I have seen posts like these on all of the coupon sites that are on the side bar, so I decided that I would show my great deals that I got today at Target. I added all of the original prices for each product which totaled $31.53. I found all of these products on clearance and I had coupons to use for each product, I ended up spending $6.40 all together. I figured that was a savings of 79.7%. Not bad for someone who just started learning how to use coupons a month and a half ago. The best deal of all was the mascara that I got. It was originally $4.99, it was on clearance for $1.24, which is a great deal, but I had two $1.00 off any Cover Girl make-up coupons, so the final price is each mascara was .24 cents!! If anyone has a Cover Girl coupon there is still a lot of mascara left. I would have bought more but I used all of the coupons I had.Here are some things that I have learned about using coupons at Walgreen's, Albertson's, Smith's and Target.
Walgreen's: Their ad comes out in the Sunday newspaper. They have coupons in there adds and each month they have an additional coupon book that you can pick up at the store right by the stand that has their weekly ads, it is called the Easy Saver Catalog. There are new catalogs each month. Walgreen's does a lot of rebates on their products. This is very easy to do and you can do it online. The system online keeps track of your rebates and you can get the rebates sent back to you whenever you want. I actually have a Walgreen's rebate card and I just have all of my rebates go to the card and then they will send it to me in the mail and I use the card instead of cash. I have noticed that they give me bonuses for having this card and having my rebates come back to me this way. The thing that I love about Walgreen's is they have several of their products reduced to what they call final sale price or on clearance. You can use their coupons, manufacture coupons, or online coupons. I have also been able to stack my coupons, meaning, that if I have more than one coupon for the item I am buying I can use more than one, making it an even bigger savings. I have noticed that our Walgreen's is really picked over, but I still can get a really good deal sometimes I just have to search and wait for things to go to that final reduction price and of course use my coupons.
Smith's, Albertson's and Target: These stores are all same, as far as I can tell with their coupon using policies. I have been able to use manufacture, store and online coupons at each of these stores. I have found that you can use their store coupon and another coupon for each transaction. You can use multiple coupons on a deal as long as you use one coupon for each item. Here is an example; you purchased some cake mix that was on sale 4 for $5.00 and you have four different coupons for that same brand of cake mix you can use one coupon for each cake mix. I do this a lot with cereal at Smith's and Albertson's, (Kohlers and Maceys are the same way. ) I have also found that each of these stores has the final reduced sales price as well and you can use your coupons for these final reduced products as well. That is how I was able to get Colgate Total toothpaste for free. The final price was $.99 and I had a $1.00 off coupon, Sweet!!
I am still a novice at this coupon business but I am learning and I know I am saving money. I read on The Obsessive Shopper that you really need one coupon for every member of your family. I am now starting to see why. Just like my deal with the mascara if I had more coupons I could have bought more and I wouldn't needed to buy mascara for years, but I only had two coupons so I was only able to get two. I am looking into where and how to get multiply Sunday papers at a deal, I will let you know when I find out. If any of you have some great coupon info and know more about the policies and process of couponing please let us know. If anyone gets some great deals and wants to share their great deals with us please let me know and we will make a blog post for you. I am also starting to track my purchases I am excited to see how much I am really saving. Thanks for sharing any info you have for the blog it is a great way to help each other out.
