Thursday, October 25, 2012

$17.72 At CVS



All of the above items were $17.72 with coupons and after extra care bucks at CVS.

Retail:
Razor $12.79
Razor Cartridges $16.99
Cepacol $4.99
Mucinex $16.99
400 Cough Drops $10
Advil Congestion $7.99
Delsym Kids Cough $12.00
TOTAL:  $81.75!!
Saved:  $64.03

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Publix Coupon Deals For The Week



1 Plantar Fascitits Shoe Insert (reg 5.99)
1 Jergen's Lotion (10 oz)
1 Brilliant Brunette Conditioner
1 Frizz Ease Shampoo
1 Frizz Ease Dream Curl Gel
1 Tresemme Shampoo
1 Tresemme Conditioner
4 Chunky Ragu Spaghetti Sauce (45 oz - Aldi is 24 oz)
6 Echrich Smoked Sausage
4 Mini Grands Biscuits
2 Cinommen Canned Biscuites
2 (6-pack full size) Hershey Chocolate Bars (For S'Mores)
4 Quaker Oats  (18 oz)
1 Full Size Publix Apple Juice
1 Simply Orange Juice With Mango (Not from concentrate - 54 oz)
5 Boxes Playtex Tampons (Super - 18 ct)
2 Advil Jr. Chewables (24 ea)
2 Advil Liquigels (40 ea)
2 Natural Bliss Coffee Creamers
2 Unisom (reg $8.99 ea)
10 Whole Wheat Ritz Crackers
Not Pictured:
2 Gallons Whole Milk
5 Snuggle Fabric Softener (Exhilerations Small Bottle)
2 Soft Soap Hand Soaps
4 Cambell's Cream Of Mushroom Soup
2 Publix Brand Peach Yogurts
69 Total Items

Out Of Pocket Cost:  $216.44
-$150 Gas Cards
Bottom Line Cost For Groceries $66.44
Average Cost Per Item:  $0.96/ea

HOW????

3 Transactions At 3 Stores On 3 Different Days
Used (3) $5 Off Purchase Of $40
Used (3) $10 Off Gas Card If You Buy $50+ Of Groceries
Manufacturer and Store Coupons For Almost Every Item (southersavers.com)

Monday, May 28, 2012

How's A Mom To Be Frugal With 6 Daughters?


My girls and I prefer Secret brand deodorant
to any other kind because it works the best for us.
Strong enough for a man...gentle enough for a woman.

Here is how I purchased 20 Secret deodorants for $6 without being a coupon fanatic.

Steps:

1.  Filled out a price book sheet on Secret deodorant.  The cheapest I found was a 4-pk (2.6 oz) at Sam's for $6.98.  This worked out to $0.67 per ounce.

2.  Purchased 20 coupons ($1.00 off) on eBay for $1.49 (incl ship).  Cost per coupon was $0.07 each.

3.  Printed 2 Dollar General coupons for $5 off purchase of $25.

4.  Shop on Saturday (only day the $5 coupon is good) at two Dollar General locations.

5.  At store #1 purchased 14 Secret deodorants for $1.75 each, 2 pks of gum, and used $5 off coupon.  Total was $7.36.

6.  At store #2 purchased 6 Secret deodorants for $1.75 each, and other coupon deal items to reach $25 total, then used $5 off coupon.

Cost analysis:

$1.75 (Cost of 1.6 oz Secret deodorant)
+$0.07 (Add cost of manufacturer's coupon bought on eBay)
-$1.00 (Less manufacturer's coupon)
-$0.34 (Less store coupon $5 off purchase of $25 or more)
$0.48 (Total cost for 1.6 oz)
$0.30/oz (Less than half of the cost per oz of Sam's prices)

$0.30/oz is my new "lowest price" to be added to the price book.  All future drugstore deals and sales will be measured against this price.