I can't believe he uttered those words

Almost every morning I walk the boys up to the bus stop. The bus stop is a couple of houses up from mine. If it is raining (if raining too hard I will drive them to school) or too cold I opt to just say our goodbyes at the garage and watch them get on the bus. But the one thing that is always the same is that they get a kiss from me with a good day wish and an I love you. E always lets me kiss him but Jay will fight it a bit but the kiss always happens.

For some reason, Jay got into a mood this morning (could be lack of sleep but that is another story). He ended up having to take stickers off his shirt right before we were leaving for the bus stop. He was mad that I had him change his shirt because his outfit looked ridiculous. I guess the stickers were to make up for the shirt he did not like. I left with the other kids and he caught up to us.

As they are walking to get on the bus Jay ran from me but realized he had to get back in line. After I told him I loved him he said that he did not love me. I had to ask him to repeat what he said because I was sure he did not say what he just said. But in fact he did say it.

I really thought I had years before I would hear those words uttered from the mouth of one of my children. I have heard from friends that their children have said those exact words to them at some point. I secretly would grin and think thank goodness that doesn’t go on in my house. Well, I can say that no longer.

Wow, it hurt to hear those words. I know he is just 8 and he really doesn’t mean it but not the best way to start off your day.

Luckily, I was looking forward to my trip to Old Navy. I received an invitation to receive a reusable bag and a 20% off; however, the first 50 people would receive 50% off of their purchase. I got there early and we stood in line for about 15 minutes. I found out when I got to the register that they would only allow 50% off the items you could fit in the bag. So I had to spend some time getting my items organized. In the end I purchased 30 items for $126, which is an average of $4.20 per item. It always excites me to get a deal and a reusable bag.

It has been a busy week which is going to continue into our weekend. The forecast for the weekend is chillier temperatures. We go from hot to cold, I am sure my thermostat doesn’t know what to do. I can have the air on one day and the heat on the next. I would love to have the windows open but allergy season is upon us and I just can’t handle it. I hope to say goodbye to the heat until next season soon.

Not happy with the Super Store *****UPDATED*****

I have been surprised at how many coupons you can find on the Internet. Not just any coupons but coupons for products that I actually use. And not just grocery coupons, you can also find coupons for popular clothing and home goods stores.

Last weekend, I found a coupon for Kirklands on the Internet that we used to purchase our mirrors for our bathroom. I think that saving $10 is awesome. I have also signed up to get notifications for coupons that are posted for some of the places I shop regularly. I have learned that I will not purchase anything until I have checked for a coupon or discount of some sort.

I also print out grocery coupons. This is such a nice feature to have. A few weeks ago when when I went to the Super Center(SC), I was told that I could not use Internet coupons. I didn't think much about it especially if that is their policy. However, I happened to come upon their coupon policy and guess what? That is right, it says they accept Internet coupons.

I called the local store today because I really need to go grocery shopping and I was thinking about going to the SC tomorrow morning. I spoke with a customer service manager who proceeded to tell me that they do not accept Internet coupons because of fraud by some and then are NOT reimbursed by the companies. Although I think it is a shame that there are people out there who ruin it for those of us who are honest, I do understand. What I don't understand is that the documented policy should be correct. As I was explaining this the manager hung up on me. I did not say anything mean nor was I argumentative in any way. This to me is unacceptable behavior.

The next call I made was to the SC's corporate customer service area. I logged 2 complaints. The first was for reporting the customer service manager. There was no way I would let that one go. The second was to have them update their coupon policies. If they accept them at some stores then they need to state that very clearly or state they do not accept them at all. I will follow my complaints until I get someone to help me with them.

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I ended up getting a call at 7pm last night from the store manager. She explained that they do accept Internet coupons and that there has been some confusion among the staff. She was going to take this opportunity to review procedures with her staff again. There have been some fraudulent coupons circulating the web so this is something that they are trying to keep on top of. They are also instructed to accept only original Internet coupons, no copies.

I received a contact name in case of any issues during my shopping trip which she gladly gave me. I am happy to report I shopped and used about 6 Internet coupons with no issue.

I am not completely happy with the way I was treated by the customer service manager and I did make mention of that during my conversation. She took the lady's name but I have little doubt that anything will come of it.

My main issue was that the policy needs to be accurate. So if not all stores accept Internet coupons then it should be clearly stated.