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1/3/2011 Shopping Trips

Posted by shopaholicsavers on January 4, 2011 2 comments

Today was a day full of couponing. There were a lot of good deals at local stores on stuff that I needed for my household and things that we will use. This is how I generally do my grocery and household shopping which is why you will see items that I bought that weren’t free (like the watch battery at CVS).

CVS Shopping Trip

The deals I did at CVS were-

– $10 ECB (Extra Care Bucks aka CVS dollars) WYB $20 any Excedrin Products Limit 1

– $7 ECB WYB any (2) Revlon Cosmetics or Beauty Tools Limit 1

– $2 ECB WYB GE Energy Smart 40, 60, 75 or 100 watt equivalent, 1 pk., $3.99 Limit 1

– $5 ECB WYB $10 listed Listerine, Rembrandt or Reach items: Limit 2

-To make these even better deals I used a variety of coupons including 2 free Excedrin coupons and 1 free Always 18 pack coupon (To see these deals with coupon match ups visit www.southernsavers.com)

– Coffee on sale for $2.50 and I used a $1 off coupon

– A Duracell Watch Battery which I needed (buying this battery was a lot cheaper than having to buy a new watch)

– 2 Bags of Chocolate Covered Pretzels $1.49 each (Christmas clearance)

– I also used a $5 off a $25 dollar purchase CVS coupon

Total- $28.40

Used- $3.01 on a gift card

Total- $25.39

Received- $24.00 Extra Care Bucks (CVS dollars)

Saved- $56.61

That’s like spending $1.39 for all of these items because I will roll my CVS dollars and use them on things I need or the deals I do next week. Just a side note- If I hadn’t bought the watch battery I would have gotten back the same number of extra care bucks that I spent. I could have made this deal better by spending less out of pocket if I had made multiple transactions and used the extra care bucks I got to pay for my next purchase but I didn’t have the time to do this.

Walgreens Shopping Trip

I went back to Walgreens today and did the same deal I did last night two more times.

I spent- $3.24

Saved- $25.74

Received- $18.00 Register Rewards (Walgreens Dollars) and two coupons for Free Breathe Right Nasal Strips

That’s a profit of $14.76 to spend on other things

Click HERE to read my previous post about this deal.

Walgreens Gift Cards

It always amazes me how many good deals you can find when you keep your eyes open. I walked out of Walgreens today and met a girl selling newspapers for the Orlando Sentinel. I know that the price for the Sunday paper subscription was a good one because I have looked into subscribing to the paper. I buy several copies of the paper every Sunday for the coupons and I think it would be nice not to have to leave the house to get them. Subscribing is also cheaper than buying papers from the store. I received two $5 Walgreens gift cards when I subscribed twice at the discounted rate.

Publix Shopping Trip

B1G1 2 General Mills Cereal, 156.-24.9 oz., at $4.89 ($2.44)
Used (1) $1/2 Cheerios (any), Cinnamon Toast Crunch, or Cookie Crisp printable
$1.94 each after coupon

B1G1 6 Maruchan Yakisoba Japanese Noodles, 4-4.27 oz., at 79¢ (39¢)

Used (6) $.50 cent off coupons

Free + $.63 cents profit after coupons

B1G1 Al Fresco Chicken Sausage, 12 oz., at $5.49 ($2.74)

Used (2) $2 off Al Fresco Chicken Sausage printable
.74¢ each after coupons

B1G1 4 Quaker Oats, Old Fashioned or Quick Oats, 18 oz,, at $2.49 ($1.24)
Used (4) $1 off Quaker Instant oatmeal or Quick or Old Fashioned oats, RP 1/02

.24¢ each after coupon

B1G1 Yoplait Fiber One Yogurt, 4 pk, at $2.50 ($1.25)

I used (2) .50/1 Yoplait Fiber One Yogurt printable , printable or printable
$.75 cents each

B1G1 Smart Balance Spread, 13-15 oz. or 2 pk or Spray, 8 oz., at $3.09 ($1.54)

Salt- $.49

5lbs Rice- $3.59

Donation to The Special Olympics $1

(The picture below is of the coupons that come with your donation)

– I also used a $5 off of a $25 purchase CVS competitor coupon

Total after coupons – $10.68

Saved- $41.60

Thanks to SouthernSavers.com and iHeartPublix.com for these deals

Target Shopping Trip

I needed to print a large number of pictures and I had two target printable coupons to buy 10 prints and get 20 for free. The photo center said I could use both coupons if I split my pictures into two orders. I made sure to print at least 31 pictures in each order because the rate for 31 pictures was cheaper than the 30 or under rate.

I bought 72 one hour prints

Pictures Total- $6.43

Saved- $8.36

Deals on everything else-

2 bags of Pretzel M&Ms- $1.44 each (Christmas Clearance)

Johnson & Johnson First Aid Kits- $ .97 cents

I used $3 off Target Coupon (It printed from their coupon printer on a previous visit)

Free + $1 Profit

Lunchable- $1 (On Sale)

I used a $1 off Manufacturer’s coupon

Free after coupon

2 Up & Up Pantiliners (20 ct) – $0.89 (Regular Price)
I used (2) $0.75/1 Target printable
$0.14 each after coupon

Shredded Cheese- $2 (on sale)

I used (1) $.75 off coupon

then I used (1) $.50 cents off manufacturer coupon

$.75 cents after coupons

Hole Punch- $.99 cents (I bought this because I needed it to finish my free printable planner pages. If I bought the pages it would have been around $11.)

I saved- $17.08 on this shopping trip

12/31/2010 Publix Shopping Trip

Posted by shopaholicsavers on December 31, 2010 None comments

Today was a slightly unusual shopping trip to Publix because, while I did need groceries, I was mostly going tonight because I had a stack of $1 off Bakery, Deli, Meat or Produce Publix coupons that were expiring today. I found a stack of these coupons in the flyer/Ads/coupon holder in the entrance of Publix. I used 21 $1 off coupons today and I got a lot of stuff. I love dollar amount off department coupons because it gives you the freedom to pick your own items and I usually choose the cheapest items I can get while still qualifying to use the coupons (these coupons required that the items were at least $1 to start with). As you can see, I got quite a haul today. It is usually not easy to get coupons for fresh produce, deli items, bakery items, or meats so I wanted to make sure I got as much as I could (and could use) today. I gave away the rest of the coupons I couldn’t use. I will freeze some of these groceries but most of them we will eat in the next couple of weeks or give away to someone who can use them.

My total after coupons + tax – $11.15

I used $7.22 I had on a visa gift card

Final Total- $3.93 (Not bad at all considering the gallon of milk alone cost me $3.29)

Saved- $23.40 before gift card and $30.62 after the gift card

Publix Christmas Clearance

Posted by shopaholicsavers on December 27, 2010 None comments

My sister and I went to Publix to go grocery shopping yesterday and we couldn’t help looking at the Publix Christmas clearance. They had a lot of candy and some decorations on sale. My favorite find was several types of Publix Christmas reusable gift bags. These gift bags can be reused over and over again and they only cost .50 cents, which is a lot cheaper than most paper gift bags that rip easily. My family already had a very eco-friendly Christmas this year as far as wrapping went. We used comics, store bags, reused gift bags and recyclable wrapping paper. We also like to give out gift bags (usually full of items we get for free couponing) and these .50 cent bags are also perfect for that.

My Publix Shopping Trip 12/9/2010

Posted by shopaholicsavers on December 9, 2010 None comments

I bought-

3 packs of Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast– on sale for just under $3.00 each

– I used (2) $1 off a Product from the Publix meat Department (Given to me at Publix during a back to school promotion)

1 Kraft Block Cheese– on sale for $2.50

1 Kraft Shred Cheese– on sale for $2.50

– I used (1) $1/2 Kraft shredded or block cheese (Target coupon), 7-8 oz PRINTABLE

1 lb Ground Sirloin– cost $3.28

2 Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls– on sale for $1.00 each

– I used (2) .50/1 Pillsbury Sweet Rolls or Grands Sweet Rolls, SS 10/10

2 Pillsbury Biscuits– on sale for $1.00 each

– I used (2) .50/1 Pillsbury Sweet Rolls or Grands Sweet Rolls, SS 10/10

3 Sundown Folic Acid Bottles– cost 3.79 each

– I used (3) $3 off Sundown Naturals Vitamins, 120 ct.+, or Osteo Bi-Flex, 120 ct.+ (Publix coupon), Green Advantage flyer

– and (3) $1 off Sundown Naturals or Marvel vitamins, RP 11/7

1 Onion Salt– on clearance for .79 cents

2 Coffee Mate Coffee Creamers– on sale for $1.25 each until 12/10

-.75/1 Nestle Coffee-Mate Liquid or Powder Creamer PRINTABLE

2 Covergirl Foundations– on sale for 4.49 each

I used (2) $1.50 off CoverGirl or Queen Color Collection item (Publix coupon), Green Advantage flyer

– and (1) $2/2 CoverGirl product, PG 11/28

My Total Was- $21.60

I Saved- $42.91 (A 200% savings)

Then I used a $20 Visa Gift Card I won during a work contest for free

My Final Total- $1.60

Final Savings Total- $62.91

This is how I shop all the time. I started this blog to teach other people how to do it. These are items which my family and I will use with the exception of the Folic Acid which I bought because I was paid to buy them (I will find a use for them eventually). Most of these deals are still good until the end of Publix’s sale week which ends (in Florida) Wednesday night at 10pm. Happy Shopping 🙂