It was definitely an eventful week and of course, I tried to get on the computer sooner to blog about the deals and how to use your coupons to your full advantage...but here I am again....running late...but not too late! This week in deals is not as great as last week....this weeks shopping trip was not nearly as great as last weeks either since I was followed around the store listening to the boy crash his mini cart into everything imaginable while chanting choruses of "Can we get this?" followed by the longest whine ever "Whhhhyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy"......that was in every aisle...over every single thing....ugh. By the time we paid I am pretty sure I sounded demonic or psychotic...or perhaps a combination of both. No more bringing bored boy to grocery store.
Oh, before I go into the deals, I will just mention this once again. I braved it to the Superstore during off hours (weekday afternoon when there is less people traffic and more room to roam) to check out any deals and there was a good one! Gillette Deodorant was buy 2 for $5....and there was a couple coupons on the wall to save $1.00 and I had several coupons of my own to save $1.00....and you can double coupon....so that was two men's Gillette Deodorants for $1.00 (or $0.50 each)! Cant beat that if you don't want your hunny smelling funky. However, yet again those rat bastards tried to rip me off charging me full price (again!!!!). Of course I didnt realize this until I got to the car so I had to haul the kids back in and get it adjusted. Once again I argued Code of Conduct and once again I was rebuffed. Also, once again I did not argue. I really need to be one of THOSE people....but I just can't find it in myself! I did get back the difference though and ultimately that is what I needed to do anyways, so I left the store feeling somewhat vindicated. But again this is a lesson. I have only been to Superstore TWICE since starting this blog and both times have resulted in errors in the scanning at the cash register (and both times I didnt notice until I left the store...at least this time I realized in the parking lot). These errors are probably costing customers a TON of money and making the Superstore rich off people just believing it is accurate. It isn't (it happened again today at Sobey's too...luckily I was onto them). Keep a good watch if you can. Sure, you may look a little stupid and feel like you're a bit creepy, but if you're anything like me, that extra money is needed elsewhere.
Here's a few of the good deals...starting with my pick of the week for stores:
SHOPPERS DRUG MART
Timed specials Sunday and Monday only:
Royale Toilet Paper - $5.77 - $1.00 off coupon = $4.77
Fructis Styling Products $3.99 - $1.00 off coupon = $2.99
Sunlight Laundry Detergent $3.99 - $1.00 off coupon = $2.99
Duracell AA batteries (20 Pack) - $9.99 - $0.75 off coupon = $9.24
All Week Specials
Pampers and Huggies Diapers - $9.99 (WHAT?!?!?!) - $3.00 off coupon = $6.99! OHHHH YYEEEAAAHH! That's the deal of the week for sure.
Colgate 360 Toothbrush - $2.99 - $1.50 off coupon
Aerius Allergy Medicine = $16.99 - $2.00 off coupon = $14.99
Gillette Fusion Razor = $12.99 - $2.00 off coupon = $10.99
Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaner (two for $5) - buy two save $2 coupon = two bottles for $3
I'm reviewing my list here and I notice that the deals this week are really quite pathetic following the buy one get one mania of last week! The only other deals worth mentioning is buy one get one Yoplait Yogurt at Safeway and if you live near a Save-On Foods you can redeem 400 points to get Sunlight Dish Detergent for $1.25 - $1.00 off coupon = $0.25 for a bottle of dish soap! Also, its 15% off Tuesday at Save-On Foods this Tuesday (and its also 10% Tuesday at Sobey's) so you can snap up additional savings then as well!
The rest of the deals are too lame to mention. Lets hope there are better deals for next week!
Saturday, 30 April 2011
Sunday, 24 April 2011
Its that time again!
I wanted to get on the computer to blog about all the GREAT finds I have located, but I have had precious little time what with Easter holidays being upon us. Now that the bunny has come and gone again, its time to sit down and relay some of the great deals that I noticed!
Flyer day is a big day around here. I wait with great anticipation to hear the thud of the flyers landing on my front porch...since my complaint to Flyer Force seems to have really upped the regular occurance of flyers! They even came on Thursday this time like they should! My husband located the flyer bag and was excitedly shaking them around waiting to see what goodies he could unveil. Of course, he only looks through the flyers with dude stuff, like Best Buy and Future Shop....but having said that he uncovered loads of deals for things like BBQ's and other great things to get your pad ready for the summer.
We also came upon a flyer that I had never seen before.....or even knew existed. It was the Zellers Midnight sale. It was the day the flyers came and let me tell you, there was unreal deals in there! I'm not sure how long Zellers will remain open in wake of Target buying them, but the lesson here is a good one. Check your flyers the day they come. They could yield lots of good sales that are on time limits but you could stand to save 60% or more on some items if you really pay attention!
Something I find amusing to do is to make yourself the brunt of the jokes about couponing.....people who don't coupon find it really funny! The other day, I visited a friend of mine who does not coupon and does not review flyers. Since I was there, she decided she would look at them for the first time in years and she was shocked at what she saw! Encourage your friends (even if they dont want to coupon) to look at the flyers...share the wealth of deals! People DO appreciate it...then you can make fun of yourself for all the additional coupons you have in your special fancy coupon holder!
One more thing before I go down the list of stores.....if you havent done so already, go to Sobeys. Its buy one get one free on many items. I contacted a bunch of friends when I left there giddy with excitement at the amount of things I was leaving with for free. That same friend I mentioned above who doesn't coupon or read flyers went to Sobey's at my insistance and once she returned home she counted the amount of free items she had...$110 dollars worth of items free!!!
Lets start with Sobey's.....my pick of the week for the best place to shop!
SOBEY'S
As I mentioned, its buy one get one free...here is a list of some of the items on sale buy one get one free:
BOGO LIST
Oranges 5 lb bag
Cracker Barrel Cheese
Warehouse packaged meats: Steaks, Pork Chops, Chicken (this is HUGE....BBQ season is upon us!)
Breyers Ice cream
Compliments Diapers (I decided to try them...since they were buy one get one and only $12.99)
Schneiders Sausage Rings (all sold out when I got there, pays to go early!)
Sugar Snap Peas
Salads (our Compliments)
Our Compliments Cereals (a lot of them taste better than the original brands!!!)
Post Honey Bunches of Oats (and if you coupon, you might have a coupon for additional savings!)
Old Dutch Arriba chips
Ivory Soap
Signal Fabric Softener
Glad Force Flex Bags
Potato Salads
Our Compliments bottled water (12 x 500 ml)
Gold Fish Crackers
Quaker Oats
La Grille Seasonings and Marinades
Olive Oil
Betty Crocker Cake Mix
Chip Dip
Del Monte Fruit
Margarine
Frozen Orange Juice (Minute Maid)
Lady Speed Stick
Astro Yogurt
Russet Potatoes
And that's just buy one get one free deals! There are tons of items that are on sale and that you should have coupons for that you can save tons on. If you got the Smart Source flyers this week, there were coupons in there for Fruit By the Foot, Gushers, etc....those are also on sale at Sobey's and I buy them occasionally for the boy. Another item that I noticed on sale for super cheap was Sensodyne Iso-Active Toothpaste which was on sale for 3.99 (its $7.99 normally) and you could have a coupon for $1.00 that as well. Sweet!
LONDON DRUGS
U by Kotex (free tin with purchase of two) - $3.99 per box (buy 2 save 2 coupon)
Fructis Products - $2.99 (less $1.00 coupon)
Nutrisse Hair Dye $7.99 (less $2.00 coupon)
Herbashine Hair Dye $7.99 (less $3.00 coupon...$4.99 hair dye... nice!)
Johnson's Baby Products - $2.99 (great price, but there's a coupon for $1.00 off as well making them $1.99!!)
Loreal Hair Expertise - $4.99 (less $2.00 coupon)
Huggies/Pampers - 2 for $26.99 (not a GREAT price, but bear in mind, you could double coupon at London Drugs. As it stands, I could use 3 coupons against the diapers for a savings of $8.00. Diapers for $9.50 per pack?!?!?! That's a great deal!)
Dawn/Sunlight Liquid Dish Soap - 3 bottles for $5 less buy two save $1.00 coupon....3 bottles for $4!
SUPERSTORE - Spend $250 get $25 GC
Loreal Sublime Mousse Hair Dye - $9.99 less $4.00 coupon (and maybe there is a coupon on the wall at superstore you could use to double coupon???)
Loreal Revitalift - $19.99 less $3.00 coupon
Zest $3.49 less $1.00 coupon
Green Giant Frozen Veggies - $1.97 less $1.00 coupon
Bulls Eye BBQ Sauce - $1.97 (no coupon but this is an amazing price!)
Old El Paso Taco Kits - $3.47 less $1.00 coupon and coupon for free bottle of salsa from previous box
ZELLERS
Royale Toilet Paper - $5.99 - $1.00 coupon
Royal Facial Tissue - $3.99 - $1.00 coupon ($2.99 for 6 boxes of tissue!)
Loreal Hair Expertise products - $3.99 less $1.00 coupon....$2.99 best price yet!
Loreal Youth Code products $19.99 - $3.00 coupon....$17.99 once again best price yet.
SAFEWAY
Royale Toilet Paper - $5.00 less $1.00 coupon
Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaner 2 for $5.00 (less coupon for buy 2 save 2....2 bottles of toilet cleaner for $3! Yay!)
Colgate Toothpaste - buy 1 get one free less coupon for $1.50 (NICE!)
I can hear the wee one fussing so I am going to cut to the chase and say that the rest of the deals aren't really even that great. By FAR the best place to go (again) this week is Sobey's. You can have your house fully stocked for a fraction of the cost with a huge amount of items for free! Go. Shop. And Happy Easter!!!!
Flyer day is a big day around here. I wait with great anticipation to hear the thud of the flyers landing on my front porch...since my complaint to Flyer Force seems to have really upped the regular occurance of flyers! They even came on Thursday this time like they should! My husband located the flyer bag and was excitedly shaking them around waiting to see what goodies he could unveil. Of course, he only looks through the flyers with dude stuff, like Best Buy and Future Shop....but having said that he uncovered loads of deals for things like BBQ's and other great things to get your pad ready for the summer.
We also came upon a flyer that I had never seen before.....or even knew existed. It was the Zellers Midnight sale. It was the day the flyers came and let me tell you, there was unreal deals in there! I'm not sure how long Zellers will remain open in wake of Target buying them, but the lesson here is a good one. Check your flyers the day they come. They could yield lots of good sales that are on time limits but you could stand to save 60% or more on some items if you really pay attention!
Something I find amusing to do is to make yourself the brunt of the jokes about couponing.....people who don't coupon find it really funny! The other day, I visited a friend of mine who does not coupon and does not review flyers. Since I was there, she decided she would look at them for the first time in years and she was shocked at what she saw! Encourage your friends (even if they dont want to coupon) to look at the flyers...share the wealth of deals! People DO appreciate it...then you can make fun of yourself for all the additional coupons you have in your special fancy coupon holder!
One more thing before I go down the list of stores.....if you havent done so already, go to Sobeys. Its buy one get one free on many items. I contacted a bunch of friends when I left there giddy with excitement at the amount of things I was leaving with for free. That same friend I mentioned above who doesn't coupon or read flyers went to Sobey's at my insistance and once she returned home she counted the amount of free items she had...$110 dollars worth of items free!!!
Lets start with Sobey's.....my pick of the week for the best place to shop!
SOBEY'S
As I mentioned, its buy one get one free...here is a list of some of the items on sale buy one get one free:
BOGO LIST
Oranges 5 lb bag
Cracker Barrel Cheese
Warehouse packaged meats: Steaks, Pork Chops, Chicken (this is HUGE....BBQ season is upon us!)
Breyers Ice cream
Compliments Diapers (I decided to try them...since they were buy one get one and only $12.99)
Schneiders Sausage Rings (all sold out when I got there, pays to go early!)
Sugar Snap Peas
Salads (our Compliments)
Our Compliments Cereals (a lot of them taste better than the original brands!!!)
Post Honey Bunches of Oats (and if you coupon, you might have a coupon for additional savings!)
Old Dutch Arriba chips
Ivory Soap
Signal Fabric Softener
Glad Force Flex Bags
Potato Salads
Our Compliments bottled water (12 x 500 ml)
Gold Fish Crackers
Quaker Oats
La Grille Seasonings and Marinades
Olive Oil
Betty Crocker Cake Mix
Chip Dip
Del Monte Fruit
Margarine
Frozen Orange Juice (Minute Maid)
Lady Speed Stick
Astro Yogurt
Russet Potatoes
And that's just buy one get one free deals! There are tons of items that are on sale and that you should have coupons for that you can save tons on. If you got the Smart Source flyers this week, there were coupons in there for Fruit By the Foot, Gushers, etc....those are also on sale at Sobey's and I buy them occasionally for the boy. Another item that I noticed on sale for super cheap was Sensodyne Iso-Active Toothpaste which was on sale for 3.99 (its $7.99 normally) and you could have a coupon for $1.00 that as well. Sweet!
LONDON DRUGS
U by Kotex (free tin with purchase of two) - $3.99 per box (buy 2 save 2 coupon)
Fructis Products - $2.99 (less $1.00 coupon)
Nutrisse Hair Dye $7.99 (less $2.00 coupon)
Herbashine Hair Dye $7.99 (less $3.00 coupon...$4.99 hair dye... nice!)
Johnson's Baby Products - $2.99 (great price, but there's a coupon for $1.00 off as well making them $1.99!!)
Loreal Hair Expertise - $4.99 (less $2.00 coupon)
Huggies/Pampers - 2 for $26.99 (not a GREAT price, but bear in mind, you could double coupon at London Drugs. As it stands, I could use 3 coupons against the diapers for a savings of $8.00. Diapers for $9.50 per pack?!?!?! That's a great deal!)
Dawn/Sunlight Liquid Dish Soap - 3 bottles for $5 less buy two save $1.00 coupon....3 bottles for $4!
SUPERSTORE - Spend $250 get $25 GC
Loreal Sublime Mousse Hair Dye - $9.99 less $4.00 coupon (and maybe there is a coupon on the wall at superstore you could use to double coupon???)
Loreal Revitalift - $19.99 less $3.00 coupon
Zest $3.49 less $1.00 coupon
Green Giant Frozen Veggies - $1.97 less $1.00 coupon
Bulls Eye BBQ Sauce - $1.97 (no coupon but this is an amazing price!)
Old El Paso Taco Kits - $3.47 less $1.00 coupon and coupon for free bottle of salsa from previous box
ZELLERS
Royale Toilet Paper - $5.99 - $1.00 coupon
Royal Facial Tissue - $3.99 - $1.00 coupon ($2.99 for 6 boxes of tissue!)
Loreal Hair Expertise products - $3.99 less $1.00 coupon....$2.99 best price yet!
Loreal Youth Code products $19.99 - $3.00 coupon....$17.99 once again best price yet.
SAFEWAY
Royale Toilet Paper - $5.00 less $1.00 coupon
Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaner 2 for $5.00 (less coupon for buy 2 save 2....2 bottles of toilet cleaner for $3! Yay!)
Colgate Toothpaste - buy 1 get one free less coupon for $1.50 (NICE!)
I can hear the wee one fussing so I am going to cut to the chase and say that the rest of the deals aren't really even that great. By FAR the best place to go (again) this week is Sobey's. You can have your house fully stocked for a fraction of the cost with a huge amount of items for free! Go. Shop. And Happy Easter!!!!
Sunday, 17 April 2011
Giant Tiger Sized Disappointment
As planned I went on my mission today to view my first Giant Tiger....wow. I wasn't sure what to expect when I arrived there, but I felt euphoric nonetheless. I began to view the store and realized that there is a reason they call it a "Discount Store"....while they did email me that coupon for $5.00 off a purchase of chidren's fashions or footwear, I would probably not get much else from there! I decided to tour the entire store for the overview...and let me tell you....they have a grocery section that I am not sure I would want to buy anything from unless it was boxed or canned. Their meat was in storage units that looked similar to those freezers you get popsicles out of at 7-11...only without any sliding glass doors on the top.....it was bizarre and the store I went to was having a grand opening...I can't imagine what it would be like if it had been there for years....probably pretty gross!
I searched top to bottom and the only thing I found that I could coupon on (and did) was a bottle of Sunlight Laundry Detergent, which normally retails for $6.97, but was on sale for $3.47 and I had a dollar off coupon so I was able to get the detergent for $2.47, which is a damn good price for laundry detergent. Also, I decided I WOULD use the coupon and get the kids a couple different items. The clothes are pretty decently priced and some of them were really cute. I was able to get the boy two hoodies and used the coupon which enabled me to get him a cute shirt for $0.97.
Having said that, I had to hover over the cashier and tell her all the items that were on sale as nothing that was on sale seemed to scan in. The manager seemed a bit frustrated by the fact that I was correcting the prices but I didn't care. I got the impression that the signs for the items that were on sale were up in the store when they werent supposed to be. I suppose I could have bought the items and then later complained that the posted prices were cheaper (Code of Scanning) and then got the items for free. Damn it. Why am I only thinking of this now????
Well this visit to Giant Tiger was a definite BUST but I was able to get a few items inexpensively. I will keep viewing their flyers, but I highly doubt I will be going out of my way to pay Giant Tiger a visit anytime soon!
I searched top to bottom and the only thing I found that I could coupon on (and did) was a bottle of Sunlight Laundry Detergent, which normally retails for $6.97, but was on sale for $3.47 and I had a dollar off coupon so I was able to get the detergent for $2.47, which is a damn good price for laundry detergent. Also, I decided I WOULD use the coupon and get the kids a couple different items. The clothes are pretty decently priced and some of them were really cute. I was able to get the boy two hoodies and used the coupon which enabled me to get him a cute shirt for $0.97.
Having said that, I had to hover over the cashier and tell her all the items that were on sale as nothing that was on sale seemed to scan in. The manager seemed a bit frustrated by the fact that I was correcting the prices but I didn't care. I got the impression that the signs for the items that were on sale were up in the store when they werent supposed to be. I suppose I could have bought the items and then later complained that the posted prices were cheaper (Code of Scanning) and then got the items for free. Damn it. Why am I only thinking of this now????
Well this visit to Giant Tiger was a definite BUST but I was able to get a few items inexpensively. I will keep viewing their flyers, but I highly doubt I will be going out of my way to pay Giant Tiger a visit anytime soon!
Saturday, 16 April 2011
The Newest Mission
I have elected to dub this mission Operation Stealth Panda Crouching Coupon (or SPCC)
SPCC will see me try to find out about the Giant Tiger store. Have you heard of them? Me neither until recently, but according to my flyer they are all over the place, even in Calgary (and other cities too). When I told my hubby I wanted to go there he turned up his nose and refused to go there like I used to do to my parents when they told me they wanted to get me clothes from Kmart. So, it appears the girl child and I will go on this mission tomorrow. The reason? I have learned that Giant Tiger will honour coupons that exceed the amount of the product...for example....a tooth brush is $0.88 but I have a coupon for $2.00, Giant Tiger will allow me to use that coupon still! Plus they sent me a coupon for joining their eNewsletter thing on their website that I can print and use in their store....which I won't though because its for clothes and this mission does not have time or money for no stinking clothes. This mission is strictly to see what I can assess about this store and whether I can come away with an item (or items) without paying a dime (since I barely have any dimes to pay with!).
Provided we do not get a ton of snow and there is no complications, this mission will be a-go for tomorrow. Watch for my blog about the success or failure of this mission as this will be my first trip to a Giant Tiger ever...in my head it reminds me of a SAAN store...but I have no idea...curiousity...fear...wondering...I can hardly wait!
SPCC will see me try to find out about the Giant Tiger store. Have you heard of them? Me neither until recently, but according to my flyer they are all over the place, even in Calgary (and other cities too). When I told my hubby I wanted to go there he turned up his nose and refused to go there like I used to do to my parents when they told me they wanted to get me clothes from Kmart. So, it appears the girl child and I will go on this mission tomorrow. The reason? I have learned that Giant Tiger will honour coupons that exceed the amount of the product...for example....a tooth brush is $0.88 but I have a coupon for $2.00, Giant Tiger will allow me to use that coupon still! Plus they sent me a coupon for joining their eNewsletter thing on their website that I can print and use in their store....which I won't though because its for clothes and this mission does not have time or money for no stinking clothes. This mission is strictly to see what I can assess about this store and whether I can come away with an item (or items) without paying a dime (since I barely have any dimes to pay with!).
Provided we do not get a ton of snow and there is no complications, this mission will be a-go for tomorrow. Watch for my blog about the success or failure of this mission as this will be my first trip to a Giant Tiger ever...in my head it reminds me of a SAAN store...but I have no idea...curiousity...fear...wondering...I can hardly wait!
Why It Pays To Do Your Research (and have some patience)...
So it was Thursday yesterday and do you think the flyers came??? Nope. So, last night I surfed on the web and found some good deals on groceries which led me to go to 2 separate grocery stores. Was it annoying....ABSOLUTELY but I live sandwiched between 3 major grocery stores (Walmart Supercenter, Sobey's and Save-On Foods) so I figured this was definitely dooable and worth it since I knew Save-On has great warehouse packs of meat for $10 each.
In an attempt to get all the deals (since I am generally the person that shows up at the END of the sale when everything is gone) I decided to get prepared to shop early. First up, Sobey's. I figured this was the best place to start because they have those kids carts that they can push around and it keeps the little man entertained for hours.
Now, wouldnt you know that because I actually did my research ahead of time and showed up to the stores around noon, just my luck they hadn't stocked the ham yet - a key ingredient for a delicious easter dinner - (which was on sale for $9.99) because their shipment hadn't come in. Gee. What a surprise. However, the turkey was on sale for $0.99 per pound! I picked up a good sized turkey for cheap!
After locating a few good deals within the store, we paid and set off for Save-On Foods where I was handed a giant slap in the couponers face. They had their boxes of Fibre One bars on for $1.29. F$#%! Stupid greedy me just HAD to use the coupon to double coupon at London Drugs when I could have had TWO boxes for $0.29 each had I just waited. Lesson learned. Don't double coupon just because you can. Be patient. Wait for the best deal possible. It WILL happen. Crap. Wish I knew that before hand!
Nevertheless, once I returned home there were the flyers, staring me in the face saying READ ME! You will find better deals!!! Which brings me to lesson #2. Wait for the flyers to come.
I needed paper towel in the worst way, so I found a good deal on paper towel - $5.99 for 6 rolls. Pretty decent and I was pretty desperate. Sure enough, when I opened the flyers there was TONS of deals for paper towel for WAY cheaper. Of course. Lesson #3 - Always review the flyers prior to shopping for things like paper towel and toilet paper.
So I have discovered that in order to be a good shopper, you must be a smart shopper and that means reviewing all of the flyers to check for all the good deals and then maybe going to a few different places. How ignorant was I in my former ways. Too cool to use coupons. Always going to the same store because it was "my store".....never again!
Here is the run down of the deals of the week I have located:
SAFEWAY:
Turkey $0.99 per lb.
Irish Spring Soap and body wash - buy one get one free (and if you took coupons out of the smart source flyer, there is a coupon for $2.00 off Irish Spring).
Duracell Batteries buy one get one free (and there are coupons for duracell batteries on one of the sites)
Royale Double Roll toilet paper - $5.99 less $1.00 off coupon
SHOPPERS DRUG MART (spend $50 and get a $10 gift card)
Minute Rice (350 g) - $1.99
Royale Double Roll Toilet Paper - $5.99 less $1.00 off coupon
Sunday and Monday only Huggies and Pampers are $13.99 less $2.00 or $3.00 off coupon
Tide and Downy $5.99 less coupons (I am unsure of amounts as I am not a Tide or Downy user)
3 boxes of Catelli Pasta for $5.00 - less coupon for $1.00 when you buy two so that's 3 boxes of pasta for $4 (or $0.75 each)!!! :)
Febreeze - $2.99 less buy 2 save 2 coupon
CANADIAN TIRE
Royale Double Roll $4.77 less $1.00 coupon!! Best deal in town for bum wipe!
Sunlight Dish Liquid - $1.77 less $1.00 off coupon
SUPERSTORE (Spend $250 get gift card for $25)
Green Giant Frozen Veggies - $1.97 less $1.00 off coupon
Club Sized Diapers (156+) - $27.99 less $3.00 coupon
Club Pack of Wipes - $11.99 (if you have the coupon to save $4.00 when you purchase wipes and diapers you could use the coupon to get savings on both items and be totally stocked up!!)
Johnson's Baby lotion - $3.99 less $1.00 off coupon - by FAR the best deal I have seen
Aerius allergy tablets - $19.99 less $2.00 coupon - once again the best price I have seen
Ham halves - buy 2 for $14 (but I happen to know there is a coupon on the coupon wall at superstore to save a dollar on ham so if you get two you could use two coupons and get the hams for 2 for $12 or $6.00 each....which is a great price for ham!
Ziploc Containers are $3.00 each, but I have a coupon from one of the Smart Source flyers for buy 2 get 2 free....which means you can get 4 packs of Ziploc containers for $3.00 or $0.75 per box. Yaaaay savings!
SOBEY'S
Pop (Coke and Pepsi) $3.33 for 12 pack. Oh I rushed out and got mine for sure!
Black Diamond cheese block - $4.99
Pampers diapers - $12.99 less $2.00 or $3.00 coupon!!
Turkey $0.99 per lb.
Strawberries - $2.99 for 2 lbs (most stores have them $1.99 for 1 lb but its a way better deal to get the 2 for $2.99)
Hamburger Helper - $1.99 less coupon for $1.00 (and I have a coupon from a previous box for a package of free frozen vegetables!)
WALMART
BABY FOOD SALE!!!!!! $0.50 per jar!! Trust me. Best price ever for Heinz!!!
Johnsons soaps and lotions (large bottles) - double pack $9.99 less $1.00 coupon = $8.99 for 2 big bottles!
Nivea lotion $6.97 less $2.00 coupon = $4.97
Pillsbury Croissants - $1.00 less $1.00 coupon ...... you got it! FREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Betty Crocker boxed potatoes - $1.67 less $1.00 off coupon = $0.67. NICE!
There's my round up of some of the greatest deals of the weekend! I'm sure there are loads more!
In an attempt to get all the deals (since I am generally the person that shows up at the END of the sale when everything is gone) I decided to get prepared to shop early. First up, Sobey's. I figured this was the best place to start because they have those kids carts that they can push around and it keeps the little man entertained for hours.
Now, wouldnt you know that because I actually did my research ahead of time and showed up to the stores around noon, just my luck they hadn't stocked the ham yet - a key ingredient for a delicious easter dinner - (which was on sale for $9.99) because their shipment hadn't come in. Gee. What a surprise. However, the turkey was on sale for $0.99 per pound! I picked up a good sized turkey for cheap!
After locating a few good deals within the store, we paid and set off for Save-On Foods where I was handed a giant slap in the couponers face. They had their boxes of Fibre One bars on for $1.29. F$#%! Stupid greedy me just HAD to use the coupon to double coupon at London Drugs when I could have had TWO boxes for $0.29 each had I just waited. Lesson learned. Don't double coupon just because you can. Be patient. Wait for the best deal possible. It WILL happen. Crap. Wish I knew that before hand!
Nevertheless, once I returned home there were the flyers, staring me in the face saying READ ME! You will find better deals!!! Which brings me to lesson #2. Wait for the flyers to come.
I needed paper towel in the worst way, so I found a good deal on paper towel - $5.99 for 6 rolls. Pretty decent and I was pretty desperate. Sure enough, when I opened the flyers there was TONS of deals for paper towel for WAY cheaper. Of course. Lesson #3 - Always review the flyers prior to shopping for things like paper towel and toilet paper.
So I have discovered that in order to be a good shopper, you must be a smart shopper and that means reviewing all of the flyers to check for all the good deals and then maybe going to a few different places. How ignorant was I in my former ways. Too cool to use coupons. Always going to the same store because it was "my store".....never again!
Here is the run down of the deals of the week I have located:
SAFEWAY:
Turkey $0.99 per lb.
Irish Spring Soap and body wash - buy one get one free (and if you took coupons out of the smart source flyer, there is a coupon for $2.00 off Irish Spring).
Duracell Batteries buy one get one free (and there are coupons for duracell batteries on one of the sites)
Royale Double Roll toilet paper - $5.99 less $1.00 off coupon
SHOPPERS DRUG MART (spend $50 and get a $10 gift card)
Minute Rice (350 g) - $1.99
Royale Double Roll Toilet Paper - $5.99 less $1.00 off coupon
Sunday and Monday only Huggies and Pampers are $13.99 less $2.00 or $3.00 off coupon
Tide and Downy $5.99 less coupons (I am unsure of amounts as I am not a Tide or Downy user)
3 boxes of Catelli Pasta for $5.00 - less coupon for $1.00 when you buy two so that's 3 boxes of pasta for $4 (or $0.75 each)!!! :)
Febreeze - $2.99 less buy 2 save 2 coupon
CANADIAN TIRE
Royale Double Roll $4.77 less $1.00 coupon!! Best deal in town for bum wipe!
Sunlight Dish Liquid - $1.77 less $1.00 off coupon
SUPERSTORE (Spend $250 get gift card for $25)
Green Giant Frozen Veggies - $1.97 less $1.00 off coupon
Club Sized Diapers (156+) - $27.99 less $3.00 coupon
Club Pack of Wipes - $11.99 (if you have the coupon to save $4.00 when you purchase wipes and diapers you could use the coupon to get savings on both items and be totally stocked up!!)
Johnson's Baby lotion - $3.99 less $1.00 off coupon - by FAR the best deal I have seen
Aerius allergy tablets - $19.99 less $2.00 coupon - once again the best price I have seen
Ham halves - buy 2 for $14 (but I happen to know there is a coupon on the coupon wall at superstore to save a dollar on ham so if you get two you could use two coupons and get the hams for 2 for $12 or $6.00 each....which is a great price for ham!
Ziploc Containers are $3.00 each, but I have a coupon from one of the Smart Source flyers for buy 2 get 2 free....which means you can get 4 packs of Ziploc containers for $3.00 or $0.75 per box. Yaaaay savings!
SOBEY'S
Pop (Coke and Pepsi) $3.33 for 12 pack. Oh I rushed out and got mine for sure!
Black Diamond cheese block - $4.99
Pampers diapers - $12.99 less $2.00 or $3.00 coupon!!
Turkey $0.99 per lb.
Strawberries - $2.99 for 2 lbs (most stores have them $1.99 for 1 lb but its a way better deal to get the 2 for $2.99)
Hamburger Helper - $1.99 less coupon for $1.00 (and I have a coupon from a previous box for a package of free frozen vegetables!)
WALMART
BABY FOOD SALE!!!!!! $0.50 per jar!! Trust me. Best price ever for Heinz!!!
Johnsons soaps and lotions (large bottles) - double pack $9.99 less $1.00 coupon = $8.99 for 2 big bottles!
Nivea lotion $6.97 less $2.00 coupon = $4.97
Pillsbury Croissants - $1.00 less $1.00 coupon ...... you got it! FREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Betty Crocker boxed potatoes - $1.67 less $1.00 off coupon = $0.67. NICE!
There's my round up of some of the greatest deals of the weekend! I'm sure there are loads more!
Wednesday, 13 April 2011
New P & G Brand Samplers!
If you are into getting free samples, click onto the link below. Run by the same site for P & G Brandsaver, except you can request several free samples! But do it ASAP because they only run the promotion for a limited time and when the samples are gone....that's it!
https://www.pgbrandsampler.ca/en_CA/
AND if you are a guy (or you want to order for your hubby) there is P & G Brandsampler for MEN! There is a free sample of facial cleanser...free deodorant....a razor! Loads of free stuff, so after you request your free stuff from Brand Sampler, click on this link below to get your free samples for men as well!
http://www.brandsamplerformen.ca/en_CA/home.php
SWEEEEEET! I cannot wait to get my free stuff in the mail! All you need to do is use your P & G Brandsaver user ID and password to get in and then click away! Three cheers for free stuff!
https://www.pgbrandsampler.ca/en_CA/
AND if you are a guy (or you want to order for your hubby) there is P & G Brandsampler for MEN! There is a free sample of facial cleanser...free deodorant....a razor! Loads of free stuff, so after you request your free stuff from Brand Sampler, click on this link below to get your free samples for men as well!
http://www.brandsamplerformen.ca/en_CA/home.php
SWEEEEEET! I cannot wait to get my free stuff in the mail! All you need to do is use your P & G Brandsaver user ID and password to get in and then click away! Three cheers for free stuff!
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
I DID IT!!!!! I DID IT!!!!
Ladies and gentleman...we have confirmed double couponing success! I felt like a stealth criminal as I entered the stores...baby in hand. I had come up with the master plan after my husband returned home early from work. Sweet. A chance to take only one of the children and go...the girl is, afterall, a fantastic shopper and a mama's girl and she doesn't ask me to buy her stuff...over...and over...and over...
First stop. Superstore. I have attached a photo. I feel such satisfaction. I did NOT double coupon at Superstore as I was on a pretty tight budget and they didn't have coupons on their wall for anything that I had coupons for. Nevertheless, please see photo:
Have any guesses as to cost?
That is a Royale Super Huge Giant Big Mega Double Roll Pack. 24 double rolls. Oh, and those at the back...that's two 6 packs of Aloe Irish Spring and Fancy Smell I Forget Irish Spring. Oh and there's two loaves of bread....don't forget to add in the bread...and there are two fancy Colgate Advanced Health Toothpastes and a bottle of Children's Colgate - which, might I add, I was able to procure from two ladies who were buying ALL of the children's colgate and they agreed to let me have one. I was thrilled.
Here's a breakdown of the items I got on sale and with coupons:
ROYALE BUM WIPE - $8.98 (so already hugely on sale!) (less $1.00 off coupon) = $7.98.....for all that kittiny soft two ply goodness...how could one go wrong.
CRACKERS - $1.00 off and they were on sale so it made them roughly $1.38 per box. Woohoo!
COLGATE ADVANCED - $1.99 on sale (less $1.50 coupon) $0.49 per tube!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IRISH SPRING - $2.49 on sale (less $2.00 off coupon) - $0.49!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats right....$0.49 for all that soap! I will never need to buy soap again! (Except for my stock pile).
OLD EL PASO KIT - $3.99 on sale (less $1.00 off coupon) = $2.99 AND it has a coupon for a free bottle of salsa with your next purchase. Mucho Fun Tonite!
PEPSI CUBE (24 pack) - On sale for $6.97!!!!!
BREAD - $1.97 - on sale for dirt cheap for really good bread!
And that was the Superstore...alright....it DOES pay to shop there....oh...and I remembered my bags this time too!
Across the parking lot was LONDON DRUGS .... a couponers dream. You will recall I had already bundled my double coupons that were different (as per London Drugs coupon policy) and there was precious few in the way of doubles, but I wanted to check it out. The blood was pumping through my veins as I neared the check out....here is what I had:
Ok....I didnt have coupons for the chocolate...but lets talk price.
The hair dye was regular $11.99, but was on sale for $9.99, the Fibre 1 bars were $3.29 and the chocolate bars....lets be honest, I was less focussed on their original price than I was focussed on their chocolatey goodness. In fact...I want one right now. Ok. I went and got one. Funny story about these. I bought one on a whim once and it was so good, I wanted another. I have been searching for them ever since. Its like as soon as the Kit Kat company found out I liked them they ceased all production and I never found them again...ever....UNTIL TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So, here we go with what I paid:
Sublime Mousse Hair Dye (box 1) - $9.99 - less coupon for $4.00, less coupon for $3.00 = $2.99
Sublime Mousse Hair Dye (box 2) - $9.99 - less coupon for $3.00, less coupon for $2.00 = $4.99
Fibre One Bars - $3.29 less two coupons for $1.00 each = $1.29
Chocolate Bars - $0.69 each! :)
So there you have it, it CAN be done! Just hang on to your coupons and wait for the greatest deal. Trust me, I held onto those Irish Spring coupons for a month or two and it paid off AND they didn't even bat an eye or look at me like I was a weirdo. I can remember a time where I would be embarassed to use coupons but now I believe it is becoming more common place and accepted and even if it wasn't WHO CARES! If I can save all this money, then I should! I wish I had of known all this a long long time ago!
First stop. Superstore. I have attached a photo. I feel such satisfaction. I did NOT double coupon at Superstore as I was on a pretty tight budget and they didn't have coupons on their wall for anything that I had coupons for. Nevertheless, please see photo:
Have any guesses as to cost?
That is a Royale Super Huge Giant Big Mega Double Roll Pack. 24 double rolls. Oh, and those at the back...that's two 6 packs of Aloe Irish Spring and Fancy Smell I Forget Irish Spring. Oh and there's two loaves of bread....don't forget to add in the bread...and there are two fancy Colgate Advanced Health Toothpastes and a bottle of Children's Colgate - which, might I add, I was able to procure from two ladies who were buying ALL of the children's colgate and they agreed to let me have one. I was thrilled.
Here's a breakdown of the items I got on sale and with coupons:
ROYALE BUM WIPE - $8.98 (so already hugely on sale!) (less $1.00 off coupon) = $7.98.....for all that kittiny soft two ply goodness...how could one go wrong.
CRACKERS - $1.00 off and they were on sale so it made them roughly $1.38 per box. Woohoo!
COLGATE ADVANCED - $1.99 on sale (less $1.50 coupon) $0.49 per tube!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IRISH SPRING - $2.49 on sale (less $2.00 off coupon) - $0.49!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats right....$0.49 for all that soap! I will never need to buy soap again! (Except for my stock pile).
OLD EL PASO KIT - $3.99 on sale (less $1.00 off coupon) = $2.99 AND it has a coupon for a free bottle of salsa with your next purchase. Mucho Fun Tonite!
PEPSI CUBE (24 pack) - On sale for $6.97!!!!!
BREAD - $1.97 - on sale for dirt cheap for really good bread!
And that was the Superstore...alright....it DOES pay to shop there....oh...and I remembered my bags this time too!
Across the parking lot was LONDON DRUGS .... a couponers dream. You will recall I had already bundled my double coupons that were different (as per London Drugs coupon policy) and there was precious few in the way of doubles, but I wanted to check it out. The blood was pumping through my veins as I neared the check out....here is what I had:
Ok....I didnt have coupons for the chocolate...but lets talk price.
The hair dye was regular $11.99, but was on sale for $9.99, the Fibre 1 bars were $3.29 and the chocolate bars....lets be honest, I was less focussed on their original price than I was focussed on their chocolatey goodness. In fact...I want one right now. Ok. I went and got one. Funny story about these. I bought one on a whim once and it was so good, I wanted another. I have been searching for them ever since. Its like as soon as the Kit Kat company found out I liked them they ceased all production and I never found them again...ever....UNTIL TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So, here we go with what I paid:
Sublime Mousse Hair Dye (box 1) - $9.99 - less coupon for $4.00, less coupon for $3.00 = $2.99
Sublime Mousse Hair Dye (box 2) - $9.99 - less coupon for $3.00, less coupon for $2.00 = $4.99
Fibre One Bars - $3.29 less two coupons for $1.00 each = $1.29
Chocolate Bars - $0.69 each! :)
So there you have it, it CAN be done! Just hang on to your coupons and wait for the greatest deal. Trust me, I held onto those Irish Spring coupons for a month or two and it paid off AND they didn't even bat an eye or look at me like I was a weirdo. I can remember a time where I would be embarassed to use coupons but now I believe it is becoming more common place and accepted and even if it wasn't WHO CARES! If I can save all this money, then I should! I wish I had of known all this a long long time ago!
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