With it being Memorial Day ‘weekend’ and all we decided to do a quick little cookout, involving hot dogs and all the extras.
While I ‘was’ somewhat prepared as I had bought hotdog buns in anticipation, what I wasn’t prepared for was the last minute decision and therefore side dishes.
Everyone knows you need deviled eggs, baked beans and potato salad for a barbeque, even an impromptu one.
So, I ran to “Country Boy”, the little store near me. The only grocery store within 25 miles in any direction. I ran in for potato salad.
Sure enough, it’s near the front of the store so I grab some Reser’s new ‘egg salad’ potato salad then decide to grab a few other things while I was in there. I grabbed some chips and some sour cream to make dip, some ice cream and a couple other things before I headed to the checkout stand.
The young lady rang me up and I gasped when I saw the potato salad price. It was $7.99. Yes, SEVEN DOLLARS AND NINETY-NINE CENTS! FOR POTATO SALAD!!!!
I said: “Whoa, potato salad is 8 bucks?”
Girl said:”Been ringing up that price all day. (Yelling to other employee) Hey, is the price right on the potato salad?”
Other person: “Yep.”
Me: “Well, I’m not paying 8 bucks for potato salad, could you take that off please?”
So we ended up having hotdogs with Wolf Brand Chili, Bush’s baked beans, Lay’s wavy potato chips with Lipton onion soup mix dip sans potato salad.
Lesson learned? Maybe.
(1) Be prepared. Had I been prepared, and given time I could have made potato salad from scratch. It would have been better and SO much cheaper.
(2) Be more prepared! That particular flavor of potato salad was new, had I taken the time to look, I bet I could have found a coupon to bring the price down to a more ‘normal’ price.
If only we’d remember coupons more often. I frequently use one at Sonic, and I love those 40% off ones from Hobby Lobby, but what about all the other stores we frequent? If you look, you can usually find a coupon. And online shopping is even better. I RARELY order anything without either free shipping or a discount code and I bet that I’m not alone in that regard!
Saving money whether by shopping around for the best prices, using a manufacturer’s coupon, or an online discount code is a great defense for your wallet, and every little bit helps your bottom line. Look for coupons and coupon codes EVERY TIME you shop, that way you won’t get waylaid by overpriced potato salad.
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