I’m stoked. My first coupon shopping trip, I saved an even 20%. Off of a $100 grocery bill, $20 is pretty substantial! This time, I saved 37%. If I’d stuck strictly to my shopping list and avoided the deals on produce for the boys’ lunches, my total savings would have been 57%!
I picked up a chocolate Yoplait Whip for free and out of curiousity. It was surprisingly good, though I’m not sure I would spend money on them. We got four big boxes of Van De Kamp’s fish sticks and filets for free. I had a couple “buy X, get 1 free” coupons. I ended up paying only a dollar for each large box of Rice Krispies (yes…I will probably wind up making Rice Krispies Treats again). A couple of boxes of Trix cereal for free because of a Commissary coupon as well as a manufacturer coupon. There were two things that didn’t ring up at their sale price (and I didn’t have coupons for them), which concerns me, but the difference isn’t worth making a fuss over. I’ll call them to let them know, though.
I’m sold. Simple as that. I was worried about all the time I spent coupon hunting and clipping not being worth it (or the ink and paper!), but this is great. To top it off, this was all at the commissary and after reading numerous accounts of irritable checkers giving grief over coupons, I was anxious. My checker was so impressed, though, that she stated it loud and clear to my husband (hanging out, shopping with me on his lunch break - what a guy!) and added that her son needs to find someone like me. Yes, I’m blushing. LOL I also loved that as she was going through them, there were a couple that she had to comment on. ”This is a really good one!” For someone so new at this (I’m almost 30 - I can’t believe I didn’t figure this out earlier), those words were awesome.
Happy girl. Happy, happy girl.
Once again, I’m feeling slightly annoyed in an amusing way by yet another aspect of my domesticity. I’m (not so patiently) waiting for my coupon organizer to come in the mail. Yes, I’m obsessed with clipping coupons now. This will be my newest organizational acquisition. It nearly killed me to have to pull out a creased envelope from my purse. It was the creases and crumples, not the envelope. No, I’m not too good for simple envelopes, but I am above creases and crumples. OCD much? Yeah, well that’s part of the whole “Annoyingly Domestic” thing.
And this is it open. It even has a cute little note pad and pen holder. I may have to put any coupon savings towards a Tiffany blue pen. ;) Am I negating the benefits of coupon savings? Nooo! Since it has six dividers, I need to figure out how to best organize my coupon booty (did I just say that? ugh). Dairy, freezer, pantry, meat, personal care, cleaning….hmm…that’s going to drive me nuts until I get it right.
Reading this, one wouldn’t think that I was serious about saving money. LOL Truly, it is my goal to become one of those “I just spent $3 out of pocket for $154,333 worth of groceries” ladies, but, I have to admit, it’s a lot easier when I enjoy every aspect of what I’m doing - hence the pretty organizer (and I refuse to tote a ginormous binder with me in the store). My mother is probably laughing at me while reading this. Hi mom! Remember me sitting at the table with coupon clippings all over the place? Well, it took me over twenty years to realize that you can actually USE coupons to buy things with! Yay for me! (everyone else can just hush while you continue rolling your eyes) And besides - my first coupon shopping trip just a couple of days ago more than paid for this cute little accordion file (I saved 20%, which isn’t much to most, but it was a great start for me!).
How about for 60% off? :D
I don’t normally do this, but Wrapables.com is one of my absolute favorite “window shopping” websites. I haven’t placed an order yet, but have filled up my shopping cart so many times that it’s just a matter of time before I hit the “Checkout” button.
Seriously, they have tons of stuff. Look at this Chocolate Jewelry Box…
Anyway, the have oodles of fun stuff and are having an up to 60% off sale on their jewelry organization products. Cute stuff. Branches and swirly, twirly metal and Limoges-style boxes. Since I love this place so much, I thought I’d pass it along to you.
I’m a wife to one hot Air Force dude, a mother to two gremlins born six months apart (we’re special), and slave to the slightly feral Shoulder Cat and his cohort, The Velociraptor (remind me to clip her claws, please, she clicks when she walks).
