Back in Hermiston, one trick I learned was how to save money on ketchup (don’t let me hear any of you sissies spell it catsup). When your bottle runs out, most people go shell out $1.27 for a new one. Madness! Instead, find a restaurant that has packets of ketchup available. Take a few handful of those home and you can squeeze them back into your empty ketchup bottle and be good to go! Don’t bother with the McDonalds as they have those push-down dispensers and the minimum wage high school kids make a stink about taking your bottle of ketchup in there.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
More ways to save during the recession
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Another neat trick is to stop by Costco to fill up when you head into the city. Their ketchup pumps are out of view of the food service attendants so you generally don’t get any grief. Bring in some canning jars so you can also fill up on relish and onions. Note that Costco has an entrance fee, but an easy way to avoid this is to walk in by someone who has a membership.
ReplyDeleteYou can just get out of the entrance fee if you let the person know that you are there for the food place. Every Costco I've been in had the food location either past the registers or outside so people could still purchase hot dogs or pizza without being Costco Members
ReplyDeleteFYI the walmart deli has free plastic forks/knives/spoons. just don't try to wash them in a dishwasher or they will melt and the landlord will bitch
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