Adventures in couponing.
Posted by Michelle on July 25th, 2010 . Filed under: Uncategorized .Happy Sunday, Girls!
Got another couponing trip to share with you all. First though let me apologize for the picture. My husband always sets out the stuff for me to take the picture, and this time it was too wide and I couldn’t have you all seein’ the crap pile on the hutch behind the table, so he stood up on a chair to take this picture.
Hold on one second….
….OK, sorry, had to drool over those Sara Lee cherry pies that are so not something I can eat right now (losing weight again, go fat girl, it’s your birthday).
Alright, so here’s the digits:
(14) boxes of Pop Tarts – the 12 pks.
(7) boxes of Act II Kettle Corn popcorn
(6) cans of Libby’s vegetables
(6) cans of Old El Paso refried beans
(5) boxes of Wheaties Fuel cereal (this is Wheaties that’s sweetened and has some puffed rice – yum!)
(5) bags of Kraft 100 calorie cheese packs
(4) bottles of Marie’s dressing (dressing is ridiculously expensive, isn’t it?)
(2) boxes of Wheatables crackers (so good – sweet & nutty…kinda like me – LOL)
(2) Sara Lee cherry pies – – like individual ones
(2) bags of Ghiradelli dark chocolate squares
Actual retail price: $179.81
I paid 31.27….
….but then I got things on my receipt to take phone surveys which got me another $2 each, and I got a $1 Catalina from the refried beans.
So that takes me down to paying $26.27.
That’s an 85% savings – take that!
Notables: the Wheaties were on sale for $2.50 and I doubled $1 coupons paying 50-cents per box of cereal. The popcorn was on sale 10/$10 – I doubled .40-cents off one and $1 off of 2 coupons making 4 of those totally free and 2 of them 20-cents. The Wheatables crackers were on sale for $1.50 – and I had (2) $1.50 off coupons – no doubling needed to make them free too.
Seriously girls, if you aren’t couponing, you’re paying too much. I was looking at the regular price on some of this stuff and it’s straight crazy. $4.19 for a box of crackers? Who would pay that? And $5.29 for a box of cereal? That’s just insane. Even sale prices are a rip-off. It’s stuff like this that makes me totally guilt free when I hit the “place order now” button at Two Peas and Papertrey – LOL
Have a great Sunday!
July 25th, 2010 at 4:38 am
Geez, I still don't know how you do it! We don't have coupons or double-those things that can add up to savings like that here. Prices here are too high. And nice of your hubby to take the pic for ya.
July 25th, 2010 at 7:30 am
Wow! Your dedication to couponing certainly has paid off! I bow down to you 😉
July 25th, 2010 at 11:00 am
I really wish we lived closer…then I could shop in your pantry while we visit. LOL I think I'm going to have to start leaving town just to grocery shop at Albertson's. Our stores in town don't do double coupons. Congrats on another successful couponing trip.
July 25th, 2010 at 9:41 pm
You go girl!