So I thought I would try it out and see if its even worth all the hassle. A very energetic girl named Tori came to a Relief Society meeting back in March, and I caught the bug. I bought the extra newspapers for the coupons, printed coupons on-line, organized my coupon storage box and started making my grocery list from smartshopper.com.
I first decided to try out Albertson's since Tori was so gung-ho about it, but my experience there hasn't always been the greatest. I drove to Spanish Fork, got most of my stuff at Macey's my old standby, however I learned that they don't accept printable coupons, hugh let down, since that's mostly what I'm using right now. We did make good time in the store with all the kids helping and I didn't get anything that wasn't on my list. I then went to Alberston's for the "good deals". Well they were either completely out of what I wanted or what I picked didn't "meet the qualifications" for their sale. I walked away pretty frustrated and haven't been back since.
The second week I stuck with Macey's and saved almost $20, but because of the deal for the week they did accept printable coupons this one time. (I didn't save this receipt and forgot to keep track until this week.) I'm still learning.
Last week I decided to put Walmart, our local and much closer option however much I hate it, to the test. With price-matching and coupons I saved almost $33. This week it was almost $22. I'll keep it up for a little while, mostly to get the storage filled and start using it as my store. I love the fact that I can go down stairs to my storage room and get what I need instead of a quick trip to the store. I'll let you know how I feel as time goes on.
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