Bargain Quest

When we bought our house as newlyweds, the walk-in pantry was an asset whose value I seriously underestimated. After three-and-a-half years and the development of a bargain-hunting passion, the pantry’s worth as a stockpile storehouse is no longer lost on me, especially during weeks like this.

Between CVS and Walgreen’s deals, I got 8 boxes of cereal and 12 boxes of snacks for free.

Walgreens:
This deal combines register rewards available this week, and a $10 Kellogg’s mail-in-rebate (form in last Sunday’s paper)

After $5.10 in manufacturer coupons ($1 off 2 Special K, $1 off 2 Smart Start, $1 off 2 Nutra Grain, $1 off 2 Pop Tarts, 2 $.55 off Cheez-It), my total was $19.50, which I paid with a combination of Register Rewards from last week’s P&G deal and my gift card balance from EasySaver deals.

I received $5 in RR for buying 4 Kellogg’s cereals, $5 in RR for buying 4 Cheez-Its/Nutrgrains, and $1 for 2 Pop Tarts. Plus, I’ll mail in my receipt and UPC’s for the $10 rebate for buying 10 Kellogg’s items.

$24.60 w/tax initial total
-$5.10 manuf coupons
-$11 received back as Register Rewards
-$10 to be received as rebate
= -$1.50 total (-$1.09 including the cost of stamp)

The CVS Kraft deal is a little simpler.
This week, buy $20 worth of specified Kraft products such as coffee, cereal, and snacks, and receive $20 back in ECB’s!

My transaction-
$21.11 initial total
-$4 CVS coupon ($4 off $20 purchase)
-$2.35 manufacturer’s coupons ($1 off 2 Honey Bunches of Oats, $1 off 2 Post Cereal, $.35 off Nabisco cracker and cookie purchase)
= $14.76 (mostly paid w/previous ECB’s)
$20 ECB received, so net total cost = -$5.24

$45.00 worth of food for a (sort of) $6.33 profit. Like I said, I love my pantry!