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Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

RE: Sleep In Saturday!

ladyloonatic · Regular

I was into couponing for a while. Not like some, but I did save money. You really do have to limit yourself to things you use often. I think I still have some steak sauce and peanut butter!

You also have to be really organized. Something I'm not that good at, so you use the coupons you have before they expire, and throw them out once they do expire.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Me either. But then again people shop at Costco and Sam's and bring home huge containers and bulk packages of stuff too.

It showed that woman making laundry detergent, she was shredding ivory soap into a drum of water and I remember granny using ivory soap in the kitchen sink washing clothes.

We shop at Sam's. But we only buy what we actually use. And not everything is cheaper. They have quarterly sales, ask NAOW, and when they do they have stuff really cheap. Like toilet paper. We seem to go through a lot of that. So I buy it up when it is on sale. I have a small shelf in my closet where we can stack it pretty high and out of the way. It saves us money. I've been paying two dollars for a half an ounce of yeast and yesterday we got two pounds for four dollars. Quite the savings. We also bought the cereal they had on sale. They had Raisin Bran, what SS eats, and Frosted Flakes, which DS can eat, on sale cheap. We used to buy our k-cups there when they were on sale but we've gone back to using the reusable cups so we bought a HUGE can of Foldgers for ten bucks. A can half the size at Wal-Mart was the same price. I did buy whipping cream at Sam's and it was 80 cents cheaper at Wal-Mart. So no, that was not a deal. But if you look carefully and shop wisely you can get good deals. And we don't stockpile. I may have two or three but that's it. No more. I keep about two things of TP and laundry detergent around. Stuff like that.

I was just saying, we all have something we bought in large quantities.

I stock up. I try to keep a couple extra on hand for those times we can't get to the store or have a weather situation or illness.

I love when there is a dinner or something at church and I don't have to go to the store for anything cause it is in my pantry.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

lilyofcourse wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Me either. But then again people shop at Costco and Sam's and bring home huge containers and bulk packages of stuff too.

It showed that woman making laundry detergent, she was shredding ivory soap into a drum of water and I remember granny using ivory soap in the kitchen sink washing clothes.

We shop at Sam's. But we only buy what we actually use. And not everything is cheaper. They have quarterly sales, ask NAOW, and when they do they have stuff really cheap. Like toilet paper. We seem to go through a lot of that. So I buy it up when it is on sale. I have a small shelf in my closet where we can stack it pretty high and out of the way. It saves us money. I've been paying two dollars for a half an ounce of yeast and yesterday we got two pounds for four dollars. Quite the savings. We also bought the cereal they had on sale. They had Raisin Bran, what SS eats, and Frosted Flakes, which DS can eat, on sale cheap. We used to buy our k-cups there when they were on sale but we've gone back to using the reusable cups so we bought a HUGE can of Foldgers for ten bucks. A can half the size at Wal-Mart was the same price. I did buy whipping cream at Sam's and it was 80 cents cheaper at Wal-Mart. So no, that was not a deal. But if you look carefully and shop wisely you can get good deals. And we don't stockpile. I may have two or three but that's it. No more. I keep about two things of TP and laundry detergent around. Stuff like that.
I was just saying, we all have something we bought in large quantities.
I stock up. I try to keep a couple extra on hand for those times we can't get to the store or have a weather situation or illness.
I love when there is a dinner or something at church and I don't have to go to the store for anything cause it is in my pantry.

I understand. I don't have an issue with people who stock up when they are actually going to use it. I think, like MM said, some of those people border on having hoarder issues.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I probably look like a hoarder on those grocery trips when shopping for reunion weekend. That's when the coupons could really come in handy.

Momala · Great cook-happy wife-superb fisherman

Back in the early 70's, DH would cut ALL the coupons from the local paper, & give them in an envelope to the manager of the local supermarket. He was careful to submit only those brands actually carried by the store, and the manager gave him cash - whether he had purchased the item or not. After all, when we shopped, we loaded TWO full carts (two adults, 6 kids, 5 extended family = a lot of food!)

Nowadays, I rarely use the items that have coupons - too much processed/junk food.

Divine Geek · Guru

I got a new cell phone number (for reasons most know) a few months ago. I still have the old one, just in case, but I never use it. I took the old phone with me last week - my BIL's grandma died and I was on standby for nephew duty - I didn't want BIL to accidently call the wrong number and miss his call. Anyhoo, my mom just texted me from upstairs that my "purse is ringing". Turns out someone, somewhere has ordered Indian food and somehow they have my phone number.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Divine Geek wrote:
I got a new cell phone number (for reasons most know) a few months ago. I still have the old one, just in case, but I never use it. I took the old phone with me last week - my BIL's grandma died and I was on standby for nephew duty - I didn't want BIL to accidently call the wrong number and miss his call. Anyhoo, my mom just texted me from upstairs that my "purse is ringing". Turns out someone, somewhere has ordered Indian food and somehow they have my phone number.

I ordered Indian food. Maybe it was me?!

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Momala wrote:
Back in the early 70's, DH would cut ALL the coupons from the local paper, & give them in an envelope to the manager of the local supermarket. He was careful to submit only those brands actually carried by the store, and the manager gave him cash - whether he had purchased the item or not. After all, when we shopped, we loaded TWO full carts (two adults, 6 kids, 5 extended family = a lot of food!)

Nowadays, I rarely use the items that have coupons - too much processed/junk food.

This is the problem for me. I don't buy frozen pizza's/food. I don't buy a lot of prepared food. I make my own bread. Not many coupons for other stuff.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Momala wrote:
Back in the early 70's, DH would cut ALL the coupons from the local paper, & give them in an envelope to the manager of the local supermarket. He was careful to submit only those brands actually carried by the store, and the manager gave him cash - whether he had purchased the item or not. After all, when we shopped, we loaded TWO full carts (two adults, 6 kids, 5 extended family = a lot of food!)

Nowadays, I rarely use the items that have coupons - too much processed/junk food.

This is the problem for me. I don't buy frozen pizza's/food. I don't buy a lot of prepared food. I make my own bread. Not many coupons for other stuff.

The only thing I could ever find coupons for that we would actually use, were for health and beauty items. Rarely was there anything food related that I used. Maybe gum or candy once in awhile - but actual food? Hardly ever.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

If you go to the couponclippers.com you can buy coupons from them. Typically there are decently priced. If a coupon was for $.50 off and they charged me $.10, I figured it was still a decent deal - $.40 off net. I would only buy a coupon if it was something like tampons, or shampoo - stuff you can never have too much of with 2 teenaged girls.

I don't do it much anymore because I don't have room and we are doing much better, I don't have the desire nor the time anymore.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Check out my dinner MM.

Divine Geek · Guru

It's time for basketball!!

Go dawgs!

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Divine Geek wrote:
This reminds me I have some coupons to use. I got Extra Bucks at CVS a couple weeks ago and I don't want to forget to use them

I love CVS!!!

flan

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

I get my coupons from our Sunday paper...when I remember.

I use them for dog food, razors, Miralax, eye drops, Tide, cheese, Advil, and frozen meals, among other things.

flan

-- Edited by flan327 on Sunday 22nd of March 2015 08:29:39 AM

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

flan327 wrote:
I get my coupons from our Sunday paper...when I remember.

I use them for dog food, razors, Miralax, eye drops, Tide, cheese, Advil, and frozen meals, among other things.

flan

-- Edited by flan327 on Sunday 22nd of March 2015 08:29:39 AM

Razors...I always try and watch the sales at Target and use the coupons when they would offer a gift card for buying the razors. "Buy any 2 xxxx and get a $5 gift card". Then you can use that GC on anything - I used it for things I didn't have coupons for like meat, milk, etc.

ed11563 · Guru

Momala wrote:
Back in the early 70's, DH would cut ALL the coupons from the local paper, & give them in an envelope to the manager of the local supermarket. He was careful to submit only those brands actually carried by the store, and the manager gave him cash - whether he had purchased the item or not.

Just in case you're (anyone) tempted to do this again, it's fraud and can be prosecuted.