So today was all too stressful, so at lunch time I took a quick break to do some couponing. And can I tell you that it paid off. My mood was increasingly better after I got a good deal!
Walgreens was advertising ThermaCare heat patches (set of two) on sale for $5.99, regular price $6.99. They also noted that if you bought two of them (or two of Advil---but other couponers had beat me and they were out of Advil for the sale) you could get a $5 register reward which is good for your next visit. So I found two boxes of the back patches (recommended just the other day by my doctor to help my tense muscles). Usually the boxes only contain two patches, but I found two boxes that were "bonus" boxes that contained 3 in each. I had a $4 off manufacturers coupon on two of the ThermaCare patches (found in yesterdays Sunday paper). This left my total for 6 patches to be $7.98 or $1.33 each. That is a savings of 62% if you count that usually the box only has two patches. But if you take off the $5.00 future rewards coupon you would be at $1.98 total, $0.33 each, and 90.6% savings.
I then went over to check out the chocolate sales. Stressful days can always get a smudge better with chocolate...your waistline pays, but I can exercise more this week to make up for it. The Willy Wonka B1G1 deal must have been super popular because they were all out of that chocolate (or pretty close). So I turned to the Hersey's Pieces bags. Each were normally $3.69 but they were marked down to 2 for $5. I had a $2 off two bags MF coupon. So that made them $1.50 each...I chose an Almond Joys Pieces and Reese's Pieces.
When I went to the register I gave them my Walgreen's card and coupons. My total came to $11.57, with $4.38 in Walgreens markdowns and $6 MF coupons. But I walked out of the store and realized I didn't get my $5 reward coupon. I came back in with my receipt and asked the clerk. He referenced the flyer and agreed I should have gotten one. He called a manger up. The manager took my receipt and about 5 minutes later or so came back out. He thanked me for waiting and gave me a $10 off coupon for my next visit for my wait!!!! So I don't know in the extreme couponing world if you count that off this purchase or the next?!?! But if I was counting it off this one my total would be a whopping $1.57!
My $10 coupon expires on the 29th so I need to keep a close watch on Walgreens items in the next few days. It also states that the number of MF coupons and Walgreens reward dollars (their wording for coupons) cannot exceed the number of items purchased. So I will have to watch that closely and see what my best deal would be. Really I could take a few of my good MF coupons and make up the difference in the Walgreens coupon and come out pretty sweet. Maybe a 98% or better value!?!?! That is my new challenge to figure that out.
I also need to visit Target in the next day or two to see what prices they have on the items in my "Hot Combinations" list. But tomorrow the Hy-Vee and Price Chopper flyers come out!!!
Just a side note while I'm writing-my thoughts go out to everyone involved in the tornadoes over the weekend. My prayers for the families of those who lost their lives and of those who lost their homes. It will be a long and painful road to recovery but hopefully many people can use their loving spirits to assist them and help where needed.
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