Total spent: .27 cents
Total before coupons: $14.77
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Got:
6 Glade plug-ins
1 Sunday newspaper
1 package of hamburger buns (3 guesses what we had for dinner tonight!)
1 head of garlic
Over a pound of apples
As I took advantage of the Glade catalina deal once again, I noticed that the tags marking the deal in the store stated that today was the last day of the promotion. In other locations, it’s marked as ending on the 7th, so if any of you still plan on doing this deal – BEWARE! Check the tags in your store and see what the end date is marked as!
As you can see, I broke this down into three transactions. For the first, I bought 2 plug-ins and utilized the “Buy One, Get One Free” coupon I had. The plug-ins are $1.50, so I bought a head of garlic at .50 cents and used the $2 catalina that I still had left from Friday to pay for the purchase. I subsequently got two $2 catalinas back.
For the second transaction, I bought 4 plug-ins and used 2 “Buy One, Get One Free” coupons. Since this brought the plug-ins to a grand total of $3.00, I bought the buns I needed for $1 and used $4 worth of catalinas to pay for the purchase. I then received $8 in catalinas back.
I still needed a Sunday newspaper, so I spent two of my catalinas on that and the apples. And I still have $4 in catalinas left for next time!
Later in the evening, I realized that today was the last day of the free Ronzoni pasta deal at Safeway. I had two $1/1 coupons left, so I headed back to the store! I live very close to Safeway, in case you’re wondering why I would bother making another trip.
Total spent: Zero. I didn’t even bring my purse with me – just my coupon binder!
Total before coupons: $3.00
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Got:
2 packages of spaghetti
The cashier who rang me up was very nice, and enthusiastic about my coupons. The customer in front of me was inquiring about a coupon for $10 off a $50 purchase at Safeway that appeared in the Oregonian recently, and the cashier looked at me and said, “She knows all about coupons!” I ended up talking to the customer about when this coupon expires and when it came out (Last Tuesday’s FoodDay, for my local readers – I’ll be sure to give you a heads-up when the next one comes out, they seem to appear once every few weeks or so). The cashier raved about how well I do with coupons. Then when the total came to nothing, she dashed away from the checkstand, chasing after the customer in front of me who was starting to leave. She waved my coupons at her and said, “Hey! Look at this! She just got those for free!!” It was hilarious! She then came back to the checkstand and finished the transaction. As I was leaving, she yelled that I need to teach a seminar, and tell her as soon as I do!
