I am not the type of person who can plan my grocery list based on the grocery store sales or travel around the city to different stores to find the best deals. I just don't have the patience for that. I also can't bring myself to face the dreaded Wal-Mart because I don't want to battle the masses of people who are there meandering through the aisles as if they are the only people in the store.
I've tried clipping coupons before but find I clip them for things I don't really need and end up spending money on unnecessary items just so I can use a coupon. Or even worse, I forget the take the coupons to the store. Our grocery store did have a brilliant idea, though. They decided to track what we buy at the grocery store, using our shopper's savings card that we scan before each purchase, and they send us coupons based on the stuff we buy regularly. However, we only get them about once a quarter.
The other thing I'm horrible about is on-the-spot deals. Just like this weekend. My mom and I were out shopping and I needed to get some face wash. Well, my face wash costs $18, but if I spent $35 I had the choice of picking out a free half-size bottle of face wash or a mask. So, I went ahead and got a spot remover just so I could get the free gift. This might have been a deal if I was already planning on getting the spot remover, but in my instance, it was not a deal.
I wish, more than anything, that I could actually learn the art of bargain hunting. I know my husband probably wishes the same thing, too. If there was a bargain hunting class, I would definitely sign up. Or, if there was a person willing to give me private lessons I would love that even more! I would also accept any tips or tricks anyone has to share. In the mean time, I will just keep living vicariously through others.
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