We are going camping this weekend, and my husband asked me if I'd go out and buy stuff to make s'mores. Of course, I went straight to my coupon binder, but couldn't find any coupons for those items. I was dreading going to Wal-Mart and spending probably around $6 - $8 for marshmallows, graham crackers, and chocolate. (When your grocery budget is tight, those extras can really take a bite out of it). Yesterday I went to Walgreens for jelly and was able to get several bags of items for less than the cost of one bottle of jelly at Wal-Mart, so I decided to see if I could do the same today...buy fixin's for S'mores for less. I started out the morning with $7 in register rewards. I bought everything pictured below, and spent...
$1.20!!
I had to do 4 different transactions to make this work. The cashier was so friendly and commented several times about what a smart way to shop. It's all about coupons and rolling your register rewards.
Here's how I did this deal (and if you have some of the same coupons, you can do the deals too!!):
Transaction #1
-1 package of Stayfree Maxi Pads $2.99 (this generates a $3 Register Reward)
minus coupon for $2.00 off any Stayfree product (found in 3/28 RedPlum insert)
-1 bottle of Neutrogena Foundation Clearance for $3.49
minus coupon for $3.00 off any Neutrogena Cosmetic product (found in April All You magazine)
-1 Cadbury Egg Clearance for $0.25
-4 Bars of Dial Soap Clearance for $0.50
PLUS I used a $2.00 Register Reward from yesterday's trip.
Final Cost: $0.25 (PLUS I received an additional $3 Register Reward)
Transaction #2
-Plackers Dental Flossers (90 ct.) $2.00 (this generates a $2.00 Register Reward)
minus coupon for $0.50 off any Plackers Product (found in 4/18 RedPlum insert)
-Walgreens Paper Plates (72 ct.) $0.99
(needed these for the camping trip)
-Walgreens Plastic Spoons (24 ct.) $0.99
(needed these for the camping trip)
PLUS I used $3.00 Register Reward from Transaction #1
Final Cost: $0.52 (PLUS I received an additional $2 Register Reward)
Transaction #3
-Stayfree Maxi Pads $2.99 (this generates a $3 Register Reward)
minus coupon for $2.00 off any Stayfree product (found in 3/28 RedPlum insert)
-1 can Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup $0.99
minus in ad coupon to make this $0.69
4 bars of Dial Soap Clearance for $0.50
PLUS I used $2.00 Register Reward from Transactin #2
Final Cost: $0.18 (PLUS I received an additional $3 Register Reward)
Transaction #4
-1 package of Kraft Jet Puffed Marshmallows $1.99
-1 box of Nabisco Honey Maid Graham Crackers $3.99
-1 package of Hershey's Chocolate Bars (6 ct.) $3.01
minus in store deal where if you buy graham crackers and Hershey's chocolate bars, you get marshmallows for FREE
-1 2 liter Mtn. Dew $1.25
PLUS I used $5 Register Reward from doing the Hallmark Card deal earlier in the week, AND the $3 Register Reward from Transaction #3
Final Cost: $0.25
I spent a total of $1.20, and saved $43.64!! What can you do with your register rewards?
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Wow! That was impressive!
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