This year I’ve gotten really good at being more physically active, and I’ve gotten into the habit of running on a (nearly) daily basis. Unfortunately, winter time is a-coming, as I realized when we got our first snowfall the other day. I guess I could theoretically run in the snow, but that is a.) potentially dangerous if come across a patch of ice, and b.) it is frickin’ COLD. So my plan B is to swim at least 3 days a week in IM Center’s pool.
This involves the use of a bathing suit, obviously, which I don’t have. And I don’t mean your little sexy bikinis, I have those. And they’re useless and bad ideas when it comes to lane swimming and turning underwater and what not. So the hunt for the one piece began.
Today I learned that it really pays off to google “coupons” when online shopping.
sexy can I (this = unrelated)
So I end up, after hours of frustrated searching and seeing nothing but $60 swimsuits (@#%!@%#?!), I end up at Dick’s Sporting Goods eyeing up a simple suit for $24.99. It’s still a little bit more than I’d like to pay, but it’s the cheapest thing I’d seen all day. So whatever. I go through the online check out and get to the subtotal page. Turns out I get free shipping because it’s an apparel order over $19.99! SWEET.
I then see a little box that says “enter promotional code here”. I don’t have a promotional code. But who says I can’t get one? Off I go to google to search for “Dick’s Sporting Goods promotional codes”. A huge list of websites pops up, and it seems the two most common promotions are a 15% off total purchase, or 20% off single item. Oooooooh.~
So I click on 20% off to “activate” it, but all it does is take me to the Dick’s Sporting Goods homepage. Useless, I figure. Until I go back to my order, hit the refresh button, AND DISCOVER THAT SOME LITTLE FAIRY HAS TAKEN AN EXTRA FIVE BUCKS OFF.
Whoa. Turns out the 20% off was, in fact, activated: and 20% off of a $25.00 swimsuit adds up to $5.00. So shopper savvy little me only spent $19.99 total on this particular order, including free shipping. And a happy time was had by all.
