So this is my first year actually planning and purchasing food for thanksgiving. Dustin's mother is flying in and we're doing thanksgiving at our place. I've been gathering up my coupons and searching the sale ads for the best deals on all the thanksgiving items. I went to Wal-Mart a few days ago and got started on my shopping list. This week (until tomorrow 11/12) target had the best deals by far on turkey and stuffing. Walmart had ButterBall turkeys on sale for 1.58/lb and Stove Top stuffing for I believe 1.09. Target had butterball turkeys priced at $.97/lb and stove top stuffing for $.89. My 10.08 lb turkey at Walmart was priced at $15.93 and after PriceMatching i got it for $9.78!! I then had a coupon for $1.00 off any butterball turkey AND $3.00 off wyb a combo of a butterball tukey, heinz gravy, pillsbury crescent rolls or stove top stuffing. If i paid RETAIL w/o price matching or coupons for my turkey and (2) stovetop stuffings and (2) heinz gravies i would have spent around $20.00 BUT with Price matching and coupons i spent only $9.50!
heres an article on yahoo about some other ways to save some $ on the holidays!
http://shine.yahoo.com/shine-food/most-expensive-thanksgiving-dinner-ever-super-savers-guide-180200325.html
Friday, November 11, 2011
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Quick WalMart run 11/2
Ran into walmart at lunch today and heres what i picked up-
I price matched the Febreze Noticable refills to CVS for $3.99 each
I used-
84% savings!
- (4) Tide Single Load Packets $.97
- (4) Crest Complete 5.2 oz toothpaste $2.47 (the ones with the samples+coupons attached)
- (2) Febreeze Noticables Refils $4.97
I price matched the Febreze Noticable refills to CVS for $3.99 each
I used-
- (4) $2.00 off any Tide detergent from P&G 10/30
- (4) $2.00 off any crest complete i think it was from Redplum 9/11
- (2) $1.00 off any febreeze noticable refills from P&G 10/30
84% savings!
Price Match List 11/2-11/6
Sorry its been ahwile since the last post....but here are some price matchs I found my walmart shopping this week. Now this isn't all of the price-matchs but just what stood out for me.
HOMELAND
Natures own 100% whole wheat bread $1.99
Birds Eyes Premium Frozen Veggies $2/$4.00
John Frieda Hair Color $8.99 (walmart price $11.97)
Jiffy Corn Mix 8.5oz 2/$.88
Cliff or Luna Bars $.99
Hershey Bliss Chocolates 2/$6
Green or White Asparagus $2.99/lb
Iceberg Lettuce heads $.87 each
Consumers
Hiland skim 1% or 2% milk ½ gallon $1.69
Digiorno Pizza 2/$10 (walmart price $5.27)
Shedds Country Crock 15oz $.99 (walmart price $2.18)- IF YOU HAVE THE $1.00 OFF ANY 1 SHEDDS COUNTRY CROCK FROM THIS MONTHS ALL-YOU THIS MAKES FREE BUTTER!
CVS
Febreeze Noticeable refills $3.99 (walmart price $4.97)
Dollar General
Gold medal flour 5lb $2.25 (walmart price 2.38) THERE WAS PREVIOUSLY A .50 OFF COUPON AVAILABLE
Libbys Vegetables 2/$1 (would you consider pumpkin puree a vegetable?)
Glad trash bags $5
Chex Cereal 12.8-14oz Buy 2 @2.50 get 1 Free ($1.67 each)- I did this deal yesterday at walmart-their chex is $2.28/box so they rang up 1 @2.50 1 @ 2.49 and 1 @$.01. I had a $1.00 off any 2 from a smartsource printable so I purchased 6 boxes and I paid $1.33 a box after PM and coupon compared to $1.77 a box if i purchased only 4 at Walmarts reg price
Rubbermaid Take alongs $2.50
409 spray 2/$4
Aldi-i've spoken to the CSM at the walmart on 6th and they WILL PM Aldi produce. I jsut print off the page of their ad from online and take it in just in case. I don't know about perkins walmart.
ButterBall Whole Frozen Turkey $1.09/lb- if i remember right- walmarts were around 1.20/lb
Broccoli Crowns $.99/lb
Baby Carrots .49/lb
HOMELAND
Natures own 100% whole wheat bread $1.99
Birds Eyes Premium Frozen Veggies $2/$4.00
John Frieda Hair Color $8.99 (walmart price $11.97)
Jiffy Corn Mix 8.5oz 2/$.88
Cliff or Luna Bars $.99
Hershey Bliss Chocolates 2/$6
Green or White Asparagus $2.99/lb
Iceberg Lettuce heads $.87 each
Consumers
Hiland skim 1% or 2% milk ½ gallon $1.69
Digiorno Pizza 2/$10 (walmart price $5.27)
Shedds Country Crock 15oz $.99 (walmart price $2.18)- IF YOU HAVE THE $1.00 OFF ANY 1 SHEDDS COUNTRY CROCK FROM THIS MONTHS ALL-YOU THIS MAKES FREE BUTTER!
CVS
Febreeze Noticeable refills $3.99 (walmart price $4.97)
Dollar General
Gold medal flour 5lb $2.25 (walmart price 2.38) THERE WAS PREVIOUSLY A .50 OFF COUPON AVAILABLE
Libbys Vegetables 2/$1 (would you consider pumpkin puree a vegetable?)
Glad trash bags $5
Chex Cereal 12.8-14oz Buy 2 @2.50 get 1 Free ($1.67 each)- I did this deal yesterday at walmart-their chex is $2.28/box so they rang up 1 @2.50 1 @ 2.49 and 1 @$.01. I had a $1.00 off any 2 from a smartsource printable so I purchased 6 boxes and I paid $1.33 a box after PM and coupon compared to $1.77 a box if i purchased only 4 at Walmarts reg price
Rubbermaid Take alongs $2.50
409 spray 2/$4
Aldi-i've spoken to the CSM at the walmart on 6th and they WILL PM Aldi produce. I jsut print off the page of their ad from online and take it in just in case. I don't know about perkins walmart.
ButterBall Whole Frozen Turkey $1.09/lb- if i remember right- walmarts were around 1.20/lb
Broccoli Crowns $.99/lb
Baby Carrots .49/lb
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
A Big V for the WG!
I went into Walgreens yesterday ready with my list of things i was going to get on this weeks circular, crossing my fingers they had what i needed.
First the Keri Lotion on RR....none
Then the Skinny Cow...none
THEN the colgate toothpaste..none
and finially the crest+scope toothpaste...NONE!
At this point I've about had it with the Stillwater walgreens not having anything. I asked one of the managers if they had anything i wanted in stock and he informed me that they didnt get ANY of the colgate or crest or keri lotion in. So i left walgreens aggrivated and annoyed. How are we suspose to shop there when they dont even get the products in thats in the weekly circular? Its not even that some crazy coupon lady has come and cleared the shelf, its that they didnt get ANY!
So anyways, today i decided enough was enough and I called WG corporate customer service and informed them of my issue. No more than 3 hours later I got a call from Mike one of the managers at the SW WG following up with me on my corporate call. He was very friendly and understanding and appologized for the lack of inventory. He told me he DID get some of the items in today and was holding them in the back for me. He said sometimes when sales are so popular they dont always get in the products since the warehouse is streatched thin, and what they do get in, usually goes as soon as they put in on the shelf. He did say they get shipments on tuesday and wednesdays so after that is the best time to find things, and if your looking for something specific, call and ask them to hold it for you. (as long as its not a CRAZY amount)
While I had him on the phone I wanted to ask some questions about their coupon policy just to verify.
First the Keri Lotion on RR....none
Then the Skinny Cow...none
THEN the colgate toothpaste..none
and finially the crest+scope toothpaste...NONE!
At this point I've about had it with the Stillwater walgreens not having anything. I asked one of the managers if they had anything i wanted in stock and he informed me that they didnt get ANY of the colgate or crest or keri lotion in. So i left walgreens aggrivated and annoyed. How are we suspose to shop there when they dont even get the products in thats in the weekly circular? Its not even that some crazy coupon lady has come and cleared the shelf, its that they didnt get ANY!
So anyways, today i decided enough was enough and I called WG corporate customer service and informed them of my issue. No more than 3 hours later I got a call from Mike one of the managers at the SW WG following up with me on my corporate call. He was very friendly and understanding and appologized for the lack of inventory. He told me he DID get some of the items in today and was holding them in the back for me. He said sometimes when sales are so popular they dont always get in the products since the warehouse is streatched thin, and what they do get in, usually goes as soon as they put in on the shelf. He did say they get shipments on tuesday and wednesdays so after that is the best time to find things, and if your looking for something specific, call and ask them to hold it for you. (as long as its not a CRAZY amount)
While I had him on the phone I wanted to ask some questions about their coupon policy just to verify.
- if you have a single item that you use (1) Manufacture Coupon and (1) Walgreens coupon it only counts as (1) coupon
- if you have a coupon that is a BOGO coupon that counts a (2) coupons
- if you have a coupon that states $ off more than 1 item, however many items you need for the coupon, thats how many coupons its counted as.....example "$2/3 items" counts as (3) coupons.
- and a Register Reward counts as a manufacture coupon against your transaction
So always have the same number or more items than coupons. i like to grab the $.15 laffy taffy. it seems to be the cheapest thing in the store.
So i want to say thanks to Mike from Walgreens in Stillwater for following up with me and just say dont be afraid to voice your concerns to store because it can pay off!
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Wal-Mart Price Matching
This is my explaination of what I'VE UNDERSTOOD price matching to be. This is what concusion I've come to based on reading blogs, shopping at Wal-Mart and talking with their employees. This is in no way meant to be the ONLY answer, just how ive interpreted everything.
According to Wal-Marts price matching policy- they'll match any local competitors price right at the register and you do not need to have the ad in order to get the price. But IT IS up to that stores manager to deem what "local" is. So some stores may vary on who they'll PM.
So it may be just stores in Stillwater, or the surrounding areas. I've been told by a CSM at the Wal-Mart on Perkins that they'll price match up to a 50 mile radius, so for us Stillwater people, that includes the Target in Edmond, the CVS in Edmond and the Homelands in Perry and Guthrie. Now this could vary by store/how educated or nice your cashier is so don't quote me on this.
What I like to do is gather up all the ads for the week (grocery store ad come out on wednesday and target,cvs,walgreens on sunday) Then circle or make a list of what deals I want and what coupons i have for them...heres an example of what i did this week....
Price Match
Target Ad
· Nicole by OPI nail polish $6.50
Use $1.00/1 coupon
= $5.50
Homeland
· Lawrys Marinade 2/$3
Use $1.00 off MC
= .50 each
· Cascadian Farms Granola Bars 2/$5
Use $.75 off (1) MC
= $ 1.75 each
· International Delight Coffee Creamer $1.99
Use $.55 off MC
= $1.44
· Pillsbury French Bread Loaf, Breadsticks or Pizza $2.89
Use $.40 off 1 MC
= $2.49 each
· Hefty Trash Bags $5.59
· Healthy Choice Steamers 2/$5
· Frito Lay Chips/Pretzels 3/$6
· SnackWells Bars $2.29
Use $.75 off 1 MC
= $1.54
· Daisy Sour Cream $2.79
· Hormel Pepperoni $2.99
Use .55 off (2) MC
= $5.43/2 or $2.72 each
CVS
· Filippo Berio Olive Oil $3.99
Use $1.00 off MC
= $2.99
Food Pyramid
· Tide 24-32 oz liquid detergent $5.99
Use $1.00 off any Tide MC
=$4.99
· Healthy Choice Entrees $1.99
· Toufayan Pita Bread $1.69
· Sabra Hummus $3.69
· Laughing Cow Baby Bell Cheese $3.49
This obviously isn't everything that was in their ads, only the ones I found i wanted/had coupons for.
Whenever I'm shopping I make sure to keep everything I'm price matching separate in my cart so its easier when i get up to check out.
and now for the fun part....how to PM at the register.
Once I get to the register, I put everything up first that DO need price matching then put up the items that DO NOT (i'm sure you could reverse this order as long as you keep them separate) I find puting the PM items first is better for me because the cashier hasn't gotten too overwhelmed yet and I can pay attention to what their scanning better.
Since WM DOES NOT require you to have the ad with you to PM all i do is tell the cashier which items I'm PM and when they scan the item i say what the PM is. Like for example today when i bought the Lawrys Marinade, WM reg. price is $2.00 and homeland had them on sale 2/$3. I let the cashier know they were 2/$3 or $1.50 and she manually override the price. No questions asked. I think if you say some bogus price they'll probably get suspicious but I havent any issues with it yet. and YES YOU CAN PM AND USE A COUPON!! like for the Lawrys items I purchased 4, PM to $1.50 each and had 4 $1.00 off coupons. So PM and coupons saved me $6.00 on the marinades.
Price matching is great for many reasons, you dont have to drive from store to store to get the best prices and IF a PM is less than a coupon WM will give you the overage. For example last week dollar general had Zyrtec 5ct on sale for $4.50 and i had a $5.00 coupon, i PM at WM, used the coupon and got the Zyrtec for FREE + $.50 overage!
WM will also PM produce from other stores which is great b/c usually smaller stores have cheaper produce. You just have to make sure you are PM item-item and lb-lb.
And there are A LOT of times when i'll make my PM list and get to WM and realize WM prices are still lower than the PM from another store.
It might seem like a lot of work but I work full time and find ways to do it, just comit to youself that AS SOON as you get the ads, you'll circle or write down the items that interst you and that way you'll have them and can prepare your shopping trip.
If you still feel hesitant about it, take the ads in with you and talk to a CSM or SM and see what their policy is and ALWAYS have the WM coupon & PM policy with you, its gotten me some great deals!
According to Wal-Marts price matching policy- they'll match any local competitors price right at the register and you do not need to have the ad in order to get the price. But IT IS up to that stores manager to deem what "local" is. So some stores may vary on who they'll PM.
So it may be just stores in Stillwater, or the surrounding areas. I've been told by a CSM at the Wal-Mart on Perkins that they'll price match up to a 50 mile radius, so for us Stillwater people, that includes the Target in Edmond, the CVS in Edmond and the Homelands in Perry and Guthrie. Now this could vary by store/how educated or nice your cashier is so don't quote me on this.
What I like to do is gather up all the ads for the week (grocery store ad come out on wednesday and target,cvs,walgreens on sunday) Then circle or make a list of what deals I want and what coupons i have for them...heres an example of what i did this week....
Price Match
Target Ad
· Nicole by OPI nail polish $6.50
Use $1.00/1 coupon
= $5.50
Homeland
· Lawrys Marinade 2/$3
Use $1.00 off MC
= .50 each
· Cascadian Farms Granola Bars 2/$5
Use $.75 off (1) MC
= $ 1.75 each
· International Delight Coffee Creamer $1.99
Use $.55 off MC
= $1.44
· Pillsbury French Bread Loaf, Breadsticks or Pizza $2.89
Use $.40 off 1 MC
= $2.49 each
· Hefty Trash Bags $5.59
· Healthy Choice Steamers 2/$5
· Frito Lay Chips/Pretzels 3/$6
· SnackWells Bars $2.29
Use $.75 off 1 MC
= $1.54
· Daisy Sour Cream $2.79
· Hormel Pepperoni $2.99
Use .55 off (2) MC
= $5.43/2 or $2.72 each
CVS
· Filippo Berio Olive Oil $3.99
Use $1.00 off MC
= $2.99
Food Pyramid
· Tide 24-32 oz liquid detergent $5.99
Use $1.00 off any Tide MC
=$4.99
· Healthy Choice Entrees $1.99
· Toufayan Pita Bread $1.69
· Sabra Hummus $3.69
· Laughing Cow Baby Bell Cheese $3.49
This obviously isn't everything that was in their ads, only the ones I found i wanted/had coupons for.
Whenever I'm shopping I make sure to keep everything I'm price matching separate in my cart so its easier when i get up to check out.
and now for the fun part....how to PM at the register.
Once I get to the register, I put everything up first that DO need price matching then put up the items that DO NOT (i'm sure you could reverse this order as long as you keep them separate) I find puting the PM items first is better for me because the cashier hasn't gotten too overwhelmed yet and I can pay attention to what their scanning better.
Since WM DOES NOT require you to have the ad with you to PM all i do is tell the cashier which items I'm PM and when they scan the item i say what the PM is. Like for example today when i bought the Lawrys Marinade, WM reg. price is $2.00 and homeland had them on sale 2/$3. I let the cashier know they were 2/$3 or $1.50 and she manually override the price. No questions asked. I think if you say some bogus price they'll probably get suspicious but I havent any issues with it yet. and YES YOU CAN PM AND USE A COUPON!! like for the Lawrys items I purchased 4, PM to $1.50 each and had 4 $1.00 off coupons. So PM and coupons saved me $6.00 on the marinades.
Price matching is great for many reasons, you dont have to drive from store to store to get the best prices and IF a PM is less than a coupon WM will give you the overage. For example last week dollar general had Zyrtec 5ct on sale for $4.50 and i had a $5.00 coupon, i PM at WM, used the coupon and got the Zyrtec for FREE + $.50 overage!
WM will also PM produce from other stores which is great b/c usually smaller stores have cheaper produce. You just have to make sure you are PM item-item and lb-lb.
And there are A LOT of times when i'll make my PM list and get to WM and realize WM prices are still lower than the PM from another store.
It might seem like a lot of work but I work full time and find ways to do it, just comit to youself that AS SOON as you get the ads, you'll circle or write down the items that interst you and that way you'll have them and can prepare your shopping trip.
If you still feel hesitant about it, take the ads in with you and talk to a CSM or SM and see what their policy is and ALWAYS have the WM coupon & PM policy with you, its gotten me some great deals!
Wal Mart Lunch Run & Cascade trial packs!
So i ran to Wal-Mart at lunch today to Price match and pick up a few things.
Heres what I Price Matched-
Filippo Berio Olive Oil Walmart Priced $4.84
CVS Sale Price $3.99
Used $1.00 off MC from Filippo Berio Website
=$2.99 OOP
Lawrys Marinade Walmart Priced $2.00
Homeland Perry Sale 2/$3
Used (4) $1.00 off MC
=$2.00/4 or $.50 each!
and I FINALLY found the Cascade Action Pack Trial Size! the $.97 ones that are free +overage with the $1.00 off coupon. They were in the aisle where the toliet paper is on the very end in an endcap dispay, NOT by the actual cascade. I would have gotten more but the coupon said "Limit 4 per shopping trip" (I'll go back ;) )
Cascade Trial Packs $.97
Used (4) $1.00 off coupons
= FREE + $.12 overage!
So my Subtotal prior to coupons and price matching (less tax) was- $16.72
Price Matching Saved me- $2.85
Coupon total savings was- $9.00
Total OOP (before tax) was $4.87 YAY!
thats a 71% savings! and i had NO issues at the Cash Register! Thats a reason to celebrate in itself!
whoo hoo! Happy Savings everyone!
Heres what I Price Matched-
Filippo Berio Olive Oil Walmart Priced $4.84
CVS Sale Price $3.99
Used $1.00 off MC from Filippo Berio Website
=$2.99 OOP
Lawrys Marinade Walmart Priced $2.00
Homeland Perry Sale 2/$3
Used (4) $1.00 off MC
=$2.00/4 or $.50 each!
and I FINALLY found the Cascade Action Pack Trial Size! the $.97 ones that are free +overage with the $1.00 off coupon. They were in the aisle where the toliet paper is on the very end in an endcap dispay, NOT by the actual cascade. I would have gotten more but the coupon said "Limit 4 per shopping trip" (I'll go back ;) )
Cascade Trial Packs $.97
Used (4) $1.00 off coupons
= FREE + $.12 overage!
So my Subtotal prior to coupons and price matching (less tax) was- $16.72
Price Matching Saved me- $2.85
Coupon total savings was- $9.00
Total OOP (before tax) was $4.87 YAY!
thats a 71% savings! and i had NO issues at the Cash Register! Thats a reason to celebrate in itself!
whoo hoo! Happy Savings everyone!
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