I haven't quit couponing, just took a break. I'm still not 100% back at it. There's only so much shampoo, toothpaste, laundry detergent, etc that you can buy over and over again before it gets boring and before you run out of space of where to put it. And as the food purchases with coupons, I just feel like the deals weren't as great as they were before. For example if I recall paying $0.09 for something and now the deal makes it $0.35..I just don't feel like it's a good deal. Most of the stuff I buy with coupons aren't things that I need or things I would usually buy, just stuff I'm trying out because coupons made it cheap so at $0.35 they can keep it!
Also this past Christmas season, I did 99% of my shopping online. I found so many good deals. In the future I might share my online hauls since I have increased my online shopping but I'm not sure yet. If my friends & family saw how much I really paid for their gifts they might feel some type of way lol. I actually paid $1.03 for someone's gift and trust when I say it wasn't no dollar store crap, name brand good stuff! I'm just a really smart shopper, I shop the sales, use coupons, and price match when I have to =)
My first shopping trips of 2015 was this past week. Target's Christmas clearance went to 90%, below is everything I found, I went to 3 different stores.
4- gift wrap sets @ $0.60/ea
2- bags of bows @ $0.50/ea
1- bicycle gift bag @ $0.35
2- gift tags @ $0.30/ea
1- gift tags @ $0.15
1- gift tags @ $0.10
1- mini star tree topper @ $0.10
1- blue cars ornament set @ $0.20
1- ornament creation set @ $0.50
1- Elf on the Shelf blu-ray @ $1.49
1- Elf on the Shelf wooden puzzle set @ $0.99
1- corkscrew @ $0.50
1- Frozen advent calendar @ $1.49
1- iPhone fitness armband @ $0.50
1- Starbucks via @ $1.79
1- Dunkin donuts coffee @ $2.27 (used Target Cartwheel app to save 5% off $2.39)
Grand total: $14.43
Picture #2:
4- tissue paper @ $0.15/ea
1- corkscrew @ $0.50
5- ornament hooks @ $0.10/ea
1- sippy cup @ $0.29
1- cup @ $0.79
2- sippy cups @ $0.39/ea
1- cookie jar @ $1.99
1- Santa flask @ $0.60
1- outlet timer set @ $1.99
1- tree skirt @ $1.00
1- Rudolph set @ $3.49 (it was missing the book but my daughter wanted a reindeer and couldn't beat that price)
Grand total: $12.53
Picture #3:
3- light clips @ $0.24/ea
3- ornament hooks @ $0.10/ea
1- gift tags @ $0.30
3- gift tags @ $0.13/ea
2- phone cases @ $0.50/ea
1- Frozen t-shirt @ $1.00
5- boys t-shirts @ $0.80/ea
Grand total: $7.71
Final total: $34.67
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