In an effort to save some money to go toward our ongoing effort of paying off John's grad school loans, I have ventured into the world of coupons. Yesterday I put together my coupon notebook, thanks to the Krazy Coupon Lady, and started getting my coupons organized into their little baseball card organizer pockets. Then last night I went on a coupon adventure!
I first went to RiteAid, where thanks to my handy calculator I learned that the deal advertised even when combined with my coupon really wasn't such a great deal. No purchase there, and I moved on to Hannaford.
Can you guess how much I spent on the above groceries, worth $19.25?
Drumroll, please . . .
That's right, $7.33!
Now, I have to admit, this transaction was not made with your average Sunday newspaper coupons. I had a bunch of $2 off Hannaford coupons that I got from their table at my half-marathon. Each one was for a different kind of item (Close to Home, Hannaford brand, Inspiration item, etc), so I had a mini-scavenger hunt around the store to find items we needed that fit in those categories and cost as close to $2 as possible. I ended up getting meat because we are having a family cookout this weekend, and that was the most cost-effective way to buy meat to grill.
While I may not have used traditional coupons, getting such a great deal has motivated me to keep plugging away . . . perhaps one day soon I will be getting deals like a gal I know who walked out of Shaw's with five bags of groceries and $8 more than she went in with!
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Don't forget, when I get to 50 followers I will enter you all in drawing for an Amy Butler bag, made by yours truly! As soon as I get my next Joann Fabrics coupons in the mail I will be able to whip it up and will post a pic on here to motivate folks to follow my blog in exchange for entry into the drawing . . .
3 comments:
Follow ilovetogossip.com and moneysavingmaineac.com and on facebook. They give you all the deals and make it easier for you. They're both from Maine. -Miranda
I wish you success in couponing, but PLEASE don't become one of those people with a room dedicated to shelves of tictacs, vitamin water and potato chips!
You'll have the best luck at RiteAid using their rebates - you can definitely make money on that one. I always followed Southernsavers.com for major savings (unfortunately, we don't have the same grocery stores here but many of the concepts still apply) with limited couponing efforts.
Carrie
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