DEALS OR STEALS??

I did some shopping today and this is what I got.........

CVS

3 SoftSoap $2.79 Each

1 Swiffer Kit $11.99

2 Colgate Fresh Max $3.29 Each

1 Playskool Wipe $5.79

1 Kotex $1.49

TOTAL $34.22

SALES -$12.69

COUPONS -$11.49

TOTAL OOP $10.46

SAVED 70%

WALMART

2 Land O'Lakes Butter $3.38 Each

2 Crystal Lite $2.98 Each

2 Wheat Thins $2.98 Each

2 Vitamin Waters $1.00 Each

2 Kraft Salad Dressings $1.58 Each

1 Powerade $0.60

1 Good Life Cat Treat $2.54

2 Pounce Cat Treats $1.52 Each

1 Mt Olive Sandwich Pickles $2.63

10 Nerds Chewy $0.58 Each

1 Doritos $2.50

30 Kool Aid $0.20 Each

2 Hot Dogs $2.50 Each

2 Kraft Cheese $2.98 Each

2 Kotex $1.00 Each

1 French Bread $1.50

*Various Deli Meat $9.70

TOTAL $71.11

COUPONS -$36.44

TOTAL OOP $34.67

SAVED 51%

WALGREENS

2 Glade Plug Ins $4.79 Each

2 Glade Refills $3.99 Each

5 Trident Gum $1.49 Each

10 Rimmel Eye Shadows $4.99 Each

TOTAL 76.11

SALES -$30.74

COUPONS -$39.98

TOTAL OOP $5.39

SAVED 93%

** I had read on other blogs that Rimmel Eye Shadow and Glade Plug Ins were BOGO. I also had BOGO coupons for these items which should result in the items being FREE. From what I read it depends on your local Store Manager if they would accept the coupons or not. My local store took the coupons without a problem!

Except for a few grocery items, I didn't need any of this but it was all good deals so I couldn't resist adding to my Stockpile!!

WALGREENS 8-14

WALGREENS

Transaction 1

2 All Small & Mighty $6.49 Each

Total $12.98

Sales -$4.98

Coupons -$6.00

Total OOP $2.10

Transaction 2

1 Walgreen Paper Towel 3pk $3.59

Total $3.59

Coupons -$2.00

Total OOP $1.67

DAYS TOTAL $16.57

DAYS SALES -$4.98

DAYS COUPONS -$8.00

TOTAL OOP $3.77

SAVED 77%

WALGREENS 8-8

As if I need more cereal but this deal was too good to pass up!!

WALGREEN'S

2 Froot Loops $4.49 Each

2 Frosted Flakes $4.49 Each

4 Raisin Bran crunch $4.49

2 Nutri-Grain Bars $3.99 Each

Total $43.90

Sales -$18.50

Coupons -$5.00

Gift Card -$4.40

TOTAL OOP $15.60

Now here's the best part... In this past Sundays paper there was a rebate form for $10 back when you buy 10 Kellogg's products! On top of that Walgreen's had a deal if you bought $10 worth of Kellogg's products you got $5 in Register Rewards.

So after everything is said and done this will have cost me $0.60!!!!

SHOPPING TRIP 8-5

Today I ran out to CVS and Walmart and this is what I got....

CVS

1 Colgate Toothpaste $3.49

1 Gillette Fusion Phenom $9.99

3 Clean & Clear Face Scrubs $6.99 Each

2 Tru Blend Foundations $8.99 Each

2 Tru Blend Powders $7.99 Each

2 Ice Breaker Sour Gum $1.99 Each

4 Extra Fruit Sensations Gum $1.19 Each

TOTAL $77.15

SALES -$20.48

COUPONS -$30.35

TOTAL OOP $27.32

SAVED 66%

EARNED $10ECB & Coupon for FREE CVS Ibuprofen

WALMART

1 Wheat Thin Cracker $3.48

1 Kraft Dressing $1.58

1 Crystal Lite $2.98

1 Kotex Liner $1.00

1 Kraft Cheese $2.98

1 Oscar Meyer Hot Dogs $2.50

15 Kool Aid's $0.20 Each

10 Friskies $0.76 Each

1 Wiskers Treat $1.07

1 Wiskers Treat $0.94

2 Glade Oil Warmers $3.94

TOTAL $36.76

COUPONS -$24.92

TOTAL OOP $11.84

SAVED 68%

On the way home I stopped by our local farm McKinstry's and was shocked to see it was a traffic nightmare. There was even a cop directing which I've never seen there before. Once I got inside I learned what the hoop-la was all about....

It was Customer Appreciation Day and their home grown Corn was on sale for $1.00 a dozen!!!

I love their corn which is why I went there in the first place so was very excited to see such a great price!!!

SHOPPING 7-29

I did some shopping the other day at my area drug stores. While none of this is "Superstar" worthy, I still did save quite a bit on stuff I use all the time. Most products were on sale plus I had coupons to match. This is what I got....

RITE-AID

2 Ziploc Gallon storage Bags $2.99 each

3 Softsoap Hand Soaps $2.29 each

2 Irish Spring 3pk $2.79 each

1 Mennen's Speed Stick $2.99

1 Lady's Speed Stick $2.99

1 Colgate Toothpaste $2.79

TOTAL $27.20

SALES -$15.30

COUPONS -$6.00

TOTAL OOP $6.20

WALGREENS

1 Cascade Dishwasher Paks $3.50

2 Febreeze Noticiables Refills $3.99 each

1 Frebreeze Spray $3.99

1 Febreeze Air Effects $2.50

1 Febreeze Noticiables Kit $6.99

TOTAL $37.24

SALES -$12.37

COUPONS -$5.00

TOTAL OOP $19.87

CVS

1 Scott Paper Towel $9.99

2 Dasani Waters $6.99 each (not shown in pic)

1 Tums Quik Pak $5.69

1 Shick Intuition Razor Kit $9.99

1 Band-Aide Ultra Strips $4.49

2 Palmolive Dish Soap $1.69 each

2 Suave Body Wash $2.50

2 Baby Bottle Pops $1.49 each

2 Cottenelle Wipes $3.69 each

1 CVS Bleach $2.29

1 Scott Toilet Paper $4.49

TOTAL $69.66

SALES -$22.49

COUPONS/ECB's -$19.75

TOTAL OOP $28.23

** I earned $3ECB's which I went back in an purchased another Shick Intuition Kit and only paid $1.04 OOP. This one is also not shown in the pic.

DAYS TOTAL$134.10

DAYS SALES -$50.16

DAYS COUPONS -$30.75

DAYS TOTAL OOP $54.30

DAYS SAVINGS 59%

SHOPPING TRIP 7-1

I needed to run out to the store this morning to get some Kitty Litter. I went over to Geisslers and while I was there I redeemed a coupon I had gotten in the mail for a free Cascade Crystal Clear Dishwasher Rinse!!

Woot Woot~ Don't cha just love to get FREE stuff??!!

After that I ran to Walgreens across the street to get some Scrubbing Bubbles Shower Cleaner Refills that I had read were on sale over at my friend Sarah's Blog-Raising Weeds. Thanks for the heads up Sarah, I was almost out!

4 Scrubbing Bubbles Refills $4.49Each

Total $17.96

Sales -$5.96

Coupons -$4.00

Mail in Rebate -$4.00

Total OOP $4.40

What a Great Deal!!

As I came out of Walgreens I saw CVS across the street and of course I couldn't help myself but to go in. I had read yesterday over at Alyssa's Blog-Keeping The Kingdom First that if you bought 2 of the Coppertone Water Baby Face Sticks that you would get a $10ECB. This was an unadvertised deal but I was anxious to see if it worked and it did! As soon as I got into the store one of my favorite cashiers waved me over to tell me they had finally gotten the Magic Scanning Coupon Machine!! I had read about these scanners online for awhile now and was bummed that none of my stores had them. I was able to scan my card twice and this is what printed out....

$1 off CVS Paper Towels

$1 off 2 Gold Emblem Nuts, Pretzels or Crackers

$1 off any Pamprin

$7.50ECB - My Spring Spending Reward!

I wasn't expecting the Spring Reward so I was excited and I came up with 2 transactions to do.

TRANSACTION 1

2 Coppertone Face Sticks $4.99Each

1 Skintimate Shaving Cream $2.99

1 Garnier Eye Roller $12.99

Total $25.96

Coupons/ECB's -$21.98

Total OOP $4.18

TRANSACTION 2

4 Shick Intuition Refills $10.49Each

Total $41.96

Sales -$20.98

Coupons/ECB's -$15.00

Total OOP $6.28

DAYS TOTAL $67.92

DAYS SALES -$20.98

DAYS COUPONS/ECB'S -$36.80

DAYS TOTAL OOP $10.46

SAVINGS OF 84%

Want to see more CVS savings???

Visit the Centsible Sawyer's CVS Superstars or Money Saving Mom's Super Savings Saturday!! You can find both of their links in my list of favorites!!

WALGREENS 5-25

This afternoon after I posted my CVS shopping trip I was surfing through some of my favorite blogs. I came across a post at Sisterly Savings that said Chex Mix was on sale this week at Walgreens for .99 and she had a link for $1 off coupons. I was only able to print two but that's OK. Before I left I wanted to look through the Walgreens flyer to verify the deal and to see if there was anything else I wanted. When I opened the flyer section of the paper there was a one page coupon sheet on top and the first coupon was for $1/2 Chex Mix or Gardetto's!!

Woot Woot!!!

See here's how the transaction worked out......

1 Chex Mix Traditional $3.29

1 Chex Mix Cheddar $3.29

1 Chex Mix Sweet & Salty $3.29

1 Gardetto's Original $3.29

Total $13.16

Sales - $9.20

Coupons - $3.00

Total OOP $0.96

Savings of 93%!!

Want to see more Drugstore Savings? Visit the Centsible Sawyer's Drugstore Divas!!

You can find her link in my list of favorites....

SHOWING DANNI THE ROPES

This has been a pretty slim week for me shopping wise. CVS only had a few things I wanted. I picked up the Venus razor, 3 Whitman Samplers, 6 Hershey Bliss and 4 Dove Bars for $4.40 OOP(I had various coupons and ECB's to spend). I also hit Walgreens up for another Venus Razor for $3.14(I had a coupon and a RR). Other than that there was nothing special on sale that I needed. Hopefully next weeks deals will be better.

On a better note I took my sister Danni to CVS yest with her list of supplies needed. She signed up for her card and then I showed her how to do it. I brought her a stack of $3/15 coupons that I had printed to get her started and I let her take any of my coupons she wanted out of my stash. By the end of our visit and four transactions later, Danni was completely amazed and understood how the program works and will now be using it!

She paid $10 OOP and got...

2 Tide HE Detergents

5 Colgate 360 Toothbrushes

1 Charmin Toilet Paper(24ct)

1 Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal

1 Lucky Charms Cereal

3 Pringles

3 CVS Allergy(5ct)

3 Aqua Fresh Toothpaste

2 Ice Breakers Mints

1 Venus Razor

1 Excedrin Migraine

YEAH DANNI!!

The store near her house were out of the Adidas Deodorant and Tums Quik Paks but she'll be going back to get those before the month is over.

Next we went over to Walmart and Danni did her grocery shopping. She did really great there as well and again I let her have whatever grocery coupons she wanted of mine. This saved her a little over $10. Not alot but every bit helps! So all in all it was a fun day and we both saved big time!

BUSY DAY SHOPPING

I was so busy yesterday. I got up at 6:15 to drop off a friend at work for 7 because his car was in the shop for some maintenance work. While I was up already I figured I would start my shopping. I only get paid once a month so yesterday was payday ~ WooHoo!! I had made my lists of things I needed at various stores earlier in the week and dug out all my coupons I was gonna use, so I was all organized and ready to go.

I hit Walmart first and let me tell you, 7:30am is an awesome time to shop there. The store was completely empty and registers had no lines. One of my major pet peeves about Walmart is the time waiting in lines but I put up with it anyways cuz the grocery prices are fairly good. So my mission was to get everything I could off my list there and then anything I couldn't find I'd shoot across the street and go to Stop n Shop.

This was my first grocery trip with coupons and I usually only do one big shopping for the month and then normally only have to pick up fresh fruits and veggies, milk, bread etc the rest of the month, so for what I spent($169) compared to what I normally spend($500) I think I did fairly well. I'm not doing as well as many of you out there but I'm hopeful that as I collect more and more coupons this will get better and better. I was really proud of myself for planning and saving so much!!

Now that I was done with the groceries it was time to race home and unload it all. This is a huge chore for me. I live on the second floor of an apartment building plus I can only lift on my left side. I was spent by the time this was done and it was only 11am! Then I was off to Physical Therapy. I was so sore by the time I got there that every exercise I did hurt more and more. My therapist said that she doesn't see any improvement in me after three weeks so she is going to re-evaluate me on Mon and then discharge me because she said there's something else going on and she can't help me. Oh Great, back to square one again. I know something is wrong in there but the MRI's/X-Rays keep coming back clear. Do any of you know any other tests I may be able to request to see what the real problem is?? I'm so frustrated but at least the therapist thinks there's a problem too and being it's the same practice as my new Dr, I'm hoping they can communicate and figure this out before I lose my job permanently!

After PT I really just wanted to go home and sleep but I knew it was best to continue on with my shopping. CVS started all their May deals yesterday and from my experience already there must be alot of you CVS'ers in my area because their deal products go very fast here and I was hoping to get a jump on the crowd. I did great! I got everything on my list and paid very little out of pocket.

Here's all the HABA stuff I got....

WALMART
2 Johnson Buddies Soaps $0.94Each
2 Clean Team Travel Wipes $1.64Each
Total $5.16
Coupons -$5.00
Total OOP 16Cents

WALGREENS
2 Blistix Medicated Chapstick $1.59Each
1 Zantac (5ct) $4.99
Total $8.17
Coupons -6.20
Total OOP $1.97
Earned $3 RR

CVS

(**This took 3 transactions at 3 stores)
3 Colgate 360 Toothbrushes $3.99Each
3 OraPik Travel $2.99Each
3 CVS Allergy(5ct) $4.29
3 Adidas Deodorants $4.99Each
3 Aqua Fresh Toothpaste $3.49Each
2 Tums Quik Paks $5.69Each
1 Cortaid Cream $3.99
1 Neosporin Cream $5.99
1 Wrigleys Gum $1.19
2 Thomas English Muffins $3.19Each
2 Irish Spring Bar Soaps(3ct) $2.79Each
3 Softsoap BodyWash(12oz) $3.99Each
2 Chase & Sanborn Coffee $3.49Each
4 Women Speed Sticks $2.79Each
1 Loreal Vibe Shampoo $4.99
1 Loreal Vibe Conditioner $4.99
5 Natural Chapstick $2.99Each
2 Crayola Finger Paints $3.00Each
3 Softsoap Handsoaps $2.19Each
1 Skintimate Shave Gel $2.99
15 CVS Paper Towels $0.99Each
Total $179.21
Sales -33.73
Coupons/ECB’s -$122.11
Mail In Rebates $9.98
Total OOP $13.39

DAYS TOTAL $192.54
SALES -$33.73
COUPONS/ECB’S -$133.31
MAIL IN REBATES -$9.98
TOTAL OOP $15.52
SAVINGS 92%

AWESOME SAVINGS

Today was my best day yet! I went to a few different CVS in my area, Walgreens, and Geissler's. I made out Awesomely and am completely stock up on a variety of things. I did forget to buy trash bags :( The only things I really didn't stock up on are Shampoo, Conditioner, and Shaving Cream but hopefully they'll have some good deals next week on these items!

So here's how it worked out...
CVS
TRANSACTION1
1- Precision Xtra Glucose Kit $77.99
Total $77.99 + Tax
Sales -$58.00
Coupons -$17.99
Total OOP $2.10
Earned $19.99ECB
TRANSACTION 2
1- Airwick Fresh Matic Kit $9.99
1- Nivea Men’s Body Wash(16.9oz) $4.99
3- Soft Soap Spa Body Wash(12oz) $4.99each
1- CVS Pain Relief(24ct) $4.69
Total $34.55 + Tax
Sales -$6.70
Coupons -$26.99
Total OOP $1.00
Earned $18.96ECB
TRANSACTION 3
1- Airwick Fresh Matic Kit $9.99
1- Nivea Men’s Body Wash(16.9oz) $4.99
1- CVS Pain Relief(24ct) $4.69
1- Colgate 360 Toothbrush $6.99
1- Nivea Men’s Revitalizing Lotion(1.7oz) $8.99
Total $36.65 +tax
Sales -$6.70
Coupons -$26.96
Total OOP $2.09
Earned $11.99ECB
TRANSACTION 4
1- Airwick Fresh Matic Kit $9.99
Total $9.99 + Tax
Sales -$5.00
Coupons -$4.00
Total OOP $1.04
TRANSACTION 5
2- Arm + Hammer Laundry Detergent $5.99each
1- Cascade Action Packs(20ct) $5.49
1- Downy Ultra Fabric Softener $5.79
Total $23.26 + Tax
Sales -$5.99
Coupons -$12.99
Total OOP $4.49
WALGREENS
1- Bic Soleil Razors(4pk) $5.99
1- Bic Comfort 3 Razor(4pk) $5.99
Total $11.98 + Tax
Sales -$2.00
Coupons -$7.00
Total OOP $3.13
GEISSLER’S
2- Scrubbing Bubbles Auto Shower $4.19 each
1- Scotch Brite Toilet Wand Kit $4.29
Total $12.67 + Tax
Coupons -$5.79
Total OOP $7.51

TOTAL $207.09

SALES -$84.39

COUPONS -$101.72

TOTAL OOP $21.36

SAVED 90%!!

I have been tracking all of my purchases since I started this a few weeks ago. All I can say is if you haven't jumped on the band wagon yet, you defiantly need too!
YTD TOTAL = $568.57
YTD SALES = $219.31
YTD COUPON = $209.81
YTD OOP = $136.31
YTD SAVINGS 76%

DRUGSTORE SAVINGS

Today was my first day of my new coupon clipping and money saving mission. After all the great deals last week at CVS I was even more anxious to get started. I knew I could do even better since many friends and other bloggers are using the program and coming away spending only a few dollars out of pocket each week. I had also heard that Walgreens and Rite Aid have pretty good deals and can usually be matched to manufactures coupons and you can save even more!

My first step was to go pick up a Sunday Paper to get the flyers and coupons. I was told that with all the money I could save on coupons that it would be well worth it to pay the $1.50 for the paper. After that I stopped at Dunkin Donuts for a coffee and noticed that all their papers were sold out however someone had bought a paper and threw all the flyers/coupons back on the rack so I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask if I could have them. The lady said sure...

SCORE DOUBLE COUPONS!!

My next step was to go home, clip everything and scan the flyers and try to make a game plan. I scanned through various blogs as well that post the best deal scenarios for the week and alot of them have links to online printable coupons. So I spent the afternoon doing this and watching some baseball. I'm sure it'll go faster in the weeks to come but for right now I'm trying to soak in all the info I can get about the various stores and their programs.

After supper I wanted to go check out CVS, Walgreens, and Rite Aid, all of which are conveniently located within 1-3 miles of me. I had noticed that they had products advertised on sale but the flyer didn't say what the price was, just how much you would save so I wanted to go out and compare prices. I only did a small amount of shopping in order to earn ECB to help with the rest of the stuff I need to get this week. My goal is to not spend anymore money out of pocket(OOP) this week. I will continue to post as I shop and we'll see just how much I can actually save!

So far this is what I got...

CVS
1- Ascenia Glucose Kit $79.99
2- M+M’s $3.29 Each
Total $86.57 + tax
Sales -$68.69
Coupons -$3.00
Total OOP $15.88
Earned $14.99ECB + $3/$15Coupon

***My Dad has Diabetes so I figured I would pick him up a kit since the price was so great and the $14.99ECB it earned me will in turn help with the shopping for the rest of the week

RITE AID
2- Glade Aerosol $1.69 Each
Total $3.38 + tax
Sales -$.80
Coupons -$1.59
Total OOP $1.04

WALGREENS
1- Bic Comfort3(4pk) $5.99
1- Bic Soleil(4pk) $5.99
1- Zantac(8ct) $5.49
Total $17.47+ tax
Sales -$2.00
Coupons -$12.00
Total OOP $3.64

DAYS TOTAL = $107.42
SALES TOTAL = $71.49
COUPON TOTAL = $16.59
TOTAL OOP = $20.56
SAVINGS 81%