If you haven't seen TLC's Extreme Couponing show on Wednesday 9 PM Eastern, 8 PM Central, it is certainly entertaining.
We collected some coupons and headed out to the stores here is how we did. We only had coupons from the last Sunday Local Paper.
1st Stop Walgreens
We picked up a customer vip card, or reward card, or whatever they call it. With our two manufacturer coupons, we scored 2 boxes of Hefty Zip Bags and 2 All Laundry Detergent.
The store promotion with their vip card was buy 1 get 1 free. With our manufacturer coupons for a buck off each, we saved 10.28 instore vip card, and 2.00 from our coupons, grand total of 12.28 off!
Hefty Bag 3.29 per box, All 6.99 per Bottle
Net Cost to us: 8.28, savings: 12. 28, we saved 60 percent ~!
Our next stop was the local Grocery Store. They have a VIP card too, which we have been members, and net over the last couple of years saved over 200-300 bucks.
We picked up Brownie Mix, Honey Mustard, A1-Grill Marinade, Folgers Coffee, and Yellow Squash.
VIP card savings brought the Squash from $1.99 to .89 cts per lb.
VIP card savings saved .90 off the brownie mix, .76 off the mustard, .30 off the coffee.
We had manufacturer coupons for the Brownie Mix: .50 off X 2 (double coupon savings up to .50), net savings 1.00, Mustard: .50 off X 2 (double saving), net savings 1.00, 1.00 coupon off A-1 marinade, and 1.00 off the Folgers.
Manufacturer Coupon Savings: 4.00
Grand Savings: 6.84
Net Savings: 53% off
Overall:
Paid: 14.30 from a total bill of 33.42, Savings Percent:57.2
To enhance our future trips, we ordered coupons directly from a Coupon Clipping Service. The service allows us to order the quantity or selection of a particular coupon that we want. So if we find a soup coupon that is really good, and that we would use, I will order the coupon in quantity and hammer out the savings at the store. This is pretty much what the extreme couponers do, but they are way over the top than me. At least at this point in time!
Especially with Gas being almost 4 bucks a gallon, these savings should off set the cost of fuel!!!
M&H
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