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Originally Posted by stone1061  Ok, I understand this promo.
Spending $40 to get $5 is not worth the work, but I am intrigued in the attempt to get $40 for spending $120.
If my math is correct. In essence I will get $160 worth of groceries for $120, provided 120 are items that qualify. | Not exactly. You see, that $40 you get to spend, you can use coupons, and if you do at least half on "free" items,that $40 will buy $100 worth.
In fact, you shouldn't need to spend $120 at all.
For instance, this week toothpaste is free after coupon (fac), so you take the amount you spent - Zero and add the FACE VALUE of the coupon, $.99, so you get to add $1 for each tp you buy and it only costs you tax. If you get 10 coupons, that's $10 towards your $120; now rinse and repeat with other items you can use. Your oop (out of pocket), should be somewhere around $40-$50 and you'll get back $40 to spend on other things with coupons - like maybe knorr sides - $3.50 as Noellebrow mentioned. I've done it in past years and it can be done - with planning. BTW, Skippy peanut butter counts.
My DH just said: you've almost got it, but you're basing The Deal (spend $120) on your pre-coupon price for OOP. Don't forget to deduct the face value of your coupons from the $120
Happy calculating
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