Okay, I must admit the guys over at Wal-Mart’s marketing department are doing a pretty good job at reaching customers with the best-value, do-it-yourself idea.  I agree with the ideas behind the DIY entertainment, cooking, and projects galore.  However, I like to prove my point that you don’t necessarily have to purchase as much or anything to entertain, cook, and to do a project.

I saw a commercial recently for WM (Wal-Mart) about a family enjoying a night at home watching movies instead of going out to the movies.  Again, I agree wholeheartedly with the at home concept.  Doing my weekly shopping, I noticed in the “big” aisles where they normally have off-beat “Now Lower Priced” displays, WM has displays that coincided with their recent commercials.  And there I was standing in front of a display for the movie nite commercial.

As you can see the DVD’s are $10, popcorn $3, and Pepsi $1….. Totaling  $14.  A far cry from the cost of the movie theater.  Around here tickets are $8.50 and a popcorn/drink combo requires a second mortgage.  I can’t even begin to quote you a price because we never get it at the dollar theater.  I am assuming it is close to $10.  So you are roughly spending $34 for 4 tickets.  Add in a tub of popcorn and a drink (shared of course) and your cost is $44. So, yes, WM’s movie nite is a lot more affordable.

So, I compared our weekly movie nite cost to WM’s.  A DVD movie is free from the library.  If we can’t find anything from the public library, we turn to our personal DVD collection for a good  movie.

I make two large pizzas:

Jiffy Pizza Dough Mix (2 boxes) $1.04

WM brand pizza sauce $1

Pride Farm Turkey Italian Sausage (1 lb.) $1

Cheese $4

Onions and Bell Peppers (1/2 each)  $.88

Total for 2 pizzas: $7.92

Around here we drink iced tea which costs mere pennies to make.  So far, the Dettra movie night has cost us roughly $8.  At that price, you can even afford a box of Dollar General popcorn that only costs $1.50.  And if you really want soda, WM’s brand of soda is just $.58 for a 2 liter.   Plus,  if you can’t find a movie at the library, visit your local RedBox for a $1 movie.

So have yourself a wonderful Movie Nite!!

God Bless…..

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