Save the Tax days at Zehrs

My hubby and I went to do our grocery shop because I had a few good coupons to match up with sales. When we got our cart and into the store, we immediately turned around and left as we saw the signs for a couponers dream: Save the Tax, one day only (which was the next day). 

 

Seriously, this is worth shopping in the crowds and waiting a day. Imagine paying exactly what the sticker on the shelf says! You save something like 13% (depending on your province) and your coupons go that little bit further. 

For example, say toothpaste was on sale for .99 and you had $1 off coupon. On a normal shopping trip, you still need to pay the tax on the .99 price so your "free" toothpaste actually costs you a few cents. On "we pay the tax" day, it is actually free! 

If you have a tight budget, look for and plan some big shops around this day and put the effort into coupon searching for that shop. Usually our coupons with $ off only cover the tax on the item, but on these sale days that money actually goes into your pocket. 

Using some coupons, we got everything in this picture for the same price as the regular price of the cereal (just over $5 for everything there). And "free" product coupons (which I had for 5 of the items) actually meant free, no silly tax!

 

I can't comment on how often stores do save the tax. It seems like it is usually around a holiday, but you can bet they are the best time to do some of your main shopping.