So I had this thought in my head all week. How much stuff am I buying simply because I have a coupon, which in turn makes it a good deal? and would I normally buy it if it didn't have a coupon?
Looking through my lists over the last 3 months I think there are a lot of things I wouldn't normally buy if I didn't have a coupon; mainly snacks. I wonder if I would spend less by simply only buying staple foods (meat, veggies, milk, cheese, yogurt, bread etc.) when it is on sale, without coupons. Just "food" for thought I suppose! (no pun intended).
Not many groceries needed this week. Here's the few good deals I did get:
Canadian Tire:
White Swan Klennex: on sale. $0.50X2 = $1.00 - 2X$0.50 = FREE!
Total: $0.00
Coupons: $1.00
Savings: 100%
Superstore:
Green Giant Veggies: on sale $1.99X2 = $3.98 (no coupon but a great deal!)
Lipton Superfruit Tea: on sale $2.98 - $1.00 = $1.98
OR Popcorn (6 pack): on sale $3.98 - $1.50 = $2.48 (great deal!)
Laughing Cow cream cheese: $3.77X2 = $7.54 - 2X$1.00 = $5.54 = $2.77 each
Total: $57.60
Coupons: $5.50
Savings: 7%
(Had to buy lots of veggies and decided to make Homemade Trail mix for my husband, yumm! but expensive, which is why my total is so high)
Save-On Foods:
Free Milk (Redeemed 3100 Pts)
Total: $6.18
Coupons: $4.69
Savings: 43%
Walmart:
Kashi Cereal: on sale $3.97 - $2.00 = $1.97
Maple Leaf Prime Whole Chicken (2 Pak): on sale. $15.00 (This is an amazing deal!)
Lindt Chocolate Bar: $2.37 - FPC (My mom won on their spin game!) = FREE!
Crest Pro Health Rinse (Travel Size): $1.00X6 = $6.00 - 6X$1.00 = FREE!
Glide Floss: $3.98X6 = $23.88-FREE WUB Crest Pro Health Rinse = FREE!
Natrel Baboo Toddler Supplement = $3.26 - FPC = FREE!
Total: $22.48
Coupons: $37.51
Savings: 63% (First time I have used more coupons than I spent at Walmart before)
Total Spent Week 13: $86.26
Total Coupons Week 13: $48.70
% Savings: 36%
Total Spent to Date: $1,349.75
Total Coupons to Date: $663.48
% savings to Date: 33%
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