Today i went to Lowe's to look for paint - new hardware for the re-do of the kitchen cabinets . I am weird i guess - i would rather leisurely walk around a home improvement store than a designer outlet LOL !!
My dad was always in our basement making this or that when i was young - and i often used the scraps to make things !- I didn't get a barbie house or furniture i made it myself from scraps . So that sawdust smell brings back fond memories of time i spent with my late father !!
ANYWAY ..... onto the savings ........
As i was walking past i saw a display of 16 pack of AA energizer batteries with a sign that said buy a 16 pack of energizer batteries get 10$ off any 50$ Lowe purchase ( by rebate ).
Well with 5 kids and a wii that has remotes that can eat batteries faster than i can recharge - the chargables - we use plenty of AA batteries . - Spent 7.99 on the 16 pack as they were on sale and will send in the rebate .
So depending how you apply it i got +2.01 for buying the batteries or i will be saving 10$ off the kitchen re-do ( since i buy batteries anyway and they were on sale at a price i would buy for - i will opt for the latter to off set the cost of the re-do ) .
Remember to always keep your eyes open for little surprises like that wherever you go - you never know what you may find .
Some other re-do ideas that i didn't apply this time but can be done :
Check out the mis tinted paint - today the 1 gallons were marked from 10 to 5 to 3$ !! Too bad none in a color that would work for me !! If its a wall or item you can be flexible with exact color on you can save a ton . The small sizes were 2$ and the little bitty cans were 1$ !!
Even if i am not there for paint i take a peek - you just never know what you will find !!
The hardware - i could have just spray painted the existing hardware a metal black color to be what i wanted but this time i opted not to as over the past 5 years they were spray painted a nice shiny brass color and re-done each year so i think it may not last long - that the black may get scratched and the gold will some through .
I did pick pulls and hinges that were on sale and i will save the old hardware to use for future projects .
One thing i love about both home depot and Lowe's they use bright yellow stickers on the shelves to alert you to the sale items !!
Just follow the yellow sticker road to extra savings !!!
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