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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

What can you get for $10.00 ?

Yesterday afternoon, the older kids and I picked up Ellie from her summer school program and went to the library first , then to Barnes and Noble so Sam could spend a gift card there he had gotten for his birthday. He found the third book in a series he's been reading and then bought the first one even though he's read it so he could own the complete set (he has the 2nd one already). We arrived at Target last, Sam eager to spend his birthday money/gift cards on something special and the girls excited about $10.00 that they had received from their great grandmother. Sam knew exactly what he was buying, had researched it and compared with other game systems etc., knew the exact price and understood that after he paid using his three gift cards and cash, he's have $6.00 left over. He bought a Nintendo DS I, which is the updated version of the DS. It has a camera in it and internet capabilities and other stuff I haven't seen yet.He was very excited about it.
The girls had their $10.00 each (Bethany has other money, but is going on a special shopping day with me and one of her best friends on Sunday and didn't want to spend any of that). So through the aisles we went, in search of the greatest things $10.00 could buy. ellie chose a storybook with stickers in it for $5.00, a pack of gum for $1.00, then spent $2.00 on an Icee and Popcorn at the snack bar. She brought home $2.00. Bethany was going to buy a new paperback book in the series she's been reading, but thought she only had brought $5.00 instead of 10, so she didn't have enough. She founf the other 5 later, but she actually didn't buy anything except a Strawberry Smoothie on sale for $1.00 and Popcorn for $1.00 at the snack bar.
Felicia was the funniest because she spent every cent of that $10.00(actually she only had $9.00 because she had spent $1.00 the day before), in the end, counting out pennies to give to the snack bar attendant for her popcorn. She bought a $5.00 DVD (Cheaper by the Dozen), $1.99 for a 3-pack of gum, the rest spent on an Icee and Popcorn. We were all laughing as she made her way up to the snack bar with about 30 pennies and other change bulging in her hands, dropping coins here and there, but she got her last item and was happy. Everyone left Target a Happy Camper. I wish I had brought my camera, but didn't have it with me in my purse, so I couldn't capture that moment. I considered it a true success of a trip because nobody complained, everyone left in a good mood !!!!!

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