Magic Machines

I have done very little shopping this week. But the magic machines at the stores I did visit have given me some interesting coupons.

At Food Lion Monday (when I bought the spaghetti), the catalina machine gave me a $4 off $40 coupon (good through Sunday, September 15th).

I went to CVS yesterday to get the Phillips in-ear headphones. Of course, CVS was already out, but I did get a raincheck. The red magic machine gave me a coupon for a FREE 2-ounce bottle of CVS hand sanitizer. I got that, and it WAS free...totally free, no tax!

At Walgreens, I bought four 2-liter bottles of Mountain Dew. I was given a catalina with two promo codes for FREE Redbox movie rentals.

Okay, these may not be the best deals that spit out of a machine, but they are better than nothing. The moral of this story is...don't toss those catalinas and coupons before reading them. Some may even give you something for FREE.

Oh, by the way, when I was at CVS, the customer in front of me did not want his receipt. Even after the cashier told him he had coupons on his receipt, he told her to THROW IT AWAY. After he left, I told the cashier that my heart hurt because someone threw away a coupon! She looked at his receipt...he threw away a $5 ECB!! I feel sick to my stomach just thinking about it.

**Pinch**