[marie123]

I was at my Shoppers yesterday...I know everyone is ranting about the double/triple but frankly many items are so over priced that event with douple/triple Walmart is still a better deal.

I think that overall it is a gimmick to bring more shoppers in their stores and nothing else.

[momofmany]

Of course it's a gimic to get shoppers in the store! That's why all the grocery chains do it! Most people buy a bunch of stuff on impulse, so once you're in the store, they have your money!

The trick is to only buy the things that are a good deal at that store at that time. So you get a bunch of free mustard, or paper towels or pasta this go round, enough to last awhile, so you don't have to pay full price for it later.

That's what it's all about.

[Mavourneen]

I'm not sure which SFW you are shopping - but I shop at Wheaton, MD - and the prices there are hands down cheaper overall for just about everything I've priced than at Giant, Safeway, and Superfresh. I don't have a Walmart close enough to me to make it worth my while to shop for groceries there...but I agree with momofmany. I cherry pick their Triples and bring home quantities of things for my stockpile. Today, it was the McCormick's spices, A1 marinade, and oodles of the Kraft Mac single serves which will be perfect for my son's lunches during the summer. Last time, it was free marcal paper napkins, and .09 bottles of worcestershire and mustard.

When they double $1 coupons it is the best time to go - but you must get there on the first or second day of the sale period or you are S.O.L.

[marie123]

I think that you are missing my point...when Shoppers first started doing double/triple c/o's last year there was a lot of good deals but now the deals are not so good anymore. I think that a lot of people go in that store and buy because they think that they are getting a good deal with double/triple coupons and they are not.
A while back Lysol wipes came to $1.00 after a doubled $1.00 coupon at Shoppers and Walmart had the same item for $1.00 after $1.00 coupon.
So is that a "good" deal?
I am not a fan of Walmart but it made me re-think the whole Shoppers double/triple coupon thing.

[keeponcoupon]

I tend to agree with Mavoureen - you have to cherry pick the sales. You can't expect the things that were a good deal months ago to still be a good deal. You have to match your coupons to the things that are on sale now.

Sure some things normal price may be cheaper at Wal-mart or even Giant, but if you match your coupons and stock up on the frees, and then weigh the convenience of the store's location, it's a better deal for me to cherry pick the sales. I got frosting for 2 cents, free worceshestire sauce, free noodles, 15 cent or free spices, 50 cent yogurts, etc... And my shoppers is about a mile from my house. The closest Wal-Mart with a decent supply of groceries is a 20-minute highway drive. And aside from Kotex pads and steamers, I've never found these kinds of prices there.

Wal-mart does occasionally have decent prices on stuff, but it's not worth the drive for me to figure out what prices are decent. I tried it last year when the store opened, and it was a pain - had to carry a cooler with ice in the van so my frozen stuff didn't defrost in the summer heat before I could get it home.

The mac and cheese single serve are 77 cents at Target, cheaper than Shoppers $1 - but if Shopper's has $1 doublers, then my coupon is worth more there. I don't need the mac and cheese now, so I'm not using the coupon at either place just yet. If I have to use it without a doubler, it'll be at Target, but if it's doubled, it'll be Shoppers.

Think of it as a game. And be careful with Wal-marts low prices - they creap up over time. They sucked me in last year with lunch meat prices that were about 75 cents cheaper than anything at my local grocery stores. Then over time, they creaped up to about $1 more. I was only going there once a month, and keeping a price book, so it was really obvious. Now I shop the sales and I've saved hundreds a month doing it.

You need to find a system that works for you. And my system may not, but it's all good, we each have different preferences.

[sweetsali]

Originally Posted by keeponcoupon

I tend to agree with Mavoureen - you have to cherry pick the sales. You can't expect the things that were a good deal months ago to still be a good deal. You have to match your coupons to the things that are on sale now.

Sure some things normal price may be cheaper at Wal-mart or even Giant, but if you match your coupons and stock up on the frees, and then weigh the convenience of the store's location, it's a better deal for me to cherry pick the sales. I got frosting for 2 cents, free worceshestire sauce, free noodles, 15 cent or free spices, 50 cent yogurts, etc... And my shoppers is about a mile from my house. The closest Wal-Mart with a decent supply of groceries is a 20-minute highway drive. And aside from Kotex pads and steamers, I've never found these kinds of prices there.

Wal-mart does occasionally have decent prices on stuff, but it's not worth the drive for me to figure out what prices are decent. I tried it last year when the store opened, and it was a pain - had to carry a cooler with ice in the van so my frozen stuff didn't defrost in the summer heat before I could get it home.

The mac and cheese single serve are 77 cents at Target, cheaper than Shoppers $1 - but if Shopper's has $1 doublers, then my coupon is worth more there. I don't need the mac and cheese now, so I'm not using the coupon at either place just yet. If I have to use it without a doubler, it'll be at Target, but if it's doubled, it'll be Shoppers.

Think of it as a game. And be careful with Wal-marts low prices - they creap up over time. They sucked me in last year with lunch meat prices that were about 75 cents cheaper than anything at my local grocery stores. Then over time, they creaped up to about $1 more. I was only going there once a month, and keeping a price book, so it was really obvious. Now I shop the sales and I've saved hundreds a month doing it.

You need to find a system that works for you. And my system may not, but it's all good, we each have different preferences.

Well Put. SFW's prices are much lower than Giant & Safeway. They also offer everyday values and the $10/10 is pretty ok. I got severals items really cheap and was very selective about what I applied my coupons to. I noticed that Wally World has crept up their prices of grocery items and always go where I can get my coupons doubled and tripled. SFW is the way for me when they offer double and triple coupon values. A lot of the items wind up FREE or for Pennies on the dollar. For example, Frenches Worschire Sauce was FREE, NY Texas Toast was .25 a box, Ortega Taco Shells @ 1.69 were 1.13 for (2) boxes, Tabasco Sauce was .09. This definatley works for me. I go where I get the best bang for my coupons and my bucks.