I work from home on Thursdays. I decided to pass by Coles on the way home from church because I wanted to get carrots for the beef stew planned for dinner.
As I entered the grocery, I was thinking of what else to pick up while I was there.
We had milk in the fridge, so no need to get milk.
There were only a few apples and oranges in the fruit bowl, so maybe I get some fruits.
We were down to two pan de sal, so maybe I should get some bread.
I picked up a bag of mandarins after getting the carrots. I walked over to the bread aisle then changed my mind about getting bread. I decided to check if there was bread flour on sale. Last time I checked, there was a sign for bread flour on sale but it was already sold out.
Over at the bread aisle, I was thrilled to see that they had restocked the flour on sale. The big 10 kilo bag was on sale at $20 from $27.
I moved the bag closer to the edge of the display rack then mulled over the purchase. Should I just ask MacGyver to pass by after office and get the flour with the car? Or would I be able to manage the 10 kilos all the way home?
I decided to return the mandarins and buy the flour. I figured I went to the store to get carrots, at the very least, I should go home with carrots.
I proceeded to the self-check out lane with the bag of flour and the carrots.
When I scanned the flour, the display rang up $27.
Wait a minute! I thought this flour was on sale!
I called the Coles lady over and explained that I thought the flour was on sale. We walked over to the flour aisle and I showed her the tag.
"Oh, this sticker is out of date," she said after looking at the tag. "Don't worry, you will still get it at discount. I just have to check something out."
She walked over to the main counter and spoke with her supervisor for a long time. She came back and apologised for taking so long. Then she said, "Since there was a price error, you get the flour for free."
Whoa! I was only looking to get the 25% discount but 100% discount was infinitely better.
Naturally I thanked her and said I would never say no to free flour. In my mind, I was so happy that I decided to get the flour myself instead of waiting for MacGyver to get it with a car at a later time, even if it meant carrying the bag all the way home.
