Coupon $kills

Glade Money-Maker at Target!

2009-10-29T17:16:00.003-04:00

Glade holiday collection candle tins, glass holders, and refills are on sale for $2.50 each and you get a $5 Target gift card when you buy 5! Sale ends 12/26/09 so there is plenty of time to collect your coupons and cash in :o)

$12.50 Glade candle holders
$12.50 Glade candle refills
$25.00
-2.00 MQ Glade candle holder
-1.50 MQ Glade candle holder
-1.50 MQ Glade candle holder
-1.50 MQ Glade candle holder
-1.50 MQ Glade candle holder
-2.50 IP Free refill wyb holder
-2.50 IP Free refill wyb holder
-2.50 IP Free refill wyb holder
-2.50 IP Free refill wyb holder
-2.50 IP Free refill wyb holder
$4.50 + tax = OOP

$10 in GCs received!

Publix, Wal-Mart and Food Lion

2009-10-10T15:04:00.003-04:00

Publix
$7.96 Frosted Mini-Wheats (4 at $1.99)
$2.59 Gallon Milk
$10.55
-4.00 Kellogg's $2/2 from 8/30 RP
-2.59 In-ad Q for free milk wyb 3 Kellogg's items
$3.96

Wal-Mart
$12.00 Freshmatic Ultra (2 at $6.00)
-12.00 $6/1 from 8/30 SS or 9/13 SS*
FREE

Food Lion
$2.99 Smithfield Sausage (BOGO)
-0.55 Smithfield from 8/30 SS
-0.55 Smithfield from 8/30 SS
$1.89 (or $0.95 each!)

*Thanks to Lynn for the extra coupons!

Publix Shop- 10/4

2009-10-04T13:02:00.003-04:00

Just posting because...I was so happy with my shop today that I took 2 pictures ! I will be going back on Monday to get more hamburger and a few other items too...the date on the photos is wrong because I changed my camera batteries...every time I do that I have to reset the date and I forgot this time...

Here's the rundown:

10 Pace Salsa

8 Ragu Sauce ( 45 0z. size)

6 lbs. Ground Beef ( really more 'cause each pack was over 1 lb. )

6 Hamburger Helper

6 Publix Shopping Bags (FREE)

2 packs 40 ct. Solo Clear Cups

2 V8 V Fusion Fruit/Vegetable Juice

2 Healthy Choice Meals

TOTAL Retail: $117.33

Coupons: -$33.94

Advertised Special Savings BOGO: -$52.93

OOP: $30.46

Saved 74% or like paying 73 cents for each item...

I just love coupons !

Deals with Publix Booklets

2009-09-23T20:37:00.002-04:00

$1.99 Bounty single roll
$11.97 Tide Stain Release (3 at $3.99)
$4.47 Revlon clippers (3 at $1.49)
$18.43
-1.99 Free Bounty wyb 3 items from "Put Clean In Your Cart" booklet
-4.50 Target Qs $1.50/1 Tide Stain Release from 8/23 RP
-6.00 Publix Qs $2/1 Tide Stain Release from "Put Clean In Your Cart" booklet
-6.00 Publix Qs $2/1 Revlon clippers from green sales ad
-$0.06 (negative subtotal, oops! :o)
+1.30 tax
$1.24

Publix Trip 9/22

2009-09-22T19:40:00.003-04:00

I don't want to be a "Blog Hog" so I'll just post one of my trips to Publix today :o)

$3.69 Arnold bread, BOGO
$1.50 Jolly Time popcorn
$1.50 Jolly Time popcorn
$2.49 Glade Scented Oil Plug-In with night light
$2.49 Glade Scented Oil Plug-In with night light
$5.49 Glade Scented Oil Plug-In refills, BOGO
$2.99 Glade soy candle
$1.75 Life-Savers, BOGO
$5.96 Revlon nail clippers (4 at $1.49)
$8.45 Revlon emery boards (5 at $1.69)
$36.31
-1.00 Jolly Time IP $1/2
-2.49 MQ Free warmer wyb refills 9/20 SS
-2.49 MQ Free warmer wyb refills 9/20 SS
-4.00 Publix Q $2/1 refill from store booklet
-2.00 MQ $1/1 Glade refill 9/20 SS
-3.00 Publix Q $3/1 Glade Fragrance Collection from store booklet
-2.00 MQ $1/1 Life-Savers found in bag
-18.00 Publix Q $2/1 from store booklet
$1.33 + tax

Back With More Sweet Deals from Target 9/19

2009-09-19T22:08:00.003-04:00

$34.08 Chef Michael's dry dog food (8 at $4.26)
$13.44 Chef Michael's wet dog food (16 at $0.84)
$5.34 Cesar Bistro wet dog food (6 at $0.89)
$52.86
-24.00 C.M. dry food $3/1 from 8/23 RP
-12.00 Target IP C.M. dry food $1.50/1
-6.72 C.M. wet food BOGO from 8/23 RP
-6.72 Target IP C.M. wet food BOGO
-2.67 Cesar Bistro BOGO IP
$0.75 + tax

Because these are not the brands we feed our dogs, I bought this intending to donate it all to the Humane Society. Since our dogs like it (open bag in front :o) we may end up keeping some.

Sweet Target Deals 9/18

2009-09-18T21:02:00.005-04:00

$5.94 Crystal Light On The Go 3pk (found in checkout lane)
$9.12 Whole Grain Brown Sugar Pop-Tarts
$13.28 Glade Candle Tins
$20.00 Glade Candle refills
$48.34
-6.00 Crystal Light $2/2 from 9/13 SS
-6.00 Kellogg's Fiber-Added Products $2/2 from 8/30 RP
-6.00 Target Whole Grain Brown Sugar Pop Tart IPs
-20.00 Glade free candle refill wyb candle tin 8/23 SS
-9.00 Glade candle tin $1.50/1
$1.34 + tax

The coupons for $1.50/1 Candle Tins were found inside the tins. They're not sealed, so you can just open them up and use the coupon at the register. I had a GREAT cashier who pushed every coupon through, giving overage. I actually had two of the Glade Tin coupons left when the balance went so low, the register would not accept any more!

Target Shop - 9/17

2009-09-17T14:58:00.001-04:00

We have 2 big older dogs who eat this dog food like it's going out of style... anything I can save on this stuff is awesome !

8 - 8 lb. bags Purina One Dog Food - @ sale $9.49 per bag
8 Wishbone Salad Dressings - @ $1.50 per bottle

Coupons for Dog food - Stacked- love it !
8- $3.00 off 1 - 9/13 RP
8 -$2.00 off 1 - Target coupons

Coupons for Dressing
8 - $1.00 off - ...can't remember which insert

I could've squeezed a lot more out of the dog food with a lower OOP by buying a smaller size (4 lb. they were out ) but I wasn't in the mood research it anymore or run all over town.

If you know of a better deal PLEASE, don't tell me ! LOL

Total Retail: $94.07 (***I think it's really more)
Total Coupons: $51.00
OOP: $42.13
Thanks again for the Q's Cory !
***BTW,
I had a heck of a time figuring out the Target receipt...reminds me of Kmart ! LOL

Shop at Publix- 9/17

2009-09-17T14:13:00.007-04:00

Publix BOGO's

4 Hebrew National Franks @$4.99 per pack
4 Fruit Roll ups @ $2.73
4 Sugar free Lifesavers @ $1.79 ( $1.00 off coupons inside each bag, I got some funny looks when I opened the bags to get the Q's but for $4.00, I don't care ) $o.42 MM
4 Ken's Dressing Lite Spritzers @ $3.19 each

Total Retail: $52.86
Total Coupons: -$14.00
Advertised Special Savings BOGO: -$21.82
OOP: $15.49
71% saved - another way to look at it is little more than $1.00 per item...
Thanks Cory for the Q's !

CVS Deals 9/14

2009-09-14T22:34:00.002-04:00

Okay, this deal isn't amazing... but, ends up making great prices for Purex and bottled water.

$8.31 CVS 24pk (3 at $2.77 - a great price in my opinion)
$17.45 Purex (5 at $3.49)
$25.76
-5.00 CVS $5/$25 from online AutoFill Quiz
-1.75 Purex MQ $0.35/1 from 8/16 SS
$19.01 (paid with $16 ECBs + cash)
$5.00 earned for Purex

The coupons and ECBs brought the Purex down to $1.14 each.

Publix Shop - 9/14

2009-09-14T12:37:00.003-04:00

12 jars Newman's Own Sauce @ $2.69 per jar
4 bottles All 3 x Concentrated Laundry Detergent (I've been waiting for this BOGO for awhile now ) @ $5.99 per bottle

Total Retail: $57.08
Total Coupons: - $8.00
Total Advertised Special Savings BOGO's: - $28.12
OOP: $20.96
Saved 63 %

A little more than I like to spend and I haven't received a $5.00 off any Publix purchase in a mailer for about 3 months that I could have applied to bring my total down even lower. I was almost out of sauce and laundry detergent and this was the best sale I could find... it is just great when coupons and BOGO sales collide just in the nick of time !

Hugs to Cory for the coupons !

Saturday Night CVS'n

2009-09-14T00:56:00.003-04:00

$6.99 Schick razors
$11.97 Reach toothbrush 2pk (3 at $3.99)
$9.98 Dyna Pep (2 at $4.99) - I don't plan to use these :o)
$28.94
-5.00 CVS IP $5/25 from ReadyFill Quiz online
-3.00 Schick MQ from 8/16 SS
-3.99 Reach BOGO MQ from 4/26 RP
-4.00 Reach $2/1 MQ from 6/14 SS
$12.95 (paid with $12 ECBs)

Got back $4 ECBs for Schick

Got back $6 ECBs for Reach

Got back $9.98 for Dyna Pep

Just Wanted to Post Something...Publix

2009-09-04T14:20:00.005-04:00

The date on the photo above is wrong...I couldn't figure out how to change it to 2009...it just kept going back to 2008 and I couldn't find the owner's manual to fix it...maddening ! Then, after 20 minutes of playing with my camera, I got it to 2009 !!!

Dannon Light & Fit Yogurt, 6 ct, at $2.49 ($2.59 at my Publix )

-$1 off Dannon Light & Fit SS 8/30 (makes it .24¢ ea)

-$1/2 Dannon Light 7 Fit SS 7/26
-.60/1 Dannon Light & Fit SS 7/26
-$1 off Dannon product “Making Triathalon Cool Again” (released in FL only)
Get coupons by mail in rebate wyb Dannon

Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dip, 12 oz, at $2
-.75/1 Heluva Good! Dip or Cheese SS 8/23
-.50/1 Heluva Good! Dips printable (IE) or printable (FF) (makes it FREE)

Kraft American Cheese Singles, 12 oz, at $2.69
-.75/2 Kraft Singles Kraft Food & Family Magazine Sept ‘09 -$1/2 Kraft Singles RP 8/09 (makes it .84¢ ea)
-$2 off Bread wyb Kraft Singles and Oscar Mayer Deli Shaved Meats printable
-$2 off Bread wyb Kraft Singles and Oscar Mayer Lunch meat (any) printable
-$1 off any Kraft Dairy Product July Ladies Home Journal

Thanks to Southern Savers for the list.

I did a few deals with my daughter when we were visiting last month but I haven't done any deals for about a month or more for us. We have been living off our stockpile except for perishable items like milk, eggs, veggies, fruit etc.

This is what I bought:

8 packs of Kraft Cheese Singles

4 - 6 packs Dannon Light Yogurt

2 Helava Good ! French Onion Dip

Total Retail: $35.08

Total Coupons: $9.00

BOGO Savings: $17.74

OOP: $8.34

Saved: 76%

Thanks to Cory for all the coupons she shared with me to make this deal possible LOL

BTW, I still have more of the cheese and yogurt coupons so I'm doing this deal again tomorrow...

You may be wondering what we're going to do with all that cheese and yogurt. They freeze very well inside of Ziploc Freezer Bags and then when you need them, defrost them in the fridge and enjoy !

A Few Good Deals!

2009-09-02T21:47:00.004-04:00

(6) Aunt Jemima Pancakes $2.69, BOGO
(6) A1 Steak Sauce $4.19, BOGO
= $20.64
-3.00 MQ $1/2 from 8/16 SS
-12.00 MQ $2/1 from 8/16 SS
= $5.64 + tax

$2.50 Glade Soy Candle
$2.50 Glade Soy Candle
$5.00
-2.50 MQ Free from 8/9 SS
-2.50 MQ Free from 8/9 SS
Pay $0.35 tax, Get $1 RR

Rinse & Repeat

$6.98 Scotch Packing tape (4 at $3.49 BOGO)
$2.00 Swanson chicken broth
$2.50 Glade Soy Candle
$11.48
-2.00 MQ $0.50/1 from 7/26 RP
-2.50 MQ Free from 8/9 SS
-2.00 RRs from previous transactions
$4.98 + tax

Rainchecks + Patients = Money Maker! Instead of trying to "fight" for the Free After ECB items each week during the Back To School sales, I just collected rainchecks. Since I've been getting the CRTs for $3/$10 CVS brand items, I decided it was time to redeem some rainchecks.

$10.94 CVS Back To School supplies
-3.00 CRT
$7.94 OOP (paid with ECBs)

$11.00 back in ECBs

Ghost of Couponers Past

2009-08-10T21:11:00.003-04:00

It's true, I'm still alive. I am in rural Minnesota now, and the nearest CVS is over 30 minutes away, Wags is at least a 20 minute drive. I have been reserving my couponing for the crummy grocery stores up here, but there were some Wags deals I couldn't resist this week. I had to take the kids with me, and it was an awful experience that left me overpaying by almost $7. Sucks, but I still got some decent deals (after 8 transactions and one minor refund)

(8) Listerine
(3) Jergens Naturals Lotion
(2) Niagara Spray Starch
(1) Glade Sense N Spray
(2) Nivea For Men Face Scrub
(2) Colgate Total Enamel
(4) Mentos Gum
(1) Reach Toothbrush 2pk
(2) Sinful Colors Polish
(1) Royal Gelatin
(4) BIC Pens
(2) Bubbles (not pictured)

Total Retail Value: $99.59
Total OOP: $19.41 + $5.89 tax
Started with $5.00 RR
RR Earned: $46.00
RR Used: $46.00
Total RR Remaining: $5.00
Savings: 80.51%

I forgot to give them the coupon for the BOGO Spray Starch, so I overpaid $1.99 there. I also forgot the Mentos Wags Q, and they only refunded me 2, instead of 4, and I didn't notice until I was halfway home. I didn't need the nail polish, but Leah did, so that was another $1.99 and the kids also wanted bubbles, so another $1.39 got spent. And tax sucks. Almost $6 there.

Rock'n Pubix Deals!

2009-07-24T09:59:00.005-04:00

As usual, I waited until the last day of the sale (Wednesday) to go to Publix but I found everything I needed for the following deal:

$7.56 Viva Big Roll (4 at $1.89)

$2.69 Publix cereal - we needed this

$3.69 Arnold bread (used BOGO raincheck) - we needed this

$3.54 Peaches - we needed this

$3.98 McCormick Grinder Seasonings (4 at $1.99 BOGO)

$26.28 Band-Aid 40-80 ct. (12 at $2.19)

$47.74

-5.00 Winn-Dixie mailer $5/$30

-1.60 Viva MQs $0.40/1 from 6/28 SS

-3.00 McCormick MQs $1/1 from Publix “Nothing Goes To Waist” booklet

-2.19 Publix Promise (some of the Band-Aids rang up wrong)

-20.00 Band-Aid Qs $5/3 from Green Advantage Buy store flyer

-12.00 Band-Aid MQs $1/1 from 4/26 RP

$3.95 +tax

It's time to play "Blinkie Bandits!"

2009-06-30T17:18:00.003-04:00

Publix currently has Blinkies for $1.00 off any package of Hefty One Zip bags. I used them at Wal-Mart today where I found the gallon size & quart size boxes on sale for $1.00! I also found the Fresh Extend variety on sale for $1.50! Best of all: No need to fight for overage :o)

Note- Although these prices were clearly marked on the shelf, they rang up higher at checkout so pay attention (I was at the Hodges location).

Jump for Soy Joy!!!

2009-06-22T10:39:00.000-04:00

I did this exact same thing on two cards:
(8) SoyJoy Bars - Sale: $4/4 = $8
-(4) BOGO coupons
-$3 ECB
$1 OOP
Received $8 ECB

(1) Sunday Paper - $2.00
(12) SoyJoy Bars - Sale: $4/4 = $12.00
-(6) BOGO coupons
-$8 ECB
$0 OOP
Received $12.00 ECB

So...for $2.00 OOP and Spending $6 ECB I ended up with 40 SoyJoy bars, 2 newspapers and $24 ECBs

I really do ♥ CVS

Doubles at Kmart

2009-06-11T14:39:00.019-04:00

Good company and shared Q's...thank you Cory !

5 Low Dose Bayer Aspirin 32 ct.

4 Oust Spray
2 Wet Ones
1 Mean Green Cleaner

$32.36 Total Retail

-2.29 Mean Green MQ $1/1 doubled
-3.29 Oust MQ $2/1 doubled
-3.79 Oust MQ $2/1 doubled
-3.79 Oust MQ $2/1 doubled
-3.79 Oust MQ $2/1 doubled
-2.00 Bayer Aspirin MQ $1/1 doubled

-2.00 Bayer Aspirin MQ $1/1 doubled

-2.00 Bayer Aspirin MQ $1/1 doubled
-2.00 Bayer Aspirin MQ $1/1 doubled
-2.00 Bayer Aspirin MQ $1/1 doubled
-2.00 Wet Ones IP $1/1 doubled
-2.00 Wet Ones IP $1/1 doubled
OOP: $4.33
87 % saved

***NOTE:
Cory bought 2 items for me in her transaction because of Kmart limiting a transaction to 10 coupons only !

Kmart Double Coupon Event - Trip 3

2009-06-11T14:30:00.003-04:00

$2.29 Mean Green cleaner
$3.29 Oust Air sanitizer
$3.79 Oust Surface & Air sanitizer
$3.79 Oust Surface & Air sanitizer
$3.79 Oust Surface & Air sanitizer
$3.99 Dove deodorant
$3.99 Dove deodorant
$24.93
-2.00 Mean Green MQ $1/1 doubled
-3.29 Oust MQ $2/1 doubled
-3.79 Oust MQ $2/1 doubled
-3.79 Oust MQ $2/1 doubled
-3.79 Oust MQ $2/1 doubled
-3.99 Dove IP $2/1 doubled
-3.99 Dove IP $2/1 doubled
$0.29 + tax

Kmart Double Coupon Event - Trip 2

2009-06-10T23:38:00.005-04:00

$7.00 Viva 6 pk.
$3.69 Axe deodorant
$3.99 Visine drops
$2.29 Wet Ones
$2.29 Wet Ones
$19.26
-3.69 Axe IP $2/1 doubled
-3.99 Visine MQ $2/1 doubled (found inside pkg. from a previous purchase)
-2.00 Wet Ones IP $1/1 doubled
-2.00 Wet Ones IP $1/1 doubled
-7.00 Catalina coupon from Trip 1 (see previous post)
$0.58 + tax

Note: I find it interesting that the same Axe deodorant priced at $3.99 on Monday (during the Axe Promotion) is now $0.30 cheaper.

Kmart & Target & Wags... Oh my!

2009-06-08T21:45:00.006-04:00

Double Coupon Event at Kmart:

(4) Pledge Fabric Sweeper $3.79 - $2/1 IP doubled = Free

(1) Bayer Quick Release $3.99 - $2/1 IP doubled = Free

(2) Dove Ultimate deodorant $3.99 - $2/1 IP doubled = Free

(2) Axe deodorant $3.99 - $2/1 IP doubled = Free

(1) Axe shampoo $4.99 - $2/1 IP doubled = $0.99

Retail Total: $40.10

Total OOP: $1.98 + tax

(Obviously one of my coupons didn't double correctly! Grrr)
Catalinas Received: Movie Ticket from Axe & $7 Off Next Order

Target Deals:

$6.57 Kashi Waffles (3 at $2.19)

$9.36 Degree Deodorant (4 at $2.34)

$16.70 Glade Candle Tins (10 at $1.67)

$3.96 Crystal Light found in checkout lanes (4 at $0.99)

$36.59

-4.50 Kashi IP (3 at $1.50/1)

-4.00 Degree MQ 5/17 RP (4 at $1/1)

-6.00 Target IP for Degree (4 at $1.50/1)

-15.00 Glade MQ found inside tins (10 at $1.50/1)

-3.96 Crystal Light IP (3 marked down to $0.99/1)

-0.05 credit for bringing my own bags!

$3.08 + tax
* I gave the Degree MQs first, followed by the Target Degree IPs and got credit for the overage. The Crystal Light IPs were marked down, so no overage there.

Wags Deals:

$5.99 Purex Complete

-1.00 Purex IP

$4.99 paid with Wags GC

-2.99 RR received

-5.99 Purex Rebate I'll submit

$3.99 MM!

$3.50 Real Soft tp (14 clearanced to $0.25 ea!)

-2.00 RR received from previous transaction

$1.50 paid with Wags GC

Walgreens, Publix, and Food Lion

2009-06-02T17:41:00.005-04:00

Trip Summery:
Retail Total: $390.70
Sale Total: $142.21
Less MQ: $65.58
Less RR Spent: $40.00
Total OOP $36.63 ($40.51 with tax)
Percent Saved: 90.6%
RR Earned: $46.00
Adjusted Total: $30.63

First, I got all of my monitors and Ecotrin and ended up with a fistfull of Register Rewards, so I just burned most of them on things we are running out of...

Walgreens:
(4) Monitors
(3) Ecotrin

Retail Total: $250.43
Sale Total: $46.00
MQ: $46.00
Total OOP: 0
RR Earned: $46.00

(1) Lysol 2pk. Wipes
(1) 4 ct. Cottonelle TP
(1) 6 ct. Bounty PT
(2) Chinette Plates
(2) Spray Sunblock
(1) Raid Bug Spray
(1) Nail Polish Remover

Retail Total: 52.01
Sale Price: 44.53
Less MQ: $3.00
RR used: $40.00
Total: $1.53 (Plus $3.12 Tax = $4.65 OOP)

Food Lion:
(7) Tyson Breaded Products

Retail Total: $47.53
Sale Price: $27.93
MQ Used: $7.00
Total OOP: $20.93

Publix:
(6) Capri Sun
(8) Kraft Mac n Cheese
(2) Cap'n Crunch
(2) Kraft Mustard
(1) Publix Butter

Retail Total: $40.73
Sale Total: $23.75
MQ Used: $9.58
Total OOP: $14.17 (Plus $.78 tax = $14.93 OOP)

Wags Moneymaker!

2009-05-29T13:19:00.003-04:00

Monthly Deal thru 5/30: Get $5 RR wyb Bayer Glucose Meter.

$14.99 Breeze 2 Meter
-14.99 Bayer MQ from 2/1 RP & 3/22 SS
$0 = OOP
$5 RR earned

You must check out each meter in a separate transaction to get all your RRs. You earn one $5 RR per meter purchased (I've given away some meters, so not all are pictured :o)

Publix BOGOs 5/28

2009-05-29T12:56:00.003-04:00

$5.49 Purina Beneful Dog Food
$2.69 Taco Bell Dinners
$3.99 Crystal Light
$3.99 Crystal Light
$3.99 Crystal Light
$20.15
-7.00 Purina IPs (2 at $3.50/1)
-2.00 Taco Bell IPs (2 at $1/1)
-4.00 Crystal Light IPs (2 at $2/2)
-3.99 Free CL Skin Essentials IPs (2 free)
$3.16 + tax

Use zip code 32801 to access the Taco Bell IP!

CVS Moneymaker Deal!

2009-05-25T23:56:00.004-04:00

Get $10 ECB wyb 2 Neutrogena Suncare products. This deal works for the 1.0 oz sunscreen priced at $1.99 each.

$3.18 Sobe Lifewater (4 at $1.59 BOGO)
$3.99 Playtex
$5.98 Band-Aid (2 at $2.99)
$3.98 Neutrogena 1.0 oz sunscreen (2 at $1.99)
$17.13
-3.00 CVS $3/$15 home mailer
-3.18 Sobe IPs (2 BOGO)
-1.00 Playtex MQ 3/22 SS
-2.00 Band-Aid MQs 2/8 SS (2 at $1/1)
$7.95 = OOP (paid with ECBs and GC)

$3.00 ECB earned from Playtex
$4.00 ECB earned from Band-Aids
$10.00 ECB earned from Neutrogena

Happy Memorial Day! CVS freebies ♥

2009-05-25T14:39:00.003-04:00

(4) SoBe Life Water
(4) Band-Aids
(2) Clearasil Face Wash
(2) Playtex Sport Tampons
(2) Revlon Nail Color
(2) Zephyr Hills (1L) Water Bottles (Not Pictured)

Retail Total: $54.06
Total ECBs Spent: $26.98
Total OOP: $1.92
Total ECBs Earned: $27.98
Adjusted Total: $.92
Percent Saved: 98.3%

Rock'n Publix Deals!

2009-05-23T20:07:00.003-04:00

$2.99 Potted Rose (not pictured)

$7.18 DentaStix (4 at $3.59 BOGO)

$5.98 Dixie Napkins (2 at $2.99)

$10.00 Glad Cling Wrap (10 at $1.00)

$5.69 Curly's Pulled Pork (2 at $5.69 BOGO)

$5.86 Dixie Plates (4 at $2.93 BOGO)

$14.95 Kraft Dressing/Marinade (10 at $2.99 BOGO)

$52.65

-10.00 DentaStix IP (4 at $2.50/1)

-5.98 Dixie Peelies (2 for free Dixie napkins wyb 2 plates)

-10.00 Glad MQ from "Summer Is Here" booklet found at Publix (10 at $1/1)

-2.00 Curly's IP (2 at $1/1)

-2.00 Dixie MQ 5/10 RP (4 at $0.50/1)

-15.00 Kraft MQ 5/10 SS (10 at $1.50/1)

-5.00 Target IP for Kraft Dressing (5 at $1/2)

$2.67 + tax

(Almost) Free Candy at Food Lion!

2009-05-23T19:54:00.003-04:00

Currently Food Lion has M&Ms & assorted single candy bars on sale for $0.89 BOGO. Use the BOGO MQ from 5/17 RP to get free* candy!

* The coupon says "free up to $0.85" but my cashier entered them for $0.89 each. If they are entered for $0.85 you will only pay $0.04 per pair or $0.02 each.

Publix ♥

2009-05-18T16:40:00.003-04:00

(2) Breyer's Ice Cream (Not Pictured)
(3) Eggo Waffles
(12) Lysol NeutraAir Spray
(1) Bag Pretzels
(1) Diet Dr. Pepper
(6) McCormick Grill Mates/Grinders
(2) Sara Lee Soft and Smooth Bread
(4) Lawry's 30 Minute Marinade
(4) Ears Corn
(5 lbs.) Apples
(3.63 lbs.) Bananas
(.58 lbs.) Deli Meat

Retail Total: $106.59
Total OOP: $17.32
Percent Saved: 83.75%

I'm Love'n Publix!

2009-05-14T21:51:00.003-04:00

I got all this for free! Here's how: I wanted to try this medicated lotion for dry skin & I knew it was $9.99 at Publix. I printed two IPs for $3.50/1 Purina Cat Food (currently on sale for $3 per bag) and planned to use the overage to help pay for the lotion. At the first Publix I went to, they had the lotion priced at $12.99 so instead I just got batteries.

$6.45 Energizer AA 8pk
-3.00 Publix In-ad Q
-1.00 Energizer IP
$2.45 + $0.46 tax
$2.91 OOP

At the next Publix, the Sarna lotion was priced at $9.99 on the shelf but rang up $12.99 ... and you know what that means ... Publix Checkout Promise!

$12.99 Sarna lotion
$3.00 Friskies
$3.00 Friskies
$18.99
-2.50 Sarna MQ
-3.50 Friskies IP
-3.50 Friskies IP
-12.99 Publix Checkout Promise
-$3.50 + $0.42 tax
-$3.08

They paid me the $3.08 back in cash! I'm do'n the happy dance :o)

♥ CVS Money Maker ♥

2009-05-11T09:07:00.001-04:00

This was on my card and Mike's card...if you would like them broken up into separate transactions just post and I'll be happy to do so...but otherwise, here is my fantastic money maker:

(4) Contour Meters
(4) Schick Quattro TrimStyle Razors
(3) Schick Quattro Razors
(2) Bayer Asprin

Retail Total: $401.82 (Holy expensive meters!)
Total ECBs Spent: $36.98
Total ECBs Earned: $52.00
Total OOP: $1.95
Adjusted Total: $13.07 PROFIT!

Publix Deals!

2009-05-08T16:38:00.000-04:00

Last minute Advantage Buy Deals:
1) Suave Naturals Shampoo & Conditioner $0.99 each. I used MQ $1/2 and a Food Lion IP $1/2 to get them free.
2) Chinet Lunch Plates $2.00 each. I used MQ $2/1 to get them free.
3) Electrasol $3.99, ringing up BOGO. I used MQ $2.50/1 to get overage!

Other Deals:
1) Jello Pudding Snacks 6pk. $2.00 each. I used MQ $0.50/1 and a Food Lion IP $1/1 to get them for $0.50 each.
2) Watermaid Rice $1.19 each. I used MQ $0.50/1 to get it for $0.69. (Not pictured.)

These deals were done at 2 locations. I used the overage on a box of Sinus Rinse (for my Dad) found on clearance :o)

K-Mart Doubles

2009-05-08T14:07:00.000-04:00

I'm still not quite sure I'm sold on this whole K-Mart thing yet...they didn't have half of what I wanted and the store was so unorganized it made my head spin...

(2) Dry Idea Deodorants - $3.49
$2/1 Coupon doubled = FREE
(3) Kotex Lightdays Liners - $1.29
$1/1 Coupon doubled = FREE
(2) The Goodlife Recipe Cat Treats - 2/$4
$1/1 Coupon doubled = FREE
(1) Halls Coughdrops
FREE Halls up to $2.25
(2) Playtex Handsaver Gloves - $1.69
$1/1 Coupon doubled = FREE
(2) Kraft BBQ Sauce - $1.00
$.75 Coupon doubled = FREE

So...all I paid OOP was tax!

Target Deals & Freebies!

2009-05-07T17:38:00.000-04:00

Transaction #1:

$7.16 Fiber One Pasteries (4 at $1.79 ea.)

-2.00 MQ $.50/1

$5.16 = OOP

$5.00 GC earned

Transaction #2:

$0.99 Bliss bar (found in check-out lane)

$0.99 Chex mix (found in check-out lane)

$6.79 Dove trial size (7 at $0.97 ea.)

$7.76 Colgate toothbrush (8 at $0.97 ea.)

$5.29 Duracell AA (filler)

$21.82

-1.00 Target IP for Bliss candy

-1.00 Target IP for Chex mix

-8.75 Dove MQ $1.25/1 (does not exclude trials)

-8.00 Colgate MQ $1/1

$3.07 (+ tax)

Paid with GC from txn #1

Retail Value: $28.98

Total OOP: $0.16 (+ tax) *I still have $0.61 left on the Target GC, so (excluding tax) this could be considered a MM deal!*

Walgreens

2009-05-04T22:42:00.000-04:00

Boo! I really wish our Kmart was doubling! You guys are doing awesome!

Here is my last trip to Wags last week, 4 transactions:

OOP: $0!!!
Paid w/ $32 RR's and $5.23 from ES rebate gift card
Earned: $23 RR's

New week: (4 transactions)

OOP: $0!!!

Paid w/ $23 RR's and $3.03 from ES rebate gift card

Earned: $18 RR's

Used $1 mfc's for toothpaste and right guard, also hit the jack pot because our local store has these wipes marked 2 for $4 and then b1g1 so $1 each! I went to another store and they rang up $2.99 each. I think $1 a package is a pretty good deal, especially when I'm paying with RR's! LOL :)

Publix, Wags, & Kmart Double Coupons!

2009-05-04T18:46:00.000-04:00

After being ill for the past week, I'm feeling much better... except for a serious case of cabin fever! I was so excited to finally get out today and do some couponing. I began at Publix where Chinet 36 ct. Lunch Plates are on sale 2/$4. With $2/1 coupons from 5/3 SS they were FREE!

Transaction #1:

$4.49 Colgate toothpaste

-1.00 IP

$3.49 OOP

$4.50 RR earned from Colgate

Transaction #2:

$4.50 Listerine

$1.99 Wags wipes

-2.00 Listerine IP

-4.50 RR from Txn #1

$2.49 OOP

$4.50 RR earned from Listerine

Transaction #3:

$2.50 Pert Plus for Men

$2.99 Right Guard

$2.99 Wags water 24 ct. (not pictured)

-1.50 Pert MQ

-1.00 Right Guard MQ

-4.50 RR from Txn #2

$2.48 OOP

$2.00 RR earned from Pert

$2.00 RR earned from Right Guard

Transaction #4:

$5.16 Clorox bleach (4 at $1.29)

$6.98 Clorox wipes (2 at $3.49)

-3.49 IP for free wipes wyb 2 Clorox products
-3.49 IP for free wipes wyb 2 Clorox products

-2.00 RR from Txn #3

$1.16 OOP

Total Retail Value: $38.60

Total OOP: $9.62 + tax

(4) Soft Scrub scrubby pads $2.99 - $1.50 MQ doubled = Free

(3) Kotex liners 18 ct. $1.29 - $0.75 MQ doubled = Free

(3) Dry Idea deodorant $3.49 - $2.00 IP doubled = Free

(4) Kraft BBQ Sauce $1.00 - $0.75 MQ doubled = Free

(1) Sucrets $3.99 - $1.50 MQ doubled = $0.99

(2) Visine original $2.50 - $2.00 IP doubled = Free

(2) Visine multi-symptom $2.99 - $2.00 IP doubled = Free

(3) Playtex disposable gloves $1.69 - $1.00 MQ doubled = Free

(1) Playtex Living gloves $2.19 - $1.00 MQ doubled = $0.19

I also had a Catalina from a previous transaction for $0.75 which I used.

Retail Total: $52.53

Total OOP: $0.43 + tax

Sorry to take up so much space, but I was a very busy girl today! :o)

CVS and Wags

2009-05-04T12:18:00.000-04:00

I sure hope there are going to be some smashing RR deals in the coming weeks! They're coming out of my ears!!!

CVS:
(2) Purex
(2) ACT Total Care
(3) Adidas Deodorant
(1) Zantrax 3

Retail Total: $45.92
Total Coupons: $9.99
ECBs Spent: $21.00
ECBs Earned: $17.99
Total OOP: $.54

Walgreens:
(4) Right Guard Deodorant
(4) Colgate Sensitive Toothpaste
(2) Candys

Retail Total: $31.70
Total Coupons: $6.00
RR Spent: $22.00
RR Earned: $26.00
Total OOP: $.59

It's been a good week ♥

2009-05-01T22:38:00.001-04:00

And (hopefully) I'm not done...I just need to find someone to take me couponing tomorrow evening.

I did transactions at Target, Walgreens and CVS, but I'm not breaking each transaction down. If you would like me to just post a comment!

(6) Special K Cereals
(4) Special K Crackers
(1) Breeze Monitor
(2) Rembrandt Toothpaste
(5) Bandaids
(2) Dry Idea Deodorants
(1) Ecotrin
(1) Edge Shaving Cream
(2) Nivea Body Wash
(2) ACT Total Care
(2) Garnier Hair Care

Retail Total: $179.22
Sale Total: $83.35
Total RR/ECBs/GC Spent: $25.00
Total RR/ECBs/GC Earned: $45.00
Total OOP: $19.41
Adjusted Total: $.59 PROFIT

Major Monitor Money Maker!

2009-05-01T21:56:00.001-04:00

I didn't take a pic of the monitors but I started out the week with getting 6 bayer monitors:

6- bayer monitors 14.99 each

- up to 30.00 bayer mfc (x6)

Subtotal: 0.00

With 6 transactions, I received 6 $5 RR's... for a $30 profit!!! Woohoo.

This is how I rolled those:

Transaction 1 and 2 pretty much identical:

1 - ecotrin

1- rembrandt

1- nivea body wash

1- notebook (clearanced 1.29)
1- envelopes (clearanced 1.19)

- 3 $5 bayer RR's

OOP: $.56

Earned: $6RR rembrandt, $5RR nivea, $2RR ecotrin

2nd transaction OOP: $.86, earned the same RR's

3rd Transaction: $2 worth of candy and used old $2 RR... OOP: $.09

Total OOP: $1.51 RR's earned and on hand: $26!!!!

Food Lion and Harris Teeter

2009-04-30T10:38:00.000-04:00

I have not gone and done many coupons recently and this post is really no different. I went to some grocery stores because they had some pretty good deals...here is Food Lion

2 Shrimp B1G1

1 Box Kellogg brand cereal

6 Steamfresh frozen veggies

Retail: $31.91

OOP: 14.29

Saved: 55%

Here is Harris Teeter. They're TRIPPLING coupons up to .99! I think I need to plan a little more and get some more groceries!

Retail: $45.83

OOP: 30.52

Saved: 33%

No very good, but I got quite a bit of stuff for $30! And now I have food for probably 2 weeks! The best deal was the Mueller's pasta for $.88!

Publix and a Tiny Wags Transaction

2009-04-28T14:53:00.000-04:00

Walgreens:

(1) Nivea Body Wash
(1) Bayer Asprin
(1) Diabetes Meter

Retail Total: $91.97 (Meters are EXPENSIVE!)
Total OOP: $3.98
RR in Hand: $5.00
Adjusted Total: $1.02 Profit

Publix:

(4) Wishbone Dressing
(4) Car's Teddy Grahams
(2) Hunt's Ketchup
(8) Rice a Roni
(2) Capn Crunch
(6) Pop Tarts
(2) Starkist Seasation
(2) Jose Ole Taquitos
(2) DelMonte Graperfuit
.5 lbs Boars Head Turkey Breast
1.27 lbs apples

Retail Total: $100.69
Total OOP: $27.74
Percent Saved: 72%

Trying to finish this week with a bang...

2009-04-25T21:19:00.000-04:00

But I finished with several rainchecks instead...here's what I did end up with:

Trip Summery:
Retail Total: $56.51
Total Spent: $4.95
Percent Saved: 91.24%

Walgreens:
(1) Chapstick
(2) Physician's Formula Makeup
(4) Small peeps
(2) Large Peeps

Retail Total: $27.66
Total RR Spent: $5.00
Total OOP: $2.59
MIR: $10.00
Adjusted Total: $2.41 Profit
Percent Saved: 108.7%

CVS:
(2) One a Day Vitamins
(2) Peeps
(1) M&M Guy
(1) Crest Toothpaste
(1) Bayer Asprin

Retail Total: $28.85
ECBs Spent: $15.00
Total OOP: $4.36
ECBs Earned: $12.00
Adjusted Total: $7.36
Percent Saved: 74%

Walmart & Kmart...

2009-04-24T17:21:00.000-04:00

Transaction #1 - Kmart

Transaction #2 - Walmart

I wanted to use a few coupons and Cory had a few to use too so we went to Kmart...again, my deals were sweeter because she shared coupons with me ! After I dropped her off, I did a few errands and stopped at Walmart...

Here's the rundown:

Transaction #1 - Kmart
2 Glade Air Fresh Spray
1 Party Mix Cat Treats
1 Excedrin
1 Ponds Clean Sweep Towelettes
1 Halls
Retail: $14.76
OOP: $1.01
Saved 93%

Transaction #2:
2 Colgate Toothpaste
2 Rimmel Nail Polish
1 Rimmel Mascara
Retail: $14.35
OOP: $2.64
Saved 82%

I ♥ CVS * I do NOT ♥ Walgreens...

2009-04-23T14:25:00.000-04:00

But we all know that. Everything worked out fine after I talked to the manager - I even got to swap out my 8 pack sodas for 12 packs since they only had Dr. Pepper...but the cashier was just rude! Oh well...all's well that end's well, right?

Trip Summery:
Retail Total: $131.71
Total OOP: $8.86
Percent Saved: 93.3%

Walgreens:
(4) 8 pack sodas
(1) Physician's Formula Makeup
(1) Chapstick
(2) Edge Saving Cream

Retail Total: $35.52
Total OOP: $6.64
Percent Saved: 81.3%

CVS:
(4) Dove Skin Vitalizers
(2) Crest ProHealth Toothpaste
(3) One A Day Vitamins
(1) Flinstone's Vitamins
(1) Bayer Crystals

Retail Total: $96.19
Total ECBs Used: $21.97
Total OOP: $2.25
Total ECBs Earned: $22.00
Adjusted Total: $2.22
Percent Saved: 97.7%

Kmart Super Doubles! (3rd & 4th trips)

2009-04-22T18:08:00.001-04:00

(11) Huggies wipes $1.99 - $1/1 doubled = Free
(4) Glade carpet & room $1.50 - $0.75/1 doubled = Free
(1) Trail Mix Crunch $2.79 - $2/1 doubled = Free
(1) Pup-Peroni treats $2.99 - $1/1 doubled = $0.99
(1) V8 juice $2.99 - $1/1 doubled = $0.99
(2) Visine $2.50 - $2/1 doubled = Free
(1) Friskies Party Mix $1.69 - $1/1 doubled = Free
(4) Crunch ‘n Clean $1.79 - $1/1 doubled = Free

Retail Total = $50.51

Total After Coupons = $1.98 + tax

Kmart Redux...

2009-04-22T15:33:00.000-04:00

Here is the rundown on 2 transactions in this photo...

8 Secret Deodorant
4 Party Mix Cat Treats
4 Goodlife Recipe Cat Treats
3 Glade Carpet Fresh

1 Hershey's Bliss Solid Chocolate Eggs
(on Easter Clearance, not pictured)

Transaction #1:

Total Retail: $21.83
Coupons: - $19.39
OOP: $2.44

Transaction #2:

Total Retail: $15.42
Coupons: - $13.46
OOP: $1.96

Total 87% saved

Thanks to Cory for driving and the Q's !

Back for another, and ANOTHER!

2009-04-21T19:24:00.000-04:00

WAHOOO!!!

Transaction:
(6) Arrowhead 6packs: Reg $2.99 Sale $1.99
(8) Bertolli Pasta Pouches: Reg $3.95 Sale $2.00
(8) Kraft Mac & Cheese: Reg $1.19 Sale $.49
(2) ALL Small&Mighty: Reg $7.49 Sale $4.49
(1) Finish Electrasol Tab: Reg $5.99 Sale $3.99
(2) Kraft Ranch Dressing: Reg $3.59 Sale $2.69
(2) Slim-Fast Optima Shake: Reg $7.69 Sale $5.99
And a fitness magazine (Not pictured): $4.99

Subtotal: $108.91
-Club Card: $40.40
-MFR Coupons: $15.00
Total OOP: $53.51
Catalina's Back: (4) $2.00 [Bertolli], (3) $2.00 [Arrowhead water], (2) $10.00 [Living Well]
Adjusted Total OOP: $19.51

***Ok.... I didn't know that this promotion ROLLS!!! Meaning, I can use the catalina's on a transaction and then get another catalina BACK!!!
Knowing this... Tomorrow's going to ROCK!!! Because I have 3 $10 Living Well catalina's and I have 9 $2.00 catalina's from the Bertolli and the Arrowhead!!!
ACK! What a freaking cool day!!!

Safeway's Living Well Promo!!!

2009-04-21T16:48:00.000-04:00

Transaction:

(4) Kraft Mac & Cheese: Reg $1.19/each Sale $.49/each

(4) Bertolli Premium Sauce: Reg $3.95/each Sale $2.00/each

(3) CapriSun Sunrise Boxes: Reg $2.50/each Sale $1.99/each

(2) ALL Small&Mighty: Reg $7.49/each Sale $4.49/each

(2) Finish Elecrasol Tabs: Reg $5.99/each Sale $3.99/each

Subtotal: $56.28

-Club Card: $22.13

-MFR Coupons: $13.00

Total OOP: $20.15

Catalina's Back: (2) $2.00 [Bertolli], (1) $10.00 [Living Well]

Adjusted Total OOP: $6.15

Not too shabby!!!!

A Pathetic Experience at K-Mart

2009-04-20T22:38:00.000-04:00

(1) 12 pack Angel Soft TP
(4) Kellogg's Cereals
(2) Huggies Wipes
(4) All Small & Mighty
(2) Band-aids
(1) Renuzit Spray
(2) Dry Idea
(1) KY
(1) Renuzit Tri Scents

Retail Total: $65.23
Total OOP: $21.72
Rebate: $5 Gift Card
Savings: 74.36%

***edited because I realized my oop was incorrect after returning one item that wouldn't double

Kmart Coupon Double Deals Today...

2009-04-20T16:06:00.000-04:00

Transaction #1
Transaction #2
We went early to Kmart to cash in on their Super Double Coupons...Cory gave me a bunch of coupons to sweeten my deals... she even had coupons for lunch at Wendy's ! With 2 dogs and 2 cats in the house, you can never have too much air freshener ! It was kinda picked over at the 2 stores we hit but we're not done yet ! I used $1.00, $2.00 ( doubled to $2.00 and $4.00 each) and Free for 1 coupons.

Transaction #1:
2 Halls Cough Drops -2 Free Item Q's
2 Goodlife Cat Food
2 Advil P.M.
2 Renuzit Super Odor Nutralizer
1 Excedrin Migraine
1 Aussie Freeze Hair Spray
1 Oust Air Freshener
1 Cascade Crystal Clear- 1 Free Item Q
1 Pledge Multi Surface Spray
Total Retail: $49.19
OOP: $5.39

Transaction#2:
4 Renuzit Odor
4 Renuzit TRIscents Plugins
4 Purel Hand Sanitizers
2 Dry Idea
1 St. Ives Elements Warming Facial Scrub (on Clearance)
1 Ponds Dermabrasion Wet Towelettes
Total Retail: $46.61
OOP: $6.65

Total Saved: 87%

Shopping took some time but was so worth it ! Thanks Cory...you're the best !

Kmart Super Doubles! (1st & 2nd trips)

2009-04-20T15:38:00.000-04:00

(8) Renuzit Super Odor Eliminator $1.79 - $1/1 doubled = Free
(5) Oust Surface & Air $3.79 - $2/1 doubled = Free
(2) Post Trail Mix cereal $2.79 - $2/1 doubled = Free
(2) Vaseline Cocoa Butter $2.50 - $1.25/1 doubled = Free
(4) Temptations cat treats $2 - $1/1 doubled = Free
(1) Aveeno lotion $3.19 - $2/1 doubled = Free
(2) Visine $2.50 - $2/1 doubled = Free
(2) Dry Idea $3.49 - $2/1 doubled = Free
(5) Renuzit Tri-Scents $4.49 - $4/1 = $0.49 each

Retail Total = $89.47

Total After Coupons = $2.45 + tax

Late Saturday Night...

2009-04-19T21:52:00.000-04:00

Can I just say that I love that CVS and Wags have their deals up on Saturday nights?

(2) 12 oz. Aveeno Lotion
(4) 8 oz. Aveeno Lotion
(1) Skintimate
(1) Chapstick
(2) Physician's Formula Makeup
(2) Peep's
(1) Little M&M Guy
(1) 5th Avenue Candy Bar

Retail Total: $60.25
Total Coupons: $23.00
Total RR/ECBs Spent: $9.98

Total OOP: $9.17
Total RR/ECBs Earned: $15.00
Total MIR: $10.00
Adjusted Total: $5.85 PROFIT

Walgreens and CVS

2009-04-16T16:54:00.000-04:00

I swear I'm done with Wags...I've been given so much crap today about using a RR to pay for a product that generates a RR. Quite frankly...I'm not surprised - looks like there is a reason Wags is down 37% and CVS is only down 21%...customer service!

Anyway - here's the breakdown:

Wags:
(2) Colgate Toothbrushes
(3) Scunci Hair Bands
(3) Chapstick
(2) Edge Shave Gel

Retail Total: $32.90
Total OOP: $5.45
Total RR Still in Hand: $9.00

CVS:
(2) Purex Detergent - $6.99
(2) Natural Dentist Mouthwash - $6.99

Retail Total: $27.96
Sale Total: $20.97
Coupons Used: $10.99
Paid with ECBs: $9.99
Total OOP: -$.02
ECBs Earned: $4.00
MIR for Mouthwash: $10.00
Total Profit: $4.03

FREE Purex at CVS!

2009-04-16T12:12:00.000-04:00

CVS has Purex BOGO this week at $6.99 and a new BOGO coupon for Purex is on Coupons.com (use zip codes 44514 or 43123 to access the coupon). I was able to print 4 coupons which makes 8 bottles free for me!
(I'm doing the happy dance :o)

Rolling the RRs at Walgreens!!!

2009-04-15T21:26:00.000-04:00

After my TERRIBLE experience at the Walgreens closest to my house I went to another one on the way home from the mall and WHAT a difference!!! I did six different transactions and the cashier was so sweet!

I did individual transactions - each one of these is FREE after RR! So...I spent $5.00 OOP and got back $5.00 in RR! I plan on rolling as much as I can the rest of the week!

Edge Shaving Cream: $2.99 (Reg. $3.29)
Scunci Hair Bands: $2.00 (Reg. $2.99)
Chapstick: $1.99 (Reg. $2.99)

Retail Total: $18.54
Total OOP: $5.00
Total RR Received: $5.00
Percent Saved: $100%

Holy Out-of-Pocket, Batman!

2009-04-14T17:28:00.000-04:00

We all know I haven't been couponing much lately - therefore, I didn't have many ECBs to keep my OOP super low...so here's my breakdown for today:

Trip Summery:
Retail Total: $124.21
Total OOP: $46.00
ECBs Gained: $14.46
Adjusted Total OOP: $31.54
Percent Saved: 74.6%

Card #1:
(3) Garnier - $5.99 each
(2) Colgate Sensitive Toothpaste - $4.19 each
(1) Softsoap Body Wash - $5.49 each

Retail Total: $31.84
Sale Total: $27.97
Coupons: $6.00
Paid with ECBs: $16.98
Total OOP: $4.99
ECBs Earned: $17.97
Adjusted Total: $4.00

Card #2:
*note - I had a $15/$75 that I was trying to make the most of...otherwise I'd have just done more than one transaction...but we needed the fan anyway since ours sounds like a car ran over it.

(3) Garnier - $5.99 each
(3) Mentos Gum - $1.69 each
(2) Colgate Sensitive Toothpaste - $4.19 each
(1) Diabetes Monitor - $19.99
(1) Febreze - $6.49
(1) Hefty Trash Bags - $5.99
(1) Softsoap - $5.49
(1) Fan - $22.99

Retail Total: $92.37
Sale Total: $78.50
Coupons: $22.00 (one being the $15/$75 CVSQ)
Paid with ECBs: $15.49
Total OOP: $41.01
ECBs Earned: $28.96
Adjusted Total: $27.54

Wags Trip Easter Eve

2009-04-11T23:34:00.000-04:00

$41.94 Schick Quattro (6 at $6.99 ea.)

$2.50 Vitamin Water (2 at $1.25 ea.)

$3.98 Dixie plates (2 at $1.99 ea.)

$48.42

-6.99 Schick BOGO MQ 4/5 SS

-4.00 Schick MQ 3/22 SS

-12.00 Schick ESC $2/1

-1.00 Vitamin Water MQ 4/5 SS

-1.00 Vit Water ESC $1/2

-0.35 Dixie MQ 3/15 RP

-0.25 Subtotal !!!

$3.39 Tax

$3.14

I didn't realize my pre-tax total was negative until typing out this post! The register never beeped and it was a manager who rung me up. I count myself lucky. I would never try this on purpose. Also, they ran out of the Sensitive razors which were on sale so they substituted the regular ones.

Happy Easter Everyone!!!

Target, Wags and CVS

2009-04-10T22:38:00.000-04:00

Target:
(1) Gillette Fusion Gamer Razor - Sale $7.99
(1) Gillette Shaving Cream - Sale $1.89

Retail Total: $13.13
Coupons Used: $3.00
Paid with $5 GC from last week
Total OOP: $1.88
Received $5 GC

CVS:
(2) Jumbo Packs Diapers - Sale $10.00
(1) Mega Pack Wipes - Sale $5.00
(3) Skintimate Shave Gel - Sale $3.49 (two on one card, one on another)
(4) Excedrin - Sale $1.99

Retail Total: $67.10
Sale Total: $43.43
Coupons Used: $14.00
Paid with ECBs: $4.49 (I know...I've been slacking lately)
Total OOP: $24.94
ECBs Earned: $20.47

Walgreens:
Fist of all...I just have to say that the Wags on the corner of St. Johns Bluff and Beach is managed by Satan himself.

Transaction 1:
(2) Visine AC - $3.99
(1) Colgate Total - $3.49

Retail Total: $11.47
Coupons Used: $6.75
Total OOP: $4.72
RR Earned: $6.50

Transaction 2:
(1) Skintimate - Sale $2.99
(1) Kraft Mac & Cheese - $1.59

Retail Total: $5.58
Coupons Used: $1.80
Paid with $3.50 RR
Total OOP: $.18

Transaction 3:
(2) Kraft Mac & Cheese - $1.59
(1) Prilosec Sale - $24.99
(1) Glade Lasting Impressions - Sale $5.99
(1) Oust - Sale $2.99

Retail Total: $45.15
Coupons Used: $10.80
Paid With $6.00 RR
Total OOP: $20.35
Rebate Total: $8.00 (Plus 10% on GC)

Trip Total:
Retail Total: $142.43
Total OOP: 52.07
Total ECBs in hand: $20.47
Total Rebates: $8.80
Adjusted Total: $22.80
Percent Saved: 83.9%

All Small & Mighty...

2009-04-07T19:28:00.000-04:00

My Two New Stash Shelves tucked away in our smallest guest bedroom...

The room has a king sized bed, a closet and lots of food and non-food items !

I rarely go to Target for anything unless it's on the clearance after a Holiday but my stash of laundry detergent ran out and I had to start stockpiling again. Not a great deal by any means but I just wanted to post something 'cause I haven't done much couponing lately...I have been very busy stocking my new shelves Don bought for my stash... Yeah !

6 - 32 oz. bottles All Small & Mighty @ $4.54 ( on sale ) ? on the regular price

1 - Pack Fruit Snacks @ $1.52 ( on sale ) ? on the regular price

Total Retail: $30.77

Coupons used:

$2.00 - 2 All Small & Mighty Target Store Q's (stacked w/manu Q's )

$4.00 - 4 All Small & Mighty Manu Q's

$4.00 - 2 All Small & Mighty Manu Q's

$1.00 - Fruit Snacks Target Store Q ( Taste before buying a lot...they're good ! )

OOP: $19.77

Note: Due to me not reading the fine print for the $2.00 Q's (Only available to print on Apr. 6th ), I missed out on $4.00 more off my OOP ! Thanks to Cory for printing 4 - $1.00 Q's for me LOL

♥CVS♥

2009-04-07T14:49:00.000-04:00

I only did one transaction because there was a new manager (who I've heard is not a coupon lover) and a different cashier, so I didn't want to chance using my card and Michael's card. I'd have just gone to another CVS, but when a pregnant woman has to pee........

(2) Jumbo Pack Diapers - Sale $10 each
(1) Mega Pack Wipes - Sale $5
(2) Excedrin Migrane 24 count - Sale $1.99
(1) Colgate Maxfresh Toothpaste - Sale $2.99
(1) Skintimate Shave Gel - Sale $3.49

Retail Total: $51.43
Sale Total: $35.46
Total OOP: $13.26

Coupons Used:
(1) $2 off any Huggies Diapers (Home Mailer)
(1) $1.50/1 Huggies Diapers
(1) $1/1 Huggies Wipes (Home Mailer)
(2) $2/1 Excedrin Migrane (Adjusted to $1.99 each)
(1) $.75/1 Colgate Toothpaste

Coupon Total: $9.25
ECBs Used: $12.97
ECBs Earned: $15.49

Got Ice Cream?!?

2009-04-04T20:31:00.000-04:00

Food Lion had a 2-day sale for Blue Bunny ice cream at $2.99 BOGO. I was able to print 6 IPs for $1/1 to make the deal even sweeter.

$8.97 for 6 BOGO
-6.00 Blue Bunny IPs $1/1
$2.97

*The ad said Blue Bunny was BOGO but didn’t give a price. At checkout, they rang up at $2.99 each. The MVP discount took only $6 off. After some debate with the lady at Customer Service, I was given the extra $3 in cash.

Wags Run 4/2

2009-04-03T15:35:00.000-04:00

$2.99 Edge shave gel
$2.67 Reynolds foil (3)
$1.98 Kitchen gloves (2)
$7.50 Ink refill
$6.99 Wal-Itin
$1.49 One A Day drink mix
$0.99 Wags Aspirin
$24.61
-0.99 Wags Aspirin Q (home mailer)
-3.00 Reynolds MQs $1/1
-3.00 RR for Edge
-15.98 Rebates
-1.59 Rebate GC bonus
$0.05 (+ tax :o)

Where is everyone?

2009-03-30T15:06:00.000-04:00

I really didn't have time to coupon today but I couldn't resist! I have so much to do but I could not resist the deals today and I know the shelves will be wiped out by the end of the day. Here is how I did:

9 – softsoap bodywash
9- chapstick naturals
6- edge shave gel
2- skintimate shave gel
18- vitamin waters
13- Reynolds aluminum foil
40- mentos gum
-bunch of easter basket goodies (in second photo)

(some items not in photo because I gave my friend Amy a “prize” for helping me!)

Shelf Price: $199.07

RRs used: $62 (from reach/listerine MM deal)

OOP: $7.10 (pretty much all tax from several transactions)

RRs earned and on hand: $42

Clean Teeth Forever! :)

2009-03-19T20:37:00.001-04:00

12- listerine mouthwash
12- reach dental floss
20- reach toothbrushes (because of twin packs!)
4- pkgs wags diapers
1- charmin tp
2- ½ gallons milk
5- misc candies (one eaten)
1- simply lemonade (not pictured)
1- Palmolive dish soap
1- right guard deodorant

- $40 RRs
- 2.00/1 wag diapers q (x4)
- 5.00/3 mfc reach/list (x12)
- .25/1 charmin
- .75/1 right guard
- wags 7 day coupons to get the sale prices

Retail Value: $189.09

OOP: 36.50

Earned: $73 RR

Coupons Cost: $4.80 (from ebay)

36.50+4.80-73.00 = $31.70 profit (That's how I choose to see it! LOL)

Walgreens and CVS

2009-03-17T12:29:00.000-04:00

I couldn't believe it! CVS had a couple freebies through Tuesday only...so naturally I went in with low expectations figuring everything would be out of stock...much to my surprise - I was WRONG! They had oodles of everything!!!

CVS: (This was on two cards but I only had ECBs on one so OOP was a little more than normal)

(2) Irish Spring Body Wash $4.99
(1) Colgate Max White Toothpaste $3.49
(1) Colgate Toothbrush $3.29
(2) Dry Idea Deodorant $4.99
(2) CVS Vitamins $2.99

Retail Total: $32.74
Less MQ: $5.00
Paid with ECBs: $9.00
Total OOP: $18.74
ECBs Earned: 25.94
Adjusted Total: $1.80

Walgreens:

(1) Charmin TP $4
(1) Axe Shampoo
(2) Listerine Mouth Wash
(2) Reach Floss
(2) Double Pack Toothbrushes

Retail Total: $35.53
Less MQ: $6.00
Paid with RR: $10.00
Total OOP: $13.95
RR Earned: $12.00
Rebates Earned: $6.59 ($5.99 Axe FAR item + 10% bonus on GC)
Adjusted Total: $5.36

Wags Run Saturday 3/14

2009-03-15T19:26:00.000-04:00

Sorry this photo is fuzzy- I can't find my camera and had to take this with my phone.

4.00 Lysol wipes

38.97 Sambucol

6.98 Blue Diamond almonds

6.98 Colgate toothpaste

15.98 Glade Lasting Impressions

2.49 Elite refill

0.99 Wags green bag

$76.39

-1.00 Lysol $1/2 MQ

-12.00 Sambucol $4/1 IP

-30.00 Sambucol $10/1 IVC

-1.50 Blue Diamond $0.75/2 MQ

-3.00 Colgate $1.50/1 IP

-5.00 Colgate $2.50/1 IVC

-7.99 Glade BOGO IP

-4.00 Glade $4/1 MQ

-8.00 Glade $4/1 IVC

-2.49 Elite free refill MQ

-1.00 RR paid

$0.41 + tax (paid on Wags GC :0)

I'm back!

2009-03-11T14:25:00.000-04:00

Today's trip isn't at all that impressive...I have several inserts that have gone MIA and I had NO ECBs, RRs or GCs to use for payment...so it was all OOP - BUT...I had to start somewhere, right? I needed to make that 'investment' in order to get back on the wagon...so here it is:

Retail Total: Approx. $80 (I don't know the regular price of the stickers)
Total OOP: $32.55
Received: $10 RR, $11 ECBs
Adjusted Total: $11.55

CVS...How Sweet it is...

2009-03-10T15:04:00.000-04:00

Today I hit CVS, which I wasn's too thrilled with this week because the ECB's are really not all that...however, I noticed just in time that I had a bunch of them expiring before next week's deals start...

Here's the Rundown:

3 Maybelline Mascara

2 Gallons Milk

2 packs marking pens (on clearance)

1 Crest Mouth Rinse

Total Retail: $30.72

ECB's Used: $30.72 ( I had to have 1 ECB priced down to the total & it covered the tax too)

ECB's Earned: $7.00 ( for Crest Mouth Rinse & Mascara)

OOP: $0, zilch, nada...Woo Hoo !

2009-03-09T19:52:00.000-04:00

$6.75 Butterball Chicken Broth (9 at $0.75 ea.)*
$31.96 Glade Sense & Spray (4 at $7.99)
$12.99 Sambucol
$6.98 Blue Diamond nuts ($3.49 BOGO)
$3.98 Dixie bowls ($1.99 ea. clearance)
$62.66
-15.98 Glade BOGO MQs $7.99/1
-8.00 Glade MQs $4.00/1
-16.00 Glade IVC $4.00/1
-4.00 Sambucol IP $4.00/1
-10.00 Sambucol IVC $10.00/1
-1.50 Blue Diamond MQs $0.75/2
-7.00 RRs paid
$0.18 paid with GC
$5.00 Rebate #29
*I must have forgotten in-ad Q for chicken broth $0.69 ea.

Wags Run...

2009-03-09T19:13:00.000-04:00

Although I didn't find the Huggies yet for the super deal this week, I decided to do 4 other Transactions...and I wasn't disappointed ! The photo has the total items of all four transactions.I used all the RR's I had from last week's deals to get my OOP as low as I could !

Here's the Rundown:

12 Orbit Gum

4 Garnier Fruitis Shampoo

4 Irish Spring Body Wash

2 Garnier Frutis Mousse

2 Garnier Fruitis Hair Spray

4 Advil PM

2 Edge Shave Cream

2 Skintimate Shave Cream

2 Chapstick

2 packs Crayons ( on clearance )

TOTAL RETAIL: $123.60

COUPONS USED:

(4) $1.00/1 Garnier Fructis Shampoo

(4) $1.00/1 Garnier Fructis Style Product

(8)$2.00/1 Garnier Fructis ESQ

(4) $2.00 Avil PM 2 IPQs, 2 Peelies

(4) Orbit Gum ESQs (99 cents for 3 packs)

Peelies in hand: 2 - $2.00 off for Advil PM
OOP: $6.87 Woo Hoo !

Walgreens Old Week/New Week

2009-03-08T03:01:00.001-04:00

My last trip for the week:

I'm too tired to break this one down, plus the sale is done and gone but I still had to brag...

OOP: $.67 !!!! And I earned RR's and Rebates to boot!

So some of you might consider me a sinner... I don't do this hardly ever but I was so paranoid that the diapers would be gone by Monday morning so I stayed up and went at midnight. It was a totally crazy trip to Walgreens!!! Here is what happened:

Transaction 1:

3 pkgs Huggies @ 10.00 each

32 Glade Sense and Spray/Lasting Impressions @ 7.99 each

4 gift sacks @ .25 each

2 thingamajigs @ .50 each

Subtotal: 357.79

- 4.00/1 glade easy saver coupon (-128.00)

-4.00/1 glade mfc (x32) from newspaper inserts

-5.00/1 huggies IP mfc (x2)

-3.00/1 huggies IP mfc

-1.00/1 huggies wag coloring book coupon (-3.00)

-15.50 RR's (from last weeks deals)

Total: $1.23 paid via rebate gift card

OOP: $0!

And then it gets interesting... no $10 RR for the huggies! So the manager comes up and he is really scary, like an army sergeant. He barely said two words. I ask if can return them and wait another 1/2 hour to see if the machine will kick in and he said yes because it should be printing the correct RR by then. I asked if I could have my coupons back and he said yes. So he scans my receipt and proceeds to give me a $32.?? I told him I didn't feel right about that and he said there was nothing he could do. So no diapers, but $32 cash in my hands and I didn't pay a penny out of my pocket in the first place! It was weird!!!

Transaction 2:

3 huggies @ 10.00 each

3 gum @ 3/1.98

1 colgate @ 3.49

2 gift sacks @ .29 each

Subtotal: $43.42

-13.00 in huggies IP coupons

-.99/3 wag es gum coupon

-1.50/1 colgate mfc

-1.00/1 huggies wag coloring q (-3.00)

-14.00 RR's (from last week)

Total: $2.06 ... paid via rebate gift card

OOP: $0! AND no RR printed! This time I was seriously scared of the manager. He had a dip of chew in his mouth and wouldn't speak a word. I just said, I don't feel comfortable accepting a refund again or getting my coupons back, is there any way I can get a gift card for $10 or a cataline hotline # etc. He said something was wrong with the computers and that I would have to come back in the morning to get it settled, which means Monday for me.

So I'm sitting here with $32 cash and feeling weird about it! Sorry for the story but I didn't know how to explain my transactions without telling what happened. Crazy night, I should be in bed!

Small Haul at Publix...

2009-03-07T20:38:00.001-05:00

We went to Publix today and got a small haul of BOGO items with coupons. Don was my coupon buddy today and we had a good time and saved some $$$ too !

Here's the rundown:

8 Ocean Spray Juices ( 64 oz. size ) Thanks for the Q's Cory !!!
4 Meaty Bone Doggie Biscuits/ Chew Bones ( only one pictured, dogs are chewing the other bones )
4 Hellmans Mayonaise
4 Banana Cherrios

Total Retail: $79.60
Coupons Used: $20.98
OOP: $24.90

Publix BOGO Deals

2009-03-06T17:23:00.001-05:00

$4.99 Hellmann’s Mayo BOGO
$3.79 Ocean Spray BOGO
$4.29 Cheerios BOGO
$9.98 Contessa Frozen meals (2 at $4.99 ea.)
$8.00 Quakes snacks (4 at $2.00 ea.)
$3.39 Cascade
$4.95 Mentos gum (5 at $0.99 ea.)
$7.50 Stride gum (5 at $1.50 on clearance)
$46.89
-2.00 Hellmann’s IPs $1/1
-2.00 Ocean Spray MQs $1/1
-1.10 Cheerios IPs $0.55/1
-2.00 Food Lion $1/1 Cheerios
-4.00 Contessa IPs $2/1
-4.00 Quaker MQs $1/1
-3.39 Cascade MQ
-5.00 Mentos gum MQs $1/1
-5.00 Stride Peelies $1/1
$18.40 + tax

Wags Gone Wild! ... Not really, but some good deals anyway!

2009-03-05T21:27:00.000-05:00

There are some crazy good deals at Walgreens this week! The following is a combination of transactions from 3 stores:

$77.94 Sambucol (6 at $12.99)
$5.97 Cottonelle (3 at $1.99 with in-ad Q)
$24.43 Colgate (7 at $3.49)
$0.99 Sandwich bags (with in-ad Q)
$5.99 Axe Shampoo
$3.98 Dixie bowls (2 at $1.99)
$5.00 Reach toothbrushes *
$0.59 Wags Antibacterial wipes
$124.89
-60.00 Sambucol IVC $10/1
-24.00 Sambucol MQ $4/1
-1.50 Cottonelle MQ $0.50/1
-17.50 Colgate IVC $2.50/1
-2.00 Colgate MQ $1/1
-7.50 Colgate MQ $1.50/1
-5.00 Reach MQ $1/1
$7.39 paid with Wags GC
-5.99 Rebate for Axe Shampoo
$1.40 :o)

*Since none of the stores in my area had the Reach toothbrushes advertised at $0.99 in stock, managers were willing to substitue another type of Reach tb which still allowed me to use the $1/1 Reach coupons.

Hot Walgreens Deals...The Power of Coupons !

2009-03-05T21:05:00.000-05:00

Transaction #1- Total Retail: $134.65...OOP: $4.02

Transaction #2- Total Retail: $78.99...OOP: $13.29

Transaction #3- Total Retail: $87.12...OOP: $8.32

I felt really great about my couponing at Walgreens today. I went with Cory from 10 a.m. until 1:15 P.M. and we took a detour from couponing to tend our friends Becka & Mike's little boy while they went out for a couple of hours. We had 2 hours of fun playing, watching videos and the little guy loved taking pictures and videos with Cory's cell phone ! Then, after , we did one more deal and went home 2 very happy couponers !

Everything I bought is in the three photos above: 3 Transactions...I'm beat and I'm not going to itemize...Cory had coupons for 2 Free Arby's Roast Beef Burgers with purchase of 2 drinks so we saved money on lunch too ! Thanks Cory, I had an awesome time !!!
Total Retail: $300.76
Coupons Used: $244.98
Walgreens Gift Card from Monthly Rebates Used: $14.75
Register Rewards Earned: $42.50
Total OOP: $25.63...Woo Hoo !!!

I did the Sambucol deal...

2009-03-04T16:24:00.001-05:00

I am not as good as Janessa...but I tried.
I got
2- Tide---my kids have sensative skin...:(
2- Sambucol
1- Lysol toilet cleaner
1- Duracel battery
2- Diet Mt. Dew

Coupons used:
2- $10 off Sambucol Wags coupons
2- $4 internet coupons
1- Duracel Wags coupon
1- 35 cent Duracel coupon
Tide discounted from $8.99 to $5.99 with $1 RR
2- 50 cent Tide coupons
1- $1 Lysol coupon

Total Retail: $65.11
Total OOP: $20.28
Total Saved: $44.83
Percent saved: 69%!!

Walgreens has been my 2nd home the past 24 hours!

2009-03-03T19:30:00.000-05:00

2 Transactions:

10- sambucol @ 12.99 ea

1- bubbles

2- vaseline lotion

1- headache relief

Subtotal: $146.07

Coupons Used:

4.00/1 sambucol mfc

1.50/1 vaseline mfc

10.00/1 wagsc sambucol

Total: $.77

OOP: $.15 ... I paid the other .62 with my Wags rebate gift card.

RRs and Rebates Earned:

4.00 lotion

2.99 headache

Almost $7 profit!

8- sambucol @ 12.99

1- axe palmade

3- candies (one eaten!)

Subtotal: $113.74

-you know the coupons I used

Total: $.15

OOP: ZERO, I used wags rebate gift card

Rebate Earned: $5.99

Almost a $6 profit!

2 Transactions:

4- powerade

12- sambucol

1- colgate

1- vaseline

1- wal-zyr

2- tuf trash bags

Subtotal: $189.85

-used .40/1 powerade mfc, .75/1 colgate, 1.50/1 vaseline, and sambucol mfc's

-used one 3.50 RR

Total: $4 (for some reason I was charged tax at one store)

OOP: ZERO, used wag rebate gift card

Rebates and RRs earned:

3.00 for tuf bags

3.99 for wal-zyr

3.50 RR colgate

2.00 RR vaseline

Woohoo!!!!!!!!!

One of my best trips to Walgreens!

2009-03-02T17:07:00.000-05:00

Ok, I did 10 transactions this morning. I have the best cashier woman ever!!! She's very sweet and patient and kind to my children. I'm not going to break down the transactions, but here goes:

6- Vaseline Intensive Care Lotion @ 2.46 ea

9- Sambucol @ 10.99 ea

2- blink eye drops @ 7.99 ea

7- Colgate Max Fresh @2.79 ea

9- assorted easter basket items (candy)
4- candy bars

2- dried fruit boxes

2- boxes of cookies

1- water

1- powerade

3- greeting cards

Shelf Price: $197.05

Coupons Used:

1.50/1 vaseline intensive care mfc (x6)

4.00/1 sambucol mfc (x9)

1.50/1 blink mfc (x2)

.75/1 colgate mfc (x7)

I used (rolled) $30 worth of RRs also.

OOP: $7.64 (less than a dollar per transaction)

This could have been less but I didn't want to push my luck with my patient cashier and well behaved 18 month old and 4 year old. I just grabbed random stuff that I though we'd use as fillers and didn't have time to be too precise on getting my OOP even lower.

RRs earned and not used (rolled): $37.50!!!!

So I see it as about a $30 profit for the day! Woohoo!!!! :)

SAMBUCOL AT WALGREENS!!!!!!!!!!

2009-03-02T13:15:00.001-05:00

I am too excited to post how awesome I just did because I'm going to head to some other stores, but I just wanted to shout RUN DON'T WALK to Walgreen's for this deal!!!!

Sambucol 10.99

- Easy Saver $10 WAG coupon
-$4 printable coupon off sambucol website (pdf NO LIMIT!)

=$3.01 OVERAGE!!!!!!

Publix Loot...

2009-02-28T15:49:00.000-05:00

Transaction #1

Transaction #2

Fun to me is stockpiling and saving money too and today I am feeling really great...it takes time to assemble coupons, plan shopping trips and get the most bang for your buck but it is so worth it and since I've made it one of my hobbies, it is even more fun to do !!!
So here's the rundown:
Transaction #1
10 Muellers Pasta
2 Kraft Deluxe Mac & Cheese
2 Yopait Kids Yogart
Total Retail: $23.66
Coupons Used: $7.75
OOP: $4.08
Transaction #2
10 Muellers Pasta
4 Classico Sauce
4 Pam Nonstick Spray
2 Voila Chicken Garlic Dinner
2 I can't Believe it's not Butter
2 Yopait Kids Yogart
Total Retail: $58.16
Coupons Used: $9.10
OOP: $19.98
I also like to look at deals this way:
$58.16 + $23.66= $81.82 Retail
$81.82 Retail - OOP $24.06= $57.76 Saved !!!

BTW, I lost $1.50 because the cashier missed one of my Q's !!! I lost that money but Publix got theirs back from the manufacturer + 8 cents anyway...eeek, not good, so keep an eye on the screen as the cashier scans your Q's and only give a few Q's at a time so none are missed !

My CVS trip...

2009-02-25T20:42:00.000-05:00

I had some ECB's that were about to expire...

5 Gatorade
2 toothpaste

ECB's used $10.00
2 $1.50 coupons
OOP: $3.10
ECB's earned: $4.00
SO if you do math like I do math...I MADE 90 CENTS!!

I heart Walgreens!!

2009-02-25T20:15:00.001-05:00

I made a shopping trip today because my RR's were about to EXPIRE!! And I cannot, I repeat CANNOT, miss out on FREE MONEY!
Here's what I got:

2 Clorox clean-up

3 Hershey's Bliss

4 Glade candles

1 Cover girl Mascara

3 sets of gloves (for my garden that I am totally excited about!)

spent: $18.00 RR

used: $5.50 Man. coupons

OOP $12.04

Rebate $7.00 + 10%

RR in hand: $2

CVS

2009-02-20T15:22:00.000-05:00

Transaction 1:

4 Gillette Shampoo

1 Covergirl Powder

-1.00/1 covergirl mfc

-2.00/1 gillette (x4)

-16.97 ecb's

OOP: $0

ECB's Earned: $12- gillette, $6- covergirl (raincheck)

Transaction 2:

1 Gillette Shampoo

1 Gamer Razor

-4.00/1 razor mfc

-2.00/1 shampoo mfc

-6.00 ecb

OOP: $1.05

ECB's Earned: $7

And now I think I might go back today because I just read that the limit on the colgate money maker went up from 2 to 5!

Publix and CVS...

2009-02-13T12:53:00.000-05:00

Here's the rundown:
Publix:
2 transactions

2 Arm and Hammer Kitty Litter
2 Friskies Cat Food
Total Retail: $20.93
Coupons Used:
2 Purina Cat or Dog Food -$8.00
2 Arm & Hammer IP's -$2.00
2 Food Lion Store Q's - $2.00
OOP: $8.93 -
I lost my receipt somewhere between the store and home. Not good ! I think the total was $6 and change really...I just don't remember...bummer !
Lesson...hold on to your receipts...it's no fun trying to rebuild a deal after a few days !

CVS:
2 Transactions
2 Ritz Crackers
1 Gillette Gamer Fusion Razor
6 Colgate Toothpaste BOGO
Total Retail: $36.38
Coupons Used:
1 $2.00 off any 2 Ritz Crackers ( on sale )
6 $1.50 off each Colgate Toothpaste
1 $4.00 of Gamer Fusion Razor ( on sale )
ECB's Used: $4.00
ECB's Earned: $4.00
OOP: 55 cents

2 Stayfree Pads
1 CVS Mouthwash
Total Retail: $10.50
Coupons Used:
1 $2.59 CVS Q for Free Mouthwash
1 $3.79 Stayfree Q
ECB's Used: $3.00
ECB's Earned: $4.00 for the Stayfree pads
OOP: $1.12

Publix Sales - MQs - Competitor Qs = Big Savings

2009-02-13T11:07:00.000-05:00

$18.45 Milk Bone (10 boxes BOGO)
$6.23 Green Giant Steamers (7)
$5.38 Rice Cake snacks (2)
$3.25 V8 juice (1)
$33.31
-18.45 Milk Bone BOGO MQs
-5.00 Target Milk Bone IPs $1/2
-7.00 Steamers $1/1 MQs
-0.50 V8 MQ $0.50/1
-0.50 Target V8 IP $0.50/1
$1.86 ($2.81 with tax)

Free Cupcake Mix at Food Lion

2009-02-12T21:41:00.001-05:00

Duncan Hines Cupcake Mix is $1.00 each, regular price. This Food Lion store IP for $1/1 makes each box free. If you're planning to try this, it will take multiple trips because the IP says 1 per customer, per transaction, etc. FYI: You can only access the FL IPs a limited number of times, so when the printer info. pops up select the number of copies you want to print.
This IP expires on 2/17 so get 'em free while ya can!

Walgreens

2009-02-11T15:43:00.001-05:00

I got this today at Walgreens...

That's...
1 Swiffer wet jet $18.00
1 refill
9 rolls of toilet paper
2 bounty paper towel rolls
2 Gillette Fusion Razors
2 Gillette Venus Razors
Total Out of Pocket: $45.44
Total Saved: $41.43
And now I have $24 in Register Rewards to use the next time I go to Walgreens! All in all not a bad day...

SO I don't know how to take my RR and turn them into a gift card...can I buy a gift card with my register rewards for a restaurant? can someone please enlighten me? I would love to know!!

Walgreens

2009-02-10T18:22:00.001-05:00

I've taken a major break from couponing but I couldn't resist the money maker razor, so here is my wags trip:

MFC used:

1.50/1 windex IP

3.00/2 scrub bub IP

1.50/1 drano IP

4.00/1 fusion mfc

Subtotal: $12.99

I paid with a RR and gift card, so OOP for me $0!

Earned:

$6.00 RR (fusion)

$4.40 ES February Rebates (includes 10% for loading gift card)

Cheap Juice & Free Snacks

2009-02-07T22:20:00.000-05:00

Now at Publix, Ocean Spray juice is on sale 2 for $5.
$5.00 for 2 OS Juice
-2.00 MQ IP $1/1
-2.00 Target IP $1/1 (Make sure your store considers Target a competitor.)
$1.00 for 2

At CVS, snack size Wheat Thins & Ritz crackers are on sale 5 for $5.
$2.00 for 2 Wheat Thins or Ritz
-2.00 MQ $2/2 from 1/25 SS
FREE

I found some blinkies at Publix for $3 off any 2 J&J First Aid products. I used them at CVS for the travel size First Aid Kits regularly priced at $0.99 each. I wasn't able to get overage :o( but I did get the kits for free :o)
Be on the look-out my fellow Blinky Bandits!

Candy Deal from Publix :o)

2009-02-04T22:12:00.000-05:00

Russell Stover Private Reserve, Internationale or American Classics 4.2-4.95 oz. Bags $2.99 ea
$11.96 for 4 bags
-5.98 BOGOs from 11/09 SS
-4.00 Publix store coupon Yellow Healthy Savings Flyer
$1.98 (or $0.50 each)

I would've gotten more, if the store hadn't run out of the Yellow Savings Flyers (rolling eyes ;o)

Last Minute Deal on Glade!

2009-02-01T14:12:00.001-05:00

I found out about this deal so late, Emily (my little Sis) & I had to go to the 24hr Walgreens on Saturday night. If I had known sooner in the week, I could have gotten so much more!

$10.99 Glade Lasting Impressions

$21.98

-10.99 Glade BOGO IP

-8.00 EasySaver Q $4/1

-3.00 Glade MQ (found inside box)

$0.01 MM

I used Wags brand pocket tissue packs ($0.29 ea.) as fillers for each transaction but forgot to include them in the pic. The Glade Sense & Spray was the same price & had the same coupons.

Publix BOGO's and Q's

2009-01-31T14:16:00.000-05:00

2 Rice Crispies
1 Corn Pops
1 fruit Loops
2 Lays Potato Chips
2 Quaker Quick Oats
2 Planters Peanuts
2 Kraft BBQ Sauce
2 Kraft Mayonaise
2 Mt. Olive Pickles
2 Quaker Chewy Granola Bars
2 Arnold Sandwich Rolls
4 Hunts Tomatoes
4 Kidney Beans
2 Marshmallows
2 Tombstone Pizza
2 Voila Garlic Chicken
4 Deans Onion Dip
2 Breakstones Sour Cream

Total Retail: $110.68
Coupons Used: $13.80
OOP: $44.36

By buying BOGO items ( except for the marshmallows-there were peelies on the Rice Krispies boxes for $1 off any brand marshmallows, so I paid 58 cents for 2 pks.) and the kidney beans ( I needed them for the Superbowl Chili I'm making)I was able to watch my total after coupons go even lower...very satisfying. The people in line behind me were amazed and said they needed to start using coupons too ! Thanks to Cory for the extra Q's !

CVS...One More Time !

2009-01-30T19:34:00.000-05:00

2 - Futura Ankle Supports -Clearance
2 - Extra Mint Gum
1 - Johnson & Johnson 2 week Advanced After Surgery Care Kit (39 items in all) -Clearance - I'm using this to restock my first aid kit.
1 - CVS Paper Towel 3 pk.

Total Retail: $61.24
Coupons Used: $2.29
OOP: $16.98
*I could have used the ECB's from previous purchases on this deal with no OOP, but I'm saving them for other deals next week at CVS.

CVS Superbowl Prep...

2009-01-30T18:32:00.000-05:00

We are going to have a lot of goodies for the Superbowl !

4 - 8pks. Pepsi Products
4 - 2 liter Pepsi
2 - Tostitos Scoops
2 - Extra Sugar Free Gum
1 - CVS Brand 3 pk. Paper Towels

Total Retail: $33.36
Coupons Used: $7.79
ECB's Earned: $10.00 ( for buying Pepsi Products )
OOP: $18.07

I also got a raincheck for 4 Craig Digital Converter Boxes for the switch over from analog to digital...with the U.S. Government Coupon for each ( limit 2 per household ) My 2 sons (who have separate adresses) can each get 2 Converters FREE with the Raincheck...the catch ??? The U.S. Government has a back- log of people wanting them so there is about a 90 day wait...I already got mine !
Need a converter box ? Here's the government website: https://www.dtv2009.gov/

CVS Haul 1/30

2009-01-30T17:07:00.000-05:00

Transaction 1: (repeated twice)
$7.99 Gamer Fusion razor
$1.29 Extra gum
$1.29 Extra gum
$10.57
-4.00 Fusion MQ $4/1
-1.29 CVS BOGO Extra Q*
$5.28 spent
$4.00 ECB earned

Transaction 2: (also repeated twice)
$7.50 Preventin-AT (on clearance)
$2.25 Clean & Clear moisturizer (on clearance)
$9.75
-9.75 CVS Preventin-AT Q* (up to $10)
$0

Total Retail Value: $60.96
I Paid: $15.84 (used ECBs & GC)
ECBs Earned: $12.00
Total OOP: $3.84
*CVS coupons for Extra gum & Preventin-AT came from Iheartcvs.com :o)

2009-01-29T20:01:00.000-05:00

I have finally gone and done some couponing! Now I am not as good as some of you...but I do try my best.

Here is what I got...

4 Ritz crackers--with coupon cost me $1.99 for 2 boxes (they were buy one get one free, then I had a $2.00 off when you buy 2 coupon) (had 2 coupons)

4 Pillsbury Crescent rolls (not sure exact price on sale with a coupon--I had 4 coupons)

1 Ronzoni noodle

2 Cracker Barrel cheese (2/$6)

4 pkgs hot dogs--buy one get one free with a coupon $2 off when you buy 2 (had 2 coupons)

4 pkgs mini sausages--buy one get one free with a coupon for $1.50 off when you buy 2 (had 2 coupons)

4 yogurt--on sale 20/$10.00 just got 4 that only have 100 calories!! Good for my waist line!

My bill originally said $60 something and they scanned my MVP card (it's the store savings card) and all of my coupons--I only paid $31.24!

So the bottom line--

I SAVED $37.88 or 55%!!!

Photos at Walgreens

2009-01-28T21:27:00.000-05:00

Our youngest son got married in December and our Wedding Photographer, Jennie Sawyers Photography, recently sent us 2 DVD's with pictures on them of the Wedding and Reception.

Luckily, Walgreens was running a 10 cents per 4X6 color print deal thru January 31st...Here's the deal:

412 - 4X6 Color Prints,YES, 412 Prints !
Print Master Sheet Cards with all the prints on them

Total Retail: $74.97
Register Rewards Used: $10.00
RR's Earned: $1.00
OOP: $36.21
Plus, I got 2 - $3 off coupons for In store Photo books !

I am one happy Mother of the Groom ! LOL, Jennie !

Getting Ready for the Super Bowl...at Wags

2009-01-24T20:05:00.000-05:00

I went to Walgreens today with a bit of Super Bowl Fever and here's what I bought:

1 Vive Pro Shampoo
1 Vive Pro Mousse
1 Revlon Matte Powder Blush (monthly rebate $10.00 back on gift card)
1 Doritos Chips
1 Tostitos Tortilla Chips
2 Dawn Dish Washing Liquid
8 Pepsi 8 Packs (only 2 pictured)

Total Retail: $58.65
Manu. Q's Used: $16.75
Wags Q's & Advertised Savings: $10.90
RR's Used: $10.00
RR's Earned: $11.50
Monthly Rebate for Revlon Blush - $10.00 back on gift card
OOP: $31.00

So total OOP with rebate and RR's earned: $9.50...
Hey, it just sounds better that way LOL

Go Cardinals !!!

Clearance + BOGO's + Q's= Big Savings !

2009-01-24T00:06:00.000-05:00

I went shopping with Cory today to Bath & Body Works and J.C. Penney. Here is what I got:

Now for the numbers:

Bath & Body Works

Transaction #1
1 Travel size Shampoo $1.00
1 Shower Gel - Regular price $9.50, on sale for $5.00
1 coupon, Free with purchase

Total Retail: $11.24
OOP: $1.07

Transaction #2
1 Travel size Conditioner $1.00
1 Shower Gel - Regular price $9.50 - on clearance 75% off
1 Creamy Body Wash, Regular price $9.50 - Free with coupon
2 Lip Balm, Regular Price $4.50 each, on clearance 90% off
2 Large Pumice Stones, Regular price $7.00 each, on clearance 75% off
1 coupon, free with any purchase

Total Retail: $46.01
OOP: $8.31
I have to admit, there's nothing like smelling great and saving big bucks too !

J.C. Penney:
BOGO - Buy one, get one free Clearance Sale

2 Hoodie Zip Front Cardigan Sweaters
2 Pajama Bottoms
2 Baby Boy Rugby Outfits
2 King Size Flannel Sheet Sets (Top, bottom, 2 pillow cases)

Total Retail: $337.46
OOP: $83.42

I rarely go to J.C. Penney but I think you'll agree, this sale could not be missed !
BTW...just can't resist topping this post off with a big, corny... YAHOOOOOOOOO ! LOL