Treasures of Saving$: Wal-Mart Trip 6/21/09

It’s been my goal to share my personal weekly deals and steals with you. A site I frequently visit, A Full Cup, has a contest this month. The AFC Super Saver Contest challenges shoppers to spend a minimum of $25 (before coupons) in one transaction with a savings of 80% or more. Submit your entries weekly through July 26th (see AFC for more details). Well, I decided to take on the challenge.

It would’ve helped if I had read and reread the rules. I neglected to follow the first rule: “spend” just “$25 (before coupons)”. For some reason, I thought I had to spend $25 after coupons. So this turned out to be a bit more time consuming than I thought it should. Even still, I was able to score some great deals. These are items I will definitely use and/or need.

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(1) Mars candy bar $0.50 = FAC (will be gifted to someone)
(3) Carefree pantiliners $1 = FAC
(5) Johnsons first aid kit $0.97 = FAC
(1) Airwick I-Motion air freshener $5 = $1
(1) pk Birthday candles $0.75
(2) Nestle 24 pk bottle water $2.99 = $2.49 ea
(7) Dentek floss picks $1 = FAC
(5) Reach dental floss $1 = FAC
(4) Johnsons cotton swabs $0.97 = FAC
(1) Shout wipes $0.97 = $0.22
(4) Silk soymilk $2.92 = $1.96 ea AC
(2) Always Infinity $6.97 = $2.97 ea AC
(2) Juicy Juice 8 pk $2.36 = $.79 ea AC
(3) Crest kids toothpast $1.99 = FAC
(2) Lays potato chips $2.50 = $1.69 ea
(2) Morningstar Farms crumbles $3.34 = $1 ea AC
(2) 2 pks Dove bar soap $1.97 = $0.50 pk AC

TTL retail value = $91.74
TTL after price matching & coupons = $26.30 ($24.48 plus $1.82 tax)

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Treasures of Saving$ = $65.44 (71%)

So for the AFC challenge, I missed the 80% goal by just 9 points - - still a great shopping trip. I'll make sure to read the rules carefully time. Please share your weekly treasures of savings with us. I look forward to reading about your deals and steals.