Thanks to my dear friend Alyssa I have started (very slowly) to be a much more frugal shopper. Remember now that she is also the one that influenced me to start blogging. It's a good thing that her addictions are fairly harmless or I could be in some serious trouble!!
While I'm still learning the fine art of "CVSing" I think I did a pretty great job today! I thought I would share my final numbers for others to use as their inspiration.
This is what I bought in 3 transactions:
2- Chex Mix
1- 6pk. Boost Smoothies
2- Listerine Smart Rinse
4- Hawaiian Tropic Sunscreen SPF45&30 (B1G1 Free! Perfect time to stock up for the summer!!)
1- CVS Brand Bandages
1- Box of Fruit Loops
1- Box of Raisin Bran
1- Colgate Toothbrush
1- 4pk. Duracell Photo Pix Batteries
2- 9 Roll Packages of Charmin T.P.
1- 8 Roll Package of Bounty Paper Towels
1- Huggies Bath Wash
TOTALS:
$97.07 - Shelf Price of all items above
$60.29 - Total sales price of all items above
$23.94 - ECB's Used
$8.50 - Coupons Used
$27.85 - Money paid Out Of Pocket (OOP)
$12.00 - ECB's Remaining for my next visit to CVS!
Not bad if I do say so myself!
After the CVS trip I took my lovely little boys to the water park for a few hours of fun. Once hubby got home from work I left him to tuck them in and I was off to Albertsons and Kroger to finish my grocery shopping for the week. It was a little frustrating this week because I couldn't find several of the sales items at Albertsons. Also, I love shopping late at night. Partly because I am a night owl, partly because the stores aren't crowded. Well the one drawback I am finding to this late night shopping is that the grocery stores have decided that they shouldn't pay for cashiers to work at night. This is fine if you are running in and out for a gallon of milk or a late night snack but for us Grocery Gamers it's a total P.I.T.A. to stand there with a basket full of items and a hand full of coupons while using the self checkout lines!!!! I think that there should be at least ONE HUMAN available to check out us other humans for the entire time that the store is open! I shared this thought with the few available staff at Kroger this evening but I doubt it will do much good. :(
On a more positive note.....while standing there checking out my own groceries my ego got a much needed boost! The sweet lady checking out at the register next to mine admired my coupon binder that was neatly displayed in the child seat of my basket. She asked me several questions about my coupon system and told me that I had inspired her to dig deeper into the world of couponing (is that a word?)!! I was totally excited and left with a smile on my face! It feels so good to pass this wisdom on to others!!!! Now I know how Alyssa must feel each time she guides another lost soul to the world of Frugal Living!!!!
Well that's all I have for now....it's off to bed for some much needed sleep! All this saving money is exhausting!
Love & Blessings!
Aubrie
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This is my third try leaving a comment on this entry...so if you get dups forgive me!
I use coupons at the grocery but not like you professional couponers! :)
WTG Aub!!
Love ya!
XX
Your post had me cracking up! I love how you inspired the "lost" to check out couponing.
This has happened to me so many times, I am beginning to think I need a business card to hand out at the grocery store!
You did a great job at CVS!
Saving money is exhausting! My personality is so anti-detail oriented, that it takes me hours to work up my shopping list with deals and coupons. I need all the help I can get!
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