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12-7-11 Walgreens Shopping Trip

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on December 10, 2011 1 comments

Walgreens had a great deal on tape this week.I stocked up because I needed to buy tape to wrap presents. This isn’t the exact tape I would have bought but it will work just as well. I love it when I run out of something only to find it for FREE!

W by Duck Packing Tape 99¢ w/in-ad coupon
-$1 off Duck brand tape products, SS 11/20
Price After Coupons- Free

I bought this in two transactions. I bought the cup and candy stick as filler items to absorb the .03¢ overage because Walgreens registers can be tricky and I will use them for Xmiss.

12-6-11 CVS Shopping Trip

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on December 7, 2011 None comments

I bought-

$1.27 ECB WYB Candy Canes, 10 ct., $1.27 Limit 1
– No coupons
Cost after coupons and ECBs- FREE
*Note* – These ECBs are not printing so make sure the cashier manually prints them, when they do for some reason you will get $2 ECBs

$10 ECBs when you buy $20 any Playtex or Schick Products
Bought-
(2) Schick Disposable Razors, 10 pk., $9.49
(1) Shick Hydro Shave Gel, $4.29
Used-
-B1G1 Schick disposable razor, max $13.99, excl 2 ct, SS 11/06
-$2 off Schick disposable razor, excl 2 ct, SS 12/04
-$1 off Schick Hydro shave gel, SS 12/04
Cost after coupons and ECBs- .78¢

I was going to do this deal-
Buy 2 Revlon Cosmetics or Beauty tools (excludes clearance) = $6 Ecb (limit 1)
Buy 2 Revlon nail clippers $2.99 (based on online price)
Use 2 $1/1 beauty tool coupons found in the 10/30 SS (Expires 12/31!)
Pay $3.98
Get back $6 Ecb
Cost after coupons- FREE
But what ended up happening was that the Revlon beauty tools were 50% off unmarked clearance which and I had no idea so I got both nail files for .50 cents each but no ECBs

Arm & Hammer Spinbrush Toothbrush or refills., $5.99 get $2.00 in Extra Bucks, limit 2
-$4.00 off 1 Arm & Hammer Spinbrush Sonic printable or printable or printable
Cost after coupons and ECBs- FREE

Used a Rain Check from last week’s sale for 4 Glade Air Fresheners or Scented Oil Warmer, 1 ct., 99¢
– I used $2/2 Glade Winter Collection product CVS printable coupon
You can also use-
-$1.50/2 Glade Winter Collection fragrance printable
-.75/1 Glade Winter Collection product, excl solids, November Redbook, Ladies Home Journal, Good Housekeeping, or Cooking Light Magazines
-$2/2 Glade Winter Collection product, excl solids, November Redbook, Ladies Home Journal, Good Housekeeping or Cooking Light Magazine
-$2/2 Glade Winter Collection products, excl solids printable
Cost after coupons- FREE+

I started with $10 ECBs
In two transactions my totals were-
Spent- $2.96
Saved- $63.73
Still Have- $6 ECBs
Money Back- $4 from a coupon the cashier forgot so they gave me the cash,
So I actually was paid $1.04 to take all of this out of the store, plus $6 ECBs

Thanks to SouthernSavers.com for the coupon match ups

11-28-11 CVS Shopping Trip

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on December 1, 2011 None comments

Xtra 2x Laundry Detergent 28 loads $1.49
-$1/2 Xtra laundry detergent, SS 11/13
Cost after coupons- .99¢

Dawn Dish Liquid 99¢
-.50/1 Dawn product, P&G Everyday Solutions home mailer
-.50/1 Dawn product, PG 10/30
-.50/1 Dawn Power Clean, Bleach alternative or Oxi product, PG 10/30
-.25/1 Dawn product, P&G Home Made Simple Gather Together home mailer, PG 11/27
-$1 off Dawn Hand Renewal with Olay Beauty, Booklet in select PG products
Cost after coupons- .50¢

Glade Air Freshener or Scented Oil Warmer, 1 ct., 99¢ (forgot to put in picture)
-$1.50/2 Glade Winter Collection fragrance printable
-.75/1 Glade Winter Collection product, excl solids, November Redbook, Ladies Home Journal, Good Housekeeping, or Cooking Light Magazines
-$2/2 Glade Winter Collection product, excl solids, November Redbook, Ladies Home Journal, Good Housekeeping or Cooking Light Magazine
-$2/2 Glade Winter Collection products, excl solids printable
Cost after coupons- FREE

11-28-11 Publix Shopping Trip

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on December 1, 2011 None comments

There were more great deals at Publix this week. Here is what I got-

Emerald Trail Mix, 5.5-6 oz, $1.50
-$1 off Emerald Nuts product, 5 oz +, RP 11/13
Cost after coupons– .50¢

Kern’s Nectar 6 pk, at $2.49 ($1.24)
-$1 off Kern’s beverage, 46 oz bottle or 5.5 oz 6 pk, Winter Family Savings booklet
Cost after coupons-.24¢

Schick Quattro Titanium or Intuition Razor, at $8.99 ($4.49)
-$2 off Schick Quattro Titanium razor or trimmer, SS 10/30
-$2 off Schick Quattro for women razor, TrimStyle or refill, SS 10/30
-$2 off Schick Quattro for Women razor or refill (Facebook) printable
-$3 off Schick Intuition Razor or Refill printable
Cost after coupons- $1.49

McCormick Grinder .77-2.12 oz, 99¢
-$1/3 McCormick spices or extracts, tearpad
-.55/1 McCormick spice or herb (Publix manufacturer’s coupon), All the Trimmings booklet
Cost after coupons- .44¢

DIAMOND CRYSTAL KOSHER SALT, $0.99 regular price
-$0.55/1 Diamond Crystal Publix store coupon, Winter Family Savings booklet
and -$0.40/1 Diamond Crystal Kosher salt printable coupon available here
Cost after coupons- $0.08

Lenders Bagels B1G1 Free

Why Rain Checks are Smart

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on November 28, 2011 None comments

For those of you who don’t know, a Rain Check is “an agreement for a merchant to provide to a customer an out-of-stock sale item at a later date. At grocery stores, if an item is on sale (offer) and the merchant has run out of the item, the customer may request a rain check in order that he/she may get the item at a later date at the sale price (Wikipedia).”

As couponers know, really good deals are often in high demand and we have all felt the disappointment of finding an empty shelf. It is very smart to get Rain Checks because they allow you to still purchase the item you intended to buy at a later date. Often the store will restock before your coupons expire but sometimes they will even extend the date that the store will accept expired coupons if you ask them to include it in the rain check.

Rain Checks are cool because many of them do not expire (always check). Unlike most sales that only last one week, this allows you to purchase the item when you actually need it.

11-24-11 Thanksgiving Day/Black Friday at CVS

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on November 24, 2011 None comments

These are my “Black Friday” deals at CVS. The deals actually started Nov. 24th at midnight so I went at about 1:30am because I didn’t want to be there right at midnight to fight the craziness but I am night owl. The employees at the store told me I just missed the huge line that had extended to the back of the store.This actually worked in my favor because there was almost no one in the store and the staff was great about helping me do multiple transactions, which I usually don’t do.

I was excited because they still had almost everything in stock. I didn’t have a preplanned list of transactions because I know that often they will be out of one item that forces you to redo your plan in the store anyways.

My strategy was this, collect all of the items I was going to buy and then, because almost all of the items were free after ECBs (CVS dollars), I split them into transactions of as close to $15 as I could get so that I could keep reusing the $15 ECBs so I had a much lower out of pocket cost.

I started with $5 ECBs from earlier this week. The only transactions I used coupons on, besides for store dollars, were the first two. The items in the first transaction were the ones that I would make a profit off of or get back more store dollars than cash spent. I did this intentionally because that way I got my initial $15 ECBs for only about $4 out of pocket and the rest of the money I spent on the other transactions was mostly tax or the slight difference in balances and ECBs from the previous transaction.

Transaction #1

Spent- $4.68 Saved- $13.74

Transaction #2

Spent- $1.36 Saved- $20.22

Transaction #3

Spent- $.59 Saved- $18.67

Transaction #4

Spent- $1.75 Saved- $22.21

Transaction #5

Spent- $.65 Saved- $17.86

Transaction #6

Spent- $.63 Saved- $10.35

Totals for all 6 transactions-

Spent- $9.66

Saved- $103.05

Still Have- $14.37 ECBs That’s like getting paid to take all of this out of the store!

If you would like to see a list of all of the CVS deals and coupon match ups SouthernSavers.com has a great list HERE.

11-23-11 Publix Shopping Trip

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on November 23, 2011 None comments

(2) B1G1 Degree Deodorant, 2.6, 2.7, or 3 oz $2.93
– (2) $1 off Degree Girl deodorant (Facebook) printable
Makes it .93¢ for both

(2) Finish Automatic Dishwasher Detergent $6.99
-$1 off Finish Quantum Automatic Dishwasher Detergent from coupon dispenser in front of
Makes it $2.49

(7) Travel Size Crest Whitestrips $5.99
– $7 off of Crest Whitestrips
– $10 off of Crest Whitestrips P&G 10/30
Makes it free plus a profit!

(1) Smuckers Hot Fudge
– No deal but I will use it for Christmas Dinner

Spent- $5.05 ($3.41 of that was tax)
Saved- $63.31

11-22-11 CVS Shopping Trip

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on November 22, 2011 None comments

You are able to get a really fantastic deal on Garnier Products at CVS this week. I used Garnier Nutritionist Skin Renew Daily Moisture Lotion every day. At around $14 for a 2.5oz bottle, I have thought about using something cheaper but this works great for me. It doesn’t leave my skin greasy, it doesn’t clog my pores, and it has an SPF 28 which is higher than most cheaper lotions and living in FL it’s important to protect your skin from the sun. The point is, this is a product that I am willing to pay a little more for but that doesn’t mean that I don’t still look for deals on it when I buy it. Everyone has products they can’t live without so keep your eyes open for great deals!

Today, the deal I did was-

Transaction #1
Bought- 1 Excedrin 8 Count .99¢
Total- .99¢
Received- .99¢ ECB and $1 ECB from using my green bag tag

Transaction #2
Bought- 2 Garnier Nutritionist Skin Renew Daily Moisture Lotion- On Sale for $10
Coupons Used- $5 off of $20 Skin Care Purchase Printed From the CVS Coupon Printer
– $5 off of $15 Garnier Purchase Printed From the CVS Coupon Printer
– (2) $1 off Garnier Moisturizer Coupons from RP 11/06
– The $1.99 CVS ECBs from the 1st transaction
Total- $6.92
Received- $5 CVS ECBs

Totals for Both Transactions-
Spent- $7.91
Saved- $19.97
Still Have- $5 CVS ECBs
That’s like spending $2.91 for all of the items!

Note- I’m always trying to get as much free stuff as possible. When I go to CVS and Walgreens knowing that I am going to spend a certain amount of money I always look for items that are free after store dollars like the Excedrin was today. I didn’t spend any more money buying that item than I would have otherwise spent at the store. I used the store dollars I received towards my larger purchase because I was going to spend the money anyway. It simply allows me to get more for my money.

11-19-11 Publix Shopping Trip

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on November 20, 2011 1 comments

If you missed my post about my larger Publix shopping trip earlier this week click HERE to read it.

(6) B1G1 Free Dr Pepper, 2 L, $1.75
-Free Dr Pepper TEN WYB any Dr Pepper 2L, (Publix Coupon) Yellow Adv. Flyer
-Free Dr Pepper TEN 2 Liter, SS 10/09
Buy 1 Regular Dr. Pepper and 1 Dr. Pepper 10 and both will be FREE!

(2) B1G1 Free Lysol Disinfectant Trigger Spray Cleaner at $2.69 ($1.34)
Buy 2 and use 2 $0.50/1 printable
Or buy 2 and use 2 $1/1 coupon from the 11/6 SmartSource insert
As low as $0.35 each after coupon

(2) B1G1 Free President Rondele Cheese Spread, 8 oz, at $4.59 ($2.29)
-$1 off President cheese printable
-$2.50 off President cheese, (when you share) printable
Makes it FREE+

(2) L.A. Looks Hair Gel
-$1 off L.A. Looks Product
Makes it .09¢ each

(2) B1G1 Free I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! $3.69 ($1.84)
-$1.50/1 ICBINB! All Purpose Sticks
Makes it .34¢ each

(2) Jones Dairy Farm Golden Brown Sausage links/patties 2/$3
-$1/2 Jones Dairy Blinkie
-$2/2 Jones Dairy Product
–$1/2 Jones Dairy Farm All Natural Sausage Products Rolling
As low as 50¢ each each.

I also got a free dozen eggs by bringing back a coupon for a free dozen eggs with the purchase of 2 Sargento Cheeses that I bought yesterday HERE.
– Free Publix large eggs wyb 2 Sargento Shredded Cheeses” in the new “All the Trimmings” booklet
It is always a good idea to keep your eyes open for coupons for items that you have recently purchased that you can bring back to the store with your receipt. Publix is especially great about this.

Spent- $2.96
Saved- $45.84

This was in two transactions at two different Publix stores because the one we usually shop at didn’t have some of the things we wanted and the other store was on the way home.

11-18-11 Publix Shopping Trip

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on November 18, 2011 1 comments

Today I did a massive shopping trip at Publix! I’m very excited to say that my totals were-

Spent- $35.47
Saved- $100.75

This included-

– 8 2L Dr Pepper (all free)
– 8 Boxes of Cereal (around $1 a box)
– 1 Gallon of Water
– 2 Loaves of Bread
– 6 Bags of Alexia Frozen Rolls
– 4 Boxes of Cake Mix
– 2 Bags of Shredded Cheese
– 2 Coffee Creamers
– 2 Packs of Cream Cheese
– Bagels
– Vitamins
– A BIC Lighter
– 4 Jars of Ragu
– 4 Boxes of Pasta
– 2 Cans of Shaving Cream
– 2 Bottles of Grape Juice
That’s how I like to do my grocery shopping!

For most of these coupon match ups I will simply direct you HERE where I got them. However, I added to this list with deals I came up with on my own so those match ups / coupons I’m listing below.

Ragu and Pasta Combined Deal Here-

*** Ragu Pasta Sauce is on sale B1G1 Free with a coupon for free Pasta when you buy two. Now what you need to know is that it doesn’t specify a brand so you can buy the B1G1 Free Ragu (I got four) and then get two Pasta’s for free. I chose to get Mueller Pasta which is also B1G1. The Ragu coupon will make two pastas free so you really get four FREE because the register will take off the other two for the B1G1 sale making all four FREE! This is an even better deal if you use the (4) .55¢ off Mueller’s Pasta coupons which you are given the chance to print as many as you want.

Here is the deal breakdown-

Buy 4 B1G1 Free Ragu Pasta Sauce, 16-24 oz $2.59 ($1.29)
Buy 4 B1G1 Free Mueller’s Pasta, 12-16 oz, at $1.55 (77¢)
-Use (2) Free Pasta WYB (2) Ragu Pasta Sauces, RP 11/13 (This makes all 4 Pastas free)
-Use (4) .55/1 Mueller’s pasta when you sign up printable (This takes $2.20 off of your deal total)
Makes It $2.98 for 4 Boxes of Pasta and 4 Jars of Ragu (or .37¢ each)

The rest of the deals I came up with-

B1G1 Free Dr Pepper, 2 L, $1.75
-Free Dr Pepper TEN WYB any Dr Pepper 2L, (Publix Coupon) Yellow Adv. Flyer
-Free Dr Pepper TEN 2 Liter, SS 10/09
Buy 1 Regular Dr. Pepper and 1 Dr. Pepper 10 and both will be FREE!

Noxzema Men’s Shave Cream, 11 oz, $1.99
-$1 off Noxzema product (Publix coupon), Green Advantage flyer (EXP 11/18)
-.75¢ off Noxzema face product 11/13 SS Insert
Makes it .24¢ Each

International Delight Coffee Creamer, $1.67
-.75¢ off printable coupon or
-.55/1 International Delight Creamer, 16 oz printable
-.55/1 International Delight coffee creamer, 16 oz printable
-.55/1 International Delight creamer, quart or pint, Upromise eCoupon
Makes it .92¢ Each

Clearance Trial Size Advil .55¢ (If your store has it, click HERE to read more)
– $1 off Advil Manufactures Target Printable Coupon
Free + Profit

Here are a couple of deals I didn’t get to do this morning but I am going to try to do later-

Lysol Disinfectant Trigger Spray Cleaner at $1.34 – On Sale Buy One Get One Free
Buy 2 and use 2 $0.50/1 printable
Or buy 2 and use 2 $1/1 coupon from the 11/6 SmartSource insert
As low as $0.35 each after coupon

President Rondele Cheese Spread, 8 oz, at $4.59 ($2.29)
-$1 off President cheese printable
-$2.50 off President cheese, (when you share) printable
Makes it FREE+

Click HERE to see my second shopping trip this week with even more deals and savings!

These deals are good until the end of the sale week which will be Wednesday Night, so hurry up and get to Publix!