My husband's MM fail

[dr.girlfriend]

Store-brand chicken thighs were on sale for $1 a pound so I sent my husband to get some.  Instead, he bought some boneless, skinless chicken thighs that were like $18 for 7 pounds.  They had a big red sticker on them that said, "BUY ONE GET ONE FREE."  I asked if he at least got the other free packet. Nope, he didn't notice the sticker.  

[flatlan]

Oh man! He just added insult to injury!

[simpsongal]

My husband is also not great about these things
Like we're paying $8/mo for Hulu b/c he didn't get in gear to get the black friday deal.

I'm Elsa, lettin' it go...

[ohgillian]

Oh man. Maddening!

[purplepenguin7]

This is one of the main reasons my husband isn’t allowed to go grocery shopping. He does not understand sales and can’t fathom why you’d buy more than you need. The biggest issue is soda when it’s like 3 cases for $15 or one for $8 and he’ll be like “but I only needed one”.

[imojoebunny]

Sounds like something mine would do. Here, at least, BOGO, is 1/2 price, and you do not actually have to buy two. It is some kind of local or state law. When my DH started staying home, he went nuts at the grocery store. I had to reign him in and get pissed a few times, to get him to stop buying $10 out of season pints of berries, and other really indulgent stuff that just isn't sustainable when feeding a family that needs actual calories to live. It was doubling our grocery bill, which was already a lot.

[simpsongal]

imojoebunny, I hate those fine print issues - same here, generally you can buy 1 at half price, you don't have to buy two (unless the sign says "must buy two")

This reminds me, I need to start taking my son shopping w/me so I can explain unit prices and other things. When DH and I were dating he never shopped sales b/c he thought saving '10 cents' wasn't worth his time. Then I took him shopping and showed him $30+ savings in a single trip and his mind was BLOWN.

[chpmnk1015]

oh man.. ugh