[Rasha]

What Can You Buy for $20-or-Less Contest

We want to see you work your coupon magic! Show us what you can buy for $20 or less out-of-pocket. Starting September 1st enter to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card by showing off your couponing skills.

How to Enter:
In this thread submit:

- A picture of what you bought for $20 or less out-of-pocket from one store

- A picture of your receipt (blot out personal information such as credit card number)

- A list of the coupons you used and explain how you got such a great deal

Note: Using existing gift cards (or Extra Care Bucks or Register Rewards) will count as out-of-pocket expense (as if using cash).

However, if your purchase rewards you with a gift card, Extra Care Bucks, or Register Rewards, you may count that off of your out-of-pocket total.

Maximum entries allowed: 8
2 entries per week, per person.
Please, don’t use the same store twice in one week. We want to see some variety! But feel free to use your favorite stores more than once, just not in the same week.
All members and Team members of AFC are allowed to participate.

Prizes:

(5 Prizes Total) $50 Amazon Gift Card

Winners will be selected at random from all valid entries. Contest ends September 30th.

Promotion:

By entering, you are granting permission to have your submission posted in the AFullCup Blog. Interesting and impressive submissions may be featured in the blog.

Entries Only Thread

Enter to win in this thread only. However, feel free to chat about the contest over at: http://www.afullcup.com/forums/afc-c...on-thread.html

Have fun and good luck!

[garrett]

What fun. What fun. Will this be posted in this thread?

[beckaanne]

Well I didn't totally do this on purpose last night, but it works! Unfortunately my camera died and I got a new cell phone, so I'm not sure how I can upload a picture on here yet, but I will try some different techniques and hopefully have one soon!

In the meantime, this is what I did:

1 Clearance t-shirt = 0.64
1 Champion t 7.99 - $5 Champion TQ = 2.99
1 pair clearance flip flops = 1.74
2 jars Hellmanns $5.98 - (2) .75 mailer Qs - (2) .50TQs = 3.48
2 Wishbone dressings $3.98 - $1/2 mailer Q - (2) .75 TQs = 1.48
4 Campbell's Select Harvest Soups $6.00 - (4)$1 IPs = $2
2 Pace Salsa $7.38 - (2) Free Qs (Pace online game) = 0
1 Sobe $1 - (1) Free (Heads or tails game) = 0
1 Lactaid $2.99 - (1) $1 IP = $1.99
1 Degree Deodorant $2.44 - $1 mailer Q - $1TQ = .44
1 Q-tips $2.99 - $1TQ = $1.99
2 Suave Shampoos 1.98 - .50 mailer Q - (2) .75 Target Q = 0
2 8ct BIC Mechanical Pencils $2.40 - $1/2 IP - $1/2 TQ = .40

SUBTOTAL $19.13
TAX $0.71
TOTAL $19.84

Not bad for $20!

Receipt says I saved $31.66, but in reality I saved more because the clearance t-shirt was originally $5 and the flip flops originally $6 which don't show up on the receipt as those prices.

$19.84/$61.79 = 32% or a 68% savings.




Grr just looked at my receipt and two of the $1Qs were missed. And the cashier went very slowly, so I'm not sure how they were missed! Oh well! Still not bad for $20.

[Rasha]

Originally Posted by garrett

What fun. What fun. Will this be posted in this thread?

Yes, all entries must be posted in this thread. Can't wait to see your couponing skills in action!

[gravyqueen]

I did really good at Kroger yesteday. I bought:

28 cans of Van Camp pork & beans = 10/$10
- (28) $.50 off 1 (doubled)
= $0

10 bottles of Shamrock Farms milk = 10/$10 (used a rain check)
- (10) $.50 off 1 (doubled)
= $0

3 Simple Asia sauce = $1.99 each
- (3) $.50 off 1 (doubled)
= $.99 each

1 frozen Kroger broccoli = $.88

I spent a total of $1.47 on everything but that included a $3 oyno coupon. So, net cost was $4.47.

I ended up having to go to 2 different Kroger stores, one of them twice, and do 3 different transactions. The first store didn't have the Van Camp beans marked and they were ringing up full price. I didn't see them in the ad, so I didn't get them, I just got the milk. The second store had the beans marked but didn't have many left. At the second store, I noticed that they were in the ad, so I went back to the first store and they were ringing up right... ahh! I also realized that I had a $3 oyno expiring yesterday, so I had to spend it on something. Still a great deal, even if it was a little bit stressful. I saved $63.93!

[gravyqueen]

yesterday at Rite Aid I bought:

3 Garnier Herbashine hair dye = $5.99 each
- (3) $3 off any Herbashine
- (2) $2 off any Garnier skin or hair care vv
= $4.97 for all 3

2 men's Nivea body wash = $3 each
- $4 off 2 Nivea body product
= $2 for 2

1 Nivea lip care = $2.99

- $5/$25
- (2) $2 +up

I paid $2.06 ($1.10 tax) and saved $35.98. I received $8 in +up and will receive $1.99 SCR, making this a $3.93 mm!

[mcgallicher]

This wasn't my best Rite Aid shop by any means, but the first one since this contest started. I bought the following items:

1 Box of Tampax on sale for 2.99
3 Gillette Men's Bodywashes - $4 each, so $12
3 Gillette deodorants - $4 each, so $12
4 Old Spice Fresh Collection deodorants - $4 each, so $16
2 Secret deodorants - $4 each, so $8

My total came to $50.99

Then I used the following coupons:
5.00 Rite Aid $5 off $25 purchase
1.00 Tampax
6.00 3 Gillette deodorant coupons for $2 each
8.00 2 coupons to get free Secret wyb 2 Old Spice FS deos
12.00 3 coupons to get free Gillette BW wyb Gillette deodorant
---------------
32.00
5.00 Up Rewards from the week before
-------------
37.00

So, my "after coupon" subtotal came to $11.93 plus tax of 2.30 = $14.23

I paid with my $10 Oral Care gift card and owed 4.23 oop. However, since the Up Reward and gift card count like cash I actually spent $19.23.

I will get a $1 Single Check Rebate on the Tampax, AND I received a $15 Up Reward, so that brings my total down to $3.23.

Also, I will send my receipt off to Proctor and Gamble to get their Everyday Savings booklet of coupons worth $110.

[mcgallicher]

How did you guys get those nice clear photos of your CRT's?

[carriemb2]

Great Contest!

[coolgal142]

Okay this is what i got for Under $20

5 kraft mac & cheese x.78= 3.90 used 2 .55 off 2 and one free coupon
2 Tostitos chips x1.60= 3.20 used 2 $1 coupons
10 snapple x.79= 7.90 used 10 .75 coupons
8 davids sunflower seeds x.69= 5.52 used .75 off 2 coupons
4 fruit by the foot x1.50= 6.00 used 2 1 off 2 coupons
2 lance crackers x1.93= 3.86 used 2 $1 coupons
19 dentyne ice gum x.72= 13.68 used 19 $1 off coupons
2 meaty bone x1.90=3.80 used 1 $2 off two coupon
4 glad press and seal x1.73=6.92 used 2 $2 off 2 coupons
2 glad storage bagsx1.30=2.60 used 1 $1 off two coupons
2 paper lunch sacks x.99= 1.98 used 2 $1 off coupons
4 glad straws x.49=1.80 used 2 $2 off two coupons
2 hefty kitchen bags x3.19 used 2 $2 off coupons
14 ziploc bags x1.29= 18.06 used 14 $1 coupons
10 finish dish washing tabs x2.99=29.90 used 10 $2.50 coupons
36 rolaids x1.76=63.36 used 18 $4 off 2 coupons
32 oral b toothbrushes x1.49=47.68 used 32 $2 off coupons

Total before coupons $237.78
Total after coupons $9.49

I can used expired coupons, so that helps

[bobbiejo45]

Transaction #1 RA:
2 Oral B Crossaction TB 2.99x2=5.98 (reg 4.99)
-2.99 B1G1 Oral B MQ PG 8/15
-0.75 Oral B MQ PG 8/29
-1.00 UP
+0.39 Tax
OOP:1.63, Earned (2) 2.00 UP -1.37 per contest rules

Transaction #2 RA:
2 Oral B Crossaction TB 2.99x2=5.98 (reg 4.99)
-2.99 B1G1 Oral B MQ PG 8/15
-0.75 Oral B MQ PG 8/29
-2.00 UP (from transaction #1)
+0.46 Tax
OOP:0.70, Earned (2) 2.00 UP -1.30 per contest rules

Transaction #3 RA:
2 Finish Quantumatic 5.49x2=10.98 (reg 10.99)
1 Airwicks Ultra Freshmatics 6.49 (reg. 12.99)
2 Airwicks Ultra Imotion 6.99x2=13.98 (reg. 13.99)
-5.00 $5/$25 RA Q
-12.00 (3) $4 Airwick MQs SS 8/29 and Home solutions
-6.00 Quantumatic MQ TP Kroger/FL or Home Solutions
-1.00 Airwicks VV Sept
-2.00 UP (from Transaction #1)
-2.00 UP (from Transaction #2)
-2.00 UP (from Transaction #2)
+2.05 Tax
OOP:3.50, earned $10 UP 0.50 per contest rules

Transaction #4 CVS:
1 Scott 12pk Toilet Paper 6.98 (reg. 11.00)
2 Wisk 2x B1G1 8.99 (reg. 17.98)
-3.00 $3/$10 Grocery Purchase (from red machine)
-6.00 (2) $3 Wisk MQ RP 8/29
-3.00 ECB (snail mail)
-2.00 ECB
-0.99 ECB (trident)
+0.77 Tax
OOP:1.75


Plus, 11.96 for Oral B TB will count towards $10GC WYB $25 Oral Care SCR @ RiteAid (Rebate#560)

Shelf price: 111.89
Percent Savings 95%
Check my math because I confused myself.
Realized that it was supposed to be one store so disregard transaction#4 so my total for rite aid is -2.17

[ambtay79]

So i did ok.. Went to pets mart got all my cat food free which will be donated and i got the bird feed for my feeder out back..

Paid $7.39 out of pocket after coupons..

[ztalindz]

I spent $16.32 oop at Target. I didn’t get a ton of items for under $20 but I definitely got some great deals. I bought the following items
3 pairs of Baby/Toddler Jeans 4.00 each (2/1 TQs) 2.00 x 3 =6.00
4 Axe Body Gift Sets on clearance 3.48 (1.50/1 MQ) 1.98 x 4 = 7.92
Wicker Towel Basket 9.99 (10.00 Bathroom Furniture TQ) = 0
Hot dog buns 1.02
Total 16.32

[gravyqueen]

today at CVS I bought:

8 bags of M&Ms (6 pretzel, 2 coconut) = $.50 each or $4
- (4) $.75 off 2 mfq
= $1 for all 8

1 Schick Hydro 5 = $8.97
- $5 mfq
= $3.97

1 Zegerid OTC 14 ct. = $9.99 (rain check)
- $4 store coupon
- $3 mfq
= $2.99

1 Purex 3in1 sheets = $5.99 (rain check)
- $3 mfq
= $2.99

1 Trident Layers = $.99

2 Milky Way = $.50 each or $1 (miscalculated and had to add something at the register)

- $3/$10 grocery purchase

total: $9.94 plus $.81 tax
used: $9.99 ebs adjusted down to $9.94 and paid $.81 oop.
saved: $43.36
received $4 (schick), $.99 (trident), $7 (Zegerid), $2 (Purex) = $13.99

Net cost = $3.91 MM!

[gravyqueen]

today at Rite Aid I bought:

2 Purex 3in1 sheets = 2/$5 (rain check)
- $3 mfq
- $1 mfq
= $1 for both

4 BioTrue = $4.49 each (10% discount) or $17.96 for all
- (4) $4 mfq
= $1.96 for all 4

2 Oral B toothbrushes = $2.99 each
- $2.99 BOGO mfq
= $2.99 for both

- $5/$25

total oop: $.95 plus $1.20 tax = $2.15
saved: $33.81
received: $4 x 4 (BioTrue) and $2 x 2 (Oral B) = $20

net cost: $17.85 MM

[mcgallicher]

Here is what I bought at Giant this week:

13 boxes of Krusteaz Pancake Mix
(2 Belgian Waffle, 5 Blueberry, and 6 Buttermilk)
Dozen donuts

The cost without coupons would have been $22. I spent $5.50.

Here is how I did it:

The pancake mix is normally 2.29 but was on sale for $1.50 a box. I had 3 coupons from Sunday inserts for .50 each that double at Giant. My initial purchase for 3 boxes cost $4.50 - $3 in coupons = $1.50 oop.

I then received 2 Catalina coupons "compliments of Krusteaz" for $1 off my next purchase. So, on my next trip I bought 2 boxes of mix for $3 and paid with my $2 Catalinas, plus $1 cash. That brought my total oop to $2.50.

I then repeated this proces 3 more times, so spent $3 more, bringing my total to $5.50.

On my final trip I got 2 more boxes and a dozen donuts. The donuts are normally $2.50, but the bakery made too many so they had a coupon on them to take $1.50 off, and they cost $1. In the end I spent $7.50, but since I still have $2 in catalinas for my next shopping trip, that brings my total down to $5.50.

Had I bought everything when it was not on sale it would have cost $32.27.

BUT if I had been able to get my hands on more Krusteaz coupons before the sale ended yesterday, it would have all been free.

[lhill128]

My Meijer trip 9/10/10-

I purchased the following:
2 Old el paso fajita seasoning .89 each = 1.78 - $1MQ = $ .78
2 Old El paso vegitarian refried beans $1.05 each = 2.10 - $1MQ= $1.05
4 Campbells select soup bowls .99 each = 3.96- (2) $1/2 MQ - $1/4 MMB= $.96
4 Campbells cream of chicken soup $1 each - (2) $1/2 MQ= $ 2.00
6 Spaghettios 6/$3 - (2) .40 MQ (doubled) = $1.40
1 King size Hershy bar ( clearance) = $.71
1 Diet Coke 20 oz. $1.48 - $1 MQ WYB hershy & 20 oz = $.48
4 Glade 4 oz. jar candle 3/$5.00 -(2) $1/2 MMB - (2) $1/2 MQ - (2) $1/1 MQ =
$.67
2 Pam spray 2/$4 - (1) $1/1 MQ - (1) .40/1 MQ ( doubled) = $2.20
2 Pledge cleaner $3.69 each - (1) $1/2 MMB - (1) BOGO MQ = $2.69
1 Easy off oven cleaner $4.92 - (1) .35/1 ( doubled)= $4.22

Total before Mperks $2 off and $2 OYNO was $16.19
after = $12.19 oop
received (1) $2 OYNO from Glade
(1) $1 OYNO off beef or chicken from Old E lpaso

[garrett]

Here is my Schnucks trip

Total $9.23
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5 Capn Crunch $2 = $10 - (5) $.50 man. cpn. (my store doubles) AND $3 store cpn wyb 5 quaker oats products = $2

2 Campbell chuncky soup $1.25 =$2.50 - (2) $.50 man. cpn (my store doubles) =$.50

1 Scnucks soy sauce $1 = $1

1 Country Bob sauce $2.50=$2.50 - FREE man cpn = FREE

4 Del Monte Veg $.67 each =$2.67 - $1 man cpn = $1.67

4 Betty Crocker fruit snack $.99= $3.98 - (2) $.50/2 (my store doubles) man cpn. =$1.98

1 2# sweet onions $2.49=$2.49

1 suave conditoinner $1 = $1 - $.50 (my store doubles) man. cpn

1 Del Monte canned fruit $1 = $1 - $.50 man cpn (coupon rang up $.66 off) = $.34

used $1 cat OYNO

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Total $9.23
Saved $18.16 with coupons
Recieved $3 cat OYNO for purchasing 5 quaker products

[gravyqueen]

today at CVS I bought:

3 Coke 12 pack = $3.25 each
1 Sprite 12 pack = $3.25
- $3/$10 grocery purchase
- $3 EBs earned
= $7 for 4

1 Brach's pumpkins = $.99
- $.99 EBs earned
= $0

1 Nivea men's body wash = $4.99
- $1 mfq
- $4.99 EBs earned
= -$1

1 Tylenol Precise = $5.99
- $2 store coupon
- $2 mfq
- $2 EBs earned
= -$.01

1 High Octane energy chews = $1.99
- $1.99 EBs earned
= $0

1 Alive women's multivitamins = $9.99
- $1 mfq
- $9.99 EBs earned
= -$1

subtotal: $36.95 plus $1.07 tax
coupons used: $9
EBs used: $27.95 ($27.99 adjusted down)
oop: $1.07 (just tax)
saved: $49.91
earned: $23.96 EBs ($1 gbt, $3 Coke, $2 Tylenol Precise, $1.99 High Octane energy chews, $.99 Brach's, $9.99 Alive, $4.99 Nivea)

net cost: $5.10

[tratra]

This is a perfect day for me to try to do this contest. Going shopping this afternoon.

[ambtay79]

Ok went to kroger just a little bit ago and did pretty well

20 bags of purina one cat food $20
used 20 $1/1 q's so FREE

3-Dial hand soaps $3
used 3 .35/1 all tripled so FREE

3-Colgate toothpaste $3
used 3 .35/1 all tripled so FREE

3-Reach flossers $3
used 3 .50/1 all doubled so FREE

3- boxes of cap n crunch $5.94
used 3 .50/1 all doubled so $2.94

1- Olay Face wash $3.68

1- Loreal Towlette $5.24

used a $5 catalina to help pay for everything
total paid oop was $6.97

[garrett]

My trip to Walmart:

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1 41/60 ct. shrimp $5
5 Kraft Cheese $2=$10 - (1) $5 = $5
1 Freschetta Pizza $4.98 - $1 man. cpn = $3.98
1 Horizon Organic milk $3.98 - $1 man. cpn = $2.98
1 Charmin toliet paper $2.47 - $1 man. cpn = $1.47

Before cpns = $26.43

After cpns = $18.84

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[ztalindz]

Here is my MM Meijer trip. I did 8 transactions. I spent $5.15 but have (4) 2.00 ONYOs so it was a 2.85 MM trip. I bought 12 boxes of Ziplocs, 1 Butterfinger bar and 10 Suave lotions.

Transaction 1
6 Ziploc bags (1.50 each) = 9.00
Used (3) 1.00/2 MQs and 3 1.50/2 Meijer Mealbox Qs
Total oop = 1.82 Earned (2) 2.00 OYNOs

Transaction 2
2 Suave lotions .99 = 1.98
1 Butterfinger bar .74
Used 2.00 ONYO
Total oop .91 Earned 2.00 ONYO

Transactions 3-7
2 Suave lotions .99 x 2 = 1.98
Used 2.00 ONYO
Total oop = .12 earned 2.00 ONYO

Transaction 8
6 Ziploc bags (1.50 each) = 9.00
Used 3 1.00/2 MQs and 3 1.50/2 Meijer Mealbox Qs
Total oop = 1.82 Earned 2 2.00 OYNOs
(would have used the suave onyo but the cashier said I couldn’t use any other coupons with the MMB)
Total oop 1.82 Earned (2) 2.00 ONYO

[bobbiejo45]

I had no ECBs to start so this trip was an ECB making trip.




I bought:
4 12pk Diet Coke 13.00
1 Nivea Mens BW 4.99
1 Brachs Candy Corn 0.99
2 CVS Paper Towels 2.00
2 King Size PB M&Ms 3.18 (were supposed to be 2/$3)
Total:24.16

Used:
-4.00 4/20 CVS Twitter Q
-1.00 $1 off 2 CVS PaperTowels (from Q machine)
-0.75 CVS Q off 1 King Size M&Ms (from Q machine)
-1.00 Nivea MQ

OOP:17.41+0.15tx=17.56
Earned $3ECB, 0.99ECB, 4.99ECB
Total for contest: 8.58

[LindseyLouXOX]

I bought:

8 Lysol Wipes - $2.50 ea = $20
1 Nivea Mens Bodywash - $4.99
1 Candycorn - .99
1 Skintimate Shave Cream - $3.99
2 Betty Crock Potatoes - .98 ea marked down from $3.99 = $1.96

Used:
8 $1/1 Lysol wipes
$1 Nivea
.75 Skintimate
$1/2 BC Potatoes
9.99, 6.99, 4 ecbs

Total .20 + $2.24 tax

Got back 10, 4.99, .99, 3 ecbs making net total after ecb spent/earned $2.20 + 2.24 tax - Savings $53.07 = 96%/92% (inc tax) savings

She rang in the BC Potatoes on the first receipt and I didn't catch it, only that my oop was WAY high, but paid anyways to check it out after I was done since it was SO busy! $3.99 x 2 = $7.98 - $1.96 (what they should have been, later corrected in 2nd receipt) = $6.02 (taking off 1st receipt total)