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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

Little Star

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3. I try to always buy my...

Reply to Phentex (Original post)

Wed Jan 4, 2012, 02:04 PM

Jan 2012

Xmas paper, cards and bows the day after Xmas.

I do buy the Hallmark paper even though it is still a little expensive even after the holiday. I find it stronger and I also find that some of their rolls have more footage than most of the cheaper ones. So I make sure I buy those rolls with good footage, that alone may make it more frugal than some of the cheaper ones.

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