Dang toilet brush

While cleaning the bathrooms on Saturday, I became disgusted by the creepy crawlies growing on the toilet brushes, so I threw them away. Unfortunately, that presented a problem because, well, I was out of something with which to scrub the toilets on their next cleaning. What to do? What to do?

I put it on the grocery list, but soon found that a toilet brush at Harmon's (with its own holder) is more than $6. Now, I know a clean toilet is important, but come on, $6 for a brush to stick in the human waste disposal. My husband thinks I am a total moron (no, not Mormon, though I am that, too) but I was not going to spend that kind of money on such an item. I like to spend money and splurge every once in a while, but for the most part I am very frugal. I'm no grocery guru, but I shop grocery sales for things like meat, Coke, detergent, etc. I use coupons. I buy multiples of things that are on sale (Last week Arm & Hammer detergent was on sale for $3-something a bottle instead of the usual $6, so I stocked up. This week my deodorant was on sale for $1-something instead of the usual $3-something, so I stocked up on it, too.)

So, what should I do about the toilet brush issue? I was in Shopko today and found that their toilet brushes are just as expensive as Harmon's. I'm beginning to think that the toilet brush industry is in cahoots with the ink cartridge industry (these things can't be that expensive to produce, but they know people can't live without them, so the price is high). This was becoming quite the saga.

Well, I finally solved the toilet cleaning problem. No, I'm not going to be scrubbing my toilet with my hand. (I'm frugal, but not crazy.) I am now the proud owner of not one, but two brand new toilet brushes with their own holders nonetheless. Where did I get these lovely devices . . . . the dollar store!! (Too bad I didn't think to go there yesterday when the $1 Store becomes the $.88-on-Tuesdays-Store. Dang it!)

If they fall apart and get creepy and crawly quicker than the last one, then I'll give in and by the $6 brush. But until then, I have two toilet brushes (purchased with 2 candy bars) for a whopping $3.17! Sweet!