Tuesday, October 19, 2010

frugality with buying paper towels, and toilet paper

How do you compare the myriad of choices for paper products to find the best bargain?
How do I know  if a coupon makes it cheaper or not?

I began  my notebook writing down  the total square meters per package and price. Then I'll figure out price per square meter.  It gets a bit tricky due to varying quality of the products, but that will come.
Will let you all know, dear readers, what I discover!

It took about an hour at Sam's Club, then another hour at Walmart writing down the stats on all their products for paper towels and toilet papers.  (I can't believe how many different types of packages Charmin makes!)

It is tedious work so I have to take breaks!

3 comments:

  1. I've done this in my head and the cheapest I've found is about 50 cents a roll. So when TP goes on sale for this, I stock up--$6-$7 for 12-roll; $4-$5 for 8-roll... Generally I prefer Scott (not the extra soft) because you get WAY more with that brand.

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  2. In fact, last night I printed a $2.50 coupon for Scott and am buying it at Publix today. It's $7.49 - $2.50 - $1.00 = $3.99

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  3. From Esther's site:
    http://www.couponsmakeitfree.com/search?q=scott

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