Take a moment and look at this snippet from this week's Walgreen's ad. What do you notice? Hopefully, you see that the "coupon" price of a single roll of tape is NOT cheaper than the 3-roll pack, featured right above! In this instance, it's cheaper to pay twice as much because you get three times the product! You'd pay $2.97 for 3 individual rolls with the couponed price, but only $1.99 for 3 rolls with the sale price. Even utilizing currently available coupons, (namely $1/3 rolls, exp 11/18/11 SS), you're still better off with the 3-pack. It's the difference between paying $1 for three after coupons, or $2 for 3 after coupons. Check out these two excerpts from this week's Kroger ads for Hillshire Farms deli meat:
Turning Frugality in to an Art Form, One Coupon at a Time!