I know I haven’t been blogging about my shopping excursions. Quite honestly, I haven’t been shopping that often since Christmas. We’ve been so busy that, although I’m still keeping up with my couponing sites, I haven’t been doing a lot of big grocery trips.
Today I actually purchased four bags of goodies though.
Wanna see what I got for $39.98?
Oh yeah, Baby!
The chips and salsa were my favorite deal of the day. I got both bags and jars for $3.19, the price of one jar of salsa! I combined several coupons to maximize the BOGO sale on the dip and the 2 for $6 chip deal.
The frozen dinners were also a great deal. I wound up, after coupons, paying $.67 per box! Woo Hoo!
I couldn’t have done it without the help of my friend, Susan, who read my coupon rant and offered to send me the coupons from her paper. I am still trying to compare what she gets in her paper versus what I get in mine, but she did have a coupon on Crackerfuls (which I used and which Rooster is most thankful for) that didn’t exist in my paper. Thanks, Susan! You’re one of those friends who always goes the extra mile without ever being asked.
I could not have done the chips deal without coupons from my favorite magazine, All You…
I can’t speak highly enough about this magazine. The number of coupons (they’re listed on one of the first pages) is amazing, and the articles are clean (hence AuburnChick-approved) and relevant for everyday women.
I have a subscription, but I did walk into Walmart and purchase a second copy of the January issue because coupons vary slightly between newsstand and subscription issues (not fair, in my not-so-humble opinion, but that’s life). My Walmart rings up the magazines at a cheaper price than what’s on the cover (an unexpected surprise the first time!). This magazine pays for itself…that’s how good the coupons are!
One other tip that I just had to share (maybe I’ve shared this before, but I can’t remember).
If you ever want to see if there’s a coupon available for a product you want to buy, check out this site. It’s got a lot of neat tools, but one of my favorites is the coupon database. I use it almost daily…that’s how good it is…and no, I’m not getting paid to promote anything that I’ve written about today. It’s just friendly little me sharing what’s I’ve found useful. 😉
So now, let me ask…have any of you been couponing lately? What are some sites you’ve discovered lately?
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