Sunny days

 Yup, we are headed for a few sunny days. It was nice to feel the sun even if the temperature was -24C with a windchill making it fell like -38C. Along with the sunny days come the high windchill values. In a couple of days we are going to feel -40C.

I did some shopping today at the pharmacy. They have a Canadian brand of tissues and toilet paper that is really nice. The flyer said it was on for .79 each box of tissues and 5.99 for a bag of 12 rolls toilet paper. When I went to pay the tissues rang up at 1.19 each and the toilet paper rang up at $11.99. Normally I would have just put them back, but I did ask about the flyer and was told there was no flyer for here and no idea when we would start getting flyers again here. I bit the bullet, and paid the price. This will do a couple of months so I am okay. I also bought a couple more things. While I was putting the amounts into each category, I noticed I did not get charged for the vitamins and they were the wrong ones. I took them back and got the correct ones. That cost another $11.99, but there is almost four months worth. I have lots of the wrong ones and I felt bad they hadn’t charged me, feeling guilty, I took them back.

Tomorrow I will need to get water so now as of today, I have only 17 no spend days. 

Jean

Comments

  1. JackieJanuary 20, 2026 at 7:14 PM

    You are definitely doing well on your no spend days this month. Me, well this whole week will add to my total, but right now I am sitting at 14. Not at all where I wanted to be.
    I have often gone back when I haven't been charged for something. Guilt gets us every time.

    God bless.

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  2. The Seventies and BeyondJanuary 20, 2026 at 8:52 PM

    Yes guilt does help. I hope to go only tomorrow to the store then have the rest of the month as no spend days

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  3. BlessJanuary 22, 2026 at 4:42 PM

    I'm sorry you were charged full price for the items that were supposed to be on sale according to the flyer you checked. You are still doing well with your no spend days. :)

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  4. The Seventies and BeyondJanuary 27, 2026 at 1:48 PM

    Thanks Bless

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