Did you see me last night at Fry's? I was the smart looking lady with a "huge family" (4 kids) stocking up on cereal. General Mills cereal is a steal this week at Fry's. And don't forget your coupons!!!
I had my "Bag o' Bags" with me. As we walked through the store my girls were so happy that we had our own bags, and "weren't we great to have our own bags?" and "everyone should be so lucky to have bags such as these".
I announced to the cashier (a little too proudly, maybe) that I had brought my own bags. He asked me how many I had.
"Ten" I said as I wondered why on earth that was pertinent information.
He typed something into his keypad and proceeded to check me out.
My groceries, I mean.
My girls were so excited about the using of the "cute, new bags". As they bagged up our treasures (LOTS of cereal and Swiss Miss hot chocolate--also a steal) they exclaimed over and over:
"These are so perfect for lots of groceries."
"These are the cutest bags, EVER!"
"It's a good thing to care about the environment."
"You're so beautiful and talented and the best mom that EVER lived!"
Okay, I threw in that last one, but I'm sure it's a sentiment they possess.
Anyways, with my coupons and keen shoppers' eye I saved $57 and I only spent $37!!! As I left the store I was reviewing my purchases to make sure everything rang up correctly before I drove all the way back to our house in Timbuktu (a lesson I have had to learn the hard way).
Lo, and behold, what did I find? Fry's will credit you 5 cents for every reusable bag you bring in for yourself.
So I saved an additional 50 cents!
Those bags only took me 3 hours to make. I should make my money back in, say, 10 years!
All in all, it was successful trip.
Thanks grocery bags, for making me the BEST MOM EVER!!!
3 comments:
I bow before your shopping abilities! :) I'm the same way - on sale + coupons = awesome. I didn't know about the bag credit!
that is really cool about the bag credit! I think I'll have to give this a try too. You're helping make the world more environmentally friendly! How did you know how big to make them?
Congratulations on winning Mother of the year! :) I decided I wanted to be like you and save .05 every time I bring my own bags to Fry's. Only I cheated and bought mine at Costco. So I figure it will take me 20 times to recoup my money. LOL! Bob saw them and the first thing out of his mouth was, "you'll forget to take them." Yep, he's probably right! Hahaha!
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