The other day I received an envelope in the mail from JCPenney. Normally I don't shop there, and the envelope would find it's way to my recycling bin, unopened. For some reason I opened it, and am I ever glad I did! There was a coupon inside for $10 off a purchase of $10 or more. Well, sounds good to me.
I almost forgot I had the coupon, but saw it this morning when I was getting my list together for BJs. My youngest son could use an extra pair or sneakers. He has a shoe obsession, and is always hiding them in random locations. I figured it couldn't hurt to try. We headed to the coat section first because the one I had from my older son is a little small for my "big" baby.
When JCPenney did their whole "no sale" strategy, I completely admit I wrote them off. I love to find that awesome deal, and I thought it didn't fit in with my shopping philosophy. When I started looking through the coats, I will admit I was impressed with some of the prices. I found an adorable winter coat for $17. Pretty good price in itself, but with a coupon for $10, even better. Thank you JCPenney!
We headed to the shoe section, and I found a pair of sneakers that were ok. Nothing fancy, nothing incredibly stylish, but a decent pair of sneakers. They were marked down to $12, which I thought was also pretty good. However, when I took them to the register, the cashier did a double take after scanning them. Twenty-five cents!! Yep, basically these shoes were 99% off. They suddenly got a heck of a lot cuter. The girl stopped ringing and looked up at me. "Ummm, they are $.25. Do you want more?" Ummm - yes!
I left the store with three new pairs of shoes for my little guy as he grows, and a pair for a friend. Add in the coat, and my bill was under $9. Holy cow!!! What a deal!! Lesson learned; I will never write off a store without doing my research. And I will open all envelopes that I am sent which may contain coupons.
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