I got this freezer full of food for less than $75 plus I got free wipes, sippy cups, diapers, and cereal. Now this was a crazy deal from Target and I don’t know if I will ever be able to do this again, but I will try.
Today I’m going to share how you can get deals like this. We will go over how to organize your links, I will share my bookmarks, and go over just how to do it.
Bookmark Organization
I originally wrote this for someone I know who is not very computer savvy. So you may not need the first step in this process, but you may find it keeps you more organized.
Step 1: Open your bookmarks in a side menu by holding CTRL and pressing B.
Step 2: Make yourself a new folder by right clicking and selecting “New Folder…” Name the folder Penny Pincher.
Step 3: Right click on the Penny Pincher folder and select “New Folder…” and name it Baby Deals
Repeat step 3 and make the following folders 7 folders (inside Penny Pincher): Grocery Deals, Drug Store Deals, Target, Multi Deals, Retail Stores, Misc Deals
Step 4: Click on the links below to open the sites. Click and drag the icon on the left side of the web address to the appropriate folder:
The Bookmarks
Baby Deals
Gerber Coupons – You do have to register for these coupons You are limited on the amount you can print.
Different Gerber Coupons – Same company as above just different coupons
Gerber.com – Register on Gerber to receive coupons by mail and email
Pick your favorite formulas and diapers and register at there sites for coupons.
Grocery Deals
Vicky’s Grocery Deals – Vicky’s Deals is a forum. You don’t have to join to see the deals.
Coupons.com – A great place for grocery coupons. You do have to download an application and you are limited on the amount of coupons you can print per coupon.
Smart Source – Another great place for grocery coupons:
A Full Cup Grocery Deals – This is my favorite deal site and the one that helped me a lot with the baby food bargains.
Drug Store Deals
A Full Cup’s Drug Store Deals – I have heard huge raves on rebates at drugstores, but I have not figured this out yet.
Target
Full Cup’s Target Coupon Generator – Read the instructions closely on how to print these. I’ve printed pages!
Full Cup’s Target Deals and Steals – This is a new feature and it really shows how you can get so much for free.
Full Cup’s Target Forum – Just more talk on the deals at Target. Also about how to work with some of there “policy’s”
Multi Deals
Vicky’s Daily Picks – These are Vicky’s favorite deals from the day.
Moneysavingmom.com – I just found her today but it looks like a great resource.
Retail Stores
JC Penny’s Outlet – Their outlet has Under 9.99 Deals and Wednesday Only Deals. The links are on the bottom left. You can find some really great deals here.
Misc Deals
Birthday Freebies – A huge list of Birthday Freebies
If you have more links that I haven’t linked here please share them. I know there are a few really good coupon sites out there that will give you a guide to what coupons were in your Sunday paper and what the stores have on sale. But alas I have found none of these work for Oregon.
How to do it..
Some of the things you are going to want to do is to learn about the stores in your area. Learn which stores take double coupons (or triple if you are lucky). Learn there coupon policies. (We have one store that will take any competitor coupons, which is useful to get your shopping done in one place.) And if you can’t find this information? Then just play dumb and try it out.
Now the other key to this is you have to be bold. Act like you now exactly what you are doing even if you don’t. If you have to start out small and see if this process works. You will find that your confidence will build and you will start getting a high from your bargain hunting.
Try to be polite to the cashier and lay out the coupons for them or have things lined up easy to ring. If you are being nice and not making things hard for them they are less likely to complain. I had many cashiers cheer me on saying that they loved that I was saving so much money. And I would have other customers behind me that would just be amazed.
Also try to be polite to other customers. At certain points I would have over a hundred jars in my basket that had to be rung up individually, then 50 coupons that needed to be scanned (or hand keyed at one point), and we learned that it would take the register could take a full five minutes to catch up. When people would get behind them I would just let them know politely that I was going to take a while.
I hope that you will find that you too can fill your house to the brim with very little money. That you can be a coupon clipping deal maniac too.
And just so you know no Zane did not eat all that food. I have donated half to a family friend and will be donating the rest to a pregnancy crisis center in the area.
OMG – you are the money saving queen. I thought I was good, but no. I don’t have your stamina! Amazing.
Thanks Mary, I never thought I could get the deal I got, but I was at the right place and time and it was amazing. I hope someday I will be able to match that deal.
Wow, I’m not sure if I want to believe it. That’s a lot of baby food, is she going to eat it all? Coupons are great. I work for a company that manages and tracks gift cards, and I’ve been following the coupon craze on savvywallet.com. One thing to consider are fraudulent coupons. Verify your coupons on: http://www.cents-off.com/
I was gonna say – I don’t think Esme’s eaten that much in her entire life! Great deal, though!
WOW! That is amazing. I hope my husband doesn’t come across this…lol. He’ll wonder why our fridge doesn’t look like that for that price!
~Trisha
http://www.BeyondTheBomb.com
OMG there’s a baby in your freezer!!!
Thanks for putting this all together, I’d heard about these coupon sites but assumed I’d have to buy a subscription or something. You’ve made working it all out for myself much easier.
WOW!! awesome Trick. will have to come back for this.
YOU ARE AWESOME!!!
Mozi Esme’s Mommy – Yeah Zane put a small dent in all that food, but I was getting other items free and I knew I would be able to share it with others.
I’m also keeping some of the food to add to sauces and baking items to up Zane’s veggie and fruit count. Kinda like Jessica Seinfeld book Deceptively Delicious.
Memarie Lane – I know there are sites out there you can pay for, but there is so much out there that is free. I know there is even so much more than what I shared. I hope you will try using these sites. You may find it’s addicting.
Jessica – I hope you do get a chance to try it. It is amazing fun and even if you save a few dollars it’s so worth it.
I like the part where you are careful to be polite to the grocery store employees, but all the coupon work seems a lot to do!
Yes the most important thing is to be polite, even if you have to take it up with the manager, and even if you have to take it to corporate. Could you imagine how much I would have spent if I didn’t have coupons? Sometimes a little work is worth it.
I have to bow down to you. I thought that I was the queen of coupons but you have me beat! Thanks for following me on twitter!
oh WOW! I want to land on a deal like that! 🙂
I have found asking the clerks if they want my pile of coupons or if they’d like me to go into another lane helps too. Almost always they are happy I asked, and it makes my journey through the checkout lane faster. I’ve noticed most of them are also more careful in making sure they have all the coupons and that they scan right too then.
I joke that coupons make my world go round. lol
This is a cool post about coupons and there prices.
Thanks for such an informative post.
Wow. You are definitely bookmarked. I’ve got to give this a shot. Nice post. Thanks for the links!
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Thanks
Thanks for all the tips.
I will let my friends know about this post