Good towards Endorphin Boost
Feeling down, feeling blue? Use a coupon! Menopause, allowing my Condo Board to ‘get to me’, etc etc etc
Been feeling like crap the past few weeks, some of it my own fault due to past dealings with my Condo Board and allowing myself to project even worse reactions from them …
So I go to my local office supply store: Office MAX
I’m excited because I have a ‘Buy $50 worth and get $15 off!’ This was great because my FINICKY printer/scanner was acting up! I had placed a new color cartridge in it a week or so ago and it was now REJECTING it!
Having a tech support background, I just didn’t feel like dealing with it anymore after much troubleshooting.
So, I’m thrilled that EVEN though I have to buy a new color cartridge, at least I’ll save $15! The cheaper brand was out of stock, so I had to buy the HP brand.
Well! I go to the checkout with my $15 off coupon card. The cashier goes to another drawer and pulls another card out to scan. She forgets to scan my $15 off card and doesn’t bother to scan my Office MAX Rewards club card.
Being over 50 and menopausal, I start to get instantly annoyed (good thing I kept myself in check)! She announces the price (without the $15.00 off!) I let her know.
She says: ‘Oh, I ALWAYS forget to scan those when I put them down.’ I kept my mouth shut – thank goodness!
Then, I also say – ‘You didn’t scan my Office MAX Rewards card!’ She responds: ‘OH! That’s OK, I scanned this other card!’ She was very proud of herself.
I said: ‘Well, how is the store going to know it’s MY rewards card if you scanned another one!’ Luckily – I’m still keeping myself in check.
She announces: ‘OH! THIS ONE IS FOR A $10 GIFT CARD SINCE YOU PURCHASED THE HP PRINTER CARTRIDGE!’
Thank God I hadn’t blown up at her! I’M SUDDENLY THRILLED!
WHAT A MOOD SHIFT! WOW! WAS THAT COUPON CARD POWERFUL! Whin the moment it took to swipe the bonus card, my Condo Board Problems went FLYING OUT my head and the $25 SAVINGS I was going to receive gave me an instant: ENDORPHIN BOOST!
I was all smiles when I left the store and got very productive when I arrived back home to my office!
So, feeling down, feeling blue SEE WHAT A COUPON CAN DO FOR YOU!
Helen Szollosy of LAFOLOT
Live Life! Laugh Often! and hold on to those coupons!
www.lafolot.com
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