DRUGSTORE GALORE

Here are a few of my savings from some local drugstores. 

CVS

• Colgate Max Clean is on sale for $2.77.  Coupon for $0.75.  Reward bucks $2.77. 
• THEY PAY YOU $0.75/ea
• BIC Soleil  disposable razors- sale price $6.99.  Coupon for $3.00.  Reward bucks $3.00.  $0.99/each

WALGREENS

• Gillete fusion proglide razor- sale price $9.89.  Coupon for $4.00.  Reward cash $5.00.  You pay $0.89/ea
• Tampax pearl tampons- sale price $6.99.  Coupon $2.00. Reward $2.00.  You pay $2.99/ea 
• Crest 3-D whitestrips-  sale price $49.99.  Coupon $10.00.  Reward $10.00.  You pay $29.99

I spent $60.00 in both places.  With the rewards, coupons, and sales match I saved $170.00.  That is 74% savings.  I had multiple coupons and I have been clipping coupons for several weeks.  This system works wonders if you have coupons from weeks before. 

EXAMPLE:S OF OTHER SAVINGS!!

• Lysol disinfectant spray is normally $5.79.  Sale price is $3.49.  I have a coupon from 3 weeks ago for $1.00 off.  You recieve $1.00 reward bucks.  I spent $1.49/ea.  That is savings of over $4.30/ea.  I had 4 coupons!
• Gillete Hydro Shave Gel- original price $4.79.  Sale price is $3.79 with BOGO.  I had a coupon for $0.75/ea.  My price $1.15/ea.   

EXTRA TRICKS

If you go to the website Couponmom.com it gives you a really simple way to file and find deals.  Some of the things I have learned is

1.      Make up a separate free email just for coupon stuff

2.     When your in line at walmart, etc.  look for a cashier who is younger.  Generally they seem to not be such a stick in the mud on some coupons.  (most of the time you can get the smallest size for the coupon- EVEN IF ITS BELOW THE SIZE REQUIREMENTS ON THE COUPON).  Today I had Yoplait yogurt coupon for $0.50 off a family size container.  I bought 4 reg size yogurts (normally $0.58/ea on sale w/ tom thumb ad for $0.50/ea) and gave the family size coupon and it worked. I paid nothing for them. This happens a lot.  If it’s the same product normally the cashier will not look at the size.  (unless you have a mean granny cashier who is watching every little fine print).  I have also noticed if you have some small talk with them its better.  Talk about anything and they will not be so inclined to be jerks.  I also apologize before we ever get started.  Something along the lines of “I’m sorry, I know these coupons & sales can be a hassle… I’m just trying to save for my family”. 

3.     Find out the stores that triple/double coupons.   Tom thumb does double and triple up to $1.00.  so many things like ketchup, mustard, etc goes on sale for $1.

4.     Buy one get one free.  Dove had deodorant BOGO free.  They were originally $2.99.  On sale for $1.99 & its was buy one get one free.  I had several $1.00 off dove deodorant coupons.  So for each set (2) I paid nothing.  When its BOGO you just split the cost from $1.99/ea to $0.99/ea.  With the $1.00 off coupon its free.  I paid nothing on 8 sticks of deodorant.  Seems like a lot to buy but they don’t go bad and it doesn’t take up too much room.

I guess when I think I use to do all this shopping and never look at these prices I was getting robbed.  I could have gotten so much stuff for free!

CVS DEALS

CVS  had  Schick Intuition or Quattro for Women Razor Cartridges on sale for $8.99.  I had 4 coupons from the Sunday’s paper for $2.00 off.  CVS had a promotion if you buy one razor pkg, you get $4.00 in CVS bucks.  So I bought 4 pkgs.

Original Price                         $12.99/each

 Sale Price-                             $8.99 x 4= 35.96

Minus coupon from paper       $2.00 x 4= $8.00

Minus CVS buck                     $4.00 x 4= $16.00

Total                            $11.96 (only $2.99 per pkg when I paid $12.99 at Walmart last month)

The only thing is you have to make each purchase separately & you have to watch if you have met the max for your CVS card (one transaction per customer).  Josh & I both have 2 CVS cards.  I find that CVS gives so much back w/ their extra bucks.  So does Walgreens.

My first steps!

First thing I do is I get the Sunday paper.  CVS has a 2pk for $5.  I normally buy 3 of those.  (Seems like a lot but I make up the $15 in one trip). 

Then I get a list of all the local stores weekly circular.   Everything from CVS, Walgreens, Tom Thumb, Kroger, Walmart, Sprouts, Albertsons, & Brookshires. 

Walmart matches any deal.  If you bring the circular or a print out from online. 

I find an item that is on sale at one of the stores and match that with the coupons from the paper for the same item.  Then I save!!

Example from this week.  Walmart had Jimmy Dean sausage rolls for $3.98.  Brookshires had them on sale for 2/$4 and I had $1.00 coupon from the paper.   Because I had 4 papers, I had 4 coupons & I took the brookshires weekly circular.  So I bought 4 sausage rolls for $6.  Total price per roll $ 1.50.  original price $3.98.  I saved @ $2.50 per roll and they freeze really good. 

1st Time Blogger

With everything going up but pay, I decided to start making my money stretch.  I was clipping coupons and matching ads.  When I made a facebook post about it I saw there were lots of people who needed to stretch their dollars too.  So I decided to make a blog w/ all of my couponing know how.  Hope this helps all of those who were looking for help.  And if you have anything to add (things on sale, ads, coupons, etc.) please add to the blog.  I will be updating the blog with new ads and sales as they come thru!  Enjoy!!