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03-29-2011, 09:35 PM
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Dirty Dozen Alumni
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Bellevue, WA (Seattle 'burbs)
Posts: 4,295
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Originally Posted by bdeyes9
My DH is always telling me to "quit saving me money!!!" LOL
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This made me laugh so hard! I told my husband he was cracked up, too!
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03-30-2011, 07:57 AM
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Mad Swapper
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: BEAUTIFUL EAST TEXAS
Posts: 1,710
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This applies to my craft room, but I bought the plastic sterilite drawers, thinking it was economical storage. Well, now the tops are sagging in where I stacked things on top of them, drawers do not shut well. For all I spent, I could of gone and got a nice file cabinet that would of held up better. I am lucky to have a unfinished wood shop that makes wonderful solid wood pieces at a reasonable price, and I can paint or stain myself if I want to. No more plastic for me.
Patrice
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03-30-2011, 08:33 AM
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Rubber Obsessor
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Nova Scotia - Canada
Posts: 144
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Originally Posted by ch
Adding to my order to get 'free shipping'!
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This is so my dawnfall- I wanted an item at a store last week and place and order for over $100 just to save the $10 shipping charge! CRAZY! |
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03-30-2011, 11:35 AM
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Pearl-ExPert
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Greater Vancouver, BC
Posts: 2,770
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Originally Posted by stamp_cat
making my own cards!!! LOL ;- )
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Yah! lol... It was gonna save me loads of money!
I bought a Versamark pad thinking it would substitute for all the colours when doing tone-on-tone stamping.. BUT Versamark works with embossing powder, so I HAD to buy all of the EP.. I didn't have many stamps that looked good embossed, so I had to buy a bunch of solid stamps. THEN, I saw how amazing emboss resist looked and bought all of the coloured stamp pads anyway!!!!
It never ends..
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04-01-2011, 02:09 AM
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Stazon Splitcoast
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: California's Mojave Desert
Posts: 17,821
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Originally Posted by Joan B
another one -- trying to go cold turkey on not buying.
whoo, when the damn broke it got ugly. very ugly
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I read a quote from a JC Penney's executive once. He said that people, when their financial situation demands it, will stop spending for approximately six weeks. Then, whether or not their financial situation has improved or not, they will resume their former spending habits.
I have found this to be true for myself. Amazingly accurate for most of my friends as well. |
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04-02-2011, 04:25 AM
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Die Cut Diva
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 3,427
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chautona
I read a quote from a JC Penney's executive once. He said that people, when their financial situation demands it, will stop spending for approximately six weeks. Then, whether or not their financial situation has improved or not, they will resume their former spending habits.
I have found this to be true for myself. Amazingly accurate for most of my friends as well.
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I agree with that. Frugality experts call it the frugality diet. Even the best frugality experts do it. I study frugality, when DH & I if we get a few extra dollars to spend we always buy ourselves a treat. Lately, mine has been dolls. I collect ball jointed dolls. I never could do a cold spend ban. I really admire all of you who do. I am better at small treats and saving. |
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04-03-2011, 01:42 PM
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Hardware Hotshot
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Posts: 4,047
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Originally Posted by Oddesigns
My favorite is my father's idea that driving out of your way to save a penny a gallon on gas is somehow saving money. Sometimes he visits me in NJ (from PA) just because he wants to fill his tank.
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You and I must have the same father!!! My dad also boasts about the great deal he got saving a few cents a gallon on gas by driving across time. (1) Doesn't he recongnize that he spent $$ to drive across town? (2) even though he's retired, isn't his time worth something? 
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04-06-2011, 05:53 AM
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Matboard Maniac
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Movin' with the military
Posts: 232
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bdeyes9
My DH is always telling me to "quit saving me money!!!" LOL
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My very wise father calls this "Going broke saving money." If only I'd listened to him more closely 30 years ago. |
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04-06-2011, 06:26 AM
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SCS Community Manager Splitcoast Dirty Dozen Alumni
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 39,100
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chautona
I read a quote from a JC Penney's executive once. He said that people, when their financial situation demands it, will stop spending for approximately six weeks. Then, whether or not their financial situation has improved or not, they will resume their former spending habits.
I have found this to be true for myself. Amazingly accurate for most of my friends as well.
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The longest I went was the year I gave up buying craft supplies for Lent - wait that IS six weeks!! 
I guess he's right.
Organizing is what always costs me money. I buy things to organize myself so I'll use what I have and save money but I just keep spending money on organizing stuff. I think I might have a world record for the biggest variety and quantity of bookcases. |
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04-06-2011, 08:29 AM
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Rubber Obsessor
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 108
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Well, I guess I'm guilty of "buy enough to get free shipping" on Amazon. I'm sure I could easily spend thousands of dollars on DVD's and books if I had it to spare.
Does making cards save me money over buying them? No, I never bought cards in the first place. It saves my mom money, since I make cards for her. To be fair--I think she's the one who gave me blank cards for Christmas or a birthday, so it probably evens out.
My actual save money tip--consider what you use up a lot of (for me it was gluesticks), ideally something you can get a few of fairly cheap. Then when people ask what you'd like for birthday or Christmas, etc. you have your answer. Make sure it's something you'll actually use up though, since they may keep giving you the same thing over & over.
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04-06-2011, 09:09 AM
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Rubber Obsessor
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Mosinee, WI
Posts: 153
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stamp_cat
making my own cards!!! LOL ;- )
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Yep! My Christams cards will cost at least $5 each...and of course that doesn't include the time making them, or the cost of the stamping retreat where I make them! lol I guess I could have worse bad habits!
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Go Packers!
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04-06-2011, 12:36 PM
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Inking Addict
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: British Columbia
Posts: 96
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Joan B
another one -- trying to go cold turkey on not buying.
whoo, when the damn broke it got ugly. very ugly
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I can sooo relate to this one. What a disaster my "cold turkey" episode was. It didn't last very long and I am "still" trying to use up the items I bought when the damn broke. What a baaad idea that was. 
I am also guilty of the spend a few more to "save"...never a good idea. To all of us who have made mistakes, the saying goes "If you learnt something from it, it wasn't a mistake." Well, let's all try to learn and then hopefully we won't make these same mistakes over and over again.
Wish me luck! 
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Everything in life happens for a reason...especially in crafting!
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04-06-2011, 01:21 PM
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Cardstock Collector
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 9
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Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration gets me every time. I buy $50 worth of stuff I don't need (even though I do WANT it) only to get a $15 free item. Sigh - such a sucker...
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04-06-2011, 02:17 PM
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Rubber Obsessor
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 168
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jana Z
Me too! My husband recently told a group of my friends that they should really cherish any card that I have made them because they average about $800 each. |
That is hilarious and so true.
Last edited by ds2003; 04-06-2011 at 02:23 PM..
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04-07-2011, 06:55 AM
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Kookie Creator
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Illinois
Posts: 426
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It took me awhile to start reading the forums here on SCS, but they make me feel SO good. I start feeling guilty about how much I spend for supplies (with the same notion that we are "saving" money not having to buy cards), but then I read something here and I know I'm not alone. I do know I'm happier when stamping...so I don't care if I bought more "to get free shipping!"
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04-07-2011, 01:49 PM
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Inking Addict
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Arkansas
Posts: 92
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RubberLady603
<-------GUILTY!
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Oh so guilty as well |
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04-07-2011, 01:53 PM
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Inking Addict
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Arkansas
Posts: 92
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jazzytobi
Yah! lol... It was gonna save me loads of money!
I bought a Versamark pad thinking it would substitute for all the colours when doing tone-on-tone stamping.. BUT Versamark works with embossing powder, so I HAD to buy all of the EP.. I didn't have many stamps that looked good embossed, so I had to buy a bunch of solid stamps. THEN, I saw how amazing emboss resist looked and bought all of the coloured stamp pads anyway!!!!
It never ends..
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It truly is a never ending cycle ... but I love it!!! |
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04-07-2011, 02:40 PM
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Embossing Fanatic
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 53
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OMG! I needed a good laugh today! I just told my husband about the post about not spending $3.00 on a card when I can spend $300.00 to make a card! All of these posts are hilarious and so true. Someone should write a book series about "Scrapaholic Shopping Addictions"! Truth is, it's not going to stop me because I love this hobby!
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04-07-2011, 05:07 PM
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Proud Fan Club Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Las Vegas, baby!
Posts: 13,702
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Hoarding costs me more than any single other bad habit listed on this thread. If I'm not going to use it, why spend the money to begin with? Especially if I hang onto it long enough for it to go out of style... I'm purging my studio and mending my ways - if it comes into my studio, it gets used!
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Happy for no reason...
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04-08-2011, 11:33 AM
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Speedy the Cat did WHAT?
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 112,933
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My money saver??? Buying up all the paper pads at Michaels during their sale days....What a MISTAKE! I have 3 closets and UNDER my BED full of paper pads. I love designer paper, but there is a limit, even if it IS on sale for 75% off!!! I mean, I spent thousands of dollars on patterned paper that is just so/so....I was new, and thought I'd coordinate everything for scrapping....Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight!!! LOL
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04-08-2011, 06:13 PM
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Cardstock Collector
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Malaysia
Posts: 6
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I'm making my own wedding invitations with the notion of: "Hmm, it'll save me moner and will look like how I want it!" Uhh.
I just started building my "collection". Apart from browsing online for supplies, I've been purchasing stuff from here as well. My wallet isn't loving me right now, but at least I'm feeling very creative and my fiancee is being very supportive (for now). |
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04-08-2011, 06:47 PM
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Forum Fanatic
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Folsom, CA
Posts: 9,520
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Understandblue
Organizing is what always costs me money. I buy things to organize myself so I'll use what I have and save money but I just keep spending money on organizing stuff. I think I might have a world record for the biggest variety and quantity of bookcases.
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We could be twins on this one. I have given and sold a ton of organizing stuff that didn't work, I out grew it, bought it because it was cheap and it was cheap/on sale because it was POC (piece o' cr_p).
I like to try to build my own and sometimes I just waste a whole bunch of money and time on some idea that turns out awful. Everyknow and then I get it right so I keep trying.
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Originally Posted by Joan B
another one -- trying to go cold turkey on not buying.
whoo, when the damn broke it got ugly. very ugly
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Me too! |
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04-09-2011, 10:19 AM
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Proud Fan Club Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Posts: 1,148
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jana Z
Me too! My husband recently told a group of my friends that they should really cherish any card that I have made them because they average about $800 each. |
Oh my gosshhhhhhhh, I almost just spit out my coffee as I read that one!! HOW very true that is!! <BG>
I'm soooooo guilty of everything above! Although, at least I know that I DO create AND give those gifts/cards away, but have I really SAVED $$ in the process? Hmmm... 
For me, 25 years later after starting stamping, the crafting/altering projects, collecting EVERYTHING I thought I needed to have, the trends changing, wonderful enablers that get you to buy something you would never have thought about before, and WOW, I probably could have a really NICE house somewhere with all the money I've spent on it all... (Just not one here where I live in CA!) <---trying to make myself feel slightly better about all the money I've spent. I don't think I'd ever want to really "know" what I've spent over the past 10 years alone. I'd probably want to run and hide!!!
Ah, but the joy of it all...and reflecting on the many lovely $800 cards I've made for folks!
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God gave us memories so we might have roses in December. James M. Barrie
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04-09-2011, 01:50 PM
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Rubber Obsessor
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Colorado, USA
Posts: 115
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ROFLOL! Just LOL!
I'm *very* new at this stamping/cardmaking/scrapbooking game and I see myself in these posts already. Yikes!! ROFLOL
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Striving to become an old woman with few regrets.
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04-09-2011, 04:19 PM
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kraf*T*y mama
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Northwest Missouri
Posts: 33,809
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buying cheap stamps!!!
they don't stamp well they don't coordinate with anything for me they just never seem to be worth the "savings"
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Mama to Kaden, Blake, and Ava
Origami Owl Independent Designer
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07-27-2011, 08:43 PM
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Matboard Maniac
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Northern Canada
Posts: 270
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I'm just catching up on some of my newsletters so I'm late to weigh in, but I just have to. I've spent about $7000 in the 3-4 years I've been doing this. I bet I haven't made 200 cards. Using these figures, it curently works out to $35 per card. The funniest part is that I never gave cards before (except a few at Christmas) because I always thought they were too expensive and a waste of money. Huh?  |
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07-27-2011, 08:53 PM
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Die Cut Diva
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Alberta, Canada
Posts: 3,632
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Quote:
Originally Posted by whitebat
... Make sure it's something you'll actually use up though, since they may keep giving you the same thing over & over.
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That's why I always ask for money! I use that up real quick!
I've done a few of the things listed here already, but I chock it up to learning and experience - which are both invaluable. |
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07-27-2011, 09:05 PM
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Rubber Obsessor
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Mosinee, WI
Posts: 153
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Originally Posted by dogzruleca
I'm just catching up on some of my newsletters so I'm late to weigh in, but I just have to. I've spent about $7000 in the 3-4 years I've been doing this. I bet I haven't made 200 cards. Using these figures, it curently works out to $35 per card. The funniest part is that I never gave cards before (except a few at Christmas) because I always thought they were too expensive and a waste of money. Huh? |
Ooooo! I feel your pain! I think I've made more cards than that so my cost per card isn't quite that high, but no matter how much "stuff" you have, you never have just the right stamp, or just the right paper so you have to buy more! 
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Go Packers!
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07-27-2011, 10:19 PM
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Crimping Master
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,084
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Most things from the bargain bin.
Cheap storage solutions.
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07-28-2011, 03:03 AM
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Hardware Hotshot
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: along the bluffs of the Upper Mississippi River
Posts: 4,142
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[QUOTE=Joan B;18119338]another one -- trying to go cold turkey on not buying.
whoo, when the damn broke it got ugly. very ugly[/QUOT
Oh, FUNNY!
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