So most of it is gum but I was trying to meet my $20 limit so I was reaching but I still think this was a good deal considering the Dry Idea alone would have been over 4 bucks...I know, right...who would pay more than like .99 cents for that deodorant...I didn't even know they still made it...but hey, when I got it for free AND made a profit, why wouldn't I buy it...if anything, the kids can have fun with it.
I also got a bunch of good deals at Rainbow and Target today...there are however, two very annoying things about couponing...first off, last week, I got chicken for .99. The Gold N Plump chicken that I get is normally 5.49/5.99 a package...well it was on sale for 3.49 and I had a Target coupon worth $1 and a manufacturer's coupons worth 1.50 so the chicken came to .99 cents after the coupons...this week, it went up to 4.49 making it 1.99 with my coupons...so my problem is that I really don't care to pay anymore than .99-1.99 for chicken anymore...I always hated paying close to 6 bucks as it was for 3 pieces of boneless chicken. It seemed like a ripoff...but now that I've gotten it for so cheap, anything is going to seem like a ripoff...even when it's on sale for 3.49...because eventually, my coupons will expire =)
The second annoying thing is how dedicated some employees are. I'll use the chicken as an example. I went to Target in Lakeville this morning and bought 7 packages of chicken...I used all 7 $1 off coupons and 7 $1.50 off coupons...no problem...I ended up going back to Target (this time the Apple Valley location) because the dumb cashier didn't give me all of my coupons...he got confused and started ringing coupons he'd already scanned, etc...so while I was at Apple Valley Target getting my money back I decided I might as well get more chicken because the 15 packages I have sitting in my freezer from the past two weeks just wasn't enough...I pick up 4 more packages and was too tired to scope out the cashiers (I normally pick a line that has some young person who I feel won't care too much about the coupons I'm using) so I end up in this old woman's line and she informs me that I can only use one Target coupon for the chicken...it's a one item per transaction deal...REALLY? First off, I hadn't bothered to read the fine print but the past two weeks I have had no problems getting 7 packages at a time and being able to use all the coupons...I've also been scoring free Bliss candy bars this exact same way but she informed me I was only allowed to purchase one of those as well...long story short, my second annoyance are the people who care that much. Honestly, do you want me to get back in line 4 different times so it is considered 4 different transactions? Or would you prefer me drive to 4 separate Targets in the area? At most this woman is getting paid 8 bucks an hour...why does she care? Perhaps she has one item per transaction morals that I lack? Perhaps that is a good thing in some people's minds but not mine...in this economy, I'm not worried about the big corporations, Target usually accounts for at least $500 a month in our spending so I don't think 4 packages of $1.99 chicken should be such an issue...help a mami out already =)
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