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We picked up 10 diet ocean spray juice for $1 each (regular $3.99-$4)
1 package of 10 count feminine pads $1 ( $2)
5 20 count garbage bags ($4)
We paid $17
Value -- approx $70
Thursday, 19 May 2011
Cashiers and Coupons Part 3
Well-Lisa has said her piece on Cashiers so I figured I would add my 2 cents!
We have had consistent issues with a few places around town concerning coupons and cashiers. We also have had issues with just a few individuals at the others. Some of the cashiers view the coupons as extra work and treat you like a low brow, cheap-skate. I do not appreciate this type of treatment-as I believe that it is smart to get products for less-why would you pay more.
Basically we are a middle class household-we have lived for years with out the savings we have enjoyed for the last few months. We decided that saving money and enhancing our lifestyle was what we wanted to do. I do not appreciate militant cashiers or managers causing us grief because we use coupons to save money.
Fortunately-with the bad is the good. We meet cashiers all over town who give us tips and like to learn how we are saving money. Like Lisa (yes another Lisa)-a cashier at Zellers-gave us a few tips to help us save money.
One tip was that food sales rotate on three month cycles...if it is on sale now...it will go on sale again in three months. She said to figure out what you are going to need and try to stretch it out for 3 months. Great tip.
Another tip she gave us pertains to HBC Points. You get 500 points for every 'green' bag you use (up to five bags)...this adds up fairly fast.
The last tip she gave us was about going to discount-slightly damaged appliances-storesshe hasd saved a fair amount of money in the last while. Another great tip for saving scratch.
So people are people and cashiers are people too. So The good comes with the bad. Just ignore the rude or bad cashiers and enjoy the good ones. Thanks Lisa for great service and tips-keeep it up!
We have had consistent issues with a few places around town concerning coupons and cashiers. We also have had issues with just a few individuals at the others. Some of the cashiers view the coupons as extra work and treat you like a low brow, cheap-skate. I do not appreciate this type of treatment-as I believe that it is smart to get products for less-why would you pay more.
Basically we are a middle class household-we have lived for years with out the savings we have enjoyed for the last few months. We decided that saving money and enhancing our lifestyle was what we wanted to do. I do not appreciate militant cashiers or managers causing us grief because we use coupons to save money.
Fortunately-with the bad is the good. We meet cashiers all over town who give us tips and like to learn how we are saving money. Like Lisa (yes another Lisa)-a cashier at Zellers-gave us a few tips to help us save money.
One tip was that food sales rotate on three month cycles...if it is on sale now...it will go on sale again in three months. She said to figure out what you are going to need and try to stretch it out for 3 months. Great tip.
Another tip she gave us pertains to HBC Points. You get 500 points for every 'green' bag you use (up to five bags)...this adds up fairly fast.
The last tip she gave us was about going to discount-slightly damaged appliances-storesshe hasd saved a fair amount of money in the last while. Another great tip for saving scratch.
So people are people and cashiers are people too. So The good comes with the bad. Just ignore the rude or bad cashiers and enjoy the good ones. Thanks Lisa for great service and tips-keeep it up!
Joe Fresh Coupons
http://www.joefresh.com/en/fresh_promotions/get_your_coupons/
Look Fresh for spring with these savings!
Look Fresh for spring with these savings!
Sunday, 15 May 2011
The Proof is in the Pictures-After One Month!
So there have been some naysayers to the coupon craze! Some say that you cannot save money in Canada - we at Saving Scratch say that you are wrong. The proof is in the pictures. The pictures in this post are the amount of extra food that we have accumulated in one month! Yes I said one month!
This extra food is basically free and what we have accumulated on top of our regular grocery order (or spending) and (there is an AND) after what we have donated to a local food kitchen!
So if some someone says that couponing isn't worth it or that it is a waste of time...just ask them how much they got for free this month. And to all the people who say you can't save money by couponing in Canada-I just want to say Yeah it is different-yet it can be done with observing deals and clipping coupons with a whole lot of math. The proof is in the pictures-you can do it too!
Happy Saving!
$6.00 off Quantum Finish + Free Finish Product
To get the $6.00 off Quantum Finish-you must:
Go to http://www.finishdishwashing.ca and watch the video and you get the coupon at the end.
Tip: London Drugs has a booklet at their front doors-in it is a coupon for a free Finish Jet Dry, Turbo Dry or Dishwasher cleaner with the purchase of any 2 Finish Products.
Since you can stack coupons at Londoon Drugs-you can use the $6 off and the free coupon and get a lot of Finish product for next to nothing!
Go to http://www.finishdishwashing.ca and watch the video and you get the coupon at the end.
Tip: London Drugs has a booklet at their front doors-in it is a coupon for a free Finish Jet Dry, Turbo Dry or Dishwasher cleaner with the purchase of any 2 Finish Products.
Since you can stack coupons at Londoon Drugs-you can use the $6 off and the free coupon and get a lot of Finish product for next to nothing!
Sorry for not Posting
Sorry people for not posting for a few days. We have been busy getting ready for a yard sale. This is a good way to make some extra money and clean the basement right out. We sold stuff that we were never going to use and made $90 for our efforts. It was not as much as we were hoping...but the weather was fairly bad and we had to compete with a lot of large yard sales.
But we met a lot of people and our basement has never looked better. We even made enough room to add a shelving unit to store some of food/cleaning stores, that we have accumulated from couponing.
As well, we gave a lot of our stuff away to get rid of it even helped out the Alzheimer's Society with a donation of book/picture holders that they needed-which feels good; and at last (but not least) we donated a lot of stuff to the local Salvation Army-which helps out the community!
Keep your eye out for some new posts coming soon!
But we met a lot of people and our basement has never looked better. We even made enough room to add a shelving unit to store some of food/cleaning stores, that we have accumulated from couponing.
As well, we gave a lot of our stuff away to get rid of it even helped out the Alzheimer's Society with a donation of book/picture holders that they needed-which feels good; and at last (but not least) we donated a lot of stuff to the local Salvation Army-which helps out the community!
Keep your eye out for some new posts coming soon!
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