First stop, Pottery Barn in search of some new Master Bedroom bedding. I have been on a kick to redecorate the second floor. We have already redone the boys' room and laundry room and I have some ideas for the office area and the hub's guitar nook, but my focus right now is the master bedroom and revamping the walk-in closet. My color palate inspiration came to me in the form of a Kleenex box (that I purchased with a coupon of course).
Here is the basic bedding I picked up at Pottery Barn, on sale:) I envision the walls a light gray and the bedding and decor accented with ivories, lime green and a few other surprises. But this isn't a decorating blog, it is a coupon blog...so let's get to the deals.
A few months ago, I bought the boys' bedding from Pottery Barn Kids (I am a bit of a Pottery Barn addict) and ordered some curtains to go with it. I had scored a $150 gift card to PBK by trading in some AMEX points we had accrued. Well, when the bedding arrived the curtains were a no-go, so I sent them back for a refund. About two weeks later I received a gift card in the mail for $150. I was a little confused because my refund should have only been about $140 and I was under the impression it would go back on my credit card...so I gave them a call and inquired as to why they sent me back a gift card.
The customer service lady explained to me that they had already refunded $189 to my credit card and sent the $150 gift card back to me to make up the difference....making this a total refund of $339. I was a bit dumbfounded by the math and informed her that I should only have gotten back about $140...that is when I got the "can you hold a moment please" response.
About 5 minutes later, she comes back on the line and explains to me that it appears they not only refunded the amount of the curtains, but also the 4 shams I purchased and the shipping charges and since it was their mistake they were going to let me keep the extra refund and the gift card.....winner, winner chicken dinner...honesty really does pay off!
So after that long rambling explaination, you can see why my bedding was such a deal...I used the $150 gift card Pottery Barn gifted back to me and found some sale bedding that will serve as the basis for my revamp. In the end, I was able to pick up a king comforter and 3 euro shams for $155...a steal at Pottery Barn.
If you get this as a little gift, please don't be offended...it is cute and would normally cost $12.95 if that makes you feel a little better. I ended up saving $25.95 in coupons, about 50% savings.
On a side note, as I am perusing the cards I hear a woman ask me "do you have your coupons?"...I am thinking, how does she know I am an addict? Is it that obvious? Am I marked with a big scarlet "C"? As I turn around, she says to me "Remember me from the Meijer?".
A few weeks ago, T went on a little Meijer trip with me to pick up some cheap Peter Pan peanut butter, some eggs for Easter and some Cheez-Its. As we are at the self- check out, I hear a woman ask me "What are you doing with all that peanut butter and eggs? It looks fun". I explain I am doing nothing with it. That I am a couponer and I am stockpiling it because it is a good deal. She exuberantly tells me she is a couponer too and we revel in the greatness of coupons.
Back to Hallmark...she then asks me if we had received the 20% off coupon. T and I in sync both ask, "What 20% off coupon?". She than offers up two of the mailers as they had some extras. We later used this coupon at the Houlihan's for some yummy apps, since it was good for a number of stores and restaurants in the Geneva Commons shopping mall.
Moral of the long-winded story...couponers stick together and I have now made a new friend at the Geneva Hallmark:)
Last stop of the night was Target, as I was in need to more hairspray...another shocker, I know:) As we cut down the cleaning aisle, I catch that Finish Quantum Dishwashing Tabs are on sale for $2.51 and I had 4 Q's for $1.75/1 that I printed off of a Finish Facebook promotion a week back. I was able to take home 4-10ct boxes for $3.04 ($0.76/box). I was pleased as I was starting to run low and feared I may have to pay too much for a much needed item in our house.
At the end of the day, we had some great girlie time, some good karma and a quite a few cheap goodies to show for ourselves. Thanks TT for always going on my coupon adventures with me...I couldn't ask for a better BFF and coupon sidekick!
