List things that are still a good deal.

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It seems like everything you buy nowadays is overpriced for what you get. What are some things that are still a good deal for what you pay? I don't mean things for which the end user pays nothing, such as visiting a beach or park, getting a book from the library or broadcast TV. I mean things you buy, but are still a good deal:

[demosincebirth]

1. Canned Spam.

[ConcernedCanuk]

12. Is there such a thin as un-canned spam?

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oh yeah

right

it's in my e-mail every day

:silly:

[demosincebirth]

56. You betcha!!

[Mira]

44. epic fail - UNRECOMMEND - N/T

[Make7]

2. Condoms are almost always worth the price. ( n/t )

[newtothegame]

69. Nice :)

[Quantess]

3. Movie rentals.

Or better yet, borrow DVDs from the library. They have a lot of good documentaries.

[CTyankee]

17. Public libraries, yes! What a great deal!

I rarely buy books any more. Why bother? Your public library has or can get them for you! I love my local library; they have helpful people who listen to your wants and help you out. Well worth my tax dollars!

[bbinacan]

4. Sunbeam

Warm-mist humidifer. $25. No more static shock.

[DrDan]

5. big ol' flat screens are less than $600 - I paid over $3k for a 42 inch plasma just a few years ago

air travel can be really fair if you are flexible.

Wine is a good deal right now.

I buy milk for less than $2.75 a gallon at Sams.

There are still some pretty good deals these days.

[zonkers]

6. Beans. Rice. Potatoes. The bus. The beach. Netflix.

[patrice]

16. Beans!! Right On!~ A Very Good Deal!

[FrenchieCat]

7. Dijon Mustard at Trader Joes for only $1.99!

[Quantess]

13. 3 Buck Chuck Wine (2 Buck Chuck in CA)

Actually, wine in general is more affordable this year, because the market is glutted.

[Fire1]

34. Good stuff, too! Had it for New Years!

[patrice]

8. I'm a good deal.

No brag. No exaggeration.

I add significant strategic value to anything I choose to do.

[EmeraldCityGrl]

9. Mexican food from the taco stand...mmmm.

[MineralMan]

11. Si. Tienes razon.

[a la izquierda]

70. ohhh, yummm...

i can't wait for june (going back to mexico for the summer)..

[pipi_k]

10. Lots of stuff on eBay

like used books, shoes, yarn, new and used clothing


Same with a lot of stuff in the Goodwill stores.

You just have to be willing to look for good deals.


:)

[renate]

14. in all seriousness--tea bags

PG Tips are a pretty good deal on Amazon and they make a damn fine cup of breakfast tea.

For a treat, the Twinings Darjeeling tea bags are only a few pennies more. (So really, I don't know why I save them for a treat.)

Oooh oooh oooh... I thought of one more thing, for Costco shoppers. The Kirkland organic strawberry preserves. Soooo good.

[begin_within]

54. Thanks for reminding me.

I have half of a jar of those preserves still in my fridge. Yes they are yummy.

[patrice]

15. Kansas wine is a good deal.

Especially http://www.somersetridge.com/ 's Cuvee Rouge

[Canuckistanian]

18. Alcohol

It's still reasonably priced to get shit-faced.

[patrice]

21. . . . except for the next day . . . : - (

[Canuckistanian]

25. "Every bit of pleasure must be purchased with an equal amount of pain"

An old Irish saying, as I recall.

[patrice]

31. Outrage!! Who you callin' an Old Irish!!?

Uh, oh . . . I guess that'd be me.

Don't tell my German side though, those precision-genes don't hold with all of that sloppy Irish romanticism.

[Canuckistanian]

38. I think there are German sayings about the same subject

But more about reducing work efficiency.....
:D

[patrice]

41. Yeah, those Germans are known to work pretty hard at lifting a few brews!!

hee, hee . . . :beer: ~

[aikoaiko]

19. .22lr

Still a pretty good deal.

[Jamastiene]

20. Decorations bought at a dollar store.

If you buy it for just a dollar or two, then go home, put it in your living room and enjoy it for years to come, it's a good deal.

[CTyankee]

22. Institute for Learning in Retirement, a program of Elderhostel.

For a $15 registration fee you can enroll in a month long class in all kinds of things: film, current events, ethnic eating, the novels of Jane Austen, etc. I am teaching one, gratis, on the Poetry of Love in late April and early May. Pretty good deal. We have some great retired people in our community doing this as an act of love and of creativity in their retirement. It's a fun project.

[patrice]

28. Thanks for this! I have sent it to myself at work.

I will give it to our Social Workers tomorrow.

[CTyankee]

33. Oh, I hope you have an ILR in your community! A great resource!

[patrice]

36. Our Development people will find out. Or maybe ask the board to consider starting one.

We're always looking for stuff for our LTC residents to do.

:hi:

[babsbunny]

23. 24 OZ . Corona Beer for 1.99

Buy 3 of these instead of a 6 pack, which will cost you 7.49 + tax!

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[YOY]

24. Oral sex from your respective mate.

n/t

[begin_within]

45. You buy it?

Oh I guess that's what bisexual means.

[YOY]

47. No money exchanged but it is a kind of labor intensive barter system.

Give a little take a little...

:evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin:

[begin_within]

49. We should base our economy on it.

[SalviaBlue]

61. lol

[patrice]

26. MIT Open Course-ware is a good deal.

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm

[madmax]

27. DU

Amongst a few other things that I can't seem to remember.

:hide: :P

[Obamanaut]

29. Reactivated gym membership and got a senior citizen discount. n/t

[Emit]

30. Library books and top ramen

:shrug:

[OffWithTheirHeads]

32. Scott, single ply toilet paper

I'm serious! Two rolls lasted me for like three months! The original price point seems a little high (about a buck a roll) but the stuff lasts forever, unlike that air filled fluffy stuff that may last a week.

[cbayer]

35. Water from the tap

:hi:

[timeforpeace]

37. Flour. Oatmeal. Eggs. Milk. Liver. Dandelion greens. Sunshine. Pencils.

[timeforpeace]

43. Also the internet. Best bargain ever.

[slackmaster]

39. Charles Shaw wines at Trader Joe's

Still $1.99 per bottle.

[phasma ex machina]

40. Youtube

[Fumesucker]

42. Bittorrent..

:evilgrin:

[YOY]

48. Naughty Space Ghost!

There's naughty stuff goin' on in your head, you probably have, like, daydreams about pomegranates, and sea fleas!

[Fumesucker]

51. TSgt Moore: Private Owens! Was the sand flea you killed male or female?

Pvt. Owens: Male, sir!
TSgt Moore: Then this ain't it. Keep looking.

-Jack Webb: The DI

[customerserviceguy]

46. Anything you can use

that you can buy from the dollar store. Depending on where you live, some do stock a decent variety of foods. No, I usually don't trust no-name brands, but if you can find Frank's Ketchup at Dollar Tree, you'll find it has a better tomato taste than either Hunts or Heinz.

[paulsby]

50. lots o things

computers (man, i remember buying a computer with 4k of ram for $600 and a cassette player to record programs
netflix and similar services
stock trade commissions at interactive brokers, and ameritrade izone
limes 10 for $1 at my local market
practically everything at Pacific Food Importers in Seattle
etc.

[scheming daemons]

52. The Internet, Good Peanut Butter

....

[NJCher]

53. Garden Seeds

Even if you pay 1.79 for them, they will still pay out as long as you water and care for them.


Cher

[WorseBeforeBetter]

55. Netflix. Sometimes I think it's the only thing that works in this country.

And I generally have very few problems with the U.S. Postal Service.

[EFerrari]

57. Rice, beans, tortillas and chiles.

:hi:

[lonestarnot]

58. Moon beams, bananas, and friends.

Tonight's moon beams were particularly cool. Sliver of a crescent.

[upi402]

59. Steak was less than broccoli at the store

Not sure when that happened, but broccoli was almost free not so long ago. And a steak dinner was for rich people.

I don't eat beef much but broccoli needs to be cheaper than it. Especially since big agra exploits workers who pick it.

[renate]

64. are you a Costco member?

OMG those enormous bags of broccoli. Yay!!!!!

Oh, and you know what else that's good from Costco... Gardenburgers, topped with a runny fried egg. Not necessarily cheap (probably a dollar per serving), but good.

If you're not a Costco member, well, I can only :cry: for you. Unless you live near a Trader Joe's, in which case, LOVE those big canisters of sea salt! And the salad we have every night is baby greens (um, from Costco) topped with dried cranberries (...Costco...) and Trader Joe's pear champagne gorgonzola salad dressing.

[lpbk2713]

60. The Sunday newspaper pays for itself.

If you use some of the coupons or if you take advantage of something at a sale
price in one of the circulars that you might not have known about otherwise.

[TwilightGardener]

62. Pillows. Can usually find them in two-packs for $5-7.

Can also use 'em for cheapie, washable dog beds along with an old pillowcase (because REAL dog beds cost $25 and up--a little much for something that gets pretty yucky and chewed-up).

[Withywindle]

63. Adoption fees at animal shelters

For about $60 I got 10 lbs of pure fluffy adorable evil love, who was already spayed, tested, vaccinated, and microchipped, and they threw in a big bag of cat food with the deal.

They ALSO gave me a really nice cat carrier that would have cost about $30! I don't think this is standard procedure, though, I think they did it because my little thrasher demon tore the cardboard boxes they usually use right up!

[saltpoint]

65. For 99 cents you can download and listen to "The Boxer" by Simon &

Garfunkel.

If you never do this, or hear it by another way, you have wasted your life.

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Now the years are old and by me now
They're rocking evenly
I'm older than I once was
But younger than I'll be
That's not unusual...
But isn't it strange --
After changes upon changes
We are more or less the same
After changes, we are
more or less the same...

--Paul Simon, from "The Boxer," concert version

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[saltpoint]

66. Slurpees.

I feel that Slurpees exceed criteria for "a good deal."

Their cost is dwarfed by the pleasure they offer on an August afternoon.

[saltpoint]

67. a box of crayons

[TexasObserver]

68. Dental Floss and Q-Tips.

Talk about a cheap high.

Flossing makes huffing look expensive, and it's GOOD for ya!

[a la izquierda]

71. dogs from the pound

:)

[Bluerthanblue]

72. sending a piece of handwritten paper across the country for 44 cents.

I remember when it cost far less, but if you really think about it, what a deal that is.
E-mail is great but it's just not the same.

:hi:

[begin_within]

73. They should just make it 50 cents.

Isn't the post office still losing money? I wouldn't mind paying 50 cents to mail a letter, that still seems like a great deal. FedEx and UPS won't deliver even a document for less than like $6 or so I think.

[Mari333]

74. hugging my dog

breathing
sitting
dancing around my house
watching my fish
petting my cats
scruffling my parrot's feathers
listening to birds outside
sitting in the sun
walking down the road on winter night's at 4 am when there is no sound but creaking trees
laughing
smelling
touching
eating
hearing
seeing sparkles of light in snow like diamonds
smelling the wet dirt in spring in the gardens
holding my grandchild
hugging my sons
talking to my angel
making up silly rhymes
swinging on swings
climbing trees
jumping over rocks in streams
walking through town smiling at people
sleeping
scratching
belching
and
scratching