Prime Purchases Lately

June 01, 2026

Prime Purchases Lately

It's been a few months since I've done a Prime Purchases post, since April, in fact. And boy have I been buying A LOT. Between Evan's dorm things (that I'll share soon I promise!), all the clothes and things Alec needed for Greece, and the household items I've needed that Amazon truck has been making pretty frequent stops at our house.

Household:

Birdseed-- this time of year we go through a lot and I like this brand/variety.

Bathroom cleaner

Laundry detergent

Swiffer heavy duty cloths-- these are my favorite swiffer pads ever.

Dishwasher detergent

Graduation gift book-- this adorable book holds gift cards/money.

This outdoor rug for our deck

This outdoor rug for our patio

Alec's clothes and travel items: Since he pretty much needed all new summer clothes it's a long list! Right off the bat we were looking for extra tall/long items in fabrics that were breathable in the hot weather and that would be moisture wicking/quick drying for when he has to do laundry in the hotel rooms sinks. He'll be gone for 3 1/2 weeks but only is allowed one suitcase and one day pack so laundry is a must. He also wanted clothes that had that beachy/Mediterranean vibe-- I think we did pretty good!

We ordered these linen blend pants in 2 colors-- they came in a 38 inseam so we thought they'd fit & they did!

These golf pants also came in a 38 inseam and he needs "dressy" pants for the wineries & cathedrals they are visiting. He was thrilled that they are actually a little bit long-- that never happens.

It was suggested that he buy some laundry detergent sheets to do laundry in his hotel room sink. So I found these.

We bought these hiking shorts with a 9" inseam in 2 colors

We also bought these shorts in 2 colors

We bought these dressier golf shorts in a 9" inseam

He needed a new belt and we ended up ordering 2-- this one in black for my husband and this one in brown for Alec. We all like this click style.

He needed new shoes but with size 15 we're very limited. He found these sneakers

And he tried these two pair of sandals-- a close toed variety and an open toed one.

Unfortunately while they were very well made and nice they did not fit him. Larger shoes tend to run really wide and he has a very narrow foot.

He needed socks so we tried two different types and styles. Men's socks don't seem to come much larger than a size 14 so we weren't sure which would fit better but both are made with merino wool for that quick drying feature.

We tried these

and these.

With a bunch of light colored shorts and pants (the colors not shown are all shades of light gray, light tan, etc). We thought some white underwear would be better than his standard black. I also found these that are moisture wicking/quick drying.

We bought an adapter plug; since this trip is for school credit he needs to bring his laptop for assignments as well as needing to keep his phone charged.

We bought him a whole bunch of new shirts. Since they are short sleeve I mostly focused on finding XL and didn't worry so much about the "tall" that he NEEDS when it comes to long sleeve shirts (does anyone know of a brand of men's clothes that makes extra tall? Even most XL Talls only reach his forearms and not his wrist).

Button down style #1