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Friday, June 29, 2012

Coupon Deals: June 27, 2012


Today is one of those days that I will avoid going outside as much as possible. High today of 95 with 50% humidity… ah the joy of central air! I digress, today’s post will be n the topic of coupons. As you can probably tell from the majority of my posts to date, I really like couponing. Not for showing off or anything but I love saving money and that feeling of getting the total as close to zero. This past week/weekend (6/19-6/25) Dan and I were visiting his brother out in Minnesota. As mentioned yesterday, I had no issue buying my Sunday papers out there and organizing my coupons when I got home. It’s a good thing I did because I had an awesome week of savings!

I was also thinking of changing my format for figuring out how much I’ve saved. I don’t currently include any money rewards I get into the amount of savings, but I feel like I should because most times that is what makes the deal so amazing (e.g. I buy something priced for $4, use a $3 coupon but then get $4 rewards making it a profit on my end for $3) This happened a lot this week so lets see how it goes:

CVS

Nothing fabulous about CVS this week. I am trying not to stock up toooo much on all the summer items (razors, shaving cream) because I already have a pretty good stockpile and Dan is constantly reminding me that even though we have the space now, not to fill it. I agree, so this week I went with some more practical items, like we are definitely due for new toothbrushes.


 I spent $1.24 for $5.49 worth of merchandise for a savings of 77% and earned $4 toward a future purchase, making this deal a money maker of $2.76!

Colgate Sensitive Pro Relief Toothbrush: $5.49
$4.99 with CVS ExtraCare Card
-$3.00 off any Colgate toothbrush
-$0.75 off any Colgate toothbrush CVS printable coupon from register
Final price: $1.24
(Got $4 ECB for future transaction)

Walgreens

With all my register rewards from the awesome Suave deal last week, I continued with my toothbrush theme and also grabbed some crafting essentials that I’m running low on J Of course, I had to leave with some free stuff too.


 I spent $0.58 for $13.15 worth of merchandise for a savings of 96% (so cool!) and earned $2 toward a future purchase, making this deal a money maker of $1.42!

Elmers glue stick 2 pack: $1.59
Found in clearance section for $0.79
-$2 Register Rewards
Final price: Free! ($0.42 money maker, which was applied to the total)
Reach Total Care toothbrush: $3.99
On sale for $2.99
-$2 Register Reward
Final Price: $0.99
(Got $2 Register Rewards for future transaction)

Bayer Asprin 32 ct: $2.99 (x2)
-$3 off any Bayer Asprin 20ct or higher x 2
Final Price: Free!

Rite Aid

I couldn’t manage to earn any money at Rite aid this week but I did have a lot of Up Rewards to spend so I was able to bring my total spending way down.


 I spent $2.95 for $14.47 worth of merchandise for a savings of 80%!

Xtra Laundry detergent: $3.49
$1.97 with Up Rewards card
-$1 Up Reward
Final Price: $0.97

Garnier Fructis Dry Scalp Shampoo: $5.49
$2.99 with Up Rewards card
-$1 off any Garnier Shampoo/Conditioner (x2)
-$1 Up Reward
-$1 Up Reward
Final Price: $1.98 or $0.99 each

Great haul for the week… in total I made $1.23 off all these deals which is just so exciting! Happy Couponing!

2 comments:

  1. Nice deals... do you have any tips for Jen and me to get started on couponing? Our efforts have gone quite poorly so far :x

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  2. I got into couponing about a year ago and have come a long way since then.
    I actually learned a lot in the beginning from this woman's blog, http://www.savingwellspendingless.com/newbie-start-here/beginners-guide-to-coupons/ She's a little more intense and I don't follow her completely but she gives great ways on how to start from scratch, I'd recommend checking it out! (it's kind of long but worth it!)

    The first thing I did was gather a good amount of coupons. I would buy the Sunday paper and get the inserts from that (now I buy 2 each week). I also print a lot of my coupons from various sites like coupons.com. Then after a couple weeks of collecting coupons, look through the store flyers and try to match up the deals. I use coupons at Stop and Shop too but I probably save anywhere from $2-$10 per visit on average, sometimes its a lot more and sometimes less. The best thing to do is to check out stores coupon policies as well. I use a binder to organize my coupons by type but you could always start by collecting ones you know you will use in a box or something.

    Hope that helps!!

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