I do all the grocery shopping at my house. I have to admit, I am pretty good at it. I have a computerized shopping list that allows me to be organized and allows me to know where to find every item. My trick to a successful shopping day is to get to the store before my wife hands me a fist full of coupons. I really hate coupons. Sure they help you save money, but I find them to be a major pain in the ass. Here is a small list of why I dislike them so much.
- I walk out of the house and forget to take them. My wife will quickly point how much I could have saved. This makes me feel like a failure and reinforces my belief that no good deed goes unpunished.
- You won't believe this, but sometimes I take the coupons and forget to use them. When this happens, I usually try to throw them away before I get home. I know, I know, -- I could take them back with the receipt and still get the discount, but I hate admitting I screwed up. After all, my self esteem is worth something.
- I end up buying things I normally wouldn't buy. I am sure that makes some company happy, but it pisses me off when I throw it way later because no one liked it.
- Sometimes it hard to find the product being featured by the coupon. I already know where my usual products are located, why do I want to play hide and seek?
- I hate getting stuck behind some one at checkout that has a ton of coupons. First, the cashier has to scan them all, but secondly there's always a couple coupons past their expiration date, or not valid for some reason and the person checking out want to return or get some additional items. This is when I am glad I don't believe in guns.
When I am King, I am going to have all the grocery stores go to a new system. It's called,
Lower The Prices.
