Walgreens 10/24/08

I decided to take advantage of the $5 off $20 and try to get my FAR items for November. But, I didn't find much to get.

I grabbed some candy for the trick-or-treaters, much needed cold and flu medicine and the Almay Mascara with Free eye liner.

I had 2 $1 off for the Triaminic, $2 off for the Theraflu, $1 off for the Almay, and $3 off for the candy. But, the cashier scanned $3 worth of the coupons twice and didn't want to fix it. Yeah!! So, I ended up paying $10.88 out-of-pocket, got back $8 for the medicine, $2.99 mail-in-rebate for the theraflu, and $6.99 rebate for the mascara. Pretty good!

CVS Trip

Monday has a whole new meaning to me. I love Monday's!!! Anyway, I only went to CVS this morning and this is what I got.2 Pumpkin Pals- .99 each but Free after ECB's
2 Light Sticks- .99 each but Free after ECB's
2 Brach Candy's- 1.29 each but Free after ECB's
I paid with $6 ECB's and .54 and got back $6.54 in ECB's

Excedrin- 1.99 but used $2 off coupon and $3 off coupon!!!
Powerade- $1.69 but Free after ECB's
Babywipes- $2.79 but used $1 off coupon
2 Crest Whitestripes- 5.99 each but used 2 $7 off coupons!!!
2 Always Infinity Pads- $4.99 each but used 2 $2 off coupons and received $2 ECB's
I paid with $3.98 in ECB's and $.46 cash and got back $3.69 in ECB's

Overall: Product = $42.57
Cash Out of Pocket = $.99
ECB's started with = $8.00
ECB's left with = $8.25

How You Asked!! (Post to Karen)

First things first, you can't live in Italy!!!

Then, you have to stock pile coupons. The commissaries overseas let you use coupons up to 6 months after they expire. I have a ton if you want me to mail them to you. You need to save the coupons until the item goes on sale and then use it. But, because your limited to what stores you can shop at it will be harder.

ECB's or Easy Care Bucks from CVS Pharmacy and RR's are Register Rewards from Walgreen's. Both of these stores give those as money to use toward your next purchase.

So, the trick is to have a coupons, get the item on sale, and hopefully get rewards back. You can stack 2 coupons for one item if you have a manufacture coupon and a store coupon.

Example from my trip to CVS today:
2- Nature Bounty's Vitamins- CVS put them on sale for Buy 1 Get 1 Free and I had 2 coupons for $2 off each item. CVS allows you to use a coupon on the free item still, some stores do not. So, they ran up as $9.18, minus B1G1 ($4.39), minus coupons ($4.00), total out-of-pocket was $.79 and they gave me $2 in ECB's.

2- Crest White strips Trial Size- I had 2 coupons for $7.00 off any crest white strip so when I saw the trial size for $5.99 I was excited. P&G (Procter and gamble) allow you overage on there products if you roll it into another P&G item so keep reading to see what I did. So these two items for completely free. (Who cares if they are trial size when they are free. I just got 2 weeks of white teeth!)

2- Swifter Products- CVS put these items on sale and I have coupons. So, I bought the Sweeper Starter Kit for $7.99 and the Duster Kit for $6.99 but used a coupon for a free duster when you buy a sweeper the cashier took off $7.99 instead of $6.99 thought). Then, the roll over from the crest white strips work since swifter is a p&g product. So, $14.98 minus $7.99 from coupon, minus $2.02 from white strips, total out-of-pocket was $4.97 and they gave me $5 in ECB's.

24pack Nestle Water- This was on sale for $4.49 and I had a $1 off coupon. Who can't use water. I paid $3.49 out of pocket and got back $1 in ECB's.

Total for my trip:
Product- $46.93
Savings- $38.18
Total Out-of-Pocket - $8.75
Total ECB's earned for next week- $8.00

So, next week I will have a way lower out-of-pocket because I can use my ECB's. To bad I didn't have any this week.

Anyway, this is a long post to try and explain something you can't really do right now, but this is how I am doing it.

Let me know if you would like coupons and I'll send them your way. Just using them at the commissary I save a lot of money and get some things free still. They allow overage and Internet printed coupons, at least at my commissary. Internet printed coupons are awesome so watch for them. I'll post some links if you want them.

Last week at the commissary I got 2 boxes of broccoli and cheese and 3 packages of kotex and paid $.79.

Hope this helps. what other questions do you have. I can explain the rebate program for you but it is for Walgreen's or rite aid if your interested.

Quick Trip to CVS

I had 10 minutes before my Dr. Apt so I ran into CVS with a couple coupons and no real plan. But, I picked up 24 pack of Nestle Water, 2 bottles of vitamins (this was my real reason for going, I'm getting desperate, anything that says helps bone growth, I bought it) Swiffer Sweeper Starter Kit, Swiffer Sweeper Duster, and 2 trials packs of Crest White Strips (8 strips each box). I didn't have any ECB's so I paid $8.75 Out-Of-Pokect and I got back $8 in ECB's for next week. Not bad for a total of over $40 before coupons, huh!

Walgreens

Okay- I just stopped by Walgreen's to get some rechargeable batteries because they were on sale and I have my gift card. I ended up getting 3 Dimatapp's and paid $5.97 on my gift card but got back $10 RR so I used it toward my batteries and also got the Free After Rebate L'Oreal and 2 Glade Oil Refills with the free warmers. So, I used $8.94 on my gift card but will be getting back $9.99 and I got cold medicine, face cleaner, batteries and Glades. Yeah for a quick trip.

I am pretty stocked up on a lot of stuff so I am trying to only get stuff that is free or I have money on my gift card. So far so good.

How are you doing??

Walgreens Deals

Okay- if you haven't purchased items for rebate #27 then your in luck. Here is a link for some coupons that make this deal awesome.



http://www.rightathome.com/offers/OctCoupons/Default.aspx



You can print coupons for each one of the items in the rebate so you end up paying .50-1.00 per item and getting $1 back on each item. You can buy six. (make sure you print each coupon twice by hitting the back button 3 times after they print)



Also, rebate #29 is the automatic shower cleaner which is on sale for $19.99 and there is a coupon for $10 from above so you pay $9.99 OOP but get back $10.



Also, check out rebate #30 for more scrubbing bubble rebates from the printables above.

Giveaway

Check out this website for a great giveaway and some cute products from Pineapple Hill!!


http://momsbyheart.blogspot.com/2008/09/giveaway-from-pineapple-hill-designs-25.html

Monday Madness

I usually go shopping first thing Monday morning. I like getting out of the house early and then being able to come home, put Tyson down for a nap, and check out my deals. The bad part is, I am bored the rest of the week so I usually go again even though I don't need to. (oh wait, I never NEED to).

Anyway, I'm having fun tracking all my spending in Excel (I LOVE spreadsheets) and seeing how much I am really spending. I'll try and get a link up soon to my spending. So, everyone knows how bad at budgeting I really am.

I ran by Shannon's this morning in hopes she would come with me and she did! It was way funner having a friend come with me even though she, and I, had tons of house cleaning to do. We took time and went shopping!!

First Stop, Walgreens: I got my gift card reloaded this morning so all my shopping is FREE!!

I got a bunch of cleaners that I am excited about. Fantastic Spray, Shout, Pledge Wipes, Pledge Spray with Free Duster, Windex Wipes, and Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Wipes. Then I got 4 toothbrushes, 2 yummy candles, and 10 gift bags. I had $15.49 in coupons, then I used my RR’s and Gift Card for the remaining $15.93. Oh, then I submitted for $8.00 in rebates.

CVS Land: I bought 2 toothpastes and some kids sanitizing hand spray (Play land here we come) for 18 cents. Then I bought 1 Soleil Razor and some razor refills along with some glacier water for 27 cents. Then, I splurged on face cream which I needed, and bought 2 bottles Eurcein redness relief cream and 2 bags of autumn mix candy for my jar and I paid $9.67, Ouch!!! (I gave one bottle to Shannon for her little girl) Then I used the rest of by ecb’s to get my camera card which was on sale. I got a 2 GB SD card and only paid $7.99. I only left with .50 in ecb’s for next week though.

Albertson's: They have a pretty good sale right now for General Mills products if you have coupons to make the deal better. Which, of course, I did. So, although I can buy many of these things way cheaper at the commissiary, with this deal I made out and my pantry snack shelf is restocked. I got:

5 boxes of fruit by the foot/gushers/fruit roll-ups, 9 boxes of chicken or hamburger helper, 2 chex mix turtle bars (yummy yummy) 2 boxes of potatoes, 2 jars of frosting, 4 mini warm delights brownies, 2 Pillsbury cinnamon rolls, and 4 Pillsbury crescent rolls. I got a total of 30 items and paid 28.64. Oh, I added a bottle of olive oil to that and it added $4. I only paid about .80 a box for each item.

So, today I spent $46.75 but got $218.40 in groceries and household items.

KMart Trip #2

So, here's the pic from my next shopping trip. The out of pocket was a little higher because I actually bought something without a coupon, well two things. I bought a cookie for $1 and then some scotch refills for $3.79. Anyway, here is my pic.

I got 11 boxes of Electrosl, 3 bottles of Gain Fabric Softner, Swiffer Duster and Scotch refills and only paid $6.77. They actually doubled by entire coupon for the electrosl so I only paid $.22 per box. Yeah!! So, I'm pretty sure I will not be buying dishwasher soup for A LONG TIME!!!

KMart Doubled My Coupons!!!

So, my local Kmart let me double all my coupons. So, I pretty much stole a ton of stuff from them, legally, of course. I got $51.49 of product and paid $1.49!!! The cashier just laughed at me when he told me my total. I loved it!! I also ran by Target for some summer clearance clothes for next year and more buddies. Then to Walgreens to cash in on the Tylenol deal. Altogether today I spent $14.12 and got $93.42 in stuff. The freakin' cutest shorts for Katie are on sale for $3.28 at Target.

New Blog

I'm just starting this blog. It's going to take a bit to get it up and running, but if you checking it out then your interested in my great deals so I'll keep you posted.

I am also going to start posting the deals I have found even if I didn't get them in case your interested in them. Also, ask questions and I'll try and fill you in on how I do it and what may work for you.