jewel, free stuff, rebates

Jewel 07/18 ($25.58)  Seems like I'm averaging 10-15% off in manufacturer's coupons.

Free address labels from Office Depot ($10)  I ordered Christmas labels.  Chex Mix, Dove haircare, Aveeno haircare, EOS shave cream, Clorox rebate ($5), Arm & Hammer shaker, Pull Up, Cottonelle, and Starbucks.

2010 Saved $398.92

2010 Cash $139.20

2010 Free Stuff $251.86

TOTAL coups d'pon $789.98

Target, Jewel, FREE Stuff and YouData

YouData threw me a $0.39 bone this week and I happily took it!  We also received a ton of samples this week:

Most of this week's haul are items I'd like to try so it's going to be fun.  The rest will go to the women's shelter or food pantry.

05.07 Jewel run resulted in $43.71 in coupon savings and an 05/04 Target run added $4.00 to the coups.

2010 Saved $227.09

2010 Cash $65.20

2010 Free Stuff $178.86

TOTAL coups d'pon $471.15

04.12.2010 Jewel Osco and House Party

Well, everyone was sick here and I didn't make it to the store on time to use $22.50 in YourBucks.  That made the all-or-nothing part of me just sick.  I am now over it and am happy to report that tonight's run had a coupon savings of $36.99.

I read about House Party on another blog and decided to give it a try.  I was 'approved' for an Green Kids Swap party.  This is the haul that they sent for me and my guests.  Most of this was distributed to friends and family, but I just can't bear to go without counting something of it!  In addition to the cool stuff, the coupons included were good ones.  I'm going to count a box of Kashi granola bars and the dip. ($5) :P

2010 Saved $171.38

2010 Cash $2.81

2010 Free Stuff $126.95

TOTAL coups d'pon $301.14

03.23.2010 Jewel Osco

Again, I can't say that there was some TREMENDOUS deal that occurred, but altogether I was super impressed.  I've kept at it, haven't purchased things out of the ordinary, and HAD TO HAVE A MANAGER COME OVER AND APPROVE my coupon amount (over $30 in YourBucks from my last Jewel run!)  I didn't even know such a procedure existed.

Total Saved: $54.30
YTD Savings $134.39

jewel osco 03.09.2010

I'm not sure how to record the grocery store since we need so many things and I am not so rock'n roll at this coupon thing that I can show a table overflowing with groceries and show some crazy low amount that I paid for them.  For now, I'll just cover what I saved in coupons.  Because ANY coupon savings is more than I was doing before.  Another exciting addition to my frugal journey is Your Bucks.  This service gives you 'your bucks' for purchasing specific offer items.  You just register your Jewel card and are automatically signed up for whatever offers are currently available.  I didn't change a thing I bought, and got over $32 in Your Bucks that will work like cash my next grocery visit.  Definitely worth checking out.

For now, I will only count the coupons I used this trip (including in store coupons):

Total Saved: $25.93

YTD Savings $72.99