Behold, my biggest haul yet!

Today I hitched up the trailer, and rode to the salvage store. As it turned out, the trailer wasn’t big enough for all my purchases! If I hadn’t also had the bicycle trunk, I couldn’t have brought home the loaf of bread without smashing it.

The problem was that 36-roll pack of bathroom tissue. I wasn’t quite sure that the price of $12.99 was a true bargain; but I decided to get it. It took up most of the room in the trailer.

I had brought the cooler so I could bring home bologna without worrying that it would get overheated. Thanks to that big package of tissue, I had to tie the carry-strap of the cooler to the frame of the trailer’s top; and hope it wouldn’t detach itself on the way home.

Yes, I got a big haul; but even in a discount grocery, you need to keep your eyes peeled. Not everything is such a bargain, as I’ve learned.

I found some hibiscus drink mix, sold by the single envelope. I got three of them. Remind me not to do that again if there isn’t a price sticker on each envelope. When I checked my sales slip later, I saw that each one cost fifty cents! I’ve found that mix for as little as ten cents per envelope.

And after I got home from the salvage store, I walked over to the local drug store. There, a 12-roll pack of the cheapest bathroom tissue cost $4.00. I could have bought three of those for $12.00, not $12.99.

And next time I want to get a really big haul, I’ll bring the panniers, too!