Finally Friday!!

Thank goodness the weekend is here!  I have to work a little bit tomorrow, but that means some overtime.  WOO!

I just checked out the Sunday Coupon Preview and we are getting 3 (!) inserts this weekend, including my favorite, the Proctor and Gamble insert.  Check it out to get an idea of what's going to show up in your paper this weekend. 

Also, the Walgreens monthly coupon booklet is coming out on Sunday, so check out the list of coupons that are going to be available for October by clicking here. 

Have a great saving weekend everyone!!

Learning by Experience

Stacy went shopping on Friday.  She found some good deals, but she also learned a lesson about couponing.  Watch as items ring up and/or check your receipt before you leave the store.  And don't forget to use the coupons you've spent your time clipping!

"I bought an expensive salad dressing only because I had a coupon for $2 off-then forgot to use the coupon. I usually irritate the cashiers by disputing charges at the checkout. This time I was in lala land and missed several errors: 1) I bought 4 loaves of day-old french bread at Wal-Mart for .90 each except I was charged full price for 1, 2)I bought 10 bottles of shampoo at ALPS because they were the lowest I have ever seen them priced. Again, I was randomly charged full price for 4 of those. So to add it up, I wasted $4.89. Ugh!"


If something rings up incorrectly, point it out to the checker.  At the worst, you might have picked up the wrong item.  But at best, you'll save yourself some money by catching those mistakes.  Computers are not infallible!!  If you don't notice the errors until after you've finished the transaction, you should be able to take your receipt to customer service and get it sorted out.

Most important, don't beat yourself up too bad.  We all have our off days and can miss those deals.  Just be kind to yourself, and try to be a little more vigilant to not make a similar mistake next time.  For myself, making a mistake like that makes me a lot less likely to make it again since I'm looking for it more carefully.
Have any of you ever had to dispute the price an item rang up as?  Was it difficult, or did the employee work with you to figure out the mistake?

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Dear Couponers,

I hope everyone had a nice Monday! 

I had a great shopping day on Saturday but haven’t yet been able to post about it.  Saturday night we went to the fair, and then Sunday we went to church and then went out of town for a Monday morning meeting.  But now I’m back and ready to roll.

At CVS, I got 2 cans of Campbell’s Chunky soup that were on sale 2/$3.  I also had two coupons for .50/1, so I got those two soups for $1.00 each.  Original price before sale was $2.99.  Husband decided he wanted some nuts, and cashews were on sale, and I love cashews, so we got a can of those.  Normal was $5.99, but we got them for $2.99.  And lastly, Lucky Charms were on sale for $1.88 per box.  I had a coupon for $1.00/2, so that made them $1.38 per box.  Normal was $4.29. 

I had planned on getting a bottle of Nivea for Men shower gel, which was on sale for $4.99, with $4.99 in ECB.  I also had a coupon for $1.00 off, so that would have made it $3.99 OOP, with $4.00 back in ECB.  The plan was to buy the shower gel in one transaction and use the ECB to pay for everything else.  Unfortunately, they were sold out.   I still got a great deal.  I spent $7.75 and saved $12.80.

At Walgreens, Progresso soup was on sale, 4/$5.00.  I had two coupons for $.50/2, so I got the soups for $1.00 each.  Unfortunately, Walgreens doesn’t print the individual “saved” amounts, so I’m not sure what normal is, but I imagine it’s around $2.50 - $3.00 each.  Then Froot Loops were on sale, $1.99 each, and I had a coupon for $1.50/2, so the two boxes of Froot Loops were $1.24 each.  I FINALLY got my Glide floss that I’ve been trying to find in stock all month.  It was on sale for $3.99, and I had a store coupon for $2.00 off and a manufacturer’s coupon for $.75 off, so it was $1.24.  I think normal is around $5.00.  Then the Ragu pasta sauce was on sale 2/$3.00, so I got two of those.  I also got about $10.00 in non-sale items that the husband and I were needing.  So in all, I spent $19.69 before tax, and saved $19.85.

Because I got soup and cereal at both of the drug stores and the fact that I still had some meat and vegetables left from last week’s shopping (all frozen of course), HEB was a breeze.  We bought some on sale peaches, some more vegetables, with a coupon, baked potato chips, with a coupon, cheese, juice, and some ELF brand makeup supplies for me ($.99 each!!) as well as a few other things.  We spent $38.65 after tax, and saved $4.12 between sales and coupons.  And I’m pretty sure four boxes of cereal and six cans of soup are going to last us, so maybe next week’s HEB trip will be a little lighter as well.

How is your shopping going?  Post your deals in a comment and I’ll give you an entry to showcase how you’re doing!  And don’t forget to pass the blog on to your friends.  Everyone needs to save money!

Ragu

Hopefully, I'll quit posting about pasta sauce soon.  I just wanted to point out how good drug store deals can be.  Ragu pasta sauce seems to be on sale everywhere right now.  I just found that it is on sale at HEB 2/$5.  But CVS has it on sale 3/$5, and Walgreens has it on sale 2/$3.  What were you saying about the drug stores being more expensive?

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Sunday's Coming!!

Guys, don't forget to check out the Sunday Coupon Preview and get an idea of what coupons are going to be like this weekend.  Remember that it's not an exact match for everyone, but more of a guideline for what's coming.  I sure hope that I get the Scotch-Brite coupon, though!!