Money Saving Tip for Dog Owners

As some of you may, or may not, know I am the coordinator for the Olympia Dachshund Meetup Group. Now, before you laugh to yourself and picture a bunch of little wiener dogs running around a park and chasing each other in circles...well, go ahead. Why would I do such a thing? Well, because I own a dachshund and I thought it would be interesting to see how many would like to spend an afternoon once a month meeting other Dachshund owners. As it turns out, quite a few people wanted to do this. My Meetup website actually has 145+ members now. We always get at least a dozen or so dogs (along with their peoples) every month and some months as many as 25!

So what in the world does this have to do with Diaper Disposal Bags? And saving money?

Our Meetup group raised money for a dedication brick at the new Hawks Prairie Off-leash dog park and we had $15 left over. We decided to buy and donate doggie bags for the stations in the park. A member suggested buying these Diaper Disposal Bags from the Dollar Store, which have 75 bags per box. That’s 1,175 bags! The “Doggie” Disposal Bags (which look suspiciously similar to the “Diaper” ones) only have 50 per box. I guess that proves the theory that pets ARE more expensive than kids.

Okay, so a long way to go for this tip:  if you are a dog owner and you buy plastic poop bags, do yourself a favor and go to the Dollar Store and get the “Diaper” bags instead of the “Doggie” bags. They look the same and smell nicer. I swear, your dog will never know the difference.