Thrifty Thursday - Beware

Is it really a bargain?

How can you resist?  You get a coupon in the mail for 30% off your entire total at a particular store.  So, if you go to their Clearance racks where things are marked down 50, 60, 70 and even 80%, they're practically giving merchandise away.  You have visions of stocking up on great bargains for the whole family.  At least, that's what I thought.

I took my coupon with me and headed to the store.  All around me were signs marked 40% off this and 50% that.  I wandered around to the Clearance racks and picked up a plain black pair of little girls leggings marked 80% off.  The sale price was $11.00.  The original sticker price was $52.00!!!!  Can you believe it?  For a pair of leggings?  And everything was the same way...very high retail price reduced to what should have been the original retail price.  It should be no surprise that I left the store without buying anything.

Before you scoop up those armfuls of clothes and head to the cashier, look closely and think.  Is this really a bargain?