Sears

This morning was our appointment at Sears to have Addy's picture taken. They were having a special 'Fairy' theme today & tomorrow only (we signed up a month ago). When we arrived nothing was ready! All of the fairy skirts, wings, etc were all in boxes! UGH! This should have given me some indication that the photoshoot would be a bust & just go home. Of course, I stayed & waited on the associates to get their act together (the setup looked really cute, so I was hooked)! Our appointment was at 10:00 & we finally started the pictures around 10:30. Those of you with infants know that schedules are very important & 30 mintutes IS a big deal. Addy wasn't happy at all & I wasn't either from all the disorganization. Finally, I told the associate that we had enough shots & to stop. If any of you have ever been to Sears Portrait Studio, then you know that after the pictures are taken, you sit down to view/order. This can be challenging at times with a baby, but I managed as usual.

I select the pictures that I want & go to check-out. The associate tells me the total & I question her. Without going through the whole conversation again, she was basically charging me as if I wasn't a 'Super Saver' member (which I am). I purchased the Super Saver card last October for $10 which means a free 8x10 Monday thru Thursday, no sitting fees & a couple of extra perks. I mentioned that I had the card, just not with me. She said if I bought the card last year then it expired in December 2008. I told her I bought the card in October & asked when they started selling the 2009 cards. She said that they started in November or December. When I asked her if she was certain that they weren't selling the 2009 cards in October, she said yes. I didn't have my wallet with me, so I had her put my order on hold & I went home to get it. YES!!! I was right! That lady was trying to rip me off. I went back & showed my *2009* card! The total went from $50 to $18! I'm not happy with what happened this morning, but will likely go back again just because the pictures are decent & they are pretty cheap (if you don't let them sucker you in with all the extras).