Following up on last week’s post on cheap-o Trader Joe’s coffee: That deal (small 25 cent canisters) may be gone, but here’s another great one: $1.99 for a 14-oz can of coffee.
Yup, TJ’s is closing out its Winter Blend coffee (which promises some spices on top of the beans). These cans are normally in the $8.99 range… so it’s a pretty good bargain. We bought two. Who cares if winter is almost over; I’m a huge fan of buying seasonal stuff out of season at a huge discount.
During the holidays, Trader Joe’s was selling sets of four miniature coffee containers as gift options. TJ’s is apparently trying to get rid of the remaining inventory, as Glendale’s TJ’s is selling the inidividual containers for 25 cents each; Silver Lake TJ’s is still selling them as a set, but for 99 cents.
Each of those containers can make about two full carafes of coffee. That’s right — 16 cups of coffee for 25 cents. And that’s your bargain of the week.
The cheapskate in me has been digging the Steve & Barry’s Winter Clearance sale — everything in the entire store is $8.98. I’ve already picked up a winter jacket, a pair of shoes, pants and several dress shirts, all at $8.98 each. And they’re nice items too.
The Steve & Barry’s in Burbank just recently opened, in the former CompUSA location above Barnes & Noble (across the street from IKEA). And like Maria mentioned back in November, the chain (which is known for taking over vacant department store spaces at discounted rents) also moved into the old Robinsons-May space at the Santa Monica Place.
(Flickr pic by marc0047.)
I can’t believe we’ve never extolled the pleasures of Chinatown’s Super Home Mart here on Franklin Avenue… but it’s one of the bonus reasons to hit Empress Pavilion for dim sum.
Super Home Mart is a mecca for cheap and unique household items — including some items you never even realized you needed until now. Maria and I particularly dig the stationery aisles (particularly the folders printed with random, nonsensical pairings of English words). Pans? Fountains? Lawn furniture? Rice cookers? Check, check, check and check. Granted, in some cases you get what you pay for, and the quality of some of the cheaper items is questionable.
Yes, I know, I’m posting an ad, and no, I’m not getting any compensation for doing so. But it’s a good visual to explain just what the Super Home Mart is all about.
According to Super Home Mart’s website, the store opened in November 2005 and specializes in “Houseware, Kitchenware, Ceramics, Stationery, Organization, Furniture, Home Décor, Travel Accessories and General Merchandise. Our store is stocked with products made of high-grade stainless steel, chrome, ceramic, bamboo, rattan, wood, glass, acrylic, plastic and more.”
Super Home Mart
988 N Hill Street #101
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(Flickr pic by marc0047.)
I can’t believe we’ve never extolled the pleasures of Chinatown’s Super Home Mart here on Franklin Avenue… but it’s one of the bonus reasons to hit Empress Pavilion for dim sum.
Super Home Mart is a mecca for cheap and unique household items — including some items you never even realized you needed until now. Maria and I particularly dig the stationery aisles (particularly the folders printed with random, nonsensical pairings of English words). Pans? Fountains? Lawn furniture? Rice cookers? Check, check, check and check. Granted, in some cases you get what you pay for, and the quality of some of the cheaper items is questionable.
Yes, I know, I’m posting an ad, and no, I’m not getting any compensation for doing so. But it’s a good visual to explain just what the Super Home Mart is all about.
According to Super Home Mart’s website, the store opened in November 2005 and specializes in “Houseware, Kitchenware, Ceramics, Stationery, Organization, Furniture, Home Décor, Travel Accessories and General Merchandise. Our store is stocked with products made of high-grade stainless steel, chrome, ceramic, bamboo, rattan, wood, glass, acrylic, plastic and more.”
Super Home Mart
988 N Hill Street #101
Los Angeles, CA 90012
