Don't get me wrong: sometimes offers can be very helpful and really worth it. But I don't understand this obsession with making sure that you don't lose out on any bargain however pointless and without thinking it through! My step-father in law has stacks of cereals and various other food stuffs in every nook and cranny - above the cupboards, in the utility room - everywhere!
It does annoy me that marketing companies lure in people - many of whom can't really afford the items they are buying - into buying something extra, convincing them that "they really need it". I could really start ranting about car hire insurance deals, appliance insurance, shoe polish for a particular pair of shoes.... but best not to!
I suppose what I would really like to see is more ethical companies and stores selling goods of good quality and produced in an eco-friendly manner, and less mindless persuasion for people to buy more than they need just to increase the profits of multi-national companies.
I promise a more light-hearted post next week about brown paper and packaging!
I sometimes have to laugh about offers like these. My logic is to question myself whether I really need the item on offer. If not, then I congratulate myself on saving the cost for the 3 for 2 item and not being any poorer as I didn't spend anything!
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