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Target Deals This Week

Posted by shopaholicsavers on February 15, 2011 None comments

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These deals are good until Sat. 2/19/11

Finish Powerball Tabs or Gelpacs 20 ct. $2.50
-$2.25 off Finish Quantum 20 ct. or higher Powerball or Gelpacs, SS 1/02
Cost- 25¢
Note- If you have the $.50/1 Target Finish coupon SS 2/13 which is only available regionally then it will be free+. I didn’t get it in the Orlando Sentinel.

Purina Whisker Lickin’s Treats 89¢
I used -$1 off Purina dog or cat treat printable
Cost- Free
You can also use -$1/2 Purina Whisker Lickin’s, RP 1/30 which would make them .39 cents each

Garnier Eye Makeup Remover Wipes $4.99
Use $2/1 Target Garnier skin care Target printable coupon
Stack with $2/1 Garnier Moisturizer or Cleanser coupon from the 12/05 or 10/10 RedPlum insert
Cost- $0.99 after coupons

Money Maker Nivea Deal at CVS this week

Posted by shopaholicsavers on February 7, 2011 None comments

CVS is currently offering $5 ECB (CVS dollars) when you buy $10 worth of Nivea products before coupons. When my sister and I went last night we had great luck with this because the CVS coupon machine is also printing out a $3 off of $10 cosmetic purchase that works with this deal. You make about $4 profit with this deal. In addition to the profit on this deal, I am also excited because my household had just run out of chap stick and this is our favorite kind.

Buy 4 Nivea A Kiss of Moisture Hydrating Lip Care- $2.99 and up

Use 2 B1G1 free coupons from this weeks paper Red Plum Insert (Each automatically takes off $3.99 the cashier told me)

Use $3 off $10 Cosmetics coupon

Total- Around $1

Receive- $5 ECBs

Publix Shopping Trip 1/30/11

Posted by shopaholicsavers on January 30, 2011 5 comments

These Publix deals are good for the week of 1/26-2/01 or 1/27-2/02 depending on where you live.

I bought-

2 Buy One Get One French’s Classic Yellow Mustard 14 oz. at $1.89 (94¢)
– 2 .50/1 French’s Mustard printable
.89 cents for 2

2 Buy One Get One A1 Steak Sauce 10 oz., at $4.49 ($2.24)
– 2 $1 off A1 Steak Sauce printable
-$1/2 Kraft Grey Poupon, Salad Dressing, Miracle Whip, Mayo, BBQ Sauce or A1 (Target Coupon) printable
74¢ each

2 Buy One Get One Kraft Barbecue Sauce 16.25-18 oz., at $1.69 (84¢)
-$1/2 Kraft Grey Poupon, Salad Dressing, Miracle Whip, Mayo, BBQ Sauce or A1 (Target Coupon) printable
.34¢ each

2 Arm & Hammer Toothpaste, 6-6.3 oz., $1.50
-2 $1 off Arm & Hammer Toothpaste 4.3 oz + printable
or -$1 off Arm & Hammer toothpaste or Whitening booster 2.5 oz + printable
.50¢ each

2 Kotex Pads $3.41
-$2 off Kotex Reg or U product (Publix coupon), Publix Start Your Year Out booklet or SS 1/16
-2 $2/2 Kotex pads, SS 1/16
.41 cents each

2 Hillshire Farm Deli Select 5-6 oz. $2
-$1/2 Hillshire Farm Lunchmeats 5-16 oz. (Publix Coupon) Yellow Adv. Buy Flyer
-2 $1 off Hillshire Farm lunchmeat, (sign in) printable
. 50¢ each

2 Tombstone Pizza, 18.1-29.5 oz., $2.99

4 Dayquil or Nyquil 2 ct. $1.29
-2 $3 off Nyquil AND Dayquil product, PG 12/26
Free + .84 cents profit

4 Sominex or Vivarin 16 ct. $3.19
-2 $5/2 Os-Cal, Citrucel, Ecotrin, Feosol, Geritol, Tagamet, Debox, Vivarin, Gaviscon, Phazyme, Sominex, Gly-Oxide or Contac (Publix Coupon) Green Advantage Buy Flyer (starts 1/29)
-2 $2 off Sominex Sleep Aid printable -2 $2 off Vivarin Alertness Aid printable
Free + $2.62 profit for every two you buy

(NOTE- The Sominex, Vivarin, and Phazyme coupons can all be printed from the same website at the same time)

2 Phazyme 12 ct. $3.49
-$5/2 Os-Cal, Citrucel, Ecotrin, Feosol, Geritol, Tagamet, Debox, Vivarin, Gaviscon, Phazyme, Sominex, Gly-Oxide or Contac (Publix Coupon) Green Advantage Buy Flyer (starts 1/29)
-$2 off Phazyme printable
Free + $2.02 profit for every two you buy

1 Kleenex $1.99
– $2 off coupon that printed at the Walgreens Pharmacy
Free + .01 cent profit

2 Lenders Bagels 6 packs $1.99 each
(these were cheaper than the B1G1 bagels this week)

2 Friendship Sour Cream $1.65
– $1 off coupon from the coupon printer in front
.65 cents each

1 Bailey’s Coffee Creamer $1.50

Spent- $10.01 including tax

Saved- $75.36

Target Shopping Trip 1/30/11

Posted by shopaholicsavers on January 30, 2011 None comments

2 Jumbo Avocado 99¢

4 Kraft Cheese, Shredded or Blocks 6-8 oz., $2
-$1.25/2 Kraft shredded or block cheese (Target coupon), 7-8 oz. printable
-$1/2 Kraft Shredded Cheese SS 1/23
.87¢ each

1 Four Pack of GE Reveal Lightbulbs $2.44
– $1 off (Target coupon) printable
– $1 off Manufacturer coupon
.44 cents

2 Kraft Mayo Sandwich Shop $1.52
-.75/1 Kraft Sandwich Shop mayo, SS 1/23
-.75/1 Kraft Mayonnaise or Miracle Whip (Target coupon), 12-30 oz printable
.02 cents each

Total- $5.76

Saved- $11.66

These deals will be good until at least next Sunday. This was a small shopping trip but I got some stuff that I needed. One thing about couponing is that you have to go where and when the sales are. I got a lot more groceries during my Publix Shopping Trip.

1-23-11 Publix Shopping Trip

Posted by shopaholicsavers on January 24, 2011 3 comments

1 Afrin, 6 mL $3.79(Travel Section)
Used $3 off Afrin, SS 01/02
.79¢ each

2 Sundown Vitamin D at $2.99
Used 1 $6/2 Sundown Vitamins (Publix Coupon) Green Adv. Buy Flyer
Used 2 $1 off Sundown Naturals or Marvel vitamins, RP 1/02
FREE+ Overage

2 Sundown Vitamin A at $3.29
Used 1 $6/2 Sundown Vitamins (Publix Coupon) Green Adv. Buy Flyer
Used 2 $1 off Sundown Naturals or Marvel vitamins, RP 1/02
FREE+ Overage

B1G1 2 Ragu Pasta Sauce, 16-26.3 oz., at $2.19 ($1.09)
Used .50/2 Ragu pasta sauce (Target coupon), 16 oz. Target Printable Coupon
. 84¢ each

1 Red Velvet Cake Publix Ice Cream $3.99

B1G1 4 Kraft Homestyle Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, 12.6 oz., at $2.59 ($1.24)
Used 4 $1 off Kraft Homestyle Mac & Cheese, SS 1/16
. 59 cents for 2

Total- $3.76

Saved- $32.00 🙂

1-23-11 Target Shopping Trip

Posted by shopaholicsavers on January 24, 2011 None comments

I bought-

2 Packs of GE Reveal Light bulbs (4-count pack) — $2.00
Use $1/1 GE Light Bulb Products coupon from the 1/9 SmartSource insert
Stack with $1. 50 Target Printable Coupon
Free + .50 cents overage

3 Finish Powerball Dishwashing Detergent as low as $3.79
Used 3 $2.25 manuf coupon in 1/2 SS
and 3 $1.50 Target Printable Coupon
.04¢ after both coupons

2 Travel Size Tide Laundry Detergent– .97¢ each
Used (2) $1 off Tide 12/00 PG
Free+ .03 cents

2 Up and Up (Target Brand) Regular Pantiliners– .89¢ each
Used .75¢ off Up and Up Pantiliners Target Printable Coupon
.14 cents each

6 M&M Mars Valentines Day Hearts .99 cents
Used 3 $1/2 Mars Seasonal Candy coupon PRINTABLE
.49 cents each

2 Rimmel Extra Super Lash Mascara $3.44 (People have reported finding cheaper Rimmel Mascara at $2.24 each but our store didn’t carry it and this scenario works out with an overage)
Used 2 $2.00/1 – Rimmel Cosmetic Item Target Coupon PRINTABLE
Used 2 $2.00/1 – Rimmel Lash Accelerator Mascara or Any Rimmel Product Facebook PRINTABLE
Final Price: FREE+

Total- $2.39 ($1.23 of this was tax!)

Saved- $31.63

These deals should still be available until at least 1/29/11.

Keep in Mind- it is Target’s coupon policy (Click HERE to read it) to lower coupon amounts to the amount of the item instead of giving you an overage towards your other items; however, it is also their policy to allow one manufacturer coupon and one store coupon per item and when you do this they (at least at the targets I shop at) they do not lower the price of the coupons so you do get an overage. I am not sure that this will work at all Targets.

Massachusetts family of 6 lives off $4/wk for food

Posted by shopaholicsavers on January 20, 2011 None comments

This is a great ABC News video that provides tips about couponing as well as showing an excellent example of how a woman feeds her family for very little cash.

1/13/2011 Publix Shopping Trip

Posted by shopaholicsavers on January 13, 2011 2 comments

Deals I did-

(4) B1G1 Uncle Bens Whole Grain White Rice 4.4-5.5 oz., at $1.99 (99¢)
Used 4 $1 off Uncle Ben’s White or Brown Rice, RP 1/09
All 4 FREE

(2) B1G1 Coffeemate Liquid Creamer, 32 oz., at $2.50 ($1.25 each)
Used 2 $1 off Coffee-Mate liquid or powder creamer printable or printable
.25¢ each

(2) B1G1 Jimmy Dean D-Lights Sandwiches or Chicken Biscuit, 4 ct., at $5.99 ($2.99)
I used 2 $2.50 off Jimmy Dean D-Lights when you refer 3 friends printable
.49¢ each

(2) B1G1 Aunt Jemima Waffles, 10 ct, at $2.29 ($1.14)
I used $1/2 Aunt Jemimas frozen pancake, waffle, or french toast printable
.64¢ each

(3) Finish Dishwasher Detergent 10-20 ct., box $2.99
I used 3 $2.25 off Finish Quantum or Gel Pacs, SS 1/02

.74¢ each

(3) Airborne Travel Size 1 ct. $1.69
I used 3 $1.50 off Airborne immune-support supplement printable
19¢ each

(5) Afrin, Travel Size 6 mL $3.79
I used 5 $4 off Afrin, SS 01/02
Free+

(2) Sundown Folic Acid at $3.79
I used 2 $6/2 Sundown Vitamins (Publix Coupon) Green Adv. Buy Flyer
and 2 $1 off Sundown Naturals or Marvel vitamins, RP 1/02
Free+

(2) Sundown Vitamin C at $4.69
I used 2 $6/2 Sundown Vitamins (Publix Coupon) Green Adv. Buy Flyer
and 2 $1 off Sundown Naturals or Marvel vitamins, RP 1/02
.69¢ each

(6) Martha White Muffin Mix 99¢
I used (2) B2G1 Martha White Muffin Mix, (Publix Coupon), Yellow Advantage flyer
and (3) .55/2 Martha White baking mix, RP 11/07
.38¢ each

(1) Publix Brand Syrup $2.59

I spent- $8.83

I saved- $84.42

There are a lot of good deals at Publix this week.

Thanks, SouthernSavers.com for most of these deal ideas

TLC Extreme Couponing

Posted by shopaholicsavers on January 8, 2011 None comments

TLC recently did a show on couponers called Extreme Couponing. It shows people who stockpile thousands of dollars worth of goods that they got for free through couponing. These people really are extreme. It shows one lady going dumpster diving to get coupons. I don’t endorse couponing to this level because it is clear that these people stockpile more than they need or will use. However, the show is also fun to watch and it does illustrate (in an extreme way) how much people can really save by using coupons.

Click HERE to watch a news story about this show, click HERE to read a summary, or use http://www.locatetv.com/ to find out the next time it comes on.

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