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myLot reputation of 87/100. FrugalMommy (326)   ranked 145 out of 2,070 in frugal living 2 years ago

I bought 3 36.5 oz cans of Enfamil formula at Costco today. They were on sale for only $9.97 each. I had a cash back certificate for just over $28, so I ended up paying only $2.40 out of pocket for all 3 cans.

That's enough to last us about a month. I'm really tempted to go back and buy more, though. Sam's Club has the same size for $27.99, and the employee who rang us up was surprised by the price being so low on them. The cans I got all expire in November. I could probably buy at least a dozen more without having to worry about them expiring before we can use them. I'd spend a little more up front, but in the end I'd save $216.24 plus tax if I bought that dozen. :)

 

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1. myLot reputation of 29/100. dare2defyy (136)   2 years ago

Congratulations on that deal, sounds like a really great find! I can't say I buy things like that.. I wish I could, but I really can't afford to pay the extra money upfront to stock up. So I tend to buy things one at a time when I need them.


myLot reputation of 87/100. FrugalMommy (326)   ranked 145 out of 2,070 in frugal living  2 years ago

Yeah. I wouldn't normally think of buying so many for the same reason. I joined several really good offer sites this week, so I'll be using what I earn from them to pay for the formula.

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2. myLot reputation of 100/100. dorannmwin (17558)   ranked 7 out of 2,070 in frugal living   2 years ago

You definitely wouldn't be the first person that would do something like that and you surely won't be the last person to do it either. I remember when I was pregnant with my son Kroger's had Pampers on sale for 6.99 each package. I also had coupons for two dollars off and also loaded coupons onto my shoppers card for an additional two dollars off. So, that brought down the price per package of the diapers down to 2.99 each. I used every coupon that I could find during that week and bought all different sizes so that none of the diapers would go to waste.

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3. myLot reputation of 94/100. sallyj (954)   ranked 229 out of 2,070 in frugal living   2 years ago

I do stock up when i find a good deal. I cut coupons for my daughter in-law to help her save, as many of the items i do not use. Glad to hear you got such a good deal.

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4. myLot reputation of 99/100. GardenGerty (35237)   ranked 47 out of 2,070 in frugal living   2 years ago

I try to stock up on something every time we go to Sam's Club, then, when I am short of funds I do not have to worry we have plenty. If you can afford it, and you know you will use it, I would get it.

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5. myLot reputation of 98/100. SydneyHazelton (2223)   ranked 174 out of 2,070 in frugal living   2 years ago

Hi FrugalMommy, happy

If I do have the extra money, I would buy certain item in bulk if I find a great deal. But at times, I only have enough to buy for the month, that's good enough already. thumbdownInfant formula can be quite expensive and the problem is the price can vary widely from store to store. As a result, you just have to seek the best price. If there's offers, grab! have a nice day

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6. myLot reputation of 80/100. sharlahodges (579)   ranked 373 out of 2,070 in frugal living   2 years ago

Yes, I like to stock pile when I find a sale. But sometimes I am not able to buy as much as I would like to.

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7. myLot reputation of 97/100. peavey (7297)   ranked 37 out of 2,070 in frugal living   2 years ago

Yes, I stock up whenever I find a good deal. Why wait and have to pay full price later? If you stock up all the time, it won't be long before you're not paying full price for the bulk of your groceries or goods. If you look in my pantry, almost everything I have is marked with a sale price or marked down because of damage or something.

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8. myLot reputation of 96/100. cher913 (21861)   ranked 17 out of 2,070 in frugal living   2 years ago

i generally do if i have the money and a place to store it. i love getting a deal!

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9. aussiechocolatequeen (7)   2 years ago

wow!!! thats a fantastic deal!!!! a few months ago costco had bags of rawhides on sale for $14.99!!( 25 in each bag) they are typically around $18.99 each.... DH wanted to stock up because our dog eats one of these per day!! he LOVES them!!!! we ended up buying 10 bags!!! every time we go to costco we always check out the price..... and we havent seen it on sale since then!! Snoopy is set for the next year or so!!! LOL

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10. myLot reputation of 98/100. SomeCowgirl (14264)   ranked 18 out of 2,070 in frugal living   1 year ago

My husband and I got married almost a year ago. We've not done much shopping for groceries. Except for two months that we lived with another relative, and a few times that we've bought groceries, we have not had to buy groceries or anything else like that unless we wanted it. So with all that being said, while we do use coupons and such like that, we dont' do much "stocking up" on things when we find a good deal for it because there are not many things we buy that might have a deal on it.

However, I want to say congrats for finding such a good deal on enfamil. A few years ago I was walking out of a store when I saw a man and woman buying a ton of enfamil, I'd say it added up to $1000 as I was lucky enough to be going by when the cashier was ringing up the last bit of enfamil. It makes me wonder how many children they had, and if they took into consideration the expiration date on it.

I wonder if you can freeze enfamil, I would doubt it.

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