Friday, August 21, 2009
Pantry/Storage
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My storage under my stairs is getting full! I need to organize my pantry upstairs so that some things can go upstairs, but I feel rich with it being so full. You know one nice thing is that I have 5 packs of toilet paper! I HATE buying toilet paper. I feel like it's wasted money! HA but it's so necessary, so it's nice that I hopefully won't have to buy anymore for awhile or at least I can continue stocking up and won't have to almost run out like I usually do :)PS the basket on the bottom shelf is FULL of razors that I didn't pay more the $1 per pack (most are disposible BUT the nice ones, but there are a few NICE razors in there and the refills for those!!!)
Smith's 08-21-09
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My cousin texted everyone the other day about 39 cent SOBE's and the killer savings at Smith's. She lives in Vegas so I didn't think anything of it. Then my mom called me today and said she got Hamburger Helper for 84 cents a box. I thought, huh, I wonder if that is part of the back to school sale Smiths & Albertsons are having here (BOX TOPS promotion). Well, they both were. I didn't get everything I need/wanted because I was going to pick up Bryce after I went shopping and I couldn't have anything that needed to be kept cold AND i didn't know what flavors of SOBE Bryce would drink, but this is what I did get
6 Boxes (the smaller ones) Cocoa Puffs
2 Boxes (the smaller ones) Trix
16 Boxes of Nature Valley Granola Bars
12 Boxes of Fruit Snacks--Gushers, Fruit Roll-ups & Fruit by the Foot
14 Boxes of Hamburger Helper
For a total of $57.90 + 2.97 Tax
Saved 68.18 in Fresh Values Savings
Saved $16.20 in coupons (I was short two items so I didn't have coupons for 2 of the Hamburger Helpers)
I'm not sure what the percentage of savings that is but it's more then 50%. It was $84.38 in savings. I bought 50 items which makes them all about $1.16 each. I know the cereal was really only 99 cents and the Hamburger Helper was only 64 cents each (well two were 84 cents each) BUT still $1.16 for a box of Nature Valley Granola Bars! Our lunches aren't going to know what hit them.
I'm going back for SOBE's and toaster strudels and some MEAT! LOL. Can't live without meat!!!
I also earned $7.00 in catalina's which I are good towards my next purchase. If I had been smart I would have done TWO transactions and I would have gotten another $7. I got them for the granola bars 5 or more got you $3.50 and the fruit snacks, 5 or more got you $3.50. I could have done 3 transactions and gotten another $4 I think, but oh well. I'm still learning and was in a hurry!
Walgreens 08-21-09
Well, I went to another Walgreens today in hopes to find the Huggies wipes deal (actually went to two but only shopped at one!) and I didn't find ANY. DUMB! I did buy a few items though
2 12 packs Toilet Paper ($4.99 each)
2 24 ct Tylenol Extra Strength ($4.29 each but Buy One Get One Free)
2 Kids Listerine
1 Carmex (I had to get my total to hit $25)
I used $11 in RR & I Buy one get one free listerine coupon, 1 $1 off listerine and 2 $1 off tylenol coupons and I paid $9.00 and I got $8 in RR back!
Can't complain about that.
2 12 packs Toilet Paper ($4.99 each)
2 24 ct Tylenol Extra Strength ($4.29 each but Buy One Get One Free)
2 Kids Listerine
1 Carmex (I had to get my total to hit $25)
I used $11 in RR & I Buy one get one free listerine coupon, 1 $1 off listerine and 2 $1 off tylenol coupons and I paid $9.00 and I got $8 in RR back!
Can't complain about that.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Walgreens 08-19-2009
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I figure it's time to really get cracking on getting my pantry and storage FULL before the baby gets here so that I don't have to do a lot of shopping for a little while. I went to Walgreens with HIGH hopes and couldn't figure out WHY it didn't work out the way I wanted it to BUT then realized that I still got good deals, just NOT everything I wanted :)
This is what I bought
Transaction #1
Softsoap Body Wash
3 pks Kotex Pads
2 pks 12 Roll Angel Soft Toliet Paper
1 Garnier Hair Spray
-3.00 in coupons for Kotex
Pd 25.77 (23.93+1.84 tax)
Register Rewards Received (good for next shopping trip)
$5--for spending $25
$4--Softsoap
$3--Kotex (when you buy 3)
$2--Garnier
Total $14
Transaction #2
1 12 Roll Angel Soft Toliet Paper
1 Softsoap Bodywash
2 Kids Listerine
3 Kotex Pads
-3.00 Kotex coupons
-5.29 Listerine BOGO
-1.00 Listerine (it looks like one of them didn't scan!)
Paid $21.19 ($19.24+1.95 tax)
RR Received
$5--for spending $25
$4--Softsoap
$3--Kotex
$3--Listerine
Total $15
Total Spent $46.96
RR Received $29
Total Out of Pocket Expense $17.96
The toliet paper alone are usually $7.99 each. I didn't have coupons for the toliet paper or did they get me register rewards but they were on sale for $4.99 so pretty much I paid for the toliet paper and tax!!
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Albertsons 07-08-09
I hadn't really gone shopping since the last trip I posted about. I mean I did, but I went to Harmon's with NO COUPONS and spent way too much, so nothing to boast about. Albertsons has some really good deals this week. I'm just going to list what I got and the savings because it takes too long to list the coupons and stuff.....
Transaction #1
It turned out I had a blonde moment and the WHOLE point of doing two transactions was to get the coupons for $X off your next purchase, BUT I bought the WRONG things to do that! My bad so I didn't need to break it up but I did.
4 Pks of Lindsay Snaker Olives (it's 4 small cans in each pack)
2 Sm Boxes of Honey Nut Cherrios
2 Sm Boxes of Multi Grain Cherrios
4 BIG Boxes of Cinnamon Toast Crunch
2 BIG Boxes of Reese's Puffs
2 Dial Foaming Hand Wash
Total$71.04
Preferred Card Savings $42.64
Coupons $8.80
Out of Pocket $19.60 + .95 Tax = $20.55
Total Savings 71%
Plus I received 2 coupons for a Free Gallon of Milk & 1 Redbox Code and a coupon for $2 off any 5 General Mills Cereals
Transaction #2
So I'm blonde and I can't count. Part of the Savings was buy 10 of a list of items get $5 off or 50 cents an item. Stupid me bought 17 so instead of $10 off, I only got $5 off and then about $4.50 in coupons wouldn't scan and I was forming a line so I didn't mess with it.
2 Bags of Sunchips (the coupon didn't scan :(
6 pk of Viva Paper towels
12 pk of Cottenelle Toilet Paper
1 Sara Lee Bread
4 Kraft Mac N Cheese (The small instant cups)
4 Boxes Gushers
3 Different Boxes of Granola Bars--But the Kraft Fiber Ones :)
4 Lg Boxes Cinnamon Toast Crunch
2 Lg Boxes of Reeses
2 Lg Boxes of Lucky Charms
1 box Hefty Trash Bags
1 2lb Block of Tilamook Cheese
2 Challenge Butter
4 pks of Yoplait Trix Yogurt
6 Simply Cookies (Pillbury Fridge Cookies)
8 Dannon Yogurts
2 Rease Salsa
1 Gal of Milk
20 Frozen Meals--the Budget ones
6 Boxes Lean Pockets
1 Old Spice Deodorant
2 Dial Foaming Hand Wash
2 Cucumbers
2 Bell Peppers
1 Romaine Lettuce
1 Bag of Broccoli/Cauliflower/Peas
1 Bag Carrots
1 Celery
Total Before Coupons $248.82
Preferred Savings $106.31
Mfg Coupons $25.94
Store Coupons $6.16
Total after coupons $110.41 + 5.07 tax
Total Savings 56%--I bought a few things without coupons cuz we needed toilet paper, paper towels, black trash bags and bread.
I received 3 coupons for a free gallon of milk, a $2/5 General Mills Cereal and 2 Redbox codes :) AND a $2.50 off next shopping trip :)
Total of all shopping $319.86
Total after coupons $130.96
Total Savings of WHOLE shopping trip 59%. Not too bad for such a HUGE shopping trip and with about $4.50 in coupons not working and me not being able to add so losing out on another $5 off :)
Transaction #1
It turned out I had a blonde moment and the WHOLE point of doing two transactions was to get the coupons for $X off your next purchase, BUT I bought the WRONG things to do that! My bad so I didn't need to break it up but I did.
4 Pks of Lindsay Snaker Olives (it's 4 small cans in each pack)
2 Sm Boxes of Honey Nut Cherrios
2 Sm Boxes of Multi Grain Cherrios
4 BIG Boxes of Cinnamon Toast Crunch
2 BIG Boxes of Reese's Puffs
2 Dial Foaming Hand Wash
Total$71.04
Preferred Card Savings $42.64
Coupons $8.80
Out of Pocket $19.60 + .95 Tax = $20.55
Total Savings 71%
Plus I received 2 coupons for a Free Gallon of Milk & 1 Redbox Code and a coupon for $2 off any 5 General Mills Cereals
Transaction #2
So I'm blonde and I can't count. Part of the Savings was buy 10 of a list of items get $5 off or 50 cents an item. Stupid me bought 17 so instead of $10 off, I only got $5 off and then about $4.50 in coupons wouldn't scan and I was forming a line so I didn't mess with it.
2 Bags of Sunchips (the coupon didn't scan :(
6 pk of Viva Paper towels
12 pk of Cottenelle Toilet Paper
1 Sara Lee Bread
4 Kraft Mac N Cheese (The small instant cups)
4 Boxes Gushers
3 Different Boxes of Granola Bars--But the Kraft Fiber Ones :)
4 Lg Boxes Cinnamon Toast Crunch
2 Lg Boxes of Reeses
2 Lg Boxes of Lucky Charms
1 box Hefty Trash Bags
1 2lb Block of Tilamook Cheese
2 Challenge Butter
4 pks of Yoplait Trix Yogurt
6 Simply Cookies (Pillbury Fridge Cookies)
8 Dannon Yogurts
2 Rease Salsa
1 Gal of Milk
20 Frozen Meals--the Budget ones
6 Boxes Lean Pockets
1 Old Spice Deodorant
2 Dial Foaming Hand Wash
2 Cucumbers
2 Bell Peppers
1 Romaine Lettuce
1 Bag of Broccoli/Cauliflower/Peas
1 Bag Carrots
1 Celery
Total Before Coupons $248.82
Preferred Savings $106.31
Mfg Coupons $25.94
Store Coupons $6.16
Total after coupons $110.41 + 5.07 tax
Total Savings 56%--I bought a few things without coupons cuz we needed toilet paper, paper towels, black trash bags and bread.
I received 3 coupons for a free gallon of milk, a $2/5 General Mills Cereal and 2 Redbox codes :) AND a $2.50 off next shopping trip :)
Total of all shopping $319.86
Total after coupons $130.96
Total Savings of WHOLE shopping trip 59%. Not too bad for such a HUGE shopping trip and with about $4.50 in coupons not working and me not being able to add so losing out on another $5 off :)
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Albertsons 06-03-09
WOW! I went to my MIL's enrichment on Tuesday and the had a lady from www.grocerysmarts.com there and I got SOOOOOOOOO excited about coupons again. I used Grocery Smarts and I planned out my trip and went. I was expecting to pay $44+whatever the Mac and Cheese ended up being (the math was killing my head) so I figured $50-$52 bucks :) This is how it turned out!!
2 Quaker Life Cereal Reg 4.29 on sale for 1.49
-2 $1.00/1 mfg coupons
8 Mac & Cheese Boxes Reg 1.39 on sale for 1.00
-2 Buy 3 get one Free mfg coupons
4 Hidden Valley Ranch Dressings Reg 3.99 on sale for 3/10.00
-2 1.50/2 mfg coupons
3 Kraft BBQ Sauce Reg 2.49 on sale for 1.00
-2 1.00 off mfg coupons ( I had 3 to make them all free but they only let you use two of the same internet coupons)
7 Velveeta Mac & Cheese Reg 3.29 on sale for 2.50
-2 1.00 off mfg coupon (I had 2 1.50/2 which I couldn't use)
1 Mustard Grey Poupon Reg 3.59 on Sale for 2.50
-1 1.00 off mfg coupon
3 Crystal Light Reg 4.99 on sale for 3/10.00
-1 1.00 off one mfg coupon
-1 2.00/2 mfg coupon
1 Crystal Light to go Reg 3.59 on sale for 2.50
-3.33 Buy two crystal light get one free (she thought it was on the 3/10 sale and I didn't know how much it was.
6 Jello Lg Box Reg 1.99 on sale for 1.00
-2 1.00/3 mfg coupons
2 Country Time Lemonade Reg 4.29 on sale for 3/10
-1 2.00/2 mfg coupons
1 Planter Double Peanut Granola Bars Reg 3.59 on sale for 2.50
-1 1.00/1 mfg coupons
For every $10 you spent on the items above you got an instant $3 off. I added wrong and thought I'd get 8x$3 but I only got 7x$3 but that's still another $21 off
4 Kraft Shredded Cheese(part of promotion above too)Reg 4.49 on sale for 2.0
-2 1.00/2 coupons
12 Lean Cuisines Reg 4.99-3.79 on sale for 1.88
NO COUPON :(
1 Dreyers Ice Cream Reg 6.49 on sale for 2.99
Spend 15 in participating items get this free (the lean cuisines counted)
1 Bagelfuls Reg 3.59 on sale for 2.50
-1 1.00 mfg coupon (part of the buy 10 get 3 off promotion)
-$5 when you spend $40. Albertsons coupon mailed to me.
I didn't get my Albertson's Ad until AFTER I went shopping and it had 3 double coupons in there. I think I'm going to go back and get some more lean cuisines cuz that's what we eat for lunch.
So here is the breakdown
Before Coupons & Sales
$195.53
-107.65 Sale Prices
-26.83 mfg Coupons
-5.00 Store Coupons
Total 56.05 + 2.58 tax!!! + one free REDBOX rental that came with the free ice cream :)
I also got 3 Catalinas that I wasn't expecting. Catalina are the coupons that print at the register. I got (1) $1.00 your next shopping order for from Country Time, (1) $1.00/6 Lean Cuisines & (1) 2.00/1 off Benefiber Stick Pack.
I found a Lean Cuisines coupon in my coupon stuff when I got home too for a $1.00/3 so if I get 9 more Lean Cuisines @ 1.88 each that's $16.92- (2) $1.00 coupons makes it 14.92 but I'll get another free ice cream and another free Redbox Rental. And the Lean Cuisines are usually 3.79-4.99 each which would be 44.91 + 6.49 ice cream + 1.00 movie=52.40 so it would be a savings of 72%!!!
That's a savings of 71%!!!! WAHOO!!!!
2 Quaker Life Cereal Reg 4.29 on sale for 1.49
-2 $1.00/1 mfg coupons
8 Mac & Cheese Boxes Reg 1.39 on sale for 1.00
-2 Buy 3 get one Free mfg coupons
4 Hidden Valley Ranch Dressings Reg 3.99 on sale for 3/10.00
-2 1.50/2 mfg coupons
3 Kraft BBQ Sauce Reg 2.49 on sale for 1.00
-2 1.00 off mfg coupons ( I had 3 to make them all free but they only let you use two of the same internet coupons)
7 Velveeta Mac & Cheese Reg 3.29 on sale for 2.50
-2 1.00 off mfg coupon (I had 2 1.50/2 which I couldn't use)
1 Mustard Grey Poupon Reg 3.59 on Sale for 2.50
-1 1.00 off mfg coupon
3 Crystal Light Reg 4.99 on sale for 3/10.00
-1 1.00 off one mfg coupon
-1 2.00/2 mfg coupon
1 Crystal Light to go Reg 3.59 on sale for 2.50
-3.33 Buy two crystal light get one free (she thought it was on the 3/10 sale and I didn't know how much it was.
6 Jello Lg Box Reg 1.99 on sale for 1.00
-2 1.00/3 mfg coupons
2 Country Time Lemonade Reg 4.29 on sale for 3/10
-1 2.00/2 mfg coupons
1 Planter Double Peanut Granola Bars Reg 3.59 on sale for 2.50
-1 1.00/1 mfg coupons
For every $10 you spent on the items above you got an instant $3 off. I added wrong and thought I'd get 8x$3 but I only got 7x$3 but that's still another $21 off
4 Kraft Shredded Cheese(part of promotion above too)Reg 4.49 on sale for 2.0
-2 1.00/2 coupons
12 Lean Cuisines Reg 4.99-3.79 on sale for 1.88
NO COUPON :(
1 Dreyers Ice Cream Reg 6.49 on sale for 2.99
Spend 15 in participating items get this free (the lean cuisines counted)
1 Bagelfuls Reg 3.59 on sale for 2.50
-1 1.00 mfg coupon (part of the buy 10 get 3 off promotion)
-$5 when you spend $40. Albertsons coupon mailed to me.
I didn't get my Albertson's Ad until AFTER I went shopping and it had 3 double coupons in there. I think I'm going to go back and get some more lean cuisines cuz that's what we eat for lunch.
So here is the breakdown
Before Coupons & Sales
$195.53
-107.65 Sale Prices
-26.83 mfg Coupons
-5.00 Store Coupons
Total 56.05 + 2.58 tax!!! + one free REDBOX rental that came with the free ice cream :)
I also got 3 Catalinas that I wasn't expecting. Catalina are the coupons that print at the register. I got (1) $1.00 your next shopping order for from Country Time, (1) $1.00/6 Lean Cuisines & (1) 2.00/1 off Benefiber Stick Pack.
I found a Lean Cuisines coupon in my coupon stuff when I got home too for a $1.00/3 so if I get 9 more Lean Cuisines @ 1.88 each that's $16.92- (2) $1.00 coupons makes it 14.92 but I'll get another free ice cream and another free Redbox Rental. And the Lean Cuisines are usually 3.79-4.99 each which would be 44.91 + 6.49 ice cream + 1.00 movie=52.40 so it would be a savings of 72%!!!
That's a savings of 71%!!!! WAHOO!!!!
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