How To Make and Use Overage at Walmart

Want to know how to rack up overage dollars at Walmart to use on items that you don't have coupons for but still want to get for free? In fact, that's all I've been doing this past week and I'm willing to share!

1. Having an abundance of coupons is key to making sure you get the best overage deals Walmart has to offer. Clip from the newspaper, print from the internet, dumpster dive for extras, whatever you have to do to get your hands on those coupons! Just promise me you won't do anything unethical.

2. In addition to having access to an ocean of coupons, you absolutely must have access to good couponing blogs such as Hip2Save (my favorite), Fabulessly Frugal and The Krazy Coupon Lady. They post fabulous deals at Walmart weekly, including dollar or less deals and many, many overage deals. The more blogs you check, the more deals you are bound to come across. Let's face it, we can't all find all the deals by ourselves!

3. Clip those coupons and get it together! If you have multiples of a coupon, keep them all together so you know how many of a product you can buy. Remember, organization is key. Make a list of products, how many of that product you need, the coupon value and the total OOP (out of pocket) cost for those products. For example:

(4) Schick Disposable Razors, Value Pack, $1.97 each
Use (4) $2/1 Schick coupons (ss 12/4/11)
Final Price: FREE + $0.12 overage!

4. You guessed it! To make overage at Walmart, all you need is to find a product that sells for lower than your coupons value! However, racking up a decent amount of overage is a little more work and that is where your blogs come in. Sometimes it's a waiting game to see if anymore high value coupons will come out before your other "overage coupons" expire.

Here's a good example of making a lot of overage in one go (this is also my shopping list for next week!)
(2) Dulcolax Products 10ct., $1.98 each
Use (2) $3/1 Dulcolax coupon (NO LONGER AVAILABLE)
Final Price: FREE + $2.04 overage!

(4) Dulcolax Products 10ct., $1.98 each
Use (2) $5/2 Dulcolax coupon (NO LONGER AVAILABLE)
Final Price: FREE + $2.08 overage!

(4) Schick Disposable Razors, $1.97 each
Use (4) $2/1 Schick coupons  (SS 12/4/11)
Final Price: FREE + $0.12 overage!

(1) Kashi Go Lean Single Bar, $1.26
Use $2/1 Kashi coupon ( FOUND ON RECYCLEBANK)
Final Price: FREE + $0.74 overage

(1) Cortaid product, small bottle, $2.50
Use $3/1 Cortaid coupon (SS 1/8/12 #2)
Final Price: FREE + $0.50 overage

Total: $5.48 overage (plus all those products are FREE!)

That overage, according to Walmarts' coupon policy can either be paid out to you as cash or applied to the basket purchase. If you choose to use it towards your purchase that means you can pick up $5.48 worth of additional products that are difficult to get for free, such as meat or dairy products, that you'll only have to pay tax on.

On a side note, if you don't need 6 boxes of Dulcolax or any razors, donate it! There will always be a need at your local senior center, homeless shelter or a neighbor; just promise not to throw any coupons away!

Thanks for reading!