I stopped by Kmart for a quick, unplanned shopping trip on my lunch hour today. I went to check out the clearance toys (see HERE), but they didn’t have much at that particular store. I grabbed my coupon binder to see if there were any other deals that were too good to pass up. I was pleasantly surprised to see that the store had actually restocked some of the items that were gone when I was there Monday. They usually seem to just let the stock go until the week is over. So, here’s what I ended up with:
Merchandise Total Value: $49.85
Coupon Total: -$43.73
Out-of-Pocket Total: $6.12 plus tax
Savings: 87%
1 hanging bag of Lifesaver Pep-o-Mints (My husband LOVES these!) – $1.67
1 Pantene Full & Thick shampoo – $3.33
1 Pantene Full & Thick conditioner – $3.34
1 Pantene Anti-Frizz Serum – $6.49
1 Pantene Hair Balm – $5.39
4 Dove Ultimate deodorants – $15.96 ($3.99 each)
2 Kotex liners – 18 count – $2.58 ($1.29 each)
2 Crystal Light (makes 12 quarts) – $6.00 ($3.00 each)
2 Campbell’s Healthy Request Cream of Mushroom – $2.98 ($1.49 each)
1 Mike & Ike clearance candy (not shown) – $.62
1 Diet Mt. Dew (my coffee) – 20 ounce – $1.49
Merchandise Total: $49.85
*DRAMATIC PAUSE HERE* Please use this experience to help yourself remember to use your calculator to add up your total purchases. I didn’t even think about the $5 off $50 coupon (HERE) that was in my coupon binder. I could have bought a pack of gum or something and gotten $5 off my total bill! OOPS! Hopefully this will remind you to not make the same mistake. Now back to the deal…..
Coupons Used:
-$1.00 off Lifesavers – from a bag we bought when we traveled last weekend
-$2.00 off Pantene Full & Thick shampoo from 7/5 P&G insert – doubled to FREE
-$2.00 off Pantene Full & Thick shampoo from 7/5 P&G insert – doubled to FREE
-$5.39 – Free styler with shampoo purchase from 7/5 P&G insert – FREE
-$6.49 – Free styler with shampoo purchase from 7/5 P&G insert – FREE
-$2.00 off Dove Ultimate coupons (HERE) – doubled to FREE
* Note: You’ll need 2 computers to print 4 copies of the coupon.
-$1.50 off 2 Kotex coupon from June All You Magazine – doubled to FREE
-$1.00 off 2 Crystal Light coupon from a home mailer – doubled to $2.00 off
-$1.00 off 2 Campbell’s cooking soup coupon (HERE) – doubled to $2.00 off
-$.50 off Pepsi coupon from a gas station tearpad – doubled to $1.00 off
I had more than 10 coupons, so I saved the $.50 off until last, assuming that it wouldn’t be doubled. I wanted to make sure that my 10 high-value coupons were doubled first. But I had a great (and quick!) cashier, and she doubled all of them! Yay!
Coupon Total: -$43.73
Out-of-Pocket Total: $6.12 plus tax
Savings: 87%
There was also a new $1.00 off Lifesavers coupon in the bag of Lifesavers I got today. I can save this and get another free bag during the next round of super double coupons.
I also got 2 catalinas back, one for $5 off $50 grocery and drug store purchase and one $5 off $25 health and beauty purchase. They’re good through 7/23, so I don’t know that I’ll have a chance to use them during this round of super doubles. I may be Kmart-ed out this week!
To view the first Kmart trip I did earlier this week, head over HERE. I got $38.76 worth for $3.79!