Today's task was one more in line with the time frame of the 1950's because I was to go to the grocery store today and enter all of the contests. The problem is that it is the 21st century and this is a dying marketing tool that people don't use. I know that it can be utilized from time to time, hell we even print some of the stuff that gets used in these programs, but no matter how hard I looked I couldn't find anything to enter, and boy did I look.
I ended up altering my plan after realizing that it just wasn't going to happen. I had to shift gears and started looking for those coupon/recipe slips that are now prominently displayed throughout the store aisles. I found one for some deli meat that gave me what looks to be an awesome panini. I also picked up a recipe for dinner dish I think I might make.
At the checkout I got one last ray of hope for entering something, sort of. At checkout they always seem to be collecting money for a charity, be it Muscular Dystrophy or Testicular Cancer. So, the guy asked if I wanted to give a donation and I added a dollar to my checkout. With that he asked, "Do you want a coupon book?" Not knowing what he was talking about, I had him clarify and learned that my donation entitled me to a coupon book.
"Hell yes I want a coupon book," I thought and realized that I entered a dollar and came back with a prize. And oh what a prize it is.
That is all,
Newt
Monday, August 10, 2009
TBWCYL Day 222 - Carted off
Posted by Trinity at 9:54 PM
Labels: Life Changing Adventures
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3 Ripples in the pond:
Competitions at supermarkets? I can't even imagine how that would work!
You should have had a game of Supermarket Sweep! Fun for you and job creation for whichever poor soul got the unenviable task of putting all the stuff back after you abandoned your shopping trolley :P
I love coupon books...but I have a bad habit of forgetting to use them. Most of the time they just end up in the garbage.
And I'm super-excited that Girl Interrupted mentioned Supermarket Sweep! I used to love watching that show. Maybe I'm just crazy, but there's something highly entertaining about watching people race around the grocery store seeing who can spend the most money...
I am with you both. I secretly imagine going to different stores and having shopping sprees where I carry giant inflatable products to the counter and reveal their secret values.
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