It's official--I shop at Children's Place too much!!

Dan and I went on a date last night. We first went to Macaroni Grill (which was really, really good--though not as good as Grisantis) and then headed over to the mall (right next door). I needed to stop at Children's Place because I had a $30 coupon to use which expired at the end of the month. The coupon is part of the rewards program at Children's Place, so obviously, I've been shopping there a lot. But it is about the only place I can find clothes to fit Ellie that aren't inappropriate and are affordable. Plus, we never buy anything there unless it is at least 1/2 off. And I usually have a 15% off coupon and I also get an extra 10% off. So it's not like I am completely breaking the budget by shopping there.

Anyway, back to my story. We had been in Children's Place for a little bit when the manager came out of the back. She immediately recognized us, asked how we were, and asked where the kids were!! It was nice to be recognized, but, ummm, maybe I should cut down on my shopping there. :-)

On a positive note, the manager there is great. The last time we went there she asked me if I had my receipt from the last time I had bought stuff there. She took the receipt and adjusted it for things that were now on sale more, taking $60 off the previous bill. This time, I asked her if there was any way to extend the $30 coupon I had. I only got it a couple of days ago and it already expires Oct 31. She said no problem. They'd honor it whenever I brought it in. Yeah! They aren't currently having a good sale so I didn't want to buy something just to spend my $30. I did find Ellie a pair of jeans for next year for $3.18. So I just paid for those.