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How my $25 Whole Foods receipt became -$1 (NEGATIVE one dollar)

How my $25 Whole Foods receipt became -$1 (NEGATIVE one dollar)

All the ways I used coupons and earned points and cashback to get my receipt totally paid for while profiting an extra dollar.

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Hannah M. Le
Feb 08, 2024
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How my $25 Whole Foods receipt became -$1 (NEGATIVE one dollar)
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The other week, I went to Whole Foods, and I’ve added my receipt below. But the focus here isn’t buying these specific items.

I tell you how to buy, not what to buy - and here’s how I profited an extra buck from a $25 receipt.

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What’s on the receipt? From top to bottom are:

  • Nutpods coffee creamer

  • Canyon Bakehouse 7-grain bread

  • Milkadamia macadamia milk

  • Lundberg rice cakes

  • Bigelow Mint Medley tea

  • Abe’s Mom’s blueberry muffins

The total, including Whole Foods’ existing sales and Prime discounts, came out to be $25.49. Here’s how I brought down the price and profited an additional $1.00 - using two coupons, three cashback programs, and two points apps.


Two full-priced coupons from Social Nature

I received two coupons in the mail that gave me 100% off on the Milkadamia milk and the Lundberg rice cakes.

The coupons were from Social Nature, which lets me try f…

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