Bi-Lo, our local grocery store, ran a Thanksgiving special for its bonus card members to get a free frozen turkey or 10% off a fresh turkey. It sounded simple. Spend $35 or more and receive 1 point. Accumulate 7 points and get the special. We wanted a fresh turkey so instead of saving a buck or two, I decided to get the free frozen turkey and donate it to charity. My problem… the day before the special ended, I only had 4 points. My solution… park my loaded cart (or “buggy” as they call them down here) full of food for our Thanksgiving feast in front of the self-checkout counter and ring up a little over $35 worth of groceries then pay the bill. Repeat the process a couple times and I’ll have enough points to get my free turkey. (Don’t worry; I made sure there wasn’t anyone in line behind me.)
My plan was running smoothly until I heard the young lady monitoring the self-checkout line get on the phone.
Yes, she called her manager.
Yes, my ears perked up and I got a little nervous.
Yes, I heard the whole conversation.
And yes, the manager said there was nothing they could do about it and I left happy and excited about my free frozen turkey.
Oh, the things we do for charity...
1 comment:
I would so do that! lol
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