Swiffer Bargain

If you need Swiffer supplies, head to Target. Many of them are currently marked down.

As you may recall, I was quite distressed last week when my coupons were stolen from my mailbox. One of the coupons I was expecting was my $5 SwifferVac coupon. Luckily, my mother-in-law received her coupons intact, and gave me the SwifferVac coupon. She's also the person who recommended the SwifferVac in the first place. According to both her and my sister-in-law, the SwifferVac is great for picking up all the debris left on the floor by small children, including cheerios, raisins and boogers.

Yesterday I priced the SwifferVac at Publix, and it was $30. Today at Target, I was very excited to find it was marked down to $14.98! With my coupon, that made it only $9.98! Woo-hoo! Now I will no longer need to wipe my feet on the doormat beside my bed...

Don't MESS with my coupons!

Three weeks ago I requested a coupon book from "Home Made Simple" which included over $30 worth of coupons for household brands including Swiffer, Cascade, Mr. Clean, Febreeze, Dawn and others (Request yours at http://www.startsampling.com/). I waited for it to arrive with great anticipation. (I'm planning to buy a Swiffer vac, and I'm letting the dirt collect on my floor to give it an accurate trial when it arrives...) I was excited to find it waiting in my mailbox last Thursday, but my excitement turned to dismay when I observed that both seals had been broken and all the inside pages of the booklet ripped out, leaving only one 75cent coupon for Mr. Clean. "N0. Way." They only send one of those to each household--I can't just request another one! I looked on the website, and there doesn't appear to be a way to report not receiving your copy. I immediately called my mom to ask if she'd received her booklet, because we requested them on the same day. Lo and behold, her copy had suffered the same fate. Now, we both live in the same neighborhood, and our mailboxes are not curbside but rather centrally located locked boxes. I drove to the post office and told them I needed to report some stolen mail. I brought my sad, torn booklet with me. The postmaster came out to receive the report. After all, this is not just about a few stolen coupons: who knows what else I haven't received? And my private information is included in much of my mail, such as credit card statements and bank statements. What if those are tampered with? Apparently, the Post Office has an agent assigned to investigate such reports, and he is going to speak to me on Monday.
This all goes to show that if you want to see me get angry, just try to MESS with MY COUPONS!! :)