Not Just Fine, FabuLess: This Target is in my sights

I like Target. No, I love Target! It's a familiar place, every store looks similar, is clean, has nice employees but mostly it has a bunch of good stuff. So much good stuff, that we are willing to basically hand over our wallets the second we get in the door. Need a loaf of bread? Ok, but here is some Nutella you should get and it's on sale. I would like to get a shirt. Hey, look! There's a rack of 70% off! Don't lie, you've been there, list in hand, wandering the aisles and randomly grabbing things that aren't on the list. Think of how much you spend. It's a lot. A lot, a lot. Did I mention it's a lot?

I have written about Target and how to save while shopping there. This post is going to focus on food, so there will be more coupon choices. There are also lots of coupon choices for health and beauty, but it haven't shopped for those items in awhile. Keep in mind, you can use a paper Target coupon, a manufacturer coupon, text coupons and Cartwheel. First, make your list. I'm going to show you how I made mine. I checked ads, printed coupons, clipped coupons, looked at the text coupons and finished with Cartwheel. Then, I got stressed out. Thanksgiving is next week and I knew the store was going to be filled with screaming kids and disorganized adults. I wasn't wrong.

It may seem like a disorganized mess, but it's my disorganized mess. You have to create a list that makes sense to you. My list has everything I want to buy, obviously, in what quantity, and what kind of coupons I have. The amounts on the left side are just my notes on cost. It isn't necessary, unless you have to have a minimum purchase to qualify for double coupons etc.

I was going to post my receipt but I couldn't photograph it so that it was legible. Target receipts are horrible to read. I'm not sure why they can't show savings since they used to.

You can be the judge. This is retail.

Or, what I prefer.

Savings of $17.51

I still consider my couponing skills to be fairly rudimentary. For instance, I noticed a couple of items with incorrect pricing. That's unfortunate but I still feel like this was a successful shopping trip. I have done better and hope to show you another worthwhile haul from our favorite store. In the meantime, I feel like someday this may happen, I will be banned from Target.