First Transaction:
1 Nature Valley Granola Bars
4 Betty Crcoker Fuit by the Foot and Fruit Rollups
- Used (1) $.40 off Nature Valley = $1 off
- Used (2) $.50 off Fruit Snacks = $2 off
- Had (4) $.50 off Fruit snacks eCoupons from shortcuts and cellfire
- Had (2) $.40 off Nature Valley eCoupons
Total = negative $.24!
PLUS - Received a $2.50 catalina for next transaction
**I made $2.54 on my first transaction
Transaction 2:
2 Piccolini Barilla Pasta
3 Lean Pockets
1 Nature Valley Granola Bars
2 Granola Nut Clusters
2 Quaker Oat Squares
- Used (1) $.55 off Barilla = $1 off
- Used in-store coupon for Lean pockets, $1.50 each
- Used a catalina for $.75 off 3 Lean pockets = doubled to $1 off
- Used (1) $.40 off Nature Valley Granola Bars = $1 off
- Used (2) $1 off Granola Nut Clusters
- Used (2) $1 off Quaker Oat Squares
- Used $2.50 catalina from first transaction
Total = $2.44
So final out of pocket total for both transactions was $2.20! (and that is WITH the extra pasta I didn't have a coupon for!) One box of Lean Pockets is typically more than that!
Of course it paid off that I loaded new eCoupons every time they were available (every two weeks) and I did have the extra $.75 off the Lean Pockets, but YOU can do this too! Or take a look at the list and compile your own sale.
Also, the catalina on the fruit snacks will actually roll into ANOTHER fruit snack transaction. So you could buy 4 boxes using coupons and eCoupons. Then use your $2.50 catalina for your next order. Which using just your paper coupons the following times, you would be making money EVERY time you do this!
If you have any questions just ask! It sounds a lot more complicated than it is. Just try it!
How do you know when you can "stack" coupons. Like use more than one coupon for one item? PS posting as anonymous because nothing else works. Technology challenged.
ReplyDeleteOkay, there are 3 scenarios I can think of off the top of my head about "stacking" coupons.
ReplyDelete1) You can stack a manufacturer coupon (i.e. from newspaper inserts, most online printable coupons) with a STORE specific coupon. Store coupons are usually found within the store's ad or sometimes online through the specific store (i.e. Target usually has their own coupons online, grocery stores typically have a few in-store coupons in their weekly ad). The best way to know is to just look at the coupon. It should specify if it's a manufacturer coupon or a specific store coupon.
2) You can stack eCoupons (shortcuts.com, cellfire.com, etc) with ANY other type of coupons--manufacturer and/or in-store coupons. The best thing about eCoupons is, if you load them EVERY time they're available, you're likely to have duplicates on your card when you go to use it and combined with a physical coupon...you can't beat those deals.
3) Catalina's (coupons that print after your transaction at grocery stores) - If your catalina is for "x" amount of dollars off your next purchase, you can combine that with ANYthing. There's no restrictions. However, sometimes you'll get actual product coupons that say manufacturer coupon on top. You would treat that like any other manufacturer coupon.
Does that make any sense? Any other questions!?
(Walgreens is a bit trickier - they have register rewards which are NOT catalina's. If you find my Walgreens tips and tricks page, that might answer some questions there)