Attention Couponers:
Sunday August 28, 2011; There will be 3 coupon inserts in the Sunday paper. One Proctor & Gamble, one Red Plum and one Smart Source. Don't miss out on the chance to stock up on some great coupons! A lot of my coupons expire August 31st, so it will be great to pick up new ones for more great deals on shopping. This week I'm taking advantage of the buy 10 get $5 off and buy one steak get one free deals at my local Gerbes store.
Showing posts with label grocery shopping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grocery shopping. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
MORE ADVENTURES IN COUPONING! SMALLER STORES VERSUS BIG BOX RETAILERS
Have had a busy couple of weeks. We've been short handed at work, so I've been picking up extra hours there. Also sold off a few shares of non performing stocks and put the money to better use paying off some high interest debt. I'm on schedule to have all my debt paid off by the end of next year, at the latest. So I'm pretty happy about that. As it is my free cash flow has increased dramatically from the debt payoffs.
I've also been busy with my couponing. In the 2 1/2 months I've been matching coupons with store sales I've managed to build a sizable stockpile of household and personal care products. I now have enough surplus to help supply 3 additional households. It really feels good to be able to assist others, something I could not afford much of before using coupons.
On my most recent trips to the grocery store I saved 40 and 42% off my grocery bill. On my latest Sunday shopping trip to Walgreens I was able to purchase $115 worth of merchandise for $49 with the use manufacturers coupons. Where shopping used to be a chore for me, I find now that I'm excited to go to the store. Can't wait to see what kind of deals I'll find next!
One thing that has really surprised me is that I'm doing a lot less shopping at the big box retailers. I always assumed they had the lowest prices overall. While this is true of some of the items they carry, I've found that I'm getting much better deals at the grocery stores and Walgreens than I was getting by shopping Kmart, Walmart or Target. I'm sure it depends on what you buy most, but in my case, I'm doing less and less shopping at the big discount stores and more of my shopping at the smaller establishments. In my area, the customer service at the smaller stores blows the big boys out of the water. I'm not sure why this is, but I find my shopping trips much more enjoyable in the smaller stores.
I've also been busy with my couponing. In the 2 1/2 months I've been matching coupons with store sales I've managed to build a sizable stockpile of household and personal care products. I now have enough surplus to help supply 3 additional households. It really feels good to be able to assist others, something I could not afford much of before using coupons.
On my most recent trips to the grocery store I saved 40 and 42% off my grocery bill. On my latest Sunday shopping trip to Walgreens I was able to purchase $115 worth of merchandise for $49 with the use manufacturers coupons. Where shopping used to be a chore for me, I find now that I'm excited to go to the store. Can't wait to see what kind of deals I'll find next!
One thing that has really surprised me is that I'm doing a lot less shopping at the big box retailers. I always assumed they had the lowest prices overall. While this is true of some of the items they carry, I've found that I'm getting much better deals at the grocery stores and Walgreens than I was getting by shopping Kmart, Walmart or Target. I'm sure it depends on what you buy most, but in my case, I'm doing less and less shopping at the big discount stores and more of my shopping at the smaller establishments. In my area, the customer service at the smaller stores blows the big boys out of the water. I'm not sure why this is, but I find my shopping trips much more enjoyable in the smaller stores.
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