WHAT is YOUR best SDM shop this week?

[dahliagrower]

I did a shop last night to use a few of my personalized offers - $20 off WUS $75 and 8000 WUS $30 on OTC Meds ..... stocked up on vitamins and allergy meds (came to 31 less $8 in coupons that were on the shelf - Centrum and Benadryl) then the rest was mainly food (coffee, milk, pasta sauce, packaged nuts) also picked up some PC ginger cookies that had $2 manager off stickers and a box of lindt that had a manager $5 off and some cadbury (DS has been reminding me all week that I said I would pick some up).... the clearance area in my store had some St. Ives hydration spray for $2.50 -- I bought one ages ago and liked it so I picked up two more.

They also had many of the Nexxus, John Frieda, Gosh - hair products - but they were mainly $5 and up so not the same as previously posted at $1-$2....

I had originally planned to redeem points but it completely left my mind to do so when I was at the cash .... probably why I don't normally shop on a friday evening ... I'm usually just too tired at that point in the week.

My OOP was $55 including tax - and picked up $9800 points .... saved $46 on sales and another $9 on in-store coupons and $8 on manu coupons and $12 from FPCs plus the $20 off --- total savings was around $95....

Be sure to check out the clearance area in your store as they do seem to constantly be moving stuff ...

Happy Saturday shopping everyone!

[Molebdynum]

I just got back from my local SDM and with my personalized coupons spent $76 (I spent a $1.00 over, arghh!! ) and got:

REGULAR POINTS: 760
Department Bonus Points 5300
Transaction Bonus Points 26500
TOTAL POINTS EARNED TODAY: 32560

Today's work is done! Lol! Looking forward to tomorrow since the other items I need are on sale.

[free*is*best]

I just got back from my local SDM and with my personalized coupons spent $76 (I spent a $1.00 over, arghh!! ) and got:

REGULAR POINTS: 760
Department Bonus Points 5300
Transaction Bonus Points 26500
TOTAL POINTS EARNED TODAY: 32560

Today's work is done! Lol! Looking forward to tomorrow since the other items I need are on sale.

Wow, you did super awesome. Well done

[jsmile]

I just got back from my local SDM and with my personalized coupons spent $76 (I spent a $1.00 over, arghh!! ) and got:

REGULAR POINTS: 760
Department Bonus Points 5300
Transaction Bonus Points 26500
TOTAL POINTS EARNED TODAY: 32560

Today's work is done! Lol! Looking forward to tomorrow since the other items I need are on sale.

better to be $1 over than $1 under and not get 18500 bonus points

[jsmile]

I did a shop last night to use a few of my personalized offers - $20 off WUS $75 and 8000 WUS $30 on OTC Meds ..... stocked up on vitamins and allergy meds (came to 31 less $8 in coupons that were on the shelf - Centrum and Benadryl) then the rest was mainly food (coffee, milk, pasta sauce, packaged nuts) also picked up some PC ginger cookies that had $2 manager off stickers and a box of lindt that had a manager $5 off and some cadbury (DS has been reminding me all week that I said I would pick some up).... the clearance area in my store had some St. Ives hydration spray for $2.50 -- I bought one ages ago and liked it so I picked up two more.

They also had many of the Nexxus, John Frieda, Gosh - hair products - but they were mainly $5 and up so not the same as previously posted at $1-$2....

I had originally planned to redeem points but it completely left my mind to do so when I was at the cash .... probably why I don't normally shop on a friday evening ... I'm usually just too tired at that point in the week.

My OOP was $55 including tax - and picked up $9800 points .... saved $46 on sales and another $9 on in-store coupons and $8 on manu coupons and $12 from FPCs plus the $20 off --- total savings was around $95....

Be sure to check out the clearance area in your store as they do seem to constantly be moving stuff ...

Happy Saturday shopping everyone!

I always stop at the clearances section now because of this board. I just got a $17.50 curling wand that was originally $36.

Just take care to watch expiry dates from the clearance section. Don't want expired or almost expired food or medication!

[frugal50]

i originally went to SDM for eggs and toothpaste and wound up with:

chips
BC cake mix
Ed smith pie filling
tuna
becel
kikkoman sauce
and salad

[farmerblanche]

Fridays shop
Vector cereal $4
4xarmstrong cheese $12
2 x live clean hand soap $8
Organic baby carrots $4
4x fancy feast cat food $3.60
Oasis juice $3
2x organic pasta $3
Ranch salad dressing $4
Goodnites diapers $23
Huggies wipes $7
Pampers wipes $7
Apple sauce $2.50

manufacturers coupons $3
Shoppers coupon $20
Total 62.14
Paid with 38000 points & $2.14 cash
Points earned 13060
Total points expended 24940 for $85 worth of products.

[WINNIPEGZELDA]

spent $83 + tx
26390 points

850 base
540 product bonus (don't know for what)
3500 dept bonus (3000 coffee, 500 milk)
21500 trans bonus points (18500 + 3000 wus $15 detergents)

$2.50 manu coupon wub tide + bounce

$7.47 Glade spray 3 x $2.49
- 2.49 manuf coupon, buy 2 get 1
- 3.00 co51
-------
$1.50 for 3 ....... (sold out on snap, shucks...Think it was $2 or $3 wub 3)


Needed the points for redemption tomorrow....will be:
26390 points from above
8000 points wus $30 - Monday offer, do this shop first
?? a couple more pc to use
-------
34390 points towards $60 redemption

then Monday to spend ($80 - $20 coupon) - $60 redemption = $0 oop, or close

My shop today will almost pay for tomorrows 38000 redemption plus the $20!

I am so THANKFUL to everyone on sc for EVERYTHING I have learned from reading your posts.
Most of my friends don't believe my savings!

[JJmom]

Spent $133.79 plus tax , saved $110 in coupons and personal offers and earned 32,900 points so I am very happy with my shop. I was hoping for about $120 but a few items were marked down and along with coupons I had they were too good to pass up on. My friends (and hubby!) who doubted the amount of time I was putting in to my coupons are starting to see it really does pay off.

[amira84]

Spent $133.79 plus tax , saved $110 in coupons and personal offers and earned 32,900 points so I am very happy with my shop. I was hoping for about $120 but a few items were marked down and along with coupons I had they were too good to pass up on. My friends (and hubby!) who doubted the amount of time I was putting in to my coupons are starting to see it really does pay off.

$110 worth of coupons? Wow. You must have a very big coupon binder(well.....BEFORE this shop. )

[amira84]

What do you want to call it? Free or a money maker shop?

Today i went to another city to use my cosmetics coupon. I wanted to buy stila face contour kit and my sdm doesn't carry it. So here's what i got!


Stila contour kit. $52.00
QUO make up wipes. $10.00 (10x pts from flyer)(used 16000 pts wus $60 on cosmetics)

Oasis juice. $4.99 (1200 pts, wanted to buy 2 wonder breads to use $4 off coupon but bread was sold out)
2 eggs. $3.98
Herbal essences conditioner. $1.99 (2000 pts, bought this one just to earn free money in terms of points)
2 Excel bubble gum packs $3.70 (used my personalized BOGO coupon)


In the end i paid $84.88 but got Back 39360+800(bought $80 GC first)=40160 pts.

40160pts=$84.55 on a 38000pts=$80 redemption level(using $20 off wus $75 coupon)
OR
40160pts=$$88.52 on a 50000pts=$110 redemption level.

These are the pics. Eggs and juice are resting in the fridge.

[jsmile]

What do you want to call it? Free or a money maker shop?

Today i went to another city to use my cosmetics coupon. I wanted to buy stila face contour kit and my sdm doesn't carry it. So here's what i got!


Stila contour kit. $52.00
QUO make up wipes. $10.00 (10x pts from flyer)(used 16000 pts wus $60 on cosmetics)

Oasis juice. $4.99 (1200 pts, wanted to buy 2 wonder breads to use $4 off coupon but bread was sold out)
2 eggs. $3.98
Herbal essences conditioner. $1.99 (2000 pts, bought this one just to earn free money in terms of points)
2 Excel bubble gum packs $3.70 (used my personalized BOGO coupon)


In the end i paid $84.88 but got Back 39360+800(bought $80 GC first)=40160 pts.

40160pts=$84.55 on a 38000pts=$80 redemption level(using $20 off wus $75 coupon)
OR
40160pts=$$88.52 on a 50000pts=$110 redemption level.

These are the pics. Eggs and juice are resting in the fridge.

Might be mostly OT:

Stila hasn't been doing very well in Sephora and the word on the street is that Sephora is phasing out Stila from their stores. I wonder how this will impact stila at sdm. Btw stila has a history of financial struggle. It was bought out and revived when it was purchased by a private equity firm.

[JJmom]

$110 worth of coupons? Wow. You must gave a very big coupon binder(well.....BEFORE this shop. )

I did yes Luckily none of my friends were using their coupons but I have a feeling they may change their minds now lol

[dahliagrower]

Spent $133.79 plus tax , saved $110 in coupons and personal offers and earned 32,900 points so I am very happy with my shop. I was hoping for about $120 but a few items were marked down and along with coupons I had they were too good to pass up on. My friends (and hubby!) who doubted the amount of time I was putting in to my coupons are starting to see it really does pay off.

That is a nice savings on the coupons/personal offers. Don't think I've ever used $100 in coupons in one shop .... the highest stuff I've got right now would be the $20 off WUB3 Vichy which I haven't found the hand cream deal on yet. What's your secret?

[dahliagrower]

Amira -- love your shop - nice to try the Stila contour compact for "free" .... didn't you order the one from Lise Watier - the circular one .... I have no idea what the difference is between the two and I just don't have enough finesse with make up to pull off that look. Love that you do - Go Gorgeous!