Actually, this would more accurately be titled: 13 things I love about shopping at Meijer with my 3 year old.
If you don’t like crass commercialism, click away now. But of late, I have been struck with how close to pleasant it can actually be to shop with a 3 year old in tow while searching for specific bargain items. I’m definitely an Aldi fan, but my Meijer-love grows bigger each week. So, I thought I’d take the opportunity to see if I could finally come up with 13 items for a Thursday Thirteen.
- the “doggy bones” candy my 3 y.o. likes to get out of the $.25 candy machines
- the chatty greeter who always has my cart ready while I’m trying to keep the 3 y.o. from dropping all the “doggy bones” and then eating them off the floor
- $1.00 snacks on sale
- my Grocery Game list which nets me even bigger bargains
- Michigan produce; I have some deLIcious apples in my fridge (Empire)
- the joy my 3 y.o. gets from going to look at the fish in the pet section
- my favorite grocery clearance rack right beside the fish; up to 80% off regular retail
- Starbucks samples — most recently toffee nut latte
- great coupons that print at the register to stack with other deals
- cheap gas
- plus 5 cents off gas with the Meijer credit c@rd
- the Meijer M@sterCard gives money back
- And last but certainly not least. “For Meijer customers” : free kiddie rides on the mechanical horsey
(Next time I ride it, I’ll be sure to post a picture)
Thank you, Meijer, from the bottom of my poor, frazzled, stay-at-home mom’s heart.
What about you? Got any tried and true tips for shopping with a child in tow?
I purposefully plan my grocery shopping trips for when my kids are all in school, but I can’t tell you how many times in my life I’ve done major grocery shopping with them in tow…and lived to tell about it.
*sigh* We don’t have Aldi’s or Meijer (or CVS) where I live, but I do love my Kroger store. And for those times I do have someone with me (it happens on occasion) that free horse ride is great bribery!
Here in Northern Arizona there are no Aldis or Meijers. In fact, if I didn’t know any better I could assume you were talking about a gymnasium or a circus.
In my pre-mommy days, I worked for the architectural firm that designed Meijer stores. As a client, they were extraordinarily particular about every detail. Now reading the words of such a happy customer nearly makes all the painstaking labor worth it. Nearly.