I got all this food for a total of $49.32 out of pocket. THAT'S OVER $671 RETAIL VALUE OF NAME BRAND STUFF! It's quite an adrenaline rush but completely legal and what a gift to a family of 7 with holidays coming!
A view from the front:
There are 26 boxes of cereal, 24 rolls of paper towels, 12 containers of frosting, 4 bags of flour, 6 jars of spaghetti sauce, 8 bottles of salad dressing, 8 brownie mixes, 4 cake mixes, 9 cookie mixes, 12 cartons of chicken broth, 24+ Knorr pasta and rice sides (probably will give most of these away), four bottles of light mayo, 16 cans of Progresso soup, 6 packets of tuna, 3 boxes of Fiber One bars, 18 Yoplait yogurt 4-packs, 6 boxes of Kleenex, 11 packages of Cottonelle flushable wipes, 10 boxes of Betty Crocker potatoes & 4 boxes of Chicken Helper (again, will give these to a food bank), 2 boxes of Klondike bars (will NOT give these away!!!), 6 boxes of Toaster Strudel treats, 2 pkgs of peanut butter crackers that my boys take for snack at school.
The view from above:
So thanks to help and tips from our great friends the Smith's and a class my friend Jill taught at church all about super couponing, I have a new addiction! A good one this time since it means we get tons of food and stuff for free or almost free. I just had to post this photo of all the stuff I bought this week at Jewel. I started this with $15 in Catalinas we earned from "buying" ice cream last weekend although along with the Smith's we invested about $4 each and got about 180 containers of Breyers ice cream. It was fun to give a lot of it away to friends and neighbors and supply dessert for the Primary Activity on Friday night--and it cost practically NOTHING!!!
I have $30 in Catalinas
(the things that print out next to the receipt when you check out) still left to use on other things we may need in the next two weeks (before they expire) or I can keep rolling them to get more food for super super cheap.
Here are my favorite websites for finding the deals out there:
dealseekingmom.com,
mashupmom.com,
hip2save.com,
hotcouponworld.com.
It IS very time consuming and I've not been getting much sleep lately because there are always deals to research and prepare for but I've filled every shelf, cabinet and crevice I can put food in my kitchen and basement so it's time to slow down. Now that we're pretty well stocked I can pick and choose which deals to go after.
Happy couponing everyone!
There are 26 boxes of cereal, 24 rolls of paper towels, 12 containers of frosting, 4 bags of flour, 6 jars of spaghetti sauce, 8 bottles of salad dressing, 8 brownie mixes, 4 cake mixes, 9 cookie mixes, 12 cartons of chicken broth, 24+ Knorr pasta and rice sides (probably will give most of these away), four bottles of light mayo, 16 cans of Progresso soup, 6 packets of tuna, 3 boxes of Fiber One bars, 18 Yoplait yogurt 4-packs, 6 boxes of Kleenex, 11 packages of Cottonelle flushable wipes, 10 boxes of Betty Crocker potatoes & 4 boxes of Chicken Helper (again, will give these to a food bank), 2 boxes of Klondike bars (will NOT give these away!!!), 6 boxes of Toaster Strudel treats, 2 pkgs of peanut butter crackers that my boys take for snack at school.
The view from above:
So thanks to help and tips from our great friends the Smith's and a class my friend Jill taught at church all about super couponing, I have a new addiction! A good one this time since it means we get tons of food and stuff for free or almost free. I just had to post this photo of all the stuff I bought this week at Jewel. I started this with $15 in Catalinas we earned from "buying" ice cream last weekend although along with the Smith's we invested about $4 each and got about 180 containers of Breyers ice cream. It was fun to give a lot of it away to friends and neighbors and supply dessert for the Primary Activity on Friday night--and it cost practically NOTHING!!!
I have $30 in Catalinas (the things that print out next to the receipt when you check out) still left to use on other things we may need in the next two weeks (before they expire) or I can keep rolling them to get more food for super super cheap.
Here are my favorite websites for finding the deals out there:
dealseekingmom.com,
mashupmom.com,
hip2save.com,
hotcouponworld.com.
It IS very time consuming and I've not been getting much sleep lately because there are always deals to research and prepare for but I've filled every shelf, cabinet and crevice I can put food in my kitchen and basement so it's time to slow down. Now that we're pretty well stocked I can pick and choose which deals to go after.
Happy couponing everyone!
7 comments:
Holy cow!! Way to shop and save!
Finally a shopping addiction that Mike can get behind. I cannot believe you got so much! It really is amazing seeing it all together like that. I wish I could get going on this. I too have friends here that are coupon gurus but Jer is super skeptical about me using them and doing it to make it worth it, especially when you factor an hour drive to any store that runs the ads and coupons. I am still trying to make a believer out of him. Maybe at the first of the year I will just do it and let him see the proof!
Way to go!
Oh my gosh that is seriously AAAAAmazing!!!!! I so want to do it. Not sure if I have the patience and not sure how to start? Any tips would be great. Way to go Mercy. Those pics are awesome!
Way to go Sis! I don't shop much, but those are great sites to look in on!
Wow! I'm going to look at those sites, too. They are national coupons?
Vicky Boyd has some fabulous photography of this area on her blog. You might enjoy it. The name is "Riding the dusty trail."
Score:) I LOVE couponing, but they don't have coupons in the Sun paper in MT. It's quite sad:( So I can't get as many deals...
Hey Mercy! I'm so impressed by these endeavors. I tried and got so frustrated, but looking at that stash makes me think I should give it another go. I just need someone to do all the leg work for me :)
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