Must admit it:  I am not a Meijer shopper.  I tend to stay away from the giant “everything you need” stores mainly because it takes forever to just get in and out.  Spend too much time in a store and you’ll spend more money.

Case in point.  I had a raincheck for the Smart Balance milk for $1.99.  I stacked that with the mfr $2 and the Meijer Mealbox $1 coupons.  Saw the Kraft cheese on “sale” and needed it, so I figured out that I’d use the overage on it.  Needed a few more dollars to eat up the rest of the overage, so wandered through the produce department.  Now, you have to understand that this is “Danger, Will Robinson” territory for me.  Then, I see them:  mushrooms reduced 40%!  We’re talking portabella, oyster, medleys, etc.  You could say I’m a fool for fungus.  So that kind of explains why my bill was almost $10.  Paid with one of the $5 Kraft catalinas I got at Jewel yesterday (salad dressing) and paid the remaining $4+ in cash.  Just so you know, I was behind a woman whose cartload was $190+ and honestly, her stuff wasn’t so fantastic a selection.  Using coupons makes you spoiled.

By the way, the exp. dates on the Smart Balance are always months out; these had October 12 dates.