Couponers
The following couponers have used their couponing skill to get food for their local food banks as part of Penny Experiment. If you are a coupon blogger, please consider participating in Penny Experiment.
Maven of Savin’ (99.22% savings — $392.67 for $3.06) — $147.28 worth of for $0.00 :: $245.39 worth of food for $3.06 and Food Bank Trip
The Budget Mommy (98.32% savings — $125.92 for $2.12) — $43.00 worth of food for -$0.67 :: $34.44 worth of food for -$1.83 :: $48.48 worth of food for $4.62
Palmetto State Saver (97.82% savings — $104.38 for $2.28) — $43.60 worth of food for $1.40 :: Food Bank Trip :: $35.10 worth of food for $0.88 :: $25.68 worth of food for $0.00
MoneyMate Kate (90.80% savings — $250.47 for $23.04) — $204.57 worth of food for $23.04 :: $45.90 worth of food for $0.00
Madame Deals (89.59% savings — $187.19 for $19.49) — $53.14 worth of food for $3.43 :: Food Bank Trip :: $95.32 worth of food for $13.70 :: $38.73 worth of food for $2.36
Saving My Sanity, One Coupon At A Time (89.30% savings — $572.14 for $61.21) — Food Bank Trip :: $89.85 worth of food for $8.04 :: $47.12 worth of food for $6.57 :: $89.52 worth of food for $5.96 :: Food Bank Donation :: $61.26 worth of food for $0.00 :: $36.54 worth of food for $2.45 :: $248.39 worth of food for $38.19
Mommies With Cents (88.08% savings — $298.89 for $35.63) — $35.88 worth of food for $1.39 :: $123.10 worth of food for $12.01 :: $22.49 worth of food for $1.00 :: $15.75 worth of food for $2.00 :: Food Bank Trip :: $8.32 worth of food for $2.80 :: $79.39 worth of food for $12.96 :: $13.96 worth of food for $3.47
Jenny Ward (77.51% savings — $124.33 for $27.96) — $36.04 worth of food for $8.32 :: Food Bank Trip :: $88.29 worth of food for $19.64
Carie’s Coins & Cents (74.50% savings — $123.87 for $31.59) — $43.58 worth of food for 14.39 :: $75.29 worth of food for $17.20
Coupon Keri (99% savings — $89.90 for $0.74) — $89.90 worth of food for $0.74 and Food Bank Trip
This Frugal Life (95% savings — $88.45 for $4.59) — $52.35 worth of food for $0.00 :: $36.10 worth of food for $4.59
Feeding Four (77% savings — $86.09 for $19.69) — Food Bank Donation :: $17.37 worth of food for $5.70 :: $15.32 worth of food for $4.93 :: $26.38 worth of food for $8.06 :: $27.02 worth of food for $1.00
Coo Coo 4 Coupons (100% savings) — $24.00 worth of food for $0.00
La Vida Cheapo (99% Savings) — $42.16 worth of food for $0.59
Cents Saved (90% savings) — $43.32 worth of food for $4.14
Jack and Mandy (82% savings) — $31.42 worth of food for $5.73
Jeffrey Strain (96.92% savings — $10,815.88 for $333.64) — $53.05 worth of food for $0.07 :: $202.24 worth of food for $6.50 and Food Bank Delivery :: $88.28 worth of food for $0.00 :: $1411.32 worth of food for $14.46 and Food Bank Trip :: $94.15 worth of food for $0.98 :: $2376.28 worth of food for $81.68 :: $9.95 worth of food $0.00 :: $630.41 worth of food for -5.34 and Food Bank Trip :: $373.50 worth of food for -4.55 and Food Bank Trip :: $361.05 worth of food for -$1.40 and Food Bank Trip :: Food Bank Trip :: $435.85 worth of food for $34.50 :: $494.78 worth of food for $39.01 :: $359.10 worth of food for $0.00 and Food Bank Trip :: $27.39 worth of food for $0.00 :: $640.90 worth of food for $1.97 and Food Bank Trip :: Food Bank Trip :: $394.90 worth of food for $19.50 :: $164.51 worth of food for $4.40 and Food Bank Trip :: $1056.60 worth of food for $54.50 and Food Bank Trip :: $219.45 worth of food for $16.50 and Food Bank Trip :: $233.35 worth of food for $15.60 :: Food Bank Trip :: $758.10 worth of food for $5.50 :: $35.92 worth of food for $3.52 :: $175.22 worth of food for $10.26 and Food Bank Trip :: $23.02 worth of food for $0.00 :: $44.28 worth of food for $6.00 :: $32.72 worth of food for $2.50 :: Food Bank Trip :: $146.67 worth of food for $16.48 :: $40.80 worth of food for $4.50 :: $45.48 worth of food for $3.50 :: $23.94 worth of food for $2.49 :: Food Bank Trip :: $62.67 worth of food for $0.42
Total Food Purchased For Food Banks
Baby Food: 20 jars
Baby Snacks: 2 boxes
Bagels: 2 bags
Beans: 6 cans
Bologna: 4 packs
Bread: 6 loaves
Bread Mixes: 4 packs
Breakfast Bars: 2 boxes
Butter / Margarine: 6 tubs, 1 stick pack
Candy: 1 pack
Cereal: 2,279 boxes
Cheese: 39 packs, 1 block
Chicken Breasts: 1 bag
Chips / Snacks: 57 bags
Chocolate Chips: 1 bag
Cookies: 22 packages
Corn Bread Mix: 7 boxes
Crackers: 26 boxes
Cream Cheese: 527 packs
Creamer: 5 jars
Frozen Juice: 20 cans
Frozen Meals: 29
Frozen Snacks: 10 boxes
Frozen Yogurt: 12 packs
Fruit: 9 cans
Fruit / Vegetable Drink: 10 bottles / 350 singles
Fruit Snacks: 207 boxes
Granola Bars: 12 boxes
Ground Meat: 3 lbs
Hamburger/Chicken/Tuna helper: 18 boxes
Hot Chocolate: 4 boxes
Hot Dogs: 8 packages (turkey)
Hot Sauce: 5 bottles
Ice Tea Drink: 2 bottles
Icing: 2 cans
Instant Noodles: 16 packs
Jello: 18 boxes
Jello Mousse: 1 package
Jelly / fruit Spread: 3 jars
Ketchup: 31 bottle
Lunch Packages: 42 packs
Macaroni and Cheese: 22 boxes
Mayonnaise: 17 jars
Milk: 1 gallon
Muffin Mix: 2 boxes
Mustard: 14 bottles
Nut Clusters: 59 bags
Nutrition Bars: 7 boxes
Nutrition Drinks: 20 containers
Oatmeal: 48 boxes
Pancake Mix: 7 boxes
Pasta: 27 boxes / bags
Pasta Sauce: 23 jars / cans
Peanut Butter: 10 jars
Peperoni: 1 pack
Popcorn: 4 boxes
Poptarts: 4 boxes
Pork and beans: 5 cans
Potatoes: 10 packs
Pretzels: 2 bags
Pudding: 2 boxes
Rice: 15 boxes / bowls
Rice-A-Roni: 26 boxes
Rice Snacks: 2 packs
Rolls: 2 canisters
Salad Dressing: 13 bottles
Sausage: 2 packs
Sloppy Joe Sauce: 3 cans
Soup: 65 cans
Sour Cream: 13 containers
Spices / Seasonings: 3 bottles / 13 packs
Sports Drinks: 7 bottles
Strudel: 12 packs
Taco Shells: 2 boxes
Tea: 3 boxes
Tomato Sauce: 22 cans / jars
Tortillas: 6 bags
Tuna: 49 cans / pouches
Uncrustables: 18 boxes
Vanilla: 3 jars
Vegetables: 18 bags, 23 cans
Vinegar: 4 bottles
Yogurt: 103 cups 2 container
Non Food Donated
Air Freshener: 2 cans
Antacids: 4 packs
Bandaids: 6 (travel size)
Cat Food: 6 bags
Chapstick: 4 sticks
Cleaners: 2 bottles / 2 pads
Cold Medicine: 1 box
Cooking Spray: 2 cans
Cough Drops: 2 packs
Dental Floss: 7 packs
Denture Adhesive: 1 tube
Deodorant: 6 sticks
Diapers: 1 package
Dish Soap: 2 bottles
First Aid Kits: 2 kits
Light Bulbs: 3 packs
Pain Relief: 4 boxes
Paper Towels: 1 roll
Pedialyte Powder: 2 boxes
Razor: 1
Razor Blades: 1 pack
Sanitary pads: 6 packs
Soap: 9 bars / 1 dispenser
Tissue: 1 box
Toothpaste: 12 tubes
Vitamins: 4 bottles
Wipes: 6 containers
Comments
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Time: February 10, 2010, 6:13 am
[...] How do the non-artists get involved? They are asked to use their coupons to buy free and very cheap groceries that go to their local food banks. Here’s some of the reports so far. [...]
Comment from First the Basics
Time: March 15, 2010, 6:02 pm
New to couponing, but bought $34.20 worth of food for the food bank for $10.70. Hope to do even better next time!
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Time: June 11, 2010, 6:25 am
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Time: July 3, 2010, 11:15 am
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