Well I have finally (sort of) gotten my rear in gear and got my coupons sorted and organized. It was a good week to finally get things together since Dillons is offering their buy any 10 assorted items in the sale and automatically get $5 off at the register. There were several items that were a good deal to begin with but that also matched up well with coupons!!
A few of these deals that I came across were:
Kleenex brand tissues - The tissues are normally $1.49 per box. As part of the sale, they were $.99 per box. I had 3 coupons for $1.00 off of 3 boxes ($.50/3 which doubled to $1/3), which made each box $.65 each. So it normally would have been $14.00 for those boxes, but I paid $5.91. Not a bad deal!! And a great time to stock up on tissues for spring allergies that are right around the corner.
Quaker granola bars - These are a big time favorite snack in my house between the kids and my husband. They are so easy to grab and bring on the go on busy activity nights.
The granola bars are another one that I always stock up on when they go on sale. These are normally $2.11 per box. Being part of the sale made them $1.61 per box and I had 4 coupons for $1 off of every 2 boxes. So the original cost of 8 boxes would have been $16.88 for the 8 boxes. With the sale and the coupons, I paid $8.88, or $1.11 for each box. I generally only buy these kinds of "treats" when I can get them for around $1 or less.
Tostitos Tortilla chips are another that are enjoyed at our house. The 3 bags of tortilla chips are normally $2.99 each. On sale they were $2.49 and I had 3 coupons from Dillons for $2.00 off of one bag, so I paid $.99 for each bag. The original price would have been $8.97, I paid $2.97.
Sunny Delight - Ok so I admit, this isn't something I normally buy because it's not healthy and full of sugar. But my husband loves the stuff so I went ahead and got him a couple of bottles...normal price is $1.49. On sale it is $.99 and with my coupon for $1.00 off of 2 bottles, they were $.49 each.
Another way I was able to save was using $1 off your next purchase coupons to get bags of goldfish for free!! Goldfish crackers are normally $2.14. As part of the buy 10 sale they are $.99. I had 5 of these $1 off your next purchase catalinas which made the crackers all free. This is another item that my toddler especially is crazy about. So to stock up at that low price is a great deal!!
There are several other good deals going on with this sale (sale is good through tomorrow), so it's totally worth checking out to see if there is anything your family likes and that you can match up with your coupons. One thing to always watch for is to make sure items aren't marked up on the "normal price" sticker to make it seem like you are getting a better deal. This is one gripe I have with Dillons in particular, they will mark up the "normal" price to make the sale price seem better! Gatorade is an example of this...the large bottles are normally $.88 a bottle. But every once in a while it will be a "GREAT SALE" that they are 10/$10...which actually makes them MORE expensive at $1 per bottle. Having a price book that you write down prices in can help with this, so if you see a deal at a later date you can look back and know if it's normally more or less.
So grab your coupons, grab the store ads and get busy!
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