My Amazon Bargain
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
United States
December 20, 2015 12:49pm CST
Every year I get a new calendar - and it's always one with "Labs". I guess it's been 20 years or more that I do this. This year, my husband went looking for one and no luck. He said they had all other dog breeds but no labs.
I told him I would get one online. So I went to Amazon, found one for $5.40. I had a $5 Amazon gift card from CrowdTap, so that left 40 cents which I paid for with my Discover Card bonus money. I have Amazon Prime, so no shipping. So basically I paid 40 cents for the calendar and it will be here the 22nd. I love bargains and since I didn't actually spend cash money it's more like a free calendar!
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@celticeagle (159474)
• Boise, Idaho
20 Dec 15
I buy my books from Amazon. I can buy a book on there for 0.01 and then get the shippping all for one gift card and have some left over. Nice. I sure like Amazon.
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@celticeagle (159474)
• Boise, Idaho
20 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill ....Sounds like a good deal to get your shipping free if you use the service quite a bit.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
21 Dec 15
@celticeagle I have used it enough that it more than paid for the $100 it costs for a year.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
20 Dec 15
I think my year with prime will be up soon and I want to make sure to continue with it.
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
20 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill that's wonderful. It's great when you get a bargain on something you were looking to buy.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
20 Dec 15
It sure is, and it gives me reason to make sure to continue with Amazon prime.
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
20 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill I like Amazon Prime they have some really great stuff on it.
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@LeaPea2417 (36504)
• Toccoa, Georgia
21 Dec 15
Bargains like that are awesome. I always have such a great sense of satisfaction when I get a sweet bargain on an item!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
21 Dec 15
Since its only good for a year I like the price!
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
21 Dec 15
That does sound like a great deal!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
21 Dec 15
They had some for triple that but I'm not that fussy.
@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
30 Dec 15
nice! I ended up finally finding a vintage Coke a cola one (that's what I get each year for the kitchen) we write on that one to keep track of stuff
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
30 Dec 15
I keep my calendar on the door of my office since I walk by it 30 times a day I'm sure to notice things!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
1 Jan 16
@Jessicalynnt One of those erasable ones? My parents had a giant one they used and it worked well.
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
30 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill I want a marker board somewhere for a better place to keep notes too, someday
@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
21 Dec 15
I'm sure of it. Search on Amazon, of course, but there are plenty of places that would sell them. There are also plenty of places where you can find virtual ones online.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
20 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill Oh, now I understand. You could always collect pictures and create one of your own.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
20 Dec 15
@Asylum Years ago the county we lived in had a photo contest...one dog was picked for the cover and they picked 4 for each month. Our previous lab, Abby, was one of the 4 for July that year. She was in her tube floating in the pool. Everyone loved it and we bought about 2 dozen calendars!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
20 Dec 15
Dog - Labrador retrieve - like the one in my photo.
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@patgalca (18181)
• Orangeville, Ontario
21 Dec 15
I think I saw some calendars with labs on them. I buy calendars for my girls every year. They don't use them to write on. They like the pictures and they like to be able to glance at it for a date, but all their scheduling they do in their phones. I don't use the calendar in my phone. I have a dry erase calendar on my fridge that I look at 5 times a day. If I didn't I would miss something. I also got a free Canadian Cancer Society calendar in the mail which I am using for my scheduling. I transfer everything on there onto the dry erase board.
Amazon Prime costs a membership fee, doesn't it? I haven't really looked into it.
@patgalca (18181)
• Orangeville, Ontario
22 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill They stream movies too, don't they? I have heard of it but never looked into it because I don't use Amazon enough. Usually only around Christmas.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
22 Dec 15
@patgalca I don't watch movies on my computer, I much rather watch a TV.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
21 Dec 15
Amazon Prime is $100 (or maybe 99) a year and members get free shipping and some items are discounted a little. If you use Amazon a lot its totally worth it...you can check it out on their site.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
21 Dec 15
Now I need to get busy on CrowdTap again next month.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
20 Dec 15
We went to the local co-op yesterday, they have a gift shop type area, lots of Christmas decorations, etc. (on sale 40 percent off) and I asked the man, "Do you have calendars?" and he handed me one of theirs LOL. I said no not a free calendar, one you buy. They don't stock them.
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@Marilynda1225 (79961)
• United States
21 Dec 15
You certainly made out well with that calendar! 
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
21 Dec 15
I did and it's the last thing I'm buying until after Christmas!
@sallypup (58118)
• Centralia, Washington
21 Dec 15
When I bought our chicken feed last time, I got a free country animals calendar plus a cute metal red sign that showed a hen and said: "I love my girls! All cause I habitually go in there and buy chicken and dog chow.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
21 Dec 15
There are many ways to get calendars - buy some, get some free, but when you specialize you have to do a little paw work (like leg work!) to find them.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
23 Dec 15
@sallypup I know what you mean. I saved some for years, not sure why, then tossed them.
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@sallypup (58118)
• Centralia, Washington
21 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill One year I paid a good amount of money for an Australian Cattle Dog calendar. Of course after the year was over I then had one more thing that I did not want to toss.
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@Gabugs (1895)
• United States
21 Dec 15
Wow! That indeed was a great bargain @abbygreenhill. Good you were able to get a new calendar with "Labs."
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
21 Dec 15
Yes, and it made my day and my year.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45939)
• United States
21 Dec 15
Nice that you got a bargain. I never purchase calendars. Our local pharmacy hands them out for free. Sometimes we get them as gifts too. Often times we have way too many to hang up and end up giving them to family members.
@ElusiveButterfly (45939)
• United States
21 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill I love butterflies, and often will have a calendar gifted to us that has butterflies. Last year we had a fishing calendar that was gifted to my husband by my BFF. I guess I am just too cheap to buy a calendar. LOL.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
21 Dec 15
I wanted a particular calendar - I have many throw-a-way ones.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
23 Dec 15
@ElusiveButterfly There are things I 'want' and I am willing to buy them. My husband uses the free calendars in his workshop.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
21 Dec 15
It should be here tomorrow...as long as it gets here before Jan 1st!
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
21 Dec 15
That's great...what a good use of your gift card and vouchers ect... we buy a dog calendar from the local dog shelter.... and we designed it this year.... here are some of the dogs that featured in it, all of which were found homes by the shelter....
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
21 Dec 15
Cute calendar - i hope you made a bunch of money for the shelter.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
21 Dec 15
@sueznewz2 Excellent...I love that black dog in top row !
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
21 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill thanks .... yes we did.... nearly two hundred Euros.... which is the same in US Dollars ... more or less....
@marijuana (570)
• Tel Aviv, Israel
21 Dec 15
We always get free calendars from all business owners :) It's their way of promoting their business.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
21 Dec 15
We get them also, but that's not what I wanted. I have to have my labs!
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@marijuana (570)
• Tel Aviv, Israel
21 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill Now I create my monthly calendar with a family picture on it :)
