It's all about the bottom line! What is your best price?

[latte]

Originally Posted by Luv22Save At what price per pound do people stock up on dog and cat food? Also, what price are you willing to pay for kitty litter and dog/cat treats?

bewteen 3 cats who are rather spoiled by the way, we buy the tidy cats buckets (currently @ walmart for 12.72 each! holy cow, last time i bought them they were 10.54! ) aphrodite(the scitzo orange cat) wont eat treats at all--unless its pot roast or ham--blue (the fluffbucket) eats any treats i give them, and so does star(fat kitty), the 3 only eat iams, goodlife or purina naturals(and even with goodlife or purina naturals, it has to be 2/3 iams with 1/3 either purina naturals or 1/3 goodlife other wise NONE of our cats will eat it) but if i can get cat food for less then $3.00 a bag im a happy person! i have yet to pay for treats, as they have been free with qs(or like 10 cents each)

[faeryedark]

I haven't had to pay for cat or dog food for at least 6 months now. I'm feeding the cats Good Life recipe (free w/Q from Petsmart...still have about 4 bags and am waiting for the next sale) And our dog eats Iams which I got a ton of when it was marked down at Walmart and when I find it on the discount table at my fav. Grocery store...best find was a 40# bag of Iams, marked for $7.26 and I had an $8 Q so free with overage

[SchwoomsMom]

I'd be curious to know, the posters who've posted here, especially the ones on the first couple pages, how has your prices changed? Have you lowered the amount you're willing to pay for some products, since you originally posted? I realize most prices have gone up in the last 2 years, but I'd also imagine that your willingness for your oop has gone down...

(please note, the penny, does not usually include tax...)
I absolutely refuse to pay a single penny for cereal, shampoo/cond, toothbrushes, skin care, baby wipes, and baby washes/lotions...

[politjunkie]

So after doing this for 2 and a half weeks im realizing i need to be patient, eventually it will be free.

But I thought this would be an interesting thread for noobs to reference when they first start stockpiling.

What are things you wouldn't consider paying for because often enough they are free. These things you just need to be patient for the right deal and stock up when it is free to get you by until its free again.

Here are a few I know of, please add more so we can have a comprehensive thread for noobs (namely me) to reference when they see a sale.

Body Wash
Deodorant
Shampoo/conditioner
Toilet Paper
Tooth paste


What else is free often enough (say every 3-6 months) that you should wait to stock pile until it is

[mrsjschultz]

Off the top of my head (And, I live in LOND):

Cereal
Razors
Air Freshener
Make-up/Cosmetics
Excedrin!

[thickbluebug]

If you are talking on groceries too, rebates can make everything free. Check out gimme my money back - summer is a great time for condiments, meats, coolers, flip flops, suncare and paper goods all can be found free after rebates.

Foods like these are often free after q in my area.
rice box like uncle bens, zatarains,
betty crocker potatoes
peter pan peanut butter
french's mustard
kraft bbq sauce
manwich
vlassic and mt olive pickles
paper plates
chinet napkins
pounce cat treats
alpo canned dog food
good life dog food
purina healthful life

deodorant - adidas has a rebate out now
pepcid has a rebate out now

If you are a true newbie look at drugstores like these

wags/walgreens has items (far) free after rebate
riteaid has items free after rebate
cvs has items free after ecb money coupons

[kdownie]

Tylenol

Baby wipes can be very very cheap several times a year too

[xlyingxwhispersx]

I have razors out the wazoo thanks to CVS!

Also excedrin is a big one...

Shampoo/Conditioner as well.

As far as food goes, hamburger helper, BC fruit snacks, cereals, Rice and pasta roni..

I have all that stuff out the wazoo to!!

[extechy]

Totally free:

Toothpaste
Mouthwash
Razors
Shampoo
Deodorant
Cereal
Most any snack food
Soda
Condiments
Soap
Dish soap
Lotion
Body washes
Pain meds

Sometimes free or for pennies:

Rice and pasta sides
Pasta sauce
Canned goods
Gum
Detergent
Other OTC medication

Never find enough good deals on but still cheap:
Toilet paper

[gr8Idea]

I agree with all of the above, and want to add that you should never pay for a product that's newly on the market! I think that's why HBA are so easy to find free - they are always coming out with somthing new to appeal to our vanity!!

They promote it to death in the beginning to get you hooked, through combinations of coupons/sale pricing/store promotions like CVS' extra bucks.

Sometimes, you can even get actual samples in the mail. There's a whole topic devoted to free samples here: Freebies for individuals - Hot Coupon World

After a product has been on the market a while, the coupon values decrease; for example, the Phenom razors had $4 coupons and $6 extra bucks when they first came out. Now the coupons are only $2, and no extra bucks. Oh, and they even put the online surveys in their package so you could earn a $10 gift card! I did two of them.

Right now, Keebler is big time promoting two new cookies - peanut butter sticks and fudge filled cookies. They had .55/1 those two types only and $1/2 any Keebler cookies last week. When I combined the .55/1 with my triple coupons and the sale price of $1.99 (reg price $3.99), I got them for .34/ea..... LOTS of them!

Another new-ish type of product are all of the tabs and gelpacs for the dishwasher. I've gotten them for .24/ea with .75/1 coupons doubled when these were on sale for half price. I won't be buying anymore dishwasher detergent for over a year.

I know others have even better sales in their areas, so some of these prices might seem high to others!

So look for new products, snatch them up, and stock up is my best advice!