coupon success!

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Congrats!!!

The bigger savings come when you have several weeks worth of

coupons, too.

Oh- and at Walgreens, if something is Free after Rebate (FAR), you

can use a coupon on it AND redeem the rebate for the full amount

BEFORE the coupon!

So, if it’s $4.99, and you have a $1.50 off, you pay only $3.49, and

then you receive $4.99 back in the mail. And, if you choose to get

it back in the form of a Walgreens gift card, you get 10% added to

it, so you get a gift card for $5.48 back, meaning they paid you

$1.99 to take it out of their store, not counting tax. And hey,

either way, it pays for the tax on the item, and you still get extra

back.

Good luck!!

— In Budget101_@yahoogroups.com, “shellbeau813”

wrote:

>

> Hi Everyone!

> I read your posts everyday in daily digest and haven’t posted

often.

> But I have learned alot from all of you and been quite inspired.

> Recently I have started really doing the coupon thing, especially

the

> drugstores. The grocery stores here (near Boston MA) don’t send

out

> flyers so it is hard to shop coupon sales for food. I took your

> advice and asked my MIL (she gets 2 different Sunday papers) for

her

> left over coupons. Often she uses different things than I do, so I

> benefit with the extra coupons!!! That was great advice.

> I had a great success I would like to share- since my DH doesn’t

share

> my excitement over big savings.

> I cut my coupons, looked over the flyers for CVS and Walgreen’s,

made

> a list, checked it twice (haha) and off I went to the stores.

> CVS:

> 1 Shaving cream 3.49 on sale 2.50 less $1 coupon= 1.50

> 2 Dawn dish detergent 1.89, on sale .99 less $1 off 2=.98

> 2 Colgate toothpaste 2.99, on sale 1.97 less $1 both= 1.94

> received $3 coupon off next $10 CVS purchase!

>

> $1.50 extra care card coupon

> TOTAL SPENT $2.92 FOR $13.25 MERCHANDISE!!!

>

> WALGREENS

> 1 Act flouride rinse 4.49 on sale 3.50 less $1 coupn= 2.50

> 2 Crest toothpaste 2.39 on sale 1.39 less $2 coupn=.78

> (both toothpastes had free sample toothpastes attached- BONUS!)

> 1 Mr Clean cleaner 2.99 on sale 1.99 less $1 coupon=.99

> 1 Super large Pantene shampoo 7.99 on sale 6.00 less $3 cou=$3

> 1 reg size Pantene conditioner 4.99 less BOGO free=0

> Received $6 Walgreens coupon for next Walgreen’s purchase!!!

>

> TOTAL SPENT 7.27 FOR $25.24 MERCHANDISE!!!

> WOW!!! overall I spent $10.19 for $38.49 of stuff!!

>

> See what you all inspired me to do!!!!!

> Thanks! Now I can’t wait for next weeks flyers…

> Michelle in MA

>

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