As a thank you for helping a friend out a few months ago, I received a $100 gift card to Publix. She wanted to get a gift card for a massage and I said no, I'd actually rather have one to somewhere like Publix where I can stretch that thing! Yes, I know, I'm a grocery geek. But also, I wanted to see how far I could really stretch it too! I bought as I regularly do, so lots of these trips included expensive items like organic eggs and cereal, produce, etc.
Turns out, $100 can go a long way in the land of couponing. Here is a breakdown of how far I made the card go:
FMV of items bought: Amount actually paid:
Trip #1: $45.31 $17.73
Trip #2: 46.38 15.85
Trip #3: 48.31 14.74
Trip #4: 27.21 10.06
Trip #5: 16.33 7.53
Trip #6: 8.14 6.14
Trip #7: 31.49 14.75
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Total: 223.17 86.80
Now, before you start ragging on me about my math....I know the amount actually paid via gift card should equal 100....and I thought I'd kept up with all the receipts...but apparently I lost one along the way. But, you get the idea. I estimate I bought about $250 worth of stuff, and only "paid" (except not really!) $100. So next time you get a gift card, try and see how far you can stretch it!
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