Tag Archives: Great Deals

How We Got a 46 inch Flat Screen TV for $149

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on November 14, 2011 1 comments

Yesterday we had an extremely frugal day! Since we moved into our new house several months ago we have bought very little. My boyfriend and I both agreed that we wanted a flat screen TV but we also didn’t want to spend frivolously when we have other tube TVs in the house that work just fine.

When we moved into the new house and signed up for AT&T U-verse, which included a great introductory special, they unexpectedly gave us $150 in Visa gift cards just for signing up. I had also been saving $200 in Visa gift cards that I had received as a bonus from my old job.

Which TV to buy? We looked for months and decided that we were willing to each pay a little more out of pocket to get a better (aka bigger) TV. My boyfriend found the one we wanted at Best Buy online for $499. The downside was that we had to drive about a half an hour to get it from by where we used to live. The good thing was that even though it cost more in the store they price matched it for us to the cheaper online price.

On the way, I was able to stop at a book store that doesn’t have a branch by where we live and sell 3 books I no longer wanted from my huge library for $22 cash.

I was also able to redeem a couple of coupons for free items at stores in the Best Buy plaza that I had been holding onto since before we moved. We got a free caramel apple at Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and we got a free gourmet cupcake at Sweet.

After getting back in town we went to the County Fair for the last night of fun, rides and shows. A close relative of mine is one of the managers so we were able to attend for free! We also got free ride bracelets. Yes, that is a picture of a tiger jumping through a flaming hoop! We brought the free candy apple with us to save on food cost and no one knew that we hadn’t purchased it there.

After the fair, we went to Target and met up with a relative who bought some of the cables we needed for the new TV with their employee discount. So we were even able to get the TV cables 15% off.

After that, we went home to play with and watch our new TV. For us it is a good investment because we love being at home watching movies and playing games. This TV allows us to connect our computers to the TV so that we can watch free streaming internet movies and TV shows on a large screen. It’s always more frugal to stay home than to go out so I feel that investing in your home is a great idea and luckily we love being at home. 🙂

Dollar Tree- Household Items For Only $1

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on November 5, 2011 None comments

My favorite dollar store is Dollar Tree. Every item in the store is $1. I know that there are a lot of people who refuse to shop at dollar stores which I think is silly. I use Dollar Tree to set a lot of my price points (meaning a price I won’t pay over for a specific item). I know that you can find a lot of the items sold at dollar stores for cheaper with coupons but dollar stores like Dollar Tree can help you stay on budget when you don’t have coupons for a specific item you need.

While shopping there the other day with my sister we noticed some items that we thought were particularly good deals. Here are a few of them. Remember all of these items are only $1.

A Bottle of Condensed Laundry Detergent. It says 32 loads which is comparable to brand name bottles.

Dishwasher Detergent and Large Bottles of Dish Soap

Bleach

A Full Pack of Napkins

Lots of Candles and Air Fresheners. These might be a good idea for Christmas Gift Baskets.

A Six Pack of Water. We all know that bottled water is more expensive than refillable bottles but this again serves as a reminder that $2 a bottle for water out of a vending machine is highway robbery.

Spaghetti Sauce and Noodles. Could be a very cheap dinner.

Dollar Tree brand Swiffer Sweeper Refills, Dollar Tree brand Swiffer Dusters, and Dollar Tree brand Mr. Clean Magic Erasers. All of these can be very pricey at regular stores. I tried the last two of these and they worked as well as the name brand but at a much lower price.

So many stores sell these basic household items for so much more than at Dollar Tree even when you consider size and quality. It helps me stay on budget because I never have to pay more than $1 for any of the items on this list. Why pay more when you can get the same items for this cheap?

11-5-11 Free At CVS This Week

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on November 5, 2011 None comments

This week CVS’s Coupon Machine was giving out coupons for free Illy coffee drinks. *TIP* We had to scan our cards twice for the machine to print the coupon. I have noticed that if you scan your card twice it will often give you different coupons. The Dawn dish soap was on sale for .99¢ and I used .50¢ off coupons from the 10/30 RP to make them .50¢ each. I had $1 CVS bucks which I used to make my total for these three items .02¢. Getting stuff for pennies is my favorite way to shop.

Making a Profit off of Publix Clearance

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on October 26, 2011 2 comments

Remember my post about always looking out for stuff on clearance? Well I noticed these trial sized items on sale at Publix for change, went home and realized that I had coupons for them. Not only were some of these items free but I was paid overage to take them out of the store. That’s the way I like to shop!

Shopping With My Sister

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on October 26, 2011 None comments

Yesterday I got to go shopping with my sister which is always lots of fun. My sister is a shopaholic like no other. She loves to shop but she somehow always finds the most amazing deals so that she never spends much money.

We found these cute Almost Famous shorts at Sears for $2.99.

She also needed a birthday gift for her friend and we went to Bath & Body Works that was having Fall Clearance. She got almost $40 worth of stuff for $10.

At CVS, she needed some air fresheners so we the deal where if you spend $12 on select glade products you get $4 ECBs. After the coupons she used and the ECBs she received this ended up costing around $4. Not bad for something she needed to buy anyway.

At Publix, we got a few things she needed and it only cost about $2.

Shopping is always more fun when I get to go with my sister. We compare deals and we encourage each other to save. I definitely recommend having a shopping/saving buddy!

CVS Free Candy Corn This Week – 10/23/11 to 10/29/11

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on October 26, 2011 None comments

Cost .99 cents. Receive .99 cents ECBS (Extra Care Bucks- CVS dollars). Equals Free!

Free Redbox Movies When You Buy Orville Redenbacher Popcorn

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

Orville Redenbacher Popcorn is offering one or two free redbox codes when you buy popcorn. There are some other deals associated with Orville Redenbacher going on right now. You might be able to come up with a good combined deal.

If nothing else, it’s a reminder that there are much cheaper ways to have a movie night than going to the theater.

10-20-11 Walmart Shopping Trip

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

My Walmart shopping trip today went really well. I’m hoping not to have to buy many more groceries for the rest of the month because we still have a decent amount of food in the house.

Aside from the regularly priced grocery items that we needed, here are the deals we did-

(2) Dr Pepper Ten, 2 L, $1.28
-Free Dr Pepper TEN 2 Liter, SS 10/09
Makes it FREE

(1) Crest Complete Toothpaste, 97¢
-$2 off Crest Complete toothpaste, Scope Dual Blast rinse, or Oral-B Complete floss or toothbrush, SS 9/11
Makes it FREE + profit

(4) Reach Floss, 55 yds., 88¢
-$2.50/2 Reach toothbrush, floss or access flosser, SS 4/17
Makes it FREE + profit

(2) Crave Cat Treats, 2.1 oz, $1.47
-Free Crave Soft Treats for Cats , up to $1.59, RP 9/18
Makes it FREE

(4) Various Suave Shampoos
– B1G1 Free Coupons RP 10/02
Various Prices- .92 to $1.37 each

Spent- $23.54

Saved- $17.00

Note- These totals include all of the regularly priced items in the picture as well

(Not pictured are 3 gallons of water)

10-20-11 Walgreens Shopping Trip

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on October 20, 2011 None comments

At Walgreens we did really well getting some necessary items and some fun ones too. We had a really great cashier who helped a lot and allowed us to do four separate transactions for which lowered the out of pocket cost a lot. I used the Register Rewards (RRs) I received from earlier transactions for later transactions so I didn’t have to pay as much in cash. Remember- if you use RRs you received for buying an item to buy the same item again, new RRs will not print out

Deals I did-

(2) $2 RR WYB W Ultra Thin Maxi Pads, 18 pk., at $2
No coupons needed
Makes it FREE

(3) $2 RR WYB Listerine PocketPaks, 72 pk., or Reach Total Care Toothbrush or Floss, 30 yds., at $2.99
-$1 off Listerine Total Care mouthwash 1 L +, or Reach toothbrush, floss or access flosser, SS 4/17
Makes it FREE

(2) $3 RR WYB (2) Cottonelle Toilet Papers, 12 rolls, $5 ea.
(this deal runs until the end of october)
– $1 off Cottonelle toilet paper October Walgreens Coupon booklet (takes off $2 for buying 2)
-(2) -.75/1 Cottonelle product, 12 pk., or (2) 4 pk., SS 9/11
Total- $6.50
Receive- $3 RR
Makes it $1.75 each

Filler Items (because Walgreens only allows one manufacturer coupon per item)

(5) Halloween Cups 8 for $1
– In Ad coupon
Makes it .12 cents each

(4) Old Fashioned Candy Sticks
No coupons needed
Cost .25 cents

Total Cost- $10.00

Savings- $24.37

Still have- $3 Register Rewards

10-20-11 CVS Clearance Shopping

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on October 20, 2011 None comments

We went to CVS today hoping to get coupons from the coupon printer for $1 off (which =s free) NYC nail polish. We didn’t get the coupons but we did stumble across a 90% off sale on some items. I got the items below, some of which will be Christmas presents, for a total of $2.57 and I used the $2.50 I had in ECBS (CVS bucks) to get all of them for .07 cents. I saved $25.00. Not too bad.