Expensive Fuel ala Kroger?

I'm probably the only fool who makes it a point to do my grocery shopping at the Kroger's in Vinton just so I can feel good about swiping my deck of worthless plastic cards at the roadside gas pump. I don't even know how much I'm saving!


I saved about three dollars on my groceries by using my Plus card. It says so on the receipt. How much was that bag of lettuce?! I don't know.


The price on the shelf says something, then there's another price posted, too. Which one are they charging me? What if I check myself out at the register and I forget to give myself the Kroger savings? Worse yet, what if I forget to give myself the fuel points?!


CHECK, PLEASE!!!


Back to the pumps...

What if I pump gas and forget to swipe my Kroger card? What price am I getting, anyway? The big, metal numbered thing by the road says one price, the pumps say another price, but the little numbers under the main pump display say something else.
How much did I save?
I don't know.

Saving money at Kroger's is definitely stressful.

Oh wait! I have prescriptions... Do those count? How come the pharmacist never asks to see my Kroger Plus card? And why don't they have self-checkout at the pharmacy? (Like I'd know how to use that one.)


Oh, just forget it. I'm gonna hit the drive-through at CVS and spend twelve dollars in fuel waiting to get to the window only to have them tell me my doctor hasn't called them back to authorize my refill. Sheez!