u/Elina_Lujana

I have 2 cats and a dog. I usually rotate between Walmart, Chewy, and Amazon trying to find the best price on dry food but lately they all seem to match each other down to the cent. Purina, Blue Buffalo, Pedigree, doesn't matter, same price everywhere. Sometimes I'll catch a price slash on cat food through TikTok which helps.

I used to buy cat food from a local pet store near me because they had a buy 5 bags get 1 free deal and a loyalty card that came with free bags of food. Recently they quietly changed it to free treats instead of a full bag. Not the same thing at all.

What are other pet owners doing to keep costs down? Especially people with multiple animals, it adds up fast.

Zählt ihr gespartes Geld als verdientes Geld? Ich hab dieses Jahr angefangen beides zu tracken, also was ich netto verdiene und was ich durch bewusstes Einkaufen weniger ausgegeben hab. Das Ergebnis hat mich überrascht.

Seit Januar hab ich ungefähr 1.400€ weniger ausgegeben als wenn ich alles sofort zum Vollpreis gekauft hätte. Kein großer Verzicht, einfach Impulskäufe vermeiden, vor dem Kauf Preise vergleichen, auf Aktionen warten, Angebote auf tiktok oder mydealz mitnehmen statt direkt zum Vollpreis zu bestellen. Das sind umgerechnet fast 230€ im Monat die ich mehr auf dem Konto hab. Unterm Strich hab ich mein frei verfügbares Einkommen spürbar erhöht ohne den Job zu wechseln oder mehr Stunden zu arbeiten.

Rechnet ihr das bei eurer Sparquote mit ein oder trennt ihr das komplett?

I grew up with the original Game and Watch units. My uncle had a few that he brought over from Japan and I played them until the buttons lost their click. The Zelda limited edition caught my eye when it came out a few years ago but I missed the retail window.

Found one sealed on a Japanese marketplace last month. The seller had the original shipping box and everything. I went through onemall since the listing was Japan-only and they handled the forwarding without issue.

The unit itself is smaller than I remembered. The screen is sharp and the colors are brighter than the originals, which were all flat monochrome green. The clock mode is a nice touch. I have it sitting on my desk and it fired up on the first press.

The packaging was in perfect condition. The cardboard had no creasing and the plastic blister was still sealed. For a collector the box matters almost as much as the item itself.

Probably will not play it heavily but it is a clean piece of history.