Day 234: Groceries & An Electrician

Posted on | April 22, 2008 |

Total Spent Today:  $ 244.62

This garage door opener is eating my lunch!  The issue isn’t completely resolved and put to bed, plus I’m beyond exhausted and in a great deal of pain, so I’m not going to go into all the hairy details right now.  Suffice it to say that my $227 garage door opener just cost me another $167 for the services of a master electrician. 

In other news, Happy Earth Day!  I celebrated Earth Day by turning down a free reusable bag from the grocery store (see below).  As much as I appreciated the offer (a one-day Earth Day special offer), I informed the clerk that I’ve got the recycling part down with my handy ChicoBags and by turning down the bag I’m doing my part to reduce.  The last thing I need is another reusable bag to stick in my coat closet to gather dust; it could hang there with the dozen or more canvas bags I’ve acquired over the years and never remember to use.

Electrician — $167.30
Two hours’ labor, a GFI outlet, and a new 20 amp circuit breaker fuse.

Vitamin Cottage — $77.32

• salted and roasted sunflower seeds (The Daughter loves these on her salads) — $2.17
• Cascadian Farm Purely O’s cereal — $4.35
• Applegate sliced roast beef — $4.75
• Applegate sliced smoked turkey — $5.15
• Barbara’s cheese puffs (The Daughter’s favorite kind) — $1.49 (saved $0.50)
• Barbara’s cheese puffs (The Son’s favorite kind) — $1.49 (saved $0.50)
• Kettle potato chips (The Husband’s favorites) — $4.55
• 2 cans Crown Prince albacore tuna — $2.49/ea.
• 2 cans Crown Prince smoked oysters — $2.35/ea.
• 4 boxes De Boles spaghetti pasta — $1.95/ea.
• De Boles elbow macaroni pasta — $2.19
• Organic Valley buttermilk — $2.79
• Organic Valley string cheese — $4.45
• Organic Valley muenster cheese — $4.49
• 2 cans Muir Glen tomato sauce — $1.65/ea.
• 18 ct Nest Fresh large white eggs — $3.99
• organic ground beef — $3.99 (saved $0.76)
• colby longhorn cheese — $3.65
• gallon Horizon 2% milk — $5.15

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