Thanks! The prices I listed were either online with free shipping, or online with store pickup. I don’t want to pay shipping if I don’t have to.
(My personal opinion is this: If someone offers something online, there is a built-in “demand” charge, so that whatever is ordered is over-priced. S&H is also over-priced, because it doesn’t cost the seller “that much” to ship something that is pretty much always in stock.)
In other words, no matter where I get it, the seller and the cartage company are both going to make money. Otherwise, why be in mail order/online business?
FYI: I have been living On The Edge for so long that I never buy ANY thing without comparing prices, no matter what.
Sales racks are my friends, and so are some really good food deals, like “buy 1 get 1 free” or “Buy One get Two Free!” These are the sales I really need to take advantage of but don’t often have the income to do so.
As a result, I am always asking, “How much...?”
For the most part, I live so close to the wire that springing for a hamburger meal (breakfast, lunch or dinner) at a fast food place is out of the question. That $3-$6 could be the difference between making a medical appointment or buying groceries to get me through the last week of the month.
Nothing I buy is frivolous. It takes a lot of thought and consideration. And I HATE living this way. It take all the fun and spontaneity out of life!