Staples: Charmin 16-roll for $6 or Less

The coupon world is a-buzz again this week with a great toilet paper deal.  You can read all about it on Cuckoo for Coupon Deals (just click here).  If you were lucky enough to receive the samples and coupon package from P&G, you may want to seriously consider taking advantage of this deal!  If you don't have the coupon, you can try to request a samples package from P&G at the website:  http://www.pgtryit.com/!  Not a Staples shopper?  You can try price matching this deal at Walmart!  Good luck!

Staples: $7 Charmin 16-roll beginning Sunday (2/19)

Have you noticed the buzz a good price on toilet paper gets around the couponing community?  Toilet paper is the rock star of the coupon world!  So, if you're a groupie (like me) you'll be happy to know that Staples will have Charmin on sale beginning Sunday (2/19)!

You should always think about the Toilet Paper Rule when shopping for the white, fluffy stuff.  The rule says that a true stock-up price is when the Square Foot of TP is equal to or less than the Price after any available coupons.  Right now there is a 25-cent off one package coupon from the 1/29 P&G insert that you can use making your after coupon price $6.75.  Not bad for 16 rolls of the white, fluffy stuff, right?  It's not a true stock-up price because the square foot for these packages is 501-584.5 square feet.  But, $6.75 gets you to within a buck of your goal price and I'd say it's a good deal if you need toilet paper next week.

You can get a little more savings if you have the "$1 off two Charmin" coupon from the Always liners box!  But, of course, you have to purchase two packages!  You'll pay $13 plus tax for 32-rolls of tp.

Staples: Charmin 16 rolls for $6

If you're in need of toilet paper, you may want to take advantage of $6 packages of Charmin this week at Staples. 

Here's the thing to look for in the store.  Check the "sheets per roll" on the package to make sure you are buying the 308 sheet packs.  There is a nearly identical package with only 264 sheets per roll. 
Both packages say 16 Double Rolls = 32 Regular Rolls.  I am guessing that Charmin has lowered the number of sheets per roll.

To the left is a screen print of the Charmin in the sale ad.  I can just make out the barcode as beginning with a 2 (the second set of numbers).  And I just happen to have both 264 and 308 sheet packages of Charmin for referrence. 
Here are the barcodes to help you....
308 sheets (584.5 sq. ft.) = 37000-23462
264 sheets (501 sq. ft.) = 37000-50911
Of course, the package could have changed.

To make your coupon journey more fulfilling... you can also earn 25% back in Staples Rewards if you shop between now and Wednesday (1/25).  The picture on the right says 1/28, but the printed coupon does say 1/25 so I'd go with that date.  I was able to print my coupon from the weekly ad page on Staples.com.  You won't receive your rewards until August.

Now you may be wondering, how do I know if I'm getting a good deal on my toilet paper purchase?  I'm sure there is some grand mathematical formula you can use, but the easiest advice I could find is from a reader's comment in the Cuckoo for Coupon Deals post about this Charmin sale at Staples.  From this point forward it will be called The Toilet Paper Rule:  Stock up when the price is equal to or less than the square foot.  In this case, the 308 package has a square foot of 584.5  At $6 per package, the price is just slightly higher than The Toilet Paper Rule, but it's pretty close.  If you use the 25-cent coupon from the 1/1 P&G, you're price does go "less than" the square foot making it truly a stock up price!

UPDATE: Staples & Charmin

Well, just when I thought I had this Charmin sale figured out...... My kiddo and I headed to Staples yesterday afternoon to checkout the deal.  I was just too curious to pass it up.  I had to know if the store had the 16-roll pack for $5.99.  And they do!  There is a big stack of them near the print desk. 

However, if you weren't lucky enough to get the sale ad in your Sunday paper, you're not getting lucky with the instore ad because it doesn't have the coupon on the bottom of the front page.  Maybe it was hiding somewhere in the pages, I didn't flip through to check.  But, the ad does show the 16-roll package on sale for $5.99.  I don't know what was wrong with the online ad.  I hate it when there are discrepancies!

You can not use the $5 off a $25 purchase AND the 25-cent manufacturer's coupons.  I  know you probably read that you can combine them, but the store coupon clearly says "no other coupons".  You have to make a choice, use one or the other.  Obviously you want to use the Staples $5 coupon!

Deal Idea: Buy 4 packages at $5.99 for a total of $23.96 then find something for $1.04 to push your total up to $25.  Even better, shop with a friend and split the TP so your out-of-pocket will be less!  You're still getting a heck of a good price even if you only purchase one package at $5.99 and you could use your 25-cent coupon on it!  You should also be able to price match this sale at Walmart (if they carry the 16-roll package).

Staples: Charmin Deal...or not?

So, I was super happy to read that Staples has a $5 off your $25 purchase coupon in this week's ad!  It's on the front page.  I was even happier to read on Cuckoo for Coupon Deals that Staples also had the 16 roll packages of Charmin for $5.99!  But, then reality set in and I saw that our local ad does not have the 16 roll packs on sale, turn to the last page.  Total bummer! 

Instead, here in Hopkins County (also in Boston, Houston, and Studio City) you will find the 9-roll, red package for $5.99.  I'm just a little curious to know if there had been a misprint and the online ad has now been altered to show the smaller package?  Cuckoo is also reporting that you can use the $5 off Staples Q and the Charmin Qs from the 1/1 P&G for this deal.  I'm going to say, you might be able to get your cashier to accept both sets of coupons, but you're probably only going to be able to use one or the other.  Either way you look at it, you're going to pay about 53-cents to 55-cents per roll when you purchase 5 packages.  If your cashier says you can't use the manufacturer's coupon, you're still saving $1 per package just by using the Staples coupon with your $25 purchase! 

But, be cautioned, the Cuckoo "stock up price" for TP is 19-24 cents per roll and this sale does not go that low for us!