Expiration Dates!!

I just glanced at the Albertson's and Smith's lists and wanted to encourage you to watch the expiration dates! There are quite a few coupons that expire this weekend so make sure you don't procrastinate too long and then you are unable to use the coupon!

Last Chance to earn $10.00 in FREE GROCERIES!!

If you have been thinking about hosting a class but have been sitting on the fence about it then it is time to hop off and give me a call! You have until tomorrow night at 9:00 p.m. to call and book a class to earn $10.00 in FREE GROCERIES just for hosting a class then once you host the class and get 8 NEW ladies (or gents) there you will earn an ADDITIONAL $20.00 in FREE GROCERIES!!! Plus if you don't get the paper already and decide to sign up for the papers from me you have the potential of earning another $20.00 IN FREE GROCERIES!! That is a total possibility of earning $50.00 in FREE GROCERIES!! So don't delay and give me a call now to book a class for October!!

Home Phone: 702-362-8959
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$45.00 at Albertsons - not too shabby!

So I totally scored at Albertson's this week and bought 10 boxes of poptarts (the 12 ct size) 10 boxes of nutrigrain bars, 10 packages of Keebler cookies (my guilty pleasure) and 10 boxes of Rice Krispie treats for a grand total of $45.00!! I saved 122.00 just by shopping the sale and using coupons. Plus for those of you who received the Kellog's insert there is a rebate form where if you purchase 10 kellogg's products then you can recieve a $10 rebate so I will be mailing that in and it will be like I bought all of those delicious treats for $35.00 - can't complain about that!

A word on stars

If you have ever looked at a Grocery Smarts list you have noticed that next to each item there are stars. The stars are a rating system and help you to know if an item is an amazing deal, a great deal, an average deal or a not so great deal. I have several people lately ask me how I decide my shopping list and if I ever buy 3 star items, so I decided to do a post on this.

When I first started using the Grocery Smarts website I would buy 3, 4, and 5 star items because my cupboards were bare at the time. When it came to buying 4 or 5 star items I would always buy enough to last me 12 weeks and sometimes even more. However when it came to buying a 3 star item I would buy the items I needed but I wouldn't stock up on them at the price they were listed at. The reason I didn't stock up was because I didn't want to use all of my coupons for that item at a 3 star price and then have it go on sale at a 4 or 5 star rating two weeks later and then I wouldn't have any coupons to buy it with. Plus how much of a bummer would it be if I bought 4 packs of yogurt at an o.k. price and then the following week they were a killer price? I would have been very upset.

After about three months of consistently shopping at Smith's and Albertson's and getting my cupboards to the point where I felt like we were stocked up on all of the items we use on a daily basis I then started shopping only 4 or 5 star items - however - I still occassionally will buy 3 star items if I need them, I just rarely need to do that at this point.

One last thought on star ratings. Star ratings are based on the bottom line price so if you don't have the coupon it drops a star rating and if you aren't buying enough items to qualify for a promotion then the star rating drops as well. This is why I go to coupons by dede and stock up on inserts that I don't receive in the mail (P&G and Red Plum) so I have the coupons I need when they go on sale.

I hope this helps clarify any questions you might have had about shopping based on star ratings. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to email me or call me.

Email: tkmiller81002@yahoo.com
Phone: 702-362-8959

Add more to your savings

Have you ever been out to the store and found a killer deal that you wanted to spread the word on but didn't know how to spread the word? Or was there an error on a list and you wanted to let the listmaker know but wasn't sure how to get ahold of them? Are you ever unsure about where a coupon is or how to maximize your savings? Well if you have ever been in this situation then just head on over to the pinching your pennies website and feel free to post and share any tips or questions you might have about couponing and deals in Vegas. This is a great way to share with others your great finds and clarify any questions about the lists you might have. I encourage all of my readers to add this website to their arsenal. So don't be shy and head on over to pyp to see what's happening!

More Campbell's soups

If you checked the inserts in todays paper you would have seen that there are more Campbell's soup coupons. Because the lists are only made once a week these new coupons won't be on the Albertsons lists but you can still clip them and use them to get a ton of great soups for cheap - plus it even had some chunky campbell's soup coupons in there! Check them out and give me a call if you need help figuring out the best way to save the most. I am definitely going to be making another trip to Albertsons by Tuesday so I can pick up some more soups and some V8 Splashes that were sold out the other day!

I scored at Albertsons!!!

I am back Ladies and Gents! I have a teething infant and a potty training 3 yr old right now so I apologize for the lack of posts this week. My goal is to post at least every other day and that was my intention on Sunday but teething babies make it hard to get anything accomplished. But I am back and what a great way to update the blog than with an AWESOME trip to my favorite store . . . Albertsons!!
I bought about 75 items (not counting each individual diaper but the pack as a whole) for 86.30 today, which averages out to be $1.15 per item. Now you tell me where you can buy a big box of pull-ups for $1.15??? I saved about 154.10 for a total of 64% savings!!

How did I do this transaction? I went on the grocerysmarts website last night and made my list. I then printed out and clipped any coupons I was going to use (which I had a ton of!!) then this morning I loaded up the teething infant with my list in my purse and went shopping. From the time I walked into the store till I walked out was about 45 minutes so not bad for all the great items I bought. I also tried the self checkout since I did 4 different transactions and rolled my rewards into the next transaction. If you have never tried the self checkout I highly recommend it. I received awesome customer service by three different employees - they even helped ring up all of my soups so I didn't have to do each one individually! They were so impressed with my savings I handed over my information so they could start saving as well! I love great shopping trips and what a way to start the weekend!

How did you do at Albertsons this week? Leave a comment with your spent/saved and other great tidbits you discovered while shopping this week!