Comments on: The MFA Price Book: Drugstore Items!

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 12 May 2011 13:54:57 +0000

I love Nexxus shampoo & conditioner but can never find coupons for it. How do you get it for less than $3 per bottle? Help!

By: WWadeII

WWadeII — Tue, 03 May 2011 19:22:55 +0000

I noticed you mention these as Drug Store deals. Are most of the prices including the Bonus Bucks. Or straight sale price + coupons. I understand the value of the Bucks but I’m not a fan of them.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 04:39:52 +0000

Thank you for your personal price book! It’s very useful! Just wondering if you still think the price is valid in your area and no adjustment needed since it is from last year? Why I am asking is because I would like to know how far I should get there for my personal price book.

By: Denise

Denise — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 00:51:09 +0000

It is much more frugal to use towels. Thanks for the input…I wanted to make sure that $0.48/roll is decent (CVS this week w/$4 off $20). I am finally out after that wonderful Safeway deal WYB 2 with the $10 P&G catalina from several months ago. I wish that would come around again.

By: Charlene

Charlene — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 23:36:56 +0000

I don’t buy paper towels that often- we use towels mostly. From what I see, less than $1 per roll for quality towels is a decent price. .75 or lower would be a good price.

By: Denise

Denise — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 23:18:36 +0000

Out of curosity, what is your stock-up price for paper towels?

By: admin

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:59:54 +0000

I can’t really say because I virtually never buy them. I will get them for about .60 a roll or so from Alice.com every so often- otherwise I have no idea what the prices are. We use dish towels 99% of the time.

By: Teresa

Teresa — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:23:28 +0000

I too appreciate the post. I am only about 2 months into couponing and I’m learning, but it takes a while. I find that my prices here in the panhandle of Florida are often more comparable to the Cali prices you post than to other prices in FL or the Southeast. Therefore, your experience with what’s a “good deal” will be helpful to this newbie!

Thanks again.

Oh, what do you find to be a good price on paper towels?

By: Valerie

Valerie — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:24:25 +0000

Thanks so much for this very useful information…I am never sure if this is the best price for any of these items!!!!THANKS

By: Anneke

Anneke — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:10:37 +0000

Thank you so much for this post! Really helpful

By: Jillian

Jillian — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:58:25 +0000

I know you were reluctant to post this, but thanks for doing so! Very helpful.

By: Katie

Katie — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:33:56 +0000

This post was so helpful – thanks for sharing! I am pretty new to couponing but I have learned pretty quickly that “sale” prices can be hugely deceiving so it’s critical that I know what is truly a good deal and what is not. So different from a few months ago when I would just toss it in the cart if it was in the sales ad! I have been saving my receipts and slowing committing this stuff to memory but your list is super helpful. Thanks!!!

By: admin

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:19:16 +0000

You know I will add laundry soap to the list and I don’t usually buy natural soap. We have some Seventh Gen that I scored awhile back on clearance at Walgreens for $1.99 that I use for the baby otherwise I use All or Tide or whatever. I just saw Method on clearance at Target for $12.99 and I just about fainted. I would never pay $11 for 32 loads of laundry soap.

For the promo codes- those are just little sad reminders to me everytime I shop They don’t issue many codes- there was one TOYS2009 for 10% off toys and usually I know about them because they come in the box when I order. Otherwise I just mail in my coupons and get the total up to $49 for each order. Last time I only ordered 2 packs of diapers because I needed a shopping cart cover. So I have been ordering a lot of other items from them that I price match and then add one or two packs of diapers on.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:14:39 +0000

Oh goodness a spreadsheet gives me a headache. The great thing is that once you stock up- say you have 5 toothpaste than you honestly don’t have to think of it again for months and months. I think some bloggers are gun shy because we get criticized so thanks for the nice words!

By: admin

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:12:08 +0000

Wow thank you Karentina!

By: admin

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:01:10 +0000

Josie I just posted the free Ivory a few weeks ago at CVS. I think Ivory is pretty cheap at Walmart with the same coupon. Also you can get Johnson’s Buddies for the kids free with $1 coupons all the time.

http://myfrugaladventures.com/2009/12/cvs-walgreens-free-ivory-and-almost-free-pepto/

Alice had the 3 pks for .18 of Ivory about a week ago too.

http://myfrugaladventures.com/2010/01/alice-com-18-ivory-soap-3pks/

By: Becky

Becky — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:29:12 +0000

I’m starting to figure some of this out, but your guidance is greatly appreciated. Like someone already posted, I am curious about laundry detergent, and I would also like to know a good price point for toilet paper.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:39:49 +0000

Thank you so much for this! I’ve only been using coupons for about six months so I’m still relatively new at this. I use your website almost daily. Love it!

By: Denise

Denise — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:03:30 +0000

Thanks for posting this. I’ve been wondering about this! Denise

By: josie

josie — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:40:34 +0000

Thanks for the post. Do you ever see any good deals on bar bath soap? I haven’t seen any recently.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:46:45 +0000

Thank you so much….this is greatly appreciated.

By: Karentina

Karentina — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:25:37 +0000

Thanks Charlene! That is super helpful….and being in NorCal like you, the prices are very similiar so it’s easy to base a “great deal” off of those prices. You always have the greatest posts! MFA is my fave “go to” site for info and good stuff!

By: Tammy

Tammy — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:49:48 +0000

LOVE this idea for a post! I’ve actually emailed a few of my favorite bloggers and asked them for their advice on this very thing and everyone seems very hesitant to share their “stock up prices”. I realize that they vary greatly, but it is really helpful just to get a starting point. My mom has her own book and I’m constantly calling her for her “buy” prices for things. I guess that means that I should start working on my own spreadsheet, huh? Thanks again for sharing this invaluable list!!

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:49:04 +0000

Thanks Charlene- This is really helpful and I love the print post option too. I use diapers.com as well and love the convenience of their service. At checkout there is always a place to enter promo codes. Do you have any inside scoop on how to track those down (for established accts)?

Also, what is your “buy price” for laundry detergent and natural/organic products? In particular: 7th generation and Method?

THANKS!!!!

By: Grateful Mom

Grateful Mom — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:20:56 +0000

Thanks! This was really helpful!