How To Save More Money At Bath And Body Works

Save The Most By Overlapping Sales & Stacking Coupons

It seems like there is always some kind of sale going on at Bath & Body Works (you can check the “offers” page here to see what current sales are happening). And that’s when you want to “stack” the Bath and Body Works coupons on top of that sale to save the most.

You’ll see sales such as:

Buy 2, Get 1 Free
Buy 3, Get 2 Free
Buy 3, Get 3 Free
2 for $10 (side note: after you purchase the first 2, any additional ones are at the sale price)
4 for $20 Or 6 for $26 (typically the hand soaps)
2 for $20 Candle sale (this happens outside of December)
50% Off Select Body Care

Here’s some coupons that typically arrive in the mail or your inbox: (NOTE: you can learn how to sign up to get bath & body works coupons here)

$10 Off $30 Purchase
$10 Off $40 Purchase
20% Off Entire Purchase
Free Full Size Item (this is a Free Product Coupon)
Free Item with $5 Value (this is a Free Product Coupon)

To save the most, the first thing you want to do is look for “overlap” between the dates on your coupons and the dates of the sale happening. Look for the days they “overlap” so you can shop on that day.

One more important thing you need to know before you shop is the order your cashier will use your coupons:

Dollars off ($10 off $40)
Free items (Free item with purchase)
Percentage off coupons last (20% Off Entire Purchase)

You are allowed to stack one of each type of coupon in each transaction. So you can use up to 3 coupons at once (plus the sale!).

NOTE: Some stores allow you to use a coupon up to 3 days before the date it starts or up to 3 days after it expires. Call your store to find out if they’ll allow you to do that too. That means your “overlap window” would be a little longer!

Here’s An Example:

It’s important to know how to use the coupons so that you’re not caught off guard at the checkout counter and stuck overspending. Plus, there are certain coupons you cannot use with a sale. For example, you cannot combine a sale and a Free Product coupon together. So the free product is just a free product, you cannot use it as one of the “Buy 3” for the “Buy 3, Get 3 Free” sale. You have to choose a separate item, and you’ll get that for free.

Let’s take it a step further with more details:

Say you have a coupon for a Free product (up to $5) with a $10 purchase, as well as a 20% Off Entire Purchase coupon, and a $10 off $40 too! (You got some coupons in the mail and some via email.)

Hand soap which regularly costs $7.50 each is on sale 4 for $20 ($5 each, 33% off) or 6 for $26 ($4.33 each, 42% off)
You’d buy 10 soaps making your total $43.33 to reach the $40 threshold (so you can use your $10 off coupon)

Here’s the math:
10 Soaps = $43.33 (before tax)
minus $10 (from $10 off $40 coupon)
minus $4.33 (from free product coupon)
Subtotal = $29 ($43.33 – $10 – $4.33)
minus $5.80 (20% off coupon)
Total before tax = $23.20 for 10 soaps (worth $7.50 each before the sale)
That’s only $2.32 each! (for $75 worth of products, that’s 69% Off!)

Now let’s do one more example with a BOGO Sale:

Again, let’s say you have a coupon for a Free product (up to $5) with a $10 purchase, as well as a 20% Off Entire Purchase coupon, and a $10 off $40 too, just like the example above.

With a Buy 3, Get 3 Free sale, you’ll need to purchase a 7th item in order to get to use your coupon for the Free item (you’re buying 6 items with the sale, Buy 3, Get 3 Free).

The body care items (shower gel, body cream or lotion, fragrance mists) are the typical ones you’ll see on sale for the Buy 3 Get 3 free. These body care items range in price from $12.50 to $15.50. Again, just like in the example above, you’d want to buy just enough to reach the $40 threshold (so you’ll be able to use your $10 off coupon). To spend the least, you’ll want to purchase items that get the closest to that $40 number. That means you’d want to purchase one item at $12.50, one at $13.50, and one at $14 = $40.
NOTE: the lowest priced items will be the “Get 3 Free” part of the sale, so choose 3 more $12.50 items to get for free. Don’t forget to choose your free $5 product to use that coupon also!

Here’s the math:
7 products: 4 @ $12.50, 1 @ $13.50, 1 @ $14, plus $5 free item = $45 Total (before tax)
minus $10 (from $10 off $40 coupon)
minus $5 (from free product coupon)
Subtotal = $30 ($40 – $10 – $5)
minus $6 (20% off coupon)
Total before tax = $24 for 7 items (each worth $12.50 at the least!)
That’s only $3.43 each! (That’s 47% Off!)