Don’t You Love it When Things Go Wrong?

I’m a planner. Oh yes, down to the last detail. I love lists. I love scratching items off my lists. So today, I went to Walgreens because I had $10 in RR that were getting ready to expire. And I had a great plan to do the $10 Johnson & Johnson rebate. I printed my coupons, and away I went. They even had almost everything I wanted!

So what could go wrong? Me! Yes, I foiled my own plan. See, I forgot that I needed to pick up the coupon for the Lubriderm out of the Diabetes & Me book in the pharmacy. It shouldn’t have been hard to remember. My math totally didn’t work out without it. But I’ve never been very good at arithmetic, and I didn’t figure it out… Until I’d already driven most of the way home. I considered going back, but I knew how that would go. Poorly. So I sucked it up and dealt with the fact that the transaction cost $4 than it should have. Sigh. So here’s how it worked out… (not how it was supposed to work out, but oh well)

3 Candy Canes – $.24 ea, filler
3 Lubriderm Daily Moisture – $3.99, Buy 1, get 1 1/2 off (so 1 was $3.99 and 2 were $1.99), used 3 $2 printables
2 Clean and Clear Foaming Facial Cleanser – $4.79, Buy 1, get 1 1/2 off, used 2 $2 printables
2 Aveeno Nouris + Shine Spray Gel – $7.49, Buy 1, get 1 1/2 off, used 2 $2.50 printables
1 Lubriderm Intense Skin Ointment (because they didn’t have another daily moisture) – $4.99, used $2 printable

Total Cost: $34.90
Coupons: $17
RR: $14
GC: $3.90

And I’ll get $10 back, but ugh, still cost more than it should have…. Ever had a shopping mishap? Please tell me I’m not alone!