Discount Shoppin' at Books-A-Million - A Free Tote Bag!!

I needed to run to Books-A-Million yesterday to finish off some last minute Christmas shopping. Look what I got for FREE!!

(A cool nifty environmentally safe bag!)

What a blessing to have a fabulous 20% off coupon in stow from Sunday's paper! The coupon actually stated (good through 12/24) that you receive 20% off whatever you can fit in their "green" store bag, plus receive the bag for free. It's a pretty cute bag and could easily be used for groceries. Honestly, I'm beginning to get sick of dealing with all those plastic bags. On top of the 20% discount, I have a 10% off Educator's Discount by being a homeschooler. That's a total of 30% off!!

So, I picked up a few books for my niece, placed them in the bag, and headed off to the cash register. In my family, we typically stay around $10 per niece/nephew, so this was my goal. I pulled out my coupon to give to the cashier, and he said, "Oh, don't worry about it, I've got one scanned into the system already." Sure enough they rang up at $9.52!! Woohoo!!

Now, if you received the same ad in your paper from Books-A-Million, I would think you should be able to put a pack of gum in the bag and get the bag for free, plus pay minimally for the gum. How many times could you do that?! I could stock up on some "green" bags. FYI: By "green," I mean environmentally safe.

Here's the small print on the coupon:
Coupon expires December 24, 2008! Coupon must be presented at time of purchase to receive 20% off everything you can fit in the green tote bag. Limit one coupon per person, per visit. Valid on in-store purchases only. Not valid with other coupons or discounts. Cannot be used for the purchase of gift cards.

I asked about the Educator's Discount, and the cashier had no issue, so I think the "Not valid with other coupons or discounts." is talking about other forms of coupons or discounts. From what I understand, the Educator's discount is always allowed.