Things I [Almost] Never Pay For

I've had this post draft saved for a while and thought since I've been a little MIA around here, I would go ahead and share:

I haven't talked about couponing/saving in a while, but I've realized that there are a few everyday sort of things that I can always get for free or pay very little for.  So I thought I would pass along some tips.

(Here goes a list. I love lists.  I knew that before blogging. But I didn't realize most of my posts would wind up being lists. Maybe I should have named our blog Our Lists As We Know Them! Moving on....)

1.  Dental floss.  I am a Plain Jane sort of girl when it comes to floss (and many other things, actually).  It doesn't have to be fancy threads woven together to get the job done, so Johnson and Johnson's Reach Waxed Floss is what I've always bought.  But guess what? It is often priced at $0.97 (Walmart, sometimes Target), and quiet often there will be a printable manufacturer's coupon for $1.00.  When this happens, I print as many possible (2 can be printed per computer) and stock up, that way I never pay for floss!

2.  Cereal.  I love cereal. I don't believe cereal is a cop-out breakfast.  We eat it nearly every morning (not as much during the winter, but it still makes plenty of appearances).  At that rate, we go through lots of boxes!  Now, this one is not free but I do set a target price max of $2.00 per box (preferably less).  But have you seen cereal prices lately?! Four bucks or so a pop.  I realize this still works out to yield very cheap breakfasts, but I don't like paying that much when I can get it for way cheaper. Now, this takes a little more planning - watching grocery adds for BOGO or 2/$5 deals and combining these deals with coupons (usually printable ones).  But it's worth the little effort... and the strange glances when I roll up to the register with 6 boxes of cereal. :)

3.  Printer paper.  This deal is fairly new for me and I am so glad I've taken advantage of it a couple of times to stock up for school because I have to print a lot of class notes every day.  Staples frequently runs various deals on their multi-use paper where you pay for the paper up front and file a (seriously, Quick and Easy) rebate form online and just wait for your check to come in the mail for reimbursement!  I have purchased 4 (maybe 6) packs of printer paper and only paid maybe $3 total!  Definite score!  I think other office supply stores (Max, Depot) may run similar deals, just not as frequently as Staples lately.

4. Toothpaste. This deal is similar to that of the dental floss. I usually combine a BOGO sale with coupons to yield super cheap clean teeth!  These BOGO's are usually found at Publix or Winn-Dixie, and they often alternately between Crest and Colgate.  Again, I'm not picky.

5. Men's Deodorant. See, I keep Jesse in my deal-seeking thoughts, too.  RightGuard happens to be the brand that I ran across a couple of deals in a row for.  Which resulted in possibly a lifetime supply of deodorant for the hubs. I've gotten them as cheap as $1.25 each, which is pretty good considering regular price is around $4.00.  Again, this is a combination of store deals and coupons.

Do you set price points for items? Like meats or produce?  (Those are things I should really pay more attention to.)  Are there some things you're not willing to pay more for?