I’m starting to think I’m turning into a bit of a skinflint. I don’t mind spending money on food. (Our spendy dinner last Friday night at the Evening Star Cafe in Del Ray in Alexandria is a good example.)
Two perfect examples from this weekend were the purchase of a bathmat and some ironing supplies.
I was cruising Target for a bathmat and found a super soft Fieldcrest mat for $18. I looked around at other mats, but they were neither deep dark blue enough or soft like the luxury Fieldcrest mat. For a $6-8 premium, I really thought I’d be happy with the expensive mat. However, when I checked my receipt and saw it was actually a $26 mat, I began having second thoughts.
I took the mat home, but now I’m deciding if I want to return it. The mat was now about $14-$16 more than the other mats in the store. *grumble* I’m not sure I want this mat anymore now that it’s so expensive.
The second frustrating thing is the cost of an ironing board. It sounds dumb, but I feel like I should be able to find a full-size board for $20. I don’t mind buying used, but I haven’t seen a used one yet. Since I live in a studio, I looked at some over the door models, but I didn’t think they were worth the premium or large enough for large bolts of fabric.
Also, Target had a $7 iron, but it was too cheap. I know there is a discount store in DC called AJ Wright where I’ve seen nicer irons for the same price. They might not have them in stock when I go look, but I think it’s worth waiting to see if they have them.
So how cheap am I that I’m bristling at the price of things? Or is it that I don’t actually need these things and so I really want them to be as cheap as possible?
ps- I am irate with Target for NOT having unit pricing on its tags like a regular supermarket does.
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You can get luxury-type bath mats at TjMax or Marshalls if you have those stores out there. I found a very thick bath mat for $10 at TJMaxx. They can be even cheaper at Ross around $8.
I wasn’t thinking straight when I left that comment. I’m cheap too when it comes to buying certain things such as kitchen essentials oddly. I won’t pay $5 for a plastic cutting board because I’ve seen them elsewhere for $3 or less. But all the plastic or even bamboo cutting boards made in china or japan cost at least $7, the bare minimum. i saved a search on craigslist and found someone selling some before his move out of state. i hope to pay $1-2 each.