CVS 5/28/11

Well I forgot to take a picture of this...but here is the info.

I spent $31.17 and I saved $29.34 plus I got $1 Extra Care Bucks PLUS, I got a coupon for a FREE $10 Gas Card!

• 4 bags of the large size M&Ms. $1.75 per bag!!
• 3 bags of Tostitos $2.50 each
• 3 bags of Doritos $2.50 each
• 1 gallon of milk $3.69 (plus an extra care buck)
• 4 2liters of Coke soda 99 cents each
• 1 green bag tag FREE (when you scan your tag 4 times you get $1 FREE extra care bucks!)
  
• 6 bars of Hershey's $1.19 for all six...which made them 20 cents each!

Here's how the Hershey's deal worked...they were on sale, buy 2 get 1 free. Then I had a coupon for buy one get one free. So I bought 6, used 3 coupons, so got 3 of them free, but I had already gotten 2 of them free because of the buy 2 get 1 free, so I ended up in essence buying 1 and getting 5 free!!! What a cool deal! Now I have them so we can make s'mores!

Not too shabby! :-) The chips really cost the most. But it was the best deal I had found and we really needed some tortilla chips. lol And by buying the chips and the hershey's bars, I got a $10 gas gift card for FREE!!! (Well a coupon for one, it was too busy and there was a line 4 deep so I decided I would get the gas card next week.)

Publix Blunder 05/26/11

Yes as always, something! lol I accidentally got my ad weeks mixed up. So I was going to buy M & M's that were buy 1 get 1 free. Problem was, that was last week's sale. UGH! So here I pay $4.73 PER BAG for them and I bought 4 bags!! OOOPS! lol I ended up going to the front and getting a refund. Dumb, Dumb, Dumb! lol

So here is what my final price was $25.28 and I saved $32.53.

Here are the details:

• 2 cartons of Bryers Ice Cream $2.25 each (this got messed up because when I got to the checkout I found out with the new coupon policy the Publix I typically go to doesn't take Target coupons...which would have taken an additional 75 cents off each one--so now I know and may start going to the other Publix, at least if I have several Target coupons to use.)
• 2 bottles Kraft Salad Dressing 85 cents each. (This one got messed up too because of the Target issue...would have been 35 cents each)
• 1 package hamburger buns (needed them for Memorial day) 99 cents
• 1 bag Pedigree dog food $10.99 for a 17 lb bag!
• 2 tubs of Cool Whip 74 cents each!
• 4 jars Ragu (rain check) $1.03 each!
• 4 packs Fiber One yogurt $1 each
• 2 containers of Breakstone Sour Cream $1.50 each

That's all. Not too bad after the M&Ms blunder. lol Especially since I wasn't able to use the Target coupons too, otherwise it would have been even less. Oh well, still $25 isn't too bad.

CVS Purchase 5/26/11

I am still learning, I need to try not to be so brand loyal some times and realize when it's maybe not quite as good of a deal as I could buy it for.

Spent $6.27 and saved $7.79

Here's this week's story. I usually use Arm and Hammer and so on the coupon website I use it said that the prices would be $4.69 (I didn't write this part down when I went shopping and that would have been helpful in me making a better decision) and then it was a BOGO, so it would make it $2.35 each, also there was supposed to be either a $3 off 2 or a $1 off 2, unfortunately I only had the $1 off one. When I purchased them it ended up being $6.79 so that's $3.45 each and only $1 off that making them each $2.35...which should have been the sale price. On top of that they were selling Purex for $1.98 each and there was a $1 off 1 coupon, so it would have made it only 98 cents. Yeah big difference between $2.35 each and 98 cents each! UGH! Oh well, live and keep learning. lol

Publix Deals 5/19/11

Today I had a pretty good trip! Here we go! There was a mess up so I will explain that later.

I spent $29.83 and saved $54.61

Here is what I bought today:

• 4 bottles Kraft BBQ sauce (and I was able to buy the LIGHT version! woohoo!) 67 cents each
• 4 boxes Rozini pasta 8.9 cents each!!!! OH YEAH!!
• 4 bags Dentastix and 2 bags Jumbones FREE!!!!
• 1 bag Idaho Potatoes $1.99 (if I bought the sour cream I got $1 off the potatoes and since I needed sour cream I bought the potatoes too)
• 1 container Breakstone Sour Cream $1.99
• 4 Peter Pan Peanut Butter $2.19 each
• 1 bag low salt tortilla chips (we had made salsa and I needed chips! lol) $2.29

These next two were from previous BOGO rain checks I cashed in.

• 4 BIC razors I MADE $1.02 by buying these!!!!!
• 2 boxes of Playtex Tampons 90 cents each!!!

And finally another $10 gift card....FREE!!! So this is the part that goes with the mess up. I had the coupon that if you spent $50 you got a $10 gift card for free. Well, the cashier set it aside and forgot to take it off. So when I realized it, she had already rang me out but had not started on the next person, so she just took $10 out of her till and gave it to me. So REALLY...

I spent $19.83 and saved $64.61!!!!!!

CVS BEST SHOPPING TRIP SO FAR!! 5/19/11

Seriously this was a GREAT deal, it was so great, I am going to tell you the whole transaction! lol

I spent $1.25 and I saved $20.96!! I saved 94%!!!

So here is the whole scenario:

It actually took me two days to process the whole transaction, but I didn't completely go out of my way to do it.

Wednesday night I had to take a disposable camera in that Kevin had taken to the father/son campout to get the pictures "developed" I actually just had them put on CD. Anyway, while I was there I ran my CVS card at the coupon kiosk and got a $2 off Hershey's Drops or Reese's Pieces.

Thursday morning I went back and scanned my card again and got the same coupon. Then I purchased 2 bags of the reese's pieces (now of course I don't need these, BUT we are having a Memorial Day Celebration on Tuesday after Memorial Day and our department is in charge of the Ice Cream sundae bar. So I said I would bring these! PERFECT!). Okay so back to the scenario...they were on sale for 2/$6. So I used two of the $2 off CVS coupons and then I had another manufacturer's coupon for $2 off 2. So another $1 off each. Making them FREE!!!

Part two...4 sticks of Sure Deoderant. These were buy one get one free. Well the sticks that were the real money deal were $2.99, but they were out...and if you have read my blog at least one week you know that they are ALWAYS out and it takes them FOREVER to get it back in. Well the larger size (at least I think they are the larger size) was only 20 cents more...so for 2 only 10 cents more each. To me that was TOTALLY worth it than trying to get my rain check cashed in!! lol Sooooo with that said, it made them $1.60 each. THEN I had a $1.00 coupon off, so it made them each 60 cents...BUT I was not done yet. I also had that $2.00 in Extra Care Bucks that I got last week when I bought the milk. So I used that...making them 10 cents each!

Unfortunately I had to pay tax which was 87 cents, for a total of $1.25! lol OH YEAH!!!!!!!!

Walmart Price Match AND Coupons! 5/13/11

After not being able to get the Carefree pantyliners at CVS I decided to see if Walmart would price match them. And also that more I realized I was COMPLETELY out of deoderant (I swear I had another one under the cupboard but NOPE--UGH!). So I was going to have them price match that also.

I spent $12.56, not sure how much I saved exactly.

The details:

• 6 packs of Carefree pantyliners---are you ready for this---FREE!!!! Remember I was going to price match it with CVS? Well Walmart's regular price was 94 cents and the coupon was for $1 off or Free if less than $1, so I didn't have to use the price match.



• However I DID use the price match on the Mitchum deoderant. I believe the regular price was $2.97 (or $2.74, not sure which one it was) and then the price match was to make them $1.99 each. But I had a $1 off coupon so I paid 99 cents each!



• 5 packages of Jennio-O ground turkey $1.98 per roll (the cheapest place I have ever found it is at walmart, and this is the regular price)

So that's it...I guess I saved around $9.60 if the deoderant was $2.97 (about $9.20 if it was $2.74 originally). Pretty good considering I got meat in there which rarely has coupons! :-)

CVS ECB 5/13/11

Why oh why do I keep wasting my time?! I think I need to give up on ever getting those dang Lysol Freshmatic Air Fresheners! lol They only had 2 I NEEDED 3 to make the deal and get the extra care bucks. Plus they didn't have any Carefree pantyliners. But they did have milk sort of on sale. Let me explain the milk was $3.19 a fairly decent price for around here right now anyway. Then I got $1 back per gallon of milk (limit 2) in Extra Care Bucks, that I can use on my next purchase. So I can either think of it as getting the milk for $2.19 a gallon or I can think of it next week and use it towards whatever I buy so it will cost less. So we will see what I end up buying next week that I can use it on. (If they have anything! ROFL!)

Paid $6.38 and saved $1.20 PLUS I got the $2 in Extra Care Bucks.

More coupon questions answered

So if you are wondering if I buy stuff I need or if I just buy stuff that is on sale, here is my answer! I do both! I buy stuff I need, and I typically only buy stuff I actually use (or at least want to try!) and stock up on it so I have enough until it goes on sale again the next time. Like I bought a ton of pasta sauce because we use it a lot and I bought a ton of salsa for the same reason. Today, I ran out of deoderant and thought I had some under the cabinet, but couldn't find it, so I searched who had it on sale (CVS) and what coupon I could use to go with it. But CVS didn't have it so I ended up at Walmart and asked them to price match it, which they do now openly (they used to do it before, but the cashiers used to roll their eyes about it and kindof give you a hard time, now they almost welcome it with the new commercials and I have done it twice and the cashiers just looked at the kind and size and price and rang it up no problem at all), and then I used the coupon. So the deoderant, which was a kind I haven't tried, so I only got 1 for me and 1 for DH to try, ended up being only 99 cents each, compared to the regular walmart price of $2.74 or $2.97, I can't remember for sure.

Things like my produce I still get at the farmers market, unless they are on sale for a good price at the grocery store. Meat, I either get at Sams Club (for the bulk price) or at Albertsons (with the buy one get two free deals) and my ground turkey I get at Walmart because they have the cheapest price for the Jennie-O ground turkey (I try to use a coupon for that if I can too, they don't come out very often, but do sometimes). Milk and eggs, it kindof depends, usually I get it at Sams because it is the cheapest, however I noticed today that CVS had milk for $3.19, a typical price I think, BUT I got $1 Extra Care Bucks, to use next time I buy something at CVS (so it ends up kindof being a $1 off coupon) or I can think of it as paying $2.19 per gallon and not include it in the purchase I actually use it with. lol Are you thoroughly confused now?! :-)

Let me know if you have any other questions, I am glad to answer them! :-) I am still learning so if I don't know maybe we can learn together. :-)

Publix Shopping Trip 5/12/11

Another pretty decent trip, but not my best one. lol :-) Some of the purchases were really great deals and some were just so so.

I spent $41.50 and I saved $88.94 plus a FREE $10 Publix Gift Card!!!! WOOT WOOT!

So here we go:

• 4 bottles of Welch's Grape Juice $1. 02 each


• 2 packages of 4 cans of Bumble Bee Tuna $2.00 each


• 4 bottles of Hunt's ketchup 78 cents each


• 2 bottles Hidden Valley dressing 73 cents each


• 2 bottles Wishbone dressing $1.02 each


• 4 bags Kraft Homestyle Macaroni & Cheese 30 cents each!!!!


• 2 jars Vlasic Stackers 70 cents each


• 2 bags Back to Nature Granola 90 cents each


• 2 bags Pup-Peroni Dog Snacks $1.80 each


• 3 Swanson Broth $1.26 each


• 8 cans Campbell's soup 93 cents each (I wish I had more coupons I would have bought even more! lol We use cream of chicken and cream of celery soup a lot in casseroles and crockpot meals! lol)


• 2 cans of Pillsbury Crescent rolls $1.42 each (except when I got home I only ended up with one, so I went back and got the other one...not sure what happened)


• 2 packages of Swiss cheese $2.00 each


• 2 packages of Chips Ahoy $1.50 each (I had to take some cookies to Tye's class for lunch)


• 2 bottles MIO water flavor stuff $1.79 each


• Not pictured is my $10 Publix gift card that I got for FREE for spending over $50!

Thanks for looking!

CVS Bargains 5/5/11

Well I FINALLY got to cash in 1 rain check at CVS, but not the other. And I wasn't able to get all 3 of the ones I wanted of the rain check because they only had 2, but I took what I could get.

Today I spent $6.31 and saved $11.73!

Here is the breakdown:

• 2 Puffs Plus with Lotion (always need these when you have a BAD cold! lol) 99 cents each


• 5 Dawn dish soap 74 cents each!!


• 2 tubes Aquafresh for Kids FREE! They cost $1 and I had a coupon for $1 off!

Pretty good trip!

Publix Deals 5/5/11

I got sucked in a little today...lol...let me show you what I mean!

I spent $95.13 and I saved $81.94.

First let me tell you about one thing you don't see and one you only kindof see...The item you don't see is the gas card I bought. Publix had a coupon where if you spent $25 at Publix and bought a $50 gas card, you got it for only $40. So of the $95 above $40 of it was for a gas card. The thing in the picture you only kindof see is the dog food. I bought 2 bags of it, after using my $2 off coupon, for $10.99 each. Not too shabby for the huge 17.5 lb bag of dog food! So if I take both of those things off the actual grocery price was really only about $33. Anyway, I still think I did fairly well!


Here are the rest of the details:

• 2 bags of yoplait smoothie mix 60 cents each!


• 3 bags baby carrots $1.29 each


• 1 bottle vinegar (I was out and use it a lot in recipes) $1.09


• 6 boxes Crystal Light on the Go mix 17 cents each!


• 1 jar Kraft Mayo (olive oil one) $1.70


• 1 jar Miracle Whip $1.70


• 4 cans diced tomatoes 69 cents each


• 1 container Kraft Philadephia Cooking Creme (I really wanted to try this!) 50 cents!


• 5 boxes Eggo Waffles $1 each


• 3 Pantene Conditioners and 1 Shampoo I believe these were $1.50 each (I can't remember which coupons I ended up using on this! lol)


• 1 Digiorno Pizza and Wings $4.25


• 1 California Pizza Kitchen Pizza and Appetizer $4.25

The last two are really what got me sucked in as they were not on my list, but I had seen the sale and then I notice on the freezer door was a blinkie (those red coupon dispensers) with a coupon for $1.25 off. So I gave into the coupon pressure! lol Oh well, it is nice to have something quick in the freezer if we need it. :-) And at $4.25 it is cheaper than going out to eat! (Even if we ate BOTH of them in one meal! lol)

Publix Items 5/4/11

We needed to get some flowers for Miss Paugh for teacher appreciation day on Thursday. I also decided to take a chance in hopes that they had some of the light Ragu come in and I could get them on sale without using the rain check. Maybe I could use the rain check in a couple of weeks after I have used what I have. I also really needed some cream cheese. So I headed to Publix. Since it wasn't an actually savings shopping trip the savings were huge. BUT here it is anyway.

Spent $11.52 and saved $5.30.

The Ragu was $1.325 each.
The cream cheese was 97 cents each.
The flowers were $4.00--but they sure were pretty and I got to enjoy them and we gave Miss Paugh one for teacher appreciation (just one rose, I kept the rest! lol The whole class was supposed to bring one flower, so the vase should have been full! lol)

So that's it. Not that great, but still a savings.