Coupon Crazy!


Jill here - I'm fairly new to the underground world of super-couponing, but everything I know I learned from Jennie! I've learned that really there are 2 keys to successful saving: clip LOTS of coupons AND study the weekly ads from the newspaper. Here are the results from my two shopping trips this week:

Groceries: My family does a big grocery shop once a month and then we get a few things here and there as we need them (like produce and fresh bread items). I knew that we would go to the grocery on Sat morning because there was a $10 coupon in the Tom Thumb weekly circular that expired on Sat, so that was a given. I also had my quarterly $5 coupon to Tom Thumb in the passbook. With $15 guaranteed savings, I studied the circular like crazy to get the scoop on meat prices as well as BOGO or other great sale items. Then I went through ALL of my coupons and matched them up with the great deals offered by the store. In the end we spent $153 BUT we SAVED $136 (48%) with coupons and in-store sales which is FANTASTIC for us!

CVS: I was so happy with my shopping at CVS this week that I actually took a pic of the stuff I brought home! I got 6 Dawn dish soaps, 2 boxes of Glucerna snack bars, 2 trial size Act mouthwashes, a Gillette Fusion Gamer razor and a package of SweetTarts (Claire was with me). I had coupons for every item except the mouthwash and candy. I used $4 in CVS Extra Care Bucks and paid $0.02 cash for the entire purchase. In addition, I got $6 in CVS Extra Care Bucks back to spend next time! Can't wait to see what's in the CVS Sunday circular this week!

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www.LaBump.com was created by 3 sisters with the help of our mother, better known as “Amma” to all of our little ones. We believe that every woman should have access to fabulous maternity clothing and beautiful, gently used children’s clothing and gear. We spent years sending the same old box o’ maternity clothes back and forth to each other in an effort to share cute maternity wear among sisters. Finally, we concluded that there must be more women out there like us, looking for maternity clothing and gently used toys and items for their little ones. We started this site as a way to expand our own network and hopefully help other mommies do the same. As every smart mommy knows, one of the ultimate forms of recycling is recirculating gently used items for children and mothers. We have put a new spin on typical hand me down clothing by creating a network of women in your city who can buy sell and trade maternity clothing and accessories and gently used clothing, toys, and gear for our little ones.