Category Archives: Coupons

Super Savings Saturday – 9/19/15

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Welcome to another edition of Super Savings Saturday!

This week was all about the eggs. Ever since the shortage happened and egg prices have doubled—and tripled in some cases!—I have been able to find them reduced for quick sale because they “expired” the next day (eggs are good much longer than that date, so don’t be afraid to stock up).

Because bread was also on sale, we ended up having egg salad sandwiches for lunch 3 days in a row. I had to readjust the menu plan, but it’s worth it when good deals pop up unexpectedly.

Shaws:

4 dozen cage free organic eggs, reduced price $0.99. Total: $3.96! (Since one dozen is normally $3.99, I was really excited to buy 4 for less than that. Taste/texture wise, these eggs were excellent.)

2 Arnold Oatnut breads, BOGO price $4.49. I used a $1.00 manufacturer’s coupon. Total: $1.75 each!

Broccoli, on sale $0.99/lb. Total: $1.93.

Everyday Essential old fashioned oats, clearance price $1.50. (It’s hard to tell from the picture, but this was discounted because the canister is crushed. Nothing wrong with the contents and it doesn’t expire until 2017.)

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Hannaford:

2 Lindsey Natural olives, regular price $4.19. I used 2 free product coupons. Total: Free!  (I’m the only one that will eat Kalamata olives around here, so I’m planning on making a lot of yummy Greek salads.

Rite Aid:

GE light bulb twin pack, on sale $7.99. I used a $1.00 manufacturer’s coupon and 699 Plenti Points. Total: Free, plus 799 Plenti Points. (I love getting moneymakers on necessary household items that I’d have to buy anyway.)

Target:

I intended to buy kids clothes and shoes, using a 30% cartwheel offer. After spending 40 minutes browsing, I just couldn’t find anything worth buying since it excluded clearance. While I HATE leaving a store empty-handed, it’s much more important to only make sound purchases and not waste money.

 

Did you find any great deals? Share/link in the comments.

Super Savings Saturday – 9/12/15

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Welcome to another edition of Super Savings Saturday!

This week was full of many freebies and cheapies. I shopped at 4 stores and actually left each one of them with a purchase instead of a rain check, which is a nice change of pace.

Target:

I’d heard lots of summers clothes were on clearance, and while that was true, I didn’t find anything in my size that I wanted. Kind of a bummer, but that’s how it goes sometimes.

2 twin packs of Maybelline mascara, clearance price $2.98. I used 2 $2.00 manufacturer’s coupons. Total: $0.98 each!

2 Starbucks iced coffees, regular price $1.99. I used 2 $1.00 manufacturer’s coupons and a 40% off Cartwheel offer. Total: $0.19 each!  (No pic of these because I was so tired/thirsty, I drank both in the car before I got home. Yes, it was one of those days…)

CVS:

Hershey bar, on sale $0.99. I used a $0.75 CVS coupon from the in-store machine. Total: $0.25!

Rite Aid:

Tropical Hot Tamale, regular price $1.59. I used a free product coupon, printed from Rite Aid’s website. Total: Free!  (Such a weird flavor. I don’t like spicy, cinnamon candy, so that’s probably why.)

Shaws:

I always love to check the reduced rack here for unexpected bargains. Finding cheap pasta was awesome.

2 boxes Barilla Rigatoni, clearance price $0.50. Total: $1.00. (That’s 2 boxes for less than the regular price of one, all because the boxes are crushed.)

2 Kraft BBQ sauces, on sale $1.66. I used 2 $0.50 manufacturer’s coupons (doubled). Total: $0.66 each!

 

Did you find any good deals? Share/link in the comments.

Why Most Men Hate Coupons

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Couponing seems to be primarily a female hobby, and around here, that is certainly true. While Hungry Bear enjoys eating/using all of the cheapies and freebies I find every week, he absolutely hates going to a store with me!

I think it’s a combination of too much time, too much effort, and the occasional embarrassment. None of this bothers me anymore, but men are different, especially when it comes to shopping habits. I love to clip coupons, skim store flyers, cobble deals together, befriend cashiers, and, most of all, shop! Hungry Bear, on the other hand, avoids the above whenever possible.

When we first started dating, I tried to involve him, thinking my hobby should become his hobby. (Dumb, huh?) After a lot of tension and one really bad fight in the Walgreens parking lot, it clearly wasn’t a good date night activity. (FYI: His suggestion, which always involved watching a Sylvester Stallone movie together, was equally bad!)

My solution? I coupon alone! It’s truly not worth fighting over. Sometimes, he will drive me and wait in the car while I shop, but that’s about it. Would I prefer to have a coupon buddy? Of course, but nobody ever said love was perfect…

 

Does your hubby also hate coupons?

Super Savings Saturday – 8/29/15

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Welcome to another edition of Super Savings Saturday!

This week was full of cheapies and freebies. The highlights were $1.00 razors (an item that’s normally so overpriced), clearance makeup, and a pair of snazzy sandals.

In between shopping trips, I spent tons of time watching 10th anniversary coverage of Hurricane Katrina. Even though a decade has passed, my heart breaks for these victims! I feel so blessed to have a home, food, and a full stockpile in case a disaster strikes. Those folks had nothing—no water, no diapers, no insulin for diabetics. It never should’ve happened and I pray it never will repeat. Emergencies do happen, so we should all make an effort to prepare, however we’re able.

Rite Aid:

4 Jergens Natural Glow lotions, regular price $2.69. I used 4 $2.00 store coupons. Total: $2.76, plus $4.00 Plenti Points! (I love making a profit on a sale.)

2 Schick Quatro razors, on sale $7.00. I stacked a $3.00 manufacturer’s coupon with a $3.00 store coupon. Total: $1.00 each! (That’s an amazing price because the normal retail is $10.49.)

Target:

2 Maybelline Great Lash Mascaras, details here. Total: Free!

I also wanted to check the clearance shoes, to take advantage of a Cartwheel 25% offer. I ended up with something cute and comfy! I’m calling these my “Clara” sandals, in honor of my late grandmother. That dear lady never met a metallic shoe she didn’t love and I will think of her every single time I wear them.

Merona sandals, clearance price $8.97, plus Cartwheel offer. Total: $6.28!

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CVS:

I had $2.00 ECB waiting for me, which was a nice surprise.

Scotch packing tape, rain check price, $1.99. I used my $2.00 ECB and received a $1.00 ECB.

2 Maybelline foundations, regular price $7.99. I used a $3.00/15.00 CVS coupon stacked with 2 $2.00 manufacturer’s coupons and the $1.00 ECB. Total: $7.98, plus $5.00 ECB.

 

Find a great deal of your own? Share/link in the comments.