day 2.

Yesterday was day 2 in my coupon adventures. I was a little bit more confident this time. I wasn't breaking out in a sweat, hoping that my coupons would work without a hitch. No, this time I just apologized profusely over and over to the poor checkout boy and the man behind me.

(I made a promise to myself to not apologize next time!-I suppose I will just get more and more confident each time!)

But...

The man behind me, did state that he was an "easy" customer.

I responded saying, "But I'm saving a lot of money!"

He said, "I'm all for saving money, but all need is diapers for my kid, beer, cigarettes, and sometimes a movie."

It made me laugh.

So this is what I learned on day 2.

• I am not an "easy" customer.
• I am OK with not being an "easy" customer-because I am saving a lot of $!
• Don't apologize for using coupons
• Before you check out-walk by all the cash registers and see which cashier "looks" the most friendly and helpful and choose that check out line!
• Pack snacks for kids, if you bring them along-because shopping WILL take longer than normal.
• This is a good time for kids to practice patience and to be others oriented.

I will post a picture of my loot soon!