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1-7-12 Publix Shopping Trip – Free Tissues

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on January 8, 2012 None comments

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.

CVS Skinny Cow Deal and Clearance

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on January 5, 2012 None comments

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.

1-1-12 Walgreens Couponing Trip

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on January 1, 2012 None comments

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

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on December 21, 2011 3 comments

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!

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

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on December 18, 2011 None comments

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

12-15-11 Target Shopping Trip – Lots of Freebies

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on December 18, 2011 None comments

Eucerin Travel Size Lotions 99¢
-$1 off Eucerin Aquaphor baby or Aquaphor skin care item (Target coupon from coupons.com) printable
Price after coupons- Free+

Nivea Creme Tins 99¢
-$1 off Nivea hand or body lotion (Target coupon from coupons.com) printable
Price after coupons- Free+
– These were on an end cap by the makeup in a Christmas display not in the travel section

Playtex Spill-Proof Cup, Single Pack, $3.99
-$2 off Playtex Spill Proof Cup, (Target Coupon) printable
-$1 off Playtex Baby Item, printable
Price after coupons- 99¢

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

Rimmel Eye Shadow $2.49 (Regular Price)
-$1/1 Rimmel Cosmetics Item ETS Target Web Coupon
-$1/1 Rimmel London Product 10-16-11 RP
Cost after coupons- .49¢

NYC Color Nail Polish PSA .99¢ (Regular Price)
-$1/1 NYC New York Color Cosmetics Item ETS Target Web Coupon
Cost after coupons- FREE

12-13-11 Publix Shopping Trip

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on December 13, 2011 1 comments

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

12-11-11 CVS Shopping Trip

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on December 11, 2011 None comments

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

12-7-11 Publix Shopping Trip

Posted by Ney@ShopahoicSavers.com on December 10, 2011 None comments

ORAL-B Pulsar Toothbrushes, regular price $2.39
Used two $3/1 Oral-B Battery Powered Toothbrush, 11/27 P&G newspaper insert (exp 12/31/11)
Price after coupons- FREE+ $1.22 moneymaker

Rachael Ray Just 6 Dog Treats, regular price $2.99
-$1/1 Rachael Ray Just 6 Dog Treats, Publix printable coupon available here (exp 12/7/11)
-BOGO Rachael Ray Dog Treats manufacturer coupon, 11/13 SS newspaper insert (exp 12/11/11)
Price after coupons- .49¢

B1G1 Del Monte Fruit or Fruit & Gel or Fruit Chillers $2.63 ($1.31)
-$1/2 Del Monte fruit cup snacks printable
Price after coupons- .81¢

Travel Size Crest Whitestrips $5.99
– $7 off of Crest Whitestrips found inside the trial size whitestrips box (as seen in the above picture)
– $10 off of Crest Whitestrips P&G 10/30
Price after coupons- FREE+ at least $1 moneymaker each

Saved over $56 this shopping trip 🙂

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