Brooke Geery

Author: Brooke

71% at Safeway

I wake up ridiculously early this time of year. It's not that I don't like sleep. I really, really do, it's just that 7 am rolls around and my brain starts going and well, Saturday or not, I'm up! Since everyone else in the world prefers to sleep in on the weekends, I figured I might as well take advantage and go do some couponing. Plus, Safeway actually had some good deals on stuff I want/use this week. I did two transactions and spent a total of $25.87, with a total savings of $36.03 or 71%. Here's what I got: Transaction 1 4 Packages Ore-Ida easy fries (On sale $1.50,…
Read More

Morning Mission to Walgreens

Our TP supplies were getting low, so imagine my joy when I heard about this deal going on a Walgreens! Buy two 12-packs of Cottonelle Ultra and get $3 back. I stopped by this morning to do it because it's Friday, and I wake up ridiculously early, and really, why not. We also needed body wash, so I figured I could use the $3 to go towards that. I did two transactions and here's the breakdown: Transaction #1: 2 12-Packs of Cottonelle. (Regular price $5 each- $1 Walgreens coupon - (1) $.75 off MFG coupon -- I had two, but using both would have required a filler item= Paid $7.25,…
Read More

Couponing in Chicago!

Traveling, working, all these things make it hard to score deals. I was bummed I wasn't able to take advantage of Safeway's $10 off $75 coupon this month (also b.s., it used to be $10 off $50) and thought I was gonna miss out on a good Dove deal at Albertsons as well due to my trip to Chicago. But then, Nick Lipton needed to return some DVDs and we needed beer so we headed on over to the local Jewel-Osco. I grabbed the circular and lo and behold, it was the same sales as Albertsons! I never leave home without my coupons, so I was set. Then, as an…
Read More

Couponing Takes Time Dammit

I've been slacking/failing at couponing lately. You see, I've been actually busy. Not the kind of busy where you're not doing shit but you just tell people you're busy because you don't feel like doing anything, but legitimately working from dark to dark, barely sleeping, busy. It's good, I like it. However, the one thing that has suffered is my couponing. I've still been getting the inserts (I actually subscribed to the Saver edition of the Oregonian) and I got the new intern to help me clip and organize last weekend, but I've barely been shopping at all. As a result, my coupon folder is bursting at the seams, and…
Read More

Friday Night at Walgreens!

I really went wild on my Friday night. I had a prescription to pick up and thought, this would be a great opportunity to score some deals while I am there! I also have been slacking and my coupon collection is bursting out its accordion file because I haven't been using them fast enough. I sort of hate the Walgreens on 39th and Holgate for actual shopping (it's small, cramped and usually cleaned out) I figured I'd cross my fingers and hope for the best. To my surprise, everything I wanted was in stock, and although the deals weren't quite as sweet as they would have been if we got…
Read More

Albertsons Double Deals

Every couple weeks, Albertsons drops a few twice the value coupons in the Sunday Paper that will double the value of a manufacturers coupon up to $1. This week you could also get them on Facebook, though I didn't bother. Anyway, this is generally the only time I go to Albertson's, because it's in Milwaukee, and Safeway is so much closer. This week, they were having a buy 10 save $5 promo on General Mills products, so I took advantage of that as well as getting a few other random things. I ended up spending $16.32 for $38.59 worth of stuff, for a total savings of 58%. I got: 4…
Read More

B-b-b-bargains at Safeway

I needed some Bacon bits for a recipe I was making, which required a trip to the store, so I figured, while I was there, might as well score some free stuff. Everything I got started with B, hence my super clever title, and here's the break down. For a total of $2.12, or 68% savings, I got: 2 tubs of Gold and Soft Margarine (Regular price $2.98, on sale $2.58 - 2 $.50/1 MFG coupons - 2 Safeway doubles = $.58 for both, plus I got $.75 back so I MADE $.17 -- I already gave one of these away since I really didn't need FOUR tubs of butter,…
Read More

Butter for Blogging

Dear Hipster Couponing fans (all three of you), I deeply apologize for the lapse in posts. I went to South America and was a little busy to try and figure out how to say "do you take coupons" in Spanish. I'm back now, but it's going to take me a little bit to get back in the swing of things. I have a large menacing pile of inserts to clip and I haven't been tracking the sales. But to tide you over, I swung by Safeway tonight and did this deal: Bought: 2 tubs of Golden Soft Margarine (on sale $1.29) Used: 1 $1.50 off 2 coupon and 1 Safeway…
Read More

Total Win at Target

Yesterday was pretty much the perfect summer day. We floated, we ate pizza, and oh yeah, when we stopped at Target to buy whiffle ball stuff, I got all this with some change I had in the bottom of my purse. I'd had the $1 off any coupons to pick up 10 Cascade items for a while now, but my goal was to purchase these trial-size action packs at Walmart, where they were not only under $1, but they will actually give you cash back if you have an overage. But after three trips and none in stock, I finally said screw it, I'll pay 9 cents each at Target,…
Read More

Couponing Confessions (plus 91% Savings)

I have a confession to make. Yesterday was 8/16, and also the expiration date on the Safeway $5/15 Frozen Food coupon. This is the coupon that made my 100% savings shopping trip possible, and I actually had enough ice cream coupons to do it again. So after resisting for a solid 6 days, I said screw it and went to Safeway to pick up 10 more ice cream bars for free. Unfortunately, or luckily, depending on how you look at it, the Magnum Ice Cream bars were no longer on sale. I probably could have swung a good deal still by purchasing fewer and getting some other sale items, but…
Read More

71% at Safeway

I wake up ridiculously early this time of year. It's not that I don't like sleep. I really, really do, it's just that 7 am rolls around and my brain starts going and well, Saturday or not, I'm up! Since everyone else in the world prefers to sleep in on the weekends, I figured I might as well take advantage and go do some couponing. Plus, Safeway actually had some good deals on stuff I want/use this week. I did two transactions and spent a total of $25.87, with a total savings of $36.03 or 71%. Here's what I got: Transaction 1 4 Packages Ore-Ida easy fries (On sale $1.50,…
Read More

Morning Mission to Walgreens

Our TP supplies were getting low, so imagine my joy when I heard about this deal going on a Walgreens! Buy two 12-packs of Cottonelle Ultra and get $3 back. I stopped by this morning to do it because it's Friday, and I wake up ridiculously early, and really, why not. We also needed body wash, so I figured I could use the $3 to go towards that. I did two transactions and here's the breakdown: Transaction #1: 2 12-Packs of Cottonelle. (Regular price $5 each- $1 Walgreens coupon - (1) $.75 off MFG coupon -- I had two, but using both would have required a filler item= Paid $7.25,…
Read More

Couponing in Chicago!

Traveling, working, all these things make it hard to score deals. I was bummed I wasn't able to take advantage of Safeway's $10 off $75 coupon this month (also b.s., it used to be $10 off $50) and thought I was gonna miss out on a good Dove deal at Albertsons as well due to my trip to Chicago. But then, Nick Lipton needed to return some DVDs and we needed beer so we headed on over to the local Jewel-Osco. I grabbed the circular and lo and behold, it was the same sales as Albertsons! I never leave home without my coupons, so I was set. Then, as an…
Read More

Couponing Takes Time Dammit

I've been slacking/failing at couponing lately. You see, I've been actually busy. Not the kind of busy where you're not doing shit but you just tell people you're busy because you don't feel like doing anything, but legitimately working from dark to dark, barely sleeping, busy. It's good, I like it. However, the one thing that has suffered is my couponing. I've still been getting the inserts (I actually subscribed to the Saver edition of the Oregonian) and I got the new intern to help me clip and organize last weekend, but I've barely been shopping at all. As a result, my coupon folder is bursting at the seams, and…
Read More

Friday Night at Walgreens!

I really went wild on my Friday night. I had a prescription to pick up and thought, this would be a great opportunity to score some deals while I am there! I also have been slacking and my coupon collection is bursting out its accordion file because I haven't been using them fast enough. I sort of hate the Walgreens on 39th and Holgate for actual shopping (it's small, cramped and usually cleaned out) I figured I'd cross my fingers and hope for the best. To my surprise, everything I wanted was in stock, and although the deals weren't quite as sweet as they would have been if we got…
Read More

Albertsons Double Deals

Every couple weeks, Albertsons drops a few twice the value coupons in the Sunday Paper that will double the value of a manufacturers coupon up to $1. This week you could also get them on Facebook, though I didn't bother. Anyway, this is generally the only time I go to Albertson's, because it's in Milwaukee, and Safeway is so much closer. This week, they were having a buy 10 save $5 promo on General Mills products, so I took advantage of that as well as getting a few other random things. I ended up spending $16.32 for $38.59 worth of stuff, for a total savings of 58%. I got: 4…
Read More

B-b-b-bargains at Safeway

I needed some Bacon bits for a recipe I was making, which required a trip to the store, so I figured, while I was there, might as well score some free stuff. Everything I got started with B, hence my super clever title, and here's the break down. For a total of $2.12, or 68% savings, I got: 2 tubs of Gold and Soft Margarine (Regular price $2.98, on sale $2.58 - 2 $.50/1 MFG coupons - 2 Safeway doubles = $.58 for both, plus I got $.75 back so I MADE $.17 -- I already gave one of these away since I really didn't need FOUR tubs of butter,…
Read More

Butter for Blogging

Dear Hipster Couponing fans (all three of you), I deeply apologize for the lapse in posts. I went to South America and was a little busy to try and figure out how to say "do you take coupons" in Spanish. I'm back now, but it's going to take me a little bit to get back in the swing of things. I have a large menacing pile of inserts to clip and I haven't been tracking the sales. But to tide you over, I swung by Safeway tonight and did this deal: Bought: 2 tubs of Golden Soft Margarine (on sale $1.29) Used: 1 $1.50 off 2 coupon and 1 Safeway…
Read More

Total Win at Target

Yesterday was pretty much the perfect summer day. We floated, we ate pizza, and oh yeah, when we stopped at Target to buy whiffle ball stuff, I got all this with some change I had in the bottom of my purse. I'd had the $1 off any coupons to pick up 10 Cascade items for a while now, but my goal was to purchase these trial-size action packs at Walmart, where they were not only under $1, but they will actually give you cash back if you have an overage. But after three trips and none in stock, I finally said screw it, I'll pay 9 cents each at Target,…
Read More

Couponing Confessions (plus 91% Savings)

I have a confession to make. Yesterday was 8/16, and also the expiration date on the Safeway $5/15 Frozen Food coupon. This is the coupon that made my 100% savings shopping trip possible, and I actually had enough ice cream coupons to do it again. So after resisting for a solid 6 days, I said screw it and went to Safeway to pick up 10 more ice cream bars for free. Unfortunately, or luckily, depending on how you look at it, the Magnum Ice Cream bars were no longer on sale. I probably could have swung a good deal still by purchasing fewer and getting some other sale items, but…
Read More

71% at Safeway

I wake up ridiculously early this time of year. It's not that I don't like sleep. I really, really do, it's just that 7 am rolls around and my brain starts going and well, Saturday or not, I'm up! Since everyone else in the world prefers to sleep in on the weekends, I figured I might as well take advantage and go do some couponing. Plus, Safeway actually had some good deals on stuff I want/use this week. I did two transactions and spent a total of $25.87, with a total savings of $36.03 or 71%. Here's what I got: Transaction 1 4 Packages Ore-Ida easy fries (On sale $1.50,…
Read More

Morning Mission to Walgreens

Our TP supplies were getting low, so imagine my joy when I heard about this deal going on a Walgreens! Buy two 12-packs of Cottonelle Ultra and get $3 back. I stopped by this morning to do it because it's Friday, and I wake up ridiculously early, and really, why not. We also needed body wash, so I figured I could use the $3 to go towards that. I did two transactions and here's the breakdown: Transaction #1: 2 12-Packs of Cottonelle. (Regular price $5 each- $1 Walgreens coupon - (1) $.75 off MFG coupon -- I had two, but using both would have required a filler item= Paid $7.25,…
Read More

Couponing in Chicago!

Traveling, working, all these things make it hard to score deals. I was bummed I wasn't able to take advantage of Safeway's $10 off $75 coupon this month (also b.s., it used to be $10 off $50) and thought I was gonna miss out on a good Dove deal at Albertsons as well due to my trip to Chicago. But then, Nick Lipton needed to return some DVDs and we needed beer so we headed on over to the local Jewel-Osco. I grabbed the circular and lo and behold, it was the same sales as Albertsons! I never leave home without my coupons, so I was set. Then, as an…
Read More

Couponing Takes Time Dammit

I've been slacking/failing at couponing lately. You see, I've been actually busy. Not the kind of busy where you're not doing shit but you just tell people you're busy because you don't feel like doing anything, but legitimately working from dark to dark, barely sleeping, busy. It's good, I like it. However, the one thing that has suffered is my couponing. I've still been getting the inserts (I actually subscribed to the Saver edition of the Oregonian) and I got the new intern to help me clip and organize last weekend, but I've barely been shopping at all. As a result, my coupon folder is bursting at the seams, and…
Read More

Friday Night at Walgreens!

I really went wild on my Friday night. I had a prescription to pick up and thought, this would be a great opportunity to score some deals while I am there! I also have been slacking and my coupon collection is bursting out its accordion file because I haven't been using them fast enough. I sort of hate the Walgreens on 39th and Holgate for actual shopping (it's small, cramped and usually cleaned out) I figured I'd cross my fingers and hope for the best. To my surprise, everything I wanted was in stock, and although the deals weren't quite as sweet as they would have been if we got…
Read More

Albertsons Double Deals

Every couple weeks, Albertsons drops a few twice the value coupons in the Sunday Paper that will double the value of a manufacturers coupon up to $1. This week you could also get them on Facebook, though I didn't bother. Anyway, this is generally the only time I go to Albertson's, because it's in Milwaukee, and Safeway is so much closer. This week, they were having a buy 10 save $5 promo on General Mills products, so I took advantage of that as well as getting a few other random things. I ended up spending $16.32 for $38.59 worth of stuff, for a total savings of 58%. I got: 4…
Read More

B-b-b-bargains at Safeway

I needed some Bacon bits for a recipe I was making, which required a trip to the store, so I figured, while I was there, might as well score some free stuff. Everything I got started with B, hence my super clever title, and here's the break down. For a total of $2.12, or 68% savings, I got: 2 tubs of Gold and Soft Margarine (Regular price $2.98, on sale $2.58 - 2 $.50/1 MFG coupons - 2 Safeway doubles = $.58 for both, plus I got $.75 back so I MADE $.17 -- I already gave one of these away since I really didn't need FOUR tubs of butter,…
Read More

Butter for Blogging

Dear Hipster Couponing fans (all three of you), I deeply apologize for the lapse in posts. I went to South America and was a little busy to try and figure out how to say "do you take coupons" in Spanish. I'm back now, but it's going to take me a little bit to get back in the swing of things. I have a large menacing pile of inserts to clip and I haven't been tracking the sales. But to tide you over, I swung by Safeway tonight and did this deal: Bought: 2 tubs of Golden Soft Margarine (on sale $1.29) Used: 1 $1.50 off 2 coupon and 1 Safeway…
Read More

Total Win at Target

Yesterday was pretty much the perfect summer day. We floated, we ate pizza, and oh yeah, when we stopped at Target to buy whiffle ball stuff, I got all this with some change I had in the bottom of my purse. I'd had the $1 off any coupons to pick up 10 Cascade items for a while now, but my goal was to purchase these trial-size action packs at Walmart, where they were not only under $1, but they will actually give you cash back if you have an overage. But after three trips and none in stock, I finally said screw it, I'll pay 9 cents each at Target,…
Read More

Couponing Confessions (plus 91% Savings)

I have a confession to make. Yesterday was 8/16, and also the expiration date on the Safeway $5/15 Frozen Food coupon. This is the coupon that made my 100% savings shopping trip possible, and I actually had enough ice cream coupons to do it again. So after resisting for a solid 6 days, I said screw it and went to Safeway to pick up 10 more ice cream bars for free. Unfortunately, or luckily, depending on how you look at it, the Magnum Ice Cream bars were no longer on sale. I probably could have swung a good deal still by purchasing fewer and getting some other sale items, but…
Read More

71% at Safeway

I wake up ridiculously early this time of year. It's not that I don't like sleep. I really, really do, it's just that 7 am rolls around and my brain starts going and well, Saturday or not, I'm up! Since everyone else in the world prefers to sleep in on the weekends, I figured I might as well take advantage and go do some couponing. Plus, Safeway actually had some good deals on stuff I want/use this week. I did two transactions and spent a total of $25.87, with a total savings of $36.03 or 71%. Here's what I got: Transaction 1 4 Packages Ore-Ida easy fries (On sale $1.50,…
Read More

Morning Mission to Walgreens

Our TP supplies were getting low, so imagine my joy when I heard about this deal going on a Walgreens! Buy two 12-packs of Cottonelle Ultra and get $3 back. I stopped by this morning to do it because it's Friday, and I wake up ridiculously early, and really, why not. We also needed body wash, so I figured I could use the $3 to go towards that. I did two transactions and here's the breakdown: Transaction #1: 2 12-Packs of Cottonelle. (Regular price $5 each- $1 Walgreens coupon - (1) $.75 off MFG coupon -- I had two, but using both would have required a filler item= Paid $7.25,…
Read More

Couponing in Chicago!

Traveling, working, all these things make it hard to score deals. I was bummed I wasn't able to take advantage of Safeway's $10 off $75 coupon this month (also b.s., it used to be $10 off $50) and thought I was gonna miss out on a good Dove deal at Albertsons as well due to my trip to Chicago. But then, Nick Lipton needed to return some DVDs and we needed beer so we headed on over to the local Jewel-Osco. I grabbed the circular and lo and behold, it was the same sales as Albertsons! I never leave home without my coupons, so I was set. Then, as an…
Read More

Couponing Takes Time Dammit

I've been slacking/failing at couponing lately. You see, I've been actually busy. Not the kind of busy where you're not doing shit but you just tell people you're busy because you don't feel like doing anything, but legitimately working from dark to dark, barely sleeping, busy. It's good, I like it. However, the one thing that has suffered is my couponing. I've still been getting the inserts (I actually subscribed to the Saver edition of the Oregonian) and I got the new intern to help me clip and organize last weekend, but I've barely been shopping at all. As a result, my coupon folder is bursting at the seams, and…
Read More

Friday Night at Walgreens!

I really went wild on my Friday night. I had a prescription to pick up and thought, this would be a great opportunity to score some deals while I am there! I also have been slacking and my coupon collection is bursting out its accordion file because I haven't been using them fast enough. I sort of hate the Walgreens on 39th and Holgate for actual shopping (it's small, cramped and usually cleaned out) I figured I'd cross my fingers and hope for the best. To my surprise, everything I wanted was in stock, and although the deals weren't quite as sweet as they would have been if we got…
Read More

Albertsons Double Deals

Every couple weeks, Albertsons drops a few twice the value coupons in the Sunday Paper that will double the value of a manufacturers coupon up to $1. This week you could also get them on Facebook, though I didn't bother. Anyway, this is generally the only time I go to Albertson's, because it's in Milwaukee, and Safeway is so much closer. This week, they were having a buy 10 save $5 promo on General Mills products, so I took advantage of that as well as getting a few other random things. I ended up spending $16.32 for $38.59 worth of stuff, for a total savings of 58%. I got: 4…
Read More

B-b-b-bargains at Safeway

I needed some Bacon bits for a recipe I was making, which required a trip to the store, so I figured, while I was there, might as well score some free stuff. Everything I got started with B, hence my super clever title, and here's the break down. For a total of $2.12, or 68% savings, I got: 2 tubs of Gold and Soft Margarine (Regular price $2.98, on sale $2.58 - 2 $.50/1 MFG coupons - 2 Safeway doubles = $.58 for both, plus I got $.75 back so I MADE $.17 -- I already gave one of these away since I really didn't need FOUR tubs of butter,…
Read More

Butter for Blogging

Dear Hipster Couponing fans (all three of you), I deeply apologize for the lapse in posts. I went to South America and was a little busy to try and figure out how to say "do you take coupons" in Spanish. I'm back now, but it's going to take me a little bit to get back in the swing of things. I have a large menacing pile of inserts to clip and I haven't been tracking the sales. But to tide you over, I swung by Safeway tonight and did this deal: Bought: 2 tubs of Golden Soft Margarine (on sale $1.29) Used: 1 $1.50 off 2 coupon and 1 Safeway…
Read More

Total Win at Target

Yesterday was pretty much the perfect summer day. We floated, we ate pizza, and oh yeah, when we stopped at Target to buy whiffle ball stuff, I got all this with some change I had in the bottom of my purse. I'd had the $1 off any coupons to pick up 10 Cascade items for a while now, but my goal was to purchase these trial-size action packs at Walmart, where they were not only under $1, but they will actually give you cash back if you have an overage. But after three trips and none in stock, I finally said screw it, I'll pay 9 cents each at Target,…
Read More

Couponing Confessions (plus 91% Savings)

I have a confession to make. Yesterday was 8/16, and also the expiration date on the Safeway $5/15 Frozen Food coupon. This is the coupon that made my 100% savings shopping trip possible, and I actually had enough ice cream coupons to do it again. So after resisting for a solid 6 days, I said screw it and went to Safeway to pick up 10 more ice cream bars for free. Unfortunately, or luckily, depending on how you look at it, the Magnum Ice Cream bars were no longer on sale. I probably could have swung a good deal still by purchasing fewer and getting some other sale items, but…
Read More

71% at Safeway

I wake up ridiculously early this time of year. It's not that I don't like sleep. I really, really do, it's just that 7 am rolls around and my brain starts going and well, Saturday or not, I'm up! Since everyone else in the world prefers to sleep in on the weekends, I figured I might as well take advantage and go do some couponing. Plus, Safeway actually had some good deals on stuff I want/use this week. I did two transactions and spent a total of $25.87, with a total savings of $36.03 or 71%. Here's what I got: Transaction 1 4 Packages Ore-Ida easy fries (On sale $1.50,…
Read More

Morning Mission to Walgreens

Our TP supplies were getting low, so imagine my joy when I heard about this deal going on a Walgreens! Buy two 12-packs of Cottonelle Ultra and get $3 back. I stopped by this morning to do it because it's Friday, and I wake up ridiculously early, and really, why not. We also needed body wash, so I figured I could use the $3 to go towards that. I did two transactions and here's the breakdown: Transaction #1: 2 12-Packs of Cottonelle. (Regular price $5 each- $1 Walgreens coupon - (1) $.75 off MFG coupon -- I had two, but using both would have required a filler item= Paid $7.25,…
Read More

Couponing in Chicago!

Traveling, working, all these things make it hard to score deals. I was bummed I wasn't able to take advantage of Safeway's $10 off $75 coupon this month (also b.s., it used to be $10 off $50) and thought I was gonna miss out on a good Dove deal at Albertsons as well due to my trip to Chicago. But then, Nick Lipton needed to return some DVDs and we needed beer so we headed on over to the local Jewel-Osco. I grabbed the circular and lo and behold, it was the same sales as Albertsons! I never leave home without my coupons, so I was set. Then, as an…
Read More

Couponing Takes Time Dammit

I've been slacking/failing at couponing lately. You see, I've been actually busy. Not the kind of busy where you're not doing shit but you just tell people you're busy because you don't feel like doing anything, but legitimately working from dark to dark, barely sleeping, busy. It's good, I like it. However, the one thing that has suffered is my couponing. I've still been getting the inserts (I actually subscribed to the Saver edition of the Oregonian) and I got the new intern to help me clip and organize last weekend, but I've barely been shopping at all. As a result, my coupon folder is bursting at the seams, and…
Read More

Friday Night at Walgreens!

I really went wild on my Friday night. I had a prescription to pick up and thought, this would be a great opportunity to score some deals while I am there! I also have been slacking and my coupon collection is bursting out its accordion file because I haven't been using them fast enough. I sort of hate the Walgreens on 39th and Holgate for actual shopping (it's small, cramped and usually cleaned out) I figured I'd cross my fingers and hope for the best. To my surprise, everything I wanted was in stock, and although the deals weren't quite as sweet as they would have been if we got…
Read More

Albertsons Double Deals

Every couple weeks, Albertsons drops a few twice the value coupons in the Sunday Paper that will double the value of a manufacturers coupon up to $1. This week you could also get them on Facebook, though I didn't bother. Anyway, this is generally the only time I go to Albertson's, because it's in Milwaukee, and Safeway is so much closer. This week, they were having a buy 10 save $5 promo on General Mills products, so I took advantage of that as well as getting a few other random things. I ended up spending $16.32 for $38.59 worth of stuff, for a total savings of 58%. I got: 4…
Read More

B-b-b-bargains at Safeway

I needed some Bacon bits for a recipe I was making, which required a trip to the store, so I figured, while I was there, might as well score some free stuff. Everything I got started with B, hence my super clever title, and here's the break down. For a total of $2.12, or 68% savings, I got: 2 tubs of Gold and Soft Margarine (Regular price $2.98, on sale $2.58 - 2 $.50/1 MFG coupons - 2 Safeway doubles = $.58 for both, plus I got $.75 back so I MADE $.17 -- I already gave one of these away since I really didn't need FOUR tubs of butter,…
Read More

Butter for Blogging

Dear Hipster Couponing fans (all three of you), I deeply apologize for the lapse in posts. I went to South America and was a little busy to try and figure out how to say "do you take coupons" in Spanish. I'm back now, but it's going to take me a little bit to get back in the swing of things. I have a large menacing pile of inserts to clip and I haven't been tracking the sales. But to tide you over, I swung by Safeway tonight and did this deal: Bought: 2 tubs of Golden Soft Margarine (on sale $1.29) Used: 1 $1.50 off 2 coupon and 1 Safeway…
Read More

Total Win at Target

Yesterday was pretty much the perfect summer day. We floated, we ate pizza, and oh yeah, when we stopped at Target to buy whiffle ball stuff, I got all this with some change I had in the bottom of my purse. I'd had the $1 off any coupons to pick up 10 Cascade items for a while now, but my goal was to purchase these trial-size action packs at Walmart, where they were not only under $1, but they will actually give you cash back if you have an overage. But after three trips and none in stock, I finally said screw it, I'll pay 9 cents each at Target,…
Read More

Couponing Confessions (plus 91% Savings)

I have a confession to make. Yesterday was 8/16, and also the expiration date on the Safeway $5/15 Frozen Food coupon. This is the coupon that made my 100% savings shopping trip possible, and I actually had enough ice cream coupons to do it again. So after resisting for a solid 6 days, I said screw it and went to Safeway to pick up 10 more ice cream bars for free. Unfortunately, or luckily, depending on how you look at it, the Magnum Ice Cream bars were no longer on sale. I probably could have swung a good deal still by purchasing fewer and getting some other sale items, but…
Read More

71% at Safeway

I wake up ridiculously early this time of year. It's not that I don't like sleep. I really, really do, it's just that 7 am rolls around and my brain starts going and well, Saturday or not, I'm up! Since everyone else in the world prefers to sleep in on the weekends, I figured I might as well take advantage and go do some couponing. Plus, Safeway actually had some good deals on stuff I want/use this week. I did two transactions and spent a total of $25.87, with a total savings of $36.03 or 71%. Here's what I got: Transaction 1 4 Packages Ore-Ida easy fries (On sale $1.50,…
Read More

Morning Mission to Walgreens

Our TP supplies were getting low, so imagine my joy when I heard about this deal going on a Walgreens! Buy two 12-packs of Cottonelle Ultra and get $3 back. I stopped by this morning to do it because it's Friday, and I wake up ridiculously early, and really, why not. We also needed body wash, so I figured I could use the $3 to go towards that. I did two transactions and here's the breakdown: Transaction #1: 2 12-Packs of Cottonelle. (Regular price $5 each- $1 Walgreens coupon - (1) $.75 off MFG coupon -- I had two, but using both would have required a filler item= Paid $7.25,…
Read More

Couponing in Chicago!

Traveling, working, all these things make it hard to score deals. I was bummed I wasn't able to take advantage of Safeway's $10 off $75 coupon this month (also b.s., it used to be $10 off $50) and thought I was gonna miss out on a good Dove deal at Albertsons as well due to my trip to Chicago. But then, Nick Lipton needed to return some DVDs and we needed beer so we headed on over to the local Jewel-Osco. I grabbed the circular and lo and behold, it was the same sales as Albertsons! I never leave home without my coupons, so I was set. Then, as an…
Read More

Couponing Takes Time Dammit

I've been slacking/failing at couponing lately. You see, I've been actually busy. Not the kind of busy where you're not doing shit but you just tell people you're busy because you don't feel like doing anything, but legitimately working from dark to dark, barely sleeping, busy. It's good, I like it. However, the one thing that has suffered is my couponing. I've still been getting the inserts (I actually subscribed to the Saver edition of the Oregonian) and I got the new intern to help me clip and organize last weekend, but I've barely been shopping at all. As a result, my coupon folder is bursting at the seams, and…
Read More

Friday Night at Walgreens!

I really went wild on my Friday night. I had a prescription to pick up and thought, this would be a great opportunity to score some deals while I am there! I also have been slacking and my coupon collection is bursting out its accordion file because I haven't been using them fast enough. I sort of hate the Walgreens on 39th and Holgate for actual shopping (it's small, cramped and usually cleaned out) I figured I'd cross my fingers and hope for the best. To my surprise, everything I wanted was in stock, and although the deals weren't quite as sweet as they would have been if we got…
Read More

Albertsons Double Deals

Every couple weeks, Albertsons drops a few twice the value coupons in the Sunday Paper that will double the value of a manufacturers coupon up to $1. This week you could also get them on Facebook, though I didn't bother. Anyway, this is generally the only time I go to Albertson's, because it's in Milwaukee, and Safeway is so much closer. This week, they were having a buy 10 save $5 promo on General Mills products, so I took advantage of that as well as getting a few other random things. I ended up spending $16.32 for $38.59 worth of stuff, for a total savings of 58%. I got: 4…
Read More

B-b-b-bargains at Safeway

I needed some Bacon bits for a recipe I was making, which required a trip to the store, so I figured, while I was there, might as well score some free stuff. Everything I got started with B, hence my super clever title, and here's the break down. For a total of $2.12, or 68% savings, I got: 2 tubs of Gold and Soft Margarine (Regular price $2.98, on sale $2.58 - 2 $.50/1 MFG coupons - 2 Safeway doubles = $.58 for both, plus I got $.75 back so I MADE $.17 -- I already gave one of these away since I really didn't need FOUR tubs of butter,…
Read More

Butter for Blogging

Dear Hipster Couponing fans (all three of you), I deeply apologize for the lapse in posts. I went to South America and was a little busy to try and figure out how to say "do you take coupons" in Spanish. I'm back now, but it's going to take me a little bit to get back in the swing of things. I have a large menacing pile of inserts to clip and I haven't been tracking the sales. But to tide you over, I swung by Safeway tonight and did this deal: Bought: 2 tubs of Golden Soft Margarine (on sale $1.29) Used: 1 $1.50 off 2 coupon and 1 Safeway…
Read More

Total Win at Target

Yesterday was pretty much the perfect summer day. We floated, we ate pizza, and oh yeah, when we stopped at Target to buy whiffle ball stuff, I got all this with some change I had in the bottom of my purse. I'd had the $1 off any coupons to pick up 10 Cascade items for a while now, but my goal was to purchase these trial-size action packs at Walmart, where they were not only under $1, but they will actually give you cash back if you have an overage. But after three trips and none in stock, I finally said screw it, I'll pay 9 cents each at Target,…
Read More

Couponing Confessions (plus 91% Savings)

I have a confession to make. Yesterday was 8/16, and also the expiration date on the Safeway $5/15 Frozen Food coupon. This is the coupon that made my 100% savings shopping trip possible, and I actually had enough ice cream coupons to do it again. So after resisting for a solid 6 days, I said screw it and went to Safeway to pick up 10 more ice cream bars for free. Unfortunately, or luckily, depending on how you look at it, the Magnum Ice Cream bars were no longer on sale. I probably could have swung a good deal still by purchasing fewer and getting some other sale items, but…
Read More

71% at Safeway

I wake up ridiculously early this time of year. It's not that I don't like sleep. I really, really do, it's just that 7 am rolls around and my brain starts going and well, Saturday or not, I'm up! Since everyone else in the world prefers to sleep in on the weekends, I figured I might as well take advantage and go do some couponing. Plus, Safeway actually had some good deals on stuff I want/use this week. I did two transactions and spent a total of $25.87, with a total savings of $36.03 or 71%. Here's what I got: Transaction 1 4 Packages Ore-Ida easy fries (On sale $1.50,…
Read More

Morning Mission to Walgreens

Our TP supplies were getting low, so imagine my joy when I heard about this deal going on a Walgreens! Buy two 12-packs of Cottonelle Ultra and get $3 back. I stopped by this morning to do it because it's Friday, and I wake up ridiculously early, and really, why not. We also needed body wash, so I figured I could use the $3 to go towards that. I did two transactions and here's the breakdown: Transaction #1: 2 12-Packs of Cottonelle. (Regular price $5 each- $1 Walgreens coupon - (1) $.75 off MFG coupon -- I had two, but using both would have required a filler item= Paid $7.25,…
Read More

Couponing in Chicago!

Traveling, working, all these things make it hard to score deals. I was bummed I wasn't able to take advantage of Safeway's $10 off $75 coupon this month (also b.s., it used to be $10 off $50) and thought I was gonna miss out on a good Dove deal at Albertsons as well due to my trip to Chicago. But then, Nick Lipton needed to return some DVDs and we needed beer so we headed on over to the local Jewel-Osco. I grabbed the circular and lo and behold, it was the same sales as Albertsons! I never leave home without my coupons, so I was set. Then, as an…
Read More

Couponing Takes Time Dammit

I've been slacking/failing at couponing lately. You see, I've been actually busy. Not the kind of busy where you're not doing shit but you just tell people you're busy because you don't feel like doing anything, but legitimately working from dark to dark, barely sleeping, busy. It's good, I like it. However, the one thing that has suffered is my couponing. I've still been getting the inserts (I actually subscribed to the Saver edition of the Oregonian) and I got the new intern to help me clip and organize last weekend, but I've barely been shopping at all. As a result, my coupon folder is bursting at the seams, and…
Read More

Friday Night at Walgreens!

I really went wild on my Friday night. I had a prescription to pick up and thought, this would be a great opportunity to score some deals while I am there! I also have been slacking and my coupon collection is bursting out its accordion file because I haven't been using them fast enough. I sort of hate the Walgreens on 39th and Holgate for actual shopping (it's small, cramped and usually cleaned out) I figured I'd cross my fingers and hope for the best. To my surprise, everything I wanted was in stock, and although the deals weren't quite as sweet as they would have been if we got…
Read More

Albertsons Double Deals

Every couple weeks, Albertsons drops a few twice the value coupons in the Sunday Paper that will double the value of a manufacturers coupon up to $1. This week you could also get them on Facebook, though I didn't bother. Anyway, this is generally the only time I go to Albertson's, because it's in Milwaukee, and Safeway is so much closer. This week, they were having a buy 10 save $5 promo on General Mills products, so I took advantage of that as well as getting a few other random things. I ended up spending $16.32 for $38.59 worth of stuff, for a total savings of 58%. I got: 4…
Read More

B-b-b-bargains at Safeway

I needed some Bacon bits for a recipe I was making, which required a trip to the store, so I figured, while I was there, might as well score some free stuff. Everything I got started with B, hence my super clever title, and here's the break down. For a total of $2.12, or 68% savings, I got: 2 tubs of Gold and Soft Margarine (Regular price $2.98, on sale $2.58 - 2 $.50/1 MFG coupons - 2 Safeway doubles = $.58 for both, plus I got $.75 back so I MADE $.17 -- I already gave one of these away since I really didn't need FOUR tubs of butter,…
Read More

Butter for Blogging

Dear Hipster Couponing fans (all three of you), I deeply apologize for the lapse in posts. I went to South America and was a little busy to try and figure out how to say "do you take coupons" in Spanish. I'm back now, but it's going to take me a little bit to get back in the swing of things. I have a large menacing pile of inserts to clip and I haven't been tracking the sales. But to tide you over, I swung by Safeway tonight and did this deal: Bought: 2 tubs of Golden Soft Margarine (on sale $1.29) Used: 1 $1.50 off 2 coupon and 1 Safeway…
Read More

Total Win at Target

Yesterday was pretty much the perfect summer day. We floated, we ate pizza, and oh yeah, when we stopped at Target to buy whiffle ball stuff, I got all this with some change I had in the bottom of my purse. I'd had the $1 off any coupons to pick up 10 Cascade items for a while now, but my goal was to purchase these trial-size action packs at Walmart, where they were not only under $1, but they will actually give you cash back if you have an overage. But after three trips and none in stock, I finally said screw it, I'll pay 9 cents each at Target,…
Read More

Couponing Confessions (plus 91% Savings)

I have a confession to make. Yesterday was 8/16, and also the expiration date on the Safeway $5/15 Frozen Food coupon. This is the coupon that made my 100% savings shopping trip possible, and I actually had enough ice cream coupons to do it again. So after resisting for a solid 6 days, I said screw it and went to Safeway to pick up 10 more ice cream bars for free. Unfortunately, or luckily, depending on how you look at it, the Magnum Ice Cream bars were no longer on sale. I probably could have swung a good deal still by purchasing fewer and getting some other sale items, but…
Read More

71% at Safeway

I wake up ridiculously early this time of year. It's not that I don't like sleep. I really, really do, it's just that 7 am rolls around and my brain starts going and well, Saturday or not, I'm up! Since everyone else in the world prefers to sleep in on the weekends, I figured I might as well take advantage and go do some couponing. Plus, Safeway actually had some good deals on stuff I want/use this week. I did two transactions and spent a total of $25.87, with a total savings of $36.03 or 71%. Here's what I got: Transaction 1 4 Packages Ore-Ida easy fries (On sale $1.50,…
Read More

Morning Mission to Walgreens

Our TP supplies were getting low, so imagine my joy when I heard about this deal going on a Walgreens! Buy two 12-packs of Cottonelle Ultra and get $3 back. I stopped by this morning to do it because it's Friday, and I wake up ridiculously early, and really, why not. We also needed body wash, so I figured I could use the $3 to go towards that. I did two transactions and here's the breakdown: Transaction #1: 2 12-Packs of Cottonelle. (Regular price $5 each- $1 Walgreens coupon - (1) $.75 off MFG coupon -- I had two, but using both would have required a filler item= Paid $7.25,…
Read More

Couponing in Chicago!

Traveling, working, all these things make it hard to score deals. I was bummed I wasn't able to take advantage of Safeway's $10 off $75 coupon this month (also b.s., it used to be $10 off $50) and thought I was gonna miss out on a good Dove deal at Albertsons as well due to my trip to Chicago. But then, Nick Lipton needed to return some DVDs and we needed beer so we headed on over to the local Jewel-Osco. I grabbed the circular and lo and behold, it was the same sales as Albertsons! I never leave home without my coupons, so I was set. Then, as an…
Read More

Couponing Takes Time Dammit

I've been slacking/failing at couponing lately. You see, I've been actually busy. Not the kind of busy where you're not doing shit but you just tell people you're busy because you don't feel like doing anything, but legitimately working from dark to dark, barely sleeping, busy. It's good, I like it. However, the one thing that has suffered is my couponing. I've still been getting the inserts (I actually subscribed to the Saver edition of the Oregonian) and I got the new intern to help me clip and organize last weekend, but I've barely been shopping at all. As a result, my coupon folder is bursting at the seams, and…
Read More

Friday Night at Walgreens!

I really went wild on my Friday night. I had a prescription to pick up and thought, this would be a great opportunity to score some deals while I am there! I also have been slacking and my coupon collection is bursting out its accordion file because I haven't been using them fast enough. I sort of hate the Walgreens on 39th and Holgate for actual shopping (it's small, cramped and usually cleaned out) I figured I'd cross my fingers and hope for the best. To my surprise, everything I wanted was in stock, and although the deals weren't quite as sweet as they would have been if we got…
Read More

Albertsons Double Deals

Every couple weeks, Albertsons drops a few twice the value coupons in the Sunday Paper that will double the value of a manufacturers coupon up to $1. This week you could also get them on Facebook, though I didn't bother. Anyway, this is generally the only time I go to Albertson's, because it's in Milwaukee, and Safeway is so much closer. This week, they were having a buy 10 save $5 promo on General Mills products, so I took advantage of that as well as getting a few other random things. I ended up spending $16.32 for $38.59 worth of stuff, for a total savings of 58%. I got: 4…
Read More

B-b-b-bargains at Safeway

I needed some Bacon bits for a recipe I was making, which required a trip to the store, so I figured, while I was there, might as well score some free stuff. Everything I got started with B, hence my super clever title, and here's the break down. For a total of $2.12, or 68% savings, I got: 2 tubs of Gold and Soft Margarine (Regular price $2.98, on sale $2.58 - 2 $.50/1 MFG coupons - 2 Safeway doubles = $.58 for both, plus I got $.75 back so I MADE $.17 -- I already gave one of these away since I really didn't need FOUR tubs of butter,…
Read More

Butter for Blogging

Dear Hipster Couponing fans (all three of you), I deeply apologize for the lapse in posts. I went to South America and was a little busy to try and figure out how to say "do you take coupons" in Spanish. I'm back now, but it's going to take me a little bit to get back in the swing of things. I have a large menacing pile of inserts to clip and I haven't been tracking the sales. But to tide you over, I swung by Safeway tonight and did this deal: Bought: 2 tubs of Golden Soft Margarine (on sale $1.29) Used: 1 $1.50 off 2 coupon and 1 Safeway…
Read More

Total Win at Target

Yesterday was pretty much the perfect summer day. We floated, we ate pizza, and oh yeah, when we stopped at Target to buy whiffle ball stuff, I got all this with some change I had in the bottom of my purse. I'd had the $1 off any coupons to pick up 10 Cascade items for a while now, but my goal was to purchase these trial-size action packs at Walmart, where they were not only under $1, but they will actually give you cash back if you have an overage. But after three trips and none in stock, I finally said screw it, I'll pay 9 cents each at Target,…
Read More

Couponing Confessions (plus 91% Savings)

I have a confession to make. Yesterday was 8/16, and also the expiration date on the Safeway $5/15 Frozen Food coupon. This is the coupon that made my 100% savings shopping trip possible, and I actually had enough ice cream coupons to do it again. So after resisting for a solid 6 days, I said screw it and went to Safeway to pick up 10 more ice cream bars for free. Unfortunately, or luckily, depending on how you look at it, the Magnum Ice Cream bars were no longer on sale. I probably could have swung a good deal still by purchasing fewer and getting some other sale items, but…
Read More

71% at Safeway

I wake up ridiculously early this time of year. It's not that I don't like sleep. I really, really do, it's just that 7 am rolls around and my brain starts going and well, Saturday or not, I'm up! Since everyone else in the world prefers to sleep in on the weekends, I figured I might as well take advantage and go do some couponing. Plus, Safeway actually had some good deals on stuff I want/use this week. I did two transactions and spent a total of $25.87, with a total savings of $36.03 or 71%. Here's what I got: Transaction 1 4 Packages Ore-Ida easy fries (On sale $1.50,…
Read More

Morning Mission to Walgreens

Our TP supplies were getting low, so imagine my joy when I heard about this deal going on a Walgreens! Buy two 12-packs of Cottonelle Ultra and get $3 back. I stopped by this morning to do it because it's Friday, and I wake up ridiculously early, and really, why not. We also needed body wash, so I figured I could use the $3 to go towards that. I did two transactions and here's the breakdown: Transaction #1: 2 12-Packs of Cottonelle. (Regular price $5 each- $1 Walgreens coupon - (1) $.75 off MFG coupon -- I had two, but using both would have required a filler item= Paid $7.25,…
Read More

Couponing in Chicago!

Traveling, working, all these things make it hard to score deals. I was bummed I wasn't able to take advantage of Safeway's $10 off $75 coupon this month (also b.s., it used to be $10 off $50) and thought I was gonna miss out on a good Dove deal at Albertsons as well due to my trip to Chicago. But then, Nick Lipton needed to return some DVDs and we needed beer so we headed on over to the local Jewel-Osco. I grabbed the circular and lo and behold, it was the same sales as Albertsons! I never leave home without my coupons, so I was set. Then, as an…
Read More

Couponing Takes Time Dammit

I've been slacking/failing at couponing lately. You see, I've been actually busy. Not the kind of busy where you're not doing shit but you just tell people you're busy because you don't feel like doing anything, but legitimately working from dark to dark, barely sleeping, busy. It's good, I like it. However, the one thing that has suffered is my couponing. I've still been getting the inserts (I actually subscribed to the Saver edition of the Oregonian) and I got the new intern to help me clip and organize last weekend, but I've barely been shopping at all. As a result, my coupon folder is bursting at the seams, and…
Read More

Friday Night at Walgreens!

I really went wild on my Friday night. I had a prescription to pick up and thought, this would be a great opportunity to score some deals while I am there! I also have been slacking and my coupon collection is bursting out its accordion file because I haven't been using them fast enough. I sort of hate the Walgreens on 39th and Holgate for actual shopping (it's small, cramped and usually cleaned out) I figured I'd cross my fingers and hope for the best. To my surprise, everything I wanted was in stock, and although the deals weren't quite as sweet as they would have been if we got…
Read More

Albertsons Double Deals

Every couple weeks, Albertsons drops a few twice the value coupons in the Sunday Paper that will double the value of a manufacturers coupon up to $1. This week you could also get them on Facebook, though I didn't bother. Anyway, this is generally the only time I go to Albertson's, because it's in Milwaukee, and Safeway is so much closer. This week, they were having a buy 10 save $5 promo on General Mills products, so I took advantage of that as well as getting a few other random things. I ended up spending $16.32 for $38.59 worth of stuff, for a total savings of 58%. I got: 4…
Read More

B-b-b-bargains at Safeway

I needed some Bacon bits for a recipe I was making, which required a trip to the store, so I figured, while I was there, might as well score some free stuff. Everything I got started with B, hence my super clever title, and here's the break down. For a total of $2.12, or 68% savings, I got: 2 tubs of Gold and Soft Margarine (Regular price $2.98, on sale $2.58 - 2 $.50/1 MFG coupons - 2 Safeway doubles = $.58 for both, plus I got $.75 back so I MADE $.17 -- I already gave one of these away since I really didn't need FOUR tubs of butter,…
Read More

Butter for Blogging

Dear Hipster Couponing fans (all three of you), I deeply apologize for the lapse in posts. I went to South America and was a little busy to try and figure out how to say "do you take coupons" in Spanish. I'm back now, but it's going to take me a little bit to get back in the swing of things. I have a large menacing pile of inserts to clip and I haven't been tracking the sales. But to tide you over, I swung by Safeway tonight and did this deal: Bought: 2 tubs of Golden Soft Margarine (on sale $1.29) Used: 1 $1.50 off 2 coupon and 1 Safeway…
Read More

Total Win at Target

Yesterday was pretty much the perfect summer day. We floated, we ate pizza, and oh yeah, when we stopped at Target to buy whiffle ball stuff, I got all this with some change I had in the bottom of my purse. I'd had the $1 off any coupons to pick up 10 Cascade items for a while now, but my goal was to purchase these trial-size action packs at Walmart, where they were not only under $1, but they will actually give you cash back if you have an overage. But after three trips and none in stock, I finally said screw it, I'll pay 9 cents each at Target,…
Read More

Couponing Confessions (plus 91% Savings)

I have a confession to make. Yesterday was 8/16, and also the expiration date on the Safeway $5/15 Frozen Food coupon. This is the coupon that made my 100% savings shopping trip possible, and I actually had enough ice cream coupons to do it again. So after resisting for a solid 6 days, I said screw it and went to Safeway to pick up 10 more ice cream bars for free. Unfortunately, or luckily, depending on how you look at it, the Magnum Ice Cream bars were no longer on sale. I probably could have swung a good deal still by purchasing fewer and getting some other sale items, but…
Read More

71% at Safeway

I wake up ridiculously early this time of year. It's not that I don't like sleep. I really, really do, it's just that 7 am rolls around and my brain starts going and well, Saturday or not, I'm up! Since everyone else in the world prefers to sleep in on the weekends, I figured I might as well take advantage and go do some couponing. Plus, Safeway actually had some good deals on stuff I want/use this week. I did two transactions and spent a total of $25.87, with a total savings of $36.03 or 71%. Here's what I got: Transaction 1 4 Packages Ore-Ida easy fries (On sale $1.50,…
Read More

Morning Mission to Walgreens

Our TP supplies were getting low, so imagine my joy when I heard about this deal going on a Walgreens! Buy two 12-packs of Cottonelle Ultra and get $3 back. I stopped by this morning to do it because it's Friday, and I wake up ridiculously early, and really, why not. We also needed body wash, so I figured I could use the $3 to go towards that. I did two transactions and here's the breakdown: Transaction #1: 2 12-Packs of Cottonelle. (Regular price $5 each- $1 Walgreens coupon - (1) $.75 off MFG coupon -- I had two, but using both would have required a filler item= Paid $7.25,…
Read More

Couponing in Chicago!

Traveling, working, all these things make it hard to score deals. I was bummed I wasn't able to take advantage of Safeway's $10 off $75 coupon this month (also b.s., it used to be $10 off $50) and thought I was gonna miss out on a good Dove deal at Albertsons as well due to my trip to Chicago. But then, Nick Lipton needed to return some DVDs and we needed beer so we headed on over to the local Jewel-Osco. I grabbed the circular and lo and behold, it was the same sales as Albertsons! I never leave home without my coupons, so I was set. Then, as an…
Read More

Couponing Takes Time Dammit

I've been slacking/failing at couponing lately. You see, I've been actually busy. Not the kind of busy where you're not doing shit but you just tell people you're busy because you don't feel like doing anything, but legitimately working from dark to dark, barely sleeping, busy. It's good, I like it. However, the one thing that has suffered is my couponing. I've still been getting the inserts (I actually subscribed to the Saver edition of the Oregonian) and I got the new intern to help me clip and organize last weekend, but I've barely been shopping at all. As a result, my coupon folder is bursting at the seams, and…
Read More

Friday Night at Walgreens!

I really went wild on my Friday night. I had a prescription to pick up and thought, this would be a great opportunity to score some deals while I am there! I also have been slacking and my coupon collection is bursting out its accordion file because I haven't been using them fast enough. I sort of hate the Walgreens on 39th and Holgate for actual shopping (it's small, cramped and usually cleaned out) I figured I'd cross my fingers and hope for the best. To my surprise, everything I wanted was in stock, and although the deals weren't quite as sweet as they would have been if we got…
Read More

Albertsons Double Deals

Every couple weeks, Albertsons drops a few twice the value coupons in the Sunday Paper that will double the value of a manufacturers coupon up to $1. This week you could also get them on Facebook, though I didn't bother. Anyway, this is generally the only time I go to Albertson's, because it's in Milwaukee, and Safeway is so much closer. This week, they were having a buy 10 save $5 promo on General Mills products, so I took advantage of that as well as getting a few other random things. I ended up spending $16.32 for $38.59 worth of stuff, for a total savings of 58%. I got: 4…
Read More

B-b-b-bargains at Safeway

I needed some Bacon bits for a recipe I was making, which required a trip to the store, so I figured, while I was there, might as well score some free stuff. Everything I got started with B, hence my super clever title, and here's the break down. For a total of $2.12, or 68% savings, I got: 2 tubs of Gold and Soft Margarine (Regular price $2.98, on sale $2.58 - 2 $.50/1 MFG coupons - 2 Safeway doubles = $.58 for both, plus I got $.75 back so I MADE $.17 -- I already gave one of these away since I really didn't need FOUR tubs of butter,…
Read More

Butter for Blogging

Dear Hipster Couponing fans (all three of you), I deeply apologize for the lapse in posts. I went to South America and was a little busy to try and figure out how to say "do you take coupons" in Spanish. I'm back now, but it's going to take me a little bit to get back in the swing of things. I have a large menacing pile of inserts to clip and I haven't been tracking the sales. But to tide you over, I swung by Safeway tonight and did this deal: Bought: 2 tubs of Golden Soft Margarine (on sale $1.29) Used: 1 $1.50 off 2 coupon and 1 Safeway…
Read More

Total Win at Target

Yesterday was pretty much the perfect summer day. We floated, we ate pizza, and oh yeah, when we stopped at Target to buy whiffle ball stuff, I got all this with some change I had in the bottom of my purse. I'd had the $1 off any coupons to pick up 10 Cascade items for a while now, but my goal was to purchase these trial-size action packs at Walmart, where they were not only under $1, but they will actually give you cash back if you have an overage. But after three trips and none in stock, I finally said screw it, I'll pay 9 cents each at Target,…
Read More

Couponing Confessions (plus 91% Savings)

I have a confession to make. Yesterday was 8/16, and also the expiration date on the Safeway $5/15 Frozen Food coupon. This is the coupon that made my 100% savings shopping trip possible, and I actually had enough ice cream coupons to do it again. So after resisting for a solid 6 days, I said screw it and went to Safeway to pick up 10 more ice cream bars for free. Unfortunately, or luckily, depending on how you look at it, the Magnum Ice Cream bars were no longer on sale. I probably could have swung a good deal still by purchasing fewer and getting some other sale items, but…
Read More