<sigh> I am so annoyed.
I don't often shop at Rexall, because there's just not that much they have (at prices I'm willing to pay) that I frequently need. I've posted about it before. But once in awhile I am tempted by an offer. Tonight there were several things I actually *needed*, so I decided to take advantage of the $50/110 offer, plus I had a $30/60 Load and Go.
I did the mental math while I was shopping, and my order should have been around $55, pre-tax. I should have noticed something was up at the cash register, but I was distracted by something, and didn't realize until after I walked away that the $53 total (after tax!) didn't sound right. Sure enough, the toothbrush that was supposed to be $7.99 rang in at $4.99. The first aid products that were supposed to total $11 must have been on sale; they came out around $9. My two Dairy Milk bars both rang in at lower prices than they should have ($1.70 together), and one of them didn't seem to count as "Dairy Milk", despite clearly being labelled "Dairy Milk" (of the correct size). And another item was $0.80 cheaper than it should have been.
So my pre-tax total was $48.27.
I missed on the $50 / 110 offer.
I missed on a "spend $10 on oral care" LnG thanks to the toothbrush (I think that was 8 miles).
I missed on a "buy 2 Cadbury Dairy Milk" LnG for no good reason (that was 5 or 8, can't remember offhand).
And the worst thing is that I forgot to buy something that I specifically wanted, that would have easily put me over the $50 threshold.
It wasn't a total loss. I did get the threshold LnG, plus one other LnG offer. So 66 miles. And I guess I should be glad that my stuff was cheaper than expected!
I know that Rexall is a great thing for many of you, and I am glad for that! I have no idea how so many of you manage purchases within a dollar or two of the threshold, when so many of the items in the store are mis-priced on the shelves. Kudos to those of you who do that successfully. Clearly I suck at it, and I will remember this the next time I am tempted by a Rexall Air Miles offer.