A penny not saved ...

Taking one's children to the grocery store with them is never a good idea. I've known that for ages. What with all the impulse buying and Mama pleeeeeeaaases and begging and sneaking stuff into the cart . . . I get it. If I can grocery shop without my children, I'll spend less. Little did I know, however, that taking my child along would cause me to spend even more after I got to the register. After my groceries had been rung up. After I'd already paid for my items. And not because anybody sneaked anything or begged for anything. No. That would be too cliché.