It pays to check your receipt.

Ok- I went back to the grocery store. I forgot milk earlier and Doug wanted some Chips-a-hoy cookies for his late night snack. I of course sat at the table and wrote out my list, prices and what coupons I had. To say the least, I was not happy to be spending 2.00 on a bag of cookies I did NOT have a coupon for- but, I managed to find some other coupons to make up for the loss.
With a list, pen and wallet in hand, I made the trip. The store was not crowded and it was so easy to maneuver my cart without kids in tow. I found my gatorades, I found my excederin, I found cheese, paper towels and of course the infamous chips a hoy cookies. I followed my list to the T, without straying once. I get up to pay, total before coupons/owens card $65.00, I hand over my Owens card and coupons..... ONE of my excederin 2.00 coupons will not work-- not enough ink from my printer--argg... oh well. So my total at that point is $26.94. I pay, look at my receipt and look for my percentage saved: 62%. Not bad, I think to myself-- BUT I look a little closer and there are only 2 mega saver discounts! I turn my cart around, head to the customer service desk, I count my items on my receipt making sure I bought 30 and that all 30 were part of the sale. A very nice gentleman looks at me and says..."oh you must be having the same problem as her over there..." I said, " well, I thought that I bought everything per the paper and signs, but it did not give the extra $5.00 discount." He looks, he counts, asks to see my Owens card then proceeds to give me $5.00 cash! THANK YOU!! That extra just bumped up my savings to each item being .69cents. BUT- I forgot milk. And you can't have cookies without milk.
SO, hello Walgreens! I stopped into Walgreens, grabbed a gallon of milk and 4/12packs of Pepsi products. The milk was on sale for 2.89 and the pepsi was on sale 4 for $11.00. My total 14.66 w/tax -- BUT WAIT, shocker here-- I have COUPONS. :)
I have a Pepsi $2.00 coupon from a promo in January and I have a $9.00 register reward coupon from Walgreens that I got from purchasing my laundry detergent! Total after coupons $3.66. Wow, you say -- HANG ON-- I forgot to mention that since I bought 4 12 packs I receied ANOTHER register reward for 3.00 to use on a future purchase-- so it was like buying the milk and pop for .66 -
I hate to say it, but I think I get a coupon high from this stuff --- LOL :)
My wallet is fatter, my pantry is full and Life is so good!