You know, it's odd... I grew up with a Mother who clipped coupons. That's just what she did. Then, as I moved out, it didn't seem to pay. Either I didn't need many of the items or the coupons just never got clipped and used or whatever.
These days, I'm finding myself buying a lot of store brands and saving money that way. There are some things, though, for which I really have found myself preferring the brand name. One of these things is diapers. I love Hu.ggies.
I half-heartedly saved money in the past by buying a Sa.m's Club membership and buying their boxes. It turned out that I really didn't need anythign else in the store, and found the prices not all that great, so, in a new effort to save money, I've been watching sales a bit, and clipping coupons. I now get the Sunday paper soley for the ads. We read probably less than an eighth of the news in the paper, but I do go through the coupons. Also, I've now tried online printable coupons.
This brings me to yesterday. We needed diapers. Normally, my Wal.greens has them priced at 11.99 for 42 of them in a ju.mbo pack. That's .285 per diaper (28 and a half cents).
They were on sale, though, for 8.99.
And, I found two $3 coupons
And, the store offered $5 in "re.gister rewards" (cash towards a future purchase) if I bought 3 packs.
Adding that all together gives this:
11.99 x 3 = $35.97
8.99 x 3 = $26.97 (sale price)
Minus two $3 coupons = $20.97
Re.gister Re.wards of $5 = essentially $15.97 for 42 diapers which equals .127 (12.7 cents) per diaper.
Amazing. Less than half price!
I was telling my hubby last night, though, that I don't know if I should be proud of myself for working the deal and saving the money, or be offended that I had to work the deal at all.
