Coupon Preview for 8/2/09

I am reading that this Sunday's paper will contain FIVE inserts! Two Smart Source, a Red Plum, a Kellogg's insert, and August's P&G! I will definitely be buying several papers! So grab a couple papers yourself, but make sure you get the largest paper for your region. It's much more likely that you will get better coupons this way, and more of them!

If you want to check out a preview of which coupons are to come, go to www.taylortownpreview.com.

Get ready for a ton of great sales next week at CVS and Rite Aid! I'm very excited to hit Meijer's 10 for 10 sale this weekend too!

Rite Aid Deals Week of 7/26/09

Rite Aid is pretty slow this week, but next week has tons of FAR items! So hold on, and next week I'm sure we can get paid to shop! Here's what I see this week at Rite Aid.

Clairol Herbal Essences Shampoo, Conditioner, or Stylers 2/6.00
2.00 SCR WYB 2
Use B1 Shampoo or Conditioner, get 1 Styler free
Use 1.00 coupon from the 7/5 P&G insert.
Final Cost: FREE after both coupons and SCR

Be sure to request your July rebate checks, because Sunday started the August rebate period! Get your check so you can roll it into August SCR offers. I promise they will get better! The other Rite Aid tip I have is--don't shop without a /25 coupon! I found one at coupons.com, and there are several others available online, some which don't expire until December! Obviously this week it's not necessary, bur next week it is! Can't wait!

Hello??? Is Anyone Still There?

I am very sheepishly and ashamedly returning to this blog after about a six week absence! Life has been so crazy busy, and I have not had much time to do anything! Especially blog! I apologize profusely, and hope to return to blogging a couple times per week. I hope that you have found other great blogs to read while I have been on the QT. Here are a few of my favorites.

www.moneysavingmom.com
www.dealseekingmom.com
www.thethriftymama.com
www.southernsavers.com

I have been couponing and finding some good deals once in a while this last month. I had not shopped at Rite Aid at all in July until yesterday! And yesterday was the last day in the July rebate period! How sad! I have been shopping more at CVS, and Kroger while I am at the lake! CVS has a great monthly special for July. When you buy a Bayer Glucose Meter for 19.99 you will receive 5 ECB. If you don't know what ECB's are, follow one of the above links for a CVS tutorial. I have multiple coupons for these meters that will take off up to 30.00, so the meter itself ended up being free! I then received the 5 ECB's, for a total of 20.00 in ECB's without spending a dime! (The limit on the meter special was 4.) I have been rolling those ECB's on school supplies, which have been free after ECB's every Sunday through Tuesday. It is my goal to not spend any money on school supplies this year!

One deal that I did yesterday at the Kroger in Angola, IN was for Kleenex. Kleenex are on sale for 0.99 WYB 10 mega event items. I purchased 2 boxes of Anti-viral Kleenex and used a 0.50/2 coupon which tripled. So I paid 0.25 per box. I used this coupon several times and ended up buying about 12 boxes of tissues. Imagine my surprise when I received a catalina for 1.00 off my next shopping order courtesy of Kleenex. Not one, but 3 of them. Had I only bought the Anti-viral tissues they would have all been free after coupons and catalinas! I had bought regular Kleenex as well, for school, as the kids usually need to take several boxes!

I did great yesterday at Rite Aid too, getting tons of stuff for about 2.18 out of pocket. The value of the items that I purchased was 56.00, with most of them being on sale and having a partial rebate attached to them. I paid 35.93 OOP and will receive 33.75 in SCR. I rolled my May and June rebate checks to pay for today's purchases!

On a non couponing note, my kids have had a busy baseball and softball seasons, and we spent a week at the lake with really yucky weather! We had a great 4th of July, welcoming our new nephew/cousin Grayson Michael. Our niece/cousin Emersyn is due to arrive any day now! I have been trying to help my sisters out with their existing children while they grow and deliver these new children! It has been such a blessing, and I can't wait to watch these kids grow up together!

So there's a little highlight of what I've been doing. I am going to try hard to blog as much as I can, although when my classes resume in August I fear they will occupy most of my free time. I hope I am wrong though! Hope everyone else has had a great summer too!

Coupon Preview for 6/14/09

If you need or want a sneak peek at this weekend's coupons, check out www.taylortownpreview.com for more information. There is only one Smart Source insert scheduled, but it is supposed to be a decent sized insert.

Chief Super Doubles This Week!

Chief has super double coupons this week, starting today and going through next Wednesday. General Mills cereal is on sale 3/4.00, which is a great price! One up it and combine that sale with a 1.00/3 coupon for 0.66 per box!

Kellogg's is also on sale 3/8.00. Doesn't sound the greatest, but use 3 1.00 Kellogg's coupons to bring the price down again to 0.66 per box!

Eckrich Hot Dogs are 2/3.00. Use 1.00/2 coupon for hot dogs that are 0.50 per pack!

This is also a great time to stock up on some taco seasoning. Usually Ortega seasoning packets are about 1.19 each. Use a 0.75/2 coupon for some cheap seasoning! About 0.44 each!

One other item I will check out is Colgate. The ad says selected varieties are 10/10. Possibly the variety that we have coupons for? Chief won't give overage, but at least it would be free toothpaste. Because we all know you can never have enough!

Please let me know if you find great coupon matchups, as I won't have much time this weekend to check out all of the great deals.

Cheap Kellogg's at Chief

Last week I noticed the cereal sale at Chief that started on Thursday. All of my printable Kellogg's coupons expired on Wednesday. :( In today's paper there are new Kellogg's 1.00 off coupons! This cereal sale goes through Wednesday, so there's plenty of time to get some cheap cereal and free milk!

The cereals on sale are Froot Loops, Corn Flakes, Frosted Flakes, Apple Jacks, and Corn Pops 12.2 oz or larger. The price is 4/8.00 and with the in ad coupon you get a free gallon of milk! To sweeten this great deal use 4 Kellogg's coupons from today's Red Plum. You will have needed to get four papers, or get additional inserts from friends or family. There is no coupon for the cornflakes. If you have four coupons, you can get four boxes of cereal and a gallon of milk for four bucks!

I also have a 0.50 coupon for New York Croutons which are on sale 10/10.

Orville Redenbacher popcorn is 2/4.00 and there is a 0.50 coupon which will double for a 1.00 box of popcorn.

Chief is also having a 10 item event, where when you buy 10 participating items, 5.00 will be taken off instantly at checkout. Pair these items with a coupon or two and you will have a great deal!

Crest Paste 0.99 WYB 10 (any particiating item)
Use 0.50 Crest coupon from P&G
Final Cost: FREE

Sargento Cheese 0.99 per bag! No coupons, just a phenomenal deal!

Chef Boyardee Pasta or Microwavable Cups 0.79 WYB 10
Use 0.35 off 3
Final cost: 0.55 each

Suave Shampoo or Conditioner 15 oz selected varieties 0.49
1.00 off 2 Suave
Final Cost: FREE!
I have TONS of these coupons, so this will be a great donation to a pantry!

Sweet Baby Ray's 18 oz 0.99
1.00 off 2 coupon
Final Cost: 0.49 each

Rite Aid Deals Week of 6/7/09

Another great sale week at Rite Aid! Here's what I see. Read on for a scenario using a 5/25 coupon!

AMO Complete Multi Purpose Solution 7.99
7.99 SCR
2.00 Complete coupon
Final Cost: 2.00 Profit!

Noxema Triple Blade Disposable Razor 4 ct 1.89
2.00 Noxema from ALL YOU Magazine
Final Cost: 0.11 Profit!

Candy Bars BOGO
Use mailed free Mars Coupon for 2 free candy bars!

Philips Ear Buds with Hard Case or 3 Device Remote Control 4.99
4.99 SCR
Final Cost: FREE

Orajel Kids Plaque Revealing Rinse 12 oz or Toddler Pre-Brush Gel 1 oz 3.00
3.00 SCR
Final Cost: FREE

Colgate Toothpaste or Toothbrush 1.99
1.00 in-ad coupon
0.75 Colgate Toothpaste or 0.75 Manual Toothbrush coupon
Final Cost: 0.24

Skintimate or Edge Shave Gel 7 oz 1.99
0.50 SCR
0.75 Edge or Skintimate Coupon
Final Cost: 0.74

Stridex Pads 55 ct 4.49
3.50 SCR
Final Cost: 0.99

Axe Deodorant, Body Spray, Shower Gel, Detailer Tool 2/8.00
1.00 SCR
2.00 Axe Printable from coupons.com, 1.50 off Axe Detailer or Skin Contact shower gel, 1.00 off anyAxe Shower gel or Detailer, or 1.00 off any Mood Transformation or Classic Line Shower Gel
Final Cost: 1.50 to 2.50 each

Electrasol Dishwasher Detergent 3.49
1.00 SCR
0.75 Electrasol/Finish coupon
Final Cost: 1.75

Buy:
Complete Contact Solution 7.99
Philips Ear Buds 4.99
Orajel 3.00
Noxema Razors 1.89
Stridex 4.49
Colgate Toothbrush or Toothpaste 1.99
2 Candy Bars BOGO 0.88
Total 25.23

Coupons:
5/25
2.00 Complete
2.00 Noxema
1.00 in ad Colgate
0.75 Colgate
Total OOP: 14.48 plus tax

Get Back 19.48 SCR for:
7.99 Complete
4.99 Philips
3.00 Orajel
3.50 Stridex
Final Cost: 5.00 PROFIT!

Gettin' Around

This week I've been gettin' around! I've hit sales at Kroger, Rite Aid, and Walgreen's! Here's a recap of some of my shopping.

Rite Aid
4 Coppertone Sunscreen at 7.50 each
5/25 coupon
4 3.00 Coppertone coupons
Total OOP: 14.95
Will get back 2 5.00 SCR for the Coppertone. With tax, that's 1.23 each!

Aveeno Sunscreen B1G1 50% off
10.99, 5.49 and 9.99, 4.49
4 1.50 Aveeno Sunscreen coupons
5/25 coupon
Total OOP 22.50
Will get back 10.00 J&J SCR, 5.00 Aveeno Rebate, plus I will get a tote with samples and coupons worth 40.00! That's 1.87 per bottle of Aveeno!

Walgreen's
Walgreen's had some serious money makers this week. I went in and walked out 18.00 richer! I hope to get back to Walgreen's tomorrow to shop some more! FYI the Register Rewards can be used like cash at Walgreen's. A lot of times they can be tricky to roll, so Walgreen's is NOT my favorite store.

Ecotrin Aspirin 2.00
2.00 Ecotrin coupon
Total OOP: 0.14 (tax)
Received 2 Register Rewards (did this four times!)

Bayer Breeze Glucose Meter 10.00
Bayer coupon up to 30.00 off
Total OOP: tax only
Received 10 Register Rewards

Kroger
RASPBERRIES! 10/10! I LOVE raspberries and so do the kids, so I bought a ton!

2 Country Time Lemonade 1.99 each
1.50/2 coupon
Received 1.00 Catalina
Net Cost: 0.74 each

Oscar Mayer Beef Hot Dogs 4.49
Used FREE Oscar Mayer coupon

Capri Sunrise 1.77
1.00 Capri Sunrise coupon
Final Cost: 0.77

Ball Park Angus Beef Franks 4.89 BOGO
Used 1.00/2 coupon
Final Cost: 1.94 each

FREE CHOCOLATE!

Here's one freebie you need to know about! Mars is offering a "Real Chocolate Relief Act" and is giving away 250,000 chocolate bars every Friday from 9:00 am to 11:59 pm. Go here to fill out the form and a coupon for a free chocolate bar will be mailed to you within 6 weeks. Don't forget to check back every Friday, as each household can request four coupons! This "Relief Act" goes through 9/25/09!

Rite Aid Deals Week of 5/31/09

End of the month, end of the rebate period! Did you request you May SCR check? If not, get on it because today starts the June rebate period. I use my check to get other SCR items for the following month. It usually takes a couple weeks, so that's why I try to request the check ASAP. I see quite a few deals this week that caught my interest. I LOVE the sunscreen deals, because we are around the water all summer long! We go through tons of sunscreen. With these deals, I won't feel guilty for buying the spray on sunscreen, because it's so cheap! Here's what I see, and let me know if you see any others that you are interested in.

Aquafresh Advanced 5.6 oz-6 oz 2.49
1.00 Aquafresh Printable
2.49 SCR
Final Cost: FREE + 1.00 Profit!

Maxell T-120 VHS Tape 1.49
1.49 SCR
Final Cost: FREE

Maybelline Great Lash or Nail Color Selection 3/9.99
5.00 SCR WYB 3
Final Cost: 1.66 each

Coppertone Sunscreen 2/15.00
Use 2 3.00 Coppertone Printables
5.00 SCR
Final Cost: 2.00 each

John Frieda Hair Care BOGO 50% off Prices starting at 5.99 Buy 4
4 2.00 John Frieda (Expires 5-31-09 so this deal has to be done on SUNDAY!)
5.00 SCR WYB 3
Final Cost: 1.24 each

Aveeno Suncare BOGO 50% off PSA 9.50
Buy 4 at 28.50
Use 4 1.50 Aveeno coupons
10.00 SCR #40 for J&J products
5.00 SCR # 47 WYB 3 Aveeno Products
Purchase also goes toward skin care SCR. After purchasing 20.00 worth of qualified items, you will receive a tote valued at 40.00 filled with coupons and samples! This rebate is valid through 7-31-09, so no big hurry.
Final Cost: 0.62 each when used with a 5/25.00 coupon!!!

Here is a register scenario for the Aveeno.
Buy 4 sunscreens at 28.50
Give the cashier the 5/25.00
Give 4 1.50 coupons
Pay OOP: 17.50 plus tax
Get Back SCR 10.00, 5.00, plus purchases to toward the Skin Care tote!
Final Cost: 0.62 each!

Here's another 5/25 scenario.
Buy:
2 Coppertone @ 2/15.00
Aquafresh 2.49
Maxell VHS Tape 1.49
3 Maybelline Products 9.99
Total 28.97

Coupons:
5/25.00
1.00 Aquafresh
2 3.00 Coppertone Printables
Total OOP: 16.97 plus tax

Get back SCR for:
2.49 Aquafresh
1.49 Maxell
5.00 Coppertone
5.00 Maybelline

Final Cost: 2.99 for 29.00 worth of products!

To Whom it May Concern: Don't Take Your Famly Shopping With You!

Last night the fam and I decided to go out to dinner, because we were both too lazy to cook. Let me set the stage... I was exhausted, from staying up too late and working too hard during the day (well, kind of...). I didn't really want to go, but the alternative meant scrounging up a dinner for four with a very limited food selection. Around 7:30 we headed into town to go to Ruby Tuesday's. I forgot my coupon bag, and I didn't want to ask the hubby to turn around so I could grab it. I thought I would be ok since I just needed produce. We go to Ruby Tuesday's often during the summer months, and for a bonus, I had printed a BOGO meal coupon. So we ate, racking up a bill of 50.00 for mediocre food, even with the coupon. With a gut ache and an empty wallet, off we go to Meijer.

Since I started couponing in August, I have RARELY taken my kids shopping with me, and I have NEVER taken my husband. After last night, I remember why.

Last weekend my husband asked me, "Can you just get groceries like you used to?" The translation means, can you get junk food and not worry about the prices? I laughed at him and honestly told him I didn't think I could! I gave it my best shot and came home with 2 boxes of Little Debbie Strawberry Rolls and 2 bags of chips! I was pretty happy, and no one really complained.

Fast forward to last night. I guess I didn't satisfy the sweet tooth, because our cart looked like, well, just look at the picture. I had both kids and the husband, who have all been deprived of sweets and junk for some time now. The reason I wanted to go was to get fruit and veggies, but the produce looked awful. I wouldn't have taken any of it home, even if I didn't have to pay anything for it! So on we go, without anything green or grown from a tree.

At first I thought shopping might just be ok. The husband was comparing prices of name brand graham crackers vs. Meijer brand. After he realized what he was doing he looked at me and said "I can't believe you have me comparing prices!"

Then we came to the Little Debbie and doughnut section. Game over. Finished. Bye bye. Nutter Butters, Hostess doughnuts, Strawberry Rolls, and so many etc.'s it's not funny. 5.00 boxes of cereal! Easy Cheese? Not one bottle but two! Why? Because they were 2/6.00! Not 1/3.00? Pain!?*#!! Agony!($&#%@ Despair@*#&@)!! I tried acting out my best impersonation of a choking victim. That didn't work, and my cart was still full of overpriced junk food. So then I showed them my best panic attack show. After several panic attacks, I gave up and decided that this would be the last time for another nine months before they get to go with me again! I do have to say that the Nutter Butters are very tasty, and Hostess crumb doughnuts are very good as well.

My wonderful, adorable, lovely family cost me 75.00 last night. 75.00 on junk food and a fairly unnecessary shower head. 10 pounds of Russet potatoes was the only healthy and low cost purchase of the evening. It hurts. Still hurts today. And probably will tomorrow. Watching my adorable son happily and eagerly eat a big bowl of Cookie Crisp this morning didn't even help. I bet a few of you know what I mean.


Ouch. Nuf said.

Home Made Simple Booklet

Follow this link to sign up for a Home Made Simple Booklet with over 30.00 in coupons. I have gotten these before, and they are great! The booklet includes coupons for Dawn, Febreeze, Cascade, Swiffer, etc! There's usually a coupon for a free Cascade Rinse for the dishwasher. My last one arrived with only the outside page! Not even a coupon I would use! I was so mad! Hopefully this time I'll have better luck.

CVS Memorial Day Sale!!!

On my way home from the lake, I stopped into CVS for their two day sale. I only had 4 ECB's going in, so I knew I would have to do multiple transactions. I searched the store high and low for the Neutrogena 1 oz sunscreen that would have given me a 6.00 profit, but I could not find any! :( Onward, and upward...

My best find of the day was a clearance cart of overstocked baby stuff for 75% off! I have TWO pregnant sisters, both due this summer. The one clearance cart had 25 oz Enfamil canisters for 6.50! The same type one of my sister's used with her first baby. I rang up most of the baby purchases separately, as I couldn't possibly use my ECB's on something that wouldn't roll!

Here's the baby stuff.

3 Enfamil Lipil 19.50
1 Enfamil Gentlease 7.10
2 A&D Zinc Ointments 3.30
2 2 pks Playskool Sippy Cups (for Aunt Lindsey's house) 3.80

Total 34.20! The cost of one can of formula at Walmart is around 27.00!

Here's my multiple transactions! The cashier was great, but my only complaint is she wouldn't let me use coupons with clearance items. I'd never heard of this before, and I could have gotten some other great deals from the clearance bins!

Transaction #1
Colgate Total 4 oz 2.99
Playtex 18 ct tampons 3.99

Coupons:
1.00 Colgate
1.00 Playtex
4.00 ECB

Total OOP: 1.19
Earned 5 ECB

#2
Aveeno Baby Lotion 1.90
Speed Stick Pro 3.99

Coupons:
5 ECB
I had an Aveeno coupon, but she would not let me use it due to the clearance price.

Total OOP: 0.96
Earned 3.99 ECB

#3
Clearasil Face Wash 3.99

Coupon:
3.99 ECB

Total OOP: 0.00
Earned 3.99 ECB

#4
Men's Speed Stick 3.99

Coupon:
3.99 ECB

Total OOP: 0.00
Earned 3.99 ECB

#5
Revlon Nail Color 3.99

Coupon:
3.99 ECB

Total OOP: 0.00
Earned 3 ECB

The total value of this stuff was 24.84. I paid 2.15 OOP and used 1 ECB! Happy Day!

My Rite Aid Trip 5/20/09

I ran to Rite Aid quick with my mama to see what we could score Wednesday night. She only offers me the pleasure of her company for really great deals, so I was quite excited that she was coming along. I had my game plan, but I knew that they would be out of some things, so we had alternate plans as well. Here is what we did.

Purchased:
Gillette Clear Shield 3.50
Right Guard Clinical 5.99
Wound Wash Saline 5.49
Bayer Quick Release Crystals 3.99
Alaway Eye Drops 7.99

Coupons:
5/25.00
1.00 Gillette
1.00 Wound Wash Peelie
1.00 Bayer
4.00 Alaway

Total OOP: 16.71

Will receive SCR for:
2.00 Gillette
5.00 Right Guard
5.49 Wound Wash
3.99 Bayer
7.99 Alaway

Total profit of 7.76! I was pretty happy with this, even though it was not my original scenario. I want to go back for the Suave deodorant and Skintimate shave gel too. I just need to figure out how to spend 25.00 on the few things that I have left so I can use another 5/25! How awful is that?!?!

No Coupons 5/24

There will not be any coupons in this Sunday's paper due to the Memorial Day holiday. So take a break and enjoy the beautiful weekend!

Coupon Matchups for Chief Week of 5/21/09

There are some good coupon matchups this week at Chief, and also some good sales. Here's a list of what I see. Be sure to check out the produce sales too, as Chief has sales throughout the week. I know limes were on sale for a nickel a piece. I have a couple of ideas to use fresh limes over the holiday weekend! Let me know if you find other great matchups! A super double or triple coupon event would make these sales soooo much better!

Pepsi 12 pk 5/10.00 with in-ad coupon

Super Chill 24 pk Water 2.99 limit 2

Aunt Millie's Hot Dog or Hamburger Buns 3/5.00
0.35 Hot Dog or Hamburger Buns
Final Cost: 0.96

Aunt Millie's Hearth Buns 2/5.00
0.35 Hearth Buns
Final Cost: 1.80

Orville Redenbacher's Microwave Popcorn 2/4.00
0.50 Orville Redenbacher 3 pk or larger
Final Cost: 1.00 per box

Claussen Pickles 2/6.00
0.75 Claussen
Final Cost: 2.25

Snapp's Appetizers 3/4.00
0.50 Snapp's
Final Cost: 0.33

Flavorite Hash Browns & French Fries 30-32 oz assorted varieties 1.88

Swiss Iced Tea Gallons 1.99
1.00 Swiss Tea
Try Me Free MIR (attached to coupon)
Final Cost: FREE or FREE+

Lipton Iced Tea Mix 53 oz 3.59
0.50 Lipton
Final Cost: 2.59

Daisy Brand Sour Cream 8 oz 0.99
0.50 Daisy Sour Cream
Final Cost: FREE

Daisy Brand Cottage Cheese 24 oz 2.99
1.00 Daisy Cottage Cheese
Final Cost 1.99

Dole Mandarin Oranges 15 oz 10/10.00

Kraft BBQ Sauce 4/5.00
1.00 Kraft Printable or 0.75 Kraft BBQ
Final Cost: 0.25-0.50
This is a good price, but can be found for free.

Kraft Salad Dressing 16 oz 2/4.00
1.50 Kraft
Final Cost: 0.50
Again, a good price, but Meijer's regular price is 1.58. Walmart's regular price is similar.

Dixie Plates, Bowls, and Cups 2/4.00
0.50 Dixie or Dixie Ultra Plates or Bowls
Final Cost: 1.00 per pkg

Velvet Natural or Churned Ice Cream Rounds 56 oz B1G1 5.89

Free Oscar Mayer Beef Hot Dogs!

Oscar Mayer is offering a coupon for a FREE package of all beef franks. Simply go here to enter your information. Your coupon will be mailed in 6 weeks or so. This offer is good until midnight tonight, 5-20. Sorry this is so late, but I just got home from work!

Rite Aid Deals Week of 5/17/09

There are some great deals at Rite Aid this week! I am so excited! Don't forget to use the 5/25 coupon! Read on for a scenario that will give you an 11.00 profit!

Alaway Eye Drops 10 ml 7.99
7.99 SCR
4.00 Alaway
Final Cost: 4.00 Profit

Bayer Quick Release Crystals 10 ct 3.99
3.99 SCR
1.00 Bayer
Final Cost: 1.00 Profit

Right Guard Clinical Strength 1.8 oz solid or 6 oz aerosol,
or Dry Idea Clinical Complete 1.8 oz solid/3,5 oz roll on 5.99
5.00 SCR
2.00 Dry Idea Printable
Final Cost: 1.01 profit for Dry Idea, 0.99 for Right Guard

Suave Invisible Solid 2.6 oz or Aerosol 6 oz 2.00
1.50 SCR (limit 2)
2 0.75 Suave Deodorant
Final Cost: 0.50 Profit WYB 2

Wound Wash Saline 5.49
5.49 SCR
Final Cost: FREE

Kraft BBQ Sauce 18 oz 0.99
1.00 Kraft BBQ Printable
Final Cost: FREE

Old Spice Ever Clear 2.6 oz or Gillette Clear Shield 2.6 oz 3.50
2.00 SCR (limit 1)
1.00 off Gillette or 1.00 off 2 Old Spice
Final Cost 0.50 Gillette or 2.00 each Old Spice

Skintimate Shave Gel 7 oz 1.74
0.75 Skintimate
Final Cost: 0.99

Here is a deodorant scenario for ya!
Purchase:
Dry Idea 5.99
2 Suave Deodorant 4.00
Gillette Clear Shield 3.50
Alaway Eye Drops 7.99
Bayer Quick Crystals 3.99

Coupons:
5/25 ***Give this first***
2.00 Dry Idea
2 0.75 Suave
1.00 Gillette
4.00 Alaway
1.00 Bayer
Total 10.97

Receive SCR for:
5.00 Dry Idea
3.00 Suave
2.00 Gillette
7.99 Alaway
3.99 Bayer

That's a profit of 11.01 for tons of good products! Leave a comment and let me know how you did, or show me your scenario!

Let's try another one.

Purchase:
Alaway 7.99
Bayer 3.99
Wound Wash 5.49
2 Kraft BBQ Sauce 1.98
2 Skintimate 3.48
Dry Idea 5.99
Total: 28.92

Coupons:
5/25
Alaway 4.00
Bayer 1.00
2 Kraft 1.00 printables
2 Skintimate 0.75
Dry Idea 2.00
Total OOP: 13.42

Receive SCR for:
7.99 Alaway
3.99 Bayer
5.00 Dry Idea

Final Cost: 3.56 Profit!

Kellogg's Cereal at Chief

Hopefully everyone printed Kellogg's coupons a couple weeks ago when they came out on www.coupons.com! If you did, this is the week to use them! Kellogg's cereal is on sale for 1.66 per box. The coupons are valued at 1.00 each, so that means you are paying 0.66-0.67 per box!

Other coupon match ups that I see include:

Aunt Millie's Bread Select Varieties 3/5.00
Use 0.35 Aunt Millie's
Final Cost: 0.96

Oscar Mayer Franks 16 oz 2/3.00
1.00 off 2 OM
Final Cost: 1.00 each (hopefully all beef franks are included in this sale!)

I Heart Rite Aid!

So many people think that drug stores are too expensive to shop at. I agree, but if you shop drug store "sales" or drug store "rebates" and combine them with coupons, those expensive prices soon go out the window, and discount stores look expensive!

Here's what I did at Rite Aid on Tuesday!

Purchased:
got2b hair lotion 6.99 (picked up one that wasn't on sale)
Playtex Tampons 5.29
Charles Worthington Shampoo 5.99
Schick Razor 11.49 BOGO (got refills too)
Total: 29.76

Coupons:
2.00 got2b
Schick BOGO (-11.49)
5/25
Total OOP: 13.20 with tax

Will receive SCR for:
4.99 got2b
4.00 Charles Worthington
2.00 Schick

Final Cost: 2.21 (My tax for this purchase was 1.93!)

Had I paid closer attention and gotten the correct got2b product, this would have been a profitable trip! I can't complain though. Thanks Rite Aid!

Great Printable Coupons Available

Check out http://www.coupons.com/ for some great Velveeta, Kraft, and Nabisco printable coupons available right now. If you are interested, don't put this off, as there are only a certain number of prints allowed before the coupons are removed from the site. Remember, you can print two copies from this website. Just hit the back button three times, and re "clip" your coupons.

Rite Aid Deals Week of 5/10/09

Here are a few deals that I noticed this week at Rite Aid. There are certainly more, but none that catch my interest. Next week there is a ton of great stuff, so I am glad I got my April SCR check back already! Don't forget about the 5/25 printable that is available.

got2b Assorted Stylers 4.99
4.99 SCR
2.00 got2b printable
Final Cost: 2.00 Profit

Suave Shampoo or Conditioner 0.77 each
1.75/3 or 1.00/2 Suave Coupon
Final Cost: 0.18 to 0.27 each

Charles Worthington Results, Big Hair, or Dream Hair 5.99
4.00 SCR
Final Cost: 1.99

Kotex Maxi Pads 14-24 ct., Pantiliners 34-64 ct., Tampons 18 ct 2/6.00
1.00 SCR WYB 2
1.00 Tampons/Pads or 0.75 Pantiliners
Final Cost: 1.50-1.75 each
***This is decent price, but not a great one.***

Try this scenario out!
Purchase:
got2b Styler 4.99
3 Suave Shampoo/Conditioners 2.31
Charles Worthington 5.99
Schick Quattro and Refill BOGO 11.49
0.25 Filler item
Total: 25.03 plus tax

Coupons: (see above for links)
5/25 ***give this first***
2.00 got2b printable
1.75 Suave
Total OOP: 16.28 plus tax

Receive SCR for:
4.99 got2b
4.00 Charles Worthington
2.00 Schick
Final Cost: 5.29 for 36.00 worth of merchandise! If this isn't good enough for you, just wait till next week!

KFC 2 Piece Grilled Chicken Meal Coupon

Here is a link for a printable coupon for a 2 piece Grilled Chicken meal at Kentucky Fried Chicken. The coupon link is valid until 5/6 at 9:59 p.m. Print your coupon now and redeem between today and 5/19/09 excluding Mother's Day.

The fine print states "You are limited to four online prints of coupon".

See Any Good Deals? I Do!

I found some great grocery deals this week, especially at Meijer. So consider these deals as you are traveling around and running errands this week. It may pay off to stop in for a few minutes just to snag these deals! Here's what is on my list.

Meijer (Remember, Meijer will only double TWO identical coupons per transaction!)

Bounty Basic Paper Towel Roll 1.00
0.25 P&G Coupon
Final Cost: 0.50 per roll
This is less expensive per roll than buying the eight pack and using the 0.25 coupon!

Smart Balance Peanut Butter 2/4.00
1.00 SB Peanut Butter Coupon
Final Cost: 1.00 per jar

Dynamo Laundry Detergent 100 oz
B1G2 free
I've usually don't go with off brand detergents, but I might be willing to try this, once. Has anyone else used it before? I would love to know how well it works.

Kraft BBQ Sauce 18 oz 1.00
0.75 Kraft BBQ coupon
Final cost: 0.25 each

Aunt Millie's Multigrain Bread 2/3.00
0.35 Aunt Millie's
Final Cost: 0.80 per loaf

Strawberries 2 lb 2.99

Parmesan Cheese (Fresh/Grated) 2/6.00

Triscuit/Wheat Thins/100 Calorie Packs 2/5.00
Get a FREE Meijer brand milk gallon WYB two boxes
There are lots of coupons for these products, including a B1G1 Artisan (Wheat thins, I think). With this coupon, you get 2 boxes of crackers and a gallon of milk for 2.50!

Rite Aid Deals Week of 5/3/09

Not a ton of deals this week, but there are a few worth mentioning. The Johnson and Johnson baby deal just might be even better this week.

Bounty Basic Paper Towel Roll 0.99
0.25 P&G Coupon
Final Cost 0.75 per roll

Hershey's Bliss 9.6 oz 2.99
1.00 SCR
1.00 Hershey's
Final Cost: 0.99

John Frieda Hair Care 4.99
2.00 SCR
2.00 John Frieda Coupon
Final Cost: 0.99

Johnson's Baby Products 1.99
1.00 In-Ad Coupon
Various Printable Coupon at www.johnsonsbaby.com
You should be able to combine the in-ad coupon with the printable for one free product, as the in-ad coupons states "one per customer". However you can use printables for the rest of the baby product.
There is also a 10.00 SCR when you buy 25.00 worth of Johnson and Johnson's products. I don't believe this needs to be in one transaction though. It can be throughout the month if you enter each receipt.
Final Cost: Varies

Always Infinity 28-36 ct 8.99
2.00 SCR
4.00 P&G Coupon
Final Cost: 2.99

Attention: Pregnant Women!

There is a pregnancy inducing "something" in the water where I live. Every way you turn your head, there is someone with a big belly, or new baby! I love it! (As long as it isn't me!) Here's a deal from www.southernsavers.com for all the new mamas, or mamas to be.

Check out this post for information on how to get EIGHT Johnson and Johnson Baby Items (lotion, wash, oil, etc.) and a box of Band-aids for 2.50 at Rite Aid!

My 39 Cent Rite Aid Trip 4/28/09

I went to Rite Aid tonight to finish fixing my prescription fiasco that I started last week. Way too long of a story to write about! I usually wait until the end of the week to do my Rite Aid shopping, but I wanted to be sure to use the 5/25 coupon before it expires on Thursday. I haven't seen or heard of another one coming out, but I will be watching. So here's what I did tonight for 0.39!

Here's what I bought:

Electrasol 20 ct 4.49
Tampax Pearl 40 ct 8.49 (to get my total above 25.00)
Skintimate Cream 6 oz 2.99
SaltAire 6.99
Mini Drop 30 ct 6.49

Total 29.45

Coupons used:
5/25.00 ***Give this first***
2.50 Electrasol
1.00 Tampax
0.75 Skintimate
1.00 SaltAire
1.00 Mini Drop

Total OOP 20.11

Will receive SCR for:
2.00 Electrasol
2.00 Tampax
2.24 Skintimate
6.99 SaltAire
6.49 Mini Drop

Which brings my final total to... 0.39!!! I paid for the 20.11 with my Rite Aid gift card which was purchased with prior SCR checks.

One tip I have is to try to make your filler items something useful if at all possible. I needed almost a 5.00 filler to hit 25.00, so I chose the Tampax for 8.49. It is definitely useful, and I noticed it had a rebate attached. I could have chosen something lower in price to make my trip profitable, but the tampons won out. Of course, if your filler only needs to be 1.00 or so, throw a pack of gum up, or a candy bar. Those are both quite useful too!

Rite Aid Deals Week of 4/26/09

Here is what I see at Rite Aid this week. If you shop before Thursday April 30th, you can use this 5/25 coupon to help out with your transaction. Read on for a great scenario!

Mini Drops Eye Therapy 30 ct. 6.49
6.49 SCR
1.00 Mini Drops Printable
Final Cost: 1.00 Profit

SaltAire Sinus & Allergy Relief 1 ct. 6.99
6.99 SCR
1.00 SaltAire Printable
Final Cost: 1.00 Profit

Skintimate Cream Shave 6 oz. 2.99
2.24 SCR
0.75 Skintimate coupon
Final Cost: FREE

Electrasol Dishwasher Detergent 4.49
2.00 SCR
2.50 Electrasol coupon from Smart Source insert
Final Cost: FREE

ProFoot Flex-Tastic 3/15
10.00 SCR when you buy 3
1/1 Printable (print 3)
Final Cost: 0.67 each

Listerine Mouthwash 1 Liter 2/8.00
4.00 off two in ad coupon
Final Cost: 2.00 each

Try this scenario out!
Purchase:
Mini Drops 6.49
SaltAire 6.99
Electrasol 4.49
Skintimate 2.99
Listerine 2/8.00
Total: 28.96

Coupons:
5/25 Printable ***Give this first***
1.00 Mini Drops
1.00 SaltAire
2.50 Electrasol
0.75 Skintimate
4.00 Listerine (in ad)

Pay 14.71 OOP

Receive 17.72 SCR for:
6.49 Mini Drops
6.99 SaltAire
2.00 Electrasol
2.24 Skintimate

Profit of 3.01 for this simple transaction! Give it a try and let me know how you did!

Here's another using the foot products.
Purchase:
3 Profoot Flex-tastic 15.00
Electrasol 4.49
Mini Drops 6.49
Total:25.98

Coupons:
5/25 Printable ***Give this first***
3 1/1 Profoot
2.50 Electrasol
1.00 Mini Drops

Total OOP 14.48

Receive 18.49 SCR for:
10.00 Profoot
2.00 Electrasol
6.49 Mini Drops

Profit of 4.01!!! See if you can mix it up!

I'm Still Here!

I wanted to let you all know that I am still here, just very busy! I am finishing up my last paper for the semester today, so watch out! Next week I will have plenty of posts for you. Rite Aid looks good this week, so I will see what money making scenarios I can come up with!

April 30th is coming up this week, and tons of my coupons are expiring. I have been trying to pay attention to the good coupons that are expiring, so I don't miss out. I just stopped at Kroger, and used 5 2.00 Marcal Toilet Paper coupons on 5 6 roll packs of toilet paper that were on sale for 2.50 each. That's 30 rolls of toilet paper for 2.50 (the cost of six rolls)! I can handle that!

I also used my 1.50 off Kraft Salad Dressing coupons at Walmart. These are expiring 4-29-09. I know I said I don't shop there much, but somethings you just can't get at CVS. Like basketball nets and laundry baskets! Anyway, the price of the salad dressings are on roll back for 1.58. I used 5 coupons and got each dressing for 0.08!

So, stay tuned, I promise I will come up with more info for you soon!

Chief Super Double Coupons to Use!

After my shopping trip to Chief today, I found tons of great coupons to use! I will list them below, but I don't know what inserts the coupons came from. Hopefully you have them! Chief does not offer overage, but the coupon will double to the price of the item making it free!

I saved 68.09 today with coupons, and I'm going back tomorrow! Please let me know if you see any other great coupons to use this week!

Ronzoni Pasta 1.55 Sale
1.00 coupon doubles to 1.55

French's Honey Mustard 2.65
1.00 French's
Final cost 0.65

Pringle's 1.49
1.00/2 Pringle's
Final cost 0.98 for 2

Kruncher's Kettle Chips 2/6.00
1.00 Kruncher's in the 4/19 Smart Source insert
Final cost 1.00 per bag

Johnsonville Breakfast Sausage Links or Patties 2.99 Sale Price
1.00 Johnsonville Links
1.00 Johnsonville Patties
Final cost 0.99

Welch's Mixed Dried Fruit 2.89
1.00 Welch's
Final cost 0.89

New York Croutons 1.78 Sale Price
0.55 New York Coupon'
Final cost 0.68

McCormick Grill Mates 2.21 Sale Price
1.00 or 0.75 McCormick
Final cost 0.21-0.71 (These are FREE at Kroger this week)

Quaker Tortilla's 1.99
1.00 Quaker

Danimal's Crush Cups 2.65
1.00 Danimal's
Final cost 0.65

Daisy Cottage Cheese 3.05
1.00 Daisy
Final cost 1.05

Dannon Activia 4 pk. 2.58
1.00 Dannon Activia
Final cost 0.58

Breyer's Ice Cream 3/9.00 Sale Price
0.75 Breyer's 15 Qt or larger
Final cost 1.50 each

Kellogg's Pop Tarts 8 ct 1.99
1.00/2 Pop Tarts
Final cost 1.98 for 2 boxes

Arnold's Bread 2.99
1.00 Arnold's (From All You Magazine)
Final cost 0.99

GM Lucky Charms, Cheerios, Fruity Cheerios, Golden Grahams 3/6.00 Sale Price
1.00/3
Final cost 1.33 per box

Sargento Cheese 2/4.00 Sale Price
0.55/2 Sargento
Final cost 1.45 per bag

Freschetta Frozen Pizzas 6.99
1.00 off any Freschetta
Final cost 4.99 each

I Ran for the Purex!

I had plans to go to Bryan today, but the Purex coupon made everything so much nicer! Here's what I did at CVS.

Transaction #1
4 Purex on sale B1G1 Free 13.98
Colgate 360 Toothbrush 3.99
Softsoap Body Wash 5.29 (didn't get the sale price for some reason)
Easter egg Dye 50% off 1.49

Coupons used
2 B1G1 Purex
0.75 Colgate
1.00 Softsoap
5.49 ECB's

Totol OOP 4.88
This is way more than I like to spend OOP, but I guess I forgot how to do my math. Read on, and you can see why I'm not too upset.

ECB's Received
3.99 Colgate
4.99 Softsoap (this one didn't print, so I may not have picked up the right kind)

Transaction #2
Easter Egg Dye (50% off) 1.49
Colgate 360 Toothbrush 3.99
4 Sobe Life Waters B1G1 2.98

Coupons Used:
0.75 Colgate
2 B1G1 Sobe
4.99 ECB from Softsoap (The cashier kindly deducted this because my ECB did not print).

Total OOP:
-0.01!!!
She adjusted the amount to be 0.00, and I was all set!

ECB's Received
3.99 Colgate

This is 50.17 worth of stuff! I paid 4.88 OOP:( Went in with 5.49 ECB's, and came out with 7.98. Free laundry soap doesn't happen often, so stock up if you can!

Free Purex Detergent through Saturday

Here's a deal I can't pass up posting. Coupons.com has a B1G1 Purex printable out for our region. Through Saturday, CVS has Purex on sale B1G1, making them both free! Remember to hit your back button three times and reclip the coupons so you can print them twice!

Gettin' Back in the Rite Aid Saddle

I went to Rite Aid last week, and I am posting this just for the fun of it. Hopefully someone can learn something and take advantage of this post!

Here's what I bought:
Bounce Dryer Sheets (needed them desperately) 5.49
Old Spice Professional Deodorant 5.99
Always Liners 80 ct 5.99
Blink Tears 15 ml 7.99
2 Sweet Sue Chunk Chicken (rain check) 0.99 each
Total 27.44

Coupons used:
5/25 printable
1.00 Old Spice
0.50 Always (P&G)
2.00 Blink Tears
2 0.75 Sweet Sue
Total OOP 19.09 with tax

Will get back SCR for:
Old Spice 4.00
Always 2.00
Blink Tears 7.99

Really, I got all of that for less than the cost of the dryer sheets--that I needed! $5.10!! I paid with my February rebate check, and put the remainder on a gift card! Yet another reason why Walmart doesn't get much of my money!

More Super Doubles at Chief!

Imagine my surprise, when I read there are super doubles again this week at Chief! I totally missed it last month, thanks to nasty white patches on my tonsills that caused a lovely 3 days of fevers! Now I'm healthy and ready to go! Remember, during super double week coupons up to and including 1.00 will be doubled! I am going to try to update this post with great coupons to use this week! Stay tuned! Let me know if you find any great ones!



BTW, not much great going on at Rite Aid this week. I'm turning my attention to CVS and Walgreen's.

***UPDATE***
New post for deals at Chief 4.19.09.

What Are We Going To Do?

There are no coupons this weekend due to the Easter holiday. Hopefully you got a paper last weekend with the FIVE inserts! There were definitely some good coupons! I am kind of happy that there aren't any coupons this weekend because I am SO far behind with my organizing! Have a great Easter holiday everyone!

Kroger Triple Coupons This Weekend!

The Toledo area Kroger stores are tripling coupons this weekend, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. There is no limit to the number of coupons you can triple. Any coupon up to and including 0.50 will be tripled. Kroger stores are open on Easter Sunday as well.

Another promotion Kroger is running right now allows you to "Design Your Own Reusable Shopping Bag" and they will ship it to you free. Check out the link here for more information.

If anyone gets to Kroger, please let me know how you did!

Rite Aid Deals Week of 4/5/09

There are quite a few good deals at Rite Aid this week. Maybe I'll get off my rump and go for once. I was really surprised when I realized I don't get a March Rebate Check! I didn't go at all!

Don't forget about the 5/25 printable!

Blink Tears Lubricating Eye Drops 7.99
7.99 SCR
2.00 Blink Coupon
Final Cost: 2.00 PROFIT

Mento's Gum 0.99
1.00 Mento's Coupon
Final Cost: FREE

Colgate Total 4.2 oz or Toothbrush 1.99
1.00 In Ad Coupon
0.75 Colgate
Final Cost: 0.24 (This is a good price if you need toothpaste, but it can often be found for free.)

Halls Cough Drops 25-30 ct 1.50
1.00 Halls
Final Cost: 0.50

Old Spice Pro-Strength Deodorant 5.99
4.00 SCR
1.00 P&G Coupon
Final Cost: 0.99

Lexar 1 GB SD card 7.00
5.00 SCR
Final Cost: 2.00

Tampax Tampons 40 ct 5.99
2.00 SCR
Final Cost: 3.99

Always Maxi's 20-48 ct, Liners 68-80 ct 5.99
2.00 SCR
Final Cost: 3.99

The End is Coming...

For anyone who shops at Walgreen's, I am reading rumors that they are doing away with their monthly program and the Easy Saver Catalog. Although I have a love/hate relationship with Walgreen's, I am sad to see this program go.

Just because I was curious, I added up my rebate earnings since I started shopping there in September. My total rebate earnings with the monthly program has been 196.80 to date. 17.91 of this rebate money is a 10% bonus given when you request your payment via a Walgreen's gift card. This total doesn't include Register Reward earnings or the weekly flier coupons that I use.

I hate to see this go, but I am hopeful Walgreen's will come up with something to replace the Easy Saver Catalog. I guess I'll wait and see...

Rite Aid Deals Week of 3/29/09

Here's the best that I see for this week. Not much to look at, but I suppose if you're in the area... Next week looks a little better.

Magnum Razor 4.99
4.99 SCR
Final Cost: FREE

Schick Intuition Plus Razor or Refills B1G1
Use 2 4.00 Coupons
Final Cost: 0.99 each

OH NO! Expiring Register Rewards!

Today I had a 10.00 RR expiring, and another expiring in a couple days. I ran to Bryan quick after plotting out my sinister plan. Hehehehe... I stopped at CVS for Diet Pepsi, and then to Walgreen's to spend my RR.

At CVS I used more ECB's(Extra Care Bucks) than I got back, but that's OK. I got some good sale items anyway.

I bought:
2 Post Trail Mix Cereal B1G1 4.79
Crest Pro Health Enamel 3.49
2 Skippy Peanut Butter B1G1 3.29
3 Diet Pepsi 12 pks 3/11.00

Coupons used:
2 2.00 Post Trail Mix Printable
1.00 Crest expiring 3-31 from P&G
2 0.40 Skippy
B2G1 Diet Pepsi Printable
12.97 ECB's

Total OOP 0.24 on my Gift Card!

ECB's Earned:
3.49 Crest
2.00 Pepsi

Walgreen's was actually fun! I used my expiring Huggie's RR to buy a lot of items that have a monthly rebate attached to them. There is a lot of "couponing" going on here so I will try my best to explain.

I bought:
2 Scrubbing Bubbles Natural Cleaner 2/6.00
Pledge and Multi Surface Pledge 2/7.00
Tums Dual Action 7.99
Right Guard Professional Deodorant 5.99
Walgreen's Headache Relief 2.99
2 Sambucol 12.99 each
3 bags of Easter candy 6.50 total

Coupons used:
2 1.00 Natural Cleaner
3.00 Pledge Aerosol Printable
2.00 Multi Surface Printable
3.00 Tums Printable
2 4.00 Sambucol Printable
1.50 off 3 Hershey's Easter Candy
10.00 Walgreen's coupon in the monthly booklet (took off 20.00)
1.50 Walgreen's Hershey's coupon in the monthly booklet (took off 0.50 per bag)

Will submit for Easy Saver Rebate (Monthly program)
2 1.00 Natural Cleaner
2 1.00 Pledge Products
5.00 Right Guard
2.99 Walgreen's Headache Relief

Register Rewards
Earned 3.00 for the Tums

I'll try to summarize it here. My subtotal was 62.45. After coupons at the register I owed 21.45. I then used 20.00 in RR which took my total OOP to 5.37 with tax. Not bad, not bad, but it gets better. Keep in mind I earned 3.00 RR for the Tums, and I will submit for another 11.99 in the monthly program! Including my extra 10% gift card bonus, that's a profit of 10.81 for the night!

Oh, I almost forgot! I also picked up a mail in rebate peelie for Crest Pro Health! I'll probably send that in too for another 3.25! That means I got reimbursed the cost of the toothpaste from CVS plus another 4.25 for the coupon and rebate! Thanks go out to everybody involved!

Super Double Coupons at Chief 3/19/09

Chief is having a super double event starting Thursday March 19th. During this week Chief will double coupons up to and including 1.00. This is a great time to get out your coupons with a value between 0.51 and 1.00 and see what you can do! They do impose rules, as I have listed below. If I have time to check this out I will post an update with more information on great deals! If you have any luck, please share your info with everyone in the comment section!

Workin' Meijer

My Meijer trip seemed time consuming, but I was in and out in an hour and fifteen minutes. This included bathroom breaks, repositioning a seven year old from the end of the cart, into the cart, to under the cart, to the baby seat all the while NEVER missing a beat on his Nintendo DS, checking out three times, three calls on my cell, and a frozen checkout computer. Besides making the little old lady behind me very mad, I thought it turned out ok.

Meijer will only double 2 identical coupons per transaction. I've been burned before, so I set out to work the system! And it worked! I don't buy only junk food, either. Today I bought lettuce, 6 avocados, 3 quarts of strawberries, bananas, grapes, carrots, chunk cheese, sunflower seeds, canned beans, hummus, bread, and really good looking frozen pizzas!

Highlights from transaction #1
Spent 69.15
Saved 81.47!
59.89 of that was Meijer promotions and sales
and coupon savings was 21.58

Transaction #2 (remember they only double 2 identical coupons!)
2 Frank's Red Hot Sauce 0.99 each
2 Betty Crocker Warm Delights 10/10
2 Aunt Millie's Bread 10/10
2 BC Fruit Stickerz 1.67 each (3/5.00)
2 Frosted Cheerios 2.00 each

Coupons used:
2 0.50 Frank's
2 0.50 BC Warm Delights
2 0.35 Aunt Millie's
2 0.50 Fruit Stickerz
2 0.50 Cheerios

Total OOP 4.44
Total Savings 20.36!

Transaction #3
2 Frank's
2 BC Warm Delights
2 Cheerios
1 Fruit Stickerz

Coupons used (same amounts as above):
2 Frank's
2 BC Warm Delights
2 Cheerios
1 Fruit Stickerz

Total OOP 2.67
Total Savings 13.08

To put transaction #3 into perspective, the usual cost of one box of fruit snacks is about 3.00. I didn't spend that for 7 items, including two big boxes of cereal! My only concern now is how to consume all of this produce in a week or so! The babies' daddy is out of town all week for work, so we don't even have his help! Well, at least the kids and I will eat very healthy this week!

Quite the motherload, if I do say so myself...

I have not REALLY gotten groceries in...quite a while. My last big grocery bill was 75.00 on -- get this, January 12th!!! I of course have been places to get some groceries, but nothing major. Needless to say, I needed to get food.

Meijer has a great 10/10 sale this week with tons of coupon matchups. If you want more details on this check out www.bargainbriana.com. I will try my best to give you an accurate picture of how I did on my next post, without typing everything out.

First, I went to Kroger while monkey boy was at a football clinic. I only went for the sale items, and I had planned most of this out ahead of time. They have a mega event going, so when you buy 10 participating items 5.00 will be taken off at checkout. Basically, you end up paying 0.50 less than the sale price for each item.

What I bought:
2 Quaker Rice Cakes 0.99 each
8 Land o Lakes Buttery Taste Spread 0.99 each
Q-Tips 2.00
Dannon Light and Fit 6 pack 2.50
2 Kroger 1/2 gallon milks 0.88 each
2 Ritz Crackers 2/5.00
Yo Plus Yogurt 4pk 2.49

Coupons used:
5.00 Mega Event (came off at checkout)
2 1.00 Quaker
8 0.50 Land o Lakes (doubled)
0.30 Q-Tip (doubled)
1.00 Light and Fit
2.00/2 Ritz
1.00 Yo Plus E Coupon

Total OOP 8.16

My receipt said coupon savings was 15.30, bonus coupon savings 4.30, and Plus Card savings 13.17. That's an 80% savings!

I'm not sure how one family can use all of this margarine without inducing a massive coronary, but I will give it my best shot! So, using the coupons along with the sale worked out great today! The 8 tubs of margarine were all free, as were the rice cakes. The yogurt was a good price, and I was completely out. Not to mention the price of the milk!

Rite Aid Deals Week of 3/15/09

Rite Aid has a few good deals this week. Not quite enough to put a 5/25 coupon to good use though. Thanks to the Cleveland Cavs, we have another 5/25 coupon good through the end of April! Check it out here.

Samy i Style Spray, Mousse, Glue Plus, or wax 4.99
4.99 SCR
Final Cost: FREE
This rebate is good ONLY 3/15 to 3/17!!!

Secret Flawless Deodorant 3.99
2.00 SCR
2.00 Coupon
Final Cost: FREE

Lexar 1GB SD card or USB Drive 7.99
5.00 SCR
Final Cost: 2.00

Bounty Basic Single Roll Paper Towels 0.99
0.25 Coupon
Final Cost: 0.74

Huge Huggies Coupons!!!

Check out www.coupons.com for two Huggies coupons. These were up last week, and were reset. There is one for 5.00 off any gentle care diaper product, and one for 3.00 off any natural fit diaper product. I am assuming these can be used on wipes as well, which would result in some BIG packages for free or very cheap. When printing, hit your back browser button three times to print them again. I have found them on the last page of the website when going back for the second print. Print them and have your families print them too! Coupons of this value don't come around often!

Walgreens is having a promotion starting tomorrow March 8th. Through the 15th, Huggies will be on sale for 10.00 a pack. When you by 25.00 worth you will receive 10 Register Rewards (RR) which can be used like cash in the store. Remember though, you can't roll your Huggies RR into another Huggies purchase. Consider using the RR to buy free after rebate items for the month or other RR producing deals.

Try this transaction.
Buy 3 pkgs Huggies at 10.00 each
Use 3 5.00 coupons.
Receive 10 RR to use on future purchases.

30.00 (3 Huggies)
-15.00 (3 coupons)
=15.00 OOP
Receive 10 RR
Like paying 5.00 for three packs!

My other tip is to do this only once per transaction. RR won't print out multiple times for the same deal in the same transaction. Simply check out more than once if you have enough coupons!

Walgreens and CVS

I don't take the time to blog weekly about Walgreens and CVS. Mainly, because I don't have time, and because we don't have them here in town. If you want to shop these stores for their sales, check out a couple of great blogs.

http://www.thethriftymama.com/ and http://www.dealseekingmom.com/ both have weekly sales and deals posted. They also continually update if new deals pop up. They are a great resource for figuring out sales and deals! Some blogs give tutorials on how to work the ECB's and RR's also! Each store is different, and it can get quite confusing (see Walgreens post below!). Use these ladies and their wealth of info!

Walgreens 3/4/09

Walgreens tonight was kind of frustrating, but, in the end, turned out OK. They were out of most of the Register Reward (RR) items that I wanted, and don't get a truck in until Friday. Well, of course, I can't go again this week, but I am sure I will survive.

I couldn't quite figure out how to put this together, and I am sure I could have saved a bit more. I also screwed up my Vaseline deal by buying four bottles of lotion in one transaction. Instead of getting 8.00 in RR, I only got 2. It would have been a BIG moneymaker. I should have split them up into single transactions. Lesson learned: RR will only print for one item, not four. Buy one at a time. By the way, you can't use a RR to turn around and pay for the same item again.

Transaction #1
2 Colgate Total 4 oz. 3.49 each
Colgate MaxFresh 3.29
Gillette Fusion Gamer 10.49 (I thought this was on sale, with better RR. Guess not.)
6 Nabisco Ritz Crackers 2/1.99 (just little fellas, one sleeve each)

Coupons Used:
2.50 Colgate Total in the EasySaver Catalog (takes 2.50 off each tube)
4.00 Gillette Fusion
2-0.75 Colgate
1.50 Colgate
3-2.00 off 2 Ritz

Total OOP: 10.20 with tax
Used GC for 9.30
Paid 0.90 OOP

Earned 4.00 RR for Fusion Razor, 3.50 for Colgate MaxFresh (even though price is only 3.29)

Transaction #2 aka, the big screwup!
4 Vaseline Lotions at 2.69 each
2 Extra Gum 8 pk 2/2.49

Coupons Used:
3-1.50 Vaseline Lotion
0.55 Vaseline Lotion
In ad coupon for Extra
7.50 RR from Transaction #1

Total OOP 1.45

Earned 2.00 RR for Vaseline :( Should have been 8 RR had I thought it out a little better.

After I figured out that I screwed up, I went back to the pharmacy to redeem myself. I wanted to get the diaper coupons in the Pharmacy Savings Plan booklet. I did get a booklet, but without the diaper coupon. Then, I transferred a prescription, and got a 25.00 GC from the pharmacy for the transfer! That made me feel a little better. All in all, not a bad night. 7.35 OOP for 48.84 worth of products and a prescription. Plus, I came home with the 25.00 GC!

CVS 3/4/09

Tonight I went to Bryan while the kids were in church, all by myself...again. I wish I had company to go with me. If anyone ever wants to give it a shot, let me know! I went to Walgreens too, but I will post that separately.

Transaction #1
Gillette Fusion Gamer 7.99
SlimQuick Energy 2 pk 4.99
Cascade Liquid 2.99
Act Total Care 3 oz 0.99
CVS Vitamin D 100 ct 2.99
2 Reese's Whipps 1.00

Coupons used:
4.00 Gillette
1.00 Reese's Whipps
1.00 Cascade
13.97 in ECB's

Total OOP: 1.40

ECB's Earned 12.97
4.00 Gillette, 4.99 SlimQuick, 0.99 ACT, 2.99 Vitamin D

Transaction #2 (I had to ask where to find this. That's my only reason for 2 transactions.)
Carnation Instant Breakfast 4.99

Forgot to give my coupon, but oh well.
Paid with 4.99 ECB's from previous transaction.

Total OOP: 0.00 I like seeing three zeros in this category!

ECB's Earned 4.99

Not bad, 1.40 out of pocket for 25.94 worth of items, and only lost one ECB!

Rite Aid Deals Week of 3/1/09

More freebies at Rite Aid this week. Six, to be exact. If I wasn't such a procrastinator, I would have had these up for you by now. Better late than never, I guess.

I'm not sure if Rite Aid will come out with another 5/25 for this weekend, but I did find a link for another 5/25 here, good anytime through March 13th. Compliments of the NBA. Thanks!

SnoreStop 8.99
SCR 8.99

SnoreStop Extinguisher 12.99
SCR 12.99

Soothe Eye Drops 7.49
SCR 7.49
Use 3.00 Soothe Eye Drops Coupon

Novitra Cold Sore Treatment 7.99
SCR 7.99
3.00 Rite Aid Printable

Sinus Buster 8.99
SCR 8.99

Ocean Complete Nasal Rinse 8.99
SCR 8.99

Cascade ActionPacs 15 ct. 2.99
Use 1/1 ActionPacs from P&G insert
Final Cost 1.99

Lexar 2 GB SD Card 7.99
SCR 5.00

I will probably be picky about what I buy this week; I'm out of GC money right now, and I'm not sure that I would use most of these products. Use your own judgement, and have fun. By the way, go ahead and request your February check if you haven't already. Get it going, so you can use the check to buy more SCR items!

Stockpiling at Rock Bottom Prices

Here's another random for ya...stockpiling. When I first started couponing in August, it seemed toothpaste was my main stockpiling item. My family AND friends made fun of me, saying "Why do you need 10 tubes of toothpaste? Nobody needs that much toothpaste!" My response? "I will use it before it expires, and I didn't pay much of anything for it! And by the way, I have 14 tubes, not 10."

Stockpiling is great, and with a little effort, it won't take long before you see your stockpile grow. The first step is obtaining multiple sets of coupons. This may mean begging off family and friends, and enduring their relentless riddling, or it may mean spending a couple extra dollars on Sunday papers. Either way, you'll survive. Having multiples of a coupon will allow you to buy more than one of that item, obviously. But the trick is knowing when to use the coupons. Typically stores put items on sale about every six weeks. When the item that you have a coupon for is on sale, that's the time to buy!

For example, I had Old El Paso Coupons a while back. The local grocery store had taco shells on sale, and I used my coupons to buy about six boxes for next to nothing. Another stockpiling item from a few weeks ago was Betty Crocker Warm Delights. They were on sale for a great price, and I had tons of coupons for them. Over the course of a week, I bought about 20 or so, for only a couple dollars! The kids and the husband are still eating them!

Just because you have a coupon doesn't mean you should go out and use it. Hang onto it, and wait for the item to go on sale! Then, go hog crazy buying as many as you can, as long as you can use it before it goes bad. If you do overbuy on an item that you can't use, consider donating it to a local food pantry, or give the item to those friends and family members that poke fun at you. I'm voting for the food pantry.

Rite Aid Trip 2/27/09

I made my Rite Aid Trip tonight, and did pretty good. I varied a little from my scenario from the last post because my store was out of the chicken.

Here is what I bought.

Transaction #1
5 Aquafresh Toothpaste 19.95

Coupons used:
5/20 (Always give this first)
5 0.75 Aquafresh

Total OOP
12.50 including tax.

Will submit for 10.00 SCR.
Final Cost: 2.50 for 5 tubes of toothpaste.

Transaction #2
10 SoyJoy Bars 5.00
2 4 pk GE light bulbs 4.00
Garnier Wonder Waves Shampoo 2.99
Zilactin 4.99
M&M's BOGO 3.59

Coupons used:
5/20
3.00 SoyJoy
3.00 in ad GE coupon

Total OOP
10.35

Will submit SCR's for SoyJoy 5.00, Garnier 2.99, Zilactin 4.99. Total of 12.98.

Tonight I spent 22.85 OOP, because I am out of GC money! My SCR's for tonight total 22.98! A little profit, but not bad for over 44.00 worth of stuff! I also picked up a rain check for the chicken. Maybe I can work this into next week's shopping!