Went to Wal-Mart today.
It was very exciting for me, because I got to use the motorized kart and I didn’t have to feel guilty. Also, it just felt great to get out of the house.
Nikayla and I got our stuff, simple groceries and rehab food. Maybe $50 worth of merchandise.
Now a small dose of exposition, I had just seen a TLC series on a woman who kept a Y2K worthy stockpile in her garage from couponing. We’re talking 15 bottles of BBQ sauce, 20 jars of pickles, etc, etc. I was sick to my stomach with the amount of waste that woman is incurring when much of that could go to a food bank.
Anyways, as we got in line, it appeared a the woman two customers in front of us was just finishing up getting rung up. But 15 absolutely ridiculous minutes later, Nikayla and I realized this woman was couponing her 48 cans of Campbells soup, which was the last of her coupon charade. The poor woman working the register, who had dressed up as a gothic 50’s housewife in some happy Halloween spirit, was starting to run the coupons through the scanner for the EIGHTH TIME so that this customer could save, what, $10???
Listen lady. I will PAY YOU THE $10 YOU ARE SAVING IF IT MEANS THE REST OF US HERE AT THE STORE CAN GET THROUGH THE DAMN LINE.
We ended up going to another line, like four other people in front and behind us ended up doing, and getting through at the same time as this completely inconsiderate couponer did. And as we walked out we passed another woman who was holding up the line to save on paper towels and candy.
I’m all for thriftyness. I’m all for being economic for your family. But please, let me know next time you are in line in front of me and want to save your 42 cents per tampon box so that I can tell your inconvenience is not worth the money and go to another line.
Happy Halloween.
JAKE
