my walmart does take coupons, but they don't double them- so I only use the 1.00 off ones there. and they are meticulous about thier coupons, all the cashier read them VERrrry carfully for some reason- while all the other stores I go to , just scan em quickly.
coupons- well we live in a town ( phoenix) where there is EVERY major grocery store within a 5 mile radius of my house. We have Bashas, who, is a bit pricier but do offer lots of 10 for 10 itmes. You can get things like ketchup, soup, chips, ect for 1.00 They also do double coupons all the time, and triple coupons every once in a while.
We have Frys which is my favorite. Losts of 10/10 offers each week, cheaper than most other stores, double coupons all the time, triple coupons sometimes. Once in a while quadruple coupons. ( maybe once a year) senior day, military day, ect.
We also have albertsons which does not double thier coupons, but has lots of 10/10 deals each week and a good deli and bakery with cheap items. I like to go there once in awhile and chase thier ads. I never use coupons there.
we have safeway which is the highest priced, but sometimes they have good deals. The bakery and deli are good. I go there as a last resort and only to pick up a loss leader in the ad. I don't think they double thier coupons either.
We also have sprouts, trader joes, supertarget and dollar stores and bread thrift stores that all sell food- none except supertarget take coupons. and ST won't double them.
So, I do get the sunday paper coupons. I cut them each week. I might save 10 bucks at wal-mart. This is usually on cereal, cleaning supplies, pet supplies and shampoo anbd soap and all of those things.
I usually save about 20 bucks at the grocery store, if I can get all my coupons doubled to ( or tripled) to 1.00. I usually get about 5 free things with a coupon- seems like it's been canned cat food and dog food lately.
I'm sure I could save much more if I did coupon trains, trade with friends, hoarded coupons from the recycling bins- I just don't have the time. chasing the ads, getting all the 10/10 items, and using the coupons i have now pretty much wear me out each week.
confession time- lately, I've only been going to 3 stores, instead of all of them. and sometimes, I just buy loss leaders and things on sale or generic, and I don't use ANY coupons. Gasp- the horror. I know, it's liberating sometimes to slide through the stores, toss some things in the basket and check out.
coupons are WORK- you have to really like them, and like chasing the deals at each store to really save some major money. I have a friend that does it for "fun" ---she's home all day and seeing how many containers of free deoderant she can get is fun for her. Bleh.
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