Add to Your Stockpile For Next to Nothing!

Every week before I go shopping I check out the Coupon Matches which the Freebies Deals And Rewards members share at my favourite money saving forum! I copy and paste the best deals (that I have coupons for) and head to my local store(s) to snag the deals!

I would generally recommend that you visit one store like Walmart or Zellers and price match the items you wish to purchase from all store fliers in one place. Having said that, I've found that my Walmart and Zellers aren't stocking the same sizes as the sale items, so I sometimes make multiple store visits to do my best deals shopping!

My most recent deals include the following and a breakdown of how I paid so little:

• The $1, $2, $3 No Frills sale offered Dove deodorant for $1. I was lucky to make some coupon trades with friends in British Columbia and scored 4 Unilever insert coupons to save $1 off any Dove product! So after taxes I paid $0.13 each, totalling $0.52 out of pocket (oop) for 4 units.
• Zehrs had another sale on Cottonelle for $4.44. I traded coupons with friends locally and managed to score 1 printable coupon worth $3. So after taxes I paid $2.04 for 12 double rolls (after taxes were applied). 
• The $1, $2, $3 No Frills sale had 2 different laundry detergents on sale, Purex and Sunlight. I was able to purchase 2 of each variety. The Purex was $3 and I had 2 of the coupons left from trades with friends online for other high value (hv) coupons. My oop was $0.78 for 2 bottles (after taxes). The Sunlight was less savings but still a great deal. The sale price was $3 and I had 2 coupons for $1.50 savings. My oop expense for 2 boxes was $3.78 (after taxes).
• Another deal from the $1, $2, $3 No Frills sale that I was able to get were the Ziploc Sandwich bags (40 ct). I had 2 coupons that had no size restriction from Websaver.ca to save $2 when you purchased any 2 Ziploc brand products. So I grabbed 4 boxes and my out of pocket expense was the tax of 0.52 or a mere $0.13 per box (or I could break it down to per unit of $0.00325).
• I also utilized a rain check that I had in my wallet for 4 chocolate milk from Shoppers Drug Mart for only $0.99 each. I love the stores which offer rain checks when items go out of stock, especially sale items. It would be super if more stores would adopt the practice!

Although I was able to find other deals during my shopping excursions this week, these were the most notable and the best overall savings! What was your best deal of the week and how much money did spend for out of pocket expenses on your purchase(s)?

Shopping Savings That You Can Obtain Too!

Frugalite here again!! I had some great coupons to use this week in conjunction with sales and price matches, so again I would like to share them with the readers of Save Your Money Canada blog. I used tear pad coupons and insert coupons to score these deals!

First, I was able to get 4 bottles of Clorox Bleach, 2.8L size for only $0.49 each! I think that is a fantastic price. I shopped at Walmart and used the insert coupon from the SmartSource coupon flyer that came out during the week of August 1st-8th to save $1 and I price matched the deal to the Superstore price of $1.49, leaving the total price of $0.49 each bottle pre-tax total.

I purchased 4 Secret Deodorant using a price match for Giant Tiger's advertised price of $1.97 at Walmart and then used 4 $1 off coupons to pay only $0.97 each. They have a long expiry date, so I don't have to worry about not using them in time.

The next deal I was able to snag was 6 cans of Heinz Beans for only $0.34 per can. I used a tear pad coupon to save $1 off of each 3 purchased and I price matched Superstore at my local Walmart store. Beans are wonderful for chili, paired with wieners, on top of toast, plus it's a great meat alternative. So saving money here is a great way to stretch the budget.

I also price matched the Funcheez snacks at my local Walmart using the No Frills sales flyer, plus I had a coupon to save $1 off any 168g variety (lucky me, this was the sale size). The price was only $1 and when I got home I noticed that there was $3 in coupons inside the Funcheez package as well as a Franklin the Turtle booklet. The coupons include: $1 off Astro BioBest Smoothie 4x200ml, $1 off Lactantia Smart Growth Milk 2x2L or 4L and $1 off Black Diamond Portion Packs 126g. These coupons are valid through December 31, 2011.

There were many more hot deals this week, please comment and tell us what your best find was!

Shop Smart Using Sales Flyers, Coupons and Price Matching

My name is frugalite and I've recently been invited by the administrator of Freebies Deals And Rewards to share some of my shopping deals. I've been a member of the FDR forum since July 2010 and love, love love it! I've saved $1641.57 since joining the site last year through the money saving and coupon tips that I've learned. So, I'd like to share some of my shopping deals with you too!

I stopped in at Canadian Tire on Saturday and they were having a promotion called 'Money Maze' where I was able to score 2 free bags for a short survey. Yeah, they'll send me something in the mail but what's a quick phone call to be removed from their mailing list.


Next I went to Walmart and Dollarama to do some price matching and use some coupons of course. So let's break it down and see what I got. I used 2 of the save $5 when you buy any 3 Gillette products and price matched the Gillette Foamy Shave Gel at Rexall for only $1.49 each. So with the 6 cans that I purchased using the 2 coupons, I was paid $1.06 in overages. Yes. Walmart pays overages on coupons used over the face value of the product. Now, I would feel bad taking money and leaving the store, so I apply any overages I may get to other purchases. When I was putting my shopping cart in the corral, I noticed another cart had a can at the bottom. So I got another can for free!


I still had 2 of the coupon inserts to save $0.50 off any Campbell's products, so I purchases 2 cans of vegetable soup and used the 2 coupons, price matched from Rexall of $0.49 and was paid and overage of $0.02 of the 2 cans.


I also needed some laundry detergent and while it was not as hot of a deal as the rest of the items that I got so far, I had 2 coupons worth $3 each that came with samples of Zout by mail that I used. Plus I price matched No Frills for $4.99, so only paid $1.99 per bottle.

The next picture has another item from Walmart and a few items from Dollarama. The 2 bars of Dove soap was only $0.19 before taxes (after a price match and using a coupon). I used the save $1 off any Dove product found in the August P&G Brandsaver coupon insert and combined it with a price match for No Frills of $1.19. The Pine Sol was $1.25 at Dollarama and I was able to use a coupon to save $1 off the price (that I found on Websaver.ca) and the 3 Vileda Scrunge scrubbers were FREE with the $1 coupon found in a past coupon circular (I believe it was Red Plum).


In the August edition of the SmartSource coupon insert, there was a Mail-In-Rebate for Quantum Finish 20 count Dishwasher Detergent or any Finish Quantum product. While I had to put the cash out initially to purchase the Finish Powerballs, I've mailed my form and receipt with the UPC code indicated on the receipt and will receive a rebate cheque by mail in approximately 6 to 8 weeks for the cost of the product, taxes and postage...making this FREE!


Plus last week I was able to use a $3 print coupon for Cottonelle Bathroom Tissue in conjunction with the Shoppers Drug Mart sale of $4.99 and paid only $1.99 for 12 double rolls. Now I'm able to print at home and work, so I scored 2 coupons and purchased 2 different varieties.


I'm on a budget (not a very strict one) but I do have to watch the money that I spend. My coupon pile is semi-big and growing but with a large number of coupons at your fingertips you can save hundreds and even thousands on your everyday and household purchases. What were your best deals of the week?