I don’t clip coupons. There, I said it. (Although with our new budget, it’s probably time that I address my aversion to coupons.) In the meantime, I thought I’d pass along to all you Southern coupon-clipping-shoppers out there that Harris Teeter is offering triple manufacturers’ coupons until March 30. Today’s paper had a flier from Harris Teeter that proudly advertises their triple coupons deal. But, I noticed that their flier also says, “Up to $.99 face value. Limit 20 coupons per household, per day.” Okay, I get the limit 20 coupons thing (although I can’t imagine being such a coupon clipper that I have 20 of them to use each day for a week!), but the “up to $.99 face value” had me a little stumped. So I called our local Harris Teeter and asked someone in customer service what it meant. She said that they will triple all coupons for $.99 and under. That is, if I have a coupon for $.50 off toilet paper, then they’ll give me $1.50 off. Yes, I understand that, but what if my coupon is for $1.00 off toilet paper? Ah, then you only get $1.00 off. If it were for $.99 off toilet paper, then you’d get a $2.97 discount. Tricky.
So there you have it. Happy coupon clipping and saving!
You know, of course, that you can never have enough toilet paper and grapefruit juice. Get on over there with those coupons. You might need some raisin bran, too.
First I have to find the coupons — that’s one of the reasons I don’t clip coupons. But I agree, there are certain necessary household items that just make sense to buy only with coupons if you can.