Comments on: Gas Prices Are Down, But I’m Being Careful

By: fern

fern — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:54:59 +0000

Sure thing. costco carries several different brands of cat litter, but the one i think is a really good buy (or at least was a few years ago) comes in a 40 lb. green cardboard box. I forget the brand name, though.

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By: Green Panda

Green Panda — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:42:14 +0000

Wow, that’s for the heads up Fern. We got a cat, so this is a deal for us.

By: fern

fern — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:15:59 +0000

sorry, i meant to say that the SAVINGS of buying a 40 lb box of cat litter nearly paid for my membership fee, meaning, cat litter is very expensive in your average supermarket.

By: fern

fern — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:14:37 +0000

the last time i was a costco member, i remember that buying just 1 40 lb box of clumping cat litter nearly paid for my annual membership. I’m going to price that cat litter this weekend and see if that’s still the case. From what i’ve read, the biggest cost savings at Costco relate to staples like milk, eggs and butter.

By: fern

fern — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:13:09 +0000

Yeah, I’m joining Costco too, after letting my membership lapse for many years, but to save more here, too, i’m joining with my mother, so we’ll split the membership fee, which i know has gone up.

FYI, OPEC’s announced 1.5 million barrel a day oil production cut went into effect Nov. 1. Let’s see if good ‘ol Yankee frugalism can counteract the production cut and keep prices down.