Here's what I walked away with:
- Gillette body wash & shampoo - $3.99, $2/1 coupon = FREE
- Halls cough drops - $1.34, $.50/1 coupon = $.34
- DayQuil Liguid Gels - $4.79, $2/1 coupon = $1.79
- 2 bags T-Bonz dog treats - $2.99, $1.50/1 coupon = FREE
- 2 bags Beggin' Strips - $2.79, $1/1 coupon - $.79x2 = 41.58
- Swiffer Dusters 5 ct. - $3.79, $1/1 coupon = $1.79
- 3 Tic Tac Chill Gum packs - $1.49, $1/1 coupon = FREE
- Endust Free - $3.99, $2/1 coupon =FREE
- Bisquick - $2.79, $.60/1 = $1.59
- Betty Crocker Peanut Butter Cookie Mix - $1.00, $.40/1 coupon = $.20
- Snapple antioxidant water - $1.19, $.50/1 coupon = $.19
- Clorox GreenWorks Toilet Bowl cleaner =$2.50 (no coupon, but it was on sale!)
- TAX (yuck!) .96
- TOTAL $10.94 for 16 items.
Not too shabby if I do say so myself. That was the simple part. The part where things got complicated was when my husband lost patience since I was fighting for my deodorant coupon to come off and they refused. He got mad at me fighting over $.75, then I had to explain that it was really $1.50 today! Now, it wasn't really a fight between my husband and I, he just doesn't get the thrill of getting a deodorant for fifty cents! However, in his defense, it might have been a fight between the cashier and I if it wasn't for my husband telling me we had to leave. End result - I left without the deodorant. bummer.
Overall, I recommend hitting the double coupon events at K-Mart, but you need to know your prices. Sometimes things are not cheaper than Wal-Mart or a sale even with the double coupons. Plus, you need to have coupons at face value over $1.00 to really do well. So go for the thrill, look around, coupon carefully and try to get $.50 deodorant.
