What Do You Consider Stockpile Prices?

[campbell5060]

I am just starting out, but having a hard time knowing how much I should be paying for things for my stockpile. I read the info about laundry soap, but I'm still not sure about prices on other things. If you don't mind listing some of the things in your stockpile and how much you pay for them it would be a huge help. Obviously I know that if I can get something free I need to jump on it, but outside of that I am pretty lost. Some specifics I'm curious about:
cereal, peanut butter, paper towels, juicy juice, mac & cheese, pasta sauce, etc. TIA!

[jadajakebsmom]

I don't know how much help I will be but here's what I have found in my area which is small-town Missouri: Pasta sause $.87, papertowels .50-ish per roll for decent brands, mac-n-cheese so far Great Value has been the cheapest, PB I usually get when it is 3/$5 and then use my coupons on that, Jack's pizzas were 1.78 cheapest I've seen. Deodarant, toothpaste, shampoo--free or less than $1. Dishsoap free or .50.

It's really important to make note of what the normal prices are, and then you will know when they are at a better price on sale plus your coupons. I hope that made sense. Also when you get your stock built up you can wait to purchase shampoo or toothpaste until it is free or close to it. I'm an hour away from a store that doubles and CVS, so I rarely get things for free, but my dollar is stretching much, much further. I've been reading this forum for months and I keep learning new things all the time. Best of luck to you.

[Mothernature]

There are factors to consider: Do your stores double coupons? Do you have a Krogers? Do you have a CVS nearby? Without this information, your answers will be a bit skewed.

I do not have a Krogers but my stores do double. I also have a CVS near by.

Cereal-around a $1-$1.50/box; not many great deals lately.
Paper towels- I do not pay for
Dishsoap-$.25
Dishwasher $1-$1.50
Mac n Cheese- $.50
Pasta sauce-$.50-$.75
Deodorant- I do not pay for
TP- I do not pay for
Toothbrushes- I do not pay for
Toothpaste- I do not pay for
Shampoo- I do not pay for
Floss- Mostly free; I've paid up to $.60/pack when I lived in LOND
Bar soap- Mostly free; I paid $.50 for 2 3 packs of dial (I had no q with sale)
Mouthwash- free
Razors- Free
Shave cream- up to $.50
Garbage bags - $1/40 pack Glad
Batteries- up to $.25/pack
Kleenex-$.50
Canned veggies $.50
Pasta- I either purchase for free or $1
Canned soda- $2-$2.50/12 pack
Fresh Express salad- up to a $1
Sugar $2/bag

[campbell5060]

Originally Posted by Mothernature There are factors to consider: Do your stores double coupons? Do you have a Krogers? Do you have a CVS nearby? Without this information, your answers will be a bit skewed.

I have 1 CVS nearby (& Wags coming soon!) and Kroger, so I know once I learn the tricks of the trade I will be able to get some great deals. I just don't really know what a "deal" is yet. I've come to notice that many of the prices that people post on here are not the prices of things in my stores. (I live in a small town, so I think I get price gauged a little bit!)

[Mothernature]

I believe Krogers has the Daytona 500 deal. I read there are great deals to be had.

The other great thing with Krogers is the $.99/4 packs of TP. There are $.50/1 TP ips on the coupon sites. Free TP!

As previously suggested, you need a price book. I've couponed for 8 years and run into this problem from time to time. I shop in spurts of every 6 months (excluding the monthly bread run); the prices of groceries are rising dramatically in my area.

[newatthis]

Hi! Welcome to HCW!
Here are a few of my bottom line prices. Although free is good, with starting out you won't have the stockpile and experience to get almost everything free, realistically. Here are a few of my prices.

yogurt- $.25/cup
paper towels- $.10-$.30 (I've gotten VIVA for $.30 each before)
juicy juice- $.75-$1
Dish liquid-$.25-$.50 (CVS runs deals on this quite often)
Dishwasher tabs $.25-$1.00 (I stock up on electrasol once a year)
Deodorant- free (courtesy of CVS)
Toothbrushes- free (courtesy of CVS)
Toothpaste- free (courtesy of CVS)
Shampoo- free (courtesy of CVS)
Mouthwash- $.50-$1
Razors- Free (courtesy of CVS)
Kleenex-$.25-$.50
Canned veggies $.15-$.50
Pasta- $.50-$1
cereal- $.50-$1 (It has taken me a whole year to really get down to this price on cereal)

[MoneySavinDiva]

I had the same problem when I started couponing as well. Of course, I found HCW after I started couponing, so I didn't have the help of all these wonderful ladies!!

I don't have a price list for you like all of the pp's have...but I will tell you that once your WAGS gets up and running you shouldn't have to pay over 75c for cereal again. Between the WAGS RR deals on Kellogg's and the KMART super doubles I have enough cereal to last us several months for 75c and under per box. I have also started grocery shopping in the morning to pick up the best clearance deals, and never will pay over 49c per loaf of bread again! And as pp's have stated...you should NEVER have to pay for HBA items ever again thanks to CVS and WAGS!

I just set my prices to what the "going rate" is around here. I too have found that the prices listed on HCW are different than my local area...I also live in a small town and prices are much higher than in bigger cities that we visit.

So hang in there, you'll soon learn the top price you'll be willing to pay on any one item, and you'll have a huge stockpile built up to prove it in no time!

[oregon]

Just a quick question. Since I'm just starting out on this would a good "fomula" be $0.10-$0.20 on the dollar when compared to their regular prices?

That seems to be a number I've been hitting consistently. I realize that some things, like coffee, I'll never hit that number on. Coffee for me is 50% off or better.

[jenrose]

Everything depends quite a bit on what area you live in, what stores you have access to and whether they double.

I live in the land of no doubles (except the every so often Albertsons Doubler coupons but even that is only 3 at a time). I have high sales tax and I do not have a CVS or the like. So my stockpile price would likely be higher then yours due to these factors.

[nannabownanna]

Originally Posted by MoneySavinDiva I had the same problem when I started couponing as well. Of course, I found HCW after I started couponing, so I didn't have the help of all these wonderful ladies!! I don't have a price list for you like all of the pp's have...but I will tell you that once your WAGS gets up and running you shouldn't have to pay over 75c for cereal again. Between the WAGS RR deals on Kellogg's and the KMART super doubles I have enough cereal to last us several months for 75c and under per box. I have also started grocery shopping in the morning to pick up the best clearance deals, and never will pay over 49c per loaf of bread again! And as pp's have stated...you should NEVER have to pay for HBA items ever again thanks to CVS and WAGS! I just set my prices to what the "going rate" is around here. I too have found that the prices listed on HCW are different than my local area...I also live in a small town and prices are much higher than in bigger cities that we visit. So hang in there, you'll soon learn the top price you'll be willing to pay on any one item, and you'll have a huge stockpile built up to prove it in no time!

WG's RR reward program is set to be retired on or about July 1st. At least that is what has been reported by several employees.
That program will be replaced with a plan similar to CVS and the Extra Care program.

That being said, the way that I add to my stockpile is this.
If I can get the item at a savings of more than 75% with the sale/coupons, then I get as many as I can of that item as long as it does not take away from my food budget.
Stockpiling should never affect your regular budget in an adverse way.
In other words, don't take $20 out of your regular budget to stock up on 4 bottles of laundry soap.
UNLESS you are OUT of soap and were going to have to buy it anyway!

You will soon find your nitch for stockpiling and have a wall filled!