Coupons

I just had to buy new ink for my printer, and let me tell you, it cost almost as much as the printer did. Why do they have to make those cartridges so expensive? A couple of years ago, I took my cartridges to a local drug store to have them refilled, but I don't think they were filled completely. Sure, it was cheaper than buying new ones, but I still don't think I got my money's worth.

How hard is it to offer cheap ink? I have been printing a lot of coupons lately, and it seems like the money I am saving on groceries is going towards buying new ink cartridges. Okay, maybe not all of it, because I have been finding some really good deals. I have gotten good at using coupons at stores that have the item on sale. For instance, when we went shopping on Saturday, I had a coupon for vegetables. It was a save $.50 per bag of steamable veggies. The veggies were on sale at the grocery store, and the bags had a "save $1 on two bags" coupon on them. When all was said and done, I think I paid about $.50 a bag. Not too bad, right? The cashier tried to give me a hard time about using two coupons on one product, but I eventually won. I am new to the whole coupon thing, so who knows if I was right or not, but apparently persistence pays off.

Now if I could just talk my way to cheaper ink cartridges.