Okay, so paying full price for one bottle of mustard isn't going to send us to the poor house, but it is going to drop my percent saved down a tad. The best way to make use of our coupons, is to get a whole bunch, use them to buy items that are already on a killer good sale, so we spend as little out of pocket as possible. So while I should have found a deal on mustard and bought enough to last me to the next sale, I bought one bottle, and now it's gone. tsk tsk tsk on me, LOL. (please don't turn into some of the ladies on TLC, 6 bottles is a stockpile, 60 is crazy, LOL)
I'm new at all of this, so my stockpile is small, but building! I currently have enough bars of soap and body wash to last 6 months to a year, and enough suntan lotion to last, well, we may never run out of that, LOL. Next on the list is items like toilet paper, paper towels, and gee, lets see, mustard? LOL
Things happen in cycles, or to put it musically, "To everything, Turn, Turn, Turn, There is a season, Turn, Turn, Turn." The best bet, is to figure out this pattern, then buy enough of that item to last your family until it come back around. We're learning this together, but a little research shows us that some things have a normal yearly cycle:
November – Cough Medicine, Cold Medicine, Soup (Campbell’s), Jello, Oats (Quaker), Tissues
December – Carnation Milk, Baking ingredients, Wet Wipes
Summer – BBQ Sauce, Marinades, Condiments, Country Time Lemonade, Charcoal
July & August – Back to School Supplies
Other items cycle about every 6 weeks, so buy enough to last 6 weeks, and you'll pay the lowest price available. These are usually things like toilet paper, paper towels, cereal, etc.
So, what type of things do you stock up on? Does anyone know a good sale on mustard? LOL
Good news! I found a coupon for mustard! No full price for this girl! :)
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