Harris Teeter Triple Coupons Triumph

Grocery shopping is one of my chores & while I don't really care so much for it (as opposed to doing something fun), I do like saving money. Putting a little effort into learning the "insider couponing techniques" then being able to see a tangible return on my investment of time is acceptable to me.

Here's today's receipt from the Harris Teeter triple coupons sale:

$94.33 Total before discount
$35.16 Total amount I paid after coupons applied
$59.17 Total savings

Not too bad for about 3 hours of time altogether.

Triple Coupons at Harris Teeter

WNC Coupon Mom just let us know Harris Teeter is going to triple coupons again. Good for them, really good for us too. It's been less than 8 weeks since last time they tripled coupons.

I have alot of coupons. Let me know what you need & I'll see if I have any for you.

The way it worked last few times:

• tripled coupons up to $1--correction-- .99 (thanks Merle)
  
• no more than 20 triples per purchase
• no more than one transaction per day
• must have a VIC card to participate

I don't know if it is going to work the same way this time--check WNC Coupon Mom, cuz she has the goods on the deals...

There Really Is A Trick To It

Couponing that is. I used to hear about these folks who would walk out of the store with a cart full of groceries for $10 or some insanely low amount like that & I would think that there was no way they could get anything but Ramen & pinto beans for that. Then my sister in law started getting into the whole coupon thing & I decided to check it out for myself. Yesterday I spent a grand total of $44 dollars & yes, I had about 18 bags of groceries & no, it wasn't crappy food (anybody who knows Randy is aware of what a picky eater he is). I've been "working the food system" for about 12 weeks now, which is the amount of time I was told it would take to build up to this level.

The rest of my shopping for the month should be perishables--milk, bread, produce. I would like to keep bill around $100, which would take about %75 from our usual monthly average. There's something very satisfying about knowing I have saved that kind of money in this economy.

I figure I will spend roughly 8 hours this month "couponing". I don't know about you, but that's alot of time for me to spend on anything that doesn't involve live music. It also takes longer to shop with coupons because like I wrote earlier, there really is a trick to it.

We'll see if I keep it up or wimp out.

Expect multiple posts today as I am basically sititng at my desk all day. One appointment out & that's it so I will probably post when I get bored or need a break from coding.