My Awesome Target Trip! Just $.88!

Target 01/08/11

I did 3 transactions because the Olay coupons are P&G clearly state only 4 per transaction.

Here's the breakdown:

Transaction 1:

15 GoodLife Cat food @ $.77 each = $11.55 - will donate

4 Olay bar soap @ $.97 each = $3.88 (for gift baskets)

1 Oscar Mayer hot dogs @ $1.99

1 dozen eggs @ $1.79

1 New York Texas Toast @ $2.49 (dinner, worked all day & didn't feel like cooking anything fancy)

1 Stouffer’s Lasagna @ $9.99 (dinner, worked all day & didn't feel like cooking anything fancy)

Subtotal = $31.69

Coupons used:

15 $1.50/1 Goodlife cat food coupons = -$22.50

4 $2/1 Olay = -$8

1 $.75/1 Oscar Mayer = -$.75

Final total: $.44 + sales tax

Transaction 2:

4 Olay soap @ $.97 = $3.88 (for gift baskets)

2 Oscar Mayer Lunchables @$1 = $2 - (the ones from Thursday are gone already!)

1 Sara Lee bread @ $1.89

1 Bisquick shake n pour @ $1.99

Subtotal = $9.66

Coupons used:

4 $2/1 Olay = -$8.00

2 $.75/1 Oscar Mayer = -$1.50

Final total = $.26 + sales tax

Transaction 3:

2 Olay soap @ $.97 = $1.94 (for gift baskets)

1 Wrapping paper @ $1.74 (for the wedding actually)

2 Oscar Mayer lunchables @ $1.00 = $2.00

Subtotal = $5.68

Coupons used:

2 $2/1 Olay = -$4.00

2 $.75/1 Oscar Mayer product = -$1.50 (the ones from Thursday are gone already!)

Final total = $.18 + sales tax

Again, I'm in Kansas so tax is a killer.

We are taxes precoupon & our sales tax is high (9.525%!).

And we are taxed on everything - food and all!

While my final subtotal for all 3 transactions was only $.88, my sales tax was $4.49.

That makes my final OOP (out of pocket) cost: $5.37. Which is still an awesome deal. That 1/2 of what I would have paid for just the lasagne! I just don't include it in the breakdown usually because most of you lucky folks don't have to deal with nearly that much tax. I should start shopping in Missouri more since that's where I work, but Target would add about 20 minutes to my commute. Ugh.