You know, I give my younger sister, Megan, a hard time about her coupons. But after watching her snag some great deals, I figured I should give it a shot. Since I needed some things at the drugstore , thought I would try this out. So I prepared a list of the things I needed and went through the coupons I had. These stores are really sneaky bastards. They tend to have some nice sales to get you in the store in the hopes you will walk aimlessly around, ending up spending way more than you planned. Yup, done this many times myself. But not this time. I had my list, I had a plan and I stuck to it. The store price for these items would be $ 54.50. Being the smarty-pants I am, I did seek out the sales. So the sale price for these items would have cost $ 42.54. Wait, it gets better. With my trusty coupons, some nifty CVS Extra Bucks, I purchased all these items for only $ 28.54. This just goes to show you can save money if you take the time to plan ahead. I know I am not a crafty coupon cutter like Megan. But I do know the last few times I have gone shopping I used coupons. And saved close to $ 40 bucks. So that alone fills up my truck for one week. Every little bit helps! Guess I better stop giving Megan such a hard time huh?
Megan Said:
on September 9, 2009 at 8:45 pm
great post! i know you’re just kidding when you pick on me. that’s what big sister’s do.