Zannee’s Blog at BargainsLA.com

A busy, overwhelming family week had me buzzing around this last weekend to catch up on things.

One errand had me run up to Ross Dress for Less to replace a set of sheeting that got torn in the wash. Ross consistently has the best pricing on overstock sheet sets and though the selection can be limited, I always find good deals.

I found one I liked and it was a good deal at $28 for 400TC 100% cotton Sateen sheet set. I bought it and headed home to make up the bed… only then did I find the set had a stain on the bottom sheet. Drats, I had to take it back.

Here’s where trying to save money can be a real pain in the ass.

Since I wrote a check, Ross would only give me a store credit… okay I can live with that. But this set was a one time deal and I couldn’t find another set I liked with the same quality level at the same price. So I settled for a100% cotton set in a 220 TC at $26. A good buy, but the thread count wasn’t as high as I normally like. I couldn’t find anything I liked at a higher thread count either. So when I checked out, I gave them my credit slip and thought that because the difference is soo small, I get a couple bucks back in change.

Nope. They don’t give anything back when you write a check, only store credit. Period!
I actually stood there astonished at their tightwad mentality and said rather loudly so everyone within ear shot heard, “You’re kidding …You’re not going to give me my $2 bucks back?”

I might have made a bigger issue out of it if I hadn’t taken my daughter along with me and caught her pleading eyes saying, “Please don’t make a scene.”

The other problem with shopping Ross for bed linens is that they tape up the zipper on the plastic packaging on sheet sets, so you can’t unzip it and get a better look at the fabric.

So now I have a near useless Ross store credit for $2. Let’s see, that will be me a sleeve on a blouse… Gee do they sell sleeves?