This afternoon, after a WalMart trip that made me cringe (so few sales, so few coupons but this one was Boy's project so whatever), we went to Publix with a very specific list and a very specific plan.
I think we came out pretty well, even though some of the deals had already expired unexpectedly. We were fortunate enough to run across some tear pad coupons that we weren't expecting and that really helped with the bottom line.
Plus it was Penny Coupon day!
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| Grand total: $5.55; Total savings: $29.07 |
The Yogurt was was completely free (printables and store coupons, score!) and the dish soap and the mac and cheese were both under $.30. Originally I had a coupon for $.55 off of one jar of pickles (BOGO priced at $1.34), but there was a tear pad that spit out two coupons for $.75 off so we ended up with an even better deal and got two jars instead of one. The bug spray was another fortunate find. It was BOGO priced and there was an on-product $.55 off coupon. We had coupons for everything we bought, including the Penny Item (Publix paper towels--they may feel like sandpaper, but hey, they were a penny).
I think the cashier was a little annoyed with the number of coupons we had, but she was pleasant enough. I really do love the Publix people. Even though they have to be nice, it's refreshing for store employes not to be rude (cough cough WalMart cough cough).
So Publix was a win today. Lots of good deals and useful stuff.
CVS, however, was a big fat fail.
I had two coupons I was going to try to use with a store coupon to get enough off to make spending at least $15 to get 7 Extra Care Bucks worth it. But they didn't have any of those products listed on my coupons. I couldn't really tell if they were out of stock or if they didn't carry them at all. And unfortunately, I had no backup plan (so unlike me). So I abandoned it.
Luckily, I had another coupon for brownie mix so the trip wasn't a total wash.
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| $.44 brownie mix. I'll take it. |
CVS will take more practice. I might try it again next week. But grocery shopping is going okay so at least there's that :)
Yea, CVS definitely takes some practice. Also, I've had plenty of trips there where they are out of what I'm looking for. Apparently other couponers who shop at CVS are CRAZY and they buy it all at once. A couple weeks ago we actually went to 3 different CVS' and Walmart (since they do at least price match) looking for Deodorant that was on sale and NONE of them had it. We ended up having to wait a few days and go back. Oh, and make sure you have a green bag tag too. You get it scanned every time you go (when you buy something) and after four trips you get 1 ECB for free! If you don't have one, I might just happen to have a couple extras...
ReplyDeleteWhaaa? Green bag tag? Tell me more...
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a little plastic leaf that you attach to your reuseable shopping bag, and then every time you buy something at CVS you scan it. After 4 scans you get that $1 ECB.
ReplyDeleteThey normally cost $.99, but like I said, I do have a couple extras that aren't being used...
I might have to take you up on that...
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