Many people simply don’t understand how couponing can save them money and many swear that they always spend more money when they use coupons. Well, each Wednesday, I plan to share with you what can be purchased this week (Wednesday-Tuesday) with just $15 using coupons. These scenarios are based on stores in the Chicagoland area, although some stores utilized are national chains (Target, Walgreens, CVS, Supervalu Stores, Safeway Stores). These scenarios also assume the shopper has committed to purchasing/subscribing to 4 weekly Sunday inserts and has the ability to print coupons from 2 computers (4 internet printables). The $15 is also pre-tax. So now that we covered the rules….
For $15 this week,
You can start off your day at Ultra Foods where they take expired coupons up to 30 days past due.
Total Spent $1.72
Item | Coupon Amount | Coupon Location | Final Price | |
1 Dozen Eggs | $.68 | $.68 | ||
3 bags of Bird’s Eye Vegetables | $.68 | $1/3 | 3/20SS | $1.04 |
Then stop by Strack & Van Til’s, where they also take expired coupons up to 30 days past due.
Total Spent $2.97
Item | Coupon Amount | Coupon Location | Final Price | |
8 McCormick Taco Seasoning Packets | 2/$1 | $1/2 | 3/13 SS | $0 |
3 lbs of grapes (estimate) | $.99 | $2.97 |
You will actually have to do 4 transactions at Walgreens, The total combining the 4 transactions is below. You will get back $18 in RR. You can save these register rewards for the next week, or you can use them at your local Supervalu store (Jewel-Osco in the Midwest ) because they take ALL manufacturer coupons.
Total Spent $7.96, Get Back $18 in RR
Item | Coupon Amount | Coupon Location | Final Price | |
4 packs of Stayfree, get $3 RR each 1 | $2.99 | $1/1 | 3/27 RP | $7.96 |
4 boxes of Splenda, get $3 RR each 2 | $2.99 | $3/1 | 4/17 SS | $0 |
At Meijer be sure to take advantage of this deal:
Also sign up for MPerks, because this week you would find a coupon for either $5 or $2 off your next order on Meijer MPerks that you can use. We will use the $2 one here.
Meijer: Total Spent $3.49- $2MPerks = $1.49
Item | Coupon Amount | Coupon Location | Final Price | |
2 Gallons of Milk | $2.49 | Free w/ 3 Hormel | Store Instant | $0 |
6 Hormel Completes Meals | $1.50 | $1/1 Man $1/3 Store | $1 | |
1 Loaf of Bread | $.89 | $.89 | ||
4 Tubs of I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter | $1.50 | $.85/1 | $1.60 |
Next, stop by Jewel and do the buy 10 get $5 off instant to get the Kraft Dressing and Propel at the reduced price shown below. You can also use your $18 in RR to pay for your order at Jewel.
Jewel: Total Spent = $18.27- $18 RR= $.27
Item | Coupon Amount | Coupon Location | Final Price | |
2 Bags of Fresh Express Salad | $1 | $2 | ||
4 Boxes of 5 ct Allegra | $5 | $5/1 | 4/17 SS | $0 |
8 Tubs of 56 oz Oxiclean | $1.50 | $3/2 | 4/17 | $0 |
8 boxes of Zatarins | $1 | $.75/2 | 4/17 | $5 |
8 bottles of 22 oz Propel Zero wyb 10 Mix/ Match | $.49 | $1/2 | 2/13 SS | $0 |
2 Kraft Salad Dressings wyb 10 Mix/ Match | $1.29 | $1/2 | 4/10 SS | $1.58 |
6 5 oz Hormel Always Tender Pork Chops | $.99 | $5.94 | ||
2 Suave Coconut Conditioner | $.88 | $1.76 | ||
5 lbs of White Potatoes | $1.99 | $1.99 |
You will have to do 2 target transactions because you will want to use your $5 gift card you get for buying 3 packs of diapers in the first transaction. Also, it appears that when ever you buy a Revlon item, you get a manufacturer coupon for $5/2 and a Store one for $2 off, You will use the ones you get from this 1st transaction in your next transaction.
Target Transaction 1: Total Spent: .01, get back $5 GC
(Please note: overage is a YMMV situation.)
(Please note: overage is a YMMV situation.)
Item | Coupon Amount | Coupon Location | Final Price | |
3 Jumbo Packs of Diapers, buy 3 get $5 Gift Card | $8.99 | $3.50/1 | $16.47 | |
4 5ct Zyrtec | $6.09 | $6/2 MQ $4 Store | 1/9 SS | $-3.64 |
4 Carefree Pantyliners | $.99 | $.50 MQ $.98 Store | 4/17 SS | $-1.96 |
4 Revlon Nail Clippers | $1.57 | $2/1 Store | 4/17 SS | $-1.72 |
4 Degree Deoderants | $1.97 | $1MQ $1 Store | 4/17 | $-.12 |
4 30ct Packages of Halls Cough Drops | $1.19 | $.75 MQ $.50 Store | $- .24 | |
4 Quarts of Similac Ready to Feed Formula | $3.86 | $5/1 | 2/27 SS | $- 4.56 |
4 Bars of Olay Soap | $.97 | $2/1 | 4/3 PG | $-4.12 |
2 Recycle Bag Credits | $-.10 |
Target Transaction 2 Total Spent: $5.23, use $5 GC, pay $.23
(Please note: overage is a YMMV situation)
(Please note: overage is a YMMV situation)
Item | Coupon Amount | Coupon Location | Final Price | |
4 Nivea Women’s Bodywash | $3.04 | $3/1 | 4/17 | $.16 |
4 Nivea Men’s Bodywash | $3.04 | $3/1 | 4/17 | $.16 |
2 20 oz packages of Jennie O Turkey | $2.99 | $5.98 | ||
4 Packages of Reach Floss | $.97 | $1/1 | $-.12 | |
4 Revlon Nail Clippers | $1.57 | $2/1 Store $5/2 Man | Prints when you buy Revlon | $-2.29 |
6 Bananas | $.24 | $1.44 | ||
2 Recycle Bag Credits | $-.10 |
Total Spent $14.65
As I mentioned overage at Target is a YMMV thing, BUT most of the items you can buy at Target, can also be bought at Walmart and Walmart’s coupon policy CLEARLY states you can get overage. Target in my experience is more coupon friendly than Walmart as a whole, but each store is different, so get to know how they are in your neighborhood. Technically it is fraudulent for Target or any other store to adjust down a coupon they will be reimbursed for at full face value, but it is hard to explain this to some people who do not understand how coupons work. Also please note that target store coupons will sometimes automatically adjust down to the cost of the item, since a target store coupon is really just a discount/sale that target is giving you, this is perfectly fair.
Can't wait to see how you did it!
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