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Subject: Re: Grocery Shopping Thu 24 Jan 2008, 7:10 am

M...sounds like you did great for your first coupon experience. I also do what Gayla does and take out the coupons that match sale items or that I know I am definitely buying and put those in a smaller envelope. Great job!
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Subject: Re: Grocery Shopping Thu 24 Jan 2008, 7:19 am

We will see how it goes this morning.
I matched the coupons up by store, so I wouldnt forget any of the items.
I think it will be practice makes perfect.

I am so excited to go this morning to go shopping before work. But I'm running late! ACK! I'll let you know how it goes.

I asked Freecycle to give me any coupons they dont use : I think that will help as well. We'll see the responses to that request in the next few days.

~M
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Subject: Re: Grocery Shopping Thu 24 Jan 2008, 7:26 am

PS, there is a man in the area who is well known for his coupon skills.
I am thinking about going to one of his free classes near where I work. It is a 2 hour seminar.

http://www.joethecouponguy.com/

~M
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Subject: Re: Grocery Shopping Thu 24 Jan 2008, 8:57 am

I was running too late to go to the store today. :-(
It will have to wait until tomorrow morning.

~M
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Well, whenever you do go M...I wish you the best of luck!

Subject: Re: Grocery Shopping Thu 24 Jan 2008, 12:42 pm

M I wish you good shopping this is a learning experience ...

I get alot of my coupons from the Sunday paper a friend runs a small store and she only has to return the paper not the inserts
and I buy coupons on ebay .
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Subject: Re: Grocery Shopping Fri 25 Jan 2008, 9:07 am

I went grocery shopping this morning at Giant Eagle before work. They didnt have the diced tomatoes (organic) that would have been free! DOH!

But, with everything, I still got 47% off.

My goal is to one day, get 80%+ off of my shopping trip.

As I've said before, I know it will take time and experience to be able to accomplish that.

~M
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I always find that I don't use the items that the coupons are for...anyone else have that issue? How would you plan a menu around coupons? hmmm.... Smile

Subject: Re: Grocery Shopping Fri 25 Jan 2008, 12:03 pm

I never use all I just use the ones that are for the products we use and us them I am not product loyal ...

I know I save money with coupons .
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Subject: Re: Grocery Shopping Fri 25 Jan 2008, 12:58 pm

M...you did an excellent job. It is very frustrating when they are out the the items you'd get for free.
Kim...I belong to several coupon trains so I send all the ones I won't use on to the next person, luckily some don't want the ones I do so I can stock up on ones that we use.
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Subject: Re: Grocery Shopping Fri 25 Jan 2008, 2:52 pm

M...47% is very impressive!

Does the store do a raincheck with any items that are out of stock?
(i.e. they'll honour the special when they have it again).
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Subject: Re: Grocery Shopping Fri 25 Jan 2008, 3:35 pm

I get the rain checks and redeem them all the time .

My DH works hard at our busines
I considered our home and shopping my Job.
I do all to save all I can.
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Subject: Re: Grocery Shopping Sat 26 Jan 2008, 6:44 pm

Skin,
I didnt even think about rain checks for Giant Eagle. I did get one from our local market that had lunchmeat on sale but didnt have the lunchmeat. When it comes in, it will be $0.80/lb.

I could go back to Giant Eagle before work someday next week. The sale is good thru Wednesday, I think it was. Thank you for reminding me!

With the $1.00 smoked sausage I got, I made a huge batch of jumabalay. Enough for two meals with several servings as leftovers for Todd when he is home Monday and Tuesday. But... dont tell him this, I didnt use the whole smoked sausage. I only used half! And there is plenty of meat in it to give it the flavor needed. SO... I was planning on making another batch next month. :-) The cost for tonight's meal: $0.50/sausage, 2 boxes of jumbulaya rice mix $0.49 each. $1.50 total for about 10 servings. AND, I have enough sausage (and rice) to make a batch next month.

I've been trying to get Todd into the habbit of putting half of what we make in a tupperware container and in the freezer. He made a huge pot of chili the other day for dinner. I'm used to chili with elbow macaroni in it. I told him about it the next day, and he went to the store, made a whole box of macaroni and put it in the chili. There is so much now! I have a big container at work for lunches next week, a big container in the fridge for 2 dinners of 2 big portions, and a little container for Todd to eat on his days off next week.

Plus, we really like BLT's. I got bacon on sale for $1.00/lb with double coupons and a sale last week. He made up the bacon for BLT's for dinner, and I asked him to put half in the freezer for next month. And sure enough, he did. If bacon was just laying around in the fridge, we both would grab a piece for a snack here and there... and before you know it. It's gone! So, this is to help prevent that. And it's working!!!!

~M
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Subject: Re: Grocery Shopping Sat 26 Jan 2008, 6:48 pm

Kim,
I didnt realize that I forgot to respond to your message about the coupons being for items you dont use. I used to think the same thing.

For me, I use the coupons when I can get items CHEAPER than I can get from SAL or Aldi's. That is what I look for.

~M
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Thanks for the tips! I will be looking into this!