What have you bought recently?

In an earlier post, coffee filter papers were mentioned. I have great difficulty finding them here, and they're expensive. Pre covid, I bought them when I was in France or Germany, but with travel restrictions, I had to order them from Ebay or Amazon. When I was in Utrecht in September, I bought 200 at a fraction of UK prices. Next time I'm in Europe, I'll buy another load.
 
After spending a couple days configuring my 15.6" ACER laptop (connected via HDMI to our TV) to full blown Linux system (my version of a 'Chromebook') I found I was in need of an external hard drive. The installed was 128GB, while that should be enough I wanted a little more for my movie library. Of which I have almost 300 GB.

Found that Amazon has what I'm looking for on sale for $84 down from $109, but using my Capital One app I found I could now get the same one for $69. Saving myself almost $40 plus the credit rewards of 5% ($3.50). Free shipping, new & from the WD store via Amazon Warehouse. Total price is $65.50.
 

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ManjaroKDE said:
After spending a couple days configuring my 15.6" ACER laptop (connected via HDMI to our TV) to full blown Linux system (my version of a 'Chromebook') I found I was in need of an external hard drive. The installed was 128GB, while that should be enough I wanted a little more for my movie library. Of which I have almost 300 GB.

Found that Amazon has what I'm looking for on sale for $84 down from $109, but using my Capital One app I found I could now get the same one for $69. Saving myself almost $40 plus the credit rewards of 5% ($3.50). Free shipping, new & from the WD store via Amazon Warehouse. Total price is $55.50 about half.
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Love the Capital One app! Congrats on scoring such a great price on your external hard drive!
 
StarSong said:
Still a great deal. I've learned to shop around after checking Amazon. It's often not the best price.
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Go figure, here's the purchase notification from Amazon, look at final price!
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Then take another $2.65 off for the credit card rewards. I'm going to quit beating, I think this horse is dead.
 
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StarSong said:
Still a great deal. I've learned to shop around after checking Amazon. It's often not the best price.
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I agree, I use Amazon as a starting price.. then shop around. Often Amazon will be cheaper when I factor in delivery costs with other places online , and much faster ..however if I can get something cheaper by going to a Bricks and Mortar store, I'll always choose the latter
 
A "Ross" store opened in the area and I bought a new colander/strainer Oxo, very good and does not topple over in the sink as it doesn't have legs, instead it has a round stand on the bottom. Edit: Oggi brand, not Oxo. It's this stainless steel one-
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Two cardigans, also at Ross. I would have paid twice the price at least if I had bought them elsewhere.

A new pair of kitchen scissors with a blade guard, happy with that, too.

This morning I returned the sweatpants my husband bought which were too small. Ahem, I asked if he thought they would fit. Anyway, he only moved up to a Medium.

He was supposed to have a follow-up bone density scan and did not want to do it. I dug it out that the reason was that they didn't have gowns at the site and he'd had to lay on the table in his underwear. He wouldn't do that again.

Since he only wears jeans or trousers all with zippers he had nothing without metal- safe for the scan. We went to three shops before we found sweat pants/athletic slacks that were metal free.

Also got two bags of green salad, a door sweep and a door stopper.

This afternoon, stopped at Dollar Tree before picking up pizzas. Got this totally unnecessary container for leftovers. and a plastic table cover for when I'm painting or potting plants.
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Frozen turkey prices ranged from 89 cents to $2.18 per pound over the past two weeks. One of the local groceries surprised me with 59 cents per pound, so I got one, the smallest they had at nearly 14 lbs. Not this brand, but you get the idea. 😊

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Ruthanne said:
Some loughas. My skin is super dry and thick in spots. I got 6 of one type and one of another type. I got them today and they look like I made a good purchase. Going to give my face and body a good scrubbing.
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do you mean loofas, Ruthannes ?.. I'm never entirely sure , because the spellings of so many things in the US are different to the UK
 
Will have to fill up the tank soon…..yesterday I saw that gas went down again……is now $1.79 per litre. 😊.
I’ve been looking for a small dining table for my future home…..found one I really like yesterday, online.
All metal / iron, in black……just what I wanted.
My dining chairs are black iron with fabric seats, so should match well.

Originally I wanted one that was the same as my other pieces in the house…..black iron with slate tiles…..couldn’t find.
But…..
I’m sure this one I ordered will match nicely.

One more thing off the bucket list.
 
Pappy said:
My new iPad arrived yesterday. Generation 5. So much different than my old gen. 1, which is on its last legs. Guess I’ll spent the day transferring info to new one if I can figure it out.
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My last new iPad is the IPad Pro,5th generation like what you got…..it’s a 12.9 inch, isn’t it, Pappy.
You will love it……I love mine.
 
@Pappy. Took this from the Apple support site.

These devices come with a 20W power adapter in the box:
  • iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation)
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Did you buy online from an authorized Apple dealer?

I know some phones didn’t come with them, but your iPad should have, according to that.

@MickaC
 
A Ladies no show Buckle belt... .. the buckle on my belt broke off yesterday, and so I've had to buy another.

This is the type of thing where I miss my husband, he would have put even stronger rivets into my belt so I wouldn't have to pay out for another one..

200 Black bin Liners...

A Pack of heavy duty Adhesive hooks...
 
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