Monday, January 23, 2006
Check Those Receipts
I've always been pretty careful about making sure I'm paying the right price. Most of the time it's not an issue. But this weekend, I sent Husband to BJs to pick up some necessitites. He was armed with manufacturer's coupons, a store $5 off coupon, and a shopping list. He did really well - came home with everything on the list and no unused coupons. We're on a pretty tight budget in an effort to pay down our debt.
But when I looked at the receipt, I kind of freaked out at a $21.00 charge. What could we have paid that much for? I asked Husband what he bought, and he told me everything on my list, plus a ham. A ham. Well this ham better be able to sing and dance for $21.00. "No, no, I swear it wasn't that much," he insists. And sure enough, the price tag said $13.68.
Luckily for us, BJs is just down the road. So Husband went back to get the price adjusted (if I had gone I might've had something else to say). He returned home and handed in the receipts. Turns out that the turkey working at the store entered it as a $20 ham and refunded the difference. They still owe us a dollar.
I know for a lot of people that a buck is not a big deal. But when I start to think about all the times we get ripped off, or how we're willing to pick change up off the ground when we see it, I know that it is worth the effort to pinch my pennies. I'll retrieve my dollar the next time I'm there, and possibly get through to someone that it shouldn't take three tries to get the price right. So be careful, and make sure you get exactly what you pay for.
By the way - also check any over the counter medicines you purchase. After noticing that I've bought expired medicines twice now, I make sure to check the expiration date while still in the store.
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Hey you missed a good segue to plugging your personal finance links! And that's hard to believe about the expired meds--you would think the computer would tell them that they can't sell it if it's expired.
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