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<blockquote data-quote="flutterby" data-source="post: 438656" data-attributes="member: 7083"><p>There are several items that I need regularly that aren't on sale, nor do I have coupons for from the regular places. For example, I generally buy dish soap by what's on sale, but right now I need Dawn dish soap because I have 2 cats I can't treat for fleas with the usual flea products because they react badly. Dawn dish soap kills fleas (how I'm going to actually bathe these 2 cats I haven't quite figured out yet, but I'll think of something). Or I need 20 pounds of cat litter every week and cat litter coupons can be hard to find. So, when I know I need something, I'll google "Dawn coupons" for example. I am a bit picky about my cat litter because I have 5 cats and if you don't have good cat litter everyone that walks into your house knows you have 5 cats - and I'm sensitive to smells and I wouldn't be able to live here either. So, I googled "Tidy Cats coupons" and found that if you register at their site, you get a $1.00 off coupon to print. I registered myself, difficult child, and my mom. LOL The last time I bought litter, there was a $2 off coupon in the container for the next purchase. If I can't get a coupon for that brand, I'll go to my next choice - Fresh Step, or whatever it's called - and keep going down the list. I also keep in mind what the normal price is for the litter, and that plays a part in it, too. </p><p></p><p>When I googled "Dawn coupons", it took me to the brand website and showed that there was a $.25 coupon. I had to register and I'm going to get mailed a booklet. Doesn't help me right now, so I'm going to keep looking. I do that for dog food, too, because Jewel is *extremely* picky and after having tried <strong>every </strong>(not exaggerating) kind of dog food out there, there are 2 kinds that she will eat and I have to rotate them. </p><p></p><p>You really have to pay attention to prices. I didn't used to be so good at that. I'd see strawberries and not know if that was a good price, but with working full time plus, raising a difficult child, I didn't have time to shop around and would buy it because I was there and didn't want to go to another store. For example, Thomas bagels are $6.00 (!!!!!) at Kroger, and $3.00 at Meijer. The Meijer store brand is only a few cents less and there is a big difference in taste, so I'm getting the Thomas brand. I'm fortunate to have so many different grocery stores within a really close distance to my house now. I've narrowed it down to shopping mainly at 2 stores - Meijer (most of my shopping) and Kroger - because with my brain issues I can't keep up with too many stores and their prices. Also, because I've sworn off Walmart and haven't stepped foot in their stores since March 6. I've found, though, that on some things Walmart is cheaper (food) and other things Meijer is, so it evens out. I only shop at Kroger for items that they are having a good sale on and I have a coupon, or when I really need something and am feeling really bad because it's only a 2 minute drive away and I know where everything is. So, in some cases I go to Kroger just for the convenience, but I keep it to what I need at that moment (usually sanitary products for difficult child late at night or some such thing). </p><p></p><p>This may seem really, really basic, but I didn't use to do these things - and never really thought about it. I did all of my shopping at Kroger because it was close and I knew where everything was, so I could be in and out within an hour for 2 weeks of groceries. I knew it was more expensive, but the convenience made it worth it for me. I also wasn't poor then.</p><p></p><p>Kohl's is great, as another poster mentioned. I signed up for emails and get something almost every day about sales, free shipping if you order online, and % of when you check out using your Kohl's card. </p><p></p><p>This stuff probably sounds really, really basic, but when you're not used to doing it - like I wasn't - it's hard to know where to start, and quickly becomes overwhelming.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterby, post: 438656, member: 7083"] There are several items that I need regularly that aren't on sale, nor do I have coupons for from the regular places. For example, I generally buy dish soap by what's on sale, but right now I need Dawn dish soap because I have 2 cats I can't treat for fleas with the usual flea products because they react badly. Dawn dish soap kills fleas (how I'm going to actually bathe these 2 cats I haven't quite figured out yet, but I'll think of something). Or I need 20 pounds of cat litter every week and cat litter coupons can be hard to find. So, when I know I need something, I'll google "Dawn coupons" for example. I am a bit picky about my cat litter because I have 5 cats and if you don't have good cat litter everyone that walks into your house knows you have 5 cats - and I'm sensitive to smells and I wouldn't be able to live here either. So, I googled "Tidy Cats coupons" and found that if you register at their site, you get a $1.00 off coupon to print. I registered myself, difficult child, and my mom. LOL The last time I bought litter, there was a $2 off coupon in the container for the next purchase. If I can't get a coupon for that brand, I'll go to my next choice - Fresh Step, or whatever it's called - and keep going down the list. I also keep in mind what the normal price is for the litter, and that plays a part in it, too. When I googled "Dawn coupons", it took me to the brand website and showed that there was a $.25 coupon. I had to register and I'm going to get mailed a booklet. Doesn't help me right now, so I'm going to keep looking. I do that for dog food, too, because Jewel is *extremely* picky and after having tried [B]every [/B](not exaggerating) kind of dog food out there, there are 2 kinds that she will eat and I have to rotate them. You really have to pay attention to prices. I didn't used to be so good at that. I'd see strawberries and not know if that was a good price, but with working full time plus, raising a difficult child, I didn't have time to shop around and would buy it because I was there and didn't want to go to another store. For example, Thomas bagels are $6.00 (!!!!!) at Kroger, and $3.00 at Meijer. The Meijer store brand is only a few cents less and there is a big difference in taste, so I'm getting the Thomas brand. I'm fortunate to have so many different grocery stores within a really close distance to my house now. I've narrowed it down to shopping mainly at 2 stores - Meijer (most of my shopping) and Kroger - because with my brain issues I can't keep up with too many stores and their prices. Also, because I've sworn off Walmart and haven't stepped foot in their stores since March 6. I've found, though, that on some things Walmart is cheaper (food) and other things Meijer is, so it evens out. I only shop at Kroger for items that they are having a good sale on and I have a coupon, or when I really need something and am feeling really bad because it's only a 2 minute drive away and I know where everything is. So, in some cases I go to Kroger just for the convenience, but I keep it to what I need at that moment (usually sanitary products for difficult child late at night or some such thing). This may seem really, really basic, but I didn't use to do these things - and never really thought about it. I did all of my shopping at Kroger because it was close and I knew where everything was, so I could be in and out within an hour for 2 weeks of groceries. I knew it was more expensive, but the convenience made it worth it for me. I also wasn't poor then. Kohl's is great, as another poster mentioned. I signed up for emails and get something almost every day about sales, free shipping if you order online, and % of when you check out using your Kohl's card. This stuff probably sounds really, really basic, but when you're not used to doing it - like I wasn't - it's hard to know where to start, and quickly becomes overwhelming. [/QUOTE]
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