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

[heyitsjenny]

Originally Posted by LilMa0308 How are you guys getting detergent for $2 and a bunch of stuff free??? Are your coupons being doubled or something??

I have one store near by me that doubles up to five coupons that are worth up to $1 each. However, you also have to spend $25, and it's only on Wednesdays, so I don't go there often. I don't double my coupons a lot, I just combine promotions with coupons. B1G1 free promotions with coupons tend to save me lots of money.

Where do you live? What food stores do you shop at? That determines the price of your stuff a lot.

[born2boop]

This sounds like Copps/PickNSave with the double 5 up to $1 on Wednesdays. However, you don't need to spend $25, you just need to get your total up to $25 after store discounts/store coupons.
So if your total after your Copps card equals $25.05, and you have 5 $1 coupons, that is $10 off your $25.05 total.
If you also have other coupons IE Free, or BOGO or even cents off everything you have in your cart, you can end up spending lots less.
I go there on Wednesday early in the morning. They are more likely to not have run out of certain products, since Wed is also the last day of the weekly sale.
Last week my OOP was $11.12.

[Whispered]

hi, i don't know why changed it to Small print..
but check out Swinging deals.. thats where the list of
all the drug and food stores are at..

The free things, well CVS.. has whats called ECBS..
so basically they are giving away free stuff..

Cvs tho IS complicated, lol, to be sure! but i'm finding its worth it..
This month they had bandaids, toothbrushes and
Smart rinse mouthwash, all free after ecb

(too tired to explain ecbs.. but theres info

The best thing, to do is simply not go when You want something, but when the deals are there.. GO..
start saving tons of inserts, join a Q train and
read, read and Read!!
and check out the freebie forum here too :)
Most of all, don't get discouraged!!
Its worth it! :)

I'm picky about my shampoo, but did mange to get
Dove for 50 cents at wags (walgreens)

12 pack cartoon of cokes~ 2.00

Krafts BBQ Sauce~ 77 cents, tho i think you could get it lower or almost free..

Razors, toothpaste, from what i've heard are always free!!.. I find my best razor deals, comes from the freebies.. imo..

Dawn 11 oz~ 50 cents or less

Hamburger Helper & Stove Top~ 99 cents

Swiss Miss hot chocolate...99 cents (for 6, but. there was a sale and got 12 for 99, wish i had stocked more.!!!.

also 99 cents store/ dollar tree GREAT Places, to
get good stuff!!

Loreal Hip eyeshadow~~ 99 cents

i'm still a newbie..after hmm 6 months or is it a yr almost??/ lol

[heyitsjenny]

No, I don't double coupons a lot. Only one of the stores near my house doubles coupons (only up to five of them), but you can only do it on Wednesdays, and you have to buy $25 worth of stuff. So, I usually just wait for the good deals and use coupons. Cheap prices with B1G1 free coupons and ____ off coupons usually help me get stuff really cheap or free. I live near a couple Cub Foods stores, and they take coupons up to three months past their expiration date, and that helps a lot, as I can wait for the good deals longer.

EDIT:

Sorry, I posted twice! I thought that my other wasn't posted, so I rewrote it.

[momofmy3kids]

I don't get less than $1.00 a box of cereal, so that's my threshold, and we usually end up with Cheerios or Life Cereal.

$1.88/lb cheapest I've seen Chix Breast Here

Milk is $2.50 - $2.99 a gallon if I buy it at Costco or 7-Eleven. This week I'm getting it for $1.99/gallon at Thriftway.

I figure if I get more stockpile of the non-perishable for less than a dollar, then I can spend more on the fresh veggies, fruits and milks.

[Sthrnmissgal]

Well, the things that I have so much of that my husband would probably lock the doors if I came home with anymore....my threshold is free and that includes toothpaste, deoderant,shampoo/conditioner,shaving gel,body wash, marinades, BBQ sauce, 12 pack Cokes (I roll My Coke Rewards).

Fruit Roll Ups: $1.00
Capri Suns: $1.25

[FantasyIsland]

DH has given me a new bottom line for paper towels for the next year: they must be a money-maker - either directly or need to buy them free to get something else free. Zero oop or better. He figured we only use 1 roll per week and we have nearly a 2 year supply. He said he will re-evaluate at the winter holidays because I insist we use 2 rolls per week and we only have a 1 year supply. Either way, says he, we have NO MORE ROOM!

[MamaBird06]

So with the cvs deal on all HE laundry detergent is considered a pretty good deal right? It seems like it is always gone before i get to the store when it is bogo free, at the store by my house it is 6.19 so it would b 4.19 after 2 1/1 coupons. Is this a stock up price? I really need to get the he kind, but have been using some baking soda in the soap dispensier w/the purex i got for .99 a bottle some months back, which helps w/the suds, of course then i need to buy the baking soda, so i figure it is best to just get the he kind if i can.

[heyitsjenny]

Wait, I thought Purex was ok for front loading washers and regular washers. Maybe I'm wrong?

Anyways, I think that $4.19 is still expensive if it only has 26 to 32 loads. If it is 50 or so, not bad, but otherwise, not really.

Do you have a havelist and wishlist MamaBird06?

[ladypeq]

Where do I get the coupons and the great deals? I am just getting started.