Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Big Day

I posted about my amazing wipes deal earlier. Actually, that purchase was just a portion of my shopping trip for today. I first went to Target, where I made 3 transactions, then I went to Walmart and bought the wipes.

Here is everything I purchased:

Looks like a lot, huh? Let's break it down...

Target Transaction #1:



(2) Ziploc Divided Rectangles - $2.27 TPC
-(2) $1/1 Target Coupon
-(1) $1.50/2 Ziploc Containers Manf Coupon

(1) Ziploc 5 pk Small Round Containers - $2.27 TPC
-(1) $.75/1 Ziploc Container Coupon

Total OOP:  $2.97
Total Saved: $4.49

Will submit for SCJ Rebate, meaning I earned $2.03 buying these!

Target Transaction #2:
 
(2) Scrubbing Bubbles Power Sprayer Starter - $6.99
-(1) $3/1 Target Coupon (I had 2 but she failed to scan both of them!)
-(2) $5/1 Manf Coupons

(1) Ziploc 10 ct Zip 'n Steam Bags - $2.33 TPC
-(1) $1/1 Target Coupon
-(1) $1/1 Manf Coupon

Total OOP: $2.36
Total Saved: $15.56

Another SCJ Rebate here, a $2.44 profit for this transaction!

Target Transaction #3:

(1) Scrubbing Bubbles Power Sprayer Starter - $6.99
-(1) $3/1 Target Coupon
-(1) $5/1 Manf Coupon

(2) Shout 4 ct Wipes - $0.97
I had two $1/1 Shout coupons but she forgot to scan them. Either way, the overage from the Sprayer covered most of this.

Total OOP: $1.44
Total Saved: $8.00

Again, SCJ Rebate, this is a $3.56 profit!


Target Transaction #4:


 (4) Johnson's Baby Q-Tips - $1.39
-(2) $0.75/2 Target Coupons
-(4) $1/1 Manf Coupon

(4) Johnson's Baby Wash - $1.97
-(2) $0.75/2 Target Coupons
-(4) $1/1 Manf Coupon

(1) Cascade Box - $12.49
-(1) Free any Cascade Coupon from emailing manf

(3) Shout Travel Wipes - $0.97
-(3) $1/1 Shout Product Target Coupon


(3) Tide Stain Release 20oz - $3.99
-(3) $1.50/1 Target Coupon
-(3) $1/1 Manf Coupon

(4) Kleenex Hand Towels - $2.99
-(4) $1/1 Target Coupon
-(4) $1/1 Manf Coupon

(2) Bounty Paper Towel 6-pk - $10.29
-(1) $0.75/1 Target Coupon
-(1) $1.50/2 Paper Towel and Napkin Target Coupon
-(2) $1/1 Manf Coupon


(1) Bounty Napkin - $2.99
-(1) $0.25 Manf Coupon

(2) Yoplait Gogurt - $2.19 (not pictured)
-(1) $1/2 Target Coupon
-(1) $0.80/2 Manf Coupon

(1) Degree Deodorant - $3.49 TPC
-(1) $1/1 Target Coupon
-(1) $1.50/1 Manf Coupon

(1) Degree Body Spray - $3.64
-Free Body Spray wyb Deodorant

(1) Dove Deodorant - $3.49 TPC
-(1) $1/1 Target Coupon
-(1) $1.50/1 Manf Coupon

(1) Dove Body Spray - $3.49
-Free Body Spray wyb Deodorant

(1) Toy Story Kickboard - $4.99
-No coupon, my son is just obsessed with Toy Story

(1) Toy Story Bubble Bath - $2.49
-No coupon again :(

Total OOP: $41.89
Total Saved: $60.92

There is another SCJ rebate in there, for the Shout wipes, shaving $5.00 off my total, bringing the amount spent to $36.89.

Walmart Trip:

Well, I already blogged about the major wipe savings. The remainder of the Walmart trip is mostly just impulse purchases. One of my major goals as I have started couponing is to cut down and hopefully eliminate the amount of impulse shopping I do. Before, (as in, before I learned the error of my ways) I would just go to the store whenever we were low on food and wander the aisles, putting things into the cart that looked good. Now, I keep telling my husband that I feel almost bad paying full price for ANYTHING, because with a little time I'm sure I could find a coupon for just about anything we want to buy.

Moving on, I bought the 2 Frappuccinos (used $1/1 coupons) and the copy of All You magazine (a must have for serious couponers!) and a 2 pack of sports bras ($10). I can't find the receipt to tell you the total savings, but for all of that, plus the 16 boxes of wipes, I paid $20.36.


Summary:
After rebates, I spent $49.22 on everything in the picture (plus the 2 Gogurts not pictured) I feel pretty good about that!

Wipes

On June 6th, there was a coupon in the P&G insert in the newspaper. Anyone who coupons seriously (and a lot of people who don't!) heard about it. It was a high value coupon. If you have a baby, or will have a baby, or might, someday, possibly have a baby, you wanted this coupon, and lots of copies!

On June 5th, I went on Ebay and found a wonderful lady selling 20 copies of the $2/1 Pampers Wipes (60 ct or higher) coupon for $8.50. That works out to 42.5 cents apiece. I immediately hit "Buy it Now" and waited eagerly for my coupons to arrive. Within a few days, they were here! She even threw in a bunch of extra coupons, probably to entice me to buy from her again. (It worked)

Now, the important thing to know about this special $2 coupon is that Walmart sells the 64 ct of Pampers Sensitive and Baby Fresh wipes for $1.97. This means that if you use your coupon at Walmart, you will pay only tax on each tub of baby wipes (approx $0.17 where I live-tax is 8.5%) If your Walmart allows for overage, you will even get $0.03 taken off the rest of your bill for each tub you buy. (Overage can't be applied to tax!)

So, with coupons in hand, I headed to Walmart. This is what happened...


Yes, that is 16 tubs of wipes. I had previously used 6 of the coupons at Target, and still had a few left after this deal. After tax, I paid about $0.59 a tub. With three children (ages 3 and under!) two of which are still in diapers, I consider this a great deal!

Sunday, June 13, 2010

My First Big Coupon Trip

So today I went to Target and had 3 transactions. This was my first "big" experience with coupons, and it took over an hour of prep time to get everything organized before I left for the store.






1st Transaction:

(1) Ziploc Steam Fresh Bag - $2.33 TPC
- (1) $1/1 Target Q
- (1) $1/1 Steamfresh Q

(1) Ziploc 5 ct Containers - $2.19 TPC
- (1) $1/1 Target Q

(1) Ziploc 3 ct Containers - $2.10 TPC
- (1) $1.50/2 Ziploc Containers

Total: $2.61 OOP, saved $4.66

Will send this in for $5 SCJ Rebate...made $2.39 off this transaction!


2nd Transaction:

(2) Glade Fabric & Air Spray - $3.49 each
- (2) $2/1 Target Q's
- (2) $1/1 Peelies on the bottles
 
(1) Shout Spray - $2.99
- (1) $1/1 Target Q

Total: $3.39 OOP, Saved $7

Will send in this receipt for $5 SCJ Rebate...made $1.61 off this transaction!


3rd Transaction:

(1) Pampers Jumbo Pack of Pullups - $8.99
- (1) Free Jumbo Pack Q

(6) Pampers 64 ct Wipes - $1.97 TPC
- (6) $2/1 Wipes Q

(1) Olay Body Wash - $5.50
- (1) $4/1 Q

(1) Ivory Body Wash - $3.29
- (1) FREE Ivory Wyb Olay Body Wash

(2) Johnson's Body Wash - $1.97 TPC
- (2) $1/1 Johnson's Products
- (1) $.75/2 Target Q

(1) Johnson's Shampoo - $2.99
- (1) $1/1 Johnson's Products

(1) Johnson's Bedtime Lotion - $3.44
- (1) $1/1 Johnson's Products
- (1) $.75/2 Target Q

(2) Dove Deodorant - $3.49 TPC
- (2) $1/1 Target Q
- (2) $2/1 Dove printable

(2) Dove Body Mist - $3.49
- (2) FREE Body Mist wyb Deodorant

(1) Medela Bottle Nipples - $4.79
- No Q! This was an impulse purchase.

Total: $18.15 OOP, saved $44.76!!


Total OOP for the trip: $24.15
Total saved: $56.42

Plus I'll get $10 in rebates from SCJ, so really I spent $14.15!!