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went shopping with my coupons-got to watch the checkers

April 20th, 2005 at 05:25 am

First I went to Walgreens. I had it in my mind I was going to spend around $30. The girl rang it up at over $60. I had to point out to her that she failed to use my coupons. She said I couldn't use coupons on sale items. So, she calls the manager, who tells her yes I can. In fact some of the coupons I was trying to use were the coupons from their newspaper sale ad...Anyway, they got it rerung. I only bought what was on sale, that I would normally use anyway and had a coupon for. We probably now have 6 month supply of shampoo. White Rain shampoo/conditioners were on sale for $1, and I had several $1 off coupons. I have some more coupons for sale items coming-got them off a coupon trade site. If they make it here by next Sunday, I will use them as they are on sale now also. If not, I will use them next sale--they are dated out several months. I spent $20 on Proctor and Gamble products, so I have a $10 rebate coming for that, and a $1 rebate for the colgate-which was only a dollar, and I had a dollar off coupon-so I will get a dollar for something I got free. Not bad.

Then I went to the grocery store. Saved $13.58 in coupons. But, I thought I was only going to spend around $40 and it was closer to $55. I went to the customer service desk and we went over the receipt. I got back $9.52 in items that were supposed to be free if I bought 4 boxes of Kelloggs cereal. Then, the juice that was supposed to be on sale for 88 cents, they rang up at full price, along with the bread that was on sale. So, they had to give me back more, bringing that trip down to under $40.

Lesson learned--always watch as they ring up the items, make sure they scan the coupons, and double check the receipt before you leave. I really didnt need anything from the grocery store, but the Kelloggs cereal was on sale, and I had $1 coupons good on any size, so I bought the smallest boxes. If you bought 4 boxes, you got free: 1 dozen eggs, 1 loaf bread, 1 carton blue bonnet, 1 32oz package of hashbrowns, 1 package of johnson breakfast sausage, and oj. S, I did ok. Again, every thing I got was on sale and had a coupon, making it cheaper than the generic or store brand. Most of it went into the deepfreezer.

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