My rant for

[brenda]

today. Why is it that whenever there are pages of money off offers in newspapers. I hardly ever want the items to which they refer, or have just purchased the item the day before.Grrrr!!

[B00]

If its a food item that you normally use, and it's possible to freeze it, still get it. The trick to coupons is to only use 'em if you get the product anyway, or it's cheaper than your normal brand.

[venator]

That's life, Brenda... I get the Costco money off booklets, but have never bought anything much from them.

Another thing that riles me (good word, that) is when Virgin Media send me really cheap introductory offers - I've had Virgin broadbend for ages. They must destroy a small forest every year spamming people who are already customers.

[boxtops]

What annoys me is those tempting zero per cent balance transfers on your credit card - dammit, they're for new customers only.

[tiggerblue10]

I get annoyed when I've just got petrol and then I go shopping and get a 5p off voucher fo it!

[tiggerblue10]

*for

[boxtops]

... or when you have a voucher and you go to spend it, and it's just run out...

[joggerjayne]

Oh, Venator ... those COSTCO booklets are annoying.

They put one in everyone's trolley, don't they.

I've never opened one.

I always know what I want to get, and I get it. If it happens to be in the offer booklet, you get the discount at the till automatically, even without using the booklet.

They must go through thousands of those booklets every day.

[jno]

au contraire, JJ, if I want something expensive I'll often wait to see if Costco put it on special. We got a new camera this week that was about 20% off. It was worth driving there just for that, though we did a regular shop as well.

[joggerjayne]

Hmm ... I hadn't thought about it from that point of view, jno.

That is a good point.