Friday, April 29, 2005

Note to Today: I GIVE UP.

So I brought my photos to SUPER Target to be processed instead of driving the twenty minutes back to Costco for the hundredth time this week. While there, I decided to purchase a stainless steel trash can for the kitchen that appeared to be on sale for $39.99- which may sound like a lot to dispose of garbage but is actually pretty darn cheap for those things.

Lesson of the Day: ALWAYS CHECK YOUR DEBIT CARD RECEIPT BEFORE LEAVING A RETAIL STORE.

Since debit cards require us to punch in little four-digit PINS to pay for our items, we have eliminated the time-honored process of reviewing the total for your purchase before signing away your precious dollars. Because I did not follow the rule stated above I will now be returning to SUPER Target tomorrow to return the trash can I paid $99.99 for.

WHO ON EARTH PAYS $100 FOR A GARBAGE CAN????

Well apparently me, I guess.

1 comment:

  1. I feel your pain, Tracey.
    When I went grocery shopping last Wednesday, my first priority was to pick up some greeting cards for a birthday and Mother's Day. The store where I shop had cards on sale 50% off. So, I took the usual care to pick out "just the right cards", checked out, loaded my groceries, and decided I didn't need to keep the ad that I had put in the child seat of the card.
    Later in the day I went looking for my cards. They were not to be found. First I freaked because I was sure I'd bought and paid for the cards and they didn't get packed with my groceries. After checking the receipt, I realized that 1. I hadn't paid for the cards, and 2. I had put the ad on top of them while I finished my shopping and never even took them out of the cart.
    So, I figure even though I technically stole the cards and that I was frustrated that I had to try to find suitable replacements, at least I wasn't really a thief. :)
    Note: I found it a bit troubling that, despite the fact that there was a store employee who packed and loaded my groceries into the cart, the "deception" was never discovered.

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