Ok readers, I want your opinion on this. I do most of my shopping at Acme, but want to know from the locals which you prefer–Acme or Giant. Please post a comment and tell me!

Here’s the story: Remember the deal I posted a few days ago about the Softsoap, how you can get it at Acme for $0.30 a bottle? Well, yesterday I picked up three. I had three of the $0.35 coupons and one $1 off 3 coupon. I mistakenly handed the cashier the $1 one, realized the error, and asked her to void it off and I would use the other coupons instead. The cashier-supervisor person was standing behind her (funny how they always come to observe whenever I’m checking out) said: We can’t do that, we can only void off one coupon per transaction.

I argued a bit, but let it go. And, I might add, the first coupon that was voided off was because the cashier made an error–it wasn’t my fault. Believe me, I get the big picture. I know that paying $2.00 instead of paying $0.90 for three bottles of handsoap is not a huge deal. But it’s the point. It’s the point that I called customer service when I got home, and what I was told was not true. She could have voided it off if she wanted to, she just didn’t want to.

As I’ve said before, I don’t do anything illegal. I clip coupons and bargain shop in hopes of saving my family money. And for some reason, this really ticks off some cashiers and some supervisors, I don’t know if they’re jealous, if they think coupons are deducted from their paycheck, or what. But it’s getting really annoying and I shouldn’t be hassled every time I shop.

So I’m weighing out the pros & cons of regularly shopping at Acme vs. Giant.

Acme:
~closer to my home
~I pass it twice a day on my way to/from work.
~I like the deals I get on Avenu, the e-coupons
~they double all coupons up to $0.99
~I usually like their meat better
~constantly hassled and made to feel like a criminal for using coupons
~I feel like overall, they offer better deals

Giant:
~further away and out of my way
~I like their produce better than Acme’s
~no e-coupons, but occasionally have transaction coupons, like $5 off $30.
~only double coupons up to $0.50
~if you have several of the same coupon, they only double the first one, the others do not double
~haven’t ever been hassled over my use of coupons
~overall I don’t feel like their deals are as good

So what do you think? Are the extra savings worth the hassle? Leave me a comment with your thoughts.

I have a few offers on my Avenu that expire on Wednesday at midnight, so one more day to take advantage.

Danimals yogurt smoothies: Kevin loves these! They are on sale for $1.99 and I got an e-coupon for $1.25 off, so $0.74 for an 8-pack! Less than 0.10 a piece.

Haagen Dazs: If you’re an ice cream snob, and it’s ok, really, and don’t want the Edy’s, HD is a good deal. On sale for $3.00 a pint and I got $1.25 off each pint, limit 5. $2.75 is a good price for premium icecream.

Yoplait yogurt: I figured out how to maximize the yoplait deal. It’s on sale for 10 for $4.50, must buy 10. Buy 11-6 regular yoplait and 5 whips. Use two coupons from last week’s paper: the 0.40 off wyb 6 yoplait, and the one for a free yoplait whips wyb 4. The $0.40 coupon will double to $0.80 and they’ll take of $0.90 for the free Whips.
$5.40 is your subtotal; $4.50 for the 10, and $0.90 for the 11th.
-0.80 doubled coupon
-0.90 free Whips coupon
3.70 new total, divided by 11 yogurts is $0.33 a piece.

Hatfield pork: there is some really cheap pork in the back with $1 off coupons on it because it’s going to expire soon.

Hatfield hot dogs: bogo, and there are some packs with $1 off coupons on each one because they’re going to expire soon. I paid about $2.39 I think for 2 packs of hot dogs and stuck them in the freezer. Hot dogs have so many preservatives, I’m sure they’ll be fine.