My First Coupon Adventure

Our Food Lion store had many buy one get one free offers this week.  I checked the sales against my coupons and made a list.   My bill came to $75.03 and I paid $26.65.  

I am so excited with my first coupon shopping trip where I really paid attention to my coupons and the sales.  I’m ready for my next trip, this is exciting. Below are a few examples I bought.

2 boxes Cheez-it crackers – @ $3.49 = 6.98 / One free - $3.49 - $1.00 coupon = $2.49 / $1.25 a box

2 packs M&M candies – @$1.00 = $2.00 / One free - $1.00 - $.75 coupon = $.25 / $.13 each

2 boxes of Ritz crackers - @ $3.99 = $7.98 / One free - $3.99 - $1.00 coupon = $3.00 / $1.50 a box

4 boxes of pasta shells - @ $1.59 = $6.36 / Two free - $3.18 / $.80 a box

2 Heinz Ketchup - @ $3.29 = $6.58 / One free - $3.29 - $1.00 coupon = $2.29 / $1.15 a bottle

4 bottles Barbeque sauce @ 2.39 = $9.56 / 2 free - $4.78 – 2 - $1.00 coupons = $2.78 / $.70 a bottle

3 Bryers Ice Cream @ $6.49 = $19.47 / Store sale $1.99 each - $.75 coupon = $14.25 / $1.74 each

2 packs Kraft cheese squares @ $4.89 = $9.78 / One free - $4.89 – 2 $1.00 coupons = $2.89 / $1.45 each

Plus and extra $5.00 off with my store card besides the usual store savings.

I bought a baseball card book at Target for $14.99 and it came with 60 sheets for cards.  The packs of sheets are 30 for $5. It really helps to be able to flip through the pages to see all the coupons you have instead of going through a pile of them.

There is a really good website that helped me get started, check it out at http://thekrazycouponlady.com

Also did you know that there is a program to send expired coupons over seas?   The military overseas can use the expired coupons for up to six months past the expiration date.  I have adopted a base in Japan to send my coupons to once a month.  If you want to join in on this you can adopt a base or you can send me the coupons once a month and I will send them in.

Till next time...

Love,
Jennifer