Debbie
06-16-2008, 05:45 PM
Hello all.......
As if you didn't notice it already, the price of everything but our paychecks is going up up up. I want to make an honest effort at being frugal when I shop, mainly at the grocery store for the very best deals on the very best products available. Other deals will come in handy and will be great, however, you just don't need those every week.
I thought perhaps we could all help one another in finding the very best deals and maybe even some coupon swapping/sharing. Recipes, meal planning and shopping list. Under, $10, $20 meals perfect for a family of 4 or 5 etc. And saving on expensive household cleaning products and necessities. We could also share sites where you can obtain free samples or products without the sales gimmick.
There are plenty of on-line coupon clubs that come with a fee, or are marketing gimmicks. At www.coupons.com., this site offers free printable coupons, however, only a few change weekly. There is another site called the www.grocerygame.com which you can get a 4 week trial for $1 per week. After that, it is overpriced and overrated. Especially when you can find deals on your own that aren't listed on the site.
With all that said, I thought we could all put our heads together and figure out how to win at this high price grocery game being played right inside the grocery stores. List our savings, encourage one another and watch some money saving money magic happen.
If this takes off nicely, we may want to start a new thread for you to list great bargain and other money saving coupons that you have available, but don't use or are not able to find a store with the product. I'll start with a couple of great deals I came across this week:
Coupons.com site
$5.00 off coupon/ Lysol Nutra Air Freshomatic Kit with freshener
$9.99 Publix
$5.99 Super Target
My cost $.99 cents
$3.00 off 2 Boxes of Kellogg's Smart Start Cereal
$3.99 each at Publix
$2.50 each at Super Target & Wal-Mart
My Total cost $2.00 for 2 boxes, $1.00 each
$2.00 off any Bausch & Lomb eyecare product
$2.36 Wal-Mart (Travel kit with 4 oz of solution plus contact case
My cost $.36 cents
$2.00 off any Bausch & Lomb eyecare product
$2.37 Wal-Mart Bausch & Lomb box of 50 pre-moistened eye glass lens tissue
My cost $.37 cents
B1G1 (buy one get one free)
Bag, Dove Chocolates - $3.19 max coupon value
$3.99 each, Publix (with coupon, cost would have been $4.79 total. $2.38 each)
$2.50 each, Wal-Mart
My total cost $1.81 or $.91 cents per bag
Publix Sunday ad in weekly add:
B1G1 Dole Salad blends; $3.49 for 2
$2.00 Publix in store coupon good on 2.
My total cost $1.49 for 2 bags or $.75 cents each
Newspaper ad Sunday's paper
B1G1 any Pledge Furniture Polish
$3.99 each at Publix
$2.00 coupon on the Pledge cans
My total cost $1.99 for 2 cans of furniture polish
Wal-Mart GREAT DEALS!
Break Stone Real Butter. 8 oz box (2 sticks) $.75.
$1.50 per lb less any coupons you may have
$1.00 per tub of Break Stone Whipped Butter
$.60 each, 32 oz Powerades
$2.12 Yoplait Yoplus Yogurt 4 pack
$1.00 coupon
My cost $1.12
$3.98 Cepecal Throat Spray
$2.00 off coupon
My total cost $1.98
Target
Large bottles of Pantene Shampoo or Conditioner with 2 free travel sizes
Get a $5.00 Target gift card with each purchase
CVS Pharmacy
Free $25.00 CVS Gift card with the transfer of any presciption
4 twelve packs of coke products for $11.00. Receive $3.00 off coupon on your next purchase.
Total cost for cokes $8.00
The object is to save as much or more than you actually end you spending. I'm getting better...
My Publix tab:
Saved $89.21
Spent $150.55
Goal: Total cost $118.88
Less any rebate dollars received, even less.
Not confirmed, heard, if you buy $75.00 worth of Dockers at Sears, you get a $50.00 gas card.
Tips:
You can use 2 of the same coupons on B1G1 free items
If your store offers coupon doubling, you can save BIG
Hold off on items you don't really need now
It may take 2 stores for some items, but hey, who doesn't go to Wal-Mart at least 2 times per year
Coupons and Savings are everywhere, read the dotted line
As if you didn't notice it already, the price of everything but our paychecks is going up up up. I want to make an honest effort at being frugal when I shop, mainly at the grocery store for the very best deals on the very best products available. Other deals will come in handy and will be great, however, you just don't need those every week.
I thought perhaps we could all help one another in finding the very best deals and maybe even some coupon swapping/sharing. Recipes, meal planning and shopping list. Under, $10, $20 meals perfect for a family of 4 or 5 etc. And saving on expensive household cleaning products and necessities. We could also share sites where you can obtain free samples or products without the sales gimmick.
There are plenty of on-line coupon clubs that come with a fee, or are marketing gimmicks. At www.coupons.com., this site offers free printable coupons, however, only a few change weekly. There is another site called the www.grocerygame.com which you can get a 4 week trial for $1 per week. After that, it is overpriced and overrated. Especially when you can find deals on your own that aren't listed on the site.
With all that said, I thought we could all put our heads together and figure out how to win at this high price grocery game being played right inside the grocery stores. List our savings, encourage one another and watch some money saving money magic happen.
If this takes off nicely, we may want to start a new thread for you to list great bargain and other money saving coupons that you have available, but don't use or are not able to find a store with the product. I'll start with a couple of great deals I came across this week:
Coupons.com site
$5.00 off coupon/ Lysol Nutra Air Freshomatic Kit with freshener
$9.99 Publix
$5.99 Super Target
My cost $.99 cents
$3.00 off 2 Boxes of Kellogg's Smart Start Cereal
$3.99 each at Publix
$2.50 each at Super Target & Wal-Mart
My Total cost $2.00 for 2 boxes, $1.00 each
$2.00 off any Bausch & Lomb eyecare product
$2.36 Wal-Mart (Travel kit with 4 oz of solution plus contact case
My cost $.36 cents
$2.00 off any Bausch & Lomb eyecare product
$2.37 Wal-Mart Bausch & Lomb box of 50 pre-moistened eye glass lens tissue
My cost $.37 cents
B1G1 (buy one get one free)
Bag, Dove Chocolates - $3.19 max coupon value
$3.99 each, Publix (with coupon, cost would have been $4.79 total. $2.38 each)
$2.50 each, Wal-Mart
My total cost $1.81 or $.91 cents per bag
Publix Sunday ad in weekly add:
B1G1 Dole Salad blends; $3.49 for 2
$2.00 Publix in store coupon good on 2.
My total cost $1.49 for 2 bags or $.75 cents each
Newspaper ad Sunday's paper
B1G1 any Pledge Furniture Polish
$3.99 each at Publix
$2.00 coupon on the Pledge cans
My total cost $1.99 for 2 cans of furniture polish
Wal-Mart GREAT DEALS!
Break Stone Real Butter. 8 oz box (2 sticks) $.75.
$1.50 per lb less any coupons you may have
$1.00 per tub of Break Stone Whipped Butter
$.60 each, 32 oz Powerades
$2.12 Yoplait Yoplus Yogurt 4 pack
$1.00 coupon
My cost $1.12
$3.98 Cepecal Throat Spray
$2.00 off coupon
My total cost $1.98
Target
Large bottles of Pantene Shampoo or Conditioner with 2 free travel sizes
Get a $5.00 Target gift card with each purchase
CVS Pharmacy
Free $25.00 CVS Gift card with the transfer of any presciption
4 twelve packs of coke products for $11.00. Receive $3.00 off coupon on your next purchase.
Total cost for cokes $8.00
The object is to save as much or more than you actually end you spending. I'm getting better...
My Publix tab:
Saved $89.21
Spent $150.55
Goal: Total cost $118.88
Less any rebate dollars received, even less.
Not confirmed, heard, if you buy $75.00 worth of Dockers at Sears, you get a $50.00 gas card.
Tips:
You can use 2 of the same coupons on B1G1 free items
If your store offers coupon doubling, you can save BIG
Hold off on items you don't really need now
It may take 2 stores for some items, but hey, who doesn't go to Wal-Mart at least 2 times per year
Coupons and Savings are everywhere, read the dotted line