Walmart: 05/14/2011

We needed Plastic Wrap...So I gathered up a bunch of coupons to pay for the Plastic Wrap for us! :)


Retail Prices:

• 2 Packages 3count Ivory Bar Soap: $0.97 each (Total: $1.94)
• 4 Packages Dental Floss: $0.88 each (Total: $3.52)
• 3 Tubes Aquafresh Toothpaste: $0.97 each (Total: $2.91)
• 2 Packages 4count Wilkinson Sword Shaving Razors:  $0.97 each (Total: $1.94)
• 2 Bottles K-Y Jelly: $2.62 each (Total: $5.24)
• 4 Bottles of Franks RedHot Hot Sauce: $0.98 each (Total: $3.92)
• 1 Box Great Value Plastic Wrap: $1.47

Retail SubTotal: $20.94

My Prices:

• 2 Packages 3count Ivory Bar Soap: $1.94 - $1.00 Coupon = $0.94 - $1.00 Coupon = -$0.06
• 4 Packages Dental Floss: $3.52 - $1.00 Coupon = $2.52 - $1.00 Coupon = $1.52 - $1.00 Coupon = $0.52 - $1.00 Coupon = -$0.48
• 3 Tubes Aquafresh Toothpaste: $2.91 - $1.00 Coupon = $1.91 - $1.00 Coupon = $0.91 -  $1.00 Coupon = -$0.09
• 2 Packages 4count Wilkinson Sword Shaving Razors:  $1.94 - $1.00 Coupon = $0.94 -  $1.00 Coupon = -$0.06
• 2 Bottles K-Y Jelly: $2.62 each $5.24 - $3.00 Coupon = $2.24 - $3.00 Coupon = -$0.76 
• 4 Bottles of Franks RedHot Hot Sauce: $3.92 - $1.00 Coupon = $2.92 - $1.00 Coupon = $1.92 - $1.00 Coupon = $0.92 - $1.00 Coupon = -$0.08
• 1 Box Great Value Plastic Wrap: $1.47

My SubTotal: -$0.06

$20.94 - -0.06 = Savings of $21.00 (Or I saved $20.94 and made $0.06, however you want to look at it)

When I did my math in the store before my transaction, I thought that I would owe them exactly one cent so I left that as everything in my transaction.  Now that I re-did my math I see that instead of me owing them $0.01 like I thought, they actually still owed me $0.06.  If I realized that at the time, I might have thrown some other cheap item in to my transaction.  But I see that I didn't lose those 6cents, they came off of the sales tax that I owed.  So that worked out fine.  

I should have paid $1.03 in sales tax, but the 6cents came off.  So I only paid $0.97 for all 18 items!

So I could have just walked into Walmart, paid the $1.47 plus whatever the sales tax would be, and bought just the Plastic Wrap.  But instead, I paid a total of $0.97 for the plastic wrap PLUS 17 other items. :)  So I am quite pleased with that.