Tuesday, 24 May 2011
Costco
So this weekend we decided to get out of the house and go for a drive to one of our neighboring cities. We decided to check out Costco. Well we walked all over the store, checking grocery and produce prices. We weren't there to buy necessarily unless we found a great deal. Dave noticed that the computers and clothing were not too bad of a price. We mostly buy used for clothing, but if you prefer new, then its not too bad. Overall, the prices were a little high. If you're considering a membership, go in and check it out yourself. Do your comparison shopping and see if its really worth it.
Newbies and Such
If you're new to couponing and happened to cross paths with this blog, try searching www.smartcanucks.ca
We were given direction to this great site and came across some good ideas.
We were given direction to this great site and came across some good ideas.
Monday, 23 May 2011
May Long Weekend
I hope everyone had a great long weekend. It was very much deserved in this household!
We didn't do a whole lot of couponing this weekend, which brings me to this next part. Just because you have coupons, doesn't mean you NEED to spend money. The whole point of couponing is to SAVE. I will be the first to admit that sometimes I get caught up in shopping and the thrill of finding a great deal. Well not every week will you find awesome deals. If you have been doing this for a while you should have a stock pile of essentials to hold you a week or two, so you can watch the coupons and matching them with upcoming flyer deals. You may only find 1 or 2 good deals or you may not find any. We shop at 7 different stores on a weekly basis. If I don't see a good deal that week, I don't buy. I have enough stores to hold me so I am not desperate to spend on "not so good prices". This is a job. It takes time to go through the flyers, and matching coupons, and checking up on the price matching as well.
Give yourself a budget. Start with $500/month and work your way down to $200. This will take a lot practice and patience. As time goes on you will get really good at it, and you will be amazed at how much you will save. Eventually you will want to try and save more and more each month.
You need to watch your meat deals. We have a tough time finding good deals in this department. I will admit that we did get a good one at save-on-foods where it was B1G1. So 2 birds for $9 which worked out to $4.50 each. Pretty good deal, as we get 2 meals and sandwich's out of each. This is far and few between. Now from past experience it doesn't pay to buy meat that is really cheap as the quality can be terrible. I have bought new zealand meat which is tougher than leather unless you marinate it for 2 days. Try keeping a log of what meat prices are from week to week. I was told once by an older friend that any meat under $5/lb is a good deal. Well she was right to a point, but I can usually find a better deal if I wait it out and buy alot to hold me until the next good deal. Sometimes you need to buy in bigger packages to save lots. That's where all those ziplock bags we got on sale will come in handy!!!!! Yeah it takes work to make smaller packages, but its so worth it, and it only takes a few extra minutes.
We will try and watch the meat deals and post as soon as we can so you too can take advantage.
Happy couponing!!
We didn't do a whole lot of couponing this weekend, which brings me to this next part. Just because you have coupons, doesn't mean you NEED to spend money. The whole point of couponing is to SAVE. I will be the first to admit that sometimes I get caught up in shopping and the thrill of finding a great deal. Well not every week will you find awesome deals. If you have been doing this for a while you should have a stock pile of essentials to hold you a week or two, so you can watch the coupons and matching them with upcoming flyer deals. You may only find 1 or 2 good deals or you may not find any. We shop at 7 different stores on a weekly basis. If I don't see a good deal that week, I don't buy. I have enough stores to hold me so I am not desperate to spend on "not so good prices". This is a job. It takes time to go through the flyers, and matching coupons, and checking up on the price matching as well.
Give yourself a budget. Start with $500/month and work your way down to $200. This will take a lot practice and patience. As time goes on you will get really good at it, and you will be amazed at how much you will save. Eventually you will want to try and save more and more each month.
You need to watch your meat deals. We have a tough time finding good deals in this department. I will admit that we did get a good one at save-on-foods where it was B1G1. So 2 birds for $9 which worked out to $4.50 each. Pretty good deal, as we get 2 meals and sandwich's out of each. This is far and few between. Now from past experience it doesn't pay to buy meat that is really cheap as the quality can be terrible. I have bought new zealand meat which is tougher than leather unless you marinate it for 2 days. Try keeping a log of what meat prices are from week to week. I was told once by an older friend that any meat under $5/lb is a good deal. Well she was right to a point, but I can usually find a better deal if I wait it out and buy alot to hold me until the next good deal. Sometimes you need to buy in bigger packages to save lots. That's where all those ziplock bags we got on sale will come in handy!!!!! Yeah it takes work to make smaller packages, but its so worth it, and it only takes a few extra minutes.
We will try and watch the meat deals and post as soon as we can so you too can take advantage.
Happy couponing!!
Cheap Ink
http://www.123inkcartridges.ca
This is for all of you people who need cheap ink-especially if you have been printing a lot of coupons ;-)
Lisa says that they are not a scam, as she has used them to order ink for her work. However they did send her some faulty cartridges once and did not try to rectify the situation. They do take credit card and debit.
This is for all of you people who need cheap ink-especially if you have been printing a lot of coupons ;-)
Lisa says that they are not a scam, as she has used them to order ink for her work. However they did send her some faulty cartridges once and did not try to rectify the situation. They do take credit card and debit.
Friday, 20 May 2011
An apology
I noticed this morning that there seemed to be many links missing-upon investigation realized that 17 or so blog posts had been moved to 'draft' status. I reposted them-so sorry if any of the links have expired!
Happy Saving
David
Happy Saving
David
Oasis Juice $1 off
Here is a link to $1 off Oasis Juice. You can usually get this juice on sale and with the coupon you should get it fairly cheap!
http://forum.smartcanucks.ca/attachm...is-save-1-.pdf
http://forum.smartcanucks.ca/attachm...is-save-1-.pdf
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