Tuesday, June 30, 2009

CVS 7/5-7/11

I thought the CVS ad was pretty good - my coupons are already on standby!

Bounty Basic $5.99 - .25 = $5.74
Tide 48-60loads $5.99 - .35 = $5.64
Pampers $8.99 - $1 = $7.99
Always pads 36-60 $2.99 - $1/2 buy 2 = $4.98
Purchase $25 in P&G products received free 4pk of AA or AAA batteries

Hellmans mayo 2/$6 use 2/.60 = 2/$4.80 Earn 2 ECBS
Purchase $15 in Mars products recieve Free M&M's Nascar Diecast set
M&M's 2/$6 use $1/2 = 2/$5
Spend $10 in Febreze products Earn 5 ECB's
Spend $15 in cover girl products Earn 5 ECB's
Colgate Total Advance $3.49 - .75 = $2.74 Earn 2 ECB's
Gillette Venus/Spa razor $8.99 - $2 = $6.99 Earn 3 ECB's
Gillette Disposable razors $5.99 Earn 2 ECB's
Gillette Shampoo/ Conditioner $4.99 - $1 = $3.99 Earn 2 ECB's
Dove Shampoo/conditioner BOGO use 2 /$1 coupons
Schick Quattro BOGO use 2/ $4 coupons for razors and refills
Dawn dish soap 2/$2 use 2/.25 = 2/$1.50 earn 1 ECB
Cvs Pantiliners .89 Earn .89 ECB
Sunday and Monday only:
Caliber/CVS scotch tape 1.49 Earn $1.49 ECB limit 3
Caliber/CVS pencils/sharpeners .99 Earn .99 ECB limit 3

Walgreens 7/5-7/11

Yes I know I am getting a bit ahead of myself. Nothing too spectacular for the Walgreens ad after the 4th..........

Starbucks ice cream is BOGO @ $4.79 use 2/$2 coupons and get 2/$.79!

Register Reward Deals 7/5 - 7/11
$3 RR wyb 12pk Pepsi Products - 3/$12
$3 RR WYB $10 of participating Dental products
Crest Toothpaste w/Scope 2/$5
Crest ProHealth Toothpaste 2/$5
Oral B Toothbrushes 2/$5
Glide Floss 2/$5
$3 RR WYB $10 Cover Girl Make Up / $1 any one or $2 off any 2
$5 RR WYB $10 Keebler
Fudge Stripes 11.5oz 4/$10 / $1 off any 2(IP)
Pecan Sandies 16.oz 4/$10
Club Crakers 16 oz 4/$10
Cheez-its 9oz 4/$10
$1 RR WYB Dove Chocolate 2/$6
$1 RR WYB M&Ms 2/$5 / $1 off any 2
$1 RR WYB Tide or Gain Laundry Detergent $6.49
$1.50 RR WYB Aveeno Hair Care $6.49 / $2

Meijer 6/28

A couple items caught my eye at Meijer this week.

Bic Soleil razor on sale for $5.99 use $3 coupon = $2.99
Sure deoderant on sale 2/$4 use 2 $.75 coupons = 2/$2.51
Pert Plus on sale 2 / $5 use 2 $1 coupons = 2/$3
Colgate total/maxfresh are 2/$5 use 2 $.75 coupons = 2/$3.50
Hershy 6pk candy bars are 2/$5 use $1/2 coupon = 2/$4
Cutter bug spray $3.29 use $2 coupon = $1.29
http://www.meijer.com/content/content.jsp?pageName=meijer_deals&cmpid=0626purina

Click on the above link to print a discount coupon for Purina Pet Food. There are also Summer Bucks that can be printed. They are good 7/1-7/4

K-Mart Doubles

It has been confirmed that K-mart will be hosting a doubles event starting 7/5. Since it starts on a Sunday I am to assume it will be at all K-marts. The crummy part is that they have changed their guidelines YET AGAIN!
I have included a letter from corporate specifying the new rules.


Dear XXXXX,

Thank you for your recent correspondence. We are always interested in hearing from our customers, and appreciate your interest in our Double Coupon promotion. Our next Double Coupon event is being held at select K-mart stores nationwide from 07/05 – 07/11. In order to find the closest participating locations in your area, please provide a city/state or zip code. Provided below are details regarding this promotion. Participating stores only will double coupons up to $2.00 with a purchase of $25 or more in grocery and drugstore merchandise. Amount of credit from doubling a coupon cannot exceed the current retail price of a single item. No cash or in-store purchase credit will be awarded for any amount exceeding the retail price of the item. Limit 1 coupon for each item purchased.Only 1 coupon will be doubled per item.You may only purchase 4 of the same item using double coupons. Excludes Buy One, Get One offers, Kmart Savings coupons and Kmart Store coupons. Coupons do not apply to sales tax.Limit 10 coupons per customer per day. Offer excludes products prohibited by law, including but not limited to alcohol, tobacco, and prescription medication. Not valid on non-merchandise, federal or state regulated items, prior purchases, Lands’ End, Sears merchandise rung on Sears registers within Kmart and kmart.com.In the event of a return, coupon savings may be deducted from the refund. Exclusions apply. Please see store associate for details. By sharing your concerns, you have enabled us to address the issues and provide feedback to the appropriate person. Truly, your remarks provide forthright feedback that will enable Sears to achieve excellence in everything we do. Once again, we appreciate your interest in saving money by participating in our Double Coupon promotion, and thank you for contacting us. Sincerely, Retail Customer Care Sears Holdings Corporation

Thanks Melanie for bringing this to my attention!

Monday, June 29, 2009

My weekend

Happy Monday!
I had a wonderful weekend filled with Jewel, CVS, Target and to round it off Walgreen's. There were some good deals and some stuff I really needed. I feel I did really well. As I sat at work this morning going over my receipts I decided to total all of my coupon usage.
Can a get a drum roll please...................................................................
For the 4 stores listed above I used a total of 41 coupons (this includes 2 $5 Target cards and CVS ECB's).........................For a total of...............................
$62.42!!!!!!
Now if only all of my weekends were that good!

Target 6/28

I scouted a few decent deals at Target this week...................

M&M's are $2.49 buy 2 and use $1/2 Target C and $1/2 MC get 2/$2.98
Coppertone $7.99 use $1 TC and $1.50MC = $5.49
Hellmans Mayo $2 - $.60MC =$1.40
Hillshire Farms Lunchmeat $2.99 - $1 TC - .35MC = $1.64
Little Swimmers $9.99 - $1MC = $8.99
24ct Welches Fruit Snacks $3.75 - $.40MC = $3.35
One a Day vitamins $7 - $2 MC = $5
8 giant roll Bounty $9.49 - $.50TC - $.25MC = $8.74
Activia 4pk Yogurt $2 - $1MC = $1

I snagged the M&M's and Coppertone because there is nothing better than eating chocolate in the sun! :P

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Walgreens 6/28

Some decent deals at Wags this week.......

Pringles are $.99 buy 2 and use $1/2 to get them both for $.98
Off clip on $9.99 - $2 coupon = $7.99 and receive $3 in register rewards
Purex 3 in 1 complete is BOGO at $8.99 use 2/$2 coupons = 2/$4.99
Dawn dish soap is .99 with in add coupon also use -.25 and get it for $.75
Kellogs cereal is $1.99 if you are lucky to have any $1 coupons = $.99
Aqua Fresh is $1.99 - .75 coupon = $1.24 and receive $1 register reward
2 12oz Maalox for $9.98 - $3 coupon = $6.98 and receive $5 register reward

K-mart 6/28

Was not liking the K-mart add too much this week. Only a few deals caught my eye.

Arm and Hammer total care fabric sheets are 3 for $8 use 3 $1 coupons and get them 3 for $5 or $1.67 each

Nature's Bounty vitamins are BOGO use 2/$1 or 2/$2(possibly found on the website) for possibly a decent deal.

Lays chips are also BOGO there was $1 coupons in today's paper use 2 for a decent deal depending on how much the chips are.

I do not shop at K-mart all that much unless they are doing double coupon days. The prices seem to be higher than most other places so the double coupons make shopping there worth while. They seem to double about once a month.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

E-Bates

Months ago a WONDERFUL relative told me all about a website called E-Bates. This particular web-site pays you to shop on line at over 900 stores! I too first thought there was a catch but I have yet to find one. Here's how it works.....
Register with their site:
http://www.ebates.com/rf.do?referrerid=wzDSlfl0rn9nvu3HJ694%2BQ%3D%3D
By clicking the above link I will receive a referral bonus and you will receive a $5 sign up bonus!
Then all you do is shop through their site! For example:
I want to order a book from Borders. I sign into E-bates click on the category I am interested in. Find the store and click on it. It will take me to that store and I shop like normal. The only difference is that when I shop through E-Bates at Borders I get 5% cash back!!

Where does this money go you ask?? Quarterly you receive a check in the mail as long as your earnings are over $5.!

Any checks I receive back now go into my children's tuition account. It's money I wouldn't of had anyways if I would of went to the store so every little bit helps!

See sometimes it pays to be lazy and shop online!!!
What are you waiting for sign up NOW! It doesn't cost anything and trust me you'll thank me when you get that free check in the mail!

Coupons, coupons, and more coupons

Some ask where the heck do all of my coupons come from?? It is sad but true I do not pay for weekly newspaper delivery but I do receive 3 papers on Sunday. I also receive coupon inserts from a couple of people who are not avid couponers.
Yes I do find the time to cut and sort all of my own coupons - one's that I know I will not use or that I have too many of go in a bag for work and I in turn will sometimes go through that bag if I need something. Share and share alike!

I also receive a magazine called All You. It can be found at Walmart but I ordered my own subscription through E-bates which in itself is a whole other post! All You is chock full of savings ideas and tips as well as coupons.

I receive some coupons in the mail from certain web sites I have registered with and I also receive e-mails from certain companies because I registered with their sites. Coupons.com and smart source are also to great places for IP (Internet coupons) coupons!


http://http://print.coupons.com/couponweb/Offers.aspx?pid=13306&zid=iq37&nid=10&bid=alk0625140634ae72428234316
(Coupons.com)

http://coupons2.smartsource.com/smartsource/index.jsp?Link=5S2ZUA6PWPEPO
(Smartsource.com)


Coupons can be found everywhere! So what are you waiting for? Why do you want to pay full price? Get out there and SAVE!

Jewel deals starting 6/25/2009

Jewel no longer accepts expired coupons! Such a shame! I had a coupon that had just expired 4 days prior and they turned it away. So make sure all of your coupons are good before heading out.

*Buy 5 - 12 packs of Coke products and receive 2 packs of Hillshire Farm Sausage FREE
* Jays Cruncher chips are 2/$4 - use 2 $1 coupons and get them for $2 (only good through 6/27)
* 10oz A1 steak sauce for $2.99 - use $2 coupon and get it for $.99
*Capri Sun Sunrise for $2.19 - Use $1 coupon and get it for $1.19
* Oscar Meyer beef franks are 2/$5 use $1/2 and get them 2/$4.00
*Johnsonville Breakfast Sausage 2/$6 use 2/$1 coupons and get them 2/$4
* Kellogs cereal or Pop tarts 4/$7 use 4/$1 coupons for cereal and pay 4/$3
*Luigi's Italian Ice BOGO $4.89 use 2/$.75 coupons and pay 2/$3.39
* French's Mustard 2/$3 use 2/.75 coupons and pay 2/$1.50
*Sweet Baby Rays marinade BOGO $3.79 use 2/$1 coupons and pay 2/$1.79

I am sure there are other great buys this week but these are the best I see. Even though Jewel stopped taking expired coupons they do except IP coupons so that might be helpful! Di you see anything great that I missed??

Savings at Strak starting 6/25/2009

There are a few good buys at Strak this week with the in add coupons as well as some manufacturers coupons.

*Gallon of Centrella Milk $1.79 with in add coupon
*Wonder hamburger buns $0.49 with in add coupon
*Pepsi buy 4 - 12 packs get two free with in add coupon 6/$12
*Kraft mayonnaise/miracle whip 2/$5 (I had 2 coupons $.75 & $1) final price 2/ $3.25
*Buy 4 Breyers ice cream for $10 and get free ice cream cups and magic shell
(I had two $1/2 coupons for breyers and .55 off magic shell) so for $7.45 I got 4 gallons of ice cream, magic shell, and ice cream cups!
*Chi Chi's salsa 2/$4 ( I had 2/.55 coupons) final price 2/$2.90
* Kraft dressing is also on sale for 3/$5 or $1.67. (I used a $1 coupon) final price $.67

I purchased all of the above mentioned items as well as a couple loaves of bread on sale for $.99 and 3 boxes of pasta that was $1.00 each. I also got a package of tortilla chips and 3 chicken kiev's. My final total was $42.54 with a savings of $48.39!!

Lets try this again.........

About 7 or 8 months ago I had started a blog only to let it fade off into non-existence. I was fairly new at couponing, trying to save money and being frugal. By no means am I now an expert but I feel good knowing that I might of encouraged a few people to jump on the bandwagon and start to save some money!
This summer I am determined to save as much as I possibly can and I will chronicle that through my blog as well as try and help others save at certain stores as well.
The main stores I will focus on are CVS, Target, Jewel, Strak and VanTil, Walgreens and from time to time others as long as there is a good deal.
I encourage people to share their saving tips and success stories. By doing so hopefully we all can make some cents!!