I just went to CVS (most non-24 hour stores start their Sunday sales on the Saturday evening before) and cleaned up.
I got Crest pro-health mouthwash and toothpaste, two (sticks?) of Right Guard deodorant for Hubs, Pantene shampoo and conditioner, aspirin, two boxes of Kellogg's cereal, a 12 pack of Cottonelle, Kotex (sorry for TMI) and Huggies diapers (yes, we still try to use cloth at home, but day cares in our state require disposables. Boo!) for a grand total of about $15 before tax. Plus I have $2 in Extra Care Bucks to use next time. My CVS receipts say that I saved $55. That's almost 80%.
Then I went to Publix and I got two big reusable bags full of groceries. I spent $33.95 and I saved $24.84. I would have done even better if I had gone earlier in the week, but instead I have a raincheck for some things for next time.
When I was in the store, I remembered that I needed butter. Since I hadn't planned ahead, I ended up rummaging through my coupons to see if I had any match ups. Two different ladies said something to me about how awesome they thought it was that I was using coupons and that they wished they could just get started. It blows my mind to think about NOT clipping coupons! I haven't paid for a tube of toothpaste in over a year. Sometimes, the store even pays ME to buy it! That alone is enough incentive to sit down with the Sunday paper and a pair of scissors while the girls watch Dinosaur Train.
My only reservation is from the way couponing sometimes directs my shopping choices. I buy the brands with the best deals sometimes, and it is a lot harder to find coupons for green or organic choices. But I am able to save a lot of money for my family as we try to pay off seminary and car loans. It's a hard balance, but the sense of accomplishment I feel when I get deals like today tells me I'm doing okay.
How about you? Do you coupon? What are your favorite stores, or tips, or savings sites?
2 comments:
I am seriously impressed about the toothpaste. I do too, but that's just because I steal it out of every hotel I go to because most of them supply it :)
Oh --ok, where do you find all these CVS deals??
Try this site: http://www.southernsavers.com/category/cvs/ Sometimes she even has a "getting started" scenario. It helps if you clip coupons from your Sunday paper, but this week there are a lot of freebies even without coupons!
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