EDIT- This promotion has now ended.
If you click HERE to join Save-A-Lot’s smart shopper club you will be e-mailed a $5 off of a $25 purchase Printable Coupon. This is a good deal if you shop at Save-A-Lot but it is also a good deal if your Publix accepts Save-A-Lot coupons as a competitor. I’m always looking for coupons like these because they significantly reduce my totals when shopping.
This was a fun Publix Shopping Trip. I rarely get free tissues. Tissues are nice to have but I refuse to buy them unless I get a really good deal like this. We needed the Coffee and Nasal Spray or our total would have been lower but this is my real shopping so there are a couple of random items that I still got good deals on.
Puffs with Vicks Tissues, on sale $1.00
Used four $1/1 Vicks Product, 1/1 P&G newspaper insert
Cost after coupons- FREE
Note- This is a Puffs and Vicks Product which some stores may not like but I had no trouble
Sambazon Acai Juice Blend or Smoothie 10.5 oz, $1.99
-Free Sambazon Organic juice or smoothie 10.5 oz or Organic energy drink 12 oz (Facebook)
Cost after coupons- FREE
Sundown Naturals Vitamins B6 150 CT., $3.59 and Melatonin $3.99
– $5/2 Sundown Naturals etc., Publix Green Advantage Flyer
– $2/1 Sundown Naturals 120+ ct., 1/1 RP
Cost after coupons – FREE and $1+ moneymaker
Flintstone Gummies Vitamins, 25% off making it $5.25
–$2/1 Flintstones Vitamins, 60 ct+, TARGET coupon Target.com (exp 02/07/2012)
-$2/1 Flintstones Multivitamins 01/01/2012 SS Insert (exp 02/28/2012)
-$1/1 Flintstones Multivitamin Product
Cost after coupons- $1.25
Yoplait Light Granola Parfait Package, $2.39
-$0.75/1 Yoplait Light With Granola 2-pk. Target Coupon
-$0.75/1 Yoplait® Light yogurt with Granola
Cost after coupons – 89¢ each
Mentos UP2U Gum, on sale $1.09
– $1/1 Mentos UP2U Gum coupons, 1/1 SS
Cost after coupons – .09¢ each
B1G1 8 O’Clock Coffee $6.81
Cost- $6.81
Afrin 12 hr Nasal Spray Trial Size $3.79
$2 off Afrin Printable Coupon
Cost after coupons – $1.79
1 Avacado On Sale
Cost- .89¢
I used a Printable $5 off of a $25 purchase competitor coupon from Save-A-Lot
Spent- $7.12 including tax
Saved- $63.40
Thanks to Couponaholic.net for some of these deal ideas.
It’s that time of year again- cold and flu season. Unfortunately, I’m sick! I’ve learned my lesson about waiting to go to the doctor and so as soon as I suspected that I had more than a cold I made an appointment and went. I was asking about discounts on prescriptions and the nurse told me that anyone who has a reoccurring prescription should visit the manufacturers website to see if they have a discount. I have a friend who was able to print a coupon for $10 off of her prescription each month. That’s a lot of money saved for a little bit of time.
Another way that I save on prescriptions is by always saving coupons for free gift cards with new or transferred prescriptions. You never know when you or someone near you will get sick and getting a gift card with a prescription is a silver lining in having to go to the pharmacy.
Buy 2 Skinny Cow Chocolate Candy Six Pack Boxes, on sale BOGO $4.99
Use BOGO Skinny Cow printable manufacturer coupon
Note- The B1G1 Coupon will only take off $3.48 max
Cost after coupons- $.75 each
I also found this tabletop air hockey game 50% off clearance for $4.99 and paid for it in ECBs. Keep your eyes open for the CVS Christmas Clearance to drop to 75% off and you will probably find some really awesome deals.
There is a really fantastic deal to get free Studio 35 Nail Polish Remover at Walgreens. These make fantastic filler items because the only coupon they require is the Walgreens coupon so they increase your item count and you can use more manufacture coupons. Also the cashier told us that there is no limit on the coupon so you can get more than two with one coupon.
Buy 2 Studio 35 Nail Polish Removers 8-10 oz., 2/$2
Use the $1/1 Studio 35 Polish Remover 8-16 oz., Walgreens January Coupon Book (deducts $1 per nail polish remover)
Cost after coupons- Free!
I hadn’t planned on going back to Walgreens this soon but my sister and I decided to go because she wanted to see if the Walgreens by my house had the organic hairspray on sale. We also wanted to try getting the free nail polish remover. Here are the deals we did-
Buy 2 Studio 35 Nail Polish Removers 8-10 oz., 2/$2
Use the $1/1 Studio 35 Polish Remover 8-16 oz., Walgreens January Coupon Book (deducts $1 per nail polish remover)
Cost after coupons- Free!
Note- These make fantastic filler items because the only coupon they require is the Walgreens coupon so they increase your item count and you can use more manufacture coupons.
Also the cashier told us that there is no limit on the coupon so you can get more than two with one coupon.
TWO TYLENOL COLD LIQUID, on sale 2/$10
Get $5 Register Rewards when you buy two Tylenol Cold
Use two $2/1 Tylenol Cold blinkie found near product at Walgreens
Cost $6, but receive $5 Register Rewards
Cost after coupons- $1 or $0.50 each
Note- You will also receive a catalina coupon for Free Breathe Right Strips with this purchase
Thanks to Couponaholic.net for these deal ideas.
(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. I would not plan being able to use it.)
Price after coupons- $3 and receive $5 RR
RenPure Organic Hairspray- On Sale for $1.79
Eos Lip Balm at $2.99
Receive $2 Register Rewards
Price after Register Rewards- .99 cents
See my previous Walgreens trip this week Here- 1-1-12 Walgreens Couponing 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!
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
I got some really great deals at Publix during this trip. I spent around $6 and saved around $56. I almost never buy paper products; however these cups were so cheap I couldn’t resist. I’m thinking they will be nice to have the next time we have a party or get together. Right after the shopping trip, we went out of town for a few days which is why I wasn’t able to post it sooner. I’m going to go ahead and refer to another blogger who has listed the deals because they end 1/3 or 1/4 depending on where you live. Couponaholic.net has a full listing of deals for this week HERE.
Here is the deal for the cups-
Solo Plastic Cups 24 to 50 ct, or Plastic Plates, 12 ct, BOGO $3.29
–$1/2 Solo Disposable Tabletop Items, TARGET coupon Target.com (exp 12/31/2011)
-$1/2 Solo Products, PUBLIX COUPON Publix Winter Family Savings Booklet (exp 12/31/2011)
-$0.75/1 Solo Cup, Plate or Bowl 12/04/2011 SS Insert (exp 02/29/2012)
–$0.75/1 Solo Cups, Plates, or Bowls
As low as .39 cents each
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