Extreme Couponing: Sorority House Style (Part 5)

Yes, it most certainly CAN be done! Even though the table below has alot of red numbers, indicating that I was over the target budget for that individual item, the few green items held such a significant savings that it offset the red items.

I did take the paper towels from yesterday back to Kmart. The 20% One Day Event at Big Lots had almost all of the rest of the items on the list, including a better deal on paper towels, and because of the 20% discount, I was able to finish shopping today. The only item I didn't get was the Vanilla Scents, which I intend to get early in August. I think that I'll be able to find some Febreze room spray coupons soon.

Total spent so far is $206.93. I need to save about $6 for vanilla room spray, to account for tax, which leaves $38.07. I have been told that the chapter wants to buy a Brita water pitcher and some filters. I need to confirm if they have a pitcher already and need just the filters, or if they also need the pitcher. Once I confirm, I'll be able to shop for these as well.

Here's a picture of what $206.93 looks like:

Item	Quantity	Budget(50%)	Actual After Tax	Comments
Toilet Paper	104 rolls	$36.00	$28.89	27 megarolls = 108 regular rolls
Paper Towels	52 rolls	$25.00	$31.10**	4 packs of 15 = 60 rolls
Trash Bags	400 Bags	$52.00	$32.04	3 packs of 150 = 450 bags
Dish Soap	12 Bottles	$18.00	$18.63**	5 large refill bottles, 1 small bottle to refill and leave on counter
Dishwasher Liquid	24 Bottles	$72.00	$41.34	330 dishwasher packs, slightly less than 1 per day
Bath/Kitchen Hand Soap	24 Bottles	$12.00	$14.98	5 large refill bottles = 24 regular bottles
Magic Eraser	1 pack	$2.50	$3.24	1 pack of 4
Napkins	6 packs	$4.50	$6.48	3 packs of 200 napkins
Kleenex	12 Boxes	$9.00	$9.63**	8 Family boxes = 14 regular boxes
Windex	2 Bottles	$3.00	$3.89
Bathroom Cleaner	2 Bottles	$3.00	$3.46
Kitchen Cleaner	3 Bottles	$4.50	$2.59
SOS Pads	1 box	$2.00	$0.82	Box of 15
Sponges	2 packs	$2.00	$3.96	2 packs of 4
Rags	2 bundles	$1.00	$4.32	1 pack of 18 - didn’t want the girls wasting paper towels to clean counters!
Duster	1	$1.50	$1.56**
Vanilla Scents	???	$5.00	$---	Did not purchase yet
	Total	$250.00	$206.93	** Indicates over budget only because of tax OR bulk quantities and tax.