Flyers...

Flyer Time!

Wednesday after work there is a little red plastic bag on my doorstep that welcomes me home.  I love the flyers! I make a mug of green tea and get ready for 20 minutes of home budget work.  

When I first started to watch my prices, I would write down when I got home from the store how much I paid for an item, and record the size of the item.  I would then figure out cost per unit…how much the item costs per ml, L, g and kg.  It gets a bit tricky as some items are priced per pound, be aware.  I am not the math person, and my husband gets calls from me time to time at the store asking him to figure this out fast! It can get over whelming at the store to do this when you are in the moment. 

I first sort the flyers by the grocery stores that I prefer.  No Frills in my town is my favorite grocery store and I start there. The owner is present, and is very helpful with the customers.  No Frills also has the PC Plus program, where you collect points on every day purchases and points when you charge to your PC Master Card (This will be tomorrow’s blog). And….No Frills will Price Match.

I have a small note pad that the paper fits inside my coupon folder.   There is a thin margin that separates the price of the item, and the name of the item.  If I have a coupon for the item I circle the item on my list.  As you may notice in the pic and my list, I have Shoppers Drug Mart out for the 20x the points weekend when you spend $50. I try to spend $50 on these days to earn my bonus points. Normally what I would do is Price Match the items to No Frills. In my town ( and across Canada) Giant Tiger and Walmart will Price Match.

How Do I Price Match?

If you see an item in the flyers advertised cheaper than what it is at No Frills, Giant Tiger or Walmart you may Price Match. I circle item in the flyer, and take it with me to the store. You are allowed to Price Match as many items as you like, but can only get 4 items of the same product. For example, if Dawn liquid dish soap was on sale at a Lawtons, I take the flyer to the store that will Price Match and get the exact item for the advertised price.  I could get 4 of the Dawn liquid soap, and then also Price Match other items, such as bread.

Why Would I Price Match?

I price match to cut down on my driving to other stores. Also, I price match to get points with my loyalty cards.   

Please feel free to leave a comment, include how you do the flyers and save with coupons