Weekend #3
My
coupon envelopes are beginning to overflow.
I had to come up with a new way to organize and find my coupons. First, I sorted them into envelopes and
attach a post-it note with the expiration date to the top of the envelope, like
a file folder tab.
Next, I sorted the
envelopes in order according to the expiration date. Each months set of envelopes are filed in a
plastic accordion file that I already had.
No need to spend more money.
Finally, I created a grid (kind of like a data base) on my
computer. The grid has 2 columns,
Expiration Date and Product title. I
typed the expiration date of the coupon and what the coupon was for into the
grid. The coupons are sorted in alphabetic
order on the grid.
after i t the coupon was for into the
grid. As I go through the sale
ads looking for items that are on sale I am able to check my computer coupon
data base (to see if I have a coupon for that item) before writing the item
down. I am then able to retrieve the
coupon from the appropriate envelope rather than creating the list first and
then searching through all of the envelopes several times for the necessary
coupons. I also highlight the coupon on
the grid. I do this so I know that I may
be using the coupon. After my shopping
has been completed I go back to the data base and delete any coupons that I
actually used or un-highlight the coupons I did not use.
I
did purchase (from the dollar spot at Target, so I only invested $1.00) a
mini-coupon organizer. I labeled the
organizer tabs with the names of the stores I shop at. I also labeled on tab with ‘Not Using’. When I find the coupons I am going to use I
file them in the mini organizer behind the tab for the store I will be using
them at. While I am shopping I pull out
the coupons that I am not going to use and put them behind the ‘Not Using’
tab. When I get home I re-file the
unused coupons and un-highlight them from my computer grid.
Purchases and Savings for the week:
Target
Sale and Coupon purchases:
Item:
|
Original Price:
|
Sale Price:
|
Coupon:
|
Savings:
|
Milk Storage
|
$9.99 (I purchased
2 = $19.98)
|
2 for $12.00
|
$1.00 off of 2
|
$8.98
|
Pajamas
|
$8.50 (I
purchased 2 =$ 17.00)
|
$6.00 ($12.00
for 2)
|
20% off (I had
2)
|
$7.40
|
|
|
|
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Total Sale and
Coupon items savings: $16.38
|
Total Target
Savings: $16.38
Meijer:
Sale and Coupon Purchases:
Item:
|
Original Price:
|
Sale Price:
|
Coupon:
|
Savings:
|
Yogurt
|
.70 (I bought 10
= $7.00)
|
10 for $6.00
|
.40 off of 6
(doubled = .80)
|
$4.20
|
Cheese
|
$3.49 (I bought
2 = $6.98)
|
3 for $6.00
|
.50 off of 2
(doubled = 1.00)
|
$3.98
|
Chicken fries
|
$7.47
|
$5.99
|
$1.00
|
$2.48
|
Foil
|
$2.98 (I bought
2 = $5.78)
|
2 for $5.00
|
.50 ( M Perks
can’t double)
|
$1.28
|
Toothpaste
|
$4.28 (I bought
2 = $8.56)
|
2 for $7.00
|
$1.00 off of 2
|
$2.56
|
Bratwurst
|
$4.99 (I bought
2 = $9.98)
|
$3.49 (I bought
2 = $6.98)
|
$1.00 off of 2
|
$4.00
|
Popcorn
|
$2.99 (I bought
4 = $11.96)
|
Buy one Get one
Free
|
.75 off of 2
|
$6.73
|
Peanuts
|
$3.99 (I bought
2 = $7.98)
|
2 for $5.00
|
$1.50 off of 2
|
$4.48
|
Chips
|
$4.29 (I bought
2 = $8.58)
|
Buy one Get one
Free
|
.28
|
$4.57
|
Canned Chicken
|
$2.85 (I bought
2 = $5.70)
|
2 for $4.00
|
.55 off of 2
|
$2.25
|
Chili
|
$1.57 (I bought
2 = $3.14)
$1.72 (I bought
2 = $3.44)
|
4 for $5.00
|
.75 off of 2
|
$2.33
|
|
|
|
|
Total Sale and
Coupon items savings: $38.86
|
Sale Item Purchases:
Item:
|
Original Price:
|
Sale Price:
|
Savings:
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Barbecue Sauce
|
$1.77 (I bought
2 = $3.54)
|
5 for $5.00
|
$1.54
|
Trash bags
|
$7.89
|
$6.99
|
.90
|
Coke
|
$7.48 (I bought
2 = $14.96)
|
2 for $10
|
$4.96
|
Toy
|
$5.04 (I bought
4 = $20.16)
|
$2.52 (I bought
4 = $10.08)
|
$10.08
|
|
|
|
Total Sale items
savings: $17.48
|
Total Meijer
Savings: $56.34
Marsh:
Sale and Coupon
purchases:
Item:
|
Original Price:
|
Sale Price:
|
Coupon:
|
Savings:
|
Frozen Pizzas
|
$1.45 (I bought
4 = $5.80)
|
Combination of
Pizzas and Pizza Rolls 8 for $10.00 get 2 free 2 liters of Coke
|
$1.00 off of 4
|
$1.80
|
Pizza Rolls
|
$1.99 (I bought
4 = $7.96)
|
Combination of
Pizzas and Pizza Rolls 8 for $10.00 get 2 free 2 liters of Coke
|
.40 off of 2
boxes
|
.94
|
2 liter of Coke
|
$1.89 (I got 2 =
$3.78)
|
Combination of
Pizzas and Pizza Rolls 8 for $10.00 get 2 free 2 liters of Coke
|
X
|
$3.78
|
|
|
|
|
Total Sale and
Coupon items savings: $6.52
|
Sale Item
Purchases:
Item:
|
Original Price:
|
Sale Price:
|
Savings:
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Frozen Veggies
|
$1.75 (I bought
4 = $7.00)
|
4 for $5.00
|
$2.00
|
|
|
|
Total Sale items
savings: $2.00
|
Total Marsh
Savings: $8.52
Walgreens:
Sale and Coupon
purchases:
Item:
|
Original Price:
|
Sale Price:
|
Coupon:
|
Savings:
|
Toilet Bowl
Cleaner
|
$2.99 (I bought
2 = $5.98)
|
$1.99 (I bought
2 = $3.98)
|
$1.00 off of 2
|
$3.00
|
|
|
|
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Total Sale and
Coupon items savings: $3.00
|
Total Walgreens
Savings: $3.00
Total Weekend
Savings: $84.24
What I learned:
1. Because I signed up for M Perks the Meijer ad
was emailed to me before Thursday.
2. M Perks coupons cannot be combined with
Manufactures coupons and cannot be oubled.
3. It is less expensive to have the Thursday and
Sunday papers delivered to your home than to purchase
the Sunday paper at the store.
