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[Chri5ti]

I just wanted to add that I buy the empty little plastic bottles. You can usually get them in the trial size area at places like Walmart or Rite Aid. That way everyone can take the products they use everyday. I have 4DD's, and of course they all have seperate shampoos/lotions they like. We just mark it with a Sharpie (ie Amanda's shampoo) and off we go. If there is leftover in the bottle they just pour it back into the big bottle when we get home.

Also, I have found a small travel size Tide liquid at some Targets. It does 4-6 loads of laundry. I even bought one for my college bound DD. This way she can refill it from a big bottle and have to lug the big bottle up/down from the laundry room.

[shellybelly72]

thanks for the links!!

[Bee]

[sassymom]

I found single use pouches of Tide at Wal-mart this weekend. This for the washing machine, not the small packs I had seen before to use to hand wash items in the sink. they were $.97 per pack I believe.

[6fans4life]

Originally Posted by pinkrose

We used the travel size All liquid detergent on our trip in Aug and it did last for two loads. I have bought some more for our trip in two weeks.

I found the travel sized " Lysol Spray To Go " at Walmart (I watch too much Dateline ). LYSOL®: Solutions Finder (scroll to the bottom).

Great idea! I've been looking for something like this for my little ones--too many scary things out there! I'll be grabbing a few of those.

[JPage]

Sometimes you can get laundry detergents at your local laundromat for around 75 cents. I usually do this for camping trips.

[CAKKmommy6]

WOW!!! Thanks! These will come in handy for the diaper bag/backpack on our vacation.

[soozaay]

Originally Posted by JPage

Sometimes you can get laundry detergents at your local laundromat for around 75 cents. I usually do this for camping trips.

what an awesome idea!!! thanks!! i feel stupid for not thinking of that myself!

[LeapDayBaby]

If anyone's interested, Staples is having a one cent sale for at least the early part of this week - in addition to folder, pencils, etc., they also have .5 oz. bottles of Purell for one cent!

I believe there's a limit of two per customer per visit.

Hope this is helpful!!

- Laurie

[aliceinwdw]

If anyone has a Linens N' Things by them, a majority of the stores are closing. Apparently they are downsizing their storefronts and everything, as of yesterday, is now at 25-40% off. DH and I found this "Deluxe 16 pc. Carry-On Kit"-- near the register -- and with the discounts it was $7.50. It contains leak-proof 1/2, 1 & 2oz. bottles as well as 1/2, 1/4 & 1/2 oz. jars. The neat thing is that all 16 pcs. fit in the mandated quart-size bag AND it comes with peel and stick pre-labeled stickers to identify what you've put in each; i.e. shampoo, lotion, etc.

Just a thought! Happy traveling!

[omd]

Loved this site. Thanks!

[Buffalogirl18]

Originally Posted by aliceinwdw

I have become so addicted to travel size/samplers that I get excited thinking about heading to the travel-size aisle on Wal-Mart or Target whenever I go (to get things for our upcoming December trip)!

My DH laughs at how many things I think we *need* -- as he's putting half of them back; I hear, "Do we really need 12 mini deordants??" or "How many toothbrush covers are we gonna go through??" Apparently, in my logic, a lot!!

However, I did find the prospect of getting FREE "mini's" from the Wal-Mart, Dove sites exciting and signed up. I guess it's a good thing I get the mail here at work since I sent everything here (to reduce the amount of MORE junk mail delivered to my poor mailbox!)! It's so exciting to actually look forward to the mail for stuff *for* me, instead of more work!!

So thanks for the tips...any more sites/products that give free samples by mail would be greatly appreciated...hmm wonder what else I get in time for the trip?!

My DH thought I was crazy too, but ya know what? I have a small red Mickey tote bag that I always carry with me into the parks that has a "few" essential travel sized items in it for "emergencies" and one new thing I found at Target this year came VERY handy while we were at AK in the bird walk...my son got poop on his shoulder! Thankfully, I found travel sized packets of Shout wipes at Target and was smart enough to buy them this year! Otherwise his brand new white shirt would have been stained all day long with green bird poop, or we would have had to interrupt our day at AK and lost valuable park time to go back and change his clothes. The wipes worked perfectly, he had a large dollop of poop on his shoulder, and it was gone with several rubs and a bit of bottled water. The smell and the stain were gone! YAY for Shout wipes, and yay for travel sizes, boo for hubbies who make fun of us

[Buffalogirl18]

Originally Posted by I♥THEMOUSE

Thanks for the link, but I'm going to stick to getting my travel size stuff at Wal-Mart. Almost all of their stuff is less than $1.00. Even with the free shipping your website offers it would end up costing me more.

I know they might be a little cheaper at the stores, but another suggestion is, since they have free shipping, about a week or two before you go, order everything you want from that site, and have it shipped for free right to the resort so it is waiting for at the front desk when you get there. Then you won't have to worry about anything leaking inside your suitcases, or having any of it count against your "quart sized" containers inside your carryons. You could also do this with full sized toiletries and other items you need if a website is offering free shipping or you have a coupon for shipping, sometimes if you google you can get a code to get it to ship for free too.

[wyomom]

DH doesn't mind one bit that I purchase travel size items like they are going out of style as he travels for work. In addition, those travel size items work great in our travel trailer so my excuses to buy these addictive items are valid and appreciated. LUCKY ME!

[scrapperqueen]

awesome link