family dollar liquidation sale

 just this week, the family dollar store near me announced their liquidation sale with a big banner near the entrance. i shopped there for the first time since then this afternoon. i decided to go small for now on what i am buying, things i need and will use right away such as food and drink. i got a box of twinkies, a box of cupcakes, some chips ahoy cookies, and a 6-pack of kool-aid. later on i can get soap, but i am good on soap for now. all told what i bought was just under 5 dollars. i have shopped at liquidation sales before so i take it seriously when they say 'all sales final'. so i am careful with what i get. since it is a chain store, and there are other locations in the twin cities, it is possible that some of the employees, merchandise, and customers will migrate to another one of their locations. but it is hard to say how much. another term for a 'dollar store' is 'variety store' so it serves as a reminder of the variety of items available there. i have bought some CDs and DVDs from that store over the years, not a big deal that they are anything but new. it is essentially an auction as the discounts are currently 20 percent but i can expect it to go higher after a while. no reason was given for the impending closing, or the final day, but i will pace myself on how often i visit. once a week will be enough. 

i got some other things done, including a meeting at a credit union just before midday. then it was on to a dairy queen at a nearby mall as i wanted some ice cream, so i got a blizzard treat. before the credit union was the post office, 2 items to pick up there. final stop was the copy store as i had just ordered  a ticket for a st. paul saints baseball game in just over a week. i had lunch at home, a pot pie along with the rapper potato chips i brought back from st. louis. then i laid down for a while. when i got up i not only went to the dollar store, after it i went to aldi for my weekly grocery order. then it was time for the baseball game on Fox, cleveland at chicago, game 2 of a doubleheader. the chicago white sox won, 5-4. then i looked through my binder of things from fringe festivals attended over the years. most active years started with 2016, the year i had a role in a fringe show. later on i went on a walk and found 24 cents.