I wish I could make everyone see that some of these sales that stores have aren't necessarily for your benefit. They're not doing you a favor. They just know the way people work and that they can fill their cash registers with a lot more dough by making it look like they're helping you out.
When you really are in the market for 5 things or you've got some gifts to get, maybe that Buy 3, Get 2 free sale is good for you. But when you've gone to the store in search of one thing and you then find yourself stressed out over what items you'll get just to fill the sale, it's not worth it. You're still going to spend more money than you intended by purchasing 3 instead of 1, no matter that you get 2 additional items free. Not to mention that if you can't pick 2 others to pay for, how are you going to pick 2 to be free!
And when the grocery story has 10 for $10 that doesn't mean you need to buy 10 boxes of cookies or crackers or boxes of popcorn. You can buy 2 for $2 instead. Or you can just get what you came for and ignore the sale since you weren't in the market for cookies or crackers or popcorn anyway.
I just cleaned my mom's kitchen and I threw away a garbage bag full of unused food items. A black garbage bag that I couldn't even lift and had to ask my dad to put in the trash outside. This consumer driven, overconsuming culture we live in is insane. The stores know it, too. They thrive on it. These price tags aren't for you. They're so they can make more money. They know they'll sucker you into getting more than you need and more than you can afford and that'll just boost their bottom line.
They're not helping you. And you're not helping yourself. Buy what you need. Keep waste to a minimum.
When you really are in the market for 5 things or you've got some gifts to get, maybe that Buy 3, Get 2 free sale is good for you. But when you've gone to the store in search of one thing and you then find yourself stressed out over what items you'll get just to fill the sale, it's not worth it. You're still going to spend more money than you intended by purchasing 3 instead of 1, no matter that you get 2 additional items free. Not to mention that if you can't pick 2 others to pay for, how are you going to pick 2 to be free!
And when the grocery story has 10 for $10 that doesn't mean you need to buy 10 boxes of cookies or crackers or boxes of popcorn. You can buy 2 for $2 instead. Or you can just get what you came for and ignore the sale since you weren't in the market for cookies or crackers or popcorn anyway.
I just cleaned my mom's kitchen and I threw away a garbage bag full of unused food items. A black garbage bag that I couldn't even lift and had to ask my dad to put in the trash outside. This consumer driven, overconsuming culture we live in is insane. The stores know it, too. They thrive on it. These price tags aren't for you. They're so they can make more money. They know they'll sucker you into getting more than you need and more than you can afford and that'll just boost their bottom line.
They're not helping you. And you're not helping yourself. Buy what you need. Keep waste to a minimum.
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