This week’s theme has been saving money by trading coupons. Today, I’m going to show you what I got with the last of my Yakisoba coupons! Click here to read my previous post about this deal scenario if you missed it.
I did another trade last week for an assortment of good coupons – known in trading circles as a coupon “Potluck” – most of which I have not used yet, save for the Lunchables coupon mentioned below. This trade cost me two stamps, plus one to mail it out – making the total cost for these coupons $1.32.
Spent $2.69 out of pocket, put $19.79 on my free gift card from MyBlogSpark, and will get $9.88 back in rebates – making my final cost $12.60 for $62.37 worth of groceries.
Transaction #1:
Total spent: Nothing out of pocket, put $5.93 on my gift card
Total before coupons: $15.64
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Got:
4 Maruchan Yakisoba bowls – on sale for $1.00 each, used four .50/1 coupons, which doubled, and received an additional .10 cent deduction each because of the 10% club card discount; Final price: Free plus .40 cents overage. (More about the 10% here and here.)
1 can of Mighty Dog food – on sale for .65 cents, used one free product coupon from the 03/38 Smart Source newspaper inserts; an additional .06 cents was deducted because of the 10% discount, making the final price free plus .06 cents overage.
1 Odwalla fruit smoothie – on sale for $2.50, used one free coupon that I got in the mail after emailing the company (I’ll be writing more on this topic soon!). I also received an additional .25 cent discount because of the 10% promotion, making the final price free plus .25 cents overage.
1 Odwalla bar – on sale for $1.00, used one free coupon that I got in the mail after writing to the company. I also received an additional .10 cent discount because of the 10% promotion, making the final price free plus .10 cents overage.
One 100 count bottle of ibuprofen – I was all out of ibuprofen, and even though I have a generous stockpile of Ecotrin and Bayer, I find that only ibuprofen will cut it for me. So I bought this, which was originally priced at $7.49; the 10% took off a .75 cent discount, and the overage from the other coupons brought the final price down to $5.93.
Transaction #2:
Total spent: Nothing out of pocket, put $1.21 on my gift card
Total before coupons: $5.79
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Got:
4 Maruchan Yakisoba bowls – on sale for $1.00 each, used four .50/1 coupons, which doubled, and received an additional .10 cent discount each because of the 10% club card promotion; Final price: Free plus .40 cents overage.
1 package of rubber gloves – I needed a new pair! The 10% deducted .18 cents, and the .40 cents overage from the Yakisoba brought the final price down to $1.21.
Transaction #3:
Total spent: Nothing out of pocket, put .22 cents on my gift card
Total before coupons: $4.69
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Got:
4 Maruchan Yakisoba bowls – on sale for $1.00 each, used four .50/1 coupons, which doubled, and received an additional .10 cent discount each because of the 10% club card promotion; Final price: Free plus .40 cents overage.
1 can of cream of mushroom soup – I bought this as a “Filler” item to absorb the overage from the Yakisoba – this soup is so handy to have on hand for casseroles. Originally .69 cents, the 10% discount deducted .07 cents, and the .40 cents overage from the Yakisoba brought the final price down to .22 cents.
Transaction #4:
Total spent: Zero
Total before coupons: $5.00
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Got:
5 Maruchan Yakisoba bowls – on sale for $1.00 each, used three .50/1 coupons and one $1/2 coupon, which doubled, and received an additional .10 cent discount each because of the 10% club card promotion. The first three were free plus .30 cents overage after the .50/1 coupons; the other two cost .30 cents total after the $1/2 coupon, so the overage paid for them exactly. Final price for all five: Free
Transaction #5:
Total spent: Nothing out of pocket, put $4.04 on my gift card
Total before coupons: $12.27
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Got:
4-pack of Dannon CrushCups yogurt – on sale for $2.00, used a $1.00/1 coupon from the 3/28 Smart Source newspaper inserts, which doubled; the 10% discount took off an additional .20 cents, making the final price .30 cents.
1 package of Stayfree maxi pads – regularly $3.49, used a $2.00/1 coupon from the 3/28 Red Plum newspaper inserts, which doubled; the 10% discount took off an additional .35 cents, making the final price .64 cents.
1 Lunchables – regularly $1.99, used a $1/1 coupon that I got through trading, which doubled; the 10% took off an additional .20 cents, making the final price .29 cents.
2 packages of Farmland bacon – priced at $4.79 and on sale for “Buy one, get one free”, I used a $1/1 coupon that I got through their coupon mailing list, which doubled; the 10% took off an additional .48 cents, making the final price $2.81 for two packages of bacon.
Transaction #6:
Total spent: Nothing out of pocket, put $4.49 on my gift card; and I will get $4.49 back in rebates.
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Got:
2 lbs Jennie-O turkey & gravy in roasting pan – regularly $4.99, the 10% discount took off an additional .50 cents; and I will submit this for the Jennie-O rebate that I signed up for, which will make my final price free less the cost of a stamp to mail it in. And who knows, they might even refund the full amount, pre-10% store discount, which would turn this into a small money-maker. I will keep you posted!
Transaction #7:
Total spent: $2.69 out of pocket, put $3.90 on my gift card, and will get back $5.39 in rebates
Total before coupons: $13.99
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Got:
8 Maruchan Yakisoba bowls – on sale for $1.00, used four $1.00/2 coupons, which doubled; and received an additional .10 cent discount each because of the 10% club card promotion. Final price: $1.20 for all eight.
1 bottle of Olay Quench body lotion – on sale for $5.99, and I will send in for the Olay Quench “Try-Me-Free” rebate, making this free less the cost of the stamp to mail it in. Also, I may be reimbursed for the full price, pre-10% discount, in which case it will turn into a small money-maker. As always, I will keep you posted!
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