My First Time Ad Price Matching at Wal-Mart
I
have been using coupons to save big
on my grocery costs for about 10 months now.
Today is the first time I have ever taken ads with me to Wal-Mart and
gotten price matches in addition to using coupons. If you are new to using ads
from other stores to get price matches at Wal-Mart, you can print yourself a
copy of their price match policy here,
to keep on hand (and take with you to the store, just in case).
Step 1. I spent about 20 minutes clipping and printing the coupons I needed for my trip
(You will see them listed under each deal) and writing up a list of things we were
low on in the pantry. Then I gathered the ads for our local stores, and found
the best prices on those items. Using my blog's ad match ups for the week helped a lot with price comparisons.
Step 2. Then
I went to Wal-Mart, selected my items, and got in line…
Step 3. Check out was simple! I
showed each ad item to the cashier as she rung it up, to make it easier on us
both (no hunting on a receipt for prices
and changing them/hoping everything is right at the end!)
Step 4. I presented
my coupons at the end. They are deducted after the price match.
My Trip:
Ad price matches are Blue, What I spent is Red and what I saved is Green!
Ad price matches are Blue, What I spent is Red and what I saved is Green!
Meijer Ad
10 for $10 mix and
match, get 11th FREE Knorr rice/pasta sides or Hamburger Helper
Wal-mart
Prices $1.50
Hamburger Helper (not sale price)
$1.50 Knorr Side Dishes (not sale price)
Or
$0.50/2Knorr Noodle or Rice sides (I printed 3, using 2 computers)
Bought
10 (4 Hamburger Helper, 6 Knorr sides) Spent $7.75
+ got 1
FREE Hamburger Helper
Saved $11.75
County Market Ad
Kraft Shredded Cheese
2/$4
Velveeta Shells &
Cheese $1.49 ea.
Wal-Mart
Prices $2.50 Kraft Shredded Cheese (not sale price)
x 3= $7.50
$2.98 Velveeta Shells & Cheese (not sale
price) x 7=20.86
-
In ad coupon $5.00 off
10 selected Kraft products
Bought
10 (3 shredded cheeses, 7 shells & cheese) Spent
$11.43
Saved $16.93
Ragu Pasta Sauce 0.99
cents each
Wal-Mart
Price
$2.00 (not sale price) x 2 = $4.00
-
In ad coupon for FREE
pasta ($1.25 Value) with purchase of 2 Ragu sauces
Bought
2, Spent $.98
Saved $4.27
Spent $20.16
Saved $32.95
A Savings of 62%! A Personal
BEST!
Plus these Freebies!
What is the best you have ever done in a single shopping trip?
Leave me a comment or send me an email at ilovethefree[at]yahoo.com.
Happy Saving!
