And like so many other things I choose to spend time on, I find myself overwhelmed/obsessed with it. It is absolutely intoxicating and a (positive) outlet for my time. Though I do randomly think, "I really should be knitting..."
When I first started, I was going after everything I had a coupon for. Now, let me qualify that statement... I was not going after things my family did not use- I was only clipping and using coupons for things I ordinarily bought. Smart huh? Not exactly.
I missed out on an AWESOME deal that still haunts me. The John Frieda deal. Target put John Freida stuff on clearance, and with the high dollar coupons that I looked at (but did not clip and threw away) I could have gotten a bunch of it for free. To make matters worse, the darn expiration date for those ill fated John Freida coupons is still not up, so weekly (if not daily) I am accosted on the couponing blogs about how I can STILL get free John Freida. sheesh.
But let's let bygones be bygones, and talk about the deals I HAVE scored. I have grown past the "get everything I have with the coupons" stage to the "let's check the deals this week and see what I can get for free or almost free." I have gotten 8 sharpies, 60 pens, 6 scotch tapes, 3 tylenol precises (they were $.27), 3 ben gays, 4 milka chocolate bars, 4 green giant frozen vegetables, a couple of heinz vinegars, 4-4 packs of dove men+care soap (they were $.79), 4 free men plus care deodorants, several free body washes from dial, 12 sally hansen nailpolishes (they were $.04) some jiff peanut butter, 6 boxes of ritz crackerfuls (they were $.74), 2 free reams of printer paper, 23 free toothpastes, and more.
Unless stated otherwise, all of the above items were free. I know you are anxiously awaiting to hear about my progress, and I cannot wait to tell you about it!
