I had TONS of photos from all of you! Below are some of my favorite Reader Success Photo Show & Tells! These are my favorites not only because you all did awesome saving money, but because some of you are couponing newbies, some of you are experts and some are in between!! Great job everyone!
Vicky sent me the picture above after her awesome CVS run! CVS spent $10.12 and saved $18.82 on the picture above!
Janessa sent me the photo above and I love how it’s a photo of a full grocery cart! Janessa spent only $5.62 on everything in the cart and saved $80.98! Great job!
Joanne emailed the picture above (look at all the corn & veggies!) after shopping at Publix. Joanne spent $62.16 and saved $84.72!!
Jacqueline emailed this picture above after her Publix trip. Jacqueline spent $25.22 and saved $138.98!
Mary Kay did an awesome job on her Publix picture above. Look at all the milk!! Mary Kay spent $23.03 and saved $94.97!
Crystal bought everything in the picture above and spent only $42.50 on $118.94 worth of groceries! And, she is receiving a $10.00 rebate because of all the Kraft foods she bought!
Look at all the razors! Tiffany did awesome on her Publix run. She spent $16.52 and saved $184.51 on everything in the picture above. Great job Tiffany!
Hello paper products!! Teresa did awesome at Target & Albertsons. Teresa spent $31.41 on everything in the pic above and saved $115.59!! I am jealous of your toilet paper stockpile!
Monica did awesome on her Publix trip! Look at all the Crystal Light! Monica spent $17 and saved $115!
Jessica gets the around for least money out of pocket! Jessica spent $0.54 on everything in the picture above and saved $57.45! Great job spending literally pennies on your grocery trip!
Gery did wonderfully at CVS! Gery spent $3.46 and saved $27.80 on her CVS run!
Last but certainly not least, Carrie spent $6.33 on everything in the picture above! She saved $111!! Awesome job Carrie!
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My name is Liza and I began my money-saving journey in the Spring of 2009 as a way to stretch a limited household income. I had lost my job and my hubby was self-employed. I launched Addicted to Saving in November of 2009 and it has grown by leaps and bounds. Since then, my hubby and I have struggled with the ups and downs of two failed adoptions and are now LOVING being parents to our little man Asher who we brought home from Ethiopia in August of 2013. I feel incredibly blessed to be able to help you save money. My goal is that you will have FUN and become empowered to save more and more money each week..
WOW!!!! Awesome everyone!!!
(Thanks for including mine!)
That is awesome..I went to publix today and they had the eggo’s b1g1 and then had a blinky for $1 off two. 2 boxes were $1.29.. I sent my kids (8 and 12)on a trip around the store to get 2 blinkies from everyone they found. It will be our new shopping game 🙂 I am trying to build my stash 🙂
I did the same thing with my daughter! 🙂
when 1 person takes the whole stock of a sale item then NO one else can benefit. i find this VERY unfair
Hi JJ – that is a very good point. That said, a lot of these readers did more than one transaction and I lumped the spending & saving into one so as to avoid writing a novel. I agree 100% with what you are saying but also want to defend the readers that did make more than one trip to buy everything. 🙂
Hi, I usually shop the first and last day of the sale. I buy a little on the first day and go back late in the evening on the last day and buy what’s left. If I have alot of coupons and there is still enough product left, I don’t feel bad buying all I can, after all, I waited till the last minute. The store is being set for the new sale while I shop and that sometimes means products have moved. But hey, At least I gave everyone else a chance to participate in the sale before I cleaned up!. That is totally fair!
I run into that same problem a lot with the Publix I shop at (it’s on a MAJOR road and is always busy). I’ve started finding other Publix stores nearby that are less busy or I’ve started getting rain checks on sale items when they are out. Plus, check other parts of the store for the item you are looking for. For instance with the Schick Razors, I have had to find them on the little displays by the registers and I’ve found them stuffed into a teeny tiny little section between two completely non-related items. But rain checks have definitely been a sanity saver for me! That way I have 30 days to purchase the items and everyone else is done with them because they aren’t on sale any more.
While I understand the frustration, part of the problem is that sometimes the stores were not fully stocked to begin with. This is VERY common for the Publix closest to me. Most shelves only hold so many of a sale item anyway. Think of how many you were going to get & figure out how many people could be served at the same quantity. At some point, the shelves need to be refilled. Ask the stocker to check in the back for more.
Also, most of the people who clear the shelves, are just not thinking. You can try saying something to a shopper if you see them loading their carts with the same item. I have a personal limit of 12 for any item per trip. And I will not take 12 if the shelf is running low. In the last few months I have only twice gotten my full 12. However, I WANT to clear the shelf & be done with my shopping in one trip. We all do.
Go to the front counter & ask for a few small quantity rain checks. If your coupons is about to expire, they will staple the coupons to the rain check & make a note of it on the actual rain check. AND! when the shelves are restocked, you’ll have a full variety of all the flavors that are available & you have extra time to budget for any extras that you wanted!
Terrific job everyone…I love seeing the pictures!
I love the pictures I would like to see the coupon matchups. How did they save the money? That really helps me figure out my deals. Thank you for all you do! Because of you I am saving tons off my grocery bill.
where do I email my Pic for the show and tell??
Would love to know how Tiffany got all the deals on the paper towels. I can never seem to get good deals on paper products!!!!
Thanks Liza for all you do and to the rest of the ladies who share their successes!!
Carmen do you mean Teresa? I think Teresa got the paper towels free at Target using the deal I posted about HERE . Regarding the toilet paper, I am not sure what deal Teresa did… Teresa, please share 🙂
Yes it was Teresa, sorry for the confusion. Awesome, thank you so much! You are so wonderful I really appreciate all your help. Thanks again and I look forward to finding out about the TP!! 🙂
Liza,
Where do I email my pic for show & tell?
Thanks!