Today my husband, three kids, niece, 10 reusable grocery bags and I went grocery shopping. I must say, going shopping between 3-6 times a week for the last ten years (lets see that's..... *opens calculator app* aprox 2,340 times) has seriously sharpened this particular super power! May I address the fact that I have been grocery shopping more than 2,000 times? OH MY GOSH!!!!! IS THAT INSANE!??! I THINK I COULD HAVE LIVED THE REST OF MY LIFE WITHOUT EVER HAVING KNOWN THAT NUMBER! GOOD GRIEF!! Ok, over it. I will just have to forget that I know that. Back to my super powers. So shopping for seven people (my five plus my parents) on a strict budget has its challenges. Like money. And having kids that need to eat dinner every night. So, for three days before I embark upon the trenches that are the grocery store, I plan. I plan meals. I plan the budget. I plan the time to shop. I plan the prices. Yes. The prices. I DO NOT coupon. I just can't. Ew. But I do take full advantage of The Price Match Guarantee. I comb all the local ads and, well this is really where my super powers are put to work, I find things that are on my list for a better price than I would normally pay. You see, my super mom brain keeps track of things like price of milk, apples, mac n cheese, and BBQ sauce. Also, I can tell you (funny side note: I am trying to get my littlest to stay in bed as I type this and I find hilariously ironic that I have NO idea what my next thought was going to be after BBQ sauce). OK sleeping tot, tangent averted. I can tell exactly how long it will take before I need to buy more of any given item in my house. (I dont think that was my original thought, but there is no way to know for sure)
I always feel bad for my cashier and start off my purchase with an apology. I am their worst nightmare plus I bring my own shopping bags. (For the record, packing is another of my super powers and watching cashiers put between one and three things in each bag and sending me home with more than 25 bags for 100 bucks of groceries makes my eye twitch.) When I put all my things on the conveyor belt, I use my super powers of recall to separate all regular items from the ones on my price matched list. And then, recall the exact price! DA DA-DA DUHHH!!! Admittedly I am also the annoyingly-helpful conveyor neighbor who points out that your milk can be price matched for about half the price you are about to pay! HA!
I love being a super mom. I love saving money. I hate coupons. A lot. But I love my kids. A lot. More than I hate coupons.
Thank you for reading today's edition of how I stroke my ego.
Be blessed.
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