As you know, Wesley suffers from food allergies...of every kind. I use "suffer" loosely...it's not like he's starving or crippled or whiny. Well, I take that last one back. He is whiny, but I don't think it's wholly attributed to his eating inadequacies, but more because he's a 3-year old on the verge of being 4 and trying to get his way.
Anyway, back to my original point...Wesley has to have special foods that don't contain wheat, milk, nuts and egg. Very limiting but we have found ways around it...me being the creative person that I am - ok, i get my mom to make his food but that's beside the point. We have found these special cookies from Enjoy Life Foods that he loves, but only specialty stores like Central Market or Sprouts carry. Well, our local Sprouts ran out of them, but then lo and behold - do a search on Amazon and whoop, there it is! AND less expensive. Cha-ching! I felt like I hit the jackpot, so 12 boxes of them go into my Amazon shopping cart.
Example #2 - I've been hesitant to buy new running shoes, mainly because of my New Year's resolution to not buy new clothes or shoes for 3 MONTHS. (I'm sure I wasn't in the right frame of mind when I made this commitment.) But since I'm fully commited to running a marathon in April - yes, I signed up, will talk about it later - I decided I better go ahead and get some - in order to break them in, of course. My current Saucony running shoes were $80 and that's on the low end. Since I knew what I wanted, I went to my personal shopper Amazon and found a higher end pair of Saucony shoes, regularly $125, for $57! You've got to be kidding. OK, the the color was not great and you pay more for the premium colors, but I was not worried about making a fashion statement when I run - yes, that is true, I know it's hard to believe. So in my shopping cart it went, but then Amazon informed me that if I spend $100 total, I get $25 off! Who can pass up a deal like that? I found another pair of high end Saucony shoes reduced over half. Free shipping and my total came out to $91! It's like 2 pairs for less than the price of 1! Amazon, I love you! Here are my beloved shoes...the colors aren't horrific.
Example #3 (and this is my last) - There was a period of time when both my kids were in diapers (oh, how I don't want to relive those moments). If you're a parent, you know diapers are not cheap...or anything else for kids for that matter. I turned to Amazon for help and it saved me. You can set up a subscription for diapers (and many other items) for weekly, bi-monthly, monthly, etc. delivery. Diapers at your doorstep! Never again do you have to lug large boxes of diapers around the store. Oh, and did I mention that you get 15% off of their already low rates? Yes, it's cheaper than in the retail stores. (I sound like an advertisement.)
Did I mention that it's 24-hour shopping in your pj's, underwear, whatever? Long gone are the days of dragging your kids around in the store, having them throw tantrums because you won't buy them a toy, you beating them in public...now you can beat them in the comfort of your own home...AND in your underwear! Just kidding, I don't beat my kids (often enough). Just in case CPS is reading this...I REALLY am kidding!
Sorry if I got carried away. I just wanted to share my little secret. Most of you probably use Amazon but don't realize the full potential of Amazon. And no, I do not work for Amazon, nor know of any friends or family that do!
3 comments:
that was hysterical. of course, my fav part is beating your kids in the comfort of your own home AND in your underwear. It's nice to hear that parenting in Highland Village is the same as the South Dallas Mobile Home Park. ;)
I like this one. :-)
Had no idea about the Power of Amazon. Thanks for the tips!
Hey how come you didn't tell me about the diaper thing (or did you?)
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