CVS

I had a very good trip this week. Our store's clearance end cap got marked to 90% off! I've been meaning to buy up some cotton balls, but haven't seen any good deals. These were the trail size ones that we'll no longer be carrying. Yippie for me! Spotted two flavors of Chips Ahoy! 75% off making them $.94 a pack. Also exciting this week is the Planters BOGO free deal, part of the gas rewards. (I've been packing these up along with some raisins as a healthy snack.) I purchased this on Saturday night, so some of it is part of last week's deals.

Aqua Fresh Kids Toothbrush $1.00 (raincheck)
2 Chips Ahoy! @ $.94 each = $1.88
2 Coke 2-Litters @ $.99 each = $1.98 (one not pictured)
5 CVS Cotton Balls 25ct @ $.09 each = $.45
4 CVS Cotton Squares 20ct @ $.09 each = $.36
CVS Facial Cleansing Tissue $1.49
CVS Green Bag Tag $.99
Essence of Beauty Jumbo Wedge 4 ct $.09
Honest Tea $1.00 (we only had one green tea in stock *sad face*)
Popcorn Indiana $2.50
Pringles Pizza Flavor $1.34
Pringles Regular $1.33
Stirde Gum $.99
Planters South Beach $7.49
Planters South Beach FREE (BOGO Free)
Total Before Coupons: $22.89

$1/1 Aquafresh Kids Toothbrush
$2 off wyb 2 Coke 2 liters & 2 Pringles
$1.50/1 CVS Facial Cleansing Tissue (CVS Coupon Center a while back)
$.99/1 Green Bag Tag (CVS Coupon Center, last week)
$.50/1 Honest Tea 16.9oz (Tear pad on cooler door. It was there for 3 days & then gone!)
$1/1 Popcorn Indiana (CVS Coupon Center, last week)
Total After Coupons: $15.90 +$.19 tax (used $10 EB)

Received:
$.99 EB Stride
$1.00 Green Bag Tag
Net: $14.90 cost (Higher than normal, but I'll work with it)

Today after I got done with work I headed to another CVS because we didn't have any more of the South Beach diet verity of Planters. I'm hoping to finish it off for a $10 gas card once our truck comes in on Friday. I also wanted to use up the raincheck on the Aqua Fresh Toothbrush as the coupons expire on Tuesday.

3 Aqua Fresh Kids Toothbrush $1.00 each = $3.00
2 Planters South Beach @ $7.49 = $14.98
Planters South Beach FREE (BOGO Free)
Planters Energy Mix FREE (BOGO Free)
Total Before Coupons: $17.98 (forgot my EB)

3 $1/1 Aqua Fresh Kids Toothbrush
Total After Coupons: $14.98

Net: $14.98

Grand Net: $14.98 + $14.90 = $29.88

Geez! That's a lot of money from me all in one week. The nuts count towards my grocery budget as does the coke, pringles & popcorn. The rest is from my free money. Luckily I haven't been buying as much in the past week and I got in some rebates for some food products. That'll help my grocery budget.

Saving Sunday - Mailbox!

I haven't done one of these in a while! I didn't get anything for a while, but now I have about two or three weeks worth of stuff. Feast or famine. Coffee, cereal, Coke 12-pack (Coke Rewards), dog treats, shampoo, detergent, sweet potato fries and that cute bag from Coinstar! What a fun collection. ^_^

CVS - Nail Polish Free!

This week is free nail polish at CVS! I don't wear a lot of cosmetics. There are a few things that I go for such as nail polish. I hate having it on my hands, but love it on my toes. Huh? I'm just weird. Some of these colors will be given away to friends or to Mutti. She requested the clear one. Any who . . . On with the trip!

Transaction 1:
2 Revlon Nail Polish @ $4.99 = $9.98
Total Before Coupons: $9.98

$2/1 Revlon Cosmetic
$1/1 Revlon Nail Polish
Total After Coupons: $6.98 + $.06 tax (used $6 EB)

Received:
$8 EB Revlon Nail Polish (two offers)

Net: $.96 profit

Transaction 2 & 3:
2 Revlon Nail Polish @ $4.99 = $9.98
Total Before Coupons: $9.98

2 $1/1 Revlon Nail Polish
Total After Coupons: $7.98 (used $8 EB)

Received:
$8 EB Revlon Nail Polish (two offers)

Net: FREE

Bonus: $5 EB Beauty Club! From buying Nail Polish!

Transaction 4:
Always Infinity $7.99
Crystal Lite single pack $.50
2 Hellman's Mayo $3.00 each = $6.00
2 Reese's Mini's $1.87 each = $3.74
Reese's Mini FREE (Buy 2 get 1 Free)
3 Skippy @ 3/$5 = $5
Total Before Coupons: $23.23

$1/1 Always Pads
$1/1 Always Infinity CVS Coupon Machine
$1/1 Any Crystal Lite CVS Coupon Machine
2 $1/1 Hellman's Mayo (IP a while back, no long available)
$1.87 Reese's Mini Free CVS Employee (Coupon addressed CVS crew members)
Total After Coupons: $17.36 (paid with $5 EB & $8 EB)

*Dear Skippy. I love your peanut butter. Where are my coupons? I haven't seen them in ages!*

Received:
$3 EB Always Infinity
$3 EB wyb $10 of selected Unilever products.
Net: $11.36 cost

Grand Net: $.96 profit + Free + Free + $5.00 profit (bonus EB) + $11.36 cost = $5.40 cost.

Donation Box

Just a quick look at the Donation Box from the past couple of weeks. I'm glad I started couponing with the goal of saving money and giving back as much as I can. ^_^

CVS - Candy!

Not much of interested for me this week. I did however plan on getting M&Ms for my candy 'jar'. My 'jar' is actually one of gum ball machines. It's great because when I'm feeling the need for some candy I turn the handle once maybe twice and walk away. I don't tear through bags of candy any more. The Coupon Center gave me a $3 off $15 grocery purchase and a $2/1 Hershey's Reese's Mini's or Drops. Sold!

2 Hershey's Reese's Minis 8oz @ $3.00 each = $6.00
4 M&M Bags (Medium size) @ $2.50 each = $10.00
Total Before Coupons: $16.00

$3 off $15 grocery purchase (CVS coupon)
$2/1 Hershey's Reese's Minis or Drops (CVS Coupon Machine)
$2/2 Hershey's Reese's Minis or Drops
Total After Coupons: $9.00 (used $7 EB + $2.00 cash)

Received:
$3 EB wyb $10 of select Candy
Net: $6.00 (about $1.00 for each bag of candy!)

Rite Aid

I had a quick Rite Aid run on Monday. They were out of the Colgate 360, so I either need to pick them up latter this week or find something else to spend $4 +up on. Not a bad trip, but not quiet as good as I was hoping either.

Lysol Wipes $3.14 (10% discount)
No Nonsense Socks $.90 (10% discount)
2 Oral-B Toothbrushes @ $2.99 each = $5.98
Total Before Coupons: $10.02

$1.50/1 Lysol Wipes (Facebook offer)
$1/1 Lysol Wipes Rite Aid Coupon (Donation)
$1/1 No Nonsense Rite Aid Coupon (Donation)
$1.50/1 Oral-B
$1/1 Oral-B manual toothbrush (from a sample)
Total After Coupons: $4.02 (used $4 +up & $.02 cash)

Received:
2 $2 +up Oral-B Toothbrushes (limit 2)
Net: $.02 cost

Love getting items for less than a penny each. What will I buy if I can't get more toothbrushes? Maybe Ziplock containers?

Monday Madness and Then Some

Mondays are turning out to be my day to run around everywhere. At least when I don't have to be at work until 3pm. Running around for most of the morning and then working latter in the evening means I don't have much time for posting. Tuesdays are a 'break' for me as I usually am working at my part time job and cook something for dinner. Wednesdays are often early mornings with cleaning to do in the evening. Thursday being a long day means no posts until latter. I like the idea of being able to have a routine. It's nice. Now if only I can keep it that way for a few weeks. Anywho . . .

Today I have some extra time so I thought I would share some of my shopping trips this week. Okay, two of them are technically last week, but I'm putting them here anyway. Target is always a strange sort of fellow. I still haven't figured out if overage is a normal thing or not on coupons. I wasn't planning on any at all this time because of all the adjustments made last time. I'm happy with the result. I needed to use up my Nivea coupons and Sweetheart desperately needed some Benadryl.

Men's Nivea $3.19
Women's Nivea $2.03
Benadryl 100ct $11.29
Total Before Coupons: $16.51

$3/1 Men's Nivea
$3/1 Women's Nivea
$1/1 Benadryl (found a manufactures coupon booklet for allergies at CVS)
Total After Coupons: $9.51 (actually $9.46 because the coupons created a negative tax of $.05!)

Target, could you kindly make up your mind? I think you should allow the overage as your competitor Walmart does. (Makes sense to me.)

Saturday night I decided to try out a new store: Food Loin. It opened up a few months back, but I hadn't been in to see the prices at all. With another grocery store right across the street does it really make sense to drive 10 minutes out of the way? (Yes, I'm spoiled with the grocery store being across the way.) A $10 off a $20 purchase is enough to entice this girl.

It wasn't super spectacular or anything. They don't double coupons or have a big ad. Some prices are slightly high than my normal store and others are slightly lower. (Comparing the prices of items I normally buy.) I was happy to find my Fruitables juice boxes on sale 2/$4! I've never seen them on sale, ever! Now priced at $2.75 for the lowest price I ended buying a few of these on the spot. Also ended up with some frozen veggies which ended up with me spending a bit more than I intended for this particular trip. It did save me from having to store at my regular store on the way home. (Needed veggies any way.)

Total Price of Merchandise: $44.41
Sales Savings: $7.00
Coupons: $10.00
Total Spent: $27.41 (Not to shabby)

I've stopped at Gaint a few times this week. First I needed my newspapers for the coupons. Second my parents have a cat and had coupons to buy up some cat food cheap! More than happy to oblige. Had to be quick about it as they expired on Monday. Also there's a special deal at Gaint on Oscar Mayer Sub deal. (See here.) I was more than happy to take advantage of. Few more coupons from a co-work and run it again. (Didn't take a picture of that one.)

Merchandise (Including 3 Newspapers): $17.31
Sale Savings: $1.39
Coupons Savings: $.35
Double Coupon: $.35
Total Spent: $15.22

Merchandise: $24.81
Sale Savings: $3.87
Instant Savings: $3.00
Coupons Savings: $15.00
Total Spent: $2.94 + $.18 tax = $3.12 (Parents will reimburse me for kitty food!)

While I managed to get something for the Kitty, I couldn't get in on a deal for the girls. Petsmart is running a special on some dog treats that paired with sale & coupon are free. (I forget which blog I spotted it on.) They were completely out and none in the back. I inquired about getting a raincheck. They do rainchecks! I'm very happy about this. It has to be in an ad flier & a manager needs to sign off on it. I'm hopping I will be able to get some in the next deliver before the sale is over, if not I have a raincheck. (As long as they come in before the coupon expires.)