This is the reason I do not use coupons:
This week's Sunday newspaper coupons:
1. Ken's Dressing 3-$1.00 off various products.
2. Trident Gum, 2 coupons, 1 for 75 cents and 1 for $1.00 off 3 packs.
3. $4.00 off a DVD when you buy Sunmaid raisens.
4. $3.00 off Mega Red (better than fish oil).
5. 1.00 off 5 pounds of Cuties and 55 cents off 3 pounds(mandarin oranges).
6. Coupons for Olive Garden (the closest Olive Garden is 3-4 hours away).
7. BOGO and $1.00 off Airwick spray.
8. JC penny's portrait, assorted coupons.
That's it. Last week's are equally worthless to me. So I don't use coupons. It is rare to see one that is something I would even CONSIDER buying, much less something I regularly buy. Oh well, watching for sales on things I buy works.
Last week Walgreen's had Blue Emu cream on sale for $9.99 for a little jar. I bought 3, saving $24.00 in one swoop. DH uses this stuff on his elbows and when my back was flared up I used it. Today I bought Classico pasta sauce for $1.99 a jar, which is usually over $3.00 a jar. I bought 18 jars. (We don't have Trader Joe's or I would buy that brand, which I do whenever I am near).
Yes it is cheaper to make my own and I do sometimes, but it is nice to have it ready to doctor up a bit too.
Coupons??
March 8th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
March 8th, 2009 at 10:49 pm 1236552587
March 8th, 2009 at 11:57 pm 1236556641
March 9th, 2009 at 12:57 am 1236560272
I could not do it without stockpiling manufacturer coupons so that I have them when that great sale comes around a month or 2 later. Right now I've got over $60 in CVS ExtraBucks that I can use on anything I might need in the store (excluding bread, milk & items I don't buy anyway such as lottery tickets).
I do agree that this week's coupons were pretty bad, though.
March 9th, 2009 at 03:18 pm 1236611930
2 tubs of smart balance butter spread 2.99 BOGO free
2 coffeemate liquid creamers 2.49 BOGO free
2 colgate whitening toothpastes 3.49 each
5 glade lasting impressions 7.99 each
5 glade sense & spray 7.99 each
1 nutrisse hair color 5.99
1 nutrisse hair color 3.19 (clearance? s/b 5.99)
3 garnier nutrisse shampoo 2.99 each
3 garnier nutrisse conditioner 2.99 each
Subtotal: 119.48 Yikes!!!!!
Total Wags coupons: 61.00
Total manufacturer coupons: 54.46
Total: 4.02
Tax: .05
Total paid: 4.07
Yup, some things I don't normally use but I was willing to try at that price!!
May 3rd, 2009 at 05:14 pm 1241370897
I gave coupons up long ago just because they are too time-consuming and too much trouble, plus they often led me to buy things I didn't really need. I just buy sale and store-brand items and call it a day.
May 6th, 2009 at 10:53 pm 1241650386