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Peanut Butter, Eye care and Longer lashes...CVS Fun

I'm ready for anything!

I'm stocking up on my free razors.  Not eco-friendly as in ecology, but eco-friendly as in economy!!

First I went to the kiosk, and the coupon printer printed a coupon for $1/1 Skippy peanut butter and $1/2 Skippy peanut butters. So...


buy 3 Skippy peanut butters @ 3/$5
Use the $0.75/2 coupons from the 10/3 RP
Use the $1/1 from the kiosk
Use the $1/2 from the kiosk
Pay $2.25 for 3 peanut butters!!
$0.75 ea!!!

1 Schick Hydro 5 Razor @$8.97 ea.
Use the $4/1 coupon from the 10/3 SS
Pay $4.97
Receive $5 ECB!!!!
Like getting it for FREE!

1 Bausch & Lomb Re-Nu Sensitive @ $7.99
Recieve $7.99 ECB!!!
Like getting it for FREE!

Rimmel Lash Accelerator Mascara @ $7.99
Use the $3/1 coupon from ALL YOU October Magazine
Pay $4.99
Recieve $2 ECB!!
Like getting it for $2.99

$29.95 before taxes and coupons
$20.20 after coupons
$12.50 in previous CVS ECB
$7.70 before taxes
$9.66 after
PLUS, I received $14.99 in ECB so I MADE ABOUT $5 ON THIS PURCHASE!!!

Why Are Coupon Shoppers Treated Better in Higher Income Neighborhoods?

In all of my shopping adventures, I’ve found an unusual anomaly.  It seems that when I coupon shop in my own lower middle class neighborhood, the clerks and managers have very little patience with me.  However, when I travel to say, Frankfort or Tinley Park, I find that the clerks are so coupon friendly that if I miss a deal they suggest one.   I also find there are more couponers in the higher income areas than in my neighborhood. 

This brings me to another strange occurrence.  Why does fruit cost more than chips, or candy.  Why is water more expensive than pop?  Doesn’t it seem like it should cost more to have several ingredients combined than to have a single ingredient bottled?  Why do groceries cost more in lower income areas? Could it be because of the cost of insurance?  Maybe, but wouldn’t the cost of property be lower in a lower income area?

I once asked a particularly nasty Walgreens clerk why it was that she hated me so much, (not in those exact words).  After all, I am a very conscientious shopper.  I have everything organized before I even get to the store so that I don’t annoy employees and customers in line.  She responded, “What’s wrong with you, do you want something for free?”  I answered, “Doesn’t everybody?”  She then went on to tell me how every Sunday a busload of senior citizens descend upon the store and buy up all the sale items and argue over coupons.  Okay, I can see how as a cashier that could be a little daunting, but it doesn’t explain the attitude I had from her on a Wednesday.  Across the board, I find that the drug stores near me have a bad taste in their mouths regarding deal seekers.  Maybe we deserve it, especially when we’re unprepared.

In contrast, I will describe a recent experience in a Frankfort Walgreens.  In this Walgreens, the cashier gave me tips on how to use my coupons (which I already knew, but still…).  She wasn’t stressed out that there was someone in line behind me, and she even smiled at me!!! 

The moral of this story?  The purpose of this entry?  I don’t know.  I just wondered if I’m alone in my observations….