I was finally feeling well enough to go out to Target tonight. I figured the store would likely be cleaned out of everything by now. But no, it was actually pretty well stocked!
Here’s what I got:
Finish Quantum Tabs (10-count) — $2.50
Use $1.50/1 Target coupon (no longer available)
Stack with $1/1 printable coupon (or use $1/1 from the 1/23 SmartSource insert)
Free after couponsUp & Up Pantiliners — $0.89
$0.75/1 Up & Up Feminine Care coupon
$0.14 after couponHall Cough Drops — $1.22
Use $0.50/1 Halls Cough Drops printable
Use $0.50/1 Halls Cough Drops Target store coupon
$0.22 after couponsMarket Pantry Cheese — $1.94
Buy 2 and use $1/2 Target coupon
$1.44 each after couponAnd I was so excited to find two pair of jeans for $4.98 each. I had two $5/1 denim coupons (no longer available) so I got both of them for free!
BUY 7 FROZEN ITEMS, GET $5 TARGET GIFT CARD PROMOTION ITEMS (promotion not running at all Targets, check your local ad):
BirdsEye Vegetables — $1.02 each
Bought 3, used $1/3 Birds-Eye or Steamfresh Varieties (IE) Printable (FF)
Free after coupon and gift card
Market Pantry Vegetables — $1.02 each
Bought 12, used 3 $1/4 coupons
$0.06 each after coupons and gift cardMarket Pantry Juice — $0.83 each
Bought 6, $0.11 each after gift cardWeight Watchers SmartOnes — $1.80 each
Bought 10, used $5/10 Target coupon (no longer available) stacked with $3/10 manufacturer’s coupon
$0.29 each after coupons and gift cardGreen Giant Frozen Vegetables — $1.27 each
Bought 4, used 2 $0.50/2 Green Giant coupons
$0.31 each after coupons and gift card
My total was $34.25 and I got back $25 in Target gift cards because I bought 35 frozen items!
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LOVE it!!!
Wow!! You really hit the jackpot… way to go!
Now do you do all this in multiple transactions or just one?
Melissa-
You can do it all in one transaction. As long as you have foods in multiples of 7 to get the gift card the register prompts the cashier when you reach 7 to get a gift card. Its awesome I stocked up earlier this week on veggies & OJ. Could not believe the savings!!!!
I split mine up so that I could use the gift card(s) from the previous transaction! Here is my blog post! http://mylittlebitoflife.com/?p=911
They were all out of OJ when I got there at 9:30 this morning!!
I did. I was prepared to break it up, if need be, but Target was super friendly, helpful and happy to accept all my coupons in one transaction last night.
Wow! You did great! Now, with only the freezer attached to your fridge, where are you gong to put it all?
We have two refrigerators right now (not the greatest set-up, since I’d rather have a deep freeze, but this house came with a fridge and we already owned a fridge), so I was able to fit it in the freezer section with room to spare. I’m thinking of going back and doing another trip today!
The freezer deal is so awesome! Way to go.
Here is my freezer deal.
http://themamareport.com/saving-money/target-freezer-trip-extravaganza/
For the Finish links, I’m only seeing coupons for the Finish Dishwasher Cleaner, not the tabs. So, will it still work for the tabs? Also, the highest value coupon for the link to the actual finish site I see is $0.75.. not that big of a difference, but it’s not a $1 off.
Stefany,
I also only see the Finish Dishwasher Cleaner coupon. I thought I had printed mine, but I guess I waited 3 days too long. You can not use the coupon for the Finish Quantum since it states it is good for the Dishwasher Cleaner only.
From what I can tell, the coupons are no longer available. Finish Target coupons typically go really quickly so if you see them available, you’ll want to print them right up!
Will these deals still be good tomorrow?
Should be good until Saturday night. This is from the weekly ad.
Great job!
Glad your feeling better too.
Does anyone have any problems getting their Finish dishwashing tabs to fully dissolve? I just bought a huge container of them from Sam’s Club (I’ve always used the Cascade tablets), and the first time I used the Finish tabs, it got stuck in the dispenser. The second time, my son found it weathered but not dissolved in the bottom of the machine. The third time, I ran it with the remaining one and a new one that I did not put in the dispenser and they finally all dissolved. I’ve been NOT putting them in the dispenser ever since and have him check to make sure they dissolve before unloading the dishwasher.
YES! I have!
I thought it was just my dishwasher and hot water heater because we had just moved into a new place and mine wouldn’t desolve. It is a crummy old DW so I just figured it was on our end. I tried leaving them out too and it still did not work so they are at the back of the cupboard now.
Clearly it is a Finish issue and I cannot imagine that we are the only ones. We need to complain to the company. You are going to pay way more money in your energy bills than it is worth if you keep running your DW like that. Better to put the tablets aside and purchase new detergent.
there’s a money-back guarantee for the finish tabs if you bought them recently: http://www.finishdishwashing.com/PDF/MBG-QUANTUM.pdf
also, if you run the hot water first, the water running into the dishwasher will be hotter and dissolve them better (not that anyone should have to do that to have a dishwasher work properly, but it’s a temporary solution).
We still have a warrenty on our Bosch dishwasher and when the Sears guy came out awhile ago to repair an issue with the latch he said we should always run the hot water before starting a wash.
The dishwasher came with the house but I know that it was over $1000 new and I thought it sounded so silly to have to run the hot water first. For that kind of maney the dishwasher should be able to load itself and put the clean dishes away when it is done.
Erica,
I can’t agree with you more for what these dishwasher cost they should clear the dishes off the table rinse them in the sink self load and unload and prepare us a cup of tea or coffee to our choice while we prop our feet for 10 minutes!
I have a 20 year old model that is leaving me this week.
For the finish tablets to work right boil a small pot of water on the stove pour over tablet run dishwasher. Do not put the tablet in the dispenser with the door shut just place it in the dishwasher somewhere .
I’ve never had any problems with the Finish tabs dissolving and I’ve used them in the dispenser of 3 different dishwashers (2 different houses). Could it be the temperature of your hot water? We keep ours pretty hot for sanitizing as advised by the water company in a previous city we lived in.
As for deals, I was able to get 3 boxes of the Finish Quantum tabs free at Target!
I was having the same issue in my Bosch dishwasher (it came with our house and believe me- it seems no better than the cheaper dishwasher we used to have). I started putting the tabs in the bottom of the dishwasher and have not had any issues since. I also make sure to run the hot water in the sink for a bit before turning on the dishwasher.
That bosch dishwasher is awful! our house has the same one – it’s so bad that bosch will actaully replace the bottom racks for free, making it a little better.
I’ve been using Finish Detergent since the big $2.50 coupon came out Jan 2010. I bought a box to test it before I stocked up for a year’s supply. Initially, I was very pleased with how sparkling clean the dishes looked after a run in the dishwasher. Over time though I have run into some of the same problems you describe. The tabs were not dropping so I did like you and just set them on the bottom instead of putting them in the dispenser. That seemed to work for awhile. The gel pacs do not always dissolve so I have to watch for that. The dishes don’t have that same quality clean like they did in those initial runs. I too thought it was my dishwasher. Despite these inconveniences I went ahead and stocked up again for another year with the recent coupon that expires tomorrow. We now have a new problem and I do believe this is related to our dishwasher. The top rack doesn’t seem to be getting cleaned, rinsed not sure what but I am having to wash a lot of it by hand now. Don’t mind since I have a healthy supply of dishwashing liquid but the extra hot water we’re using for these double washes could add up. I wonder if there’s a benefit to changing up the soaps on an occasional basis and not just sticking with one for a year (like I have).
Nancy, I am having similar issues. Gelpacks don’t fully dissolve, and looked melted. The Finish tabs either crumble as soon as I open the pack or they don’t fully dissolve.
I have used them on 2 different dishwashers with the same results. I contacted Finish after almost a full box of tabs didn’t dissolve and they told me I was at fault for not running the dishwasher hot enough. Considering how fast the hot water heats up out of the tap, I am doubting that’s the cause.
I also noticed pretty much everything on my top rack doesn’t clean properly. Glasses have either water spots, or they have a hazy film residue. My pots on the lower racks, also have the residue. So I often find myself hand-washing anything that might go on the top rack and running the dishwasher when the bottom rack is full. I find it annoying to have wash again something straight out of the “clean” dishwasher.
I ran out of tabs recently, and bought generic store brand powder and got better results!
I’ve also used JetDry, and several different Dishwasher cleaners, and no improvement. So more and more I think the problem is the product not the dishwhasher.
However, I am going to try a couple of the tips Erica mentioned about running the hot water in the sink first and making sure the Garbage Disposal is clear before starting the dishwasher.
My top rack has been getting a haze too when I use the Finish gel packs. It really bothers me becuase the top rack is where I put the kids sippy cups and those are the last things I want a powdery residue on. I tried putting the gel pack on the bottom of the dishwasher before starting it and running the water very hot (my husband turned up the temperature onthe water heater) but nothing helped.
It is so weird because I had a year’s supply of gel packs that I just used up last month and I never had an issue with those. Suddenly when I went out and bought a new box of gel packs I have been having the residue issue.
Well I have an update on my dishwasher situation. Yesterday I bought some of the Finish Dishwasher cleaner thinking that it might help. Well, it might have cleaned the dishwasher a bit but it didn’t change the results after washing a load of dishes. So, my husband (who knows a bit about plumbing) decided to take the dishwasher apart to save us from either buying a new one or paying for a plumber. It seems that the filters were so clogged that the water wasn’t getting through. He cleaned the filters, we ran a load and it is so NICE to see sparkling clean dishes again. We used the gel pac on this run. I’ll have to try the tabs next. This dishwasher can’t be more than 3 or 4 years old so I really didn’t want to have to replace it. And, I really want to be able to use my current year’s supply of Finish.
This may or may not help you ladies. I can’t remember where I read it, but on another blog people were having the same issue with dishes not getting clean with the gel packs. It turned out that in some cases the plastic wasn’t totally dissolving and washing away, but was dissolving enough to get stuck in the trap at the bottom of the dishwasher. Which was causing the dw to not work properly. It might be worth a look to see if that might be the case in your situations. I personally stopped using the packets after a run of them not dissolving in our dw, either. I prefer to use the regular detergent ( and am considering making my own when our box is empty) and use vinegar as a rinse aid instead of Jet Dry.
I personally had the same issues with the tablets and was not going to WASTE any more money on them ~ even a few cents ~ and then they came out with the new $2.25 coupon so I decided to give the gelpacs a TRY and I am much happier with them!
The Finish Powerball was rated by Consumer Reports as the most effective dishwasher detergent that exists. We have tried a lot of detergents in our dishwasher and we periodically have problems no matter what we use, but Finish seems to be the best to us.
I do run hot water before starting to make sure it gets good and hot. Also, if your dishwasher shares a drain with your garbage disposal (mine does) make sure to run the disposal thoroughly before running the dishwasher.
there’s a money back guarantee for the finish tabs – http://www.finishdishwashing.com/PDF/MBG-QUANTUM.pdf
I’m confused. If I’m adding right, you bought 30 frozen items which isn’t a multiple of 7. I’m also wondering if you could buy it all in one transaction and still get all the gift cards.
35 items
I had to double check myself.
Im with you, im really confused!!!! Someone help
I bought 21 items in one transaction, and the gift cards were prompted after every seven items.
I meant 30 frozen items. The gift cards only apply to the frozen items, right?
3 Birds Eye veggies, 6 Market pantry Juices, 12 Market pantry Veggies, 10 WW Meals, and 4 Green Giant Veggies = 35 items!
She bought 35 items. You can count it in the picture posted as well as her written breakdown. 3+12+6+10+4=35.
I bought 35 frozen items (I had to count everything in my cart twice just to make sure!) in one transaction. As soon as they would scan the 7th item, the computer would prompt them to give me another gift card.
our target’s computers were acting up and not prompting the gift card like they were supposed to, so our store deducted $5 instantly for every 7 items you bought – that was even better to me!
Thanks! I didn’t see that you bought 6 of the juice. For some reason, I thought it was only one.
Bethany, that would be great! I hope our Target does that!
Well, Poo! I just called and our Target isn’t participating.
I love that you had to count the cart twice I always feel like such an idiot when I have to count what I have loaded in the cart twice. However, last week I had a total of 80 coupons and 8 transactions like the one mentioned here and I found out “I CAN”T COUNT” I had to go to customer service and return two. Rather just count twice first !
So you use the giftcard as you get it? How does that work? Help please!!!! Thanks
For the least out of pocket amount, you need to split up your transactions. Pay out of pocket the first time, and then use the gift card from the first transaction for your second transaction etc. I had no issues rolling the gift cards from one transaction into another.
I didn’t use the gift cards on this transaction. I’m going to use them on another transaction today!
How’s the birds eye for free. If you bought 3 @$1.02 = $3.03 and used coupon $1/3 how is that free? I’m confused?
3 bags = $3.06 – $1 off coupon, pays $2.06 out of pocket received $5 gift card for frozen food deal (prorates at $.70 per item or $2.10 for 3 items.
Final cost = free!
Is this an unadvertised sale with the frozen items and the gift card? I know that it in my circular, you get a free reusable freezer bag when you buy any six frozen items.
I think some regions have the gift card deal, and others (like me) only get the freezer bag option.
me too.:-(
I think the frozen items + gift card is regional. We only had the buy 6 items and get a free usable freezer bag as well.
That’s a Bummer. Hope we DO eventually get that deal. I’m always stocking up on frozen veggies when there is an awesome deal to be scored. Although, a reusable bag that’s free isn’t so bad.
I dont see $5 off jeans or $5 off smartones coupons on target website
They are no longer available. I posted earlier in the week about them and coupons like that typically go very fast.
$5/1 denim coupon is no longer there – I’m SO bummed!!
Wow…you are one talented lady! Wish I had your brains (which is why I read your blog, lol)!
OUTSTANDING!
Everytime I try to print Target coupons, my compter freezes.
Everytime I try to print Target coupons, my compter freezes.
My computer freezes also! I was using Google Chrome so if I want to print Target coupons without my computer freezing, I have to open up Internet Explorer. I’m not saying that if you use a different browser that it will definitely work for you, but it worked for me, so it might be worth giving it a try.
this helped me too (using Internet Explorer, instead of Google Chrome!)
or, if you have a mac, use safari instead of firefox.
Crystal, all the clearance $4.98 jeans were itty bitty ladies sizes, so my two coupons for denim won’t be used. You must be really tiny!
I got the freezer bag deal–but would rather have had the gift card!
Good going!
I was at Target earlier, and the selection was the same thing for me! Since I’m nowhere near a size 4 (the biggest they had) I was kind of bummed. So I bought a pair for my teeny tiny sister
Ruth,
She is tiny! I remember seeing a full body picture from when she went to a blogging conference or something like that! On another (and perhaps less tactful) note would you consider mailing your coupons to someone who could use them? My store had a GREAT selection of 4.98 jeans!
Crystal is small but another thing is that every store has different stock. My store had up in the teen sizes … 13 or 15? all the way down to size 1. I went the day the coupon came out though
Ruth, if you are not using your jean coupons, Can you scan and email them to me…. I am still trying to post-baby find some jeans to fit, and my target had 4 racks, i was still tempted to buy for the $5 but free would be better
What size are in you, Trish? I have an extra pair if you can’t swing a coupon. (You can email me: moneysavingmom@gmail.com)
Sadly I wasn’t paying close enough attention this week when I did my Target run. My coupons for the Ziploc bags, and containers weren’t rang up, and neither did my coupons for the up and up cleaning items. I lost at least $5. I had such a large order with so many coupons, do you think I should break it down into a couple smaller transactions next time? Appreciate what you do, I know our budget will be much happier this year.
Always check your receipt before you leave Target. I have run into this problem on many many occasions. Also pay very careful attention every time a coupon is scanned, this way it is easier to correct the problem immediately. I have noticed some cashiers not even realizing, if a coupon does not go through….so watch that screen carefully. (My kids know that when I’m at the register, silence is needed so I can pay attention:)).
Make sure to check that the sales prices are correct as well, I catch mistakes on every other Target trip it seems, and I always end up going to customer service for refunds, or having someone run down to confirm the actual sales price.
JR
Frugality Is Free
@ Sara- The Birds Eye is free after the coupon and gift card are figured in. You get back a $5 gift card for every 7 frozen items purchased, which works out to roughly 71 cents back per item. Subtract that from your purchase price (1.02-.71= .31) minus the coupon (.31-.33= -.02) and that’s where she came up with the “Free after coupon and gift card”.
So tickled! Nice work! Didn’t know that it would work more than once in multiples of 7 will have to see if I can hit them up again tomorrow lol.
You did fabulous, and what a great way to stock up your freezer.
I spent a total of $19.72 at the Target Frozen Food sale this week, I saved $90, and I have one $5 gift card left over. My small freezer is filled to the max!
In my area they also have buy 10 bottles of Sobe for $10.00 and get a $5.00 gift card.
In the freezer case only certain frozen food items are signed, but according to the add it has all frozen foods. May have to stop at CS before next purchase.
And Purina (I bought Indoor Cat Food 16#) cat/dog food…cat food was on sale for $10.99 each, had 2 1.00 off coupons from Coupons.com, bought two bags and got a $5.00 gift card.
Okay, I don’t do even close to the deals, but I started trying! I did save almost $50.00 in coupons (even forgot to use my coupons for free products) and got $15.00 in gift cards. Maybe tomorrow, I will do better (:
That is impressive!
I was excited I found $10 jeans on the clearance rack and I didn’t have a coupon.
Now that’s a great shopping trip!! Well done!
Awesome! I am a bit jealous that we don’t have the $5 GC deal.
At my Target the up & up bleach wasn’t a Cleaning product. I gotta go to another store to get it fixed.
Great shopping trip! I don’t shop at Target very often. I am trying to stick to $50 per week for our family of 4 and trips like this would really help!
That’s great! I was at Target earlier this week, I saved $46 in coupons alone and only spent $36. I was pretty proud of myself. I love Target!
Good for you! I’m glad you were able to find so much frozen in stock.
Unfortunately for me, all 3 of the different Targets that I visited 3 times each this week were always completely wiped out of the MP and other frozen veg and juice. I even asked a stocker to check back stock and went to the store as soon as I could after they were to receive their frozen food shipments, and everything was cleared out immediately. No rain check as it was a gift card deal. Should’ve saved the gas! Oh well!
Great shopping trip!
I substituted the higher priced vegetables & frozen chicken breasts to get the $5 gift card. When I got home & looked over my receipt to figure out prices, I wondered why I even bothered…..!
Unfortunately, I didn’t do near that good. I had all the right coupons printed, but my Target was out of most everything.
I scored on the up & up deals, though.
Keep up the great blog!
THAT is awesome!!!
I didn’t get to Target til yesterday, either. Based upon the way the Rite Aids have been plundered lately, I figured I was way too late, and I heard Target wasn’t restocking the cheaper items. But I was happily surprised. I got seven burritos, four frozen vegetables, and three single serve ice creams. If I make some more freezer room, I may run back for some more vegetables. We go through frozen corn like crazy.
Great shop and glad to hear you are feeling a bit better
Wish we’d gotten the $5gc/7 freezer items deal here in Central
PA, but no. Not even the freezer bag…
Nice haul!!!
Way to go! I wish I’d realized this could stack when I went to Target earlier this week.
Nice trip! Are the jeans cute? I skipped on printing that coupon, and now I think I should have! I did get the Finish diswashing detergent however, and there are also stackable printable coupons for the Jet Dry rinse agent, making the little bottles just $.34 (or $.09 if you had the $1 off coupon like I did!). Just wish we had the frozen food promo in our area…
I thought the jeans were cute. I typically wear jeans from Old Navy, so I’m curious to see how these hold up!
I’m going to have to check on the Jet Dry rinse agent today; thanks for the tip!
I typically wear ON jeans too. Did you try on the Mossimo? They sizes are WAY off from ON. I wear a 2 or 4 in ON jeans, but these Target jeans run really small. I bought a 7 (got two pairs for free w/ coupon) and they are SNUG!
I think ON jean sizes tend to run really big. It makes you feel good, though, until you go and try on something from a different store.
ON typically runs big. I am a 7 (or 5/6 at Aeropostale) almost everywhere but smaller in ON. The Mossimo 7s that I got fit me the same way that the 7s from Kohls and other stores
Well done!
I have a pair of denim capris that I got at Target last year. I’ve worn them a LOT and they’ve held up really well…especially considering what I paid for them.
Hi, I was wondering if anyone had any Amazon codes they didn’t need. I would love both the 20% or the $10 off codes. I am really trying to save money and cut down some costs since my hubby lost his job, this would be a big help. Thanks and have a great day
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Great shopping trip! Too bad my region only has the buy 7 items get a freezer bag (boo!!). I’m happy you were able to take advantage of the REALLY good deals though =)
Rogers, Ar actually honored BOTH deals and both were signed so if you bought 6 you got a freezer bag and if you bought 7 you got $5 off AND a freezer bag!
WHAT?!? Wow! That is awesome! I bet you stocked up! I’d like a new freezer bag but not badly enough to buy 6 items for it so I was bummed to not have the giftcard deal here. But to get both would have been heaven lol
I was so impressed with how Target stocked for this event. I was sure both times I went that the shelves would be cleared, but they weren’t.
You did awesome!
went right out,spent$ 24.28,received 2- $5.00 gift cards back,also used coupons ,so I saved $14.10!Thank you so much for the info on this site!
Our area did not get the $5 GC for buying 7 frozen items, we got the bag. I did the bag last weekend and the bag is nice. I went and got the Sobes–like them for lunches and sharing with kids. I also got Luden cough drops 99 cents with 55 cents off so 44 cents a piece. I got 11 bags. Kids only like this kind of cough drop. I also got Hall’s for 19 cent a bag. I also got some coupons for Coke products (although I don’t give to kids). I also got some Valentine cookies for 74 cents the kind you bake. Not a bad haul. I save my GCs for Xmas. Last year I saved about $400 in GCs. I don’t count them, I just put them away like a savings account. It was wonderful because Target had some good Xmas buys last Xmas.
Target did not let me use 2 of the same coupons. They also would not accept my cleaning product one for dryer sheets as someone else posted. Very frustrating
I don’t have Target close by but I did go to Kroger to stock up on some sales items today. My net total was $82 after sales and coupons-down from the over $250 before savings total! You can read about it here http://ourfamilyofeightburks.blogspot.com/2011/02/todays-trip-to-kroger.html
Wow, much better than me, but I just couldn’t max out the frozen food, I’m the only veggie eater in the house.
Do you ever donate to the food banks ?
I just wondered if you might buy things that you wouldn’t normally use just to donate ?
I too managed to score 2 pairs of jeans for free at Target this week. They were the last 2 pairs(and in my size) and they were marked down to $4.98 and all the others were $12.98(mostly larger sizes). I also managed to get all the UP&UP products and finally paid .87 cents for $44 worth of products. I didn’t do any frozen vegetable deals as they didn’t have the $5 GC deals in my area.
You inspired me with your photo to get my coupons organized. I headed out to Target and stocked up on vegetables, Ore-Ida french fries and Lean Cuisine for Late night Dinners for my husband and got $20.00 in gift cards.
I rolled the gift cards and bought Megamind Combo pack for $22.99 and used a $5.00 off mfg. coupon. On the DVD was a coupon for a FREE Pop Secret ($3.84) and the overage bought Soda for our FREE Saturday Night Movie night for the family.
I got 3 pairs of jeans for my daughter (2 were free with the coupons).
I have a very happy daughter
I also managed to get all the UP and UP products. Our small Target
that is always sold out on everything was well stocked this morning. I think I learned the secret to shopping our store, head early on Saturday morning because they restock for the weekend.
under $10 for all of that stuff is awesome. great shopping trip, crystal!
This reminded me to get to Target today! My first transaction was: Seventh Gen. dish soap (on sale for $2.79 – $1/1 printable), Boca products (on sale for $2.37/ea), using the Target $2/2 printables stacked with $1/1 manufacturer coupons (total=$1.22 for 7!). Grand Total was $3.30, with the bonus $5.00 GC. I rolled the GC into my second transaction: 12 bags of Market Pantry frozen veggies @ .97c ea – $1/4 (I used three coupons), and four boxes of Green Giant green beans w/ almonds on sale for $1 ea – 50c/2 printable. I also snagged a couple cute accordion folder-style coupon organizers out of the dollar bin area. Grand Total: $6.87, with two $5.00 GC back!
** I’m surprised we came away with so many frozen veggies; the Cary, NC Target was all but cleaned out of the Market Pantry varieties.
I am so happy to see healthy food on the table. I see alot of great deal posts, but sometimes all I see pictured is junk food.
It’s always refreshing to see good healthy food on deal posts! Thanks!
Wow, you really lucked out. My area didn’t get the gift card deal, we got the free freezer bag instead which totally stinks…
Crystal,
I just wanted to say thank you for making me aware of this promotion. I went out in a bunch of snowy weather and tacked on Target to my errands. Though I was out late and they had really been cleaned out of a lot of vegetables (we have a lot of food sensitivities and life threatening food allergies so we don’t eat things like Lean Cuisine or veggie mixes w/ butter, etc.), I still got a TON of frozen vegetables for a really good price! And the cut onions and broccoli, cauliflower and carrot mix will save me a lot of time in the coming weeks.
Thanks again!~
I bought 28 packages of frozen veggies at $.87 each (on 4 seperate transactions) and only spent $1.36 since I had a $3 off any transaction at Target coupon, too. They messed up something last time I was there and offered me the $3 coupon (which I gladly accepted!)
Crystal, Thanks for reminding us about the sale; it has been snowing here this week and I couldn’t get out till after dinner tonight. Thankfully the cases were not empty so I didn’t empty them knowing someone else might be looking for a bargain tonight.
Crystal, I’ve just recently began following your blog and have to say I’m very grateful for your tips! I ran to Target this afternoon after reading about the freezer sale – I used some 4/$1 and 2/$1.50 coupons on various MP frozen goods and ended up with $20 in gift cards. I’m not as skilled at this couponing thing as you are, obviously, but was very impressed with the amount of food I got for what I spent! Thanks!!
WOW, girl! And I thought I did good! Well, you are the pro….Here’s how I did: http://simplifyme-trista.blogspot.com/2011/02/why-i-make-time-for-coupons.html
That was awesome!!!! Thank you!! Got into the store at 9:30. Was out of the store by 9:45 with 14 bags of vegetables and a $5 gift card .
Love that!!
Hey Crystal – love your blog and these Target trips blow me away!
I was wondering, do you have any tips for those of us that (ugh), have to shop at Walmart? I try to avoid them like the plague. Our closest Target is about 2 hours away. We utilize the Dollar stores, Walgreens (via your advice) and a local grocery chain for everything we can.
Just curious if you had any strategies when forced to go to the W.
Thanks!
I like to use the Target coupons at our Fry’s grocery store since they’re still taking competitors coupons AND up everything to $1.oo off (or face value of coupon if over $1). Our local walmart is an absolute stinker for taking printer coupons (they have to be printed in color they say??!?! Whatever.)
Hopefully you (Dominic S) have a good grocery store that’s coupon-friendly to shop at.
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