Going for Not Broke

I've been looking for a tech toy for my daughter for a few months now, and yesterday, I stumbled across the InnoTab 2 Baby on Walmart.com. At $89, it's $10 cheaper than the regular InnoTab 2, but it's a Walmart exclusive, and yesterday, it was sold out online. The site also said that there weren't any available in stores in my area. So I tried Amazon.com, which had some through third-party sellers offering them at $125. Then, I learned through the website for Vtech, the manufacturer of the InnoTab, that they're sold exclusively through Walmart, which explains why the sellers on Amazon were third party. I thought I might be able to find one on eBay, but they were even higher than they were on Amazon. I still wanted my daughter to have the toy, but I didn't want to pay that much, especially since even $89 is higher than I'd like to pay. I figured that the people who were selling them, especially those selling them brand new, on eBay and Amazon had a f...

Today was grocery shopping day. I picked up the items I can't get at Aldi at Neighborhood Market, then went on to Aldi for the rest. I love to see what extras Aldi has. I've seen metal shelves, grills, inflatable mattresses, etc., but the store rarely has the same extras from shopping trip to shopping trip. Today, I saw a toy kitchen I think my daughter would love for $30. Walmart has one very similar that's $34. It's not a significant savings, but every little bit helps. After I do my checkbook and see if I have anything left over, I might just run back to Aldi and pick up her first gift for this holiday season.