[nancy58]

This is a GREAT question, and one that we ask ourselves daily. We all should be consious in making at least one decision/action that is frugal each day.

Today my coffeepot broke so I dug out the camping percolator and will have "camping coffee" for a couple of weeks until my new one arrives. I purchases 1# of coffee and received a free coffee maker, 2 china mugs and a SS coffee scoop for $14.95 AND shipping was free! I plan on cancelling the ongoing monthly deliveries as soon as I receive my coffeemaker. (it was one that you had no further obgliation to purchase more coffee from them) I compared several stores available coffeemakers and unless I decided to spend $129.00 on one that had a 3 year warranty, all others had 6 months to 1 year. (the one that just boke lasted me 5 years, so I can't justify that much money for a 3 year warranty.

I also made my purchase on a site I belong to that gives you points for buying from certain comapnies (I got 500 points - usually is a point for each $ spent, used my CC card that the same website offers and will also earn 1 point per $1 spent) so all in all I saved over $70.00 than if I went to the local stores and purchased one!!