On Sunday my Husband and I were shopping for a few groceries that I did not have coupons for and thus did not buy on my Friday and Saturday trips. Among the necessary non-sale/non-coupon items was toothpaste. Our tube of toothpaste was just about empty, so it was something we needed no matter what. My Husband is very particular about the kind of Colgate he likes. So imagine our surprise when we went to the Colgate section of Walmart we found that someone (who I have affectionately named the "Coupon Gods") had left us TWO coupons for $1 off any Colgate. It was the kind you cut out of the newspaper inserts...A.K.A. the kind of coupon I do not have since I only have the Print-For-Free-From-The-Internet-Kind. So I was really excited that there was randomly a coupon, that I did not have, for a product we needed right that second! My Husband took one for the one box of toothpaste we were buying, and left the other coupon. Greedy me decided to take both coupons. Yes, I should have been nice and left the second coupon for the next person who might need it. But the fact is, I have become coupon crazy. Thus I took it.
Now fast-forward to Wednesday when I was searching the on-sale items at Price Chopper, with items I could find coupons for. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that Price Chopper is doing a Buy One Colgate Get TWO of the same kinds of Colgate for FREE! Now mix that with my other $1 off 1 Colgate...And you got yourself 3 Colgates for less than the price of one! Needless to say, I was ecstatic! I know it's extremely sad, but one of the only things I have been able to think about since Wednesday is what a great deal I am going to get on not just any toothpaste, but in fact the exact one my husband loves!
Yesterday when I was on my 'check the every day price of items trip', Colgate was one of the items I checked. I saw that the kind my husband likes came in two sizes: 7.8oz for $4.29 and 6oz for $3.99. I know that bigger isn't always the cheaper option. And in this case you would be paying $0.30 more for 1.8oz more. But since you would be getting 3 tubes, I decided that at $0.10 more each, the bigger size seemed worth it. While I was in the Colgate section, I noticed that only some of the types of Colgate had a "BOG2" sign next to them. I didn't notice any restrictions on kinds in the circular, so I went to Customer Service and asked if there were any restrictions on the BOG2 toothpastes. The guy's answer: "I think so, but I don't know what." He then fumbled through the circular and said "Oh I guess there aren't any restrictions." So I took that to mean I could get the big size on the particular kind, despite there not being a "BOG2" in front of it.
Again, it is sad to admit, but all I thought about all last night and today was getting that toothpaste, and how upset I will be if I can't get the discount on the particular kind. So when I went to Price Chopper today, I got out the circular again to double-check that I wasn't missing any restrictions. And THAT'S when I noticed, the add said the BOG2's were only on any 6.4oz size. Now for some strange reason, the particular Colgate my husband prefers just doesn't come in 6.4oz. And the closer I looked in the aisle, I noticed that the only kinds that did have a "BOG2" signs in front of them were the kinds that came in 6.4oz. So I could have grabbed the 6oz and would have most likely had an issue at the register, and would have had to call a manager over and then would have tried to argue my way into getting it. Or I could have just said "forget it" and not get any toothpaste at all. And then kept my $1 off coupon in the hopes that I can find a store with a sale on that particular toothpaste by next week when the coupon expires. I decided that my chances of that were rather slim. So I called up my husband to ask him what other kinds of Colgates he likes...He didn't know. And I couldn't remember a time we used any other kind, so I didn't know either. So I just picked out a different type of Colgate that is hopefully fine, and that was 6.4oz @ 3.29, got 2 more identical ones (you had to get 3 of the same) and used my $1 off coupon.
So instead of paying $9.87 for 3 tubes of toothpaste, I got all 3 for just $2.29! I think that is a pretty good deal. I am still a little angry that the preferred kind didn't come in 6.4oz, or that Price Chopper only allowed you to get the 6.4oz kind. But all in all, saving $7.58 on toothpaste...And having it come to actually like $0.76 a tube...Seemed like a pretty good deal. And now we're set on toothpaste for a while. So hopefully I'll find another great deal by the time we're almost out! I think if you want to be thrifty, you can't be too particular on your brands and such. At least in this case it was still Colgate, just a different kind.
In conclusion, this just goes to prove
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