Yesterday, I went shopping at Target and picked up some GREAT deals!
I’ve recently discovered Attention Target Shoppers. If you’ve never visited this site, I strongly advise you to do so. It will only take one post to convince you to subscribe to it in Google Reader.
After finding some good deals listed, I headed out. I had the entire afternoon to myself with Chicky and the Mr. gone to see Guy Friend and watch a Rollins game (remember that she will be playing soccer at Rollins next year) and Rooster playing in the band at an away football game, so the natural thing to do was shop!
Here’s what I got…
I spent $19.18 and saved $37.90 for a savings of 66%. Let’s look at how I did it.
First, let let say that I’m going to include savings percentages on individual items. I always run my numbers before I purchase something to make sure I’m getting a decent deal. I have gotten to the point where I won’t buy something if I can’t save at least 60% or more on it.
Snuggle is on sale this week for $3.99. One of the coupon inserts had a $3 coupon, making each bottle $.99. The savings on each bottle was 75%. I cannot wait for Chicky to see it because we don’t use our dryer, and she’s missed the nice smell from dryer sheets.
Skippy is listed for $2.09. I matched a $1/1 Target coupon with a $.40 mfr coupon, making these $.69 each. Think about this…that’s a savings of 67% on this product alone!
Now…clearance items are the best…especially when you can find coupons on them. The Rimmel was regularly $5.29, but it was marked with a clearance sticker of $2.64. I used a $1 mfr to make this $1.64…a savings of 69%.
That was all this Target had, so I headed to the SuperTarget located on the beach.
I went specifically looking for the razors, air fresheners, and Febreeze (below) but found an unexpected deal when I spied the shaving cream on clearance for $2.30 from $3.29. I am so glad I took my P&G savings booklets, because I pulled them out and found a $1/2 mfr. Since each twin pack had two items, I used one coupon for each duo, making each set $1.30. Divide that in half, and I spent $.65 per can. You cannot buy shaving cream that cheap. Overall, I saved 60%.
The razors were also on clearance…marked down from $7.94 to $6.74. I had a $4 mfr, taking the price down to $2.74, making for a savings of 65%. I figured it was cheaper to buy new razors than the refills for them. Sure, it’s probably not the “greenest” thing to do, but I have to save money right now.
I had $1/1 mfr on Febreeze. I had read that there were small bottles located near the cash registers. These weren’t available in my “town” Target, but I found them at the beach. They were on clearance for $1.67 from $1.99, dropping my price (after the coupon) to $.67 for a savings of 66%. These will be great to stick in the car.
One of my favorite deals involved the reed diffusers above. They are on sale for $4.49, and I had printed $3.50 mfr coupons from the internet some time back, keeping them filed for over a month. The coupons made them $1 each for a savings of 77%.
I was thrilled to walk out of that second Target, although I did notice when I studied the receipt, that one of my $3.50 coupons had not come off. I walked right back into the store, approached the cashier with the issue, and walked back out with the $3.50 in my pocket…which she gladly refunded. ALWAYS check your receipts!
I know you’re probably sitting there shaking your head in amazement. You, too, can do this. All you need to do is read the sites I’ve provided above and in the sidebar on my blog. These blogs do the work for you! All you need to do is keep your eyes peeled, your coupons filed, and your head in the game.
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