I went to Albertsons today because there were some great deals. I ended up saving over $150 (53%) + and an extra $30 off, but I always wonder if it's worth all the stress. I could just feel my heart hurting and my blood pressure raising as we went through the store.
Like I said, the sales are quite convoluted...buy 10 of these items and save $2 at checkout, buy $10 worth of these items and you'll get $3, and don't forget about buying $50 worth of these items within the next month and you could get a $10 coupon on your next order. It's unbelievable! I think the store really wants you to make a mistake or miscount so you'll still buy the items but not actually get the discount.
I was thankful that I found a "drive cart" at the store so Oaklen & Salem could ride in there. I'm also thankful that both seats in the "car" part of the cart had a steering wheel. That way the boys wouldn't fight over it. I debated going later in the day so Darrell could be with the boys and I'd go by myself, but I wanted to get it done in the morning.
My blood pressure goes up when I grocery shop for the following reasons:
1. I'm always nervous that the boys are going to "melt" at the store and I won't be able to make it through. We had quite a few screams in the aisles but it was great at the end in the produce section since they had a little TV monitor advertising fresh vegetables and how to cook them. It was suddenly silence in the cart! :) They liked watching that so I took advantage of that moment and stopped to finally figure out the coupons that I had used.
2. The sales are so crazy that I have to keep counting the number of items that I got in order to get the discount at checkout. Usually at the end I have to run to another aisle to get one more thing to make it 10 items or $10 worth.
3. The checkout today actually went rather smoothly but I'm always afraid that I'm not going to get the discount, coupon won't scan, etc. Guess how long my receipt was? Over 5 feet 4 inches! I put the bottom on the ground and held it up, it was taller than me! (Most of that was from the string cheese that they had to scan individually.)
4. Today was a "stock-up" day so I got lots of items and my cart was overflowing. I was hoping that I could make it through with just one cart and luckily I did.
And here's the clencher...would I do this all again? Absolutely! I have created a monster, but I can't NOT do it! :)
3 comments:
Some of the worst times of my life have been at the grocery store and I don't even bother with the sales and coupons. If I did, I would drop dead from a heart attack. For sure. I usually end of with lots of random and unnoticed items once we reach checkout. My kids are sneaky little stinkers. I am thinking about really giving the couponing a real, serious try. I'll have to do it at 2:00 a.m. if I want to survive.
I hear ya! I'm totally obsessed with getting a good deal and using my coupons. I do NOT take my kids to the grocery store, though. Not even one of them, unless Jolie is belted into the front of the cart and I'm super quick. But even then....
Heather, I can totally relate. Love the sales!!
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