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November 2018 Costco Haul

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Costco Haul November 2018 Blog

Last weekend, I made our monthly trip to Costco. It was a Saturday and I was shopping alone with the girls so I make no claims that it was a well thought out trip.

I’m not gonna say that there were tantrums & tears but there were tantrums & tears.

So clearly my ability to concentrate and make good decisions was somewhat limited. It only took a couple of hours before I realized I’d forgotten at least 3 things.

In the below video I mentioned that I would list out what we bought and the prices. These will be prices for the Knoxville, TN area.

Let me know if the comments below if this is helpful for you! I know before we committed to our membership we did as much research as possible so I’m happy to provide it if others find value in it.

That list is after the video below.

Price List

Rotisserie Chickens (x2) $4.00 ea
Whole Wheat Bread Double Packs (x2) $4.20 ea
Hot Dog Buns $2.99
Hamburger Buns $2.99
English Muffins $5.49
Naan Dippers $5.59
Parmesan Artichoke Spinach Dip $8.69
Salsa 2 Pack $7.79
Tuna 8 Packs (x2) $14.99 ea
Nautica Womens’ Pajamas $16.99
Frozen Mixed Vegetables $6.89
Romaine Lettuce $4.49
Bacon $11.49
6lb Bag Pears $7.99
Shredded Cheddar Double Pack (x2) $12.99 ea
Shredded Mozzarella Double Pack $10.59
2lb Block Colby Jack $4.99
Turkey Breast 3 Pack $9.99
Cute Cucumbers $5.49
Brownie Bites $6.99
Greek Yogurt $5.79
Cottage Cheese $4.59
Popcorn Chicken $9.29
Pillsbury Grands Biscuits $5.49
Veggie Tray $9.99
Gallon Whole Milk $2.59
Chex Mix $5.89
Trail Mix (x2) $13.39 ea
Crispy Onions $5.99
Five Cheese Tortolloni $9.99
Pecans $14.49
Coffee $8.99
Fig Bars $10.99
Balanced Breaks Snack Packs $9.89
Pillsbury Crescent Rolls $4.49
4lb Butter $10.69
Goldfish $8.99
Dole Fruit Cups $7.99
Diced Tomatoes $5.99
Guacamole Cups $10.99
Chicken Stock $9.99
Quaker Oatmeal Squares Cereal $5.29
Toasty Crackers $5.89
Apple Sauce Pouches (x2) $9.99 ea
Black Leggings $11.99
Dog Nylabones $12.49
Pumpkin Spice Quick Bread Mix $7.89
Ritz Crackers $6.29

So that was our November trip to Costco. Was it helpful to see the price breakdown of the items I bought?

Don’t forget to fill me in on all the best Costco buys!!

$700?!?! Our first Costco Haul!!

Posted on by Sarah Marshall

Y’all – we’ve joined the rest of the world and got ourselves a Costco membership. This was not an impulse decision. We went through the website with a fine tooth comb. We asked friends and family who have memberships all kinds of questions. We toured the local store and left completely empty-handed. We hemmed and hawed for a week before we decided to pull the trigger.

When we went to the store to actually buy stuff for the first time, I made sure to have a pretty thorough list because I knew it would be so easy to go overboard. We did too much research to blow it on the first trip so I wanted to have a plan.

Well, I don’t think we blew it but the total that rang up sure did catch me by surprise. Check out the video below of our first Costco haul and see how we spent $700!! Yikes!!

Operation Christmas Child | Dollar Tree Haul

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One of the most important things we can teach our children is to be compassionate & giving. The holiday season is a great time to really focus on putting these values into practice. There are many wonderful organizations to which families can give their time and money….food banks, homeless shelters, Angel Trees. This year, one of the organizations with which our family is getting involved is Operation Christmas Child.

Packing Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes

What is Operation Christmas Child?

Operation Christmas Child is a program that coordinates an effort to provide gifts to children in areas of the worlds where Christmas or birthday gifts are an afterthought. It is also a way to share the word of Jesus with these children and show them the love of people around the world.

Through Brooke’s Girl Scout troop and Leah’s daycare, we were given the opportunity to join in two Operation Christmas Child shoebox packing parties. To prepare for the parties, the girls and I made a quick trip to Dollar Tree where we were able to gather up more than enough for two shoeboxes for about $40!!!

Below is a video of our trip to Dollar Tree and all the items we bought to fill the boxes.

How To Get Involved With Operation Christmas Child

There are many ways to get involved in the Operation Christmas Child project. You’ll want to get moving if you’d like to do it this year because the collection time period is November 14 – 21. For more information & drop-off locations, you can check out their webpage at https://www.samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/

OCC National Collection Week

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