Prime Purchases from October 2025

 It's the first Thursday of the month and time for Prime Purchases with Jill and Andrea.  I had another month where I bought quite a bit on Amazon. Evan has my car 3-4 days a week now to get to and from work so I often resort to ordering online. 


 Evan and I decided to add Graphic Novels into his short story study so I ordered a few to get us started (he's ordered a few of his own directly from the publisher too). The 3 we started with:

Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys 


 Refugee: the Graphic Novel by Alan Gratz 


 The Librarian of Auschwitz: The Graphic Novel by Antonio Iturbe 


He's already read and enjoyed them all and I'm starting to think I'm going to broke keeping this up! I will be looking for more graphic novels through our library.

Evan needed more socks so we ordered these.


 

He also needed another pair of gloves for sleeping so ordered another set of these. 


 I made a cookie cake for my husband's birthday but I didn't have a cookie cake pan. My whole family insisted I needed one so I could make them a lot more often. I ordered this 11" round.

 

I bought this mug for a gift. I love it so much I just might have to buy one for myself!


 I needed some more of these envelopes and my adhesive refills



 I ordered more of my favorite deodorant and these colorful loofahs 



I bought these wide leg yoga pants and this scallop edge cardigan



 

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Comments

  1. HollyNovember 3, 2025 at 5:22 AM

    Oh that cardigan is adorable- I may have to snag one!

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  2. Maria RineerNovember 3, 2025 at 5:52 AM

    I love the cardigan! So cute!! I can see how you'd need to buy envelopes for all the cards you make.

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    1. Joanne November 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM

      Thank you! I definitely go through a lot of envelopes. I'll need at least 30-40 of them for Christmas cards.

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  3. Kim CarberryNovember 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM

    It makes sense to order online when you don't have your car as much. Great buys! I love that cardigan, so cute!

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  4. Andrea NineNovember 3, 2025 at 6:22 AM

    What would we do without online ordering. So convenient. Love that butterfly mug. Thanks for linking up with us!

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  5. SusanNovember 3, 2025 at 7:25 AM

    The graphic novels look interesting. I think my granddaughter might enjoy them.

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  6. Amy ScottNovember 3, 2025 at 7:39 AM

    You found some good things. Isn't the scalloped cardigan nice quality? I wore mine last night to dinner! I wore my yoga pants this week and remembered how much I love them, too. They are just good basics.

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  7. Dara @ Not In JerseyNovember 3, 2025 at 8:09 AM

    I like the yoga pants and cardigan look!

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  8. Amy JohnsonNovember 3, 2025 at 9:16 AM

    Ooh, love the cardigan! Visiting from SSPS

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  9. Kim November 3, 2025 at 9:49 AM

    Oh cute cardigan! I saw that on Amazon the other day and put it in my cart. I didn't buy it because I wasn't sure, but it looks great so I'm going to click buy! Thanks!

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  10. EllibelleNovember 3, 2025 at 10:29 AM

    Such great buys! Love the cardigan! Our public library has lots of graphic novels in their young adult department and probably regular department too.

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    1. Joanne November 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM

      Ours has a decent amount and we can access so many more through inter-library loan but weirdly when they come to collections we can't specify what volume we want to read... it's so odd...

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  11. Tamar SBNovember 3, 2025 at 10:46 AM

    That cardigan is adorable!

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  12. AnonymousNovember 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM

    I need to order that deoderant. I’ve heard great things about it.
    rsrue.blogspot.com

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    1. Joanne November 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM

      I love it! I fully admit it doesn't hold up to hiking or really hot summer days but most of the time it's wonderful.

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  13. Melynda@Scratch Made Food!November 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM

    I love that cardigan!

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  14. Jodie's Touch of StyleNovember 3, 2025 at 12:41 PM

    Its so convenient to shop online.And with amazon, at least it's all in one place.
    Sometimes amazon gets a bad rap.And I try not to use it too much, but there are times....
    Xoxo
    Jodie

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    1. Joanne November 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM

      I try not to use them much either because after reading about them I get their bad rap... but there are times I just can't pass up the convenience (and weirdly often wonder if they even notice my occasional boycott!).

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  15. StacyNovember 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM

    I LOVE those yoga pants!!!! And I'm really in the market for new deodorant lol, in the cart they both go!

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  16. MarshaNovember 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM

    It looks like you got lots of things you needed this month and a couple of really cute pieces of clothes!

    https://marshainthemiddle.com/

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  17. Tanya November 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM

    I love the cardigan. I have read the first two graphic novel titles (in regular format) and they were so good.

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    1. Joanne November 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM

      I read the first two in novel form as well; which is a big part of why I picked those titles for him to read.

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  18. CindyNovember 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM

    I follow a page on Facebook called Banking on Bargains and Megan is typically the one who posts all the deals. I have already started Christmas shopping because she shared some incredible deals and I have been snatching stuff up for very little $$. Needless to say, Amazon packages have been making frequent showings at my house, LOL! The cardigan is cute, but so is your scarf!

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  19. Hena TayebNovember 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM

    The cardigan is so cute!

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  20. Jen WhiteNovember 3, 2025 at 8:50 PM

    The cookie sheet pan...now you can make a cookie cake whenever you want! I love the yoga pants and sweater. Comfy and cute...

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    1. Joanne November 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM

      Yep, we plan on making a cookie cake for Thanksgiving this year.

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  21. nicole orriensNovember 4, 2025 at 2:31 AM

    How do you find life without a car? When my husband takes our car it often gives me such a peacful feeling knowing I can't go anywhere. I find it restful.

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  22. Doused in Pink | Chicago Style BlogNovember 4, 2025 at 8:16 AM

    I completely forgot about the Ursa Major brand and need to check out their deodorant. The butterfly tumbler and scalloped edge cardigan are both so cute!

    Jill - Doused in Pink

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  23. Kari November 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM

    My dad used to have to wear gloves while he slept for his eczema years ago. That scalloped sweater is so cute!

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