http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2007/03/pantry-stockpiling-a-method-to-lower-food-expenses.html Save Money - A Personal Finance Blog By A Husband And Wife Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:16:45 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2007/03/pantry-stockpiling-a-method-to-lower-food-expenses.html/comment-page-1#comment-230749 Kathleen Sat, 02 May 2009 19:09:14 +0000 http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2007/03/pantry-stockpiling-a-method-to-lower-food-expenses.html#comment-230749 You can use two coupons for BOGO at Publix. From a scanning/computer viewpoint, you are buying 2 boxes, then Publix deducts the price of the second one so it is free to you. Publix policy allows you to use 2 coupons for each item in a BOGO. So in your scenario, the 4.99 deal would be lowered by 2 $1 coupons making final price 2.99 for 2 boxes or $1.50 each. Save even more money! You can use two coupons for BOGO at Publix. From a scanning/computer viewpoint, you are buying 2 boxes, then Publix deducts the price of the second one so it is free to you. Publix policy allows you to use 2 coupons for each item in a BOGO. So in your scenario, the 4.99 deal would be lowered by 2 $1 coupons making final price 2.99 for 2 boxes or $1.50 each. Save even more money!

]]> http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2007/03/pantry-stockpiling-a-method-to-lower-food-expenses.html/comment-page-1#comment-7424 Granny Tue, 13 Mar 2007 21:31:57 +0000 http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2007/03/pantry-stockpiling-a-method-to-lower-food-expenses.html#comment-7424 Unfortunately, I have to be very careful of this method. 34 years of marriage and children and grandchildren has established the truth of Warren's Law: the fastest way to make everyone in the house quickly change their favorite cereal (or granola bar, or hot chocolate mix, or razors, or shampoo, or you-fill-in-the-blank) is to buy it in bulk. I do still buy in bulk--with nine children and a dozen frequently visiting grandchildren just about every purchase qualifies as "bulk"--but I don't buy more than we can eat in a month or Warren's Law comes into effect :-) Unfortunately, I have to be very careful of this method. 34 years of marriage and children and grandchildren has established the truth of Warren’s Law: the fastest way to make everyone in the house quickly change their favorite cereal (or granola bar, or hot chocolate mix, or razors, or shampoo, or you-fill-in-the-blank) is to buy it in bulk. I do still buy in bulk–with nine children and a dozen frequently visiting grandchildren just about every purchase qualifies as “bulk”–but I don’t buy more than we can eat in a month or Warren’s Law comes into effect

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