Just getting around to talk about my Brown Thursday and Black Friday shopping. I am SO glad that I got out to the stores on Thursday AND friday. It really paid off $$$$$. I bought my fire pits that I had been wanting for 1 year. I was glad so see that
Wal-Mart did an excellent job at already having set up the line for the $98.00 TVs. In order for customers to get the TVs, they had to go to the other side of the store and get a ticket. This line was far away from the other shoppers, so there was no interference with the other shoppers. That cut the crowd down in half. I did not see or hear about any incidents of pushing or shoving at the Opelousas store.
I was able to get several fire pits. It was only myself and 4 other people waiting near the fire pits. After I got my fire pit, other shoppers noticed them in my buggy and wanted one as well. I directed them to the fire pits. I had also wanted more down pillows and comforters but because it was on the other side of the store, I wasn’t going to count on getting any. Well, to my surprise, after I got my fire pit, I was able to get a couple pillows and King size down comforters. I was soooooooooooo happy. I also picked up on a set of Pyrex bake ware, a deep fryer and several fleece jackets that were only $6.00. I bought a few loud, fluorescent colors (lime green and orange) to wear when I go running, walking or riding my bike, so that cars can see me.
On Friday, I went to Sam’s and purchased a camera surveillance system that was $100.00 off the regular price.
e The surveillance allows me to check on (by cell phone and computer) what’s going on when I am not there. I also found a freezer and I was able to get it for $200.00 less than the original price.
Later on, I went to a couple grocery stores and cashed in on their Black Friday sales. I was able to score 7 pineapples for $1.00 each. I saw pineapples at
Wal-mart for $2.98. So I saved $13.86. I had been wanting to buy pineapples for my wine and I held out long enough to find the RIGHT price. They were sooooooooo sweet. I can't wait to taste the pineapple wine.
My Pineapples
Every store I went in, I didn’t encounter any problems. No one was pushing or shoving and everyone was nice and was friendly. I was surprised.
I also did a lot of cooking during my time off. I made home made biscuits and turkey pot pie from my turkey left overs.
Biscuit Dough
About to be rolled out
Cut Biscuits
Biscuits that were frozen
DONE!
Turkey Pot Pie Mixture Going Into Oven
DONE!
Grape Wine
I also made sweet dough as well. I froze it as pie shells and will take out when I'm ready to make pies.
I found this ENORMOUS sweet potatoes that were $0.25 a lb at a local store. I bought 2 of them. They felt like they were 2 lbs each.
I will go back and buy more and to cook them, make pie fillings and freeze the fillings and use when I need.
Duck in the freezer section at the grocery store. Check out the price. 
This weekend's baking will be home made bread and tea cakes. I will probably make sweet potato bread as well with the gigantic sweet potatoes.
I added up the money that I saved from shopping on Thursday and Black Friday and it was close to a 3/4 month's feed bill.
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To save that much money, I will do it again and again and again. Daddy didn't raise no fool.
