Comments on: Kmart Super Doubles 11/30 to 12/6

By: Frugal Holiday Recipes & Tips

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By: kiki

kiki — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:37:39 +0000

ps I remember when I could only get information for couponing by paying for it in those magazines that had special for us “crazy people” I started couponing and 14. With a bet from my Mom that I couldn’t save her any money. I watched that famous lady who did that interview couponing makes scents…. and well I was in love from that point on….. And well here is to us “crazy people” I”ve taught my Mom how to use coupons. And shown some sceptics. Yes and I still get excited about it like I did at 14. Even more so now since I have babes to feed.

By: kiki

kiki — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:12:06 +0000

So I went to kmart yesterday. I got 6 96 ounces of clorox bleach. 3 8 backs of juicy juice juice boxes and. And endust hand duster out the door for $2.42 cents

I had 3 coupons for the bleach $1.50 off of two
I had 3 coupons for the juice $1.00 off of one
I had 1 coupon for the endust$2.00 off of one

Bleach was $3.00 for 5 $10.00
– 9.00 coupons
————-
$1.00
The juice was 2 for $4.00 $6.00
– 6.00 coupons
————–
0

Endust $4.49
– 4.00 coupons
—————
.49
Total before taxes. $1.49

wow that was great.I was extremly happy. So basically I paid for 96 ounces of bleach out the door. I have more. I need to map my sale for Later thsi week since the double up caught me by surprise…….

By: Heather

Heather — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 05:23:44 +0000

I learned a new rule while shopping there today: If a coupon value is $2.50, and your store is only doubling up to $2.00, it will double the coupon up to $4 (in other words, don't try to get free electraso because it will give you $2.50 but not double the it up to $4. Heathers last blog post..Great Coupon Tips

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Sun, 07 Dec 2008 02:01:30 +0000

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By: Peony

Peony — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 07:20:28 +0000

Thanks Amanda! Don’t be embarrassed! Deals like this keep my husband and I from having our second child before he/she is planned! ;)

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:13:45 +0000

I also got Durex Condoms at $5.49 and had a $2/1 coupon doubling to $4 and paid $1.49 for it. I was embarrassed to add this deal, but someone else might want to know it.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:19:16 +0000

This is my first time using coupons at Kmart and I was excited that they would double up to $2. My Kroger doubles, but only up to .50 cents. I purchased a handful of the items from your list above and only had problems with the Glade coupon $1/2 like a lot of the other posters. I had the register lady scan the coupon after each item, even though she preferred to do it at the end. The Glade was .96 cents and they took of the $1.00 instead of doubling it to the $1.92 to get them both free. So, I did get the extra .04 cents rather than the exact B1G1 price. However, I did purchase Herbal Essences Shampoo at $2.89 and had $1/1 double to $2, so I only paid 0.89 cents for it. I had thought that the shampoo was actual $3.79 before coupons, so I made out getting it cheaper. I didn’t see this in the deals above, so it might add an extra item to some people’s shopping lists. Anyway, thanks for the list on your site. I have always liked using coupons and am a big sale/clearance shopper, but I never knew so many people were into couponing and at such great extent. I remember my mom and my best friends mom had shoe box sized coupon boxes they used when we I was a kid. My mom passed her couponing ways down to me. I love getting things at low prices and even better if free. I think I will stick to $/1 items when Kmart doubles again from now on though.

By: Kmart: Super Double Coupons up to $2!

Kmart: Super Double Coupons up to $2! — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:01:23 +0000

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By: Eden C.

Eden C. — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:51:44 +0000

Oh, ok. Thank you!

By: Bargain Briana

Bargain Briana — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:10:25 +0000

Eden – If you have a grouping of the same items, you can hand them the coupons for that grouping…like 4 boxes of frosting…the system can handle that! :)

By: Eden C.

Eden C. — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:52:48 +0000

Ok! Thanks! I have a feeling they are going to hate me for giving them one at a time…;)

By: Bargain Briana

Bargain Briana — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:48:53 +0000

The $1/2 is confusing. So it doesn’t end up free because they can’t apply it to both items, they can only apply it to one item? I don’t like that. BOO! :(

Eden – You shouldn’t have an overage because the coupon will only double to the value of the item. So if the value is $3.99 and you have a $2/1 coupon it will take off $2 and then double to $1.99. So it should end up zero. Keep a close eye on this though because if they don’t apply it to the right product, it won’t double correctly. Which is why I HIGHLY suggest giving the coupon as they scan the item…whether they like it or not! it will make everyone’s life much easier!!! Good luck and have fun saving!

By: Eden C.

Eden C. — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:57:45 +0000

Thanks for putting all this up! It is SO helpful!

This is my first time to coupon at KMart. We don’t have one near us, however Saturday we get to be in the area of one, so I was hoping we could stop by.

I did have a question though. I was wondering, if by the time everything is rung up & the cashier takes the coupons, even if the total is below 0, will they just 0 it out or do I need to get overage to fit in there? I couldn’t quite figure that out. Thanks!

By: KMart doubling coupons through Dec. 6 | Fun and Frugal

KMart doubling coupons through Dec. 6 | Fun and Frugal — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:59:41 +0000

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By: Andrea @ Mommy Snacks

Andrea @ Mommy Snacks — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:53:08 +0000

I went tonight and your list is the best available!!!

I was a little perturbed with the registers calculations on the “on 2″ items. They only doubled to the value of the first so we couldn’t get the glade FREE basically. Oh well!

But, I had a few Downy coupons that doubled to $1 so I got 3 downy for $1 – the $5 credit is instant so I was stoked!!! I have a few more so I will try to go back and get them too!!

Thanks again, Briana!

Andrea @ Mommy Snackss last blog post..CVS Snack: Week of November 30

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:05:20 +0000

Thanks everyone for the feedback. Bummer about the $/2 coupons! Those were some of the ones I was hoping to use. Let me make sure this is right: If the amount of a coupon doubles to MORE than the amount of an item on which it is used, EVEN IF you are buying two (and therefore not incurring overage) the discount reverts to a B1G1? i.e., for the Ziploc containers, priced at $2.50, because the $1.50/2 doubles to $3.00, which is MORE than one item, but less than both, you get B1G1? I don't get the reasoning behind that at all. Jennifers last blog post..Safeway Sane Deals 03-09 December 2008

By: Karla

Karla — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:55:22 +0000

Hi Briana,
just an update, I went back to K-mart, and after getting absolutely nowhere with the ladies, behide the customer service counter, I asked to see the manager. One of them kept insisting that she couldn’t do anything about the four $2.00 coupons that hadn’t been doubled. She even had the gall to tell me “You should have looked at the receipt before you left, and came to customer service??” In my mind, a nucular bomb exploded, but on the outside I was a perfectly composed lady who simply asked to see the mananger again. Her commet “I don’t know why, he’ll just tell you the same thing!”. Customer service, indeed! Finally after waiting 10 minutes, the assistant manager came, I calmly explained my dilemma, and that I was owed $8.00. He agreed and told the one customer service rep (who btw had been the biggest protester of the bunch), to give me $8.00 in cash. In my mind, I was dancing “the running man” :) I believe Charlie Brown’s little sister said it best “All I want is what I have coming to me. All I want is my fair share” God Bless! :) Oh. by the way I still got a great deal I purchased $97 worth of stuff, that came out to $20.75 after the $8.

By: Kmart Double Coupons This Week | MilwaukeeConsumer.com

Kmart Double Coupons This Week | MilwaukeeConsumer.com — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:21:33 +0000

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By: Kmart is doubling coupons again this week | Pregnancy Blog

Kmart is doubling coupons again this week | Pregnancy Blog — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:50:38 +0000

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By: Steph

Steph — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:08:11 +0000

I went tonight to get the Glade. The shelf said $1.19 so it wouldn’t be free and I didn’t really need it and started to leave but got an idea. I ran a can under a scanner and it came up $.67! I had 2 q’s for $1/2. I got four cans but my bill came to $2.12. I figure it would have been $.16 tax. They told me it had something to do with B1G1 and there wasn’t anything they could do. The $2.12 didn’t make sense either. That would mean the shelf had one price, the scanner had another and the cashier yet another price! Needless to say, I scrapped it and asked for my coupons back.

By: Wendi P

Wendi P — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:30:30 +0000

Thanks for all of the hard work! It helped a great deal while I was shopping today. I scored a few with small overages: Pert 13.5 oz $3.49 with a $2Q for a .51 cent overage was the best one. Then were several with a penny overage including Gillette BodyWash, Purina T-Bonz dog treats and the Ziploc vacuum pump starter kit. Many items I paid 50 cents for. This was the first time for doing doubles as none of our stores out here do them and all I can say is YAY!!!!!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:42:19 +0000

I bought some of the things you have on the list but you might also wanna check out the:
lifesavers 1.79 w $1 q = free
gerber snacks 2.00 w $1 home mailer q = free
Nailsaver sponges 1.99 w $1 q = free
lysol wipes 2.66 w $1 q = .66
oven bags 2.29 w $1 q = .29
Huggies baby wipes (in HBA section) 1.99 w $1 q = free
Reynolds wax paper 1.49 w .50 q = .49
Suave lotion 2.50 w $1 q = .50

Happy shopping !

By: Tracy

Tracy — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:09:21 +0000

ok. so sorry to keep posting but just contacted customer service about the $/2 products and they said that they don’t exceed the price of only one item even though you are buying two items and you are not exceeding the total of both. however that was not cool. so basically you will be using a $/2 coupon and actually be getting bogo free so beware.

By: Diane

Diane — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:08:49 +0000

I had an experience similar to what “Karla” described. I tried to give the cashier a coupon for each item as it rang up, but she said the system would only take the coupons at the end. So it took FOREVER to check out. Thankfully, my cashier was very pleasant and thorough, so I didn’t notice any mistakes. The only problem I had was with a Revlon coupon that said “good on any color cosmetic product”. I had used the same coupon to buy nail polish at CVS without any trouble, but at K-Mart they said it could only be used on make-up. Oh, well, I still saved 68% on my total purchase!

By: Tracy

Tracy — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:45:44 +0000

oops forgot to mention the good deal you could do with the competitors coupons. CVS has a beauty book i think it is called which has a coupon for $1 off dove chocolate bars and $1 off two gatorades. which would make both of these free at kmart. When i went to kmart on sunday I did have a problem with them not letting me do coupons that said you had to buy two products to get $1 off or however much. they said when they scanned the coupon it would just make it like buy one get one free which is no where as good as double coupon. This was the case for the ziploc containers which you got 1.50 off on two and the betty crocker potatoes $1/2 I never understood why they were doing it that way but I know it made it cost more. The ziploc containers where on sale for 2.5o and the coupon would have made both of them be $2 at the end but instead it took off the 1.50 plus 1.00 giving one item free and the other full price. Wish you guys could help me understand this one and let me know if your coupons for $/2 products worked.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:39:30 +0000

By the way k-mart also takes and doubles all competitors coupons.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:56:16 +0000

Sara, great job. You saved over 50%. That is terrific. Keep it up; you’ll get more confident and will save even more in the future. It took me about 2 months to get the hang of everything. Don’t worry if you make a mistake during your transactions. Just walk out of the store and return items the next time you are at a store. That way you can enjoy your experience while you are learning to coupon. :)

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Kmart Double Coupon Week « Weeping Cherries — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:41:14 +0000

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By: sara

sara — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:34:55 +0000

So I just went…I’m just a coupon newbie but got:
Colgate 2 pack toothbrush 2.49, internet coupon $1
Colgate Kids toothpaste 3.19, coupon .75
Advil small bottle 4.39, coupon $1 (not so great but I’m learning!)
Brut deoderant 2.89 , $1 coupon
3 bags Hersheys 3 for $7, $1.50 off 3 coupon but it only doubled to some odd amount but I wasn’t going to fight (I’m a newbie, remember?)
Ziploc Steam bags, 2.79, $1 coupon
Wet Ones 2.59, .75 coupon
Bisquik 2.79, .60 coupon
2 Nestle Chocolate Chips, total 4.66, $1 coupon (not too great in retrospect)
cocoa crispies, on sale for 2.50, $1 coupon

So total was $37 before coupons, $18 after!

Not too bad for a newbie. Not as amazing as that woman who got $160 worth of stuff for $25 but I’m trying :)

Thanks!

saras last blog post..Not Me! Monday

By: Kristin

Kristin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:47:29 +0000

Thank you so much for the information!! I was looking for general guidelines and your site has the best information!

Our closest Kmart is 30 minutes away, I am taking my mother in law and showing her the true power of the coupon!

By: Leslie

Leslie — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:22:13 +0000

Thank you so much for this list!! I’m going back! =) I also found Nestle Hot Cocoa mix for $1.99 and I had $1 coupons…it made them free. Also Daisy sour cream 8 oz. are $1.39 and I had $1 off coupons. Also Tic Tac chill was free after coupon.

By: crystal

crystal — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:08:18 +0000

I went yesterday hoping to have better luck than last time but lo and behold it was the same. I got around $160 worth of stuff. With all Q’s it rang up $55 and I knew it wasnt right so I went to the car figured it up and then went back in to CS. They had to void the transaction and rering it up. After all was said and done I paid $25 and they gave me 2 Q’s for $5 off $50 and 6 $1 Oyno q’s. I am a glutten for punishment as I am going back one more time………lol.

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By: Bargain Briana

Bargain Briana — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:51:45 +0000

Beth – Cool! I didn’t try internet coupons because I wasn’t sure they worked!

Tammy – Unfortunately, the Downey coupons expired yesterday! But that was a good deal! But if you buy (3) at 3/$9 and get $5 on your next purchase, final cost is 3/$4 so not too shabby even without coupons!!!

By: beth f

beth f — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:41:38 +0000

i used internet coupons, and they took them! and worked!

By: Tammy H

Tammy H — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:22:43 +0000

Forgive me if you’ve already mentioned this deal-I didn’t see it listed. Kmart had Downy fabric softener 3/$9. When you purchased 3, they then gave you $5 off your total. I combined that with 3 coupons for .25, which doubled to .50 making my total for 3 bottles $2.50! Not free, but a very good deal I thought.

By: Steph

Steph — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:07:30 +0000

My store scanned them all at the end with no problems.
One coupon would not work but there was no reason that the cashier, manager or I could see so the manager told her how to enter it manually. She only put it in for $1. When I told her it should be doubled she asked the manager “Are we doubling coupons today”? I thought that was kind of funny but maybe she just started her shift.

By: Bargain Briana

Bargain Briana — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:31:40 +0000

Karla – Sorry that happened. I know you can try to suggest things to cashiers and sometimes they don’t care…sorry that happened! I would go and talk to the manager also and suggest they train their employees a little better. The system where if you give them the item with the coupon works the best and saves them work. For anyone else who tries, I would highly suggest you mention the coupon as it as scanned. Tell the cashier it will make it go smoother for her and you….you can just say from your past experience. Sorry!

By: Karla

Karla — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:20:35 +0000

I went to k-mart today, and tried to give the cashier one item and 1 coupon at a time; however she stated to me that all coupons had to be rung up toward the very end. Big mistake! When she had finishing ringing up my items,and she started scanning the coupons a screen kept popping up everytime prompting the cashier to apply each seperate coupon to the the item purchased . There in lies the problem. Since she had already bagged the items, she didn’t know, which items corresponded to the particular coupon. On top of that, the various selections on the screen were abbreviated so she could n’t tell which item button to select. Several times I caught her selecting the wrong item, and when I told her, she simply shrugged it off, and kept on pushing buttons. She didn’t seem to care at all. I should have know something like this was going to happen. Her unfriendly demeanor at the very begining spoke volumes. This was the first time, that I have shopped at kmart in like 10 years, I did not enjoy this experience at all. I really wanted to speak to the manager, but it was late, it was raining/snowing, and I had run out of patience, so I left the store. When I came home, I looked at my receipt and low and behold, there were 4 coupons $2.00 off each, that were not doubled. So, I’m planning on going tommarrow to talk to a mananger. I probably will not be coming back as a customer on a regular basis, maybe just on super doubles, and only if I’m allowed to do the 1 item and 1 coupon scenario.