A little coupon adventure.

Extreme Couponing will not be filming me clip coupons and shop anytime soon. I will never have a "stockpile" in my spare room. I will not be spending 70 hours a week devoted to coupon clipping and shopping. But... just for fun I tried to see how much I could save at Target and Wal-Mart tonight.

This is a breakdown of my purchases:

Target

2 - Nivea Platinum Men's 2 in 1 Body Wash
Reg. Price: $3.99 each
Mfr Coupon: $3/1 (x2)
Final Cost: .99  each

2 - Reach Dental Floss
Reg. Price: .97 each
Mfr Coupon: $1/1 (x2)
Final Cost: FREE

2 - Degree Deodorant for Women (Travel Size)
Reg. Price: .97 each
Mfr Coupon: $1/1 (x2)
Final Cost: FREE

2 - Carefree Panty Liners
Reg. Price: .99
Target Coupon Price: .01
Final Cost: .01 each

2 - Trident Layers Gum
Reg. Price: $1.29
Mfr Coupon: Buy One, Get One Free
Target Web Coupon: $1/2
Final Cost: .29

I also purchased a few store brand items for which I did not have coupons.

1 - 31-Ct. Up & Up Diapers, Size 4
Reg. Price: $6.29

1 - Market Pantry Sliced American Cheese
Reg. Price: $2.84

1 - 6-Ct. Up & Up Toilet Paper
Reg. Price: $3.79

Total w/tax (before coupons): $30.57
Total w/tax (after coupons): $16.32
Total Savings: $14.25


Wal-Mart

2 - Nivea Body Wash for Women
Reg. Price: $3.00
Mfr Coupon: $3/1 (x2)
Final Cost: FREE

1 - Aquafresh Extreme Clean Toothpaste (Travel Size)
Reg. Price: .97
Mfr Coupon: $1/1
Final Cost: FREE

1 - 20 oz. Mountain Dew
Reg. Price: $1.48

Total w/tax (before coupons): $9.05
Total w/tax (after coupons): $2.05
Total Savings: $7.00

So I purchased $41.67 worth of items for $18.37

This was a fun experiment for me. The only error I made was in purchasing the 2 in 1 Nivea Body Wash at Target. I could have gotten Nivea Body Wash for Men at Wal-Mart for free. Target's price for the body wash is $3.04 for both the men's and women's, the 2 in 1 is $3.99.

I definitely will be trying this again soon! Check out my favorite site, Pocket Your Dollars for the best coupon match-ups every week!

Next step in this coupon adventure will be organizing my coupons better. I am leaning towards the binder and baseball card protector pages idea. That way at the store I could just flip through and find the coupons with out digging through envelopes.

Until next time: Happy Clipping!