Here's another random for ya...stockpiling. When I first started couponing in August, it seemed toothpaste was my main stockpiling item. My family AND friends made fun of me, saying "Why do you need 10 tubes of toothpaste? Nobody needs that much toothpaste!" My response? "I will use it before it expires, and I didn't pay much of anything for it! And by the way, I have 14 tubes, not 10."
Stockpiling is great, and with a little effort, it won't take long before you see your stockpile grow. The first step is obtaining multiple sets of coupons. This may mean begging off family and friends, and enduring their relentless riddling, or it may mean spending a couple extra dollars on Sunday papers. Either way, you'll survive. Having multiples of a coupon will allow you to buy more than one of that item, obviously. But the trick is knowing when to use the coupons. Typically stores put items on sale about every six weeks. When the item that you have a coupon for is on sale, that's the time to buy!
For example, I had Old El Paso Coupons a while back. The local grocery store had taco shells on sale, and I used my coupons to buy about six boxes for next to nothing. Another stockpiling item from a few weeks ago was Betty Crocker Warm Delights. They were on sale for a great price, and I had tons of coupons for them. Over the course of a week, I bought about 20 or so, for only a couple dollars! The kids and the husband are still eating them!
Just because you have a coupon doesn't mean you should go out and use it. Hang onto it, and wait for the item to go on sale! Then, go hog crazy buying as many as you can, as long as you can use it before it goes bad. If you do overbuy on an item that you can't use, consider donating it to a local food pantry, or give the item to those friends and family members that poke fun at you. I'm voting for the food pantry.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Rite Aid Trip 2/27/09
I made my Rite Aid Trip tonight, and did pretty good. I varied a little from my scenario from the last post because my store was out of the chicken.
Here is what I bought.
Transaction #1
5 Aquafresh Toothpaste 19.95
Coupons used:
5/20 (Always give this first)
5 0.75 Aquafresh
Total OOP
12.50 including tax.
Will submit for 10.00 SCR.
Final Cost: 2.50 for 5 tubes of toothpaste.
Transaction #2
10 SoyJoy Bars 5.00
2 4 pk GE light bulbs 4.00
Garnier Wonder Waves Shampoo 2.99
Zilactin 4.99
M&M's BOGO 3.59
Coupons used:
5/20
3.00 SoyJoy
3.00 in ad GE coupon
Total OOP
10.35
Will submit SCR's for SoyJoy 5.00, Garnier 2.99, Zilactin 4.99. Total of 12.98.
Tonight I spent 22.85 OOP, because I am out of GC money! My SCR's for tonight total 22.98! A little profit, but not bad for over 44.00 worth of stuff! I also picked up a rain check for the chicken. Maybe I can work this into next week's shopping!
Here is what I bought.
Transaction #1
5 Aquafresh Toothpaste 19.95
Coupons used:
5/20 (Always give this first)
5 0.75 Aquafresh
Total OOP
12.50 including tax.
Will submit for 10.00 SCR.
Final Cost: 2.50 for 5 tubes of toothpaste.
Transaction #2
10 SoyJoy Bars 5.00
2 4 pk GE light bulbs 4.00
Garnier Wonder Waves Shampoo 2.99
Zilactin 4.99
M&M's BOGO 3.59
Coupons used:
5/20
3.00 SoyJoy
3.00 in ad GE coupon
Total OOP
10.35
Will submit SCR's for SoyJoy 5.00, Garnier 2.99, Zilactin 4.99. Total of 12.98.
Tonight I spent 22.85 OOP, because I am out of GC money! My SCR's for tonight total 22.98! A little profit, but not bad for over 44.00 worth of stuff! I also picked up a rain check for the chicken. Maybe I can work this into next week's shopping!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Rite Aid 5/20 Coupon for 2/27 and 2/28!!
Rite Aid has put out another coupon good only Friday and Saturday. It is for 5$ off any 20$ purchase. Give these scenarios a try, or comment with other ideas!
Scenario #1
Purchase:
Five select Aquafresh toothpaste tubes 5/19.95
Use: 5/20 coupon- should be ok due to sales tax
5 0.75 Aqua fresh coupons
Total OOP: 11.20
Submit for 10.00 SCR
Final Cost: 5 Tubes of toothpaste for 1.20!
Scenario #2
Purchase:
Garnier Wonder Waves Product 2.99
10 Soy Joy Bars 5.00
Zilactin 4.99
3 Sweet Sue Chunk Chicken 2.97
GE Light Bulbs 8pk or 2 4 pks 4.00
Total 19.95
Use:
5/20
3.00/10 Soy Joy Bars
3 0.75 Sweet Sue Product
3.00 in ad GE light bulb coupon
Total OOP 6.70
Submit for SCR's:
Garnier 2.99
Zilactin 4.99
Soy Joy 5.00
Final cost: PROFIT of 6.28!!!
I usually give the 5/20 coupon first. If you drop your total under 20.00 with your other coupons, they may not end up taking the 5/20 coupon.
Scenario #1
Purchase:
Five select Aquafresh toothpaste tubes 5/19.95
Use: 5/20 coupon- should be ok due to sales tax
5 0.75 Aqua fresh coupons
Total OOP: 11.20
Submit for 10.00 SCR
Final Cost: 5 Tubes of toothpaste for 1.20!
Scenario #2
Purchase:
Garnier Wonder Waves Product 2.99
10 Soy Joy Bars 5.00
Zilactin 4.99
3 Sweet Sue Chunk Chicken 2.97
GE Light Bulbs 8pk or 2 4 pks 4.00
Total 19.95
Use:
5/20
3.00/10 Soy Joy Bars
3 0.75 Sweet Sue Product
3.00 in ad GE light bulb coupon
Total OOP 6.70
Submit for SCR's:
Garnier 2.99
Zilactin 4.99
Soy Joy 5.00
Final cost: PROFIT of 6.28!!!
I usually give the 5/20 coupon first. If you drop your total under 20.00 with your other coupons, they may not end up taking the 5/20 coupon.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Rite Aid 5/20 and 10/30 Coupons
If you haven't done your Rite Aid Shopping for the week, check out these printables! For the last two weeks, Rite Aid has come out with 5.00 off of a 20.00 purchase and 10.00 off of a 30.00 purchase. This week they did it again! Click here for the 5.00 coupon, and here for the 10.00 coupon.
At other stores, I give this coupon before any others, because you need a 20.00 or 30.00 total in order to use this coupon. Hopefully this will come in handy. I think I will be waiting until Friday next week too!
Try this scenario!
Buy:
2 Rite Aid Ceterizine 2/10.00
4 Speed Stick or Lady Speed Stick 4/9.00
3 Aleve 3.99 each 11.97
Total 30.97
Coupons:
10/30
2 5.00 Ceterizine printable (see Rite Aid post for link)
4 0.75 Speed Stick
3 1.00 Aleve
Total OOP: 14.97
Submit for SCR:
5.00 Speed Stick
10.00 Gift Card for Bayer purchase
The final tally is a 0.03 PROFIT!
Give me some more scenarios using sale items and I will put them up right away!
At other stores, I give this coupon before any others, because you need a 20.00 or 30.00 total in order to use this coupon. Hopefully this will come in handy. I think I will be waiting until Friday next week too!
Try this scenario!
Buy:
2 Rite Aid Ceterizine 2/10.00
4 Speed Stick or Lady Speed Stick 4/9.00
3 Aleve 3.99 each 11.97
Total 30.97
Coupons:
10/30
2 5.00 Ceterizine printable (see Rite Aid post for link)
4 0.75 Speed Stick
3 1.00 Aleve
Total OOP: 14.97
Submit for SCR:
5.00 Speed Stick
10.00 Gift Card for Bayer purchase
The final tally is a 0.03 PROFIT!
Give me some more scenarios using sale items and I will put them up right away!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Coupon Preview for 2/22/09
Follow this link to preview Sunday's inserts. Doesn't look like a whole lot, but I've learned looks can be deceiving!!!
CVS Trip 2/16/09
I don't blog much about CVS and Walgreens, but I do get so many good deals there. I went to visit my great-grandma on Monday, and stopped in quick at CVS. Here is how my deals went.
Transaction #1
2 Earrinse 15.98
Used 15.98 in ECB's, so my OOP was ZERO!
Received 15.98 in ECB's.
Transaction #2
2 Colgate Total 2.99 each
Gillette Shampoo 4.99
CVS Chewable Aspirin 1.99
Instant Energy 4.99 (I was desperate, with a line behind me, and these were at the counter!)
Coupons Used:
0.75 Colgate
1.00 Colgate
1.00 Gillette
15.20 in ECB's (I think she adjusted my ECB's down without telling me)
OOP 0.20
Received ECB's for:
Colgate 5.98
Gillette 3.00
Aspirin 1.99
Instant Energy 4.99
Although I didn't need much of this stuff, it was nice to roll my ECB's, as many of them were expiring this week.
Transaction #1
2 Earrinse 15.98
Used 15.98 in ECB's, so my OOP was ZERO!
Received 15.98 in ECB's.
Transaction #2
2 Colgate Total 2.99 each
Gillette Shampoo 4.99
CVS Chewable Aspirin 1.99
Instant Energy 4.99 (I was desperate, with a line behind me, and these were at the counter!)
Coupons Used:
0.75 Colgate
1.00 Colgate
1.00 Gillette
15.20 in ECB's (I think she adjusted my ECB's down without telling me)
OOP 0.20
Received ECB's for:
Colgate 5.98
Gillette 3.00
Aspirin 1.99
Instant Energy 4.99
Although I didn't need much of this stuff, it was nice to roll my ECB's, as many of them were expiring this week.
Rite Aid Deals Week of 2/15/09
Here I am, slacking again...not posting deals until the middle of the week. Sorry :(
Rite Aid Jumbo Pack Diapers 2/15
3.00 SCR
$1 Rite Aid Printable (print two)
Final Cost: 5.00 per pack
Hershey's Candy Bars BOGO
Use Hershey's Buy one get a Special Dark Bar Free
Final Cost: Both are Free!
Speed Stick or Lady Speed Stick 4/9.00
5.00 SCR
Use 4-0.75 Speed Stick
Final Cost 0.25 each
Ceterizine 30 count 2/10.00 This is generic for Zyrtec.
Use 2 5.00/1 Rite Aid Printable
Final Cost: FREE!
Rite Aid Cough Drops 2/1.00
Use 2 0.50 Rite Aid Printable
Final Cost: FREE
Aleve 20 Count Tabs or Capsules 3.99
10.00 Gift Card WYB 3
Buy 3 and use 3 1.00 Aleve coupons
Final Cost: FREE plus 1.00 overage!
You must sign up at the linked website to receive access to the Rite Aid printable coupons.
Rite Aid Jumbo Pack Diapers 2/15
3.00 SCR
$1 Rite Aid Printable (print two)
Final Cost: 5.00 per pack
Hershey's Candy Bars BOGO
Use Hershey's Buy one get a Special Dark Bar Free
Final Cost: Both are Free!
Speed Stick or Lady Speed Stick 4/9.00
5.00 SCR
Use 4-0.75 Speed Stick
Final Cost 0.25 each
Ceterizine 30 count 2/10.00 This is generic for Zyrtec.
Use 2 5.00/1 Rite Aid Printable
Final Cost: FREE!
Rite Aid Cough Drops 2/1.00
Use 2 0.50 Rite Aid Printable
Final Cost: FREE
Aleve 20 Count Tabs or Capsules 3.99
10.00 Gift Card WYB 3
Buy 3 and use 3 1.00 Aleve coupons
Final Cost: FREE plus 1.00 overage!
You must sign up at the linked website to receive access to the Rite Aid printable coupons.
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