Staples and Shaws!

Free Saturday Shopping (almost all free)

First stop was at Shaw's Supermarket where we purchased

9 Travel size Nabisco products (normal cost $1.50/1 store sale $1.00/1)

1 Paring-Pro Knife (worth $5)

Coupons used included 1 $3/3 Nabisco coupon, and 2 $2/3 Nabisco coupons (from 1/8/12 insert)

Paring knife was free with in-store demonstration!

Price before sales and coupons was $18.41 (including knife)

After coupons and store sales OOP $2.00

90% Savings!!

Also a trip to Staples:

Purchased was

1 Bic Mark It Permanent Markers (Cost before store sale $4.79, sale $1.00)

1 Staples Xeno ballpoint pens (Cost before store sale $4.17, sale $2.00)

2 packages of Bic Clic Stic (Cost before store sale $3.79, sale $.50)

Coupons Used

2 $1 Bic Coupons (1/8/12 insert)

$2 Staples Rewards

Price before sales and coupons was $16.54

After coupons and store sales OOP $0.00!!

100% Savings!!

Happy New Year!

Let me start by saying, "HAPPY NEW YEAR!"

I'm so sorry for not blogging lately. I would keep forgetting, and than when I remember, something comes up! Landon had pneumonia/ bronchitis last week, making it near impossible to do anything!

I decided that throughout the year this year, I was going to keep a shopping journal to keep track of what I buy and what I save. Perhaps this year so far, my proudest moment was finding clearance diapers (and helping a neighbor with 5 kids too, get in on the deal!). This last week, Stop and Shop had Santa Diapers on clearance for 50% off at $4.99. Normal cost is $9.99. With $2 coupons, the cost was $2.99. It got even sweeter on Friday, January 6th, when the diapers went to 75% off at $2.99. With $2 coupons, we got 5 packages for $.50 each, meaning we got them 95% off! Got $50.00 worth of diapers for $2.50! I will try to be better at keeping track of deals and posting (not on just baby stuff obviously) so that people can be just as successful!

For example, recently www.coupons.com had Reach floss $1.00 of one, I think the deal is still available. That means free floss at Target or Walmart. Also, not to be offensive to everyone, but this is a fact of life, there is a coupon for $3.00 off K Y Jelly, The small size is under $3.00 so you can get overage to apply to other purchases. I usually send Nick to Walmart on his way home from work since he basically goes by it. Sometimes I'll buy items because I have coupons that will give me overage :).