Calling upon your wisdom

[wiserwithwords]

Ok so I have some coupons here that I would like to use tomorrow but I want to get the very best value for them or get some things for free for our stock pile but I'm not sure how to go about it. Can you guys please share your wisdom with me and help me get the most for the least $$.

Here is what I have and the questions will be under the coupon details:
4x $5 Good on your choice of any of the following products
*any Quaker product (excluding individual bars, individual cookies and trial size cereals)
*Any GAtorade Thirst Quencher product
*Any Aunt Jemima Pancake & waffle mix or syrup
*Any Rice-A-Roni product
Dear Consumer: Redeem coupon on stated product(s) at any participating retailer. Coupon may be applied against the purchase of one or more qualifying products. If the face value of the coupon exceeds the value of the qualifying purchases, then the difference shall be forfeited by the consumer.

My question for theses ones are could I get say two of the big boxes of granola bars and then use the remainder of the $20 (there are four individual $5 coupons) towards say Rice-A-Roni so it's a bit over $20 so I get the full value? What would you use these coupons on if you were me to get the most bang for the coupon?

Free Kellogg's Product to our consumer please accept this certificate with our compliments. It entitles you to one package of any Kelloggs product.

So I can use this one on any Kelloggs product no matter what the price is right? So I could get the biggest box of cereal that they have and they would have to accept it? Could I use this with the coupon that says buy 3 family size cereals get $3 off to bring the price even lower or would that be against the rules or just not the best value? What would you use this coupon on to get the best bang for your buck?

2x $5 and 3x $1 Store coupon off Natrel, Quebon, Gaspesien, Oh Henry Milk shake, Hershey Milkshake, Sealtest
These are the ones that have me really stumped. So could I go into Shoppers where milk is cheapest and get say 3 bags of milk and use both $5 ones and three $1 ones to get the three bags for free? Would that be the best way to do it? Milk here is $3.99 at Shoppers so it would be a waste to use the $5 one because I would love $1.01 on each coupon but I don't want to buy the more expensive milk just to use that when I could get the stuff we normally use cheaper. What would you do?

Schneiders $10 voucher towards the purchase of any Schneiders products
Can this be used on more than one product or do we need to buy just one really expensive product to use it? What would be the best value with this? What would you use it for?

Now onto my regular coupons, I'm so sorry that I have so many questions and that this is getting so long. I really value your input on this though and will owe you guys all a huge thanks!

Save $2 when you buy any Gillette Fushion ProGlide Razor
Is there anywhere that I can use this to get the razor for free or very cheaply? I'm guessing maybe Walmart?

Buy any Old Spice Deodorant and get any Old Spice Body wash free
Where is the cheapest place to buy Old Spice Deodorant to use this coupon? I'm hoping to get this as cheaply as possible for my uncle as a Christmas gift but have no idea on what the old spice products usually retail as?

Buy any one Gillette Antiperspirant/deodorant and get any Gillette body wash free
Again where is the best place to buy this to get it as cheaply as possible? My dad loves this stuff!

Save $3.00 on any two Old Spice Products
Which two products would you buy to try to keep it as close to $3 as you can? I'm guessing the cheapest thing would be deodorant? Where would you buy it at?

Save $7.00 when you buy three of: Venus Embrace razors, Satin Care shave product, Olay Quench body lotion (350mL), Olay Ribbons body wash (295mL) or Secret antiperspirant/deodorant
Is there anywhere that I can use this one to get the products for basically free or just a few cents? I'd love to get either the razor or the Secret if possible

Save $1.00 when you purchase TWO Dawn products
Is this is a good coupon to use or should it be held for later when Dawn goes on sale cheaper?

Save $1.00 when you buy one Secret antiperspirant/deodorant
Should I use this now (I don't need the deodorant right this minute but will use it eventually) or should I wait for a really good sale? I want it as cheap as possible lol

Save $1.00 when you buy one Satin Care shave product
Does Walmart still have this on for $1.97? I grabbed a bunch on boxing day but wasn't sure if it was just a boxing day special or their regular price? Again looking for it as cheap as possible

Save $2.00 when you buy any Gillette 3-blade disposable razor
Where can I get these that will drive the price down to minimal and how much should I expect to pay? Is this a use now coupon or should I save it and wait until I see a good sale. Again we don't need the product at the moment but do want to get it.

Save $5.00 when you buy any three Gillette products
What and where would you use this coupon on? I'm thinking the deodorant would be the cheapest but how much on top of the coupon should I expect to pay?

Save $4.00 when you buy any two of: Venus Embrace razor, Satin Care shave product, Olay Quench body lotion (350mL), Olay Ribbons body wash (295mL) or Secret Antiperspirant/deodorant
Would the Secret be my best bet with this coupon too? Where would you go and what would you expect to pay using this coupon? A use now coupon or hold onto it for a bit longer?

Save $1.00 when you buy any Old Spice product
I'm guessing this would be a hold onto coupon because it's a low value right? Wait for a good sale to use it?

Save $3.00 when you buy any two Old Spice Products
Would this one be a hold onto coupon or use now? Where would you use it and what would you get to bring the price as close to that $3.00 as possible?
Save $5 when you buy any three Green works cleaners or detergents
And lastly I'm sure your all ready to close my account by now lol, would you use this one now or would you hold onto it? I would like the dish soap! I know it is sold at Canadian Tire and Walmart (not sure where else) So where would be the best place to use it and should I use it right away or watch the boards and flyers for a good sale?

We have no stock pile of any razors, deodorants or body washes so I really want to work on that this year... well actually to be honest other than cake mixes we don't have much of a stock pile at all (long story but we got taken advantage of and used it all up) I want to be able to build a stock pile, and help my parents and grandma out since they are both low income and struggling to make it through so I really want to stretch my pennies as far as I can but fill the shelves for all three families as much as we can. Any suggestions or help? I don't have many coupons so I'm trying to work with what I have while I make some trades with stamps and the like so what I can use towards purchases is limited but I need to make that go as far as possible.

Anyone care to go through my blabbering and share some wisdom lol. Please don't banish me I promise not to write a novel every time

[AryanasMommy]

Something that might help you when using the Olay/Venus/Secret Coupons and the Gilette 5WUB

- You can almost ALWAYS get products for free because you can buy a travel product as a filler - lets say Secret is 2.50 you buy 2 for 5 plus a travel Satin Care (which are about 1.49) thats 6.49, and you can use your buy 3 save 7 and make 51 cents.

- I hope this isn't confusing.

- With that many high value coupons it might be a good idea to use the coupons at the Shoppers DrugMart Bonus Points event this weekend. If you check the thread all the details are posted. (you could earn over $20 in points, with very little OOP)

http://forum.smartcanucks.ca/177318-...3-24-a-canada/

[Poodlegirl]

You will be limited with your stacking since your in Ontario. I do suggest price matching at RCSS and using a whole whack of P&G right now to get the $20gc wub$60 of P&G products.

[annedougherty]

Read ccmp's Hot Flyer Deals of the Week thread for help.

And yes, if you collect optimum points then save the coupons for things that you would buy at SDM when they are on sale and have 20x or some other event.

Don't get overly anxious to go use all your coupons at once lol. If you're patient you will find the right deal to use them on.

[carlyincanada]

Awesome HV (high value) coupons your got!! Lucky you!!

We can not stack here in ON...so use them for the highest value you can...& its 1 coupon per product.

The Quaker I would use on Oatmeal 2/$5 at Sobeys (PM at WM or Zellers) & get it free!! Its one coupon per purchase...or use on the granola bars like you said..

For the milk if the price is under the coupon value, you lose the extra but get it free anyway...or rarely a store might just put in the full value (maybe WM) just depends on the cashier!

The Gillette Foamy is $1.79 at Zellers (Jan 21-27) so x3 - $5wub3 = .37 cents for 3!! & free if you have the SPC 10% off card!!

GreenWorks I would wait for a better sale...its abit high right now!! But it has been on sale for $1.99 in the recent past (SDM & FB)...so worked out to be 1.99 x3 - $5wub3 = 97cents!!
Also keep your eyes peeled for the $10.50 booklet of coupons on the bottle necks! if you buy!! & get more coupons!! haha

If you have SDM Optimum card maximize your points & shop on 20x days wus $50 etc!! & use as many HV coupons to bring your total down & pay less oop!!
Just make sure the total before tax & coupons is $50 or more than give coupons at the end & you still get the points!
(see SDM section for more details)

I've noticed the prices are higher on deod, bw, etc...so just wait until the price is right for you!! & get the total as close to free as possible!!

Check the HOT deals of the week thread!! Its all there for us every week!

Hope that answers some questions for you & good luck!!

[mamasavesmoola]

Great coupons!

Only one point - the Dawn coupon is good, but you can almost always get it for 1.50 before coupon when it's on sale..so unless you need it, can find a sale, or want to use it at SDM this weekend, you can hold it for another time. This coupon is pretty normal fo P&G too.

[nickyy]

WOW lot's of nice coupons you have there....If I were you I would check the hot deals of the week thread...some generous people ALWAYS take some of their time to put the best deals of the week on there and it is so helpful.

GOod luck!!

[coupon girl]

yep wait for the sales and use a small deodorant or shave gel as the third item to take the cost down- dont go gun ho on the coupons -wait - wait for the deals then use them - i think everyone stated that

[wiserwithwords]

You will be limited with your stacking since your in Ontario. I do suggest price matching at RCSS and using a whole whack of P&G right now to get the $20gc wub$60 of P&G products.

Do you have more details on this? I don't quite understand what you mean.... well besides the price matching part!