It's been a while since I blogged about couponing. If you're interested and haven't taken the plunge yet, check out this site. She posts weekly sales and coupon match ups at Publix, CVS, Target and a variety of other stores. It took me a little longer than normal to get "organized," but overall it turned out to be a profitable weekend.
At Publix:
Total before coupons & sales: $83.44
I paid: $39.72
Total Savings: $43.72
Ahh yes, but what are we eating this week? That's the MOST common question I get. Clearly, we can't live on Juicy Juice and hotdogs all week! Well, I still have some things in my stockpile from before Robert was born. Plus, I hit up Walmart (after Publix) where I spent another $35 (including some art supplies for Emma) to complete our menu for the week.
There were also some good deals on diapers this week at Target and CVS!
At Target:
Total before coupons & sales: $44.96
I paid: $39.78 (incl. tax)
Breakdown:
Pampers Big Box Target Sale: $19.99 (buy 2 boxes, get $5.00 gift card)
Coupons: -$1.50 off pampers (x2)
-Buy Pampers, get wipes free (x2)
Total Savings: $12.98 (+$5.00 gift card)
I had a few other things to get at the same time, so I broke up my purchases and used the $5.00 gift card towards my second purchase.
HELP: Anyone ever used the Pampers Extra Protection Diapers? E still wears diapers at night, and we're partial to Huggies Overnights, but the Pampers were a great deal ($.20/ea vs. $.50/ea regular price for Huggies). BUT are they going to leak, forcing me to change sheets in the middle of the night? Thoughts? Anybody?
At CVS:
CVS was a bit more complicated, but more rewarding.
Total before coupons & sales: $49.45
I paid: $13.96
(and have $3 ECBs for my next trip)
Incidentally, for those of you who haven't bought diapers in a while, or ever, (or are lucky enough to have kids trained throughout the night, the Overnights are regular price $11.99, so my out of pocket expense for everything was equivalent to one pack of diapers!
Breakdown (variation on deal from southernsavers site. 3 separate transactions):
Hydro Razor:
Sale price: $8.97 AND get $4.00 ECB (can be used only at CVS toward any purchase)
-$5.00 off coupon from the paper
I paid: $4.78 (incl. tax) and got $4.00 ECB back
Dulcolax: (disclaimer: not an item we needed, but it was free + profit!)
Sale Price: $9.99 AND get $9.99 ECB
- $4.00 off coupon from the paper
- $4.00 ECB
I paid: $2.89 (incl. tax) and got $9.99 ECB back
Diapers & Wipes:
Sale price: $6.00/wipes & $9.00/diapers + $3 ECB when you spend $10 on Huggies products.
$ .99 (deodorant)
$ .99 (soap)
-$ .50 off deodorant (from paper)
-$ .35 off soap (from paper)
-$ .75 off Huggies wipes
-$9.99 ECB from Dulcolax purchase
I paid: $6.29 (incl. tax) and got $3 ECB back
Total Savings: $35.49
Grand Total Savings: $92.19
Happy Couponing!
2 comments:
I feel like a dummy reading this part of your blog--I somehow cannot do this type of math (and I fancy myself as a smarty britches in the math department). I need to get better about saving money when I am shopping. I need a study guide.
I do have a comment about brand loyalty when it comes to diapers. we are full-on Huggies users and I was forced to use a sample of the Pampers overnights once when we somehow ran out (which is very strange because my "diaper closet" looks like we are preparing for Armageddon). It totally could have been a one-time fluke or the massive amount of bath water that Warren Walker downed before bed time, but it leaked everywhere (and nothing wakes that kid up at night), so the wet, urine soaked bed, blankets, and every last stuffed animal were not discovered until the next morning (poor thing). So, I am not a fan...but like I said, the bath water could have been teh true culprit. haha...
oh--by the way. This is Walton!
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