friday finds {7.10}

Today I went to Babies R Us. I got some decent deals - nothing earth shattering.

Formula: I bought 2 cans of our formula and they were oversized (20% more free), so that was exciting. I got a great cashier so I went ahead and used all 4 of the Enfamil checks I had for a total of $18. I also had a $3 BRU coupon.

Baby Food: All of the Gerber 2-packs (regardless of size) were 10 for $10. I had two coupons for three 2-packs (one was $0.55 and one was $0.75) but they were only good on 1st foods. So, I got 6 of the 1st (which are normally cheaper) and got four of the 2nd (which is a better deal because the everyday price is higher).

I picked up a few other small things, like two packages of disposable changing pads (no sale or coupon) and a high chair toy (I had a 15% on one item BRU coupon that I used on this).

For the entire order, I was able to use a $5 off $25 BRU coupon and a $5 BRU Rewards coupon.

All-in-all, I paid $47.50 out-of-pocket and it would've been around $83 at full retail. A savings of 43%. The only thing that stinks is that I'm now out of Enfamil coupons :)

Once Upon a Child

I went to this used children's store for the first time today. I brought in some maternity clothes as well as some outgrown stuff of Spencer's and Coleman's. They didn't take much and I only got about $25 - turns out they are pretty particular about the amount of wear, which is good to know for the future. I bought several things myself, so I only walked away with about $5 :) OOPS! Anyway, I was able to get a new toy for Coleman, a book for Spencer, a book for Coleman, a board game, and four pieces of clothing for Coleman (all for $20 - not too shabby). I definitely will be shopping for Coleman here more often when he needs stuff (right now he needs nothing). I also plan to sell some of our *equipment* as he outgrows it. I will probably look into other consignment stores, but this place is nice because they pay you on the spot, instead of you having to wait for things to sell.