A Little Slice of Heaven and a Lot of Cha-Ching is Just Across the State Line

   On a rainy Monday when you have the day off,  your laundry is caught up and your dinner is already made...what is the only thing that makes sense for you to do?  But of course...head for a day at the casino, which is exactly what my gal pal and I did.  And believe it or not, there were some bargain aspects to this fun...fun...fun outing.  We took the bus which left from our Home Depot parking lot at 9am right to the casino front door by 10:10am (about a 50 minute ride)...no worries about filling up your gas tank or paying for parking...I'll score that as a savings.   When you purchase your bus ticket, a $30 voucher is included...in other words, they are giving you $30 cash to gamble with before you start dipping into your own stash of money. Cool...you have a chance to play with "their " money and maybe win it big!!!
   Yes, gambling does make one very hungry and we chose to go the huge buffet route.  I think every country was represented in this smorgasbord of food and then some.  Hey...you can eat as much as you possible can,  you can go up as much as you want, and yes don't forget to have dessert as many times as you want to... all of this for one price.  Not bad!!!  My pal and I were so engrossed in the 1, 2 and 10 cent machines that we never even played the 25 cent slot machines...yes you can win big on these.  As I learned that afternoon, those machines can be bargains if you play them right.  We had to be back at the bus by 3:30 and head for home...and by 5pm I was already pulling up in my driveway.
   So did we win or loose?  Well...we...each won a $100 so I text my hubby a"thumbs up".  This was an early birthday present to me from my pal...and so here is how it goes...my friend and I got to spend the day together...we both love to gamble and we know how to rock it out and come home a winner!

Junk Mail Landed Me One Hot Bargain... But Is It Really Fashion?

   I hate going through all the "junky" junk mail that comes in our mail box daily...but I do like when the $10.00 Kohl's Cash Card comes paying a visit to my mail box!  So cash card in hand, having the day off from work along with a little bit of luck and hope on my side were all the ingredients I needed for a nice enjoyable afternoon of browsing.  Heading towards the 80% rack I spot a pair of jeans in my size.  And here is the interesting part...they look like someone took a knife and dragged it down the front and then spilled a little bit of paint on the jeans...my question being...is this fashion?  Is this what I really want to wear (at my age)?  And do people pay for holes in jeans and paint spots?  Well the answer being...YES, this is really fashionable, high couture (I think) and YES, I think it's really cool to dress about 30 years younger than I am (my daughter would be so proud of me) and heck YES I'll pay for it (maybe I'm a slave to fashion).
   Now the jeans were marked retail at $48.00, less 80% brought them down to $9.60 and with the $10.00 Kohl's Cash Card well they were basically FREE.  If holey jeans can make me look hip and a little drizzle of paint makes me look "in style"and it's a freebie then I will rock it out like a "Tiffany Hippie"!!!

The Jewelry Craze Rages On While Prices Get Slashed at The Gap

   My craze of selling sterling silver jewelry is still at an all time high which is why I went back to my friends at the Estate Jewelers yet once again yesterday, stash in hand and unloaded some more sterling...yes it was a good cha-ching!!!  Now I will say that yesterday they had 2 happy customers walk out because I took a gal pal  with me and she did really well unloading her unwanted gold and silver.  As we sat at lunch reviewing our visit, we both felt the warm, cozy and exciting feeling that only the "jewelry" g-spot can offer.
   This fashionista must switch gears now and report to you on the sale going on at The Gap.  I was at Gap today and my new friend Eric (who just happens to be the store manager and knows about my blog) mentioned that today (Sunday April 17), tomorrow (18th) and Tuesday (19th) there will be a sale of $5, $10 and $15 items.  So here is the scoop on this mini sale.  It is all new merchandise and only on women's clothes, the $5 rack is small and not so great but the best buys I believe are on the $10 rack ...really cute stuff, and I didn't even browse the $15 rack.  This is going on at all Gaps.  Yes it is worth a pop in and it is also worth chatting with Eric...he is so nice...so personable and so awesome!!!

...and my g-spot has been found!!!

   After the mini windfall I had last weekend with the sale of my gold and silver jewelry , I couldn't wait to experience the thrill, excitement and enjoyment of it all over again.  Going through all my sterling silver (925) jewelry, I was shocked at how much I had.  Now the real challenge ahead of me was...do I sell it or is this something that I like and will wear.  I found many rings that were too small for my "middle age" fingers and thus my pile started growing.  Into the bracelets I go and realize that I can part with a few of these but I did not even think about looking at any of my necklaces...to hard to part with any of them!!   And the hubby donated a bracelet and a "Harley Davidson" ring that he no longer wears (not his style any more), so I was pretty proud of my little stack of sterling silver goodies and all I can think of is cha-ching.
   So here I go for round two of my jewelry selling escapades.  I tell them I'm so happy to be here again and they say they are so happy to see me again with my stash.  They weigh it, I like what they will pay, they write me a check and I walk out once again thinking "wow!!!...this is awesome!!!"...  I would say that this gal has found her g-spot and that is the "sterling silver" truth!!!
  

When Your Karma Rocks Get A Lottery Ticket!

   An astronomer would have said that "all our stars were in alignment today", a gambler would have told us to "go buy a lottery ticket today" and a reader of tarot cards would  have said "you've got great karma going on today."  I'm talking about the day my hubby and I experienced yesterday, Saturday, April 9th.  It all started after brunch, we went to sell some of my old sterling silver jewelry that I just don't wear anymore.  I walked out with $200 more dollars than I ever dreamt of getting...cha-ching with a big smile on my face!  Next we headed for the pet store to get food for our dog Reggie.  As we are checking out the cashier says,  "You are going to love me today because I have a $10.00 off coupon for the dog food", so a bag of $10.99 dog food cost us $.99...score with a big smile on both of our faces!
   Next we decided to kill some time at the mall.  I find a cute sweater that is from JCPenney's American Living brand.  The sweater was marked down from $58.00 to $4.97...geez that is only a savings of $53.03...score big time for me!  And as our evening was winding down, we decided to go to Smokey Bones for dinner for a little change of pace.  Our meal was $22.00 and when the waitress brought the credit card slip to sign, it read $66.00...oops big mistake.  So the manager apologized and gave us a gift certificate for $50.00...touchdown and a home run and that is the way our karma rocked for us!!!

Once A Good Find Always A Good Visit

   Sometimes you find a good thing and you just want to revisit, refresh and renew.   I had found a good thing and I wanted to go back and see it all again, take it all in again and enjoy while I was there.  Now that your curiosity is peaked... of course I'm talking about my jewel of a find in Lambertville, Michigan by way of my friends at the Go Dollar store.  Stopping in this morning was once again a royal treat to peruse the rows of things I recognized and all the new stuff adorning the shelves.  I was told that a brand new shipment of knock off Pandora beads came in...still a bargain for a dollar and the beads are so impressive and so much to choose from!!!
   Could not walk out empty handed so of course I found some little treasures for myself.  The owners are so nice...they put a link to my blog on their website which is just awesome to me!  I love shopping at Go Dollar and periodically little vignettes from Go Dollar will be showing up in my blog.  Their merchandise is great, variety superb and it is always a pleasure chatting with the owners.  Please pay them a visit and check out their wonderful website...www.go-dollar.com