Couponin' .... 1st Time.

Ok So this was my 1st attempt at "couponin' "
Granted our bill was still 150 + dollars because there is stuff we NEED around here, but this is what 11.99 bought us today. (with a lil help from a flustered cashier & the Sunday rush behind us)

3 Hamburger Helpers (.75 off 3)
2 Taco Seasoning (.60 off 2)
2 Liters of 7-up (2.00off 2)
2 HUGE tubes of cookies (1.00 off 2) * Coupon wasn't working, Cashier KNEW we bought 2, so she overrode it in the system, come to find out -when we get home as I'm figuring what we $ vs saved- only 1 $4.28 tube ran through. (I NEVER check receipts, I bet we have had this happen vice versa as well) but Worked out well this time. So we paid 3.28 for 2 ((w/o coupons [straight purchase] it would have been $8.56))
John Freda Blond Shampoo (2.50 off ANY) *reg 5.97, on sale for 4.50* bought for 2.00
Band-aids (1.00 off ANY) - - .50 for the box.

So after figuring it out we saved about 50% on this items. I can see where the coupon matching can really make a difference. Need to start working on my 'matching/stacking' practices. Kind-of fun :)