Deals at the Dollar Store

I admit it, I love the Dollar Store and have gotten some great bargains there! I also love Odd Lots/ Big Lots too but the Dollar Store is the better buy for most things...

Here are a few things I purchase there - 

Wrigley's Gum -  5/ $1    -  Bobby Pins   -   Gift Bags & Tissue -  Greeting Cards

Boxes of Tissue- it's not Kleenex but it works for me

Nail Polish Remover and Cotton Balls

Snacks - such as candy for the jar at work, cookies, etc.

Spices   -  Olives  -  Roasted peppers in jars

Sunglasses -  I've lost so many pairs over the years that I now buy many pairs to keep in the car, at home etc.

Pasta & Marinara Sauce if using it for a casserole

Shampoo - Conditioner - hair elastics -  nail file

Duct tape, electric tape, extra screw drivers

Tape measurer, mending kit for my purse

Wine glasses for a party - (you have to shop often but from time to time you can find GREAT wine glasses there)

Kitchen - ladles, plastic spoons, can openers, measuring cups

Hand sanitizer

Some Cleaning products

For the most part, I don't care for the candles the Dollar store carries and you have to know what you're buying but there are MANY deals to be had there.

Save money on Printer Ink

Listed Below are two companies who claim to help save printing costs by regulating the amount of ink you use with their software. I can't endorse them..just passing the information along.



INKGARD

I have not personally used this product, nor do I know anyone who has. The site claims the Inkgard software can dramatically reduce ink & toner consumption while maintaining high-resolution quality. Be in total control of your ink and toner use!

Supports any cartridge model & manufacturer
Save every time you print
Ideal for home and business

Printers.TopTenReviews.com gave it a good review -
http://printers.toptenreviews.com/inkjet/conserve-your-printers-with-inkgard.html

PretonSaver Home

I am using PretonSaver Home. According to the web site it is used by hundreds of thousands of enterprise users and won many industry awards.

The following review was found online:

What amazes me is that not only it saves a tone of ink and toner, it also provide excellent print quality. And, on the same page you can set it so pictures, text and graphics are optimized at different levels. You can also block images from being print - basically printing text only - very effective for web pages printing. And, you get detailed report on cost and savings.

PretonSaver works in the background. It does not replace your print driver. You can predefine savings levels per printer. Just press print on your favorite printer and PretonSaver does the rest.

The technology is awesome. They call it Pixel Optimizer

Pretty cool product. Worth every penny.