Brooke Geery

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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…
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$33.50 at Safeway for $10.66

Once again, I blew it by letting Jared come shopping with me. Not only did he complain, but he also felt the need to buy four cans of vegetables that we not only didn't have a coupon for, but were not on sale. It totally screwed up my percentage. With $8 in Catalinas, plus a few other high value coupons, I could have gotten out of the door for half as much if I didn't bring him. Then again, he did pay for all of it, so I guess I can't really complain. For $10.66 cents, or 68% savings I got: 2 boxes of Barilla Pasta (Regular price $.150, on…
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Stocked Up – Target and Safeway 7-23-11

It took three trips to different Targets, but I finally found the kitty litter deal I was after this week. Of course, they were out of all the other freebees I had coupons for (Bic pens and Bengay) but whatever. My cats will now poop in pleasure as I picked up 80lbs of Arm and Hammer cat litter. The breakdown: Regular price $15.29, On sale for $13 - $1.50 coupon = $11.50 each plus a $5 gift card for buying too. I spent $23 OOP, but now have $5 to spend on the next deal. And while I was in the checkout lane I scoped Advil pocket packs on clearance…
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Coupon Lessons for Ben

With no job or aspirations, Ben Graham took an extra interest in my new couponing hobby. Well, first he talked a bunch of shit, and then he asked me to take him with me. Since Ben is helpless like a small child, I agreed and asked him what he wanted to buy. "I don't know, yummy food," he said. Helpful. We'd settled on Albertsons (the best deals were there this week), so I prepped a good trip full of bachelor food, and we were off. There were a few catalina offers this week, so we did two transactions for him. Transaction #1: 4 cans of Healthy Choice Soup (Regular $2.99,…
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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

$33.50 at Safeway for $10.66

Once again, I blew it by letting Jared come shopping with me. Not only did he complain, but he also felt the need to buy four cans of vegetables that we not only didn't have a coupon for, but were not on sale. It totally screwed up my percentage. With $8 in Catalinas, plus a few other high value coupons, I could have gotten out of the door for half as much if I didn't bring him. Then again, he did pay for all of it, so I guess I can't really complain. For $10.66 cents, or 68% savings I got: 2 boxes of Barilla Pasta (Regular price $.150, on…
Read More

Stocked Up – Target and Safeway 7-23-11

It took three trips to different Targets, but I finally found the kitty litter deal I was after this week. Of course, they were out of all the other freebees I had coupons for (Bic pens and Bengay) but whatever. My cats will now poop in pleasure as I picked up 80lbs of Arm and Hammer cat litter. The breakdown: Regular price $15.29, On sale for $13 - $1.50 coupon = $11.50 each plus a $5 gift card for buying too. I spent $23 OOP, but now have $5 to spend on the next deal. And while I was in the checkout lane I scoped Advil pocket packs on clearance…
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Coupon Lessons for Ben

With no job or aspirations, Ben Graham took an extra interest in my new couponing hobby. Well, first he talked a bunch of shit, and then he asked me to take him with me. Since Ben is helpless like a small child, I agreed and asked him what he wanted to buy. "I don't know, yummy food," he said. Helpful. We'd settled on Albertsons (the best deals were there this week), so I prepped a good trip full of bachelor food, and we were off. There were a few catalina offers this week, so we did two transactions for him. Transaction #1: 4 cans of Healthy Choice Soup (Regular $2.99,…
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

$33.50 at Safeway for $10.66

Once again, I blew it by letting Jared come shopping with me. Not only did he complain, but he also felt the need to buy four cans of vegetables that we not only didn't have a coupon for, but were not on sale. It totally screwed up my percentage. With $8 in Catalinas, plus a few other high value coupons, I could have gotten out of the door for half as much if I didn't bring him. Then again, he did pay for all of it, so I guess I can't really complain. For $10.66 cents, or 68% savings I got: 2 boxes of Barilla Pasta (Regular price $.150, on…
Read More

Stocked Up – Target and Safeway 7-23-11

It took three trips to different Targets, but I finally found the kitty litter deal I was after this week. Of course, they were out of all the other freebees I had coupons for (Bic pens and Bengay) but whatever. My cats will now poop in pleasure as I picked up 80lbs of Arm and Hammer cat litter. The breakdown: Regular price $15.29, On sale for $13 - $1.50 coupon = $11.50 each plus a $5 gift card for buying too. I spent $23 OOP, but now have $5 to spend on the next deal. And while I was in the checkout lane I scoped Advil pocket packs on clearance…
Read More

Coupon Lessons for Ben

With no job or aspirations, Ben Graham took an extra interest in my new couponing hobby. Well, first he talked a bunch of shit, and then he asked me to take him with me. Since Ben is helpless like a small child, I agreed and asked him what he wanted to buy. "I don't know, yummy food," he said. Helpful. We'd settled on Albertsons (the best deals were there this week), so I prepped a good trip full of bachelor food, and we were off. There were a few catalina offers this week, so we did two transactions for him. Transaction #1: 4 cans of Healthy Choice Soup (Regular $2.99,…
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

$33.50 at Safeway for $10.66

Once again, I blew it by letting Jared come shopping with me. Not only did he complain, but he also felt the need to buy four cans of vegetables that we not only didn't have a coupon for, but were not on sale. It totally screwed up my percentage. With $8 in Catalinas, plus a few other high value coupons, I could have gotten out of the door for half as much if I didn't bring him. Then again, he did pay for all of it, so I guess I can't really complain. For $10.66 cents, or 68% savings I got: 2 boxes of Barilla Pasta (Regular price $.150, on…
Read More

Stocked Up – Target and Safeway 7-23-11

It took three trips to different Targets, but I finally found the kitty litter deal I was after this week. Of course, they were out of all the other freebees I had coupons for (Bic pens and Bengay) but whatever. My cats will now poop in pleasure as I picked up 80lbs of Arm and Hammer cat litter. The breakdown: Regular price $15.29, On sale for $13 - $1.50 coupon = $11.50 each plus a $5 gift card for buying too. I spent $23 OOP, but now have $5 to spend on the next deal. And while I was in the checkout lane I scoped Advil pocket packs on clearance…
Read More

Coupon Lessons for Ben

With no job or aspirations, Ben Graham took an extra interest in my new couponing hobby. Well, first he talked a bunch of shit, and then he asked me to take him with me. Since Ben is helpless like a small child, I agreed and asked him what he wanted to buy. "I don't know, yummy food," he said. Helpful. We'd settled on Albertsons (the best deals were there this week), so I prepped a good trip full of bachelor food, and we were off. There were a few catalina offers this week, so we did two transactions for him. Transaction #1: 4 cans of Healthy Choice Soup (Regular $2.99,…
Read More