Frugal Shopping: 3 for Free

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I mean, I guess I should go ahead and start this with a disclaimer that I had credit on my account because something from a previous order wasn't shipped on time. So I didn't pay anything out of pocket for this order. I used the refund credit from that messed-up order. Okay, now that the disclaimer is out of the way, let's get into the meat of this order. It's really not that exciting, but for the life of me, I cannot think of anything else to write about. LOL. The three people who read my posts on a regular basis know that I order things from AliExpress pretty often because I find some fantastic deals there. That's where this order is from. Two of the items are for the thirteen-year-old (otherwise known as she child), and then I found some awesome craft supplies. Because we all know what I need is MORE craft supplies. Haha. ANYWAY, I'm going to compare the regular price to what I paid for each item. And for the sake of this exercise, since I didn't pay anything out of pocket, we're going to call my cost zero every time. Just to see how much money I "saved." **The first item** is a 24-pack of fabric markers. Since I got my paint pens last week, I've really wanted to do some painting and artwork on canvas bags and denim items. So I was pretty happy when I came across these! They're normally $13.22, and since I paid $0.00 out of pocket, that's a savings of $13.22 on the first item. **The second item** is a Gothic bunny keychain for the thirteen-year-old. She's entered the emo/goth-esque portion of her teenage years, which is a phase I very much went through myself. So when I see something like this that's cute, I ask her what she thinks, and usually, she wants it. Thanks to surveys and other side hustles, I can usually grab little things like this for her. She was really happy with this one. I almost got one for myself, too. Haha. The regular price was $3.54, so that's another $3.54 in savings since I paid $0.00 out of pocket. **The third and final item** in this order is the one that made me smile the most. Most of you know we have chickens. They're really she child's chickens, so when I saw these, I knew she needed them. She loves crazy socks, so these are right up her alley! They're normally $4.99, and I know she's going to love them. So, let's add everything up! The total regular price for all three items would have been **$21.75**. My out-of-pocket cost? **$0.00!** I think I did pretty good, even if I do say so myself. Did you score any deals today?