Dollar General Store

Visiting a relative and looking to kill time so I stopped in while waiting for my to-​go order at the sushi joint next door. I found some books for the hotel room for $ 1, read ‘em and leave ‘em at that price! Also found some cute holiday decorations for my Aunt’s hospital room, again cheap enough to be disposable but surprisingly cute. Nice selection of stuff you don’t need and nice staff.

I came here when my family was here and buying food for me to survive the apocalypse (my mom was worried that I’d starve once they left), so I got some canned fruit and spices. I was trying to not spend any money on food-​related items until after I ate everything at home (which, honestly, may take until January), but my super awesome neighbor bought me an at-​home salad kit the other day so that I could grow my own vegetables.
This is a somewhat foreign concept to me because I’ve lived in northern California suburbs for almost all my life (one year was in a city in New Jersey, but anyway). Growing my own veggies? No wais. :O I have somewhat of a black thumb, if you will. Technically, I’d like to believe it wasn’t my fault, but my one and only tomato plant that I tried to grow in my backyard was completely savaged by a raccoon. (RIP, Apollo. :’()
My cousin bought me a bamboo plant for my apartment since she said it’s good to have something alive and green in your living space, so there’s that. (Its name is Apollo 2.) My neighbor assures me that bamboo is very hard to kill, so it should be fine.
But I digress. The home salad kits are on super-​sale right now, so he actually got it for 60 cents. Yes. 60 cents. Since I didn’t have class this morning, I made a beeline for the store (thank goodness it was open at 8 a.m. :O) and left with another salad kit, 2 tomato kits, 2 basil kits (they were out of herb kits, but oh well :[), cumin, a sea salt grinder, a DVD, and a loofah for under $ 10.
The staff was also super nice. :D I will likely be back, especially if I hear of such awesome deals again. *-*
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They sell 4 oz bags of Maple Nut Goodies, which I’ve gotten addicted to because my neighbor gave me some a couple weeks ago, for $ 1! Much cheaper than the $ 2.25 slightly-​bigger-​bags-​of-​them at Walmart!