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1-1-12 CVS Shopping Trip

My CVS shopping trip today wasn’t as successful as my Walgreens trip. There were 2 deals I really wanted to do, the nivea and the skinny cow. I was able to do the Nivea deal (we looovee that chapstick) and then I got a raincheck for the Skinny cow. I also received $8.50 ECBs (CVS dollars) for quarterly rewards. I will save the ECBs for next week because I really didn’t need anything else.

Buy 4 Nivea Lip Balm- On sale 2/$5
Use two $3/2 Nivea Lip Care Products, 1/1 RP newspaper insert (exp 1/15/12)
Price after Coupons- $4 and receive $5 ECBs

Skinny Cow Candy- On sale B1G1 Free
Use B1G1 Skinny Cow Candy printable coupon
Price after Coupons- Completely Free!

1-1-12 Walgreens Couponing Trip

I did really well at Walgreens this morning. I spent $6.45 and saved $44.57. We needed toilet paper and when I have to buy it I like to see how much I can get for the $5 I already plan on spending on a needed item. However, this wasn’t one of those easy savings days, this morning I really had to work for it. I’m a little bit sick which probably really slowed me down. I did 5 transactions one or two at a time then reevaluated the coupons I had for the next transaction so that I could save the most. We all know Walgreens limits the number of manufacture coupons (including their register rewards) to one per item in your transaction so you usually need a filler item such as the candle .20¢, hand cream .49¢, or candy .25¢. I also used the dawn .49¢ after coupons and Canned oranges .69¢ after coupons as filler items because I wanted to buy them anyway.

(2) Buy 2 Triaminic Kids Pain Reliever, on sale 2/$10
Use two $3/1 Triaminic Fever Reducer Pain Reliever manufacturer coupon, 12/4 SS
and use the $1/1 Triaminic coupon in the Walgreens January coupon book (Note- I was able to use this coupon for $1 off but it is really for the 2 pack Triaminic so it will beep and will not subtract the $2 off that a lot of couponing sites are claiming it will)
Price after coupons- $3 and receive $5 RR

(2) Madam Mandarin Orange, 11 oz, 59¢ w/in-ad coupon
Price after coupons- $.59 each

(2) Real Soft Bathroom Tissue, 12 double rolls, or Tuf Paper Towels, 8 rolls, 2 for $8 w/in-ad coupon
Price after coupons- $4 each

(2) $2 RR WYB Muscletech Smart Protein Bar, 2.2 oz, at $1.99
Price- $1.99 each and receive $2 RR each

(2) Dawn Dish Soap .99 w/ in ad coupon
– Used .50 off Dawn coupon from the 1/1 PG
Price after coupons- $.49 each

(1) $4 RR WYB Gillette Venus or Fusion ProGlide Razor System at $9.99
-$5 off Gillette Fusion ProGlide razor, PG 1/01
Price after coupons- $5 and receive $4 RR
Note- This came with a free shave gel

Filler items-
Candle .20¢
Hand cream .49¢
Candy .25¢

The reason I did 5 transactions was because I continued to use the register rewards from each transaction towards my next transaction to keep my price as low as possible. This is time consuming because you have to do the math and use filler items.

Spent $6.45

Saved $44.57

See my next Walgreens trip this week Here – 1-2-12 – More Great Walgreens Deals

12-21-11 Publix Trip – Lots of Moneymaker Items

I bought-

2 Nature Made Vitamins Magnesium
Use $6/2 Nature Made Vitamins- Publix Coupon Green Advantage Buy Flyer
and use two-
$1/1 Nature Made Fish Oil
$1/1 Nature Made Product
$1/1 Nature Made Vitamin D
$1/1 Nature Made Acai + SuperFruit
$1/1 Nature Made Calcium
$1/1 Nature Made Ultra Omega-3 Mini Fish Oil
$2/1 Nature Made Beauty Pack
$2/1 Nature Made Prenatal Multi + DHA
-$1 off Nature Made letter vitamins, excl vitamin C, SS 12/11
Cost after coupons- Free + $.02 Moneymaker

4 Sundown Naturals-  B6, 50 mg, 150 ct. $3.59
-Use $3 off Sundown Naturals Vitamins 120 ct and up, PublixGreen Advantage flyer
and one of these-
-$1 off Sundown Naturals vitamin or supplement PRINTABLE HERE
-$1 off Sundown Naturals product, RP 12/11
-$1 off Sundown Naturals vitamin or supplement, RP 11/06
-$2 off Sundown Naturals fish oil or Co Q-10, RP 11/06
Cost after coupons- Free + $.41 Moneymaker each

1 Smart Balance Milk, on sale $2.50
Used one $1.50/1 Smart Balance Milk PRINTABLE HERE
Price after coupons- $1.00

4 Purina Friskies Party Mix Cat Treats 2 to 2.1 oz bags, On Sale $1.25
I used 2 –B1G1 Purina Friskies Party Mix Cat Treats, 2.1 oz, TARGET coupon Target.com (exp 01/07/2012)
and 2 -$1.50/2 Purina Brand Friskies Cat treats or Whisker Lickin’s Treats 12/4/2011 SS Insert (exp 3/4/2012)
I would have also used 2 of these but the store didn’t carry the Crispies-
-FREE Purina Friskies Crispies WYB Friskies Cat Treats, up to $1.85 09/25/2011 RP Insert (exp 12/25/2011)
Cost after coupons- Free + $.50 Moneymaker

2 Carefree Pads/Liners, $2.41 (Curbside Atlanta pricing)
-$1/1 Carefree 32ct-60ct or Carefree Ultra Protection 16ct/32ct  Publix Coupon–Green Advantage Buy Flyer
Cost after coupons- $1.41 each

Buy 3 Bird’s Eye Chopped Spinach, $0.70 – On Sale 1/2 off
Use three $0.55/1 Birds Eye Varieties manufacturer coupon, Publix All The Trimmings Booklet
and one $1 off 3 Bird’s Eye frozen vegetables Target Coupon Happy Thanks Giving/ Good Savings We Bring booklet
Cost after coupons- Free + $.55 Moneymaker

3 KY Jelly: $2.99
Use $3 off one printable coupon PRINTABLE HERE
or $2 off 1 KY Jelly SS 12/04
and use $2 off one KY Jelly Publix Coupon–Green Advantage Buy Flyer
Cost after coupons- Free + $2.01 Moneymaker each
Edit- The KY will still be free with the $3 off coupon but the overage should not have worked because as several readers have now pointed out, the KY coupon in the Publix flyer is also a manufacture coupon. I wouldn’t have used it but I didn’t notice and no one said anything.

1 Pack of Chinet Plates $4.99
– .55 of Chinet Plates SS 11/20
Cost after coupons- $4.44
Note- Not really a good deal but we needed them for Christmas dinner

1 Angelsoft Toilet Paper $6.99
– $1 off Angelsoft Coupon
Cost after coupons- $5.99

I had a $5 off of a $50 purchase coupon that had been given to me that I used first
Total After Coupons-$4.78
Tax- $1.78
Grand Total- $6.56
Saved- $67.57

Note- My mother needed toilet paper so we added it to the transaction so that we wouldn’t go into the negative at the register (I try never to do that because it makes stores mad and I can always use the overage on something else I need) but the overages basically paid for everything beside that. My mother gave me $6 for the Tp so really all I was out was .56 cents!

What I Got With My Free $10 at Victoria Secret

There are some companies that it can be beneficial to be on their mailing list. One of them is Victoria Secret. I was recently mailed a coupon for $10 off a purchase at their store which to me equals A FREE TEN DOLLAR GIFT CERTIFICATE! I picked out 3 for $5 hand sanitizer and 2 for $5 mints which is more than I would ever pay otherwise. My total was exactly $10 and after the coupon I didn’t even have to pay a cent. They handed me my receipt and I left the store with more stocking stuffers!

12-17-11 CVS Shopping Trip- Cheap Stocking Stuffers

We went to CVS last night to use our mars candy coupons and some ECBs. We ended up paying about $1 for all of this stuff which would have been almost free but I bought the Slim Jim pack as a stocking stuff for $1 because I thought I needed a filler item. The M&Ms were B2G1 and we used-

-$1/2 Mars Holiday candy- M&M’s, Dove, Snickers, Twix, Milky Way or 3 Musketeers RP 11/13

12-13-11 Publix Shopping Trip

BUY ONE PANTENE SHAMPOO/CONDITIONER (2 in 1 product), $3.91 regular price
BUY ONE PANTENE STYLING PRODUCT, $3.99 regular price

(Note that some Pantene Stylers are $5.99; pick one at $3.99 for the best deal)
Use one FREE Pantene Styler (up to $4) when you buy one Pantene Shampoo and Conditioner (excludes trial size), Publix store coupon in Savings are Stocking Up booklet (exp 12/31/11)
and use one $3/2 Pantene products (excludes trial size) manufacturer coupon, 11/27 P&G newspaper insert (exp 12/31/11)
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $0.91 (or $0.45 each!)
Thanks, Couponaholic.net for this deal idea
Note- This deal will really depend on the store if they accept it or not, it used a 2 in 1 product in place of 2 separate products

Wish-Bone Dressing, 16 oz, at $2.73 ($1.36)
-$1/2 Wish-Bone dressing 16 oz +, Lipton tea or Recipe Secrets product, on product
-.40/1 Wish-Bone dressing 16 oz + or spritzers 7 oz (Facebook) printable
-.75/2 Wish-Bone salad dressing printable
Price after coupons- .96¢ or more

Sundown Naturals – Prices Vary
-Use $3 off Sundown Naturals Vitamins 120 ct and up, PublixGreen Advantage flyer
and one of these-
-$1 off Sundown Naturals vitamin or supplement printable
-$1.50/2 Sundown Naturals products printable
-$1 off Sundown Naturals product, RP 12/11
-$2 off Sundown Naturals product, Kroger MyMagazine: Gluten Free Holidays
-$1 off Sundown Naturals vitamin or supplement, RP 11/06
-$2 off Sundown Naturals fish oil or Co Q-10, RP 11/06
Price after coupons- Free and Up Depending on the Vitamins you choose

Thanks to SouthernSavers.com for the coupon listings.

Clearance Trial Size Advil .55¢ (If your store has it, click HERE to read more)
– $2 off Advil Manufactures Coupon 12/11 RP
Free + $1.45 Profit each

12-13-11 Target Shopping Trip

Target Curel Deal-
Buy 2 Select Curel products receive a free $5 Gift Card

Best Scenario-
Buy 2 Curel 6 oz. Ultra Healing lotions currently on sale for $2.99 each
Use (2) $2/1 coupons found in the 10/9 SS,
Or  $1/1 found in the 10/9 SS, here or in the November issue of Good Housekeeping Mag.
Pay $1.98 and get a $5 Target gift card, a profit of $3.02

My Scenario– (This was still a good deal but not as good as the one above because those were out)
Buy 2 Curel Foot Lotions currently on sale for $3.59 each
Use (2) $2/1 coupons found in the 10/9 SS
Pay $3.18 and get a $5 Target gift card, a profit of $1.82

Maybelline Baby Lips – $2.99
– Use $2/1 Mabelline Lipstick, Gloss or Balm Target Coupon
Or  $2/1 Mabelline Lipstick, Gloss or Balm Target Catalina Coupon
and use (1) $1/1 Maybelline New York Lip Product printable
Cost after coupons- Free

12-11-11 Walgreens Shopping Trip- Best Walgreens Deal Ever!

Goody Hair Accessories $2.00
Receive $2 in RRs
Price After Register Rewards- FREE

Salonpas Pain Patch $1.00
Receive $1 in RRs
Price After Register Rewards- FREE

Holiday Peeps Candy $.50 (w/in-ad coupon)
Printable $1/2 Peeps Items
Price After Coupons– FREE

Maalox Advanced B1G1 $3.99
Use 2 $1.50/1 Maalox Advanced Product
Price After Coupons– .50¢

Green Giant Canned Vegetables — $.69 (w/in-ad coupon)
$0.50/2 Green Giant Canned Corn, Peas or Green Beans 11/13/2011 GM Insert (exp 01/07/2012)
Price After Coupons- $.44¢ each

Best Walgreens Deal Ever-
One Touch Delica Strips $19.99
$19.99/1 OneTouch Delica Lancing Device
-$10/1 Walgreen’s December Coupon Book- one coupon will subtract for the $10 each for the # of items up to the limit listed on it
Final Price:  FREE+ $20 overage if you buy two
Deal Details-You must have them scan the manufacture’s coupon and then the Walgreens coupon. For this deal to work you must have $20 worth of stuff for the overage to subtract. I bought a $25 Gift Card that only cost me $5 after the overage. I consider this a deal that really depends on the cashier and the store so be prepared to politely put a few things back if it doesn’t work out. Often Walgreens will simply give you the item for free with no overage.
Thanks to Shopper Strategy for this idea.

Spent- $10.13
Saved- $74.07
Received- $3 Register Rewards

12-11-11 CVS Shopping Trip

Combos Snacks — $2.00
Get $2 in ECBs
Price After Coupons and ECBs– FREE

Axe Holiday Gift Sets — $9.99
Get $2 in ECBs
$3/1 AXE Holdiay Pack 12/11/2011 RP Insert (exp 01/07/2012)
Price After Coupons and ECBs- $4.99

$10 Gift Card Centrum Deal-
Buy Three Centrum Pro Nutrients 50 ct $9.99 sale price
– Use three $7/1 Centrum Pro Nutrients manufacturer coupons, 12/11 SS newspaper insert
– And 1 $5 off CVS Coupon from the CVS coupon printer
Price After Coupons- $3.97
Your precoupon total is $29.97 and your total needs to be $30 to qualify for a free $10 Gift Card so I also bought CVS Classic Potato Chips $2 just in case; however, it might work without the chips because it is only .03 cents but I didn’t want to take that chance.
Price for Vitamins and Chips- $5.97
Received- One FREE $10 Gift Card which equals $4.03 overage

In Three Transactions-
Spent- $5.29
Saved-$58.46
Received- $4 ECBs and a $10 gift card

12-9-11 Publix Shopping Trip

International Delight Coffee Creamer, 32 oz, $2.50
-$1/2 International Delight pints, quarts, singles, SS 11/13
-.75/1 International Delight product, pint or quart printable
– $1 off International Delight SS 12/11
Price After Coupons- $1.50

Beggin Strips 10oz $4.00 on sale ($5.29 regular price)
– Use 4 $2.50 Beggin’ Strips 10 oz. or 25 oz., Publix printable store coupon available here
and use 1 $4/4 Purina Dog Snacks manufacturer coupon, 12/4 SS (exp 3/4/12)
Price After Coupons- $2.00 total or .50 each

Zephyrhills Sparkling Water Lemon and Lime 1L BOTTLE, $0.99 regular price
-$1/1 Zephyrhills Sparkling Water 1L Bottle printable manufacturer coupon available here
Price After Coupons- FREE 

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