Once upon a time, I was a Coupon-aholic.
I had it bad.
I no longer beg for my in-laws’ Sunday paper or spend every road trip organizing my coupon box, but I still suffer some lasting ill effects.
Like the “But I could get that cheaper” excuse.
A paralyzing excuse, since it’s totally true.
See, some people need a price book to remember the rock-bottom prices for various items.
I may not remember why I drove to the store, but I doubt I will ever forget my former “Buy Price” for toothpaste and green beans.
The paralyzing part comes in when I see how much things cost when you’re not obsessively couponing. Did you know that toothbrushes aren’t actually free for normal people?
In fact, my heart almost stopped yesterday when I saw that there are toothbrushes that come in two-packs . . . . for over SEVEN DOLLARS.
I started to push my little cart away. I wanted to assume that we could make it a while longer on our current toothbrushes.
Y’know, until I magically have the time/energy/desire again to scour the internet for the best toothbrush deals out there.
Thankfully, I saw this 6 pack. This $1 six pack.
And even though the excuse automatically morphed into something about how “when I used to get these cheaper, I was getting the fancy ones!” . . . I stopped myself.
Right now, my options are: pay full price for toothbrushes (cheap ones or expensive ones) or grow green stuff on our teeth.
I really can’t say “I could” when I know I won’t.
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