My mom was a frugal shopper and it seems her weakness was buying towels, sheets, pillowcases
Seriously, why are moms like this? She could have clean sheets for a small army, apparently she hasn't read the 3rd Amendment.
It takes every ounce of my being to not do this. But when I own a house, especially if it's a large one, it will be hard to say no to a good deal. Gotta be the best host to the most possible amount of people. Ideally, family and friends not randoms.
They can always get used, never go bad. Everyone needs them. IDK why, but it's an affordable habit that seemed to give my frugal mom great joy to participate in. She and her sister often used to shop the "big" stores when my family visited them ... Arlens, Mammoth Mart, K-Mart, Woolworth's, McLellans, Ames and many others from that bygone era.
Moms just do it. I actually went through about 3 years ago the towel and linen closet. I took out an entire garbage bag worth of sheets and brought them to the donation center. And there's still plenty left.
Humane societies need this sort of stuff; donation centers resell items at near retail prices instead of prices the truly poor and needy can afford.
Not this one. This actually goes to poor people for free. It's done through a catholic charity. The biggest racket is Goodwill. You could go to Walmart and get cheaper shit there. Mostly you just find rich folks going in there looking for a polo shirt.
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