TXBullion wrote:I think ray always suggest it also, i myself am a fan of the strategy, pre buying/paying items you will end up using anyways . Like batteries, razors, toilet paper ( if you think the price will be higher in the coming years instead of now
Batteries...if only they had a longer shelf life...generally don't want to buy more than
a year to year and a half of "likely usage" or there will be serious waste
.
Razors...I'll be really old before I need more, nice that they take up so little room and
one usually lasts me 1-3 months.
Toilet Paper...have room for about 6 months worth, that's usually what I try to build
it up to by the time we get snow. (I try to reduce winter shopping, especially for bulky
stuff because winter makes everything more difficult than it needs to be.) Since it's
spring now I have to restock.
Engineer wrote:My wife rolled her eyes when I ordered ten pairs of my favorite sneakers...until they discontinued the type she liked. I still have 4 years worth at $40/pr while she's buying the new and improved version at $60.
Back in 2008 I made a 12 pair purchase from Payless...though I had to buy a gift card,
use it to make the order online for in store pick up which I picked up about a month
after getting the gift card on my next trip to the U.S. (The Canadian division doesn't
do that, they either have them or they don't, no ability to special order, the best they
can do is look up what other locations have on hand and send you running all over town
for them.) I even got lucky and got BOGO when I did the order (didn't actually plan
that) so I got more shoes for my money than originally planned.
Though more than price there was a bit of a concern at the time about things
that may disrupt international trade, I am unfortunately a size 14W which is not
particularily common, and have a preference for velcro. (Not only saves time
but holds more solidly than laces.)
All said between BOGO, the U.S. price being lower than the Canadian price to
begin with and price increases on the particular style over the ensuing years
I ended up paying about half what I would have to buy them here.
I had 12 pairs on hand before that (when you are my size you generally buy them
when you see them) and that brought me up to 24, I'm back down to about 12
pairs on hand now so somewhere this year or next I really should do a restock of
the new style. (Picked up a pair of the new style this year, it's currently in "test"
and seems to hold up just as well as the old ones.)
TXBullion wrote:Ha!!! thats too funny. Just am finishing up shoe pair number 4 or 5 from a buy several years ago
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I someone how seem to destroy shoes
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Could it be your line of work? When I worked for a fast food restraunt doing
cleaning the grease/water/cleaning chemicals on the floor caused the bottom
of the shoes to wear through in about 3 months. After changing to annother
job I found I was getting at least 6 months out of a pair.