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Friday, July 19, 2013

Shop-a-holic

Must. Stop. Shopping.

I can't control myself friends.

I try to curb my school spending. But then I don't. Because it's more fun to buy stuff than to pine away over it. I may need an intervention.

The other day I went to Michael's to get ONE THING. Before I left for the store I wrote this on my hand:
 I managed to walk out with only the item I needed. The funny thing is that I am pretty good at helping the people I shop with figure out if the item they are pining away over is something they need or don't need. I don't sugar coat it either. But I have a hard time doing this for myself. So here are some of my recent purchases. Feel free to tell me what I don't need.


 I got this DVD set on Amazon for a steal. I have most of the episodes downloaded from Discovery Education, but I decided it would be a good idea to own the DVDs too. That way I could delete the digital files to free up some storage space, and I feel like I should pay for it considering how often I use these videos. This is the complete season, with EVERY episode ever made. I got it for $25, but now its $42.

I also got these on Amazon. I haven't purchased any professional development books in years so I figured I was way over due. I wasn't going to buy the WBT book, since you can find pretty much anything you need online for free, but I decided it would be a good idea to have the information handy for myself.

 I got these next few items from Vista Print. There was a great Groupon not to long ago that gave you $70 worth of product for only $17. How could I pass that up???

Envelopes 

Postcards. I designed these so I could use them anytime, not just to welcome students at the beginning of the school year. I've already sent a few to former students. 


I also got a custom stamp made.

Cute!


Really good stuff from Really Good Stuff.

I found a coupon for $50 off $200 and used that as an excuse to buy some things I've had on my wishlist for a while. I love these binder holders for individual book bins and I needed a classroom mailbox because my new school doesn't provide one like my old school did.


There's tons more buried away in my garage but I don't plan to come to terms with that unnecessary spending until I unpack my boxes in my new room. It will take me that long to come up with a good rationalization anyway.

11 comments:

  1. You know I love to shop! I didn't see anything terrible though, in your items here. They must be in the garage.

    The only saving me thus far is the imposed budget...

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  2. This is a DANGEROUS time of year especially if you are a blog stocker and see all the great things others are getting for their classrooms!
    Thanks,
    Nancy
    The Apple Basket Teacher

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  3. OH OH, you just got me to purchase the Magic Schoolbus DVD's. I didn't get the deal you got either...but it's totally worth it! Thanks for sharing :)
    Maribel

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  4. I love your stamp!! Where did you get that from?? That is SO much easier than writing my name in every book!

    Bridget
    First Grade Circus

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  5. I love your Vistaprint purchases. I'm going to order the Magic School Bus DVD ASAP!!!

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  6. It isn't $25.00 anymore. It's $42.94!!! ;-(

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  7. The note to yourself on your hand cracks me up. I might have to try that next time! Looks like you had some great finds!

    Jenny
    Luckeyfrog's Lilypad

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  8. Your stamp is precious, and I cracked up that you wrote a reminder on your hand! Are you going to the get-together this Thursday?

    Don't Let the Teacher Stay Up Late
    Follow me on Facebook!

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    1. Yep! Got my gift all wrapped and ready to go!

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  9. Thank you for the Ziploc crayon storage idea. I am going to use this in my first grade classroom. I found some similar sized containers- 0.50cents for a pack of 3 on the clearance rack in the back of a store. I bought all they had, which was 24 total, and spent only $4.00. I'm new at this but
    I'm catching on fast.

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