Have you ever been shocked when you got to the cash register?  

Yes, that's true. Esp. since people are sooo used to the dollar stores now. Bars of soap, cards, little things do seem like they aren't much money, a little bag is all you end up with and it ends up being over $100. Thanks and take care.

That's very good! Most people don't go to this store with a list and I think that's the problem. Plus many of the items are organic and cost more than most people realize.

Oh yes, very true, very, verry true.

So has she had sticker shock?

I'm thinking about teaching her some of those tricks, too. Turns out she has problems with math, too.

Repetition helps too. Making yourself figure it right there in your head.

I modeled (showed by demonstrating) keeping track of how much something was by estimating at one place. Then the next place, she tried. It was great! I estimated $50 and it was fifty dollars and 5 cents at the register. When she did it, she was close, too. By rounding, people usually are not far off.

It kept her buying in check. Now when we go to restaurants, we're going to have to start to do the same thing. The bill is slowly creaping up. I don't drink, but wine certainly costs a lot at restaurants. Sometimes $8 or $16 a glass. No wonder they have a wine list. To just pour something into a glass halfway and charge wicked prices (of course the wine probably isn't cheap), it isn't a lot of work. Going into the wine cellar probably is, but once it's opened. . ..

Well, you did good! Can I rent you?

Ha, ha!

Hehe!

Gift cards and sales are wonderful!

Yes, they are, but unfortunately after doing this a couple times, they no longer sent me gift cards..:(

Yes, it's hard to keep doing that. If the economy hadn't gone bad, I was going to give my family some really neat gift cards. But now I'm lucky to pay my bills.

It's a little harder when the person is your boss. Blushing in front of the teller-that's cute. Thanks and take care.

That's pretty wild. I didn't know it had changed to over 8 here and I went to buy something on sale, had the tax figured for 7% and was surprised too. Don't you think they should put sales tax hikes in the newpaper or on the radio? Something somewhere?

It was all over the place here in california. Gov did it and it turned alot of people against him. This was just the first large ticket item I had bought since it went up so I had forgotten about it. Still...$10 tax on a silly little thing like a toaster oven? Fried me good!

Well at least he isn't getting thrown out of office for hiring a hooker for hundreds of dollars. The Gov. before this one took over did.