Well, today was not a no-spend day, but that was by design. After 3pm on Halloween, the candy starts getting marked down, so that's when I stock up.
But I did some additionally shopping while I was out. I broke the handle on my laundry hamper this morning, and decided it was time to replace it. Well, I actually replaced it with two laundry baskets - a standard one for my sons' room (which is just across the hall from the laundry room) and a hip-hugger model for the upstairs bedrooms. I figured that if I'm going to be lugging laundry up and down the stairs, I may as well do it comfort.
So I spend about $15 for both, which got me thinking about cost effectiveness. The broken hamper was a Rubbermaid (shades of a recent forum thread) that was over 15 years old. I think I got my money's worth!
If I get the same wear out of my new (Rubbermaid, naturally) laundry baskets, they will cost me about $1 per year. Sure, I could have saved a couple of dollars by going with a cheaper brand, but I figured I'd splurge on reliability.
But I did some additionally shopping while I was out. I broke the handle on my laundry hamper this morning, and decided it was time to replace it. Well, I actually replaced it with two laundry baskets - a standard one for my sons' room (which is just across the hall from the laundry room) and a hip-hugger model for the upstairs bedrooms. I figured that if I'm going to be lugging laundry up and down the stairs, I may as well do it comfort.
So I spend about $15 for both, which got me thinking about cost effectiveness. The broken hamper was a Rubbermaid (shades of a recent forum thread) that was over 15 years old. I think I got my money's worth!
If I get the same wear out of my new (Rubbermaid, naturally) laundry baskets, they will cost me about $1 per year. Sure, I could have saved a couple of dollars by going with a cheaper brand, but I figured I'd splurge on reliability.
November 1st, 2006 at 04:34 am 1162355648