I haven’t shopped at Walmart in forever but the other day, I decided to give it another shot. I figured buying our groceries at Walmart must be cheaper than getting them at Fred Meyer. Yes and no, some of the stuff I normally buy was definitely cheaper than I normally get it for but other stuff was *gasp* more expensive at Walmart. I was really surprised.

I had planned to grab a few other things while I was there, like new slippers, socks for my honey and a couple household items. I was able to find a pair of slippers for around 12 bucks, which is more than I’d planned to spend but they were super comfy and pink. I also was able to find some Hanes socks for around 9 bucks for a bonus pack of 12 pairs—2 free pairs is always fun. So I ended up grabbing 2 packs of those; my honey goes through socks like crazy. Yada, yada, yada…I know you probably don’t care what I got.

Anyways, on to the rebate I found. I was walking toward the grocery section and saw this huge end-cap of beer and thought “my honey sure drinks a lot of beer.” Then I noticed the huge tear pads all over the place; I had to check them out. SCORE! I could get a $25 rebate back if my total purchase (of everything, not just the beer) was $100 or more and I bought at least one 12-pack or larger or Coors beer. I’d already planned to spend about $50 or so on groceries, had about $20 worth of socks and about another $20 between slippers and other stuff. That would bring me right around 90 bucks, add in a case of beer and I’m good to go.

I knew my honey would end up buying beer again soon, so why shouldn’t I take advantage and get $25 back (especially when the beer is around 19 bucks and they give me an extra $6)? I was so happy that I noticed it. The last day for the rebate is today, so I’m going to make sure I send it off soon. I haven’t done a rebate since back in April, unless I’ve forgotten to post about it—but I don’t think so. 😉

♦ If I had went to Walmart just for groceries and planned to spend $50, then this wouldn’t have been as logical. Some people tend to spend more to get these kinds of rebates, so make sure it really makes sense to you first.

Do you ever take advantage of these kind of rebates?