So I scored big on the cool mom scale and guess what? It didn’t cost a fortune. We are a frugal, coupon savvy family, so I am always in search of a bargain. One of my favorite bargain jaunts is Target. Okay, they have been in the news a LOT recently b/c of the Missoni exclusive. The site crashed a few times b/c of the popularity of this partnership. I would say Target and Missoni both made a great decision to work together. For me, I am all about the bargain. Isabelle and I went to Target to pick up a couple of the cube shelf organizers that were on sale.
Our first stop of course was to hit the dollar spot. We were a smidge disappointed that there was not yet any Halloween stuff available, but we’ll check back in a few days. I was completely surprised to find that some of the $1 items were on sale for 50% off. WOW! Fifty cents for a puzzle. You cannot beat that with a stick! Especially when it is a shiny, sparkly puzzle that comes with a little mini poster for my little Tinkerbell fanatic.
The Tinkerbell box was a little dinged up. Since we don’t keep the original boxes it was definitely not a deal breaker. I managed to find a puzzle for Joshua as well. I also snagged two coloring books, two 6 packs of chipboard magnets (which I plan to alter), and also a Tinkerbell composition book for Isabelle. In all, there were seven goodies from the dollar bin and I only spent $3.50! SCORE!!
I do want to add that in the past we have had minor issues with the cheaper puzzles. Sometimes the pieces won’t stay connected as well as if it were a more expensive puzzle. On occasion, the puzzle doesn’t quite match the preview. For the reduced price we usually take the risk. Puzzles cost anywhere from $3.00 and go up from there. I have seen some of the kids’ puzzles marked at nearly $10.00. That is too much for our entertainment budget when you consider that we could purchase ten puzzles for that price.
