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Sunday, May 8, 2011

Tornado Disaster Relief Donations

After a few months of couponing, we have accumulated quite the stockpile. We've read on several blogs that tornado victims are in need of several of the items hanging out in our pantry.

A fellow couponer - Couponing to Disney  - is organizing a donation drive. Donations are being accepted by her church and she is helping distribute the materials. You can send items to:


Disaster Relief
c/o First Baptist Church of Moody
902 Church Street
Moody, AL 35004


Here's what we'll be sending along...

Deals found on Mother's Day


Rite Aid:
Breath Right 10 ct – FREE with coupon
Receive $1 Up with purchase
=FREE +$1 Money Maker

Hershey's Single Serve– BOGO 
Pair that with 1 FREE Hershey’s Bar wyb Select Hershey’s Bars, exp. 6-17 (SS 05/01/11)
= 2 FREE chocolate bars

Starbursts Easter Candy –75% off = $0.62 per bag
Mfg $0.50/ 2 Starburst or Skittles
$0.25/1 Starburst Video Values Coupon (it pictures a single serve, cashier may not accept)
=$0.49 for 2 bags or $0.25 each bag

Precise Tyenol Heat Patch / Cream – On sale for $5
= FREE!! These bad boys work great for back pain... not that this old dancing body would know... 

Cadbury Eggs – On clearance for $0.22
Use $0.50/2 Cadbury Eggs Video Values coupon
= Free w/ overage 

Athletic Shorts – On clearance for $1.74 

Willy Wonka Scrubdiddlyuptious – Currently $4.99
Our Rite Aid had a sign up saying they are 75% off. Supposedly this sign was supposed to be for 5/10, but they gave us the clearanced price of $1.25. Pair that with a $1/2 Willy Wonka Coupon from Coupons.com and they wound up being $1.50 for 2 bags or $0.75 a bag!!!! 

Walgreens:
Nexcare bandages – $3.99 each
Mail In Rebate up to 3.99 per type = up to 11.97
Use this $1 off one Coupon thrice
or Use $0.55/1 Nexcare from SS 5/1
or Use $0.55/1 Nexcare Product, SS 04/03
= FREE (after rebate) and up to $3 money maker
 
Gillette Proglide Razor $9.89
$5 Register Rewards back after transaction
Use $4/1 from P&G 5/1
= $0.89

Sunburnt Gel -$3.99
Free after $3.99 mail in rebate
Rebate prints during check out
Also use $0.50 Coupon
= FREE (after rebate) and $0.50 money maker


On the Border Products
Buy one Margarita Mix, and Chips, Get Salsa FREE

No 'real' coupons for these. We used these as filler items to use our register rewards from prior purchase. Walgreens considers the money back as a mfg coupon and you can only have one mfg coupon per item. So since we had several $2 off rewards we need to pair them with products that didn't have coupons. (yeah.. pretty tricky) 


CVS: 

Carefree Pantiliners $1
$1/1 Carefree Product 5/8/2011 SS
=FREE

Revlon Makeup - Get $7 wyb $15
The magic CVS machine printed out $3 off of $10 of Makeup

Use (2) $2/1 Revlon Products from today's news
So $7 worth of coupons, get $7 back, = about a buck for 2 items. :-D

Chef Boy Ravioli - $1 each
We used a buy 4 get 1 coupon from the latest All You Magazine.

Kellogs Cereal - $1.97 each
Limit 6
$1/2 Kellogg's Krispies Cereal 4/17/2011 RP Insert (exp 5/29/2011)
$0.70/1 Kellogg’s Raisin Bran Cereal Kelloggs 4/12/2011 (exp 5/10/2011) $1.50/3 Kellogg's Cereal 4/10/2011 RP Insert (exp 5/22/2011)
$1/2 Kellogg’s Rice or Cocoa Krispies Kelloggs 4/4/2011 (exp 5/10/2011)
= Final price varies




Sunday, May 1, 2011

After Easter Deals and More!


Today's Spoils

Here's what we did today...

Walgreens:

G-U-M Eez Thru Flossers 75-90 pk $2
  • get back a $2 Register Reward after you pay
  • Final Price: FREE
Bic Razors: Soleil, Flex 3, Flex 4, Comfort 3, Advanced $5.99
  • get back a $2 Register Reward after you pay
  • ues the $3 from 5/1 Smart Source
  • or printable HERE – Soleil
  • Final Price: $.99
Tylenol Precise pain relief $7.99
  • use the $3 from May coupon booklet
  • and the $5 printable HERE
  • Final Price: FREE
Rite Aid: 

Revlon Beauty Tools Sale: 40% off - Nail Clipper on Sale for $0.87
  • Get $4 Up wyb 2 Revlon Beauty Tools
    We did this the max amount of times (4).
    Total =  6.96, with $16 in Register Rewards back
Butterfingers Snackerz Sale: $.50
  • MQ: $1/2 Butterfingers Snackerz printable.
  • Total: FREE!
 Lays Kettle Chips Sale: $2.50
  • Video Value Coupon $1 off 2 
  • 2 MQ: $1 off 1 
  • Total: $2 for 2 or $1 each!
Brother PT-80 Personal Labeling System 29.99
  • On sale for 75% off = $7.49
  • After using a $4 off reward, we got this bad boy for $3.49!!
Reese's & Cadbury Eggs
  • Easter Candy 75% off = $0.22 each
  • Use Video Values $.50 off 2 Reese's egg and $.50 off 2 Cadbury egg = FREE!
    CVS:

    Colgate MaxClean, MaxWhite or MaxFresh toothpaste $2.77
    • $2.77 ECB
    • $1 from May ALL YOU magazine
    • Final Price: FREE with $1 profit
    Hershey Easter Chocolates 2 / $6
    • (2) $1 /1 coupons 
    • Total 2/$4 or 1 / $2 

     
    Target:

    Skittles $0.69
    • $1 / 2 Target Coupon
    • $0.50 / 2 MQ coupon
    • Total: FREE
    Smart Ones: Sale price $1.89
    • Buy 10 and use $4/10 printable (There is also a $3/10 printable here and here)
    • Pay $14.90 and get $5 gift card
    • Total: $0.99 each
    Extra Dessert Delight Gum  $0.49
    • Clearanced at $0.49, Paired with 50c off 2 = Cheap Gum!










    King Elroy found a new toy.. / bag

    April Savings

    April Spending & Saving Details
    Monthly Budget
    $ 250.00
    Total Shelf Cost:
    $ 389.39
    Total Mfg Coupon: $ 86.71
    Total Savings:
    $ 317.80
    Amount Paid: $ 121.57
    April Saving Rate:
    68.78%


    note: total savings =  mfg coupons, store coupons, store bucks, & store discounts

    Saturday, April 30, 2011

    Sunday Preview

    Word is there could be up to SIX coupon inserts in tomorrow's paper!!!
    Here's a link to all the potential coupons. Potential  5/1 coupons

    Thursday, April 28, 2011

    Kitty Litter Galore and a Walmart security camera

    This is my first posting...so don't expect much.


    Took an out of the blue trip to Walmart to cash in on a few good deals.  We were in need of ice cream (the healthy kind) and some fancy new cat litter for Elroy (he only has a little bit left).

    I walked out with 60 pounds of cat litter (6 bags @ 10 lbs each) and 5 personal sized ice cream cartons for $5.12.  If you skip to the end you can read the best part, or you can go to the next line to get the boring details, your choice.



    10 lb Cat Litter  $1.77
     - $1.10 Manufacturer coupon (x6)
    = $0.67 per bag x 6 bags 
    Total = $4.02

    Skinny Cow Ice Cream Cups $1.22
     - $1.00 Manufacturer coupon (x5)
    = $0.22 per cup x 5 cups
    Total = $1.10


    Total Spent : $5.12
    That's about $0.46 per item average


    Yes, that is a slightly soggy $10 bill sitting in front of it all.  When I got done putting the items in my trunk in the parking lot I walked around to my driver door and FOUND A $10 BILL floating in a nearby puddle.  The only way to make a shopping trip where I spent $5.12 better is getting a $10 bill and making $4.88 on it all.  I still have not decided if that bill will be put back into the economy or hung on our wall in remembrance.


    Walmart caught me on camera today.....





    That's all folks....
    -Jacob