I did a couple of stops today. First, I tried out Office Depot. They have a Worklife Rewards program where you get 10% back on ink and paper, and I needed some of both. This purchase is definitely a little crazy, but there were some deals I felt I couldn't pass up.
Office Depot
What I got:
10 reams of Hammermill paper
2 black ink cartridges
1 50-pack security envelopes
1 ream HP paper
Total before coupons and sales (roughly): 104.00
Total after sales and coupons (roughly): 62.00
Saved: 41%
On this, my out of pocket was really a little over 68 bucks. But I can submit my receipt for a 6.79 rebate on the ream of HP paper. Thus, the reason I'm not 100% sure on my totals because I have already put everything together to send out. I should get 10% back on all of these items, except for the envelopes...I don't think those count. And the rebates come in the form of a gift card, so I can use that next time. Also, with Worklife Rewards, you can make money by recycling your old ink cartridges. So, if anyone has ink cartridges that they simply throw away, let me know. I will gladly take them off your hands. :) (Or you can just get your own account and take those in yourself.) I will definitely not have to buy any paper for a while and will be able to print all kinds of coupons! :)
Next stop...
CVS
What I got:
3 packages of Extra gum
2 24-count Excedrin Migrane
2 24-count Excedrin Extra Strength
1 Tums
2 Revlon emery boards
Total before coupons and sales: 39.55
Total after coupons and sales: 7.40
Saved: 81%
ECBs before: $5
ECBs after: $11
I really made this stop because of the Excedrin. If you spent 20 bucks worth (before coupons) you could earn 10 ECBs. I had two coupons for free Excedrin products and another 1 buck off any Excedrin product. So I figured, why not turn those free Excedrins into some extra money off at CVS. The Tums were a little surprise. After I did my first purchase (the gum and emery boards), the register printed a 3 dollar off any Tums product coupon. I also had a $1 off man q. Tums were 3.99 plus get $1 ECB with purchase. I ended up getting it for free with the extra to use on my next trip!
Final Stop...
Publix
What I got:
2 Special-K Cereals
2 Special-K Cereal bars
3 cans tuna
1 can Planter's Honey Roasted peanuts
1 6-pack Sunmaid raisins
1 box Uncle Ben's white rice
2 cans black bens
5 tangerines (10 cents a piece!!!)
1 travel NyQuil
1 travel DayQuil
Total before coupons and sales: 31.34
Total after coupons and sales: 13.09
Saved: 58%
I hear from some reliable sources that there is a winter storm moving into the area tomorrow. So I braved Publix to pick up a few things. I hope it will be enough, in case the electricity does go out. My only upsetting moment with this trip is that there was no Special-K Cinnamon Pecan cereal left on the shelves at Public. Not that it is a huge deal, but I had a coupon for 75 cents off that particular Special-K cereal. (One of my mantras lately has become that no amount is too little. I hope I'm not getting particularly crazy with this, but honestly if I can save 50 cents, or 75 cents, or even 25 cents I feel like it is worth it. If I save 25 cents on ever trip that I make, that ads up over time. Okay, finished with my little rant.) :)
Still, this was a great stop! I love saving over 50% at the grocery store. It's easier to bump up savings at drugstores than it is at the grocery. I need to start keeping track of all of the coupons that I actually use when going to the store. But, if you really want to learn how to do all of this yourself, just visit www.southernsavers.com. I learned basically everything I know from that site and it's a great place to make shopping lists!
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