🛍️ When Coupons Don’t Count: My Retail Rant of the Week
Let me tell you something — going to certain retail stores these days is a full workout for your patience and your wallet.
So I stopped by CPS to grab a few sweethearts — you know, those little candy hearts — and I thought I was doing something smart. They said “Buy with 10% off.” Cool. I picked up four, thinking I’d save a little something. My total came out to about $8.
Now here’s where it gets messy. I had a $2 coupon. Not a fake one, not expired — a real, valid coupon. Handed it right to the cashier, smiling like I just saved the day. But when I looked at my receipt... no discount. None. She never applied it!
I didn’t notice right away, and by the time I did, the line was long, the vibes were off, and the cashier looked like she’d rather be anywhere but there. You ever try to explain something to someone who clearly stopped listening before you even finished your sentence? Yeah, that was her.
To make a long story short, my total ended up being about $7 — for four bags of candy, a pair of socks that cost a dollar, and a bag of chips. I did the math twice, and something wasn’t mathing.
The whole time I’m thinking, why does it feel like we gotta fight for every dollar nowadays? Between attitude-filled cashiers and receipts that tell a different story, it’s enough to make you want to shop online forever.
✨ Moral of the story:
Always double-check your receipt before you walk away, because once you leave that counter, your $2 might just vanish like it never existed.
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