Eavesdropping can save you money...well. that’s what I discovered last week while I was waiting to get my printer cartridge refilled. The customer who was being served ahead of me had a box full of old cartridges that she was trading in.
Wait...trading in? I knew I could drop off my old cartridges for recycling, but trade them in...you mean for money? Good thing I overheard that and then asked about the trade in deal. Every cartridge you take back to the store earns you $3 toward your next purchase. This lady had so many to trade in, the store owed her money, which was given to her in coupons. I’m such a Budget Smart Girl that I not only smile when I save money, but when I see other people saving money too. That lady gets the Budget Smart Girl of the Month Award.
And not stopping there I did a little more eavesdropping and found out if you’re a business owner...yep, that’s me, you can open a corporate account. They send you money saving coupons each month. I signed up and also got a bonus of a $25 gift card. Oh and I found out the owner sends out a newsletter, so I found another potential customer for my writing services.
The moral of the story, no matter where you go, eavesdrop, ask questions, it can sometimes save you money and you might just find the odd sales lead or two. Not bad at all.
Oh and you’ve probably heard me whining about the price of refill cartridges compared to the actual price of printers. I heard about a new line being manufactured by Kodak, the black cartridges sell for just $9.99. Check out the line of Easy Share printers at www.kodak.com. Good for you Kodak, maybe some other manufacturers will now reconsider printer to ink cost ratio too.
If you’ve been reading The Budget Smart Girl’s Guide to the Universe for a year or more you might remember that earlier this year the blind on the sliding glass door snapped. I did what every Budget Smart Girl does and repaired them rather then buy a new one. But the sad news is the cord snapped again and was well beyond repair this time. Along to the nearest DIY store we went. I thought we might get lucky and find a ready made blind, but alas, our sliding glass door is wider than average so we ended up having to order a custom made one. Cost- $290, but we did get a free upgrade to a cordless system and the assistant gave us a coupon for 10% discount. I really like the fact the new blind is cordless; I hoping this one will have a long and happy life.
For money saving tips visit www.gardenandhearth.com/Bargain-Shopping.htm and www.gardenandhearth.com/EatingWellonaBudget.htm
Wait...trading in? I knew I could drop off my old cartridges for recycling, but trade them in...you mean for money? Good thing I overheard that and then asked about the trade in deal. Every cartridge you take back to the store earns you $3 toward your next purchase. This lady had so many to trade in, the store owed her money, which was given to her in coupons. I’m such a Budget Smart Girl that I not only smile when I save money, but when I see other people saving money too. That lady gets the Budget Smart Girl of the Month Award.
And not stopping there I did a little more eavesdropping and found out if you’re a business owner...yep, that’s me, you can open a corporate account. They send you money saving coupons each month. I signed up and also got a bonus of a $25 gift card. Oh and I found out the owner sends out a newsletter, so I found another potential customer for my writing services.
The moral of the story, no matter where you go, eavesdrop, ask questions, it can sometimes save you money and you might just find the odd sales lead or two. Not bad at all.
Oh and you’ve probably heard me whining about the price of refill cartridges compared to the actual price of printers. I heard about a new line being manufactured by Kodak, the black cartridges sell for just $9.99. Check out the line of Easy Share printers at www.kodak.com. Good for you Kodak, maybe some other manufacturers will now reconsider printer to ink cost ratio too.
If you’ve been reading The Budget Smart Girl’s Guide to the Universe for a year or more you might remember that earlier this year the blind on the sliding glass door snapped. I did what every Budget Smart Girl does and repaired them rather then buy a new one. But the sad news is the cord snapped again and was well beyond repair this time. Along to the nearest DIY store we went. I thought we might get lucky and find a ready made blind, but alas, our sliding glass door is wider than average so we ended up having to order a custom made one. Cost- $290, but we did get a free upgrade to a cordless system and the assistant gave us a coupon for 10% discount. I really like the fact the new blind is cordless; I hoping this one will have a long and happy life.
For money saving tips visit www.gardenandhearth.com/Bargain-Shopping.htm and www.gardenandhearth.com/EatingWellonaBudget.htm
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