My Under $10 Target Shopping Trip… (Using Only Printable Coupons and Cartwheels)

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I did a little Target deal shopping today… mainly to pick up a few inexpensive school lunch items. I also, surprisingly, needed to purchase toothpaste.  Yep, I let my stockpile of toothpaste dwindle down to almost nothing over the summer. Crazy, right?!

Here’s what I purchased:

Transaction #1

Buy 3 Select Bar Packs = FREE $5 Target Gift Card
*All Perfectly Simple, ZonePerfect or Kidz Zone Nutrition Bar Multipacks
Here’s what I did:
Buy 3 ZonePerfect Nutrition Bars 5-ct boxes $4.79
Total = $14.37
Use the 10% Off ZonePerfect Bars Cartwheel Offer (will deduct $1.44)
And, use three $1/1 Perfectly Simple/Zone Perfect Bars coupons found here
Pay $9.93
Get back a FREE $5 Target gift card

Transaction #2

Oroweat Sandwich Thins $2.99
Use the 50% Off Sandwich Thins Cartwheel Offer (will deduct $1.49)
Plus, use the $1/1 Oroweat Bread Variety coupon found here (use zip code 90210)
Final cost $0.50!

Del Monte Fruit & Veggie Fusions 2/$4 or $2 each (Thru 8/15)
Use the 30% Off Del Monte Fruit & Veggie Fusions 4-pack Cartwheel Offer (will deduct $0.60)
And, use the $1/1 Del Monte Fruit & Veggie Fusions (4-pack) coupon found here
Final cost $0.40!

Marvel Chewy Granola Bars 8 count $2 (Sale thru 8/29)
Use the 25% Off Marvel Chewy Granola Bars Cartwheel Offer (will deduct $0.50)
Final cost $1.50 – just $0.19 per bar!

Bounty Basic Paper Towels Single Roll $0.97
Use the 10% Off Bounty Basic Paper Towels Cartwheel Offer (will deduct $0.10)
Plus, use the $0.50/1 Bounty Basic Paper Towels coupon found here
Final cost $0.37!

Cottonelle FreshCare Wipes 42 Count Tub $2.49
Use the 20% Off Cottonelle Flushable Moist Cloths 42 ct+ Cartwheel Offer (will deduct $0.50)
And, use the $1/1 Cottonelle Flushable cleansing cloths (40 count or higher) coupon found here
Final cost 99¢!

Colgate Enamel Health 4 oz $2.99
Use the $1/1  Colgate Enamel Health Toothpaste Target Mobile coupon (text OFFERS to 827438)
Plus, use the $1/1 Select Colgate Toothpaste (Enamel Health included) coupon found here
Final cost $0.99!

Total for all = $4.75 (+ tax)
And then I used the $5 Target gift card earned from 1st transaction
Total after gift card = FREE

Final cost for Everything = ONLY $9.93 (+ tax)

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Comments 27

  1. Julie Hamilton

    To be honest, I have been using more printable coupons than newspaper coupons. Having all those papers just ends up in a mess for me and with printables, they are free and easier to find on the Internet!

    • Collin (Mrs. Hip)

      🙂

  2. harlow

    i hv that toothpaste it works well… saw it @walmart 2 packs clearance for under 5.00….i guess vic sec 4got about us… lol was hoping they would do it 2night…

    • tia

      I’ve never seen Quikly do something same day. They like you to forget so it’s a surprise!

  3. Liz Ob

    Me too! I gave up couponing for awhile because of new babe pregnant and a 5 year old. Then I had to get the newspapers organize them and the shopping trips. Too much. Only select deals now that include printable coupons until kids are a little older

  4. Amy

    That sounds like us! FYI, there’s a moneymaker at Target… buy the Boiron Calendula Cream price matching it from Amazon and using the Boiron $5 online coupon (there also was a $2 peelie as well) and then use the $5 Ibotta rebate. It was a $2.89 moneymaker for me using the Redcard savings.

  5. Leighann

    We just got back from Target. My total before everything was over $150 (without tax). My total after using only the cartwheels and printables (no newspaper coupons) was about $79. I got back a $5 gift card for the Zone Perfect bars, and I’m going to submit for about $4 or $5 worth of ibotta rebates (plus a few other apps!). The receipt says my savings was right at $75. If you include the gift card and rebates I’m going to get, I actually paid less than my savings 😀

    And a bonus! I got a few catalina coupons, but apparently so did a lot of other people. I found a whole stack of catalinas that don’t expire until November. There were a couple $2 off a $20 produce purchase, some $1.50 off a deli purchase, and so on, that will be *very* useful on my next shopping trip. Overall, I consider tonight a success!!

  6. Heatherr

    If anyone has specific newspaper coupons that they would like, I would be more than happy to send them your way. I have more than I could ever use lol. Id much rather have someone use them

    • AE

      There are some I can use! Can you email me hwsgigles8@hotmail.com and I can send a list. I need to get random supplies for my classroom

    • Haseena

      I would love to get a coupon or two. Haseena211 at hotmail.com. I stopped buying the paper long time ago…at $3.50-$3.99 it was just too expensive when I was only using a couple of coupons from each paper. I would be more than happy to pay for your postage via PayPal. Thank you!

  7. juli

    Is there a limit to the items you can buy? For example the granola bars? I wouldnt be rude and buy them all out but Could I purchase 2 or 3 if there are plenty in stock? Do I get the same price for each?

    • Anne

      Yes! Cartwheel will apply four times per transaction. On Sunday I bought four Bounty paper towels and four Playtex (among other things). You can definitely get four granola bars if they are in stock.

  8. Gretchen

    Hey, I don’t have the ability to print more than 2 of the Zone perfect coupons, but I went to their website and signed up for their email and they immediately sent me a coupon for $2.50 off 2 five count boxes! Sweetens the deal!!!

    • Angela V.

      Thanks for the suggestion Gretchen! I was able to do the same thing. 🙂

  9. holly

    Your shopping trip looks just like mine, except the toothpaste :). I’ve got TONS of toothpaste in my stockpile, hehe….

    • Collin (Mrs. Hip)

      I’m jealous! 😉

  10. Lizz

    I MISS THE VIDEOS🎬

    • Collin (Mrs. Hip)

      Stay tuned… I’ll be back in action soon. Thanks for your patience!

  11. Julia

    Has anyone had trouble using printable coupons at Target? Last night, 4 of my 7 coupons were rejected. First the cashier told me they were photocopied (I promise I did not!), then the manager told me they must be from a bogus site. (At least three were from coupons.com.) I asked her how they could tell if the coupons weren’t valid, but she just said that was confidential. I’m just confused about if this is a Target problem, or if my coupons didn’t print correctly.

    • Shopper

      Sounds like store not wanting to accept them. Possibly, they haven’t seen the qs in that format. I don’t have an issue with printables.

      Coupons do print with verify instructions for the store, they could have verified them.

    • CC

      I’ve never had to do this, but I did notice that every coupon you print from coupons.com, and a bunch of other sites, actually has a unique code. And there’s a website on the coupon where the code can be verified. For coupons.com it’s http://www.veri-fi.com. This might help if you ever print more than the same coupon.

      • Julia

        I noticed that the next morning and verified them all through veri-fi.com. They all seem to be valid. I’ll try again at a different Target.

  12. CB

    Where were the sandwich thins? I looked in the bread aisle, but no luck. Maybe it’s only certain stores??

    • Laura

      My Target has them in the bread isle but with the buns not loafs. Also if you have the Target app, you can search them & it will tell you if in stock & the isle number. Hth

  13. April

    I bought a few beauty boxes from target and there was 3$ Target coupon for beauty, I forgot to use it w my dial deal at target.

  14. Kayley Dewees

    what is the zip code on the fruit cup coupon? I cant find them.

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