Just Saved 77%

This was over a few stops (and over a few days)
Walgreens:
1st transaction: 1 Lysol No Touch Soap dispenser and 1 Edge Shaving gel $3 mf for Lysol $12.43 OOP and $8 in RR
2nd transaction: 1 Lysol No Touch Soap dispenser $3 mf coupon $9.73 OOP and $7 in RR
3rd Transaction: 4 Lysol wipes, 4 Lysol Toilet bowl cleaner, 2 Lysol 4in1 sprays, 2 Lysol 4in1 Concentrates, 1 Valentines peppermint patty (filler). $1 off coupons for every 2 lysol cleaners. B1G1 Free on all of them and used $15 in RR $2.28 OOP.
Total Retail Value: $72.60, oop $24.44, Savings of 67%

Kroger:
1st Transaction: Buy 10 get $3 off now and $3 off later promo.
2 Totino's pizzas, Aluminum Foil, 2 Kraft Mac & Cheese 5 box sets, Windex, Dial body wash, and 3 Ravioli's. Used two $1 off Kraft, $.75/2 Totinos, $.75 off aluminum foil, $1 off windex, $.35/3 Ravioli (tripled) and got $3 off. $13 OOP and $3 for later.
2nd Transaction: Colgate Toothpaste, 2 Ziplock food storages, 4 Knorr Rice, 2 Dove Men body wash, 3 Skittles, 3 Starburst, 26 Propel Waters (not shown). Got the skittles, starbust, colgate, and all waters FREE with coupons. Also used $1.50/2 Ziploc, two $1 off Dove, two $.50/2 Knorr (doubled), and the $3 off from previous transaction, $11.69 OOP
Also bought 88 Propels and got them all FREE with the Buy 10 get $5 off promo and $1/2 peelies on all of them.
Total Retail: $171.42, OOP $26.48, Savings of 85%

Albertsons:
2 Clorox Bleach, Smuckers preserves, Jiff PB, Peter Pan PB. Used two $1off Clorox for FREE bleach, Peter pan was $.88 w in store coupon, $.50 off Smuckers and $.50 off Jiff from Monopoly.
Total Retail: $13.14, OOP $5.33, Savings 60%

Target:
6 Finish Gelpacs, 2 Always liners, 6 Reese PB cups, 2 Vaseline lotions with Qtips bonus pack, 2 Aquafresh travel, and J&J No more tangles. Used six $2.25 off finish, 3B1G1 Free Reese, two $1 off Aquafresh making them free, $1 off J&J, and $1 Target and $1 mf coupon off each lotion.
Total Retail Value: $35.79, OOP $13.49 Savings 63%

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Walmart:
7 Gain Fabric Sheets, 1 card, Misc Stuff, Bread, bananas, Desitin. Used seven $3 off Gain, $5 off Misc Stuff, $1 off Desitin
Total Retail: $33.62, OOP $6.62, Savings of 81%

Dollar General:
4 Gain Fabric Sheets and 1 Finish detergent. Used four $3 off Gain and $1 off Finish
Total Retail: $13.85, OOP $.92, Savings of 94%

So thats a Total Retail Value of $340.42 with an OOP of $77.28 or a Savings of 77% :)

Bi-Weekly Trip

I go grocery shopping about every two weeks!! I also go randomly when we ran out of something like bread or need something last minute for dinner!! I buy meat in bulk at Sams unless someone has a good sale, which someone usually does weekly, so I buy in bulk and freeze in individual portions!! I am also a brand-name whore on certain things...others, I just dont care!! Basically there is ALOT I buy that I wont have a coupon for, but I try to price shop so I can get it at the best possible price!!

I finally left my house today after being iced/snowed in for four days!! We went to Tom Thumb, Target, Kroger, and Walmart...tomorrow I am going to Walgreens and Albertsons, and maybe back to Kroger to stock up on veggies!! :)

This is todays trip...

Tom Thumb:

(not pictured) 2 12pk 7up and 2 12pk coke 4/$11, on sale for 4/$9 with two $.75 coupons = 2/$7.50

Wholly Queso $4.99 ea, on sale for B1G1 Free with a $.50 coupon doubled = $3.99 for both

Red Seedless Grapes $3.99 lb, on sale for $.99 lb = $1.37

Two Wheat Thins $2, on sale for $.99 with a $1/2 coupon = $.98 for both

Total Retail Value: $44.41 Total OOP: $14.79, Savings of 67%

Target:

Archer Farms Chips $2.49 FREE with coupon

Two Tostitos $2.50, Tostitos Salsa $2.50, Buy 2 chips get salsa free, used Target coupon get $1 off salsa, used $.55 off chips and $.55 off salsa coupons = $2.90

Reynolds Slow Cooker wraps $1.69 with a $1 off coupon = $.69

Total Retail Value: $14.29 Total OOP: $3.59, Savings of 75%

Kroger:

Four Reach Toothbrushes $1.50 ea, used two $2/2 coupons = $2

Four Philadelphia Cream Cheese $1.49 each, used two $.50 coupons doubled = $3.96

Two Dial body wash $2.99ea

All detergent $3.49 used a $1 off coupon = $2.49

Kraft Cheese $1.49 used a $1 off coupon = $.49

Nestle Tollhouse Cookies $2.79 used $1 off coupon = $1.79

I can't believe its not butter $1.79 used $.75 off coupon = $1.04

Two Knorr Rice dishes $1 each, used $.50 off coupon doubled = $1 for both

Six Hunts Tomato Sauce $.95 each, used two $.45/3 coupons doubled = $3.96

Buy 1o get $5 off promo x 2

Total Retail Value: $47.33 Total OOP: $12.69, Savings of 73%

Walmart:

No Coupons: Bananas, 2 Gal of Milk, Organic Romaine Hearts, Green Olives, Black Olives, Bread Crumbs, Cornbread Mix, McCormick Seasonings, Butter, and Bread.

Two Brownie Mixes: $2.24 with two $1 off coupons = $1.24ea

Two Pizza's $1.25ea with a $.75 off coupon = $1.75 for both

Jello $.52ea with a $.55/3 coupon = $1.01

Two Vlasic Dill Pickles $2.08ea with $.55 off coupon = $1.53 ea

Eight Pasta $1.08 ea with four $1/2 coupons = $4.64

String Cheese $2.98 with $1 off coupon = $1.98

Worcestershire Sauce $1.26 with a $.75 off coupon = $.51

Two Floss $.97 ea with two $1 off coupons = $.06 money maker

Total Retail Value: $50.64 Total OOP: $38.49, Savings of 24%

Total Retail Value for all Stores: $156.67 Total OOP: $69.56, Total Savings of 56%

I HEART Walgreens

Sunday mornings are becoming my fave...It's lazy and easy....and I get my newspaper!! :) I wake up earlier than everyone else (alot earlier if I have my way) get my paper and go through the coupons/deals of the week. Pharmacies (Walgreens, CVS) and Target all have Sun-Sat deal weeks. So its the first chance to see what they all have going on!! This week I didn't necessarily NEED anything but went and took advantage of some deals to stock up on things we do eventually NEED!!

Here is my trip this weekend!!

Walgreens has a great deal with RR (Register Rewards) and I like to take advantage of them to buy things that normally are more expensive or I may not have a coupon on!!
1st Transaction:
Dove Body Wash: 4/$15 with $5 in RR
Nyquil: $5 each, get $10 in RR when you spend $20.
I used $1 off Dove body wash and two $1.50 off Dayquil/Nyquil products (I SHOULD have bought another newspaper and used two of the Dove coupons and four of the Day/Nyquil coupons but oh well)
Paid $32.16 and got $15 in RR, save a total of $16.92
2nd Transaction:
Advil: On sale for $4.99, buy two get $5 RR
Icy Hot: On sale for $3.99 with a $3 RR
Used a $1 off Advil PM, $2 off Advil Congestion, and $1 off Icy Hot coupon.
Paid $9.97 and got $8 in RR, saved $8.80
3rd Transaction:
Shampoo: B1G1 1/2 off $5.49
Deodorant: B1G1 1/2 off $2.49
Candy Hearts: 2/$1
Snickers: $.99 each
Used $1 off HeadN Shoulders, used a Walgreens coupon for candy making them $.29 each, and used a B1G1 Free Snickers coupon
Also used $10 RR
Paid $3.11 and saved $18.44

I bought the Pull ups at CVS....normally $18.99 on sale for $13.99. I used a $2 off coupon and $10 in ECB I had from last week and paid a total of $2.11!!

So thats a total retail of $103.39, paid $47.39, saved 55%....AND I still have $13 in RR for my next purchase!!

I HEART Kroger

I'm mad that I can NOT find my receipt everywhere so I am having to remember what the deals/prices were off the top of my head...but here we go!!

Listerine: Normally $3.49 on sale for $3 = $6

Cheese: Normally $2.99 on sale for $1.49 = $4.47

Ketchup: On sale for $1.99 = $3.98

Tomato Sauce: Normally $1.19 on sale for $.99 = $6.93

Rotel: Normally $1.29 on sale for $.92 = $3.68

Veggies: $.76 = $15.20

Total: $40.26

Kroger was having (and still is until tomorrow) buy 10 items get $5 off and every single one of these items fell in to that category. :) So that was an automatic $20 off, then used a $2/2 Reach coupon, three $.75 off Kraft coupons, two $1 off Listerine coupons, and a $1 off Rotel coupon bringing my new total to...

Total: $40.26

- $20 from promotion

- $7.25 from coupons

Total: $13.01 or 68% Savings

Cheese I got for $.24 each, Listerine for $1.50 each, toothbrushes were free, two of the Rotels were free, and the veggies were $.26 each!! Not to bad!! :)

I also went back and bought another 10 veggies and All Laundry detergent. It was part of the Buy 10 promo (as was Kraft mac n cheese). All detergent was on sale for $2.99 after the promo and I had/have 20 $1 off coupons. I bought 6 Alls and 4 boxes of Mac N Cheese and spent a total of $13.90. The All retails at $5.99 normally!! Not too bad at all!!

Super Quick....

Ok lots of crazy sales right now...
But you MUST check out Kroger (in the DFW area)...
Buy 10 get $5 off...
Delmonte Canned Veggies only $.26 each
Hunt's Tomatoes only $.46 each
Heinz 40oz Kethcup only $1.49 each
Reach toothbrushes $1 each or FREE if you have the coupons for $1 off
Kraft 2% Singles $.99 each or $.24 with the $.75 off coupon from the paper OR FREE with this coupon
I will post my shopping trip later...need to go to work!! :)

OH and get a $1 off Angel Soft coupon here. Use Zip 20202.

Want to MAKE money buying Mascara??

That's right...you can actually MAKE money buying Mascara at Target!! Here's how...

First, go here and "Like" Rimmel on FB then you will be able to print two $2 off Rimmel products. Then go here and find the Target Rimmel product $2 off coupon and print this two times. You can only print one of each, each time, but should be able to print two per computer total. So let's review, that a total of $4 off each Mascara or other makeup product.


Now, go to Target. Rimmel Mascara is priced at $2.24 (at my Target) and with $4 off coupons you are making $1.76 per mascara. Target will not give you money back and may not even let you use the second coupon if you don't have "fillers" so buy something else to use up that $1.76.

Here's my Target shopping trip (with a Walmart run last night)

Walmart: Glade Automatic Spray kits normally $11.98 on sale for $4.88. $4 off Glade Automatic Spray coupons from http://www.rightathome.com/ = $.88 ea so I paid $3.52.

Target: Garnier Skincare wipes, retail $4.49 with a $2 off Target coupon and a $1 off manuf coupon = $1.49

Lightbulbs, retail normally for $2.44 on sale for $2. $1 off manuf coupon with $1 off Target coupon = FREE (or there is a $1.50 off coupon on Targets site....meaning they would be $.50 wo the manuf coupon or $.50 money maker with it!!)

Lysol Neutra Air Sprays, retail for $3.34 ea with $1 off Target coupon and a $1 off manuf coupon = $1.34 ea

Rimmel Mascara, retail $2.24 ea with a total of four $2 off Target coupons and $2 off FB coupons = $1.76 money maker EACH or $6.96 total....really I just MADE a free $7 buying make-up!! :)

Socks (fillers) $4.99

So, $1.49+$1.34+$1.34+$4.99-$6.96= $2.20 :) I basically paid for the socks and got everything else in this picture completely FREE!!

A More Realistic Approach

Ok, so I know most people aren't going to buy 20 things of toothpaste or even buy 20 of any one thing EVER. So here is an example of a more realistic approach for everyday shopping.


Tom Thumb: Cereal $2 on sale with in-store coupon for $1.49 ea plus a $1 off when you get 3 coupon = $3.47
OJ $2.99 ea with a B1G1 Free coupon = $2.99 for the two.
Yogurt on sale for 10/$5. Blistex normally $1.39 on sale for $1 with a $.35 off coupon tripled means I got them for FREE.
Halls normally $1.39 on sale for $1 with a $1 off coupon = FREE
Powerades normally $.89 on sale for $.60 w in-store coupon = $3

Total Retail Value: (after card savings) $20.43 paid $10.06, a 50% Savings!!


Tom Thumb: Noodles normally $1.19 on sale for $1. Twenty $.50 off coupons doubled means I got them all for FREE!
Toothpaste normally $2.99 on sale for $.99 with three $.50 off coupons doubled means they were also free.
Blueberry Muffin Mix normally $2.99 on sale for $2.50 with two $1 off coupons = $1.50 ea.
All detergent normally $5.99 on sale for $3.99 with two $1 off coupons = $5.98 for both!
Total Retail Value: $52.84...I paid $8.40 and saved 85%.

And the best "Deal" this week....

Target: (Except for the paper towels, those were at Walgreens)

Paper Towels: $6.76 on sale, used $7 RR from Walgreens and paid NOTHING

Lightbulbs: $2.44 ea. I had a total of $7 in manuf and Target coupons (three $1 off manuf, two $1.50 off Target, and one $1 off Target) means I paid a TOTAL of $.32 for all three boxes.

Maalox: $4.49 with a $5 off coupon = OVERAGE of $.51. :)

First Aid kits: $.97 ea with a $1.50 off two means I paid $.44 for the two.

Scrubbing Bubbles: On clearance for $5.94 ea with three $5 off coupons and two $.50 off target coupons, I paid a total of $1.82 for ALL three!!

So thats a Total Retail Value of $38.11 with an out of pocket cost of only $1.61, a savings of 96%

Not bad at all!! :)