Today we went to Target. The kids got gift cards from their dad for vday. So they needed to spend them desperately. The girl got another "american girl" doll, and the boy got lego sets. I got a new duvet set for my bed, giraffe print, for 75% off. I paid a whopping $32.48!! I love that store!! There were other bed/bath furnishings as well as storage units marked down, but not to that extent yet. I now have to remember to stop in once a week to check the prices! When we got home, I even remembered to put the set directly in the washer, instead of on my bed, as I don't want another round of the freaky allergic reaction I had last time!
The bad part of the day happened next... We stopped by Home Depot to return the thermostat. I had also bought my fabulous carpet that day, spending more out of my pocket than the gift card I used as well. Supposedly if you pay even a little bit of your total at the Depot with a gift card, even if you pay more in cash, than you get the amount of the gift card back no matter what! So I basically bought a second gift card against my will. I thought I was getting cash back, as the monetary amount of the things I kept exceeded the gift card. Oh, and I got $2.22 in cash as they only force you to buy a gift card for the amount of the original gift card. The girl at the register told me it is what the computer told her to do. I asked for coorporate's number. She had to get a manager to get it, and the manager never asked what the problem was. I spent 10 minutes explaining to the "customer service" person how I was forced to buy a card instead of receiving my cash back. I ended the call telling them that I will be spending EXACTLY the amount of the card there, and will never be back, and will share this incident with others!
The kids were very proud of my "good example" as I wasn't rude, didn't cuss, or even yell at the customer service person. That made me feel good. Then I got a horrible cold flash that lasted all afternoon! I had to take a super hot bath to get my temperature up! Crazy!
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