Target & the Great Trial-Size Test

One thing I have been reading about, and been wanting to test out, is using my coupons to purchase trial size products.  There are oodles of coupons for $1 off an item, and most trial/travel size items are marked at, slightly below, or slightly above a buck.  This makes for some snazzy deals!  You must read the coupons carefully — some specifically exclude trial sizes!

While there on Wednesday, I decided to test the trial-size waters with Target’s wall of trial size items.  I used three $1 off Tide coupons for three “one use” packets (ya’ll know by now how to squeeze much more than one load out of that!), which were priced at $0.99 each*.   While there, I spotted Clean and Clear face wash at $0.97 each, and was elated to find my $1 off coupons for them, too.  (I thought they would be great to keep in my travel bag, instead of lugging a larger bottle of face soap.)  I knew I could do the same with the Secret deodorant.  And finally, I had one $1.00 off coupon for Head and Shoulders, to match with one trial size bottle at $0.97.

As the picture suggests, I got a few more items while there, but had store and manufacture coupons to stack for them all.  Purchasing thirteen items, I used fifteen coupons!  Essentially, all items were free except for the diapers, wipes, and Scrubbing Bubbles!  Naturally, I’m still experiencing quite a nice high, thanks to my trial-size test.

I encourage you all to take the trial-size challenge for yourself.  You may never buy regular sized items again!!  :o)

* – Target’s coupon policy is to round a coupon down, if it exceeds the value of an item being purchased.  Therefore, for example, if you have a coupon for $1.00 off an item, priced at $0.97, the cashier is to mark the coupon’s amount down to $0.97.