Knee Patches and a Food Processor

When my first son was young, Sears sold nice looking long pants for boys that had reinforced knees that were guaranteed not to tear or wear out. Their promise in the promotion was that if the knees did wear out or tear, all the buyer had to do was return them to Sears for a new pair.  In a little less than six months, I exchanged pants with worn out and/or torn knees at least six times.  I was not surprised when Sears discontinued that promotion (grin).  Thanks to that Sears promotion, I learned how important it is to save store receipts and/or the actual damaged item(s).

I save receipts (up to 2 years) for all of my small and large appliances, furniture, electronics and any one item of clothing that costs over $20.  Just last month, the motor in my top of the line food processor froze. I had paid $169 two years ago and still had the original receipt, the book and the actual box it had been packed in.  It was easy to make a short trip to the department store and exchange for new food processor without a hitch.

Most stores will exchange items if you can prove you bought the item there, have the damaged item itself, have the original receipt, original box and instruction booklet.  For some, this may be a not enough room to store these items issue, but if you can.....  I also save my grocery store receipts for at least one month. It may seem like a bit of a “chore” to keep receipts, but if you set up a way to save your receipts in an organized manner, you can save your family a great deal of money. Over the past 30 years, our family has saved hundreds of dollars this way.