Walgreens 9/19/11 haul...

Got some nice deals this week- FREE is ALWAYS good!

I think the ticket to making couponing successful is ditching brand loyalty to MOST things (oh, believe me- I am still very particular about using Nivea (and Nivea only) lotion, for example. But I have become much less picky about other products and I have been very surprised when I try something new and like it just as much (if not more) than my previously preferred brand. I'm turning new leaves, people!! So here's what I hauled in today!

3- Campbell's Soup 10.75 oz $1.19 --> $.65 ea.

3- Infusium 23 hair products $7.99 --> $1.99 ea.

2- Hyland's Nighttime Cold 'n Cough 4 Kids 4 oz. $7.99 --> FREE

4- Blistex Cold & Allergy Lip Soother $2.99 --> FREE

4- Gain Dish Liquid 11 oz. $1.99 --> $.49 ea.

2- Ritz Crackerfuls $3.49 --> $1.25 ea.

Retail Cost $69. 31

Amount Paid $12.40

Amount Saved $56.97

SAVED 82%

Walgreens 9/05/11 haul...

Even though I did this haul on Labor Day- it felt too easy to be work. The planning is always the work, and the shopping is the challenge/fun. Here's what I hauled in today...

5- Electrosol Finish Dishwashing Tabs (20 ct) $4.99 --> $1.74 ea.

8- Herbal Essences Hair Spray $3.99 --> $1.50 ea.

4- Mitchum Antiperspirant $3.99 --> FREE

4- Oral-B Pro-Health Toothbrush $4.99 --> $.99 ea.

(NOT PICTURED) 2- Pure Drinking Water (24 ct) $2.69 --> $2.19 ea.

Not a huge haul- but pretty decent. When deciding whether or not to get an item I will usually see if I am saving about 70% (ish) on the item. If I am, then that usually dictates whether or not I get it. To figure out the math you take the $ amount saved / (divided by) the retail cost = % saved. (For example: Oral-B toothbrush $4 saved / $4.99 retail cost = .80160321 or rounded to 80%) The waters weren't a huge discount, but I needed filler items in order to use my Register Rewards from previous weeks...and we needed bottled water...so I got some. 

What I spent: $32.10

Retail Cost: $98.40

SAVED: $66.30

67 % SAVED!!