Shopping With Coupons - I Saved Over $35
This week is a good week to save with coupons while shopping the store buy one get one free sale. This is called extreme coupon shopping. Using coupons on items that are already one half off each, you get it free or dirt cheap. This weekend I made money on a several coupons, let me explain.
Grocery store : Publix - Double coupons .50 and under.
Since a new kitten picked me I figured I best start looking at those cat food deals along with the dog food deals. (no dog food on sale this week at Publix)
The deal is Purina Friskies cat food 3.15 pound bags $4.59 each - on sale buy one get one free - Used $1.00 off one manufacturer coupon for each = $1.30 / $1.29 - Bought four bags $5.18 after sale and coupons. A savings of $13.18!
I got two bags of seafood sensations - one bag surf and turf favorites - One bag of tender and crunchy combo
Next is people food:
Tyson white breast chicken strips $8.99 each - on sale buy one get one free - Used $1.50 off one manufacturer coupon for each= $5.99 for two. A savings of $14.98!!!!
New York Bakery Texas toast $2.87 - on sale buy one get one free - Used $.50 off one manufacturer coupon, that doubled to $1.00 for each item = .44/ .43 I bought two and that is a savings of $3.74!
New York bakery Croutons $1.69 -on sale buy one get one free - Used $.50 off one manufacturer coupon, that doubled to $1.00 for each item = FREE AND I made .15 off two bags and .16 on another for a total of .46!
Grand total before sale and coupons was $49.22
I paid : 11.58
sale tax 2.11
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$13.69
A savings of $35.53! that is how I like to stock up using coupons.
By Andria Perry
Photos by Andria Perry
You did awesome. I need to read the ads each week. I downloaded an app called Flipp that shows all the ads in the area I live. That way I can make a list and see where to get things the cheapest. Plus look up coupons to save even more. As I rarely get the paper anymore.
ReplyDeleteMe either. I did buy last weekend because the coupons were good, some of these were prints from coupons . com
ReplyDeleteHopefully, all the major markets will do the virtual coupons from our smartphones or tablets.
ReplyDeleteI hope so for those who do not clip, I do not have a smartphone so I will have to continue clipping.
DeleteUsing coupons when something is already on sale is a nice way to do this. I used to clip coupons all the time before we went gluten free. Now, it's more difficult.
ReplyDeleteYes it is BUT if you can print the gluten free sites are willing to give out coupons, at least you get to try a product before you pay full price. And you do have to think about money saved on non food items by using coupons.
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