Coupon week 2

Last week I did some more shopping with coupons. I did a lot of shopping as I was low on several things. I wasn't as successful as the first week, but it's still adding up to savings!

If you have a Walgreens in your area, they have a rewards program you can sign up for. Each time you shop you either have them look you up by phone number or use your rewards card they can scan. With this program you 1) earn points which add up to $5.00, $10.00 or even $15.00 off your total purchases in the store and 2) you get savings you can only take advantage of if you are a rewards program member. I'm pretty sure CVS has a similar program, although I'm not as familiar with it because there isn't one in my town.

Target: purchased cough drops, toilet paper, toothpaste, juice, yogurt and a couple of other things. Highlight - we needed cough drops and there was a coupon in the paper for $1.00 off two bags. Bags were $1.17 each, so I ended up paying $.67 a bag. The cough drops will last us well into next winter. Highlight 2 - Toilet paper was regularly $2.44 for a 4 pack. It was on sale for $2.29 and I had a coupon for $.45. I ended up paying $1.84, which costs me $.46 a roll. Highlight 3 - I got a large tube of toothpaste that was $3.69 full price for $2.24. It was on sale for $2.99 and I had a $.75 coupon. I saved $1.45. Highlight 4 - a bottle of juice was $2.84 full price, on sale for $2.00, and I have a coupon for $.50. So I scored that for $1.50, which saved me $1.34 per bottle (I got two for a total savings of $2.68).

Walgreens: purchased tub cleaner, soup, Kleenex, deodorant, and Brita filters. Highlight - The filters were $22.99 full price and they were on sale for $14.99 (for a 3 pack). So I saved $8.00 - oh how I wished I would've had a coupon for that one! Highlight 2 - tub cleaner was $3.59 full price. It was on sale for $2.69. I had a $1.00 off coupon when I purchased two. So I paid $2.19 per can and saved $1.40 per can ($2.80 total). Highlight 3 - Kleenex was $1.39 per box. I bought three. Walgreens had a coupon where they were marked down to $1.00 per box. Then I had a manufacturer's coupon for $.55 off when 3 were purchased. So I paid a total of $1.63, which breaks down to just $.56 per box! That's a total savings of $2.49. We are getting a nice little stockpile of Kleenex. :)

I went grocery shopping at the local grocery store and my savings were abysmal. I had to buy some things we needed that were not on sale and I didn't have coupons for. Gasp! It was one of the worst grocery shopping trips I've had in a long time. No highlights to report here as I saved only 13%, instead of the usual 30%-40% I usually save at the grocery store, Target, and Walgreens.

Bed, Bath, and Beyond: my husband and I use electric Sonicare toothbrushes. My husband has had his for a long time (mine was a wedding shower gift almost 2 years ago). He mentioned a couple of weeks ago that his toothbrush was dying and it would soon be time for a new one. Well, what do you know - there was a manufacturer's coupon in the paper so I jumped right on that one. So, I took my "20% off one item" coupon I regularly get from BB&B, and my manufacturer's coupon and headed out to see what kind of a deal I could get. Okay, these stinkin' toothbrushes are NOT cheap. The are $89.99 full price! My 20% off coupon saved me $18 right off the top. Then the coupon from the newspaper was another $10 off. So I was sitting at $61.99. Then the toothbrush came with a shot at a $10.00 mail in rebate from the store. So, my final price was $52.99, with a savings of $38. That's 42% savings! Whoop whoop!

Savings this week: $76.93 (a big chunk of that was the Bed Bath and Beyond score)
Total 2013 savings: $123.91