Deals of the Day-4/29/07
So I have become a bit of a coupon fanatic the past couple of weeks. I have always clipped coupons and bought on sale but I have been really paying attention to sales and using lots of coupons, you should have seen me at Walgreens today! So I have started sharing some of my deals with some people at work and I thought I might as well post them here too so everyone can take advantage of the deals!
I should note that sales change by region so you if aren’t in Raleigh or in the South you may not be able to get the sale deals. I will also say that should always pick up a Sunday paper as you can easily pay for the paper with the use of one or two coupons. I have found though that buying a paper as opposed to subscribing to the paper leads to different sale ads. Evan usually buys me a paper form a nearby bakery and I never get the Kroger, CVS, Michael’s, or A.C. Moore ads. All of these ads can be found online but I like having paper in hand. That being said, this morning I went to CVS first thing this morning, picked up their ad and perused it while I was in the store. I also bought a paper here.
I will also say that it is important to get a loyalty card from each store that has one (Kroger, Harris Teeter, Lowes, Food Lion, CVS. You usually have to go to each store to get one, but at CVS you can sign up online. Signing up online will also register your email, which means you could be sent valuable money off coupons. Also, sign up at Harris Teeter for the e-VIC program, you will be sent an email every Wednesday with their specials as well as the e-VIC “coupon” of the week, which is available only if you sign up for the email.
Ok, so those are a few tips to start you off.
Walgreens was fun today, I usually don’t get tolo excited about Walgreens because you have to mail off their monthly deals for rebates, but I can usually get most of the done the first week. They have an Easy Saver catalog of deals for the month, it will be in the front of the store with the weekly ads. This month they have Softsoap body wash, toothbrushes and dental floss all free after rebate. Even better is that there were coupons in todays paper for the body wash and dental floss which would basically mean you are making money off of them. Also of interest, the Fiber One bars are 2 for $4, there was a 50 cent coupon last week which can be used in conjunction. I actually bought 20 coupons for these bars off of eBay. I don’t usually buy coupons b/c I think thats stupid but Evan loves these things and there is no generic brand and they rarely go on sale. However, I have already saved alot of money with all of these coupons, I used 4 coupons today on the 4 boxes of bars I bought, so I got 4 boxes for $6 which is cheaper than BJ’s.
Then tonight I went to Target before book club. They had some of their vitamins on sale, so I got some more fish oil capsules for Evan and I. There were 120 capsules for $3.99 which is a great price in and of itself, but then I looked and they were packaged buy one get one free. So I got two bottles for $3.99 when I have seen them as high as $15 a bottle. If that wasn’t enough, there was a coupon for a new Nair type hair remover called Carefree. There was a $4 off coupon in the paper and right next to it was a rebate for $3 off. At Target they were on sale for $7, which means after I send in my rebate the whole thing will only cost me .37 cents (the price of the stamp).
So I had a pretty good week so far. I will try and post the better deals I see this week.
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