I overspent instead of saving
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52142)
Staten Island, New York
October 20, 2023 12:22pm CST
We were running out of paper plates so I went to Target to see how much they cost. After using the price checker I found out that a pack of 54 Dixie plates cost $7.79. That seemed like a good price as I had bought a pack of 26 plates at the supermarket recently for $3.90. I got the plates and was happy with the spending.
Then I went to a nearby supermarket for some things and while there I decided to go to the plates aisle to see how much I had saved on the 54-count pack of Dixie plates by getting them at Target.
It turned out that the plates at the supermarket were on sale for $6.99 and there was also a digital $1 off coupon. The plates would cost me $5.99. That's a big difference in price. Instead of saving money I actually overspent money. Big bummer! Had I known the supermarket had a sale on plates I'd have gotten them there.
I hate it when I buy something at a store and then see that same item cheaper elsewhere.
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@kaylachan (84701)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Oct 23
Target in general tends to be on the pricy side. That's why George and I only go once a year. With a gift card.
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@kaylachan (84701)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Oct 23
@lovebuglena Well, Target does tend to focus on non-food items. Their grocery section is smalll compared to other stores.
@Aquitaine24 (12000)
• San Jose, California
20 Oct 23
Walmart often is cheaper, but the selection is not always as good.
@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
20 Oct 23
Guess it depends on what products you are getting. Soap I use is cheaper there than at the supermarket.
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@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
20 Oct 23
@lovebuglena I am so messed up today! I misread that, and thought Winn Dixie is where you got the Dixie plates. Winn Dixie is a chain of grocery stores I don't have near me, and you don't have near you.
@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
23 Oct 23
@AmbiePam Oh. I never heard of it before. It's an interesting name though. I wonder if any girls have a name like that.
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@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
20 Oct 23
When I buy something I have learned not to check the cost elsewhere afterwards. It is ALWAYS cheaper.
@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
20 Oct 23
Oh wow! I do regret checking the price of the plates at the supermarket. Sometimes though we don’t go to check prices but happen to notice the item.
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@Aquitaine24 (12000)
• San Jose, California
20 Oct 23
Go to Grocery Outlet. If you’re lucky, you might find the right items for less than Target.
@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
20 Oct 23
I have not heard of this place. Not sure if we have it here in NYC.
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@Aquitaine24 (12000)
• San Jose, California
20 Oct 23
@lovebuglena I am not positive of the distribution, but is a popular discount store, with lots of close out stuff and overstocks. Recently I got a carton of Sproud, a Swedish brand of pea milk, for 47 cents, and I have gotten Kikkoman soymilk for 50 cents or a dollar.
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@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
20 Oct 23
@RebeccasFarm guess they can’t put all on sale items into the circular.
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@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
20 Oct 23
And I checked the supermarket circular (we get weekly) and the plates weren’t even in it. I wouldn’t have known they are on sale.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
21 Oct 23
Target I think it pretty pricey. Not like Walmart. Too bad you overspent. I think that's a lot for paper plates anyway! Have a good weekend.
@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
23 Oct 23
No Walmart here unfortunately. Target prices on some things are cheaper than in other places. Guess it depends on what items you get.
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@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Oct 23
Things like that happen all the time, But at least you got the plates, I guess the best way to avoid this happening is to check online first and then go and purchase,
@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
20 Oct 23
We get weekly circulars for that supermarket. Those plates were not in it. I wouldn’t have known they were on sale. Maybe checking online is the best idea.
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