Boy, did I shop tonight.
It started at Walgreens where I was very successful at obtaining a few free items (two 20 count packages of Celestial Seasonings Tea, and 4 packages of Wrigley's gum due to a store sale, store coupons, and manufacturer's coupons ) and a few very cheap things due to coupons. Later I went to WalMart, where I spent more than I usually do, but stocked up on many things very cheap plus about 7 free things and bought 2 big bags of dog food. Even with my huge stockpile there are things we use often and when the deal matches up with the right coupon, I will buy it. I also hit Dollar General, mostly for my sister. You won't believe what I did for her, well, maybe you will. Remember that husband graciously sorted my coupons yesterday? I asked him to pitch any that had expired and any that would expire very soon. Well, sister tells me tonight of a great deal at Dollar General where you could get the $11.00 Lysol Neutra Air kit for a buck -- if you had the right coupon which would expire tonight. Guess what I did for her? I dug through my trash and found 3 of them which husband had pitched. Lucky for me, he had placed the expired coupons in a newly emptied Kleenex box, so it was easy for me to pull them out of the trash. I am not going through it anymore though. That amazing husband of mine carted me off to D.G. so I could buy those for her, only I am keeping one. I think I am entitled.
We also went to Menards where I got a free flashlight and some marked down Halloween candy for school. Our only other stop was Office Max where I purchased 2 ink cartridges with my Max Perks bonus.
Yikes....I just checked my receipt and the 3 best coupons at WalMart did not come off, and I handed those to the girl one by one. That is a total of $9.00 that did not come off. My tendency is stew and dwell on things like this, but husband says to let it go. Not sure if I can do that. I did call them and they told me I had 5 days to go back and that accounting would find that error. Hmmm.
I think the only things we possibly need in this house right now might be a bag of potato chips and a pound or two of ground beef. I can't really say we need those though, because we certainly will not starve without them.
About Me
- Anita
- First and foremost I am a Christian woman, married to the love of my life for 39 years. I have two incredible young men for sons, and I am an educator by profession. This gives me a chance to work with children. I take seriously James 3:1, "Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly." NIV translation- I love bargain shopping and seeing how far I can stretch our money through good deals, coupons and careful planning.
~Just for fun~
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2 comments:
you are my hero!!! love reading about your coupon trips! i do that also, although not to the extent that you do. we have a zoobook here in indy that you buy for $35 and it is good for a whole year, filled with resturant coupons, gas, dry cleaners, fun stuff, movies, etc. nothing better than a good bargin!
Do your coupons get taken off before taxes at every store you visit? I'm just curious to see how it works for you guys.
I used some great coupons at our local Superstore, but was disappointed to find that they subtract them AFTER tax. When your tax is 12%, it doesn't exactly give you much savings. I'm trying to figure out a way to save money here to the same extent you get to where you are. So far, it's pretty hard, but I'm not giving up.
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