On our way home from WordCamp on Monday afternoon, we stopped at an Albertsons so that I could use a few coupons for products that I can’t find locally. Here’s what I got:
Total spent: $7.19
Total before coupons: $24.44
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The first thing I did was stop by the customer service desk to get an Albertsons “Preferred” club card (their version of a Safeway club card), since this was my first time purchasing anything at the store. I then bought the following items:
2 gallons of milk – I knew we would need milk once we got home, and Albertsons had it on sale for $1.50 each. Total cost: $3.00
Quart of half & half – price: $2.19
4 dozen Smart Balance eggs – I was sent 4 free product coupons for these eggs to review on Contest Corner, but they aren’t available locally; so I wanted to stop at this Albertsons to see if I could locate them. Sure enough, they had them in stock, so I bought four dozen Smart Balance eggs and used four free product coupons, making my final total for all four: Free
1 package of Nasoya tofu – I received several free product coupons in the mail for this brand ages ago, thanks to a survey I filled out. Unfortunately, every single store in my town has stopped carrying Nasoya, so I’ve been waiting for a chance to use them. Happily, Albertsons does carry Nasoya, so I bought one package of Nasoya organic tofu and used one free product coupon to make my final cost: Zero!
1 Sunday Oregonian – the store still had some papers in stock, and apparently the Oregonian only costs $2.00 in Portland, so I saved .50 cents buying it there!
This was a good example of a “Coupon Roadtrip”, which I mentioned in my “Five Strategies for Shopping Success” guest post on Money Saving Mom last year. Since we had to drive right by an Albertsons to get home from WordCamp, it made perfect sense to stop so I could use these coupons for products which I couldn’t find at home. It didn’t take any more time or gas than shopping locally would have, since we were already in the area, and I have four dozen eggs to show for it! 🙂
I also received a catalina at checkout for $4 off a $40 Albertsons purchase. The coupon expires on September 27th, and unfortunately I won’t be able to use it, since there is no Albertsons locally; so I would like to give it to someone who can use it. I will mail this coupon to the first person who leaves a comment on this post, so if you shop at Albertsons and can use this, please comment! Rachael Crosby was the first person to comment, so she wins the coupon! Congratulations! I will put this in the mail tomorrow morning.
