{Weekly Haul: Target, Meijer & Walmart}

I went to Target, Meijer and Walmart this past Saturday, and I wanted to share with you all the haul I picked up. I'll break down each purchase store by store and then include the coupons I used for the transaction. 


 The first store I went to was Walmart because I wanted to get it out of the way. I had my first bad experience here with coupons a little while ago and I took away several things from it. I was determined to overcome it and see that a positive experience could occur here and that you are not always going to have smooth sailing. Everything turned out fine. I've learned to only use the u-scan registers at Meijer only and at other stores to go to a regular register. Bonus points to Meijer for allowing customers who use the u-scan to scan their own coupons.

For some reason, the thought of separating out the items by store and then taking the picture never crossed my mine. Maybe the items just look better all grouped together? Maybe it is more exciting that way? I am going to go with that reason, haha. 


Meijer - OOP (out of pocket): $22.47. WHB (would have been): $44.89. Total savings: $22.42 or 52%.

• (1) Maybelline Foundation: $8.19 - $2.00 Meijer electronic coupon = $6.19.
• (3) Splenda Sweetner: 3 at $4.92/each, for a total of $14.76 - (3) $2.00 manufacturer coupons = $8.76.
• (1) Strawberries (carton): $1.67. [No coupons].
• (1) Cheerios cereal: $2.50 - $1.00 manufacturer coupon = $1.50.
• (4) Quaker Granola bars: $8.00 - (2) $1.00 manufacturer coupons = $6.00
• As a perk for signing up via text for Meijer electronic coupons, a '$2.00 off your next order' was added to my account.

Total: $22.47.


Walmart - OOP: $8.67. WHB: $26.28. Total savings: $17.61 or 33%.

• (5) Band-Aids: 5 at $1.97/each, for a total of $9.85 - (5)$1.00 manufacturer coupons = $4.85.
• (3) Reach Floss: 3 at .97 cents each, for a total of $2.91 - (3) $1.00 manufacturer coupons = FREE! (overage applied to rest of order).
• (1) Nivea Lotion: $2.97 - (1) $2.00 manufacturer coupon = .97 cents!
• (2) packs of staples [I have been needing this desperately. Unfortunately, no coupons for these!]: .94 cents each, for a total of $1.88.

Total: $8.67.

Target - OOP: $15.31. WHB: $32.26. Total savings: $16.95 or 47%.

• (1) Glade aerosol: .99 cents - $1.00 manufacturer coupon = FREE!
• (1) Glade Expressions starter kit and (1) refill: (1) manufacturer coupon - "Buy 1 Glade Expressions starter kit and receive a free refill [up to $3.99]: $3.99
• (1) Oatmeal Real Medleys: $1.79 - (1) .50 cents off manufacturer coupon = $1.29
• (2) Edy's Fruit Bars: $3.25 each, for a total of $6.50 - (2) $1.00 coupons = $2.25 each.
• (4) Reach Floss: 4 at .97 cents each, for a total of $3.88 - (4) $1.00 manufacturer coupons = FREE!
• Special Promotion - Buy (3) Greenworks Clorox Wipes and receive a FREE Greenworks Clorox Dish soap. (3) Greenworks Clorox wipes at $2.36 each, for a total of $7.08 - $2.29 for the free dish soap and (1) .50 cents coupon and (1) $1.00/2 Greenworks Clorox products = $7.58

Total: $15.31.

Total out of pocket spent for all stores combined: $46.45

Total of what it would have been without coupons/promotions/sales: $103.43

Total saved: $56.98 or 45%.

My next haul post is going to be my shopping trip to Kroger, which occured today (5/8/12). If you have any questions about this post, please do not hesitate to comment!