Welcome to another edition of Super Savings Saturday!
This week was all about breakfast food—cereal and cereal bars. I don’t like either, but the rest of the family does. By combining coupons, rebates, and sales, I was able to stock up for very little.
Otherwise it’s a s-l-o-w time for deals. Rite Aid & Walgreens weren’t interesting and I struck out at CVS. But that was nothing compared to a hellish trip to Walmart!
Shaws:
I finally downloaded the MyMixx app from Shaws, which features digital coupons and a weekly freebie (the Fiber One cookies).
3 Kellogg’s Nutri Grain, on sale Buy 2 Get 1 free. I used 2 $0.75 manufacturer’s coupons, stacked with a $1.00 Checkout 51 rebate. Total: $0.79 each!
2 Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch, on sale $2.00 each. I used 2 $0.50 manufacturer’s coupons. Total: $1.00 each!
2 Star Wars cereal, on sale $2.00 each. I used 2 $0.75 manufacturer’s coupons. Total: $0.50 each!
CVS:
My goal was to find the free after ECB Propel water. I left with only a rain check.
Target:
I made a super quick trip to pick up two prescriptions and some cheap paper towels.
4 Bounty Basic Paper Towels, $0.97. I used a $0.50 manufacturer’s coupon, stacked with a 10% off Cartwheel offer. Total: $0.38 each!
The medicine, if anyone is curious, was $10.00 each. I try to always buy generic if possible because name brand prescriptions are ridiculously expensive!
Walmart:
As usual, shopping at Walmart is a nightmare. I wanted to price match some dry goods from a few different stores, thinking I’d save time/money with one quick stop. (Ok, stop laughing!) After waiting in line for 15 minutes, I then had to deal with a very inexperienced cashier that couldn’t work the register. Another 5 minutes waiting for a manager. Then another 5. At that point I was so tired and frustrated—it was 10:00 pm—I left everything there and went home!
Imagine: it takes less time to shop at 3 grocery stores than it does at Walmart!
Find any deals? Have your own shopping nightmare? Share/link in the comments.
Instead of asking for the matches at Walmart I use savingscatcher. I actually write down what I’m supposed to get and check it after it processes. It’s been about 7 or 8 months and I haven’t missed anything yet. As a matter of fact, I got a couple of surprises. I’m letting mine build up for holiday shopping.
Ah, I wish we had double coupons down here! Those are awesome deals you got. I struck out with the Propel water at CVS as well. Thankfully I had read somewhere recently (it might have even been on your blog, I don’t remember) that you can ask for a raincheck and that they’ll even still issue the ECB so I did that as well.
As for Walmart, I hate it and I try very hard to go there as little as possible. However, I felt bad for the cashier because my oldest son just started a part-time job as a cashier at a Target near where he lives so I can only imagine how his first days went, poor guy. He’s completely clueless when it comes to coupons, stacking, Cartwheel, etc. I can’t wait to see him and hear about his “war” stories, lol.
It wouldn’t hurt to enter your receipts for the Savings Catcher even if you did get the price match, btw. You never know.
Isn’t it funny how every Walmart, no matter where it’s located in the country, is equally bad?! That’s so cool that your son works at a Target. I wonder if he’ll be coupon friendly once he learns the system. Some cashiers are awesome and others just dread us couponers. I know it’s more work for them, but the savings are so important to the consumer.
So true. I definitely have cashiers that I steer clear of because they always seem to treat me like a thief when I have coupons and I’m not even one of those Extreme Couponing ladies! My least favorite Target cashier was moved to the Customer Service desk and I will never understand why unless Target’s strategy is to NOT have the best Customer Service in the industry 🙁
I hope that you’re right and my son does learn that he can save a lot of money with coupons!
Overall, I think Target’s customer service is way better than Walmart, but not every employee has a good attitude. If you feel comfortable speaking out, I’ve talked to the store manager before when a cashier treated me poorly and they seemed receptive.