After delivering a wedding cake to a rural community I was headed to a neighboring community with a Goodwill Store. Along my route I spied this sign.
To my delight they were having a storewide Half Price Sale. Fabulously Frugal supports the local Senior Center.
I came away with a big Rubbermaid tote and a spool of surger thread, $2.10. I’d prefer a clean tote (this one has lots of writing on it) but I couldn’t pass up the 50 cent price.
At the Goodwill I found a birdhouse for my back yard and 2 tapered quart mason jars. I like the tapered style jars because they are easier to fill and to clean than the standard ones with a neck. The bird house had a pink tag and pink tags were 1/2 price, and GW always sells mason jars for 20 cents each. Total at Goodwill, $2.62.
All in all it was a great day, a drive in the country, exploring two thrift stores and some very reasonable purchases.
Does anyone have advice for removing the felt pen marks from the tote?
afrugalspinster 
I have had good luck with a mr clean magic eraser cleaning writing off plastic tubs.
Thank you, I’ve never used Mr Clean. If I can’t get it clean any other way I’ll give it a try.
Rubbing (isopropyl) alcohol should do the trick. Perhaps Mr Clean dipped in alcohol would be a surefire solution? It would be nice to know what worked. Good luck.
Try fingernail polish remover. Always works for me.
Thanks for the suggestion. I have gotten several recommendations, I just haven’t gotten around to using any of them yet.
I have had great success removing felt tip pen marks from Rubbermaid tubs using a dab of Soft Scrub Cleaner. I cover the marks thoroughly with Soft Scrub, allow it to sit for an hour or so, and then rinse it off. Sometimes it takes two treatments before the marks are completely gone. Good luck!
Are you still around? I had an old bookmark to your blog I just found! I never commented, but always enjoyed reading.