Newbies ~ Post Your 1st Brag

[jfelchak76]

I'm a OBSESSED Newbie SAHW in Houston and this was my first shopping trip experience. Well, it was primarily for experiment. So it went to 4 stores just to get an idea on which one has the lowest or best prices in general also, just to get an idea on how this whole thing works.

Hear is a breakdown of my spending and would like to know if I did good? Experienced couponer's advise is very welcomed.

First stop - Walgreens
Total - $50.60- ISC-/$6.50, Advertised Saving/$9.49, CPN/$1 = OOP/$33.61.....PLUS $19.98 MIR.

Randalls
Total - $66.36 - Card Saver/$22.21, CPN/$4.30 = OOP/$39.85.....PLUS, I got a $5 MFG CPN at register for using a Kimberly-Clark CPN to use next time shopping. That was Cool!

HEB****I luv HEB and was my preferred GS.....but, I am disappointed after reading that their ISC are MFG CPN and can't stack them with the CPN'S I have. I think they still have the best overall prices.
Total = $9.77 - CPN/$4.74 = OOP/$5.03

Finally.....Kroger
Total = $43.18 - Plus Card/$10.69, CPN/$3.60 = OOP/$28.89

TOTAL SPENT = $169.91
TOTAL SAVED = - 62.53
TOTAL OOP = $107.38
WGN MIR - 19.98
$ 87.40

I'm still working on my lingo, so please forgive me if it's not up to par. Stocked up on TP and PT. They were my brand also.

P.S. - My husband thinks I'm crazy.

[mindolla]

Well I am having to put my toes in the water because I just dont have the cash to layout...
But I got $90 worth of stuff at Kroger for $30.40 cents...
And at wags I used a 5/2 Nice and Easy coupon to get a perfect 10 haircolor clearenced at 5.79 plus another Nice and Easy for $3.79. The Perfect 10 has a $5 gift card rebate.
I also got bogo on Osteo-biflex and had Two 5/1 so total for two bottles was $10.00
I am always so happy to get a good deal

[aktorgirl]

Last night, I hit up Ralphs Grocery (because they were have a great sale on bone-in chuck roast for $1.47/pound, regularly $4/19/pound). I got two roasts, one for $3.95 and one for $3.57, 2 containers of yoghurt (in store sale at 50 cents each) and a couple of G2 (in store sale for 89 cents each). OOP was $10.05 and savings of $14.65!! Who says we can't afford to eat?!?

[tmsmalley]

Ok, I have to brag on this! I did all my grocery shopping this morning at the store that is the most coupon friendly. Noticed that they had Colgate Luminous on sale for .99. DH loves the stuff, won't use anything else and it is normally $2.99 It hasn't been on sale for months! But, they're out. I was going to get a raincheck, but decided I'd check at the other grocery store (same chain) nearby first. Went in, they had it! Woo Hoo.

So, here's how it went-

6 tubes Colgate Luminous .99 - .75 manf q = .24
4 coupon doubler (they would only go to .24 and they only double 4 q's) so total for 6 tubes (drum roll please) OOP.48! That's .08 each! DH is stocked up at least a year, life is goooood.

And before that I was excited about .50 PopTarts, but the .08 Colgate just made my day!

Tess

[Mwilliams32931]

I have a small brag. Went out shopping this weekend and I am pretty proud of myself. Went to Walgreen's where they are having a special promo on Pampers diapers (you get a promo pack of the Walgreen's diapers). They didn't have the promo diapers in the size I needed so they took $3 off my regular diapers. Go to Walmart where I used a little over $5 in coupons. Then I headed to Winn Dixie where between store specials and coupons I save $38. So all total I saved a little over $47.00. Not as much as I hope to be saving but I thought it wasn't a bad start.

[cbaumgardner]

Wahoo! saved 71% at Homeland. I also bought 2 tubes of toothpaste for 14 cents at Walgreens it was on clearence and I had coupons with me.

[Mistylilac]

I am slowly getting the nak for using coupons and everything else available to save money, and loving it. Have to brag -
1 Cascade liquid Sale $3.99 (CVS) - $1 off - $2 ECB (CVS) = $.99
1 Cascade Action Paks $3.99 (CVS) - $1 off - $2 ECB (CVS) = $.99
Was thrilled with this deal for being a newbie. Have to admit I earned the ECB's at various times (getting a feel how works) for personal care items. That by the way are still being offered at a good price and still generating ECB's. WooHoo!

[slphil]

I finally got my feet wet at wags. This what I got
2 bottles of tylenol cold med 7.99 for both
4 2 liter sodas for $5
2 4 pk duracell batteries 2@4.98
febreeze candle $4
febreeze spray 2/$3
swiffer dusters 2/2$
gillette razor 4.99
colgate 2/2$
schick extreme razors 2@.99 each
2 bottles windex 3.90 for both
2 pledge 2/$5
halls .49
bounty 2 for .69 each dont have receipt so heres the approximate
total after q's 46.20
received 18$ rr
$5 easy saver rebates so oop 23.20 saved half what ya think did i do ok

[fullernj]

Okay, I went into town last week to use my new coupons.

I used 20 $1/1 Suave lotion coupons at Walmart for the $.97 lotions. And I used 5 of the $3/1 KY Coupons. Our WM doesn't have the trial size, but I got the $2.57 tubes. I bought a bunch of other stuff that we needed too so the overage went towards those things.

I went to Econofoods and used the $5/15 GM products. All the products were on sale, but they wouldn't allow Man Q's. Still, I got Totino's party pizzas for $.67, Green Giant Veggies for $.33/can. Betty Crocker cake mixes for $.92/box and a 20# bag of red potatoes for $3.99, which I would have never found if I had not gone into Econofoods. Then on the way out I noticed they had their KY for 2.66, so I got all 4 boxes and used the overage on some bananas.

Then I went to Ken's which is a local store. They had a 12 ct box of poptarts free when you buy 3 boxes of cereal. I had coupons for $1/2 Frosted Flakes, and they were priced 3 for $9. The KY there was $2.75, and I grabbed all 5 boxes. So for 9.90 OOP I got 4 boxes of cereal, 1 box of poptarts, and 5 boxes of KY.

I know these are not fabulous or free deals, but I think they are pretty good for a start.

[CaroleD]

I went to CVS today and was able to get $12 in ecb's! I had some other things to buy and didnt think it all the way thru before i made my purchase but this is what i got.

$2 ecb on 2 CVS beauty products(bought the 99cent cotton padsx2) =free
$10 ecb on Neutrogena (bought the $2.99 bar soap x2) = +$4

so for the next weeks sales I will plan better, and I have ecb's to use instead of oop! YEAH! I am so excited.

Thanks

Carole