Coupon coups
Posted on February 04, 2006 by Her and tagged coupons
Every once in a while, a really great coupon comes along. I'll post this story of one of our all-time best coupon coups ever as inspiration.
We have two kitties. When we got them, our vet explained that feeding them good quality food will help keep them healthy and active, as well as minimize the litter box smell (because more of the food is digested, less of it is wasted). So we decided to feed them Iams dry food. Only problem is, that stuff is expensive. A 4 lb bag of kibble ranges in price from $7.99 (typical price), as high as $9.99 (at a store that only stocks a few brands of kibble, like a pharmacy), down to $5.99 (sale price), and as low as $4.99 at a rock-bottom sale price. By memorizing the range of prices, I know when it's a good deal.
I went on ebay and searched for "Iams coupon". Some people will buy 10 copies of their local paper and sell the coupons in lots of alike coupons. So on ebay there were a few listings for 10 Iams coupons good for $5.00 off a 4 lb. bag. I bought the lot of 10 coupons for under $4.00 including postage. Then I waited patiently for the rock bottom sale price.
I checked the price at Petsmart weekly. After a few weeks the price dropped to $4.99 a bag and I cashed in. I paid only the tax, so my total bill was under $8 for 10 bags of kibble. The regular price plus tax would have been $87 and I paid $11 for the coupons and tax. Savings: $76.
The cashier was stunned. The kitties were stunned. He was stunned. I win!
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Mom2fur | May 4, 2006
Great job! Don't forget you can also write to IAMS and request coupons. I did this with Purina One Cat Food--it's the only thing my 2 cats and 3 ferrets will eat. They sent me back a handful of $1 coupons.
The address is probably somewhere on the bag.
Cat lover | May 5, 2006
I love your site! I'm going back through your early posts to get caught up, since I just started reading and had to comment on this one. Iams is actually not very good for your cat. One thing you should look for is "by-products" on cat food labels. Any cat food with by-products is horrible for cats; they put all sorts of animal parts in the food. It's like serving your cat McD's every day. My fiance and I use Nutro, which has no by-products. There are a few other brands that you can choose from, but I can't remember their names. Hope you find this post helpful.
William B. Friedman | Aug 5, 2006
Want to play Can You Top This? I just bought a package of Raytheon batteries @ $2.99 with a $3.00 off coupon, and I'm getting a $3.00 rebate! Beside that, another store is offering the $3.oo rebate; it's a crying shame I don't have another $3.00 off coupon! Boo, hoo! :>(
savvy saver | Feb 5, 2006
I love this! I'm a fan of coupons as well, but I'm picky about them - I only us them for things I normally buy. I have also sold coupons on ebay, back when we got married all these stores would send us books of coupons for household items. I'd list the entire book for $5 or so (they usually had hundreds of dollars of coupons in them), and they always sold right away.
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