$14.99 oil change + tire rotation
Money Saving Strategy: Comparing Unit Prices
If apples sell for $.89 per pound, you know that 5 pounds will cost $4.45 (5 pounds x 89 cents).
If potato salad sells at the deli counter for $2.59 per pound, you know that 2 pounds will cost $5.18 (2 x $2.59).
Which one is the best buy? Unit pricing helps. (In this case, the unit price is the price per ounce)
To figure the unit price, divide the price by the number of units (in this example, it's the number of ounces):
The unit price for the 14-ounce box is 18 cents per ounce ($2.52 / 14).
The unit price for the 20-ounce box is 15 cents per ounce ($3.00 / 20).
The unit price for the 2-pound box is 16 cents per ounce (2 pounds = 32 ounces, $5.12 / 32).
Compare the unit price of each package. Which costs the least per unit?
How does the unit price of the boxed corned flakes compare with the unit price of the corn flakes sold in the bulk food section? In this example, the unit price shows that corn flakes from the bulk food section are the better buy.
Remember, the larger the package is not always the best buy. It pays to know the unit price.
Here's what I'm stirring up- Deals for 7/13-08- 7/19/08
CVS
Here are the deals that I will be personally doing @ CVS this week. The most amazing deal this week is on photobooks with tons of overage! There are some other good additions as well. I'll be using the $3/15 CVS coupon of course. I plan to break this up into many smaller orders so that the coupon can be used more than once. The details that I'll be working up are here in this chart. You local readers better not beat me to it!
| Item | Price | Coupon(s) | Total After Coupon/ Extra Bucks | Mentionables |
Kodak Photo books | on sale for $7.99 | -$3 CVS coupon (found at the photo desk) -$3 Mfq coupon
-$7.99 extrabucks | Free + $6 overage | Limit of (2) 6x8 and (1) 4x6 |
| Evian, 1 liter bottle (buy 2) | - $1/2 CVS coupon (printable) - B1G1 (CVS weekly deal) | Limit 4 | ||
| Gain laundry detergent liquid 24-32 loads or powder 40 loads | on sale for $4.99 | - $1/1 hangtag found on Tide detergent -$2 extrabucks | $2 | Limit 1 |
| Clairol herbal essence shampoo or conditioner 10.17-12 oz, or styler 5-8 oz | 2/ $5 | - $3/2 Mfq coupon
| $1 each | |
| Sally Hansen nail polishes | on sale for $0.99 | -$3/2 CVS coupon | Free + $1 (possible) overage | |
| Sure deoderant (buy 2) | $2.79 each | - $1/1 Mfq coupon (printable) - B1G1 Mfq coupon
- B1G1 mail-in rebate
- $3 extrabucks when you buy 2 | with B1G1 coupon: $5.58- 2.79( b1g1 coupon) - 1off printable q with B1G1 rebate: $5.58- $2 (2x internet printables)= Pay $3.58 , get $3 Extrabucks back! | July Monthly Deal |
Check back this Wednesday for what I'l be working up during the extended triple coupon sale at Harris Teeter.
Magazines for Surveys
It's okay to say the "c" word
Coupons that is!
I've come to terms with it. I am a coupon lady. I am a young 20 something and I am a coupon lady. I used to sort of be embarrassed when I approached the register or entered a store because I knew that "they knew the secret"... they being the store associates and the secret being that I used coupons, heaven forbid.
I have now come to appreciate my coupon lady status, however. Why? It's simple math. I save money. I just don't mind to clip coupons when I save the kind of money that I do. My informal savings tally just this year is now running into the thousands, thousands! Coming full circle in my coupon lady embrace, I have decided to make the best of my store experiences by doing the following:
- I enter the stores prepared. No one likes an absent-minded couponer. I try to always have exactly which coupons I am going to use clipped,organized and ready before I get into the register line. Can I get an amen from the customers that have stood in line behind me?
- I make conversation with the cashier & associates. I have overheard store clerks telling horror stories of their coupon customers. Typically, it has to do with someone being rude and adamant about a deal. I have found far more success when I go into a store, learn the names of the associates (since I'm there so frequently), make conversation, and show a genuine interest in people's lives. This helps tremendously when I need a manager's intervention or special deal. Managers have also told me about upcoming promotions and given me coupons before because they recognized me.
- I always stay on the up and up. There is a serious difference between someone getting a good deal and someone scamming for a good deal. I am becoming even more conscious about reading the coupon wording and specifics as to make sure that I am within the guidelines set by the stores and manufacturers.
How about you? Have you accepted or embraced your couponer status? What strategies do you use when in the store?
Stop the Press- a $3/15 CVS coupon
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