Feeling Suave. Can you tell?

FREEEEEEEE STUFF!

Did you clip the Suave B1G1 coupon from your Sunday paper inserts a couple weeks ago? Though it states B1G1, it actually rings off $3.00! I bought 2 Suave body washes at Target for $1.94 each and used the aforementioned coupon. I paid $0.88 total for 2 body washes! I felt really great about that until I saw that Publix has them on sale for $1.49. They could have been FREE – negative two cents to be exact (Publix does overages)! Learn from my mistakes. The coupon expires June 19 – don’t let this one get away.

AAANNNNDDDDD, you may visit http://www.suave.com/canyoutell/ to watch a few short hair care videos. Each video will end with the question “Can you tell? which model used Suave products”. For each correct answer, you unlock a coupon (answer them all before choosing your coupon – you only get to choose one). I’m getting 2 FREE products!

Butterhead: Get Paid to Buy Bayer!

When something ails me, I generally prefer to find alternatives to pills. But I get a lot of headaches (yeah, yeah - if I had a head like that, blah, blah, blah) and they often have me reaching for the bottle. So pain reliever coupons are pretty awesome. Especially when you are paid $0.76 to take a bottle home! Publix has Bayer Advanced Asprin 24 count on sale for $2.99 plus an in-store coupon (check the info rack at the front of your store) for $2.00 off. AND I printed a couple manufacturer's coupons a couple weeks ago for $1.75 off. Let me say it again, Publix will pay you $0.76 to take Bayer off their hands! Of course they don't just hand you money - you may apply the overage to other items in your cart but chances are you didn't go into Publix just to buy Bayer, so what's the difference?!?

Publix Display of Affection

Today I made my first Publix shopping trip since I began couponing. Publix accepts competitor coupons (such as Target - check your store for details) and allows overages! Publix
Bayer Advanced Asprin (sale + manu coup + store coup)
2 Mrs. T's Pierogies (B1G1 + manu coup)
2 Hormel Canned Chicken (B1G1)
2 Aunt J Frozen Pancakes - whole grain! (B1G1)
Off Botanicals (manu coup + store coup)
CVS
5 Cans Cat Food (sale)
Tide Stain Release (sale + manu coup)
2 Garnier Hair Stylers (sale + 2 manu coups)
Walgreens
2 Morton Salt (store coup)

Original Prices: $45.02
Sale Prices: $30.62
Paid:$18.88
Total Savings: $26.14 or slightly over 58%

First Time for Everything

I watched that crazy couponing show a few days ago and decided that I must jump on the money saving bandwagon. I gave myself $10 and two rules - purchase everything with a coupon and $10 is all I have to spend until payday. The results:Target: 2 shirts (sales + coupons), 2 camis (sale + coupons), 2 Reese's cups packs (B1G1 coupon)
Walgreens: 1 bottle of nail polish (sale + coupon), 3 rolls of tape (sale + 2 coupons=free – I only paid tax on these)
Publix: 1 carton of soy milk (coupon)
Arby's: 1 soda and Arby's chicken salad market fresh sandwich (coupon)
WalMart: 1 All You Mag full of coupons!

Original Prices: $62.99
Sale Prices: $30.33
Paid: $9.82
Total Savings: $53.17 or slightly over 82%