Brooke Geery

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Over $70 Savings at Safeway

  It was the beginning of the month recently (actually less recently than when I first intended to post this, but whatever) which means -- $10 off $75 coupon at Safeway! Since it's obviously easier to score deals on crap like Hamburger Helper than food you actually eat, I always do my biggest trip during the week this is valid. By buying things we actually needed even though they weren't the BEST DEAL (cat food, cat litter, etc) my percentage was thrown off a bit, but I still managed to save 47% and pay $84.50 for $158 worth of stuff. Here are a few of my best deals: 2 Jars…
Read More

Blogging About Tampons Makes Me Laugh

This couponing thing makes dealing with getting your period way easier. Tampons are expensive, and it's clearly all part of society's plan to keep us bitches barefoot and pregnant. But ever since I've discovered couponing, I've paid next to nothing for the pleasure of bleeding every month, and that, my friends, is great! So screw you glass ceiling, society and all that junk, I am woman, hear me roar! Ok, but seriously, I saved 60% at Safeway last night. I got: 2 Boxes of Kotex Tampons (Regular price $6.98, on sale 2/$5 - $1.50/2 coupon - Safeway doubler ($.50) = Paid $3.00, plus got $2 cat for next time!) 1…
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

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

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

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

Clean Dishes at a Discount!

Cruised by Safeway on my way home from work and took advantage of this deal on Gain. I could have saved another $1 if I wasn't short one coupon, but still managed to get a good deal on some dish soap and laundry detergent. For $4.47 out of pocket and a total savings of 68% I got: 2 Bottles of Gain Dishsoap (Regular price 2.99- on sale $1.99, save $1 instantly when you buy three Gain products - (1) .50 off coupon - 1 safeway doubler = $.49 each) 1 Box Gain Laundry Detergent (Regular price $7.99, on sale $5.99 - $2 off coupon - safeway doubler = $3.49) But…
Read More

100% Free

I did Target "free," but only because I had a $5 gift card to use. Today at Safeway though, I finally did it for real. My total was $0 and Bob was as excited as I was. He even yelled to next cashier over about it. Here's what I got: 10 Magnum Ice Cream Single Packs (On sale 2/$3 - 10 $1 off coupons = $.50 each) 1 Sunday Newspaper ($2) Then I added two more safeway coupons, on for $5 off a frozen food purchase of $15 and a safeway doubler, $2 more off, bringing my grand total to zero. Extra bonus, Magnum Ice Cream Bars are amazing and…
Read More

Nature Valley Granola Thins: My Official Review

Nature Valley (ahem, General Mills) has been desperately trying to get people addicted to these granola thins. I know because I had tons of coupons for them that have been accumulating almost every week. They were finally cheap enough at Safeway that I decided I would pick some up. They are regularly $3.99 and on sale for $2.99. If you bought four you saved an extra $1 per box, plus I had 4 $.75 coupon, which Safeway doubled all four of, saving me another $2. Total I paid $.74 cents a box. Now the real question: was it worth it? I was kind of excited that they were only 80…
Read More

Over $70 Savings at Safeway

  It was the beginning of the month recently (actually less recently than when I first intended to post this, but whatever) which means -- $10 off $75 coupon at Safeway! Since it's obviously easier to score deals on crap like Hamburger Helper than food you actually eat, I always do my biggest trip during the week this is valid. By buying things we actually needed even though they weren't the BEST DEAL (cat food, cat litter, etc) my percentage was thrown off a bit, but I still managed to save 47% and pay $84.50 for $158 worth of stuff. Here are a few of my best deals: 2 Jars…
Read More

Blogging About Tampons Makes Me Laugh

This couponing thing makes dealing with getting your period way easier. Tampons are expensive, and it's clearly all part of society's plan to keep us bitches barefoot and pregnant. But ever since I've discovered couponing, I've paid next to nothing for the pleasure of bleeding every month, and that, my friends, is great! So screw you glass ceiling, society and all that junk, I am woman, hear me roar! Ok, but seriously, I saved 60% at Safeway last night. I got: 2 Boxes of Kotex Tampons (Regular price $6.98, on sale 2/$5 - $1.50/2 coupon - Safeway doubler ($.50) = Paid $3.00, plus got $2 cat for next time!) 1…
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

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

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

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

Clean Dishes at a Discount!

Cruised by Safeway on my way home from work and took advantage of this deal on Gain. I could have saved another $1 if I wasn't short one coupon, but still managed to get a good deal on some dish soap and laundry detergent. For $4.47 out of pocket and a total savings of 68% I got: 2 Bottles of Gain Dishsoap (Regular price 2.99- on sale $1.99, save $1 instantly when you buy three Gain products - (1) .50 off coupon - 1 safeway doubler = $.49 each) 1 Box Gain Laundry Detergent (Regular price $7.99, on sale $5.99 - $2 off coupon - safeway doubler = $3.49) But…
Read More

100% Free

I did Target "free," but only because I had a $5 gift card to use. Today at Safeway though, I finally did it for real. My total was $0 and Bob was as excited as I was. He even yelled to next cashier over about it. Here's what I got: 10 Magnum Ice Cream Single Packs (On sale 2/$3 - 10 $1 off coupons = $.50 each) 1 Sunday Newspaper ($2) Then I added two more safeway coupons, on for $5 off a frozen food purchase of $15 and a safeway doubler, $2 more off, bringing my grand total to zero. Extra bonus, Magnum Ice Cream Bars are amazing and…
Read More

Nature Valley Granola Thins: My Official Review

Nature Valley (ahem, General Mills) has been desperately trying to get people addicted to these granola thins. I know because I had tons of coupons for them that have been accumulating almost every week. They were finally cheap enough at Safeway that I decided I would pick some up. They are regularly $3.99 and on sale for $2.99. If you bought four you saved an extra $1 per box, plus I had 4 $.75 coupon, which Safeway doubled all four of, saving me another $2. Total I paid $.74 cents a box. Now the real question: was it worth it? I was kind of excited that they were only 80…
Read More

Over $70 Savings at Safeway

  It was the beginning of the month recently (actually less recently than when I first intended to post this, but whatever) which means -- $10 off $75 coupon at Safeway! Since it's obviously easier to score deals on crap like Hamburger Helper than food you actually eat, I always do my biggest trip during the week this is valid. By buying things we actually needed even though they weren't the BEST DEAL (cat food, cat litter, etc) my percentage was thrown off a bit, but I still managed to save 47% and pay $84.50 for $158 worth of stuff. Here are a few of my best deals: 2 Jars…
Read More

Blogging About Tampons Makes Me Laugh

This couponing thing makes dealing with getting your period way easier. Tampons are expensive, and it's clearly all part of society's plan to keep us bitches barefoot and pregnant. But ever since I've discovered couponing, I've paid next to nothing for the pleasure of bleeding every month, and that, my friends, is great! So screw you glass ceiling, society and all that junk, I am woman, hear me roar! Ok, but seriously, I saved 60% at Safeway last night. I got: 2 Boxes of Kotex Tampons (Regular price $6.98, on sale 2/$5 - $1.50/2 coupon - Safeway doubler ($.50) = Paid $3.00, plus got $2 cat for next time!) 1…
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

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

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

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

Clean Dishes at a Discount!

Cruised by Safeway on my way home from work and took advantage of this deal on Gain. I could have saved another $1 if I wasn't short one coupon, but still managed to get a good deal on some dish soap and laundry detergent. For $4.47 out of pocket and a total savings of 68% I got: 2 Bottles of Gain Dishsoap (Regular price 2.99- on sale $1.99, save $1 instantly when you buy three Gain products - (1) .50 off coupon - 1 safeway doubler = $.49 each) 1 Box Gain Laundry Detergent (Regular price $7.99, on sale $5.99 - $2 off coupon - safeway doubler = $3.49) But…
Read More

100% Free

I did Target "free," but only because I had a $5 gift card to use. Today at Safeway though, I finally did it for real. My total was $0 and Bob was as excited as I was. He even yelled to next cashier over about it. Here's what I got: 10 Magnum Ice Cream Single Packs (On sale 2/$3 - 10 $1 off coupons = $.50 each) 1 Sunday Newspaper ($2) Then I added two more safeway coupons, on for $5 off a frozen food purchase of $15 and a safeway doubler, $2 more off, bringing my grand total to zero. Extra bonus, Magnum Ice Cream Bars are amazing and…
Read More

Nature Valley Granola Thins: My Official Review

Nature Valley (ahem, General Mills) has been desperately trying to get people addicted to these granola thins. I know because I had tons of coupons for them that have been accumulating almost every week. They were finally cheap enough at Safeway that I decided I would pick some up. They are regularly $3.99 and on sale for $2.99. If you bought four you saved an extra $1 per box, plus I had 4 $.75 coupon, which Safeway doubled all four of, saving me another $2. Total I paid $.74 cents a box. Now the real question: was it worth it? I was kind of excited that they were only 80…
Read More

Over $70 Savings at Safeway

  It was the beginning of the month recently (actually less recently than when I first intended to post this, but whatever) which means -- $10 off $75 coupon at Safeway! Since it's obviously easier to score deals on crap like Hamburger Helper than food you actually eat, I always do my biggest trip during the week this is valid. By buying things we actually needed even though they weren't the BEST DEAL (cat food, cat litter, etc) my percentage was thrown off a bit, but I still managed to save 47% and pay $84.50 for $158 worth of stuff. Here are a few of my best deals: 2 Jars…
Read More

Blogging About Tampons Makes Me Laugh

This couponing thing makes dealing with getting your period way easier. Tampons are expensive, and it's clearly all part of society's plan to keep us bitches barefoot and pregnant. But ever since I've discovered couponing, I've paid next to nothing for the pleasure of bleeding every month, and that, my friends, is great! So screw you glass ceiling, society and all that junk, I am woman, hear me roar! Ok, but seriously, I saved 60% at Safeway last night. I got: 2 Boxes of Kotex Tampons (Regular price $6.98, on sale 2/$5 - $1.50/2 coupon - Safeway doubler ($.50) = Paid $3.00, plus got $2 cat for next time!) 1…
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

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

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

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

Clean Dishes at a Discount!

Cruised by Safeway on my way home from work and took advantage of this deal on Gain. I could have saved another $1 if I wasn't short one coupon, but still managed to get a good deal on some dish soap and laundry detergent. For $4.47 out of pocket and a total savings of 68% I got: 2 Bottles of Gain Dishsoap (Regular price 2.99- on sale $1.99, save $1 instantly when you buy three Gain products - (1) .50 off coupon - 1 safeway doubler = $.49 each) 1 Box Gain Laundry Detergent (Regular price $7.99, on sale $5.99 - $2 off coupon - safeway doubler = $3.49) But…
Read More

100% Free

I did Target "free," but only because I had a $5 gift card to use. Today at Safeway though, I finally did it for real. My total was $0 and Bob was as excited as I was. He even yelled to next cashier over about it. Here's what I got: 10 Magnum Ice Cream Single Packs (On sale 2/$3 - 10 $1 off coupons = $.50 each) 1 Sunday Newspaper ($2) Then I added two more safeway coupons, on for $5 off a frozen food purchase of $15 and a safeway doubler, $2 more off, bringing my grand total to zero. Extra bonus, Magnum Ice Cream Bars are amazing and…
Read More

Nature Valley Granola Thins: My Official Review

Nature Valley (ahem, General Mills) has been desperately trying to get people addicted to these granola thins. I know because I had tons of coupons for them that have been accumulating almost every week. They were finally cheap enough at Safeway that I decided I would pick some up. They are regularly $3.99 and on sale for $2.99. If you bought four you saved an extra $1 per box, plus I had 4 $.75 coupon, which Safeway doubled all four of, saving me another $2. Total I paid $.74 cents a box. Now the real question: was it worth it? I was kind of excited that they were only 80…
Read More

Over $70 Savings at Safeway

  It was the beginning of the month recently (actually less recently than when I first intended to post this, but whatever) which means -- $10 off $75 coupon at Safeway! Since it's obviously easier to score deals on crap like Hamburger Helper than food you actually eat, I always do my biggest trip during the week this is valid. By buying things we actually needed even though they weren't the BEST DEAL (cat food, cat litter, etc) my percentage was thrown off a bit, but I still managed to save 47% and pay $84.50 for $158 worth of stuff. Here are a few of my best deals: 2 Jars…
Read More

Blogging About Tampons Makes Me Laugh

This couponing thing makes dealing with getting your period way easier. Tampons are expensive, and it's clearly all part of society's plan to keep us bitches barefoot and pregnant. But ever since I've discovered couponing, I've paid next to nothing for the pleasure of bleeding every month, and that, my friends, is great! So screw you glass ceiling, society and all that junk, I am woman, hear me roar! Ok, but seriously, I saved 60% at Safeway last night. I got: 2 Boxes of Kotex Tampons (Regular price $6.98, on sale 2/$5 - $1.50/2 coupon - Safeway doubler ($.50) = Paid $3.00, plus got $2 cat for next time!) 1…
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

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

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

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

Clean Dishes at a Discount!

Cruised by Safeway on my way home from work and took advantage of this deal on Gain. I could have saved another $1 if I wasn't short one coupon, but still managed to get a good deal on some dish soap and laundry detergent. For $4.47 out of pocket and a total savings of 68% I got: 2 Bottles of Gain Dishsoap (Regular price 2.99- on sale $1.99, save $1 instantly when you buy three Gain products - (1) .50 off coupon - 1 safeway doubler = $.49 each) 1 Box Gain Laundry Detergent (Regular price $7.99, on sale $5.99 - $2 off coupon - safeway doubler = $3.49) But…
Read More

100% Free

I did Target "free," but only because I had a $5 gift card to use. Today at Safeway though, I finally did it for real. My total was $0 and Bob was as excited as I was. He even yelled to next cashier over about it. Here's what I got: 10 Magnum Ice Cream Single Packs (On sale 2/$3 - 10 $1 off coupons = $.50 each) 1 Sunday Newspaper ($2) Then I added two more safeway coupons, on for $5 off a frozen food purchase of $15 and a safeway doubler, $2 more off, bringing my grand total to zero. Extra bonus, Magnum Ice Cream Bars are amazing and…
Read More

Nature Valley Granola Thins: My Official Review

Nature Valley (ahem, General Mills) has been desperately trying to get people addicted to these granola thins. I know because I had tons of coupons for them that have been accumulating almost every week. They were finally cheap enough at Safeway that I decided I would pick some up. They are regularly $3.99 and on sale for $2.99. If you bought four you saved an extra $1 per box, plus I had 4 $.75 coupon, which Safeway doubled all four of, saving me another $2. Total I paid $.74 cents a box. Now the real question: was it worth it? I was kind of excited that they were only 80…
Read More

Over $70 Savings at Safeway

  It was the beginning of the month recently (actually less recently than when I first intended to post this, but whatever) which means -- $10 off $75 coupon at Safeway! Since it's obviously easier to score deals on crap like Hamburger Helper than food you actually eat, I always do my biggest trip during the week this is valid. By buying things we actually needed even though they weren't the BEST DEAL (cat food, cat litter, etc) my percentage was thrown off a bit, but I still managed to save 47% and pay $84.50 for $158 worth of stuff. Here are a few of my best deals: 2 Jars…
Read More

Blogging About Tampons Makes Me Laugh

This couponing thing makes dealing with getting your period way easier. Tampons are expensive, and it's clearly all part of society's plan to keep us bitches barefoot and pregnant. But ever since I've discovered couponing, I've paid next to nothing for the pleasure of bleeding every month, and that, my friends, is great! So screw you glass ceiling, society and all that junk, I am woman, hear me roar! Ok, but seriously, I saved 60% at Safeway last night. I got: 2 Boxes of Kotex Tampons (Regular price $6.98, on sale 2/$5 - $1.50/2 coupon - Safeway doubler ($.50) = Paid $3.00, plus got $2 cat for next time!) 1…
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

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

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

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

Clean Dishes at a Discount!

Cruised by Safeway on my way home from work and took advantage of this deal on Gain. I could have saved another $1 if I wasn't short one coupon, but still managed to get a good deal on some dish soap and laundry detergent. For $4.47 out of pocket and a total savings of 68% I got: 2 Bottles of Gain Dishsoap (Regular price 2.99- on sale $1.99, save $1 instantly when you buy three Gain products - (1) .50 off coupon - 1 safeway doubler = $.49 each) 1 Box Gain Laundry Detergent (Regular price $7.99, on sale $5.99 - $2 off coupon - safeway doubler = $3.49) But…
Read More

100% Free

I did Target "free," but only because I had a $5 gift card to use. Today at Safeway though, I finally did it for real. My total was $0 and Bob was as excited as I was. He even yelled to next cashier over about it. Here's what I got: 10 Magnum Ice Cream Single Packs (On sale 2/$3 - 10 $1 off coupons = $.50 each) 1 Sunday Newspaper ($2) Then I added two more safeway coupons, on for $5 off a frozen food purchase of $15 and a safeway doubler, $2 more off, bringing my grand total to zero. Extra bonus, Magnum Ice Cream Bars are amazing and…
Read More

Nature Valley Granola Thins: My Official Review

Nature Valley (ahem, General Mills) has been desperately trying to get people addicted to these granola thins. I know because I had tons of coupons for them that have been accumulating almost every week. They were finally cheap enough at Safeway that I decided I would pick some up. They are regularly $3.99 and on sale for $2.99. If you bought four you saved an extra $1 per box, plus I had 4 $.75 coupon, which Safeway doubled all four of, saving me another $2. Total I paid $.74 cents a box. Now the real question: was it worth it? I was kind of excited that they were only 80…
Read More

Over $70 Savings at Safeway

  It was the beginning of the month recently (actually less recently than when I first intended to post this, but whatever) which means -- $10 off $75 coupon at Safeway! Since it's obviously easier to score deals on crap like Hamburger Helper than food you actually eat, I always do my biggest trip during the week this is valid. By buying things we actually needed even though they weren't the BEST DEAL (cat food, cat litter, etc) my percentage was thrown off a bit, but I still managed to save 47% and pay $84.50 for $158 worth of stuff. Here are a few of my best deals: 2 Jars…
Read More

Blogging About Tampons Makes Me Laugh

This couponing thing makes dealing with getting your period way easier. Tampons are expensive, and it's clearly all part of society's plan to keep us bitches barefoot and pregnant. But ever since I've discovered couponing, I've paid next to nothing for the pleasure of bleeding every month, and that, my friends, is great! So screw you glass ceiling, society and all that junk, I am woman, hear me roar! Ok, but seriously, I saved 60% at Safeway last night. I got: 2 Boxes of Kotex Tampons (Regular price $6.98, on sale 2/$5 - $1.50/2 coupon - Safeway doubler ($.50) = Paid $3.00, plus got $2 cat for next time!) 1…
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

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

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

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

Clean Dishes at a Discount!

Cruised by Safeway on my way home from work and took advantage of this deal on Gain. I could have saved another $1 if I wasn't short one coupon, but still managed to get a good deal on some dish soap and laundry detergent. For $4.47 out of pocket and a total savings of 68% I got: 2 Bottles of Gain Dishsoap (Regular price 2.99- on sale $1.99, save $1 instantly when you buy three Gain products - (1) .50 off coupon - 1 safeway doubler = $.49 each) 1 Box Gain Laundry Detergent (Regular price $7.99, on sale $5.99 - $2 off coupon - safeway doubler = $3.49) But…
Read More

100% Free

I did Target "free," but only because I had a $5 gift card to use. Today at Safeway though, I finally did it for real. My total was $0 and Bob was as excited as I was. He even yelled to next cashier over about it. Here's what I got: 10 Magnum Ice Cream Single Packs (On sale 2/$3 - 10 $1 off coupons = $.50 each) 1 Sunday Newspaper ($2) Then I added two more safeway coupons, on for $5 off a frozen food purchase of $15 and a safeway doubler, $2 more off, bringing my grand total to zero. Extra bonus, Magnum Ice Cream Bars are amazing and…
Read More

Nature Valley Granola Thins: My Official Review

Nature Valley (ahem, General Mills) has been desperately trying to get people addicted to these granola thins. I know because I had tons of coupons for them that have been accumulating almost every week. They were finally cheap enough at Safeway that I decided I would pick some up. They are regularly $3.99 and on sale for $2.99. If you bought four you saved an extra $1 per box, plus I had 4 $.75 coupon, which Safeway doubled all four of, saving me another $2. Total I paid $.74 cents a box. Now the real question: was it worth it? I was kind of excited that they were only 80…
Read More

Over $70 Savings at Safeway

  It was the beginning of the month recently (actually less recently than when I first intended to post this, but whatever) which means -- $10 off $75 coupon at Safeway! Since it's obviously easier to score deals on crap like Hamburger Helper than food you actually eat, I always do my biggest trip during the week this is valid. By buying things we actually needed even though they weren't the BEST DEAL (cat food, cat litter, etc) my percentage was thrown off a bit, but I still managed to save 47% and pay $84.50 for $158 worth of stuff. Here are a few of my best deals: 2 Jars…
Read More

Blogging About Tampons Makes Me Laugh

This couponing thing makes dealing with getting your period way easier. Tampons are expensive, and it's clearly all part of society's plan to keep us bitches barefoot and pregnant. But ever since I've discovered couponing, I've paid next to nothing for the pleasure of bleeding every month, and that, my friends, is great! So screw you glass ceiling, society and all that junk, I am woman, hear me roar! Ok, but seriously, I saved 60% at Safeway last night. I got: 2 Boxes of Kotex Tampons (Regular price $6.98, on sale 2/$5 - $1.50/2 coupon - Safeway doubler ($.50) = Paid $3.00, plus got $2 cat for next time!) 1…
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

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

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

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

Clean Dishes at a Discount!

Cruised by Safeway on my way home from work and took advantage of this deal on Gain. I could have saved another $1 if I wasn't short one coupon, but still managed to get a good deal on some dish soap and laundry detergent. For $4.47 out of pocket and a total savings of 68% I got: 2 Bottles of Gain Dishsoap (Regular price 2.99- on sale $1.99, save $1 instantly when you buy three Gain products - (1) .50 off coupon - 1 safeway doubler = $.49 each) 1 Box Gain Laundry Detergent (Regular price $7.99, on sale $5.99 - $2 off coupon - safeway doubler = $3.49) But…
Read More

100% Free

I did Target "free," but only because I had a $5 gift card to use. Today at Safeway though, I finally did it for real. My total was $0 and Bob was as excited as I was. He even yelled to next cashier over about it. Here's what I got: 10 Magnum Ice Cream Single Packs (On sale 2/$3 - 10 $1 off coupons = $.50 each) 1 Sunday Newspaper ($2) Then I added two more safeway coupons, on for $5 off a frozen food purchase of $15 and a safeway doubler, $2 more off, bringing my grand total to zero. Extra bonus, Magnum Ice Cream Bars are amazing and…
Read More

Nature Valley Granola Thins: My Official Review

Nature Valley (ahem, General Mills) has been desperately trying to get people addicted to these granola thins. I know because I had tons of coupons for them that have been accumulating almost every week. They were finally cheap enough at Safeway that I decided I would pick some up. They are regularly $3.99 and on sale for $2.99. If you bought four you saved an extra $1 per box, plus I had 4 $.75 coupon, which Safeway doubled all four of, saving me another $2. Total I paid $.74 cents a box. Now the real question: was it worth it? I was kind of excited that they were only 80…
Read More

Over $70 Savings at Safeway

  It was the beginning of the month recently (actually less recently than when I first intended to post this, but whatever) which means -- $10 off $75 coupon at Safeway! Since it's obviously easier to score deals on crap like Hamburger Helper than food you actually eat, I always do my biggest trip during the week this is valid. By buying things we actually needed even though they weren't the BEST DEAL (cat food, cat litter, etc) my percentage was thrown off a bit, but I still managed to save 47% and pay $84.50 for $158 worth of stuff. Here are a few of my best deals: 2 Jars…
Read More

Blogging About Tampons Makes Me Laugh

This couponing thing makes dealing with getting your period way easier. Tampons are expensive, and it's clearly all part of society's plan to keep us bitches barefoot and pregnant. But ever since I've discovered couponing, I've paid next to nothing for the pleasure of bleeding every month, and that, my friends, is great! So screw you glass ceiling, society and all that junk, I am woman, hear me roar! Ok, but seriously, I saved 60% at Safeway last night. I got: 2 Boxes of Kotex Tampons (Regular price $6.98, on sale 2/$5 - $1.50/2 coupon - Safeway doubler ($.50) = Paid $3.00, plus got $2 cat for next time!) 1…
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

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

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

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

Clean Dishes at a Discount!

Cruised by Safeway on my way home from work and took advantage of this deal on Gain. I could have saved another $1 if I wasn't short one coupon, but still managed to get a good deal on some dish soap and laundry detergent. For $4.47 out of pocket and a total savings of 68% I got: 2 Bottles of Gain Dishsoap (Regular price 2.99- on sale $1.99, save $1 instantly when you buy three Gain products - (1) .50 off coupon - 1 safeway doubler = $.49 each) 1 Box Gain Laundry Detergent (Regular price $7.99, on sale $5.99 - $2 off coupon - safeway doubler = $3.49) But…
Read More

100% Free

I did Target "free," but only because I had a $5 gift card to use. Today at Safeway though, I finally did it for real. My total was $0 and Bob was as excited as I was. He even yelled to next cashier over about it. Here's what I got: 10 Magnum Ice Cream Single Packs (On sale 2/$3 - 10 $1 off coupons = $.50 each) 1 Sunday Newspaper ($2) Then I added two more safeway coupons, on for $5 off a frozen food purchase of $15 and a safeway doubler, $2 more off, bringing my grand total to zero. Extra bonus, Magnum Ice Cream Bars are amazing and…
Read More

Nature Valley Granola Thins: My Official Review

Nature Valley (ahem, General Mills) has been desperately trying to get people addicted to these granola thins. I know because I had tons of coupons for them that have been accumulating almost every week. They were finally cheap enough at Safeway that I decided I would pick some up. They are regularly $3.99 and on sale for $2.99. If you bought four you saved an extra $1 per box, plus I had 4 $.75 coupon, which Safeway doubled all four of, saving me another $2. Total I paid $.74 cents a box. Now the real question: was it worth it? I was kind of excited that they were only 80…
Read More

Over $70 Savings at Safeway

  It was the beginning of the month recently (actually less recently than when I first intended to post this, but whatever) which means -- $10 off $75 coupon at Safeway! Since it's obviously easier to score deals on crap like Hamburger Helper than food you actually eat, I always do my biggest trip during the week this is valid. By buying things we actually needed even though they weren't the BEST DEAL (cat food, cat litter, etc) my percentage was thrown off a bit, but I still managed to save 47% and pay $84.50 for $158 worth of stuff. Here are a few of my best deals: 2 Jars…
Read More

Blogging About Tampons Makes Me Laugh

This couponing thing makes dealing with getting your period way easier. Tampons are expensive, and it's clearly all part of society's plan to keep us bitches barefoot and pregnant. But ever since I've discovered couponing, I've paid next to nothing for the pleasure of bleeding every month, and that, my friends, is great! So screw you glass ceiling, society and all that junk, I am woman, hear me roar! Ok, but seriously, I saved 60% at Safeway last night. I got: 2 Boxes of Kotex Tampons (Regular price $6.98, on sale 2/$5 - $1.50/2 coupon - Safeway doubler ($.50) = Paid $3.00, plus got $2 cat for next time!) 1…
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

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

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

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

Clean Dishes at a Discount!

Cruised by Safeway on my way home from work and took advantage of this deal on Gain. I could have saved another $1 if I wasn't short one coupon, but still managed to get a good deal on some dish soap and laundry detergent. For $4.47 out of pocket and a total savings of 68% I got: 2 Bottles of Gain Dishsoap (Regular price 2.99- on sale $1.99, save $1 instantly when you buy three Gain products - (1) .50 off coupon - 1 safeway doubler = $.49 each) 1 Box Gain Laundry Detergent (Regular price $7.99, on sale $5.99 - $2 off coupon - safeway doubler = $3.49) But…
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100% Free

I did Target "free," but only because I had a $5 gift card to use. Today at Safeway though, I finally did it for real. My total was $0 and Bob was as excited as I was. He even yelled to next cashier over about it. Here's what I got: 10 Magnum Ice Cream Single Packs (On sale 2/$3 - 10 $1 off coupons = $.50 each) 1 Sunday Newspaper ($2) Then I added two more safeway coupons, on for $5 off a frozen food purchase of $15 and a safeway doubler, $2 more off, bringing my grand total to zero. Extra bonus, Magnum Ice Cream Bars are amazing and…
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Nature Valley Granola Thins: My Official Review

Nature Valley (ahem, General Mills) has been desperately trying to get people addicted to these granola thins. I know because I had tons of coupons for them that have been accumulating almost every week. They were finally cheap enough at Safeway that I decided I would pick some up. They are regularly $3.99 and on sale for $2.99. If you bought four you saved an extra $1 per box, plus I had 4 $.75 coupon, which Safeway doubled all four of, saving me another $2. Total I paid $.74 cents a box. Now the real question: was it worth it? I was kind of excited that they were only 80…
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