A lengthy lesson in price comparison shopping

GRKaters

Once upon a time, we needed a new Brita water filter pitcher. Ours was 5 years old and I could no longer keep the inside clean. 

My travels took me to Target, where the aforementioned pitcher was on sale! Or "temporary price cut," which I think means the same thing. Originally $29.99, it was marked down to $28.49. At least it was supposed to be.

After purchasing a pretty purple one to replace our moldy green guy, I checked my receipt (at home, of course) and saw that they charged me full price for it.

A phone call to the store, to see if it was worth returning, revealed that it was actually supposed to be $28.99, a savings of only one dollar. Wimpy.

This morning I called my sister to talk about something else entirely, and she mentioned that she had just bought an orange Brita filter pitcher--"like your green one"--at Meijer, where they were originally $26 and currently running a special of $5 when you spend $15 or more on Brita products.

Guess where I stopped this morning? Oh yeah, the Meijer that is one mile from home. And for $21, I got the *same thing* I just spent $30 on yesterday. That one will go back to Target on my way to get DS from daycare this afternoon. The only difference is that the more expensive one came with two filters instead of one, but I still have a big refill pack from Costco anyway, so I don't care about that; besides, one filter is not worth an extra $9.

The end.

charitylynne_1979

THAT IS AWESOME!

WendyGR

that's why when I buy something I don't look to see how much it costs elsewhere. There's always somewhere cheaper, no matter how hard you try to find the lowest price. ;-)~