Savings and a story

The Pull Ups deal at Walgreens came just in time for me! I realized last night that my son only had one left, so after he went to bed I ran out to get a couple things. Here’s what I ended up with:

WALGREENS:

Trans 1:
2 ThermaCare heat patches: $5.99×2= $11.98
used: 2 $3/1 MQ
total: $5.98 for both, received $5 RR

Trans 2:
Pull Ups: $8.99
used: $2/1 MQ, $2/1 WG
total: $4.99

2 Skinny Cow Heavenly Crisps: $2.99×2= $5.98
used: 2 $1/1 MQ, $2/2 WG
total: $1.98 for both

Langers juice pouch: $.25, clearance
no coupon

used $5 RR from transaction 1

Total before coupons: $27.21
Total after coupons: $8.21

TARGET:

Sonia Kashuk Spoolie: $1.99
used: $2/1 TQ
total: FREE

Sonia Kashuk brown and lash brush: $2.99
used: $2/1 TQ
total: $.99

Up & Up cotton rounds: $.85
used: $.75 TQ
total: $.10

4 Dial hand soaps: $1.29×4= $5.16
used: $2/4 MQ, 2 $1/2 TQ
total: $1.16 for four

Total before coupons: $10.99
Total after coupons: $2.25

SHAW’S:

4 Crunchy Nut cerals: $1.99×4= $7.96
used: 4 $.70/1 MQ, all of which doubled
total: $2.36 for four

4 Powerade 32 oz: $1.19×4= $4.76
BOGO free sale= $2.38 for four
used: 2 $1/2 MQ
total: $.38 for four!

Strawberries: $2.99
Blackberries: $2.99
BOGO free sale: $2.99 for both

Egglands Best dozen eggs: $1.50
used: $.50/1 MQ, doubled
total: $.50

Total before coupons and BOGO sales: $20.20
Total after coupons and sales: $6.23

I just have to share a couple things that happened while I was shopping. There was a woman in line behind me at Walgreens buying Pull Ups, so I offered her one of my $1.50 coupons and told her about the $2 coupon in the savings booklet. She just smirked at me and said, “No thank you.” I cannot fathom turning down $3.50 in savings! My mind was also blown at Shaw’s. I was trying to decide what flavors of Powerade to buy when a women came down the aisle with a cart full of groceries. After she grabbed the biggest jug of Gatorade I’ve ever seen, she glanced at a display of Wonderful pistachios and grabbed a bag. It was $6.94 for one bag of pistachios! I got anxiety just thinking about paying that much for them, so I offered her one of my $1 coupons (since I keep forgetting to go to Staples and get a little bag for free). She chuckled and said, “Oh, no thank you. One little dollar won’t make that much of a difference!” as she walked away. Well, that may be true, but I looked at the stuff in her cart and I had coupons for more than half of it. Those measly $1 savings add up quick! I got out of Shaw’s with 4 boxes of cereal, strawberries, blackberries, a dozen eggs, and 4 bottles of Powerade for less than her one bag of pistachios!