No I don't have it. But it is all over the web. Blogs are written about coupon deals and how best to use coupons and special store savings. I like coupons. I do. But honestly, I don't have the time or the energy that some of these women put into couponing. It's exhausting just reading about it. That being said, I like a good deal. When I get those $10 off at Penny's if you spend $10, I always use them. If not, it is like throwing ten bucks away. Even if all I buy is socks, I make sure it doesn't go to waste. I also clip coupons from the sunday paper and make the most of those as I can. I shop at Winco which saves me money. I try to keep our grocery budget in check is what I am saying.
That being said, I have a friend who has gone over to the dark side of couponing. The ones who go back multiple times to the same store to stock up on 20 boxes of cereal. I will admit, it is intriguing. So I went b/c there were some deals that I couldn't pass up. You can see what I got in the above picture. I spent $16.03. Is that good? I think so. Here is how it adds up. The cereals were 4 for $6 plus I had coupons for 2 of the boxes for an additional $1.30 off. The Gogurts were on sale for 2 for $4 and I had an additional .80 cents off. The Prego was $1.67 each (which is better than I can get it at Winco, wish I had gotten more) and the cleaning supplies were buy one get one free so saved $4.29 there.
There are a couple of issues I have with couponing mania:
One, the idea of it is to stock up when things are on sale and I just don't have the pantry for 20 boxes of cereal.
Two, usually things that are crazy on sale like the above cereal are things that I wouldn't normall buy. Honestly, 3 boxes of sugar cereal?? I love sugar cereal but I try not to buy it that often. The sale did have stuff like granola bars in it but that brings me to:
Three, I often can't buy the stuff on sale b/c of sons peanut allergy.
This is why I wouldn't go back and go crazy stocking up. But I will try to watch some of these sales closer (or watch my friends blogs to make it even less work for me) to try to trim my grocery budget. Oh I almost forgot to mention with the cereal deal came a coupon for a free box of Capri Sun which I also don't normally buy but it is my turn to take soccer treats in a few weeks so hey, why not.
1 comment:
I actually was into the "mania" a few years ago. I used to pay a monthly fee to a company for information on how to use my coupons weekly in conjunction with sales to save even more. Here was the problem, like you I didn't have the room for everything! But two, most coupons are for food that we don't eat. So I gave up on it. I have a budget and I try to buy things on sale. Occasionally I use a coupon or two.
Post a Comment