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How to Save Over 70% at Target When Purchasing Fresh Produce, Meat, Clothing & More! (No Coupons from the Newspaper Required!)

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I get asked by a lot of family and friends if “couponing” is really worth it, if you can save money on your groceries and still eat healthy, if you can save money without buying tons of newspapers, etc. My answer is definitely…YES! To help explain why I feel this way, I decided to document a normal grocery run for my family…

Here is an example of a super quick grocery store run I made two days ago (3/10/14) to Target. Please note, I did NOT use any newspaper coupons. (We cancelled our subscription a few weeks ago to prepare for our move.)

This entire trip used only coupons I printed off from online, mobile coupons I had sent to my phone from Target, and Target Cartwheel Offers (more Target discounts that are available through a FREE Target app on your phone or online.)

I purchased a container of lunch meat, a bag of carrots, two cucumbers, two lemons, four bananas, three greek yogurts, a shampoo, a conditioner, and two Mossimo Women’s Long & Lean Tank Tops for only $9.09* and that includes my tax!! Had I paid full price for everything my total would have been $34.42. So I saved $25.33. That’s almost a 75% savings on my groceries! And, as you can see, that’s quite a bit of pretty healthy food that came home with me + two new workout tank tops for my ever growing baby bump! (Love the Mossimo Long & Tanks for the gym, especially when I am pregnant!)

To put the savings even further into perspective, one a normal day at Target ONE tank top alone costs $9.00 + tax. So I walked out with an additional tank top plus all of the fruits and vegetables, the lunch meat, the greek yogurts and the shampoo and conditioner for about same price! And, it only took my an extra 10-15 minutes to plan my trip and maybe an extra 5 minutes in the store. I’d say that 15-20 minutes was definitely worth the extra $25.33 I now have in my bank account.

Here are the deals I picked up:

Market Pantry Lunch Meat (Oven Roasted Turkey) $2.50
Use the $1.00 off of one Market Pantry Lunch Meat Target Coupon (Text OFFERS to 827438)
Total cost $1.42

Bag of Green Giant Carrots $1.69
Use the $1.00 off any Fresh Vegetable Purchase Target Coupon (Text SPRING to 82743)
Total cost $0.69

Cucumbers (2) $1.38
Use the $1.00 off any Fresh Vegetable Purchase Target Coupon (Text THANKS to 827438)
Total cost $0.38

Bananas (4) $0.72
Use the $1.00 off any Fresh Fruit Purchase Target Coupon (Text SPRING to 82743)
Total cost FREE + $0.28 in overage

Lemons (2) $1.18
Use the $1.00 off any Fresh Fruit Purchase Target Coupon (Text THANKS to 827438)
Total cost $0.18

Purchase 3 Simply Balanced Greek Yogurt at $0.80 each
Use the $1.00 off any three Simply Balanced Yogurt Target Coupon (Text SPRING to 82743)
Total cost $1.40 for all three

Purchase a Suave Natural Infusions Shampoo and a Conditioner at $2.74 each
Total cost FREE + $0.52 in overage

Buy 2 Mossimo Long & Lean Women’s Tanks at $5.00 each
Total cost $6.30 or only $3.15 per tank top

(Side note: I LOVE the Simply Balanced Greek Yogurts at Target. They have a great texture, have really yummy fruit in them and are very reasonably priced, even when you can’t find an awesome deal on them. They have definitely been a “go to” of mine during this pregnancy.)

And, no. I didn’t not come up with all of these deals on my own. I follow sites like Freebies2Deals, Springs Bargains and Money Saving Mom. All sites that do the work for you. 🙂 I’m telling you, it’s all about working smarter, not harder! It’s one those sites that I learn about things like the new text coupons from Target or the free Suave deal with a new printable coupon that was just released.

Here is how I plan my shopping trips. I look through my pantry and decide what else I need for meals that week. Then, I visit the Freebies2Deals site and click on the Target logo on the sidebar. Once I do that, all of the current deals for Target pop up. Including all of the coupons I will need for each deal. So, then all I have to do is write down which deals I want to grab, make sure I have the appropriate coupons printed off and in hand (or on my phone) and then run to Target. Easy as that! (Of course, repeat for each store you plan on going too!)

Occasionally I will notice a mobile coupon or a coupon online for something I need that week, so I’ll add that to my list as well. For example, when I saw the coupon for $1.00 off of three Simply Balanced Greek Yogurts, and those were already on my shopping list, I made sure to make a note to use that coupon as well. Even though it wasn’t a deal listed on the site.

The best part? All of these deals are still working at Target through Saturday, March 15th! So if you want to brush up on your money saving skills and give the whole “couponing” thing a try. You can! All you will need is a printer and your cell phone! 🙂 Of course, don’t forget to switch your printer to grey scale when printing your coupon(s). No need to print them in color and waste your ink!

PS: If you don’t want to bother with text coupons, I received a mailer yesterday (3/11/14) from Target that contained a lot of the same coupons I got via text. So, if you got that same mailer, you could use those in addition to the text coupons or in place of. YAY! I love being able to save more on my produce! 🙂

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*Note: The Target Suave Natural Infusions Coupon I mention in one of the deal scenarios above did for some reason have an issue at checkout. I took the coupon to Customer Service though right after my purchase and they immediately accepted the coupons and refunded me my $3.00 for the two coupons I had. Just an FYI in case you have that happen as well. That’s also why my receipt states $12.09 as my total and not $9.09! 🙂