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    Default My first couponing trip!!

    So I've been reading up on couponing and stockpiling and trying to sharpen my coupon skillz, buying extra sunday papers and keeping an eye out for printables I might use. I've been diligently clipping and organizing, and scanning my sale flyers and this week it seems like the stars aligned for me. I'm planning three trips to separate stores to grab the best deals(they're all very close to me).

    So tonight I bought this:

    3 Hebrew National Franks
    milk
    bread
    2 emerald breakfast nut mixes
    4 Kraft salad dressings
    5lb Domino sugar
    shower pouf
    crispy Chinese noodles
    lays kettle chips(my addiction, lol
    and a diet coke--also my weakness
    and my total before my store card and coupons was 57.46

    I used:
    2 1.00 off 2 Kraft dressings
    1.50 off 2 Emerald nut products
    .50 off Domino sugar
    Free milk catalina
    Didn't have a coupon for the franks, but by watching sales I knew they were rock bottom priced at 1.99 with store card

    My grand total was 26.80!! This is fun!!
    I hope I do as well with the rest of my trips!

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    HAPPY DANCE Re: My first couponing trip!!

    Well done for your 1st trip.
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    That is a 50% savings! Well done. I don't think I did as well on my first trip.

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    So, I went out again today and here's what I bought:
    4 boxes of Golden Grahams
    2 jello temptations snacks
    1 small bag of pampers
    butter
    herbal essences conditioner
    a diet dr. pepper
    total before my store card and my coupons: 42.07

    Then I used:
    2 1.00 off two general mills cereals from last week's sunday paper
    5.00 pampers catalina
    1.00 off any herbal essences product
    2 1.00 off refrigerated jello snacks from the sunday paper

    Grand total was 24.23, and I got a free milk catalina and 2.00 off five general mills cereals catalina. Woohoo!

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    You're doing great!

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    So on sunday I hit store #3. Here's what I got:

    $25 gas card
    3 pringles
    2 dips
    2 johnsonville bratwurst
    2 shredded cheeses
    magnum ice cream bars
    wacky mac
    barbecue sauce
    3 bags tyson chicken strips
    2 sunday papers

    total before handing over my store card and coupons---90.14

    Then I used my store card and these:

    free $25 gas certificate from last week
    jack daniels barbecue printable
    wacky mac printable
    1.00 off 2 dips
    1.00 off 2 johnsonville brats
    1.00 magnum icecream printable
    1.00 off 3 pringles
    Chicken strips were at 5.39, which is as low as they go where I live. Just wish I could have bought another bag, but my freezer was full!

    Grand total was 35.42. Yep, I'm hooked!

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    Quote Originally Posted by ScrapyardButterfly View Post
    So on sunday I hit store #3. Here's what I got:

    $25 gas card
    3 pringles
    2 dips
    2 johnsonville bratwurst
    2 shredded cheeses
    magnum ice cream bars
    wacky mac
    barbecue sauce
    3 bags tyson chicken strips
    2 sunday papers

    total before handing over my store card and coupons---90.14

    Then I used my store card and these:

    free $25 gas certificate from last week
    jack daniels barbecue printable
    wacky mac printable
    1.00 off 2 dips
    1.00 off 2 johnsonville brats
    1.00 magnum icecream printable
    1.00 off 3 pringles
    Chicken strips were at 5.39, which is as low as they go where I live. Just wish I could have bought another bag, but my freezer was full!

    Grand total was 35.42. Yep, I'm hooked!
    Its so easy to get hooked!!! I am right there with you! I am kicking myself for not starting sooner!!! Great job on the savings!!!
    Contessa

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    Once your hooked you will never go back to paying full price..yeah it's a good thing-lol! WTG!!!
    I had sanity once upon a time I promise . It was just so long agoooo that I can't remember it.

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    Very awesome. Isn't it a great feeling :D

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    It's so addicting and fun!

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