Getting into the coupons!

As a grocery store checker I have become quite amazed at what people manage to SAVE with their coupons. I've long felt like too often the coupons aren't for things I'd really buy, so I'm not saving. And also that most the coupons are for processed foods that I try not to eat.

Well, many of these arguments are still true. BUT... there are more coupons for stuff I'll truly use, and as long as we don't buy things JUST because we have a coupon, we aren't wasting money.

And the internet coupons ROCK. You find and print them, and ONLY the ones you NEED. How awesome is that??

Last night I did a small amount of shopping after work, JUST the coupons in our weekly flier, and a couple snacks for me. I bought 5 boxes of cereal, 1 bottle of mayo, 1 block of cheese, 1 box of cream cheese, 1 package of sliced cheese, 3 packages of hot dogs, a bakery box of cupcakes, an ice cream treat and a bag of flavored pretzels. I spent $23.49, and SAVED $31.42. And yes, we WILL go through all that food in a short time. We have 7 kids in this house!!!

Today will be interesting. :)

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Produce codes

Okay, if you've ever cashiered for a grocery store, you might understand this musing... hehehe

I am a cashier at Job B, a grocery store. One of the more tedious, yet fun, aspects of this job is learning, memorizing, the various produce codes. After all, apples and oranges don't come with a bar code to scan! LOL Well, when they are prepacked into specific weight bags they do, but that is another discussion altogether.

Anyway, I have learned many very quickly, as well as which ones require a quantity and which are by weight.

But the funniest aspect of this is that I no longer think of produce as avocado's, roma/plum tomatoes, and lemons... they are 4225's, 4087's, and 4053's. Yes, it's sick isn't it. I seriously look at a mango and go, mmmm, that 4959 looks delicious. Or oooo, the 4050's are on sale, gotta get some (cantaloupe).

Okay, so maybe I'm just weird. LOL

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