Beginning Stages

Ok...one of my 2011 New Years Resolutions was to become the ultimate coupon ninja. I kept reading and hearing about these women who were saving thousands of dollars going grocery shopping, and I wanted in on the game. It actually takes a lot of planning and research to understand, but after a few short Sunday's...I'm really starting to get the hang of it.

My first attempt was at VONS. Anthony eats Progresso Soup like it's going out of style, but unfortunately they are $2.49/can at my local store. Well VONS finally had a sale of 99 cents per can. I knew that now was the time to stock up. Well my Sunday paper had printed that if you used home delivery...First time users got $15 off a purchase of $50 plus free delivery. So I ordered 50 cans of Progresso Soup. Turns out it was a misprint in the paper, but VONS honored it anyways. 50 cans of soup delivered to my door for $35. Well it gets even better, they were out of 10 cans of what I ordered, so they sent me 10 replacements, but rebated me the $10 anyways. So now that's 50 cans of soup, delivered to my door for $25. Factor in some Sunday Paper coupons? $20....for 50 cans that should've cost me $124.50, which is 85% savings. BAM!