Treasure Hunt II...

Here are the items I PAID for...

3 Glad Forceflex Trash Bags

2 Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaners

1 Secret Deodorant

1Right Guard Deodorant

2 Smartfood Popcorn

10 Pringles - snack size

2 Fruit Rollups

4 Ritz crackers

1 Saltine cracker

6 Nabisco 100 cal packs

2 Kraft shredded cheese

8 Kraft Mac n Cheese shells

1 Crystal Light single packs

4 Italian Dressing mixes

Here are the items I got for FREE...

8 Bliss Candy Bars

9 Quaker Granola Bites

1 jar of Planter Peanuts

1 loaf of French Bread

Here are the items for which I WAS PAID

a total of .55 cents to remove from the store...

2 Planters Granola Bars
3 Wheat Thins - family size
4 Nabisco 100 cal pack
11 BBQ sauces

Total RETAIL price: $206.62

Total amount I PAID out of pocket: $24.94

Thanks a total SAVINGS of 88%, my friends!!!



Just to put this into perspective:

3 boxes of Glad Forceflex trash bags retail for $7.99 each.
That's a total of $24.
So, if I had paid full price for the trash bags,
everything else could be considered FREE.
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These items were purchased during a two day period from three stores:

Target, Albertsons & Walmart

I went back to Target and Albertsons a second time
to cash in on more of their awesome, money-saving deals.

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ALAS, I must give CREDIT where CREDIT it due...
(although I prefer CASH)

I used http://www.grocerysmarts.com/ to print off my shopping list

and http://www.pinchingyourpennies.com/ for alerts on good deals

but my favorite site by far is

www.krazycouponlady.blogspot.com

who provides constant daily updates with the best information

from krazy coupon ladies in several states who have scored on amazing deals and are willing to share them


On the Krazy Coupon Lady (KCL) blog, there are tabs for
Albertsons, Target & Walgreens
where you can get information about specific deals at each store.

KCL management members match up coupons with sale items, not only saving you money but also valueable time.

Target has incredible savings where I actually received money instead of paying for their merchandise.

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It basically works like this...

1. a product is put on sale

2. Target provides you with an online printable coupon
to use in their store

for the same product already on sale (here and here)

3. add a manufacturer's coupon on top of that
(which is called "stacking")

which can be found in the Sunday newspaper or online (here and here)
(remember to print in black to save money)

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EXAMPLE: Nabisco 100 calorie snack packs

retail for $2.99

Target had them on sale for $1.93
I used a Target online printable coupon for $1.00 off
and a manufacturer's online printable coupon for another $1.00 off

purchased for -.07 each


on Monday I bought 4 boxes
the next day I went back for more AND
Target had raised the sale price to $2.09

I bought 6 more boxes
but this time I had to pay for them

purchased for .09 each

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I confess that I have spent a lot of time

researching online

trying to figure out how to

effectively use coupons

but now I can truthfully admit...

I am a KRAZY Coupon Lady!!!

(There's always room in the club for more!! Let me know if I can help you get started.)

NOTE: If you have the luck of standing behind me

in a check out line,

with my big binder of coupons and 10 seperate transactions

...PLEASE be patient.

(I know I was to the KCL in front of me, who also took the last box of Wheat Thins.)