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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 438763" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Sams is the ONLY place I like to buy either cheese or tortilla chips. 6 pounds of chips are $7 at sams, and the cheapest elsewhere is $2 per pound. Walmart has bags of them for $1.50 but they are 12 oz or less which makes them far more expensive.</p><p></p><p>Grated cheddar or mozzarella is $11 for 5 pounds. A 5 lb block of cheddar is $10 at Sams and $16 at Walmart. The house brand laundry soap at Sams is a huge tub for about 1/3 of the name brands, 1/3 of the purex,e tc... cheaper brands. And it didn't cause ANY skin problems for my kids which is very rare. ALL of the name brands, even in the "free" versions, casue problems for my kids. </p><p></p><p>Instead of buying dryer softener sheets, get some liquid softener that you like and mix it 1:1 wtih water. Cut some old clothes into 4 or 6 inch squares. Scrunch up a square, dip into a gladware container of the diluted softener and toss in on top of wet clothes. Dry as usual. Re-use the squares. If you get any spots on the clothes from the softener, add a bit more water to it. One small size container of softener will last 5-6 months or more in our house. </p><p></p><p>Consider making your own laundry soap. Get a bar of soap that you like and causes no problems. USe a grater or food processor and shred it. Then mix a small bar or 3 hotel size bars with 1 cup borax and 1 cup washing soda. Use a large size bar and mix with 2 cups each washing soda and borax. Use 2 TABLESPOONS or a teaspoon more in a large load of clothing. I use a food processor and it takes me less than five minutes to grind 3 bars of soap and add the 6 cups each of soda and borax. Do NOT use baking soda - must be washing soda. This is very good for the environment adn the budget. Walmart is now carrying the washing soda thanks to the green movement.</p><p></p><p>Call or email companies with products you life and ask for coupons. You can call the co that makes borax every 3 mos and they will send a ton of high value coupons for their products.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 438763, member: 1233"] Sams is the ONLY place I like to buy either cheese or tortilla chips. 6 pounds of chips are $7 at sams, and the cheapest elsewhere is $2 per pound. Walmart has bags of them for $1.50 but they are 12 oz or less which makes them far more expensive. Grated cheddar or mozzarella is $11 for 5 pounds. A 5 lb block of cheddar is $10 at Sams and $16 at Walmart. The house brand laundry soap at Sams is a huge tub for about 1/3 of the name brands, 1/3 of the purex,e tc... cheaper brands. And it didn't cause ANY skin problems for my kids which is very rare. ALL of the name brands, even in the "free" versions, casue problems for my kids. Instead of buying dryer softener sheets, get some liquid softener that you like and mix it 1:1 wtih water. Cut some old clothes into 4 or 6 inch squares. Scrunch up a square, dip into a gladware container of the diluted softener and toss in on top of wet clothes. Dry as usual. Re-use the squares. If you get any spots on the clothes from the softener, add a bit more water to it. One small size container of softener will last 5-6 months or more in our house. Consider making your own laundry soap. Get a bar of soap that you like and causes no problems. USe a grater or food processor and shred it. Then mix a small bar or 3 hotel size bars with 1 cup borax and 1 cup washing soda. Use a large size bar and mix with 2 cups each washing soda and borax. Use 2 TABLESPOONS or a teaspoon more in a large load of clothing. I use a food processor and it takes me less than five minutes to grind 3 bars of soap and add the 6 cups each of soda and borax. Do NOT use baking soda - must be washing soda. This is very good for the environment adn the budget. Walmart is now carrying the washing soda thanks to the green movement. Call or email companies with products you life and ask for coupons. You can call the co that makes borax every 3 mos and they will send a ton of high value coupons for their products. [/QUOTE]
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