March's Prime Purchases

We decided not to renew our Amazon Prime membership in December so I haven't been ordering nearly as much from Amazon. My intention had been to try and not buy anything from them at all this past month but yet again I felt like I had no other choice!

Alec needed some new pants and I had NO IDEA it was going to be such an ordeal. I should have... we always struggle with pants for him. Even his culinary uniforms do not come long enough and I've had to try and let down the hems as much as I can so they at least reach to his ankles/shoes. 

He has 3 or 4 pairs of Dockers that he loves and I just planned to order him the next size up in the waist in the same style... only to discover that for whatever reason 36" inseams are no longer available... anywhere! Not on their site, not through any of the stores that carry their products... not even on Amazon!  

After several google searches and going to specific sites to search for the size pants he needed I gave up and ended up on Amazon where we ordered 6 different pairs to try; 3 chino and 3 that were more of an athletic/sweatpant material.

These Dockers were out of the same material as his favorite pants and happened to have one last 36x36 in stock in the charcoal heather color.

We also happened to find one last pair of these Dockers in his size in black; 

These Amazon essential chinos in black were a great fit. 

He wanted to find some athletic pants that didn't have that more tapered leg/slim silhouette so we took a gamble on these tree:

 XL tall with 36" inseam on these TTZ sweatpants 

 

We've purchased these Idtswch pants before but I went up a size to the xl xtall/36" inseam and he liked them.  

And finally he wanted to try these cargo pocket sweatpants again in the xltall//36" inseam; they're the same brand as the first pair but a different style. 

I looked in 4 different stores near me for basic paper bathroom cups (I HATE the plastic ones!) and could not find any! Even to order them on Walmart I would have had to pay $7 for shipping (pick up in store was not an option). So I caved and ordered these that should last us quite a while. 

I looked in all those same stores for my favorite deodorant but it seems like no one carries it locally. I've tried other natural deodorants and none of them have worked for me-- either they literally didn't work or I hated the texture/smell/style. SO I headed to Amazon to reorder my favorite Ursa Major (it's a little pricey but lasts me 6-7 months).

Then while I was on their site I gave into quite a few impulse buys; other than the two clothing items these were things on my list to get but I didn't HAVE to get them on Amazon.  The sweaters were total impulse buys. 

This one is so cute though and it was still really thick and warm so I can wear it now but still look spring-like even if our weather is quite windy and cold. (the purple I bought it in doesn't appear to be available anymore)

 

This one will have to wait for much warmer weather but I have a pair of really wide leg jeans my mother in law gave me that I hope/plan to wear it with.

I've bought freeze-dried fruits in raspberry before and used the last of them in my homemade granola bars and while I wanted to replenish my supply I also wanted to find some organic options and settled on these:

strawberry & raspberry

I've been looking for some grab and go snack ideas that aren't really processed and decided to give this variety pack of organic dried fruit a try. Mixed with some raw nuts it should make a good trail mix for spring/summer hikes.

In preparation for summer and our CSA (community supported agriculture) boxes I wanted an immersion blender for making homemade sauce. This one had great reviews. 

 And lastly I bought this toothpaste for myself-- devoid of sulfates, artificial flavors & colors, etc. it's a healthier alternative to all the brands I grew up with. 

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