Meet the latest Mrs.Smith-Extreme Shopper convert!

My sister in law is in town and came shopping with me today after taking a look at my stockpile. We went to RCSS and she got 14 items for wait for it, 3 cents. Yes, 3 cents!!! And that was including tax!

Her total would have been $76.16 (including tax) if she had purchased everything at full price. Instead, she used a Buy One, Get One (BOGO) coupon for the Scrubbing Bubbles, and used 12 $2 off coupons for the Glade. Because the candles were $1.44, she made .56cents PER candle, which went towards the Scrubbing Bubbles and tax. Her savings ratio is an incredible 99.96%!!!! How can you not be convinced that coupons are the way to go after that shopping trip??

Here's a cute video she did once she came home, her husband was suitably impressed! Aren't you? :)


Sorry about the video, I may be good at couponing but my filming skills need some brushing up! Also, this video was totally unrehearsed, and I was giggling all the way through it because she did such a good job talking about her deal!

Here's a picture of her receipt - 3 cents, can you believe it? Woohoo!

Because we all love to celebrate together when the other gets great deals, won't you leave a "yay" message for Stacey? :)

SC Johnson - Chance to win a TV

You've been stockpiling all that SC Johnson products, here's another great way to put them to use! From March 8 - 14, enter the Spring Collection Early Bird contest daily, for your chance to win a TV. And from March 15 onward, enter for your chance to win a $10,000 NYC shopping spree!

You have a be a SC Johnson online member to enter (it's easy, and free). Go here for the entry form. You'll need the UPCs of any of these participating products: Armstrong®, Drano®, Fantastik®, Future®, Scrubbing Bubbles®, Toilet Duck®, Windex®, Shout®, Nature’s SourceTM and Pledge®.

While you're logged in, don't forget to click on the "Right At Home" section and print out your coupons as well - there are currently $10 worth of coupons for Scrubbing Bubbles, Glade, Windex, Ziploc and Pledge!

This was a successful Zellers shopping trip - done in 2 transactions. One was with a lovely cashier who had no troubles taking internet printed coupons, and another transaction was with a cashier who acted as though the coupon amounts were being deducted off her paycheque and who was quite obnoxious about it.

I had a few more Scrubbing Bubbles coupons so I got 6 more for free. Total savings: 6 packs x $3 = $18.

There was a display of Glade candles with a "Try it on Us" coupon tray, so we bought 2 - one for home and one for business. It cost us $10 per candle, but with the rebate coupon, Glade will refund us the money, making the candles free! Total savings: 2 candles x $10 = $20.

The Hannah Montana movie came out last week, and Walmart had it on for $18.49 (or so) for the first few days. I brought the flyer in to Zellers and they price matched it. Also, if you go to the Disney site and sign up for their newsletter you can get a $5 coupon off, which made the movie $13.49 each. Little Miss Smith was so happy to get her own copy of the movie (the other was a birthday gift for a friend). Total savings: 2 movies x $5 = $10.

Total savings this post: $48.

Total savings towards debt: $24.

Total savings towards debt so far: $50.