A couple of weeks ago, I received a $25 Amazon gift card from my credit card rewards.
At the time, I couldn’t think of anything that I needed, but that thing was haunting me there on my bedside table. I decided to do a little experiment. I wanted to see how many items I could get for $25.
So, I went from department to department, looking for cheap items with free shipping. In the end, I pretty much stuck to the Craft, Office Supplies, and Book departments for my final picks. Mostly because those are my favorite sections. But partly because looking for cheap items in the “Health and Personal Care” section is pretty creepy.
It took a couple days of browsing, and I had $25.30 worth of stuff. Just enough for free shipping. And just enough to use up my gift card. Then I went to check out and found that one of the items was free in a 4-3 deal! I could have got one more thing.
So here we go- 14 items for $23.89…
5 pack vinyl electrical tape
At $3.99, this was my big ticket item. Because I needed it.
binder bars
50 page capacity, 3-hole binding system, 12 count. $1.49
construction paper
96 sheets, assorted colors. $2.49. Another thing I needed.
spring pattern party bags
You can get this sort of thing on clearance when it’s almost Halloween. 20 bags, $1.20.
van gogh bookmarks
A staple of Amazon’s “I need something cheap so I can hit $25 for free shipping” userlists. 12 bookmarks, They’re about 2″ x 5 3/4″. $1.50.
the autobiography of benjamin franklin
$2.50. “Unabridged” but “without footnotes”
the declaration of independence and other great documents in american history
$2.00. From “Give me liberty or give me death” to some other thing Abe Lincoln said, this book is chock full o’ history that I can’t wait to brush up on.
the elements of style
$2.99. I alreadty feel like I am writing more better blog entries and stuff.
index cards!
A little something for my collection, these 100 index cards will wait patiently next to my 650 other index cards until I am ready to index things. $0.72.
two toucans
These little toucans are for scrapbooking. I will find a way to use them in the toucan story I have floating around in my head. $2.06.
silver spines
I ordered these because I didn’t know what they were. Although these were labeled kitchen, these little 2 inch bits if metal have something to do with scrapbooking. It looks like you can hang charms and junk from your pages with them. hmmm… $1.41.
tab dividers
Oh, nostalgia! The first day of school, the Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem Trapper Keeper… inside, brand new dividers waiting to divide my school subjects (with tabs). $0.70.
hanging data binders
This picture is fuzzy and it doesn’t give you a good idea of what the item is. But, I think that if it was a clear picture I’d still have to explain it. Now that I am looking at it more… um… I kinda realize that I don’t really know what it is. yeah. $1.49.
toronto blue jays notepads
Set of three. $0.72. They had a wide selection of sports teams. I’ve just always wanted a Blue Jays memo book.
There you have it-
Subtotal of Items: $25.30
Shipping & Handling: $15.24
4-for-3 Promotion: -$1.41
Super Saver Discount: -$15.24
Promotion Applied: -$0.00
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Total: $23.89
Gift Cards: -$23.89
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Total for this Order: $0.00