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Another opportunity for big Snerffle points for October's Snerfflebarglast. This round is worth 150 points in total, and partial credit will be awarded.
Today, at lunch, I ran out to buy three skeins of yarn to make a fish (something you may be able to buy with your points!). I had 40% off one regularly priced item coupons to each Hobby Lobby, Michaels, and Joann, so I figured I'd drive around to all three and pick up one skein at each. This is possible (though just) on my lunch break because they all sit on different corners of the same intersection (a large intersection, but still). And even at $2.47/gal it'll only cost me $0.63 to drive the route.
I headed to Joann first (1.6 mi) and picked up the first skein (reg price $3.49) and a piece of remnant fabric ($3.39) for a total bill of $5.90. Then I drove 0.6 mi over to the Hobby Lobby and grabbed another skein (reg price $3.69) and that was all, so my total bill was only $2.38. Finally, I drove another 0.6 mi to Michaels only to find I hadn't read the flyer well enough - this yarn was already on sale for $2.50, so I used my coupon on a pack of lanyard clips (reg $2.99) and then grabbed a $1 rubber duck just because, for a total bill of $5.69. Then I drove the 2.3 miles back to work, arriving in just under an hour.
The question is, since the yarn was on sale at Michaels, would it just have been cheaper to drive there and buy all three skeins? Is there another way I could have saved more money? Or did I spend the least possible amount of money?
Yes, I know it's math (cue spooky music) but it's practical math and these types of scenarios can help you save money! So it's good practice for being frugal. Plus, it gets you points to get free stuff, and what's more frugal than that?
Please list all of you assumptions and calculations for partial credit. All comments are screened.
Today, at lunch, I ran out to buy three skeins of yarn to make a fish (something you may be able to buy with your points!). I had 40% off one regularly priced item coupons to each Hobby Lobby, Michaels, and Joann, so I figured I'd drive around to all three and pick up one skein at each. This is possible (though just) on my lunch break because they all sit on different corners of the same intersection (a large intersection, but still). And even at $2.47/gal it'll only cost me $0.63 to drive the route.
I headed to Joann first (1.6 mi) and picked up the first skein (reg price $3.49) and a piece of remnant fabric ($3.39) for a total bill of $5.90. Then I drove 0.6 mi over to the Hobby Lobby and grabbed another skein (reg price $3.69) and that was all, so my total bill was only $2.38. Finally, I drove another 0.6 mi to Michaels only to find I hadn't read the flyer well enough - this yarn was already on sale for $2.50, so I used my coupon on a pack of lanyard clips (reg $2.99) and then grabbed a $1 rubber duck just because, for a total bill of $5.69. Then I drove the 2.3 miles back to work, arriving in just under an hour.
The question is, since the yarn was on sale at Michaels, would it just have been cheaper to drive there and buy all three skeins? Is there another way I could have saved more money? Or did I spend the least possible amount of money?
Yes, I know it's math (cue spooky music) but it's practical math and these types of scenarios can help you save money! So it's good practice for being frugal. Plus, it gets you points to get free stuff, and what's more frugal than that?
Please list all of you assumptions and calculations for partial credit. All comments are screened.
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