a Catholic schoolteacher has taught me the value of a quarter, though I would not change it for the world. I can always remember my family calling me frugal. I know the location of the clearance section in all of the stores I frequent. If I do not know where the clearance section is, I will find it. When I became a teacher, my dad said, “you know, now that you have a full-time job, you can buy clothes that aren’t on clearance.” To me, this is crazy talk. Why would I buy something when I can get something similar that is 50% off, or more? My grandma’s favorite game to play is “guess how much Megan’s outfit costs!?!”. The thrill I get from finding a new clearance item is exhilarating. I love hunting through the racks and bins. Shopping would be boring if you walked up to the rack, chose your item, and purchased it. I love the thrill of the hunt; it makes the purchase so much better. Clearance shopping is therapeutic to me. 

My favorite money saver would have to be my Coach purse. We went to the outlets to purchase a Coach purse as a prize for an event at church. They told me to pick one out, and I found this beautiful brown and pink bag that I would NEVER buy myself because no clearance will lower it to what I would pay. The night of the event, I spent my $5 on tickets for the wall of prizes. As I was listening to the first eight, or so, numbers, I thought, “that purse is already gone.” To my surprise, I was the ninth number drawn. When I walked up to the prizes, the purse was still there! I scooped it up, and I can now say that I bought an authentic Coach purse for $5.