Well, I can certainly say I’ve been making some rookie coupon-ing mistakes. I’m finding it very hard not to buy something I have a coupon, whether it’s on sale or I need it or not.
Today’s trip to Kroger, set me back $42. I saved $45, but in actuality I really only needed one or two of the items I picked up. I think that I need to learn a bit more patience and start carrying a calculator.
Another rookie mistake I made was not totaling things before I got to the cash register. I see a sale sign for something I have a coupon for and it’s like my hands go on autopilot and drop whatever (there’s no way I’ll ever use this product) product in the cart. *sigh* Darn my must buy syndrome!
Of course, on the upside of things, I’m starting to build my own surplus product box. Now if only that would keep me from buying more of the same things…