Sorry to bother you again with more bragging on my savings, but hey, it was one of my new year resolutions, remember?!
I’ve been planning my grocery shopping all week like it was a party! Clipping coupons, studying the ads for the best deals, reading Coupon STL… I’ve totally become even more obsessed with stretching my dollar which is why I went to Dollar General today. Back home in Tennessee, there’s a dollar store of some kind on every corner. I have to admit that a trip to visit mom isn’t complete without stopping at the Family Dollar close to her house and picking up something. They have the best socks!
I haven’t shopped at them much here in St. Louis because they were either too hard to find, or too scary to think about going into, but back around Christmas I did find a Dollar General nearby which isn’t too bad.
So, I stopped in at a local Dollar General today and went in (without my coupons) just to look around. It was too good to be true with all the products they had that I needed so I decided to go back to the car, grab my coupons, and start my shopping. 
I picked up the trash bags for just $5 and used a .55 cent coupon. The Taco and Chili Seasonings were .55 cents each and I used two .25 cent coupons on those. The Green Works Cleaner was $3.00 and I used a .50 cent coupon on it. The tea was just $2 and I used a $1 coupon on it. The post-its were also $2 and I had a $1 coupon for those. Tide was $6 and I used a $1 coupon on it. The peanut butter was $2.15 each and I used a .50 cent off two coupon for those.
Total spent with tax = $21.10
Total saved from coupons = $5.05
Now, I know you are probably thinking, big deal! I could have saved $5 anywhere. But, I went to Schnucks (local grocery store here in St. Louis) after Dollar General and decided to do some price comparisons. Dollar General beat them on ever product! Here’s how they compare…
Trash Bags – $5.79 at Schnucks, only $5 at DG
Seasonings – .98 cents at Schnucks, only .55 cents at DG
Green Works – $3.39 at Schnucks, only $3 at DG
Post Its – $2.75 at Schnucks, only $2.00 at DG
Tide – $7.48 at Schnucks, only $6 at DG
Peanut Butter – $2.19 (on sale) at Schnucks, only $2.15 (regular price) at DG
That’s just over $30 total at Schnucks which I would have spent before coupons!
And I didn’t buy this today, but will soon…Cottonelle 6 count Toilet Paper was just $3 at Dollar General. It was $5.19 at Schnucks!
I found numerous other offers as well which would definitely pay off with coupons, so I will be back!
