Newbies ~ Post Your 1st Brag

[5navyvarners]

We live overseas and I was helping put together packages for our deployed sailors.....I had a lot of $1.00 off and a lot of buy one get one free coupons. We got body wash, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrush, candy, razors, deodorant, chapstick, qtips, pocket kleenex for 40 boxes for a grand total of $110.00. The original bill was almost $300.00

[want-to-save]

My first Publix brag!

I hardly ever shop at Publix because they are expensive - I didn't know about the 1 cent item and using coupons with sales. So tonight I went to Pubix, bought $111.01 worth of groceries for $59.59. I got most of the B1G1 with some coupons. And I bought a greenbag - I had no idea they were so large! Savings and I'm on my way to going green! And I got 2 rainchecks - never bothered with them before.

Next up, CVS on Dec 21st!

[jeanbug]

So I emailed glade about getting expired coupons and they sent me 3 free product coupons (good for any product up to $3.50) And I combined that for the $5 off five johnson and johnson products coupon at Publix. so my total went like this

1 Scrubbing bubbles gel toilet stamper - $3.99
1 Glade sented oil candle warmer - $5.99
3 Glade sented oil candle refils - $10.47
= $20.45
- $5.00 johnson product coupon
- $10.50 free glade product coupons
- $2.50 glade candle warmer coupon (redplum)
- $1.00 glade candle warmer coupon (in booklet sent with free product coupons)
- $1.00 scrubbing bubble toilet cleaner (same booklet)

total after coupons and added tax = $1.73!
I saved $20.00!

[wisewithmymoney]

I have recently started couponing and I am loving it. I only clip what I will use and only buy if it is on sale or too good to pass up. I have even bought coupons for a dollar off ebay. Today, I had 21 coupons that were to expire today for Del Monte Fruit Naturals. Also, I had a coupon to buy 2 get a $1 off. So I went to the grocery store (which doubles coupons up to $1) to check them out. Here was the outcome:

Regular price $1.59 23 x $1.59 = $36.57
Minus sale discount $.59 23 x $.59 = $13.57
Minus 21 $.55 coupons 21 x $.55 = $11.55
Minus 21 double discount 21 x $.45 = $9.45
Minus $1.00 coupon 1 x $1 = $1.00

Total due: $1.00 I got 23 Del Monte Fruit Naturals for a dollar. I love couponing. To me, it's like playing the lottery, except I always win.

This is just one example. Last week I paid .$60 for 12 packs of gum, which should have cost $14.28.

[kdehart]

I love this! Getting things I need for next to nothing is great!

I went to Walgreen's and got

Schtick men's titanium trimmer razor 6.99
Womens schtick razor 6.99
Schtick quatro disposable razors 6.99
Barbasol (2) - 3.00
pure silk shaving cream - 1.99
mitchum deodorant - 2.99
reynolds foil = 1.69

Total $30.64 pre coupons

Total after coupons and $5 in RR was $5.20

[zaxandpax]

well I haven't made any good deals couponing yet, (headed out tomorrow), but I did get some good deals with my items to organize with!!

binder .49 (it's a plain 2", it will work till I find what I do want)
pack of photo sheets .99
pack of baseball card sheets FREE ( used my Office Depot Rewards)
plastic folder with 6 individual files to sort my SS, PG & RP 1.99

Then DH & I both bought Sunday papers (we didn't know the other did) 4.00

so less than $10 & I'm ready to head out the door. I am going to try to get the Olay Reginerist Deal x3 at WAG...

[aturnbg]

I got at Walgreens last week.............
3 Satin Cares
1 Skintaminte Schick Shaver
2 Reynolds Wrap Foil
2 3pk Scotch Tape
2 Maybeline Lip Glosses

For...............................$Nothing (made $.20)

[wildwind8]

Well thanks to this site and the cereal sale at
Safeway~buy 5 save $5.00. I saved $181.50

I bought 55 boxes of cereal (stockpiled and I have 6 kids) for a whopping $20.26
They were only .29 ~ .49 PER BOX! I will NEVER buy cereal at full price again! At first I felt weird about buying so much cereal but WOW the savings who cares how you look:dance3:

I also bought Airwick Lumin'air at Target
3@ 4.99 - 3 5.00 off Q
They were Free ~ Wheeee

Thanks to all the great advice offered by the warm and friendly people here on HCW I will hopefully be making more killer deals in the years to come.
Gina from Napavine, WA

[weaverxylina]

Still getting the hang of this but making progress.
I got two packages of Johnsonville sausage links, usually $3.99 each.
They were BOGO and I had a get $1 off two coupon, so it came to $1.50 each. So from $8 to $3. Not bad.
Fresh Express salad bags were BOGO and I had 2 $.55 coupons So 3.69 each regular price turned into $1.29 each.

[neeni1]

i am new to couponing and recently paid .89 for 18 cans of progresso soup at my local grocery store.....today i purchased 18 boxes of cereal and 7 bags of marshmallows for around 10.00.....then i went to wags and purchased 4 liquid creamers, 2 cans of a salmon and a tube of colgate, i used my 5RR and paid .89 total.
thank you guys for all the tips and suggestions on how to use coupons and combining with sales...my family will be eating marshmallow krispie treats for days to come.