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Saturday, March 17, 2012

Winco Trip 3/16

I stopped into Winco to grab some yogurt and I came across a couple cheap items.

I walked through produce and saw the following prices:

Apples $0.78/lb-$0.88/lb

Navel oranges $0.48 /lb

Bananas $0.54/lb

Limes $0.10 Each

Lemons $0.18 Each

Kiwi $0.28 Each

Asparagus $0.98/lb

Avocado $0.48 each

Harbio $0.98 each

Check mix $1.08 per bag

These caught my eye:

Ken's Dressing $1.97 each and I used a $1/1 coupon from the 3/11 SS = $0.97 each!!

Yakisoba Noodles $0.77 each and I used a $0.50/1 from the 3/11 SS = $0.27 each!!

Here's what I got:

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

CVS 2/5

Well this picture is completely sideways isn't it? Oops! I just had a quick trip into CVS to use an expiring ECB. Here is what I got:

Jelly Beans were $0.99 and I got back $0.99 in ECBs = FREE

Oreos were $1.50 and I used a FREE coupon that came out when I scanned my card at the machine = FREE

Revlon Nail Polish was $4.99 and I got back a $3.00 ECB = $1.99

Total Before Coupons = $7.48

Total After Coupons = $1.99

Friday, February 17, 2012

Today is the first time in over a month that I was able to step into a CVS with a semi-planned trip. I originally went in to get my $1.49 M&Ms use my $1/1 coupon I printed from Swagbucks, pay my $0.49 plus tax and go until....I spotted these clearance lollipops for just $0.13 each!! So much for the 3 quarters I had in my pocket that was going to be used for my quick trip...LOL!!

P.s. I am blogging from my super awesome iPod!

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

CVS 1/10

CVS finally put their Christmas Clearance to 75% off! I found a few fun things that I will be able to use without them being labeled as Christmas! (I have a horrible picture below) Here is what I found:

Here are the deals:

Christmas Tags $0.75

Santa Ornament $0.30

Mickey Ornament $0.75

Christmas Tree $2.49

Make up pack $2.99

Nail Polish 10 Pack $2.99

Sally Hansen Nail Sheilds $2.75 used $2/1 Swagbucks Coupon = $0.75 and earned 10 Swagbucks!

Vitamin D $3.49 got back $3.49 = FREE!

Yay for clearance! It seems like the sales coming up for CVS might be a little scarce for the next month until clearance season is over.

Walgreens 1/7

I still didn't end up finding any super awesome clearance deals but I did find this:

They were both SAMY products, on clearance, and ringing up buy one get one free!

Monday, January 9, 2012

Smith's Run 1/9

When I got my ads for the grocery stores I saw that Smtih's was having a P&G buy 4 get $4 off sale. In the ad I didn't see much and it wasn't until I read that there have been a lot of P&G items that were "unadvertised." I decided to grab my coupons and go take a look to see what I could grab. Here is what I saw:

Old Spice Body wash. Regular price $3.49 each, buy 4 get $1 off each one. Brings it down to $2.49 each. Used the coupon for $2/1 in the January P&G and get each body wash for $0.49!! That is a great price if you can't find a deal to get them for free!

I have a love affair with make up! I even passed it on to my 3 year old who will see make up and squeal, "MAKE UP!!!" in the store. Covergirl regular price $2.55 buy 4 and get $1 off each one bringing the price to $1.55 each. Then use a covergirl coupon for $2.50/2 and pay $0.60 for 2! LOVE IT!

They have Herbal Essence regular price $2.79 buy 4 get $1 off each one. Makes each bottle $1.79 and then there is a $1/1 coupon in the January P&G brings the price down to $0.79 each. Now I didn't buy any of those because HE usually goes on sale for free,but if you like it and you have the coupons it's not a terrible price!

I also saw Old Spice deodorant on sale for $1.99 buy 4 get $1 off each. Make them $0.99 each. There is also a coupon for $1/2 in the January P&G. Brings them down to $0.49 each! Great price if you can't get them for free!

So since you can only use 4 like coupons per transaction. I did 4 transactions. For each transaction I paid $4.75 but I got 4 Body washes, 4 deodorants and 4 eyeshadows. That's like $0.40 per item!

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Albertsons 1/6 - Cereal Deal

I can't remember the last time I went shopping at Albertsons. I was on the lookout for a good cereal deal and the stars aligned with Alberstons...kind of.

We have 1 box of shredded wheat cereal after my husband had donated my stock pile of cereal to a family in need over Christmas break. After that we were the family in need...of cereal.

I was reading through my ads and could not find a stock up price for cereal. My stock up price on cereal is $1 or less. The closest I saw was $2.49, but when you buy a combo of 10 items cereal went down to $1.99 a box but that is still WAY to high a price to pay for cereal. Then all the sudden SWAGBUCKS saves the day with coupons!

They had $0.75/1 coupons that brought the cereal to $1.24 a box. Still not my perfect price, but they also gave me $2.50 in box tops for education I could give to my daughters school, so that made it a little easier to buy. Here is everything I bought:

Transaction #1

Dulce De Leche Cherrios $2.49 - Buy 10 Promotion = $1.99 - $0.75/1 Coupon = $1.24

Peanut Butter Cheerios $2.49 - Buy 10 Promotion = $1.99 - $0.75/1 Coupon = $1.24

Frosted Toast Crunch $2.49 - Buy 10 Promotion = $1.99 - $0.75/1 Coupon = $1.24

Total Before Promotion and Deal = $24.90

Total After Promotion and deal = $19.99

Total AFTER coupons = $12.24 and then $2.50 instant Box tops and $2.50 in attached Box tops! That is a savings of 50% Which is a realistic coupon savings shopping trip.

Transaction #2

Dulce De Leche Cherrios $2.49 - Buy 10 Promotion = $1.99 - $0.75/1 Coupon = $1.24

Peanut Butter Cheerios $2.49 - Buy 10 Promotion = $1.99 - $0.75/1 Coupon = $1.24

Frosted Toast Crunch $2.49 - Buy 10 Promotion = $1.99 - $0.75/1 Coupon = $1.24

Instant Mashed Potatoes $0.99 - Buy 10 Promotions = $0.49

Total Before Promotion = $15.90

Price After Promotion = $10.90

Total After Coupons = $7.90 and then $2.50 instant Box tops and $2.50 in attached Box tops! AND I will also get 10 Swagbucks for each coupon I redeemed! That's 120 Swagbucks!

**You will need access to more then 1 computer for the coupons since you can only print 2 from each IP address.

So, like I said I haven't been to Alberston's in Forever and hadn't participated in their game of savings they are having. After my transaction I received some game pieces and then the person that had been in front of me had given me theirs and they had a lot! So I also grabbed a game board and tried my luck.

I didn't win anything spectacular. I won the CHANCE of winning a $1,000 shopping card IF I send in an index card with my name and stuff and spend the cost of a stamp on a CHANCE of winning. That was pretty disappointing but I will give it a whirl. Wish me luck!

Walgreens 1/6 - Bummer

I heard that there were great clearance finds at Walgreens this week, but I guess by the time I got there it was too late. I found NOTHING! I did get a chance to chat with one of my favorite cashiers so it wasn't a total waste. Here is what I picked up:

Box of 50 Candy Canes on clearance. Original price $4.00 then marked 75% off = $1.00

Bio "Something" Conditioner Original price $3.99 marked down to $0.50

Total OOP $1.50

* I didn't NEED the candy canes but I want to try to make some white chocolate peppermint popcorn :0)

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Target Trip 1/5

Target Christmas Clearance was down to 70% off at Target. 70% is the new 75%, I think they have done away with 75% off...I also hit the dollar spot that was 70% off as well. I found lots of cute deals to snag.