Where we're going, we don't need coupons.
Perhaps it is the spirit of Memorial Day weekend that is putting all the store clerks in a good mood. Having no intention of actually shopping this weekend, but then needing to anyway, I found that spirit at each place we went.
First - the mechanic. After a quick stop at Kroger to get an anniversary card, Christopher noticed a coupon for NTB on the back of the receipt. We needed an oil change anyway, and since it was Friday and I was off of work, we decided to get it taken care of asap. The coupon was for your basic run-o-the-mill oil change. We wanted to make the switch to synthetic, something our coupon didn't cover. Not deterred by silly sheets of paper, the clerk offered us $10 off our oil change anyway. We took it.
Following the mechanic, we wanted to go to JinBeh for sushi for lunch. Their lunch specials can sometimes be really worthwhile. We went in and sat at the sushi bar and looked at the specials menu. Unfortunately, what we wanted wasn't on it. It was on the regular (and full price) menu that we could order if we wanted. Rather than waste an opportunity to watch our wallets, we decided to leave and come back another time when we could catch a different special. On the way out the door, we were stopped by the manager who wanted to know what was wrong. This is a restaurant we love, and the only reason we were leaving was because the rolls we wanted weren't on the Friday lunch special menu. The manager, Ali, took care of it. He said he'd be happy to put the rolls that we wanted on special and there was no reason to leave. So, we stayed, and lunch was delicious (and inexpensive!).
A trip to Half Price Books today (Saturday) was also a good stop. They were having a store wide 20% off sale. Not too shabby. And our final errand of the day was to go to Ulta for some shampoo and what not for myself. I took my 20% off one item coupon in with me. My most expensive item wasn't very expensive at all earning me about $1.30 in savings. The clerk saw my total (about 20 bucks), and said "hang on just a sec." She disappeared under the counter for about 20 seconds and came back and scanned a $5 dollar off store coupon dropping my total down to $15. Pretty sweet. I hadn't asked her about any additional sales or specials going on. I guess she just felt it in her heart to use a coupon for me (or maybe her manager told her to do that for everyone, no idea).
Here's hoping stores clerks continue their wave of kindness after the holiday weekend.
