Paid $5.83 OOP for everything, got $2 back!

Cha-ching!

Meijer

6 cottage cheeses @ .89 each -(2) .75 coupons doubled

Febreze Noticeables warmer @ 2.99-FREE coupon

3 Crunch bars @ .59 each -.50/2 coupon doubled -B2G1 FREE coupon

2 Butterfingers @ .59 each -.50/2 coupon doubled

1 Baby Ruth & 1 100 Grand @ .59 each -.50/2 coupon doubled

4 cans of black beans @ .66 each -(1) .50/2 coupon doubled -(1)$1/2 coupon -(1) $1/4 mealbox coupon

Chi Chi's Salsa @ .99 -.50 coupon doubled

Chex Mix @ 1.00 -$1 coupon (DH opened these before the picture could be taken)

Dole Fruit Crisp @ 2.00-.75 coupon doubled

Had $3 oyno catalina to use

Paid $1.72

Walgreens

2 Tylenol Precise Patches @ 7.99 each -(2) 3.00 WAGS coupon -(2)$5 coupons

garage sale labels @ 1.99

Paid $3.18

CVS

5 Honest Teas @ 1.00 each -(5)$1 coupons

Xtra detergent @ 1.49-$1 coupon

Pringles to Go @ .99-$1 coupon

Paid .$93, got back $2 ECB

PetSmart, Target, & CVS 6/17

I am stoked about the deals I snagged today!

At PetSmart:
3 Nylabone edible bones @ .99 each; I had 3 $1.50 coupons. I got an overage of $1.53.
1 bottle of floor cleaner on sale @ .99; I had 1 $1.00 coupon. I got an overage of .01.
I found a Fisher-Price See & Bark Spinner on clearance for $2.97 (originally $12.99). I am in love with the Fisher-Price pets stuff; it's just too cute! Daisy got a bowl 'o' bones earlier in the year and she loved it too.
The overage paid for part of the toy. The remainder, OOP, was $1.90.

I will be donating the cleaner to the Humane Society. I'm not much for all those conventional cleaning supplies; I think baking soda and vinegar and hot water do the trick! We are planning to visit the Humane Society this weekend. They also need paper for the copier, and I have plenty from a deal a few years ago. So we'll bring up a few donations and go play with the animals.

At Target:
a 2-liter of Diet Coke for FREE. We received a coupon in the mail because our store just renovated to include a grocery section.

At CVS:
A Schick Hydro 3 razor @ $8.00. I had a $3 coupon. I paid the remaining $5 with ECB I rolled over. I paid the .54 cents tax on a CVS gift card I earned from SBKC. I got a $4 ECB back.

Daisy loves her toy already!


=)

CVS & Giant Eagle

Today's errands left me with 2 free Hershey Aerated Bars from CVS, thanks to free item coupons I printed off.

At Giant Eagle I got 4 DiGiorno small pizzas. They were on sale for 4/$12, buy 4 and get an automatic $2 off, plus I had 3 $1 coupons & 1 $2 coupon. So 4 pizzas for $5.

I got 2 boxes of Frosted Mini Wheats with fruit in the middle. Priced at $2.50 each, plus I had a $1 coupon & a BOGO free coupon. So 2 boxes for $1.50.

Also a little birdie on A Full Cup tipped me off to a deal. Rhodes Warm & Serve Multigrain rolls are being discontinued and are 50% off, or $1.49. I had .75 coupons which doubled to make this FREE! I got 2 packages. I have 2 coupons left if I can find anymore at another store.

.04 Lunchable and more...

Purina One Cat Food $6.99 -$2q
Reynolds Foil $3.99
Reynolds Foil $3.00 -$1q
Super Glue $0.89
Lunchable $1.04 -$1q

Used $5.75 in CATs from the Dole deal... Spent $7.16 OOP. Will be getting a rebate for the $3.99 foil!

So... $3.17 for all.

Giant Eagle 6/6

I uncovered a delightful Dole deal. Ooh, alliteration!

At Giant Eagle this week, if you purchased $15 worth(pre-coupons) of Dole products, you got a $5 catalina. I just so happened to have enough coupons for $15 worth of merchandise!

We got 2 Fruit Crisps @ 1.66 each - (2) .75q doubled= .32 for 2

2 gel bowls @ 2.00 each -.50 off 2 q doubled=3.00 for 2

2 fruit bowls @ 2.00 each -.50 off 2 q doubled=3.00 for 2

1 parfait @ 2.00 -.50q doubled= 1.00

1 sliced peaches @ 2.00 -.75q doubled=.50

OOP paid $7.82. Got the $5 CAT I was promised, and also a pleasant surprise of a .75 CAT.

So... total cost only $2.07 :) Sweet deal, literally and figuratively!

Thirst-Quenching

Here's a deal I got at Kroger today.

Sobe LifeWater is on sale for $1.00 each. If you buy 10, you get 5 free.

I got 16 @ $1.00= 16.00

-5FREE=11.00

Plus I had coupons for $1 off 4 - $4.00= 7.00

plus tax .74

$7.74 for 16 drinks, or .48 each.

I got a lot of different flavors to try throughout the hot hot heat.

Meijer 5/28

Well I must say that while I got a lot of good deals today at Meijer, my experience with the cashier was not a good one. It was nothing particular; he was just an unfriendly, rude person. I'm sorry but if you don't like your job, then find a new one. No need to take it out on the customers. Needless to say next time I will be avoiding his checkout lane.

Garden soil @ $3.99

Cottage Cheese @ .89- FREE item coupon which only took off .85 (who knows why, and it wasn't worth my while to ask Steve the cashier for 4 cents)=.04

Aunt Millie's hot dog buns @ 1.69-.55 q doubled= .59. Store was having a B1G2 free sale, so I got 3-packs of buns for .59!

Duncan Hines brownies which I had a raincheck for. FYI make sure you give the cashiers the rainchecks at the beginning. Scuba Steve grumpily informed me of this. @ 1.09 -50q doubled=.09

Milk @ 1.99

6 Smart Ones= 15.48 - 2 .75q which did not double and a free item coupon for one= $11.09 for 6

Cottage Cheese @ 2.68 -FREE coupon which took off 1.12= 1.56

Cream Cheese @ 2.99- FREE coupon which took off 2.28= .71

Pork Chops @ 4.86

Steak @ 5.30

Steak @ 7.86

Cat food @ 7.49 -2.00q= 5.49

Ribs @ 11.21

Brats @ 2.89 -.55 q doubled= 1.79

8 packs of Ballparks @ .98 each - (4) .75/2 q doubled= $1.84 for 8 packs! That's 23 cents each pack!

3 Kraft BBQ sauce @ 1.25= 3.75 and we got 8 ears of corn free because of this

2 boxes 100 calorie pack cookies @ 2.50 each -1.00 Meijer coupon= 4.00

2 bags dog food @ 16.99 -8.00q= $25.98 plus a $6 catalina printed= $19.98 also I believe there is a rebate for 1 bag that I can submit

No clue why those free items rang up the way they did. It's disappointing but I didn't want to "trouble" Steve anymore than I had to. Lesson learned: sometimes arguing over a few dollars isn't worth it.

Lesson #2: Meat is EXPENSIVE. We're grilling this weekend though. Normally we stick to pork chops and chicken for dinners with meat.

I am getting more assertive though. The 2 free buns didn't come off, so I went to customer service and got a refund.

Big Spender: the Old Navy, Meijer, and GE version 5/21

Today Old Navy had their $1 flip flop sale. I was only able to find one pair (brown) in my size. But that's okay.

flip flops: $1.07

Meijer:

2 bottles of Frank's Thick Sauce @ 1.47 each - (2) .75q doubled= paid me 6 cents to buy

tub of Cottonelle moist wipes=used FREE item coupon

bag of Ore Ida sweet potato fries=used FREE item coupon

Spent .09 in tax

Giant Eagle:

tube of Colgate toothpaste @ $1.49, used .75q doubled=FREE

2 jars of Vlasic relish on sale for $1 each, used .55q doubled=FREE

Spent .05 in tax, but found 11 cents at the Coinstar, so I earned .06 at GE

Companies I've Emailed Today

Chiquita

DiGiorno

Seventh Generation

Sweet Baby Ray's

Heiner's bread

Renpure Organics

Buddig

Crest

Fresh Express

Lindsay Olives

Bic

Annie's

Mail today

I got a response from Mrs. T's, 2 .55 coupons!

I also got another envelope from Nielsen's asking to fill out another survey. As a thank-you, they enclosed $5.00.

Deals on my Birthday!

Today is my birthday, so I did what any frugalista does, and that's go couponing! Here's what I got at Wal*Mart.

I spent $5.24. Retail value $34.98.

Easter candy @ 75% off:

4 packages of marshmallows .25 each

2 packages of chocolate eggs .50 each

3 crispy bunnies .25

Dude the Bunny 1.74

6 Nivea body washes @ 3.00 -(6) $3q=FREE

Purex laundry sheets @ .97-$1q=.03 overage

$1.28 in tax

E-mailing Companies

It's time again that I try my hand at emailing some companies to get coupons.

Today I emailed:
Horizon Organic Milk
World's Best Cat Litter (they have a rebate up on their Facebook page which I found after the fact, so I'm not sure if they'll send me anything else... oh well their litter really is the best; it clumps like a charm!)
Mrs. T's pierogies
Smart Ones (again!)
Better'n Peanut Butter
Dr. Pepper

Kroger 4/30

Spent $39.18 for all the items pictured, thanks to Kroger's Triple Coupons event.

Gorton's Popcorn Shrimp @ $5.19-.50q tripled=$3.69

Gorton's Tilapia @ $4.99-.50q tripled=$3.49

Gorton's Potato Crunch fish @ $4.62-.50q tripled=$3.12

2 bags of Birdseye Steamfresh Lightly Sauced Pasta @ $2.69 each -(2) .50q tripled= $1.19 each

Texas Toast Croutons @ $1.99-.50q tripled=.49

2 boxes pierogies @ $2.89 each-$1/2q=$4.78 for both

Bertolli pasta sauce @ $3.19-.75q doubled=$1.69

1 box Stove Top stuffing @ $1.00-.50q doubled=FREE

Jell-o Temptations pudding @ $2.89-.50q tripled=$1.39

2 small pizzas @ $1.00 each

Biggest Loser lasagna meal=$5.99, will submit for rebate making it FREE minus the cost of a postage stamp

2 packages Carefree pantyliners @ $1.09 each -(2) .50q tripled=FREE

1 box Pop-tarts @ $1.99

Ivory soap 3-pack @ $1-.50q doubled=FREE

Celestial Seasonings tea @ $2.59-.50q tripled=$1.09

Krusteaz Pancake mix @ $3.09-.50q tripled=$1.59

Dawn dish soap @ $1.49-.50q tripled=FREE

3-pack yeast @ $1.49- .40q tripled=.29

2 Reach floss @ $1 each -(2) .50q doubled=FREE

3 Listerine Pocketpacs @ $1 each -(3) .50q doubled=FREE

Mentos gum @ $1 -.35q tripled=FREE

2 packs of Uncle Ben's ready rice @ $1.60 each= had 1 FREE item coupon, had .75 q doubled=.10 for the other

2 boxes Pringles Stix @ $3.69 each -(2) .50q tripled= $2.19 each

loaf of bread=manager's special .59

7 packs of Ramen= .18 each

smoked sausage @ $2.50-.55q doubled=$1.40

Today's goodies 4/13

I had two awesome coupons that CVS put out, one on their Twitter and one on Facebook. 1 for a FREE item from the antibacterial beauty line, and 1 for a FREE drink or candy.

Hand soap=FREE
Diet Dr. Pepper=FREE

Also ran to Giant Eagle. Had a $2 off any small Digiorno Pizza, and they were on sale for $2.50

Pizza=.50



P.S. Extreme Couponing is on tonight! So is Storage Wars! =)

Sweet Deals 4/8... The no pics edition :(

Sorry for no pictures this time! Here's what I snagged while out running errands Friday.

Wal*Mart
5 Degree for Men trial size deodorants @ .97 -(5)$1q= Paid me .18 to take 'em!
1 Purex 3-in-1 laundry sheets trial size @ .97 -$1q= Paid me .03
2 Country Bob Sauces=had FREE item coupon
2 cat foods= had FREE item coupon

at Wally I found a .50 off q for trial size Aquafresh... Someone just left it there for the taking! I love when that happens!

Kroger
9 Ajax dish detergents @ .99 -(9).50q doubled= FREE

PetSmart
2 14-lb jugs of kitty litter @ 6.99-(2)$3q=$3.99 ea

Meijer
5 Vaseline trial size lotions @ 1.00 -(5)$1q= FREE
Remember that Aquafresh coupon I found? Got that for $1.00-.50q doubled=FREE
Also I found a Purex coupon, so I'll be heading to Wally with that sometime this week :)

Went to CVS and Giant Eagle today!

At Giant Eagle I got:
6 packs of Scotch Brite Sponges 2/$3.58 and had 3 $1/2 qs= $1.29 each
Bread $2.09
3 Nectarines @ 1.99/lb=$1.87
Big bag of pretzel sandwiches=$7.49
Cheesesticks=$3.69
Grapes @ $1.99/lb=$3.90
Lunch Meat $4.59-$1q=$3.59
2 bottles of Ajax @ $1.09 - 2 .50qs doubled=$.09/bottle
Spent $31.36 there

At CVS I got...
Physician's Formula Mascara at $9.99-$1q, got back $7.00 in ECB= $2.67 with tax
2 M&Ms eggs @ .99 each -$2/2 q= they paid me .02

Big Spender

Everything pictured cost only 37 cents!

At Kroger, I got 10 cans of dog food. They were on sale for .99 each with $5 off your total if you purchased 10. Plus I had 5 B1G1 FREE coupons which took off the .99 price.

So I paid .23 in tax here. And I got back a $1.50 off oyno catalina!

At Wal*Mart, I got 4 packages of Purex 3-in-1 sheets. Trial size @ .97 each. Had 4 $1 off coupons. The cashier took off the whole $4, so I paid .14 in tax here.

Daisy is eager to try her food, judging by the picture :)

Giant Eagle 3/22

3 Crest toothpastes @ $1.50 each -( 3) .75qs doubled= FREE
5 ZonePerfect bars @ $1.00 each- (5) .55qs doubled up to $1.00=FREE
6 bags of SteamFresh veggies and rice @ $1.00 -(2) $1/3qs=$4.00
cotton balls=$1.00
4 Green Giant Just for One veggies @ $2.50 each -(4) .50qs doubled=$8.00
2 boxes Fiber One 90 Calorie bars @ $3.00 each - (2) .40qs doubled=$4.40
2 boxes of Choose the Cheese Cheez-Its @ $1.00 each=$2.00
1 box Pebbles Rice Krispie Treats things @ $2.99- .75q doubled=$1.49
2 Smart Ones meals @ $2.69 each=$5.38
Reese Eggs= $2.48
Cadbury Creme Eggs= .79
Cadbury Mini Eggs=.79
Laundry Detergent=$3.79
used $5 catalina from previous purchases
$1.12 off in Foodperks savings

Total $27.40
Also got .15 off/gallon of gas for buying $20 in frozen foods

CVS & Giant Eagle 1/16

I'm back in the game! :)

After watching TLC's show, Extreme Couponing, I've gotten inspired to get back to couponing again. I cleaned out my coupon stash, keeping the small amount that had not yet expired, and dumpster dived for a few inserts to begin building my collection back up. Here is what I nabbed today.

CVS
Crest Pro-Health toothpaste, on sale for $2.99
Used $1 q
Paid $2.20 OOP
Got back $2 ECB

Giant Eagle
Newspaper, $2.00
Wasa Rye Crackers, $2.79
2 Horizon Milks, $1 each, used 2 $1 off q's=FREE
Trial Size Secret, .99, had $1 q which the cashier had to bring down to .99. However, it doubled, so *they* paid *me* .99 to take this!
Don Miguel 3 pack tacos, $1.05-$1q=.05
8 Smart Ones Meals, $2 each=$16.00-promotion wyb 6 you get one free=$14.00, plus I had 2 .50 off wyb 4 coupons which doubled=$12.00, or $1.50 each

Total before coupons would have been $24.85, but I paid $13.85 :)

Daisy couldn't help but find her way into the picture!

Master List- Emails to Companies

Here is where I will update when I email companies and when I receive feedback from them. All will be complimentary emails unless noted.

B


Better'n Peanut Butter


C

Clif bars- nothing

D

Don Miguel- free item coupon and another coupon
Dr. Pepper

E

Eggland's Best- an email saying that if I gave them my address they'd send me some coupons, so I did, but received nothing

F

Fiber One-nothing


G

Gorton's
Green Giant-nothing


H

Horizon Organic

K


Kleenex- nothing


M

McDonald's- complaint- received $10 in gift certificates
Mrs. T's- 2 .55 coupons


P

PopChips- nothing
Purina Tidy Cats litter- received (2) $2.00 coupons

S

Skinny Cow- received (2) .50 cent coupons
Smart Ones- received (4) .75 cent coupons; emailed again 5/2011
Snapple- nothing
Splenda- received a nice package with a boatload of recipes, a Kool-Aid stirring spoon (I told them I always use Splenda instead of sugar when making Kool-Aid), and (1) $3.00 coupon
Stewart's Cream Soda- nothing

W

World's Best Cat Litter