Kitty Saga Continued and Money Saved

I felt guilty all yesterday afternoon for "locking" my poor kitty in a dog crate.  But it's for her own good, right??

First let me tell you that I now know why the kitty playpens are "tiered".  This morning when I went to let Cabby out I realized that she had kicked litter all over the inside of her crate.  (hopefully not on purpose, but you never know..)   All over her bed, all over the floor, in her water dish....    I felt so bad that I didn't even make her go back in it once she was done with breakfast this morning.  I'm just going to wait until the playpen arrives later today.

Yes, later TODAY!  I had it shipped overnight.  I bought the pen off Amazon for $99.  For shits and giggles I chose "overnight delivery" just to see what the charge would be.  WHOA!  It was $105!!!!

Don't worry - I didn't pay more than the pen to actually get it shipped to me...

I was thinking maybe I'd fork over another $10 or so to get it here overnight, or even 2 day.  But definitley not over $100!  Especially since I could get it shipped ground for free anyway.   But as I was checking out I was prompted to accept a free month trial of a "Amazon Prime" membership.  You pay $79 a year and get free 2 day shipping and $3.99 overnight shipping on all your purchases.  Hummmmm... 

A plan started to develop...

The hubby and I buy stuff from Amazon on occasion.  I can't remember the last time something we bought didn't qualify for free shipping.  (ground, of course).  But we have never been in that much of a hurry.  So I definitely didn't want to actually pay $79 for this year "membership".  But this could really be a boon for this particular purchase!!

So I signed up!  And I got that 46 lb. playpen shipped overnight for $4!!!!

Of course the catch with the membership is that after a month they will automatically charge you the $79 unless you tell them not to.  So I immediately went back into my account and chose "do not auto renew" and I'm done.

Four dollar overnight shipping and I don't have to worry about getting a surprise charge.  I LOVE it when I work it to my advantage!!

I hope Cabby likes the open, tiered playpen more than she likes the crate....    More on this after we recieve and set up the playpen....