We're moving our 21 year old son, Brendan, to Canton this coming Sunday. He was originally moving to South Carolina, so 1 hour and 45 minutes away sounds a lot better to this mama! I'm still going to miss him, but I know I'll see him a lot more than if he were 9 hours away!
This will be Brendan's first place: a 120 year old upper level duplex with no a/c. Ah, good times! He'll be sharing it with a friend, but it's his first place too. So, not a whole lot of furniture or other necessary 'home accessories.' Both boys have beds and bedroom furniture. We are giving him my 'single mama' table and chairs, and whatever else we can spare. Things will tight for a while, so what's a good place for a young bachelor to get his cleaning supplies, rudimentary kitchen stuff.......even toilet paper and ibuprofen?
Friends, let me present to you The Dollar Store! A godsend for those small of budget, but great of need! Just what can our boy Brendan find at the dollar store?
all paper goods: paper towels, toilet paper, napkins, etc
basic meds to fill his medicine chest: ibuprofen, heartburn meds, ointments, vitamins, bandaids, etc
soaps, lotions, powders, hair products, toothpaste and toothbrushes,etc
packaged snacks, meal helpers, soda, candy, bottled water, etc
kitchen utensils and linens
trash bags, sandwich baggies
cleaning supplies, laundry supplies
plastic laundry hampers, trash cans, etc
hangers
office supplies
greeting cards (often 2/$1)
party supplies (he IS 21, after all)
plates, glasses, coffee mugs
gifts bags and papers in all sizes, shapes and colors
shower curtains, toilet brushes, brooms, etc
etc, etc, etc..........!!!
Sometimes the stuff isn't the highest quality. Sometimes it is because the store got a good deal on a close out. At any rate, it's the perfect place to get those goodies you don't know you need until you need them.
As for mama's homebaked chocolate chip cookies? Well, some things just have to shipped from home <3
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