The Coupon Unicorn: 60% Off (@ Joann's)

I'm not coy about my interest, love, obsession, addiction to craft store coupons. It's utterly offensive to me when people walk out of a craft store having purchased something without a coupon. I just want to grab them and show them all about e-mails and apps and free wifi. I never let a coupon or trip to the craft store, go to waste!

40% off is standard. It's child's play. 50% are a little bit of a bigger deal but we all know they only give you that when all the stuff you really want is on sale for 10% off (therefore you can't use a coupon).

BUT the 60% off? That's a rare gem of a coupon unicorn. It's what you dream about at night if you ever put down your crochet and sleep. And you can bet that on my way home from a day trip, an hour til closing on Saturday, I found the closest Joanns (one I had never been to!) and used that 60% off coupon.

I will admit that this purchase is totally out of my comfort zone. I am a beginning sewer (have been for years and years). I leave all the sewing and especially quilting to my friend Pip. B apparently 60% off coupons also come with a large helping of gumption. I was looking specifically for a rotatory cutter which apparently you need to use with a self-healing mat, which is also very useful if you use with a ruler. Well I'm cheap and I knew I wasn't going to buy them all individually so I was very pleased to see them all packaged together as a single item = coupon eligible. I was coupon fangirling. 

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Let me help you with the math:

Rotary cutter + mat + ruler = $50
                         + 60% off coupon ($30 off!)
                         ----------------------
                       TOTAL: $20!

Needless to say I am pretty excited for my future endeavors with my brand new cutting mat. Any suggestions for a beginner?