Recycling - you should do it too!

OK yesterday I needed milk and I did not have a lot of money, so I took our recycling out to the car and packed it. My mom called at the same time and suggested we go over and pick up there recycling too. Daddy had mentioned it that morning. What timing – it was meant to be.

So we go to Ralphs (Kroger in other places of the USA) and fill up two grocery carts with recycles and wait in line in the sun. 4 big bins later … we have $18.92 to spend on groceries! WOOHOOO

So we go inside and water is 2 cases for $7 (reg 5.99 each), this is something I keep in the car at all times during the summer but not so much during the winter. We needed 2 gallons of milk, it was 1.99 (reg 2.99), milk never lasts long around here. We passed the peanut butter isle and the small jars of Skippy were .99 each limit of 4 – we got all 4 (reg 3.39 each) peanut butter is a treat cause its kind of pricy so this was awesome. Then I figured we had a few more dollars left so we stopped by the cereal isle and got the big box of Cheerios for 3.99 (reg 5.19) again another treat cause it cost so darn much and doesn’t last long at all.

We put everything up on the check out line and my 2 year old was acting up and distracting me a bit so I look up and the total says $39.11 and I about have a heart attack! LOL But then I remember I needed to give them the club card … off came $17.78, WHEW! Then I gave them the recycling slip and off came another $18.92, for a total of $2.41 left for me to pay. That much I could afford and happened to have that much change on me. The stupid CRV recycling fee for BUYING water threw off my total it was 2.40 – without that I would have had to pay one penny! LOL!!

Not a bad days shopping for someone who was worried about beening able to afford milk! Just wanted to share my very happy shopping experience. Even if you are not struggleing as much as we are, think of how much money you might save your family by recycling things your family uses anyways. Not to mention that it is good for our Earth.