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Little Known Ways to Make Money Shopping

April 24, 2012

 

 Profit: $60. Yes. SIXTY DOLLARS.

 
My milk, eggs and other pantry essentials are paid off this month because of buying vitamins! Did I need 20 bottles of vitamins? No. Do I need an extra $60 to pay for groceries..YES! A resounding Y-E-S!

This week at Rite Aid there is a deal if you buy $30 worth of Nature Made vitamins, you get $15 +UP back.

  • I used $2 manufacturer coupons.
  • I used $24 in Rite Aid QR Code coupons.
  • 2 cards per household, did the deal twice per card.
  • Paid around $.06-$.75 per transaction.
  • 4 transactions, 4 different stores.

*QR Code Coupons are regional, so YMMV!*

If you are set to make money buying a product you don’t need..buy it, donate it and pocket the rest! I will be keeping the vitamins though. I picked ones I know my family uses.

 

Sample Deal:
5 Folic Acid $6.79/each
=$33.95
Used $10 off 1 QR coupon
Used $5 off 1 QR coupon
Used (3) $3 off 1 QR coupons
Used (5) $2 off 1 Nature Made manufacturer coupons
=$0, got back $15 +UP

 

I will use the money to buy: milk, eggs, diapers etc. Buy this, get that!

 

My Coupon Savings Tab 2012

 

Since January 1, 2012, I’ve been keeping a running tab on all the coupons I’ve used. To see all the past coupon total posts click the icon in my sidebar. I am not an extreme couponer by any means and hope to motivate you to clip those coupons…they do add up!

 

In three months my total amount of coupons went over $1,000 already!

 

Here’s how I did the past couple weeks:

 

FOOD
MCDONALD’S
3 FREE Bakery items ($5.37)
1 Living Social Big Mac $3.59
 
STORE
OLD NAVY
1 $10 Super Cash

SHAW’S
$5 Catalina
$1 Shaw’s tuna
FREE Shaw’s reusable bag ($.99)

STOP&SHOP
$5 Catalina

CVS
$3 ECB

RITE AID
$35 +UPs
$2 Video Values
$8 L’oreal Weekly in-ad coupons
$99 QR Load2Card
 
MANUFACTURER
FREE Kraft Fresh Take from Kraft First Taste ($2.99)
(8) $.75 off 1 (doubled) Kraft Milk Bites from HERE
(3) $1.50 off 1 Reynold’s aluminum foil
FREE Stonyfield Organic Squeezers ($4.49) from MomsMeet Program
Saving Star $1 off 2 Ice Cream from HERE
FREE Gorton’s Fisherman ($6.99) *I am giving away 6 of them later this week!*
$.75 off 1 International Delight Iced Coffee Catalina
(2) $2 off 1 Kashi from Recyclebank
2 FREE Kashi TLC Bars (peelie on box) when you buy 2 boxes of cereal ($6)
2 FREE Kashi Cereal boxes (peelie on box) when you buy 2 TLC Bars ($6)
(16) $2 off 1 Nature Made coupons from HERE
(5) $2 off 1 L’oreal (tearpad next to product)
(2) $1 off 2 Ziploc bags
(1) $2 off 1 Samy Fat Hair from HERE
 
Total saved from coupons: $272.67
Current tab since 1/1/12: $1300.60
 
I love this game! :)

Filed Under: My Coupon Savings 2012 18 Comments

Comments

  1. Kristin Wheeler (Mam says:
    April 24, 2012 at 7:08 am

    Thanks for all the info! Who knew you could make money and save like that!

    Reply
  2. Renne says:
    April 24, 2012 at 7:22 am

    What's the QR coupons?

    Reply
  3. Danielle says:
    April 24, 2012 at 7:41 am

    Awesome! You did great. I'll definitely have to try this out if my Rite-Aid is the same.

    Reply
  4. Deanna -Mommygaga.co says:
    April 24, 2012 at 7:47 am

    Thanks for the insight! I normally pass on coupons for products I don't need, but it's a great idea to take advantage when additional rewards are offered. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Isra says:
      April 24, 2012 at 9:39 am

      It's the secret of getting paid to shop! Buy what gives you cash back to get what you really need, especially for things that don't normally have coupons.

      Reply
  5. Kelley @Kelley' says:
    April 24, 2012 at 8:21 am

    Wow, I think I need to read this a few times to make sure I get it right! lol, I need to do this! Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
  6. Ashleigh Walls says:
    April 24, 2012 at 11:20 am

    I <3 Rite Aid! I always spend my UPs on things that I would like or need but can't afford. Some weeks they don't have great deal but other weeks I can get almost $20 in UP rewards!

    Reply
  7. Mina Slater says:
    April 24, 2012 at 1:04 pm

    Wow! I had no clue something like this could be done. I love coupons and saving but this made me want to go right to Rite Aid…I could totally have used some vitamins too!

    Reply
  8. melissa says:
    April 24, 2012 at 1:43 pm

    I had no idea about all of this. Thank you so much for sharing!

    Reply
  9. deb says:
    April 24, 2012 at 5:44 pm

    Great job!!! Thanks for the inspiration.

    Reply
  10. justme says:
    May 17, 2012 at 9:47 am

    You bought five FOLIC ACID, but the QR coupons are NOT for FOLIC ACID! Wouldn't that be considered COUPON FRAUD?!? Using a coupon on the WRONG ITEM?!?!

    Reply
    • Isra says:
      May 17, 2012 at 2:58 pm

      You're right, the QRs were not for folic. The RAs I went to were out of stock of the vitamins I had listed in my previous scenario. My RA managers know me very well, as I shop there almost every week for the past 3 years. On the second to last day of the sale, they still hadn't gotten any of them in stock and offered me a substitution. They were well aware of the Nature Made QR coupons. I decided on folic and they were fine with it. As with any scenario, a lot is YMMV. That's why this category is titled "My Coupon Savings," I don't expect everyone's experiences to be the same.

      I appreciate your comments though, thank you! :) If you're interested in doing RA scenarios for me, I'd love help with it! Feel free to contact me!

      Reply

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