So a few months ago a friend introduced me to the world of couponing. It's fun and interesting. I love getting a good deal. A couple of my sisters and I now send pictures of our spoils of war to each other also. It has allowed our kids the enjoyment of cereal again. It also gives me a little more room in our grocery budget for other items, like bananas. I haven't been as diligent on scoring as many deals lately since I had the baby, but today I decided to hit the stores. I still feel like such a novice couponer though.
So while I was at Safeway today standing in line, there was a couponer at the front of the line taking her sweet time to give the cashier a lesson in how to properly enter in her bazillion coupons so that she could buy all sorts of random items. I'm waiting there looking at my deals in the cart(waiting for a long time, mind you) thinking that this woman is the reasomn why I had always been turned off by couponers in the past. I'm almost embarrassed to think that I will be handing over my coupons after the customer in between us has her turn with the poor checker. My boys were being amazingly patient during our long wait. My eyes then glance over the gum selections and I think I might have a coupon for some. Sure enough I do! $.75 off gum that is on sale for $1, but this is Safeway and I can get $.50 of it doubled.
So I should be thanking the crazy coupon woman for the opportunity I had to get free gum and earn a quarter while standing in line.
