Meant to do this a while ago

At some point last year, I had it in my mind to begin a new blog recording deals we have gotten while shopping. I wanted to keep track of the savings we made in our shopping experiences over the course of a year; I thought of adding up the total amounts paid and total amounts would-have-paid to determine some rough percentage of savings... whether I will actually begin such a blog in earnest is yet to be determined, I think.

This week, we made a number of purchases that made us say, "Man, this would be perfect for the blog... that doesn't exist." If it did exist, it would go something like this. So now, the inaugural "deals"-tagged post:

Macy's:
1. Shark Cordless 15.6V Hand Vacuum: normally $60, we paid $14 for it on clearance.
2. Calphalon Contemporary Wok Gift Set: normally $100, sale for $80, we paid $35 for it on clearance

Staples:
1. Canon Powershot A590 IS digital camera: List price $120, on sale for $69, we paid $61 for it on clearance.

For those keeping score, we paid $110 for three things we wanted/needed (a new vacuum cleaner to help with the mounds of cat hair around the house, a new wok made by my favorite pots maker Calphalon, and a new digital camera for Sharon); we would have paid $280 for it at list price. We saved a whopping 61% this weekend. We're no experts... just some dumb luck to run into some good deals. Here's hoping that luck can continue. :)