I really need something to fill my free time or a job, but at the moment I am VERY obsessed with getting things for $1 or less (preferably free) using sales and coupons. Last night, I took my coupons plus some my Aunt Shirley/Coupon Partner gave me along with a current sales paper for every store in my area. I laid out a master plan, and here is what I got for my money today:
Ingles:
Bar S 16 oz Jumbo Franks. Normally $1.78, BOGO, plus coupon, made each pack $0.39 cents
Lipton Ice Tea (24 bags). Normally $2.08, BOGO, plus coupon, made the box $0.24
I also bought Lee and Perrins Worcestershire Sauce for $1 a bottle.
*Side Note: I have been looking for my boyfriend Matt's favorite Ranch Dressing for a year and a half, ever since they stopped carrying it in the stores in his hometown. I have walked into every grocery store for the past year and a half looking for this dressing without luck. Well, last night my Aunt Shirley gave me a coupon for THE SAME DRESSING. And I FINALLY found it at Ingles and I got to use my coupons. WIN. Top that one Matt!
CVS: BEST DEAL OF THE DAY!
My Aunt Shirley gave me a coupon for $5 off a $15 or more purchase at CVS. I had a coupon for Biore Pore Strips to get a Biore Face Cleanser for free up to a $9 value. Each Biore product was $8, so my total came to $16 (Note, neither products were on sale they were full price). With both coupons, I got the face cleanser and pore strips for $3.84 WITH TAX!
Bonus: Because I bought two Biore products, I received another $5.00 off coupon for any purchase value over $5. I had a coupon for a $1 off Nivea body wash that was full-price $6.29 and came with a free sample of lotion. With both coupons my price was $0.29, but with tax I paid $0.78. My taxes were more than the total (You have to pay taxes on the amount pre-savings, FYI).
Bi-Lo:
For $22.24, I got a large bottle of French's Mustard, KC Masterpiece Barbecue Sauce, a can of my dad's favorite Turnip Greens ($0.14 normally $0.99), 2 Dole Peach Parfaits 4 pack ($0.50 each), 6 tubs of Crystal Light mix for the price of 2, Ken's Steakhouse Marinade, Lawry's Signature Steak Marinade, 4 Hefty Paper Plate packs for $0.95 each, and a 150 oz/100 load of Purex Laundry Detergent. My total before savings was close to $70, but after my coupons I only paid $22.24 with taxes.
Side Note: There were a few items I had coupons for that I would have actually MADE Money ($0.08-$0.60 per various items) that would have brought my total down and given me more items, but Bi-Lo was sold out (probably because other couponers got there first), so I had to take a rain check for each item because I plan on going back for them when they are restocked.
Tomorrow I am going to Harris Teeter and Food Lion to see what damage I can do there. At Harris Teeter, Birds-Eye frozen vegetables are BOGO, but I have a coupon to buy one bag and get one free. I am wondering what they will do if I use a BOGO coupon when it is already BOGO. I am hoping money will be credited to my total bill to get both free, but who knows.
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