He's not swimming with the fishes...
Posted 02-16-2007 at 12:15 PM by mycoupons
"Mommy!" my four year old protégé demanded the other day "Why is there SO much shampoo under your sink??" It was at that very moment that I entered my own 12 step program. I took the first step. At that very moment, I accepted the fact that I had a problem. I couldn't stop SAVING money.
Hi, I'm Cici, and I'm an addict.
It all started with toothpaste.My husband had used the last of it one Monday morning several years ago. Though I was tired from a long day at work, and due to deliver my daughter any day, I knew that if I didn't stop and buy some; I would be stuck using mouthwash to brush my teeth the next morning.
I drove to my local CVS which still had the GRAND OPENING signs on the front door. I walked in with the intention of buying a tube of colgate- and walked out a changed woman. As I picked up the grand opening flyer, I noticed a coupon "$5 FREE on anything in the store!" In serpentine like fashion, I grabbed a handful of flyers, briskly walked to the ladies room in the back of the store, slid into a stall, and started ripping coupons off pages like a lunatic. All told, I had twenty-nine $5 coupons, and enough shredded paper to keep the recycling center in the black for the next quarter. I tucked the coupons into my purse, straightened my skirt, exited the stall, stuffed all of the shredded papers into the trash can, and re-entered the store.
I picked up four tubes of Colgate, and a Snickers bar to create a diversion.With shaking hands, I approached the cashier. I handed her a $5 coupon, and a $5 bill. She handed me the change, and I ran out the door feeling like a criminal. What a rush! I continued this process for the next two weeks. Visiting the store at different hours every day (I didn't want any employees being tipped off to my cunning attempt to deceive them.) I ended up with over 30 tubes of toothpaste that month- as well as enough Snickers bars to feed a small Cambodian village.
My money saving addiction was born that fateful day. My Daugher,16 days later. (I still have both). And four years later, as I glanced down at my four year old, who was wondering exactly WHY we had 62 bottles of shampoo under our sink( of which Target paid me .15 each to remove from the store) I laughed aloud as I realized, my husband is BALD!
At last count, I had 64 tubes of toothpaste, 62 bottles of shampoo, 39 sticks of deodorant, 19 boxes of < ahem> female products, 17 bottles of kid shampoo, 356 diapers, and 3 dozen disposable razors. That's just MY side of the sink. I am sure, if given the chance for further inspection, I could locate the remains of Jimmy Hoffa in my kitchen pantry. Until we meet again, CiciCici@MyCoupons.com
Hi, I'm Cici, and I'm an addict.
It all started with toothpaste.My husband had used the last of it one Monday morning several years ago. Though I was tired from a long day at work, and due to deliver my daughter any day, I knew that if I didn't stop and buy some; I would be stuck using mouthwash to brush my teeth the next morning.
I drove to my local CVS which still had the GRAND OPENING signs on the front door. I walked in with the intention of buying a tube of colgate- and walked out a changed woman. As I picked up the grand opening flyer, I noticed a coupon "$5 FREE on anything in the store!" In serpentine like fashion, I grabbed a handful of flyers, briskly walked to the ladies room in the back of the store, slid into a stall, and started ripping coupons off pages like a lunatic. All told, I had twenty-nine $5 coupons, and enough shredded paper to keep the recycling center in the black for the next quarter. I tucked the coupons into my purse, straightened my skirt, exited the stall, stuffed all of the shredded papers into the trash can, and re-entered the store.
I picked up four tubes of Colgate, and a Snickers bar to create a diversion.With shaking hands, I approached the cashier. I handed her a $5 coupon, and a $5 bill. She handed me the change, and I ran out the door feeling like a criminal. What a rush! I continued this process for the next two weeks. Visiting the store at different hours every day (I didn't want any employees being tipped off to my cunning attempt to deceive them.) I ended up with over 30 tubes of toothpaste that month- as well as enough Snickers bars to feed a small Cambodian village.
My money saving addiction was born that fateful day. My Daugher,16 days later. (I still have both). And four years later, as I glanced down at my four year old, who was wondering exactly WHY we had 62 bottles of shampoo under our sink( of which Target paid me .15 each to remove from the store) I laughed aloud as I realized, my husband is BALD!
At last count, I had 64 tubes of toothpaste, 62 bottles of shampoo, 39 sticks of deodorant, 19 boxes of < ahem> female products, 17 bottles of kid shampoo, 356 diapers, and 3 dozen disposable razors. That's just MY side of the sink. I am sure, if given the chance for further inspection, I could locate the remains of Jimmy Hoffa in my kitchen pantry. Until we meet again, CiciCici@MyCoupons.com
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