I need help with saving when shopping

[Gabbiesmommy]

Hi everyone! I was wondering how to come to a good oop when shopping at places like Wal-Mart, Supermarkets, CVS, Walgreens, Rite-aid ect. I seem to do pretty good at Target, but that's about it. I do well at Target by matching there coupons to manuf. coupons. Thus getting a lower oop per item. So I'm wondering how do I get a lower oop elsewhere? How do you guy's do it?? Thanks for reading, and replying!
-Shawna

[kval07]

Drug stores will all require a certain amount of OOP. After that, it just comes down to rolling the rewards effectively. I have no advice for Walmart because I don't really believe they are that cheap. The only place in my area more expensive than Walmart is Kmart. As far as grocery stores, I think there are always going to be OOP expenses unless you live in wine tag country, which I don't. It's all a matter of buying things at their rock bottom prices with coupons and catalinas/frees/TMFs/rebates, etc.

[Gabbiesmommy]

Drug stores will all require a certain amount of OOP. After that, it just comes down to rolling the rewards effectively. I have no advice for Walmart because I don't really believe they are that cheap. The only place in my area more expensive than Walmart is Kmart. As far as grocery stores, I think there are always going to be OOP expenses unless you live in wine tag country, which I don't. It's all a matter of buying things at their rock bottom prices with coupons and catalinas/frees/TMFs/rebates, etc.

What's "Wine Tag Country"?
And yeah I think the only place's that I have ever gotten something COMPLETELY for free is Target, and CVS. When I use a coupon at CVS that say is a dollar off, and the item cost's $0.99 cents then I always get the item free, I don't even have to pay tax! Thats pretty cool if you ask me!

[CW&M Mom]

For Walmart...your looking for coupons that give you overage.

Also for me...I can't logistically go to other grocery stores on a regular basis that have better regular prices than wallyworld. Now I have one that I travel an hour to that doubles...but that's maybe a once a month trip. So basically I do most of my food shopping..especially cold/frozen food there...but nearly every single thing I get I use a coupon with or I get generic (things like cottage cheese as an example).

You want to look for coupons for products you use regardless...in particular cents or dollar off of 1. Which means I hunt through other grocery stores whenever I can, and I trade on the trains here. wine tags are another good thing to be on the look out for, or to trade for.

Walmart in general will also let you use a bogo coupon with a dollar/cents off of 1. So lets say I'm getting ziploc bags. I have a bogo free coupon. So i'm getting 2 boxes...I can use a 40 cents off coupon on the box i'm "buying". Now occasionally you get a coupon that codes a bit different and it just doesn't work...or get rude cashiers that don't understand you can do this...but I have the most luck at walmart.

So in any given month.

I get what's darn cheap at wags.
What is good to double at the dillons (kroger store...that i have to travel to).
And anything I can get overage with I buy at Walmart and my general food and cleaning.

Here and there I can get to a target (also a loooooooonnnnngggg drive for me).

Now I'm in rural kansas...so that is why I end up being dependent on walmart. Go through the walmart threads here..see what is getting darn cheap or free and start with that.

[Gabbiesmommy]

Thanks!

For Walmart...your looking for coupons that give you overage.

Also for me...I can't logistically go to other grocery stores on a regular basis that have better regular prices than wallyworld. Now I have one that I travel an hour to that doubles...but that's maybe a once a month trip. So basically I do most of my food shopping..especially cold/frozen food there...but nearly every single thing I get I use a coupon with or I get generic (things like cottage cheese as an example).

You want to look for coupons for products you use regardless...in particular cents or dollar off of 1. Which means I hunt through other grocery stores whenever I can, and I trade on the trains here. wine tags are another good thing to be on the look out for, or to trade for.

Walmart in general will also let you use a bogo coupon with a dollar/cents off of 1. So lets say I'm getting ziploc bags. I have a bogo free coupon. So i'm getting 2 boxes...I can use a 40 cents off coupon on the box i'm "buying". Now occasionally you get a coupon that codes a bit different and it just doesn't work...or get rude cashiers that don't understand you can do this...but I have the most luck at walmart.

So in any given month.

I get what's darn cheap at wags.
What is good to double at the dillons (kroger store...that i have to travel to).
And anything I can get overage with I buy at Walmart and my general food and cleaning.

Here and there I can get to a target (also a loooooooonnnnngggg drive for me).

Now I'm in rural kansas...so that is why I end up being dependent on walmart. Go through the walmart threads here..see what is getting darn cheap or free and start with that.