CALL ME SNAKE

[Editor's note: My shopping post clearly struck a nerve. Which is why I've elected to go with this Celebrity Guest Comment by "Fletch" despite the fact that I have many other pressing items to post. Sincerely, CSM Editor-in-Chief]

“Fletch” speaks (and speaks well): By my calculations, you forked over cash of $13 for $24 of stuff. That may have put you only $2 short of zeroing out, but I’m not sure. (My formula is secret for now.) Of course, the real hitch to coupon shopping, which may be trumped by zeroing out (another matter for readership determination), lies in answer to the question: Do you really need the stuff you just bought? For example, the SNAKE household may, for the moment, have an abundance of dental products and 9 volt batteries. Come to think of it, however, I need a couple of those 9 volts at our house, meaning a trip to CVS, meaning the possibility of zeroing out.

[Editor's Note: Thank you "Fletch" for your sage remarks. At least somebody "gets it."]