Brooke Geery

Sweet Ass Coupons I Printed Today

Every day the Internet is filled with more coupons and if you have a lot of time to waste, you can find and print them all! Here's a couple I debatably wasted ink on today. $1/2 Krusteaz This one required filling out a form and then got fucked up cause I tried to use Firefox and it wanted me to use Safari, but I figured it out and got two! $1 off Oregon Chai No sign up required! Of course, it's totally something I wouldn't buy normally, but damn it's good. $.50 off Cottonelle Rumor has it there's a good deal at Walgreens on this stuff so I figured I…
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PMS

I try to limit my trips to Target, as I find the experience of going there to buy stuff that I hate that I need to be kind of soul sucking. Paper products, cleaning products, cat products, socks… After more than 10 minutes of navigating what is essentially an enormous box full of cheap crap (cohesively branded under an admittedly appealing design aesthetic) to find what I "need," I swear that I can actually feel my brain being starved of oxygen under the glare of the fluorescent lights. Does anyone else consistently feel ill after spending a little time at Target?? I guess what I’m trying to say is that…
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Cheap Meat (That’s not actually meat)

Since I got a good deal on Taco Shells at Target, a taco night was inevitable and last night was the night! I stopped by Safeway to get some Morning Star Farms crumbles and take advantage of the sale (3.49 each) plus my $1 off coupons, plus the extra $.50 savings I had loaded on to my card. Then I ended up with an extra bonus: the cashier I went to double doubled my coupons, giving me the full $2 off with with the doubler, even though I was only eligible for $1. Win. So for a total of $2.97 (69% savings) I got: Two packages of Morning Star Farms…
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Crab-tastic!

Realistically, coupons are nothing more than a clever marketing tactic to get you to buy things you otherwise wouldn't. And lately, it's been working on me. It's really hard to turn down something that is free to a few cents, even if I normally wouldn't buy it, which was the case with the packages of imitation crab meat I picked up this weekend for $.50 (regular price 9.98, on sale 2/$3 and I had a $1 off coupon.) For $.50, I wasn't going to not buy it, and in fact, I got two packages because I was able to print two coupons. I like to cook (and eat) so I…
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Target Recon Mission July 4, 2011

How do you celebrate America? Apparently I go to Target and buy things for very little money. I was inspired to try out couponing at Target by a deal on Ziploc containers, which we actually needed. I also printed out a few other Target coupons for veggie meat and crystal light, just in case! Honestly I wasn't even sure what the grocery selection was going to be. As it turned out, they are in the process of turning the Mall 205 store into a full grocery and have a decent selection of packaged stuff already. I quickly realized they also have really good prices normally, not to mention lots of…
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A healthy take on 4th of July eating

In addition to being within walking distance of my house, another cool thing about Fred Meyer is that you don’t need a membership card or cut coupons to get their store sales. Anyone walking in off the street will get all posted discounts (save for manufacturer’s coupons) at checkout. The one drawback of this system is that they don’t give you a “total $ saved” summary on your receipt like they do at Safeway,  making the rewards of shopping there more transparent, but it is what it is. You’ll just have to take my word for all the good deals. Yesterday was a beautiful and very sunny day here in…
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Vegan Couponing Intro

Hi, I’m Rachel. Though certainly inspired by and supportive of Brooke’s latest obsession with couponing, I’m going to be blogging here from a slightly different perspective: that of a notorious cheapskate and health conscious vegan.  Over the years, I’ve noticed that I have the ability to remember the prices of  regularly purchased groceries at every store I have ever gone to (like, literally I still remember that Amy‘s Mac and Soy Cheese (not vegan) was $2.50 at  Grand Union in VT when I was in college there almost ten years ago). I also really enjoy going to grocery stores  when I visit different cities on vacation just to see what…
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Shopping July 2, 2011

The beginning of a new month means a new $10 off $50 purchase at Safeway coupon, which for me means a big shopping trip. Actually what happens is in an attempt to spend at least $50 I end up spending more like $100, but I get lots of stuff and it only happens once a month. This trip was no exception. For a total of $90.36 out of pocket, I saved 54% or $108.04. I won't bore you with everything I bought, but I did get a few notable items, including: 2 packages of immitation crab ($.50 each) 75' of tin foil ($1.74) Three free 12 packs of soda (for…
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Shopping and Dinner June 29, 2011

I gather to do this right you're supposed to plan ahead and stock pile, but I don't really see myself ever breaking the habit of almost-daily-pre-dinner grocery shopping. Jared had whipped up some sandwich buns last night so the goal was veggie sloppy joes. I was all excited to use a veggie meat coupon I already had, but alas, it expired yesterday. A little quick googling though, and I found a $1 off 1 Morning Star farms coupon, so we were set. Also needed (well not really needed, but on sale) was BBQ sauce and corn, so we picked up that as well as some potatoes for a side. Total,…
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