My 6/5 CVS Trip

Since I had to run to Rite Aid today to make $5 I decided to go ahead and pick up some FREE pain relief medicine at CVS. I have lots of ECB's so I also went ahead and used those to purchase my papers for the week. Here's what I did:

Purchase:
4 Newspapers $1.50 each
2 Excedrin 8 ct pain relievers on sale for $0.99 each
Total: $7.98
Use:
$3 ECB from last week
$2 ECB from last week
$1 ECB from last week
Pay: $1.98 plus tax
Get Back: $2.98 ECB ($1 for the 4th visit with my green bag tag and $1.98 for purchasing 2 Excedrin)

Total Out of Pocket: $1.98
Total Value: $7.98
Rewards Remaining: $2.98

Another easy shopping day in which I left with more money than I started with!

My 6/5 Rite Aid Trip

I was planning on taking today off from coupon shopping until I saw that I recieved a high value John Frieda coupon in my SmartSource today. Because of this I went ahead and did a quick trip. Here's what I did at Rite Aid:

Purchase:
1 John Frieda Full Repair Styler on sale for $4.99
Use:
$5/1 John Frieda Full Repair product
Pay: $0 plus tax
Get Back: $5 SCR

Total Out of Pocket: $0
Total Value: $6.99
Rewards Remaining: $5 that will come in a check at the beginning to mid July. Essentially, it's like I was paid $5 just for shopping at Rite Aid today!

My 6/1 Commissary Trip

I had a few RR that were going to expire soon and since there isn't anything at Walgreens I needed, I decided to make a trip over to the Commissary. They DO accept RR's since they say manufacture coupon on them and have a remit address. If you have any problems at your commissary I have a contact that I'd be willing to pass on to you who works for DECA and she'll be sure to straighten your Commissary out.

Unfortunately, I am unable to publish prices at the Commissary since the general public is not permitted to enter. However, I will share what I purchased and approximately my out of pocket costs below:

I purchased:
5 lbs of meat (3 lbs hamburger, 2 1lbs stew meat)
1 bag of salad
3 lbs of apples
1 huge watermelon
3 packages of 250 ct napkins
I used:
3 - $1 off Marcal napkins
6 - $3 RR from Walgreens
I paid less around $3 after my coupons and saved 85%

My May 29th CVS Trip

CVS had a moneymaker this week and lots of candy (chocolate on sale). This came at a great time because I need chocolate (if you know what I mean) ;) Here's what I did today:

Purchase:
2 M&M's single packs on sale 2 for $1
2 Degree Deodorants on sale 2 for $7 (look for deodorants with a free fragrance attached)
2 Oral - B Toothbrushes on sale for $1.99 each = $3.98
1 Preparation H Wipes 10 ct. on sale for $3.99
4 Hershey's Pieces or Drops on sale 2 for $5 = $10
Total: $25.97
Use:
$5 off $25 purchase coupon emailed to me from CVS
1 - $1.50/2 Oral B Indicator Toothbrushes 5/1 PG
1 - $2/1 Preparation H printable
2 - $2/2 Hershey's Pieces or Drops 5/1 SS
1 - $10 ECB from a few weeks ago (note: my pre-tax total was 9.97 after the above coupons. Therefore, I forfeited the remaining .03 on my ECB and I was ok with that)
Pay: $0.00 plus tax!
Rewards Remaining: $9.99 ECB ($1 for buying 2 Mars Singles, $3 for buying $10 in participating Hershey products, $2 for buying 2 Oral-B toothbrushes, $3.99 for buying Preparation H)

Total Out of Pocket: $0.00 plus tax
Total Value: $38.89
Rewards Remaining: $9.99 ECB

It was another great couponing trip!

My May 29th Walgreens Trip

Today's trip to Walgreens was a quick one. Here's what I did:

Transaction #1:
Purchase
1 Ritz Crackerfuls on sale for $2
Use
$1/1 4/17 SS
Pay $1.00 plus tax
Get Back $2 RR

Transaction #2:
Repeat Tran #1

Transaction #3:
Purchase:
1 Ritz Crackerfuls on sale for $2
1 Icy Hot Naturals Cream on sale for $0.99
2 Right Guard Deodorant B1G1 Free @ $4.49
2 Dry Idea Deodoant B1G1 Free @ $4.49
1 BC Powder on sale for $1.50
Total: $13.47
Use:
2 B1G1 Free Right Guard or Dry Idea products 5/1 RP
1 $1/1 Ritz Crackerfuls 4/17 SS
1 $3 RR from last week
Pay: $0.49 plus tax
Get back $4.49 RR ($2 from Crackerfuls, $1.50 from BC, and $0.99 from Icy Hot)


Total Out of Pocket: $2.49 plus tax
Total Value: $32.41
Rewards Remaining: $8.49
This is like being paid $6 to shop at Walgreens!!!

Reminder: No Coupon Inserts in Sunday's Paper

Here's a friendly reminder to let you know that there will be zero coupon inserts in Sunday's paper. Take the day to relax and enjoy your Holiday weekend. Coupons will be back next week :)

May 27th Weekly Finals

Grocery Store Totals (Publix Only):

Total out of pocket: $13.77 plus tax
Total Value: $87.09 plus tax
Total Savings: $73.32 or 84%
To see my Publix trip head on over here


Drug Store Totals (CVS and Walgreens):

Total Out of Pocket: $23.88 plus tax
Total Value: $55.08 plus tax
Total Savings: $31.20
Rewards Remaining: $42
To view my CVS trip go here; For Walgreens click here

In total I spent $37.65 plus tax for $142.17 worth of grocery and drug store items. Plus, I still have $42 remaining in ECB and RR! You could say I actually made $4.35 this week!!!

How'd you do this week? Feel free to share in the comment section or on my facebook page if you'd like :)

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My May 26th Publix Trip

I am soooo stocked up on pretty much everything that I really have no need to make a trip to a grocery store (aside from milk) for a good 4 months. I seriously considered not even going this week, but it's so hard to pass up a deal or two. So, out I went. Here's what I did:

Purchase:
4 - 10 lb bags of Purina Tidy Cats Cat Litter (used a raincheck from a couple weeks ago making them 2 for $2.39) = $4.78 (paid to take this home after coupons)
4 - Luigi Real Italian Ice on sale 2 for $3.19 = $6.38
4 - Breyer's Blasts Ice Cream on sale 2 for $5.99 = $11.98
2 - Entenmann's Little Bites on sale 2 for $4.49 = $4.49
1 - Sundown Naturals B-12 Vitamins $3.99 (paid to take this home after coupons)
1 - Sundown Naturals B Complex Vitamins $3.99 (paid to take this home after coupons)
2 - Kraft Dressings on sale 2 for $3.19 = $3.19
2 - Kozy Shack Puddings on sale 2 for $3.09 = $3.09
2 - Duncan Hines Brownie Mixes on sale 2 for $2.09 = $2.09
2 - All Oxi Laundry Detergent on sale 2 for $5.99 = $5.99
Total: $49.97 plus tax
Use:
1 - $3 off $30 purchase printable from Recyclebank
2 - $2 off Tidy Cats Cat Litter printable (no longer available)
2 - $1.10 off Tidy Cats Cat Litter printable (no longer available)
4 - $1/1 Luigi Real Italian Ice 5/01 RP
2 - $1.50/2 Breyer's Blasts printable
2 - $1.50/2 Breyer's Ice Cream Target printable
1 - $6/2 Sundown Vitamins from the Green Publix Flyer (store coupon)
1 - $3/2 Sundown Vitamins printable
1 - $1/2 Kraft Dressing 14 oz or larger 5/15 RP
1 - $1/2 Kraft Dressings Target printable
2 - $1/1 Kozy Shack Pudding printable (no longer available)
2 - .50/1 Duncan Hines Brownie Mix printable (no longer available) - both double to $1 off
2 - $1/1 All Laundry Detergent printable
Pay: $13.77 plus tax

Total out of pocket: $13.77 plus tax
Total Value: $87.09 plus tax
Total Savings: $73.32 or 84%

Updated Rite Aid Coupon Policy

Unfortunately, I have a little bit of sad news to pass on. Yesterday, Rite Aid updated their coupon policy and it's no longer as great as it once was, in my opinion. You can see the updated policy under the Store Policy tab or by clicking here. I recommend printing this policy and keeping it with you in case you encounter any problems while checking out at Rite Aid.

Here are the main changes that sadden me:

Rite Aid accepts Buy One, Get One Free coupons, however only one coupon can be used for each pair of items purchased. A customer can use one “cents off” coupon in conjunction with the item they are purchasing on a Buy One, Get One Free promotion (or with a Buy One Get One Free coupon), although the value of the cents off coupon cannot exceed the selling price of the item.

Buy One Get One Free coupons cannot be used in conjunction with a Buy One Get One Free promotion

Another change:

Rite Aid may accept up tor 4 identical coupons for the same number of qualifying items as long as there is sufficient stock to satisfy other customers within the store manager's sole discretion

My May 24th CVS Trip

The coupons I ordered arrived in the mail yesterday so this morning I headed out to CVS to score my moneymaking nail polish! Here's what I did:

Transaction #1:
Purchase 2 Revlon Nail Polishes on sale for $4.99
Use 2 $2/1 Any Revlon Color Cosmetic 5/8 SS (nail polish is considered a cosmetic item)
Pay $5.98 plus tax
Get back $14 ECB (1 $8 for buying 2 nail polishes, 1 $1 for using my green bag tag, and 1 $5 for spending $50 in beauty items)

Transaction #2:
Purchase 2 Revlon Nail Polishes on sale for $4.99
Use 2 $2/1 Any Revlon Color Cosmetic 5/8 SS
Use $5 ECB from Tran #1
Pay $0.98 plus tax
Get back $8ECB (for buying nail polish)

Transaction #3
Purchase 2 Revlon Nail Polishes on sale for $4.99
Use 2 $2/1 Any Revlon Color Cosmetic 5/8 SS
Use $1 ECB from Tran #1
Pay $4.98 plus tax
Get back $8 ECB (for buying nail polish)

Total Out of Pocket: $11.94 plus tax
Total Value: $34.14
Total Savings: $22.20 or 65%
Rewards Remaining: $24 ECB (3 $8)

In total I spent $11.94 and I have $24 in ECB remaining. That's like CVS paying me $12.06 to shop in their store!!!

My May 22nd Walgreens Trip

Today I made a trip to 2 Walgreens stores because I didn't want to clear the shelves at 1 location; Although, both stores had way more than I expected them to have. Still, I like to spread my purchases around so as not to seem greedy.

Walgreens was the only store I shopped at this morning because, unfortunately, Rite Aid didn't have much in their ad to interest me and for CVS I had to order some coupons (they haven't come in yet). So, here's a breakdown of what I did today at Walgreens:

Transaction #1:
Purchase 1 Tone Body Wash on sale for $3.99
Use 1 $2/1 Tone Body Wash printable (no longer available)
Pay $1.99 plus tax
Get Back $3 RR

Transaction #2, #3, #4, #5, and #6:
Repeat Transaction #1

Total Out of Pocket: $11.94 plus tax
Total Value: $20.94
Total Savings: $9 or 43%
Rewards Remaining: $18 (6 - $3 RR)

In total I spent $11.94 and I have $18 in RR remaining! That's like making $6.06 to shop at Walgreens! And the great thing about RR is that I can use them at the Commissary to score free meat or produce (or anything really)!

Feel free to share how you did at Walgreens today in the comment section...

May 22nd Coupon Inserts

Tomorrow there will be 2 inserts in your paper.

1 Redplum
1 Smartsource

To see what'll be in the Redplum head on over here and for Smartsource go here.

Please remember that not all areas will get all of these coupons since they can be regional. Also values may differ as well

Note: Consider copying and pasting the list into a word document. Then tomorrow when you get your inserts go through the list changing values if necessary and removing the coupons you didn't get. Then print! This makes searching for coupons much easier as you can look at the list to see if you got it! :)

My Mailbox Goodies

This week my mailbox brought me lots of joy. I scored a coupon for a FREE Meal at Zaxby's by joining the Zax Mail Club. If you join you'll get a free meal and then another freebie every year during your birth month! There's no cost to join either!

I also received a FREE coupon for Purina Pro Plan Roasted Slices. Now, I'm going to be honest and let you know I've searched and searched but for the life of me I can't remember where I signed up for this :( I'm thinking I signed up for this before I started this blog.

I found a sample of Goodnights Underwear in my mailbox one day this week too! This is still available and can be found over here. I recommend getting this sample even if you don't need it. Surely you know someone who could really use this and if not then it's a great item to donate to a women's shelter or another charity!

Lastly, my favorite freebie arrived and that was a piece of chocolate! This came from the Kudzo's $5,000 curb appeal giveaway. I posted about it on 4/27 over here.

What mailbox goodies did you receive this week?

FREE Hot Pocket Snackers Saturday May 21st

Hey guys! I was just checking my news feed on facebook when I saw this:

If you live near a Kroger grocery store, you’re in luck. They’re giving out coupons for HOT POCKETS SNACKERS in-store on May 21st. So make sure to swing by your local Kroger, grab a coupon, grab some SNACKERS and enjoy. Sharing them is totally optional.

On the Hot Pockets page. To see for yourself just head over here

Hopefully all Kroger locations are included, but you may want to call and check before heading out tomorrow. You may want to consider going early in the day too because I have no idea how many coupons they'll actually have.

Will you be stopping by Kroger to pick up your FREE hot pockets?

May 20th Weekly Finals

Grocery Store Totals (Kroger and Publix):

Total Out of Pocket: $62.63 plus tax
Total Value: $147.58 plus tax
Total Savings: $86.95 or 59%
To see my Kroger trips go here, here, here or here. For Publix click here


Drug Store Totals (CVS and Rite Aid):

Total Out of Pocket: $23.99 plus tax
Total Value: $236.16 plus tax
Total Savings: 213.77 or 91%
Rewards Remaining: 10 ECB
To see my CVS trip go here. For Rite Aid head on over here, here, or here


In total I spent $86.62 for $383.74 worth of grocery and drug store items and that doesn't include my 10 ECB that still remain. It was another great week of coupon shopping!

How'd you do this week? Feel free to share in the comment section.

My Favorite Rite Aid Deals Starting May 22nd

Vitamin Water 20 oz or Smart Water 700 mL $1 ---> $1 +up wyb 5 (limit 2 deals = 10 waters)
Use (5) .75/1 Vitamin Water, tearpad
Or (5) .75/1 Smart Water, tearpad

Suave Body Wash $2.50 each 12 oz ---> $3 +up wyb 4
Use (2) B1G1 Free Suave Body Wash or Lotion 5/22 RP

New York Style Bagel Crisps $1.50
$1/1 New York Style Bagel Crisps 2/27 SS

Bausch & Lomb Alaway 10 mL B1G1 Free $12.99 ---> $5 +up wyb $25 in participating products (look here for all the details)
Use (4) $5/1 Bausch & Lomb Alaway Eye Drops 4/17 SS

Carefree Pantiliners 18-22 ct  $1
Use $1/1 Carefree pantiliners 5/08 SS

LA Looks B1G1 Free $2.99
Use (2) $1/1 LA Looks 5/15 SS

My Favorite Walgreens Deals Starting May 22nd

Scunci No Damage Hair Elastics 18 ct $2 ---> $2 RR

Tone Body Wash $3.99 ---> $3 RR
Use $2/1 printable (No longer available. I hope you printed it when I posted the alert a few days ago)

Complete Multi-Purpose Solution $7.99 ---> $7.99 RR
Use $1/1 Complete Multi-purpose solution 5/22 SS

Gillette Fusion ProGlide  Razor System $9.89 ---> $5 RR
Use $4/1 Gillette ProGlide manual or power razor 5/1 PG

Purchase 4 Participating Products Pictured (Suave Lotion, Vaseline Lotion, Suave Shampoo or Condtioner, Dove Men+Care, Caress Body Wash) @ $3 each ---> $4RR
Purchase (4) Suave Lotion $3 each
Use (2) B1G1 Free Suave Lotion
Pay $6 get back $4 RR

Pure Silk Shave Cream 9.5 oz $1.99 ---> $1.50 RR

ThermaCare Heat Wraps 2-3 pack $5.99 each ---> $5 RR wyb 2
Use (2) $3/1 printables

Oscar Meyer Weiners 10 pk B1G1 Free $2.99
$1/2 Oscar Meyer Hot Dogs 5/15 SS or printable

Care Free Pantiliners $0.99 (with in-ad coupon)
Use $1/1 5/08 SS
Then use the in ad coupon

Huggies Little Swimmers 10 to 12 count $6.99
Use $2/1 Huggies Little Swimmers 5/15 SS
Use $2/1 Huggies Little Swimmers from the May coupon booklet (store coupon found at the front of the store)

My Favorite CVS Deals Starting May 22nd

Revlon Nail $4.99 ---> $4 ECB (limit 6)
Use $1 off Revlon Nail 4/10 SS
Or $2 off Revlon Color Cosmetic 5/08 SS

Trident Vitality or Stride Spark gum 9-14 ct. $0.99 ---> $0.99 ECB (limit 1)
Use $1/2 Stride Gum 4/03 SS

Spend $10 on Select Suave products ---> $3 ECB (limit 1)
Purchase (4) Suave Body Wash priced at $2
Purchase (2) Suave Deodorant priced at $1
Total: $10
Use
(2) B1G1 Free Suave Body Wash or Lotion 5/22 SS
(2) .50/1 Suave Deodorant 5/22 RP
Pay: $5 get back $3 ECB

Purex Laundry Liquid 23-33 loads  $1.98 (limit 4)
$1/1 Purex Laundry detergent 50-100 oz 5/01 RP

Last Chance FREE Tide Stain Release

In about 30 minutes, Tide will be giving away a 20,000 FREE 10 pack sample of their Stain Release. Just head over to their facebook page and 'like' them now. At 8 pm EST they will post an update on their wall with a link to the giveaway. I suggest going now and be ready as these always go fast!

This is your last chance so if you want it be ready  :)