I'm Getting Good!!!

So, your probably tired of hearing about my great deals, but here is another successful shopping trip. I love looking in my closet and seeing my stockpiles building and my grocery and household budget shrinking dramatically. This trip was one of my favorites because I got a lot of stuff that we needed and use a lot of. Check it out!!! So, I got 2 sets of Pantene Shampoo and Conditioner and then some Pantene Hairspray and Pantene Smooth Serum, along with 2 of the expensive cover girl lipsticks, 3 bottles of shaving gel, 2 bottles of Dawn, toothpaste, Excedrin, 3 pringles, and 4 of the large boxes of Pop tarts, plus two 2009-2010 calendars. So, let's go shopping at Wal-mart and buy all this stuff (because I don't think it fair to add up what the original price was at the stores I bought them because I would never buy them there at original price) so, I don't really know all the exact prices so I guess. Pantene is about $3.50 a bottle so $14, then another $7 for the styling product. Blah Blah, I figure all this would run me about $66 dollars at Wal-mart. Drum roll............... I paid Out of Pocket only $13.78. Here's how I did it for those of you who were in awe as much as I was when I first heard about someone doing this.

CVS: #1- Pantene on sale 3/$9.99 I had $1 off coupon from CVS and a coupon for a free styling product when you buy shampoo and conditioner, so I got the hairspray for free. Then I had $5 Easycare Bucks that I used. So, the total would have been $9 and I paid only $.66!!! Plus, I received $2 Easycare bucks for next transaction.

#2- Pringles- .88 each and had a .30 off 3 coupon (Jake is taking these to Iraq) Dawn- .99 each and I had 2 .50 off coupons Colgate- 2.99 and I had a 1.50 off coupon Cover girl- 9.99 but I had a B1G1 coupon Cover girl- Free on the B1G1 sale

So, the Pringles were $2.34, the Dawn was .98, the Colgate was $1.49 and the Cover girl was free. But, I used my $2 Easycare Bucks from the Pantene, a $2 off $10 CVS coupon and I only paid $.81! Plus, I received $2 Easycare bucks for my next purchase. Yeah!!!

Target: This was my biggest expense on the trip. I like having these in my cupboards even if they are not the best for you they are good snacks for the kids. Pop tarts- 4/$9 and then I had 4 .50 off coupons totally $7 for the four big boxes. Great Deal! But, I got back a $5 gift card to use at a later time.

Walgreens: #1- Pantene on sale 2/$9 and I had 2 $2 off coupons, plus I had a coupon for a free styling product so I got the smoothing serum free. Then I grabbed a little calendar. I had $3 in Register Rewards (actually I have another $1 but they wouldn’t take 2 in one transaction) so I only paid $3.00 out of pocket and I got back $3 in Register Rewards.

#2- Gillette Gel- 3 @ 1.99 = 5.97 – 1.65 in coupons = $4.32 Excedrin- 1.99 - $2.00 coupon = $-.01 Little Calendar- 1.00 (no coupon) I then used my $3 register rewards and paid only $2.31 and then I got back $4 in Register Rewards.

So, I don't count the money back on this transaction because then when I use it I am counting it twice. I only count up what my actual out of pocket is to see how my deals are. But, if you wondering, I paid $13.78, got over $66 in product and I ended the day with $5 Gift Card, $4 Register Rewards, and $7.99 in Easycare bucks for my next weeks purchases.

If your interested in joining the fun, start collecting all the coupons you find. Having the right coupons when the product goes on sale is the key.