K-mart Brags

[purplefdu]

Starting total $161.xx, paid $30.xx, got $2 oyno (should have been $5) and they only missed one $2 doubling. Portsmouth had to do it manually but my cashier was a sweetheart and very nice and thought it was amazing to watch it come down. He also said he'd only seen a couple people with coupons and none saved like I did. Got in trouble for spending .79 on cat food, but DH said I could count the $2 oyno against it.

[justlucy06]

Oh my goodness - what a blast we had at Kmart!!!!

5 of us went & took 2 vehicles (35 minutes one way) - disappointed first few aisles - everything seemed so expensive (3 of us are CVS junkies). Then we hit the shampoo aisle! We did the Sauve Shampoo which was $1.25 on sale which included the 33% more packs. Used a $2/3 coupon. Dove was $4 for the bigger bottles. Of course, Sunsilk products, etc. We had a blast in that aisle we even hijacked the employee's only ladder (like is there really an employee that would see us?). Just act like you need help to see what I mean....LOL

Lots of the normal deals talked about were wiped out. If they do it again I'll definitely be there on Day #1 - all calendared activities are off - 100% cancelled but we managed to get a great haul.

When it came time to check out, a cashier approached us and said the manager asked her to take us as opposed to him on a certain register. I had checked with the ass't store manager partway thru the shop. I asked to ring one item then one coupon. Told No - it will void the sale. WTH? (excuse my french). I knew I was going to be there awhile just with that one buggy! Then the Trident gum rang up for a dime over. Told cashier. She checked shelf tag, voided them off, re-rang.... You know the bit. She was breathing hard..... I really felt kinda sorry for her. After a couple of price checks she took my word for it which was nice 'cause soooo many didn't ring up correctly! The pricing was all over the board.

Then we start with the coupons. #1 - #4 go ok although she didn't pick the correct item. #5 - #8 (different items) don't go well. No, the register takes it off automatically. It didn't. Explained. Explained again. She told me that's just the way it is or something like that. I asked if she could call a supervisor. Two come running over. #1 explains that the coupon didn't double because I can't get something for free. WTH????? Ok, so why did Coupon #1 - 4 give me the bars for free? Well that's not right - let's void them off.

I explained as calmly as possible (I think I did amazingly well all things considered) that I think that the correct item button was not pushed when prompted. All 3 told me that it was not necessary to push the correct button - just let the register do the work. I told them that yes, I did believe it mattered and tried to explain why. They did a couple of things then I suggested we void off the 4 problematic coupons and start again. Wowsa! The Dove Shampoo was actually free. The managers left after awhile and then the cashier was frustrated by the $1/2 coupons and just manually entered them as $2.

The first order (my friend's) was $116 and she paid $3.21 - my couponer in training has officially graduated!!!! Her next order was $1.16 and the third was $-0-. She ended up saving 97%. #2 (& #5) couponers saved 80%, #3 77%, #4 68%.

A lightbulb went off in the cashier's head and after that first order, she was wonderful and got even better as we checked out 5 buggies of stuff!

And guess what???? On the second order and subsequent order, the cashier magically got the register to work by scanning an item then the coupon.

That was wonderful advice!

WATCH THE SHELF TAGS & SALE TAGS and the register like a hawk!

One manager said, these people keep coming back in thinking we're just going to take their word for it and give them their $ back!!!! I said that's why I want to be SURE everything rings up correctly right from the start!

[popeye1]

Well, my store was not participating but they honored it. I actually think people do a little better at stores that are not in the test market because it was obvious that I was the first doubling in the store. Everything was in stock and I had to ring out at customer service and here is what they did. Ring everything up, took off all the coupons, then went back and took all the coupons off again manually. I had no problems with q's that were $1/2. I started at $212 and paid $38 OOP. That included $10 in tax and a pair of shoes for my grandson. It was so much fun!!!

[cmricha2]

My 3rd trip was awesome. 3rd trip was $45 before qs and $1.82 after.

2x Loreal eyeshadow singles, $2 MQ
4x Fingers/Kiss nail art stickers, $1 MQ
1x altoids mints, $1 MQ
2x sunsilk conditioner, $1.50 MQ
2x sunsilk stylers, $1.50 MQ
2x buddy bars, $2/2 MQ
1x j&j first aid product, $1 MQ
1x ziploc vaccum, $2 MQ
4x easy mac cups, $1/2 MQ

My other two trips were:
(1) $4.19 after qs, $20 before qs (one item I bought without a q)
(2) $6.82 after qs, $60 before qs

[kldarnell72]

this was my trip today:
before coupons $111.??
after coupons $48.65
(I also bought a pair of shoes, pack of sox, and a pack of boxers for ds, this is all included in the total)
vaseline lotion (free)
rightguard deod x2 (free)
crest kids toothpaste x2(free)
visine x2 (free)
dove shampoo (free)
advil pm (.59)
first aid bandage x4(free)
healthfull cat food x2(free)
renuzit pearl scent x2(.50 each)
purex fab softner (1.29)
fbreeze air affects(.99)
tide x2 (12.00)
glade flameless refill (1.49)
fansy feast cat food (.49)
trident splash gum x2 (.18)
goodlife cat food (.99)
cereal x2 (5.00) no coupon for these
shoes (13.99) no coupon for this
socks (4.49) no coupon
boxers (7.00) no coupon

At the end I also received two coupons for $1 off next purchase and one for $10 off $100 for pantry, beauty care/health care
Not as good as some, but I don't think it was too bad

[kval07]

Woo hoo!! I am so glad that all Kmarts are doing this.

Total before coupons was around $140ish. Don't remember exactly.

After coupons I paid $30.73 for 50 items. Pretty good IMO. I got enough Purex fabric softener to last me at minimum one year. If you can't tell, I also really love my dog. He has enough treats to last until the end of time. The shampoos, deoderants, and stylers are all for the gift baskets I am doing for Christmas this year. (5 younger sisters, 1 younger brother, dad, and his GF)

All in all, I am extremely pleased!!

[mzbeers]

OMG! My trip to Kmart - before coupons $45.07 (22 items) after coupons .45 + $1.73 tax = $2.18!! I'm so excited! I want to go through my coupons again and make another trip. They had a whole ton of stuff on clearance that I had Q's for making them really cheap or free! They had the boxes of Electrasol (26 ct old formula) for $2.00!

[momma2cameron]

I went back because I was hoping to find endust at another store but no luck! My son went with me so I ended up buying him a toy... kinda defeated the purpose of savings LOL

Iron man toy 10.99
Eyeliner sharpener .99
Right Guard Deodorant 2.00, $1/1 doubled= FREE
Adidas deodorant 3.00, $1/1 doubled= $1
Edge vault shave gel 2.29, $1/1 doubled= .29
2 x Aussie shampoo and conditioner 7.58, $2/2 doubled= 3.58
Renuzit 2 pack air freshener 1.99, .55/1 doubled= .89
Renuzit pearl scents odor neutralizer 2.50, $1/1 doubled= .50
Renuzit air refresher 2.39, $1/1 doubled= .39
Ziploc vacuum starter kit 3.99, $1.50/1 doubled= .99
Pledge wipes 2.50, $1/1 doubled= .50
Glade candle 2.89, $1/1 doubled= .89
2 x Glade fabric refresher, 7.58 1.50/1 doubled= 4.58 (I had another 1.50 coupon but it expired yesterday and I didn't catch it... so I paid full price for one- DOH!
3 x Dove 3.53 oz Large chocolate= 5.97, $1/1 doubled x 3= FREE

Total before savings: 60.06
Total with tax OOP: 25.54
The total with tax is less than what I calculated for my savings so somewhere I got extra- I haven't figured that out yet. I forgot to even check the clearance section, grr!

[Sparkle]

primginger -
My K-mart and most of others did the doubling for 5 days, ending 10/5. Double coupons up to and including $2. Great deals on shampoo, toothpaste, headache products, make-up, etc. The coupons we used are mostly from the regular Sunday inserts, tear pads, anywhere you can find coupons.

[Knoop]

Seen Clearasil black head remover on sale for 2.00 and there are 2.00/1 Clearasil coupons out there and that makes it free.
It was by the pharmacy. on an end isle. Not on the shelf with the other Clearasil products.

Also, there were Nature made vitemins on clearance...there are 1.00/1 coupons out there too.