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

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

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 :)

A few goodies

I'm so glad that I've been able to go into Meijer the last month or so without the lighting bothering me. So we've been going about once a week, because I scope out their recycling dumpsters for coupon inserts. Normally I walk away with at least something; some weeks I get a whole bag from the newspaper of extra inserts!

Anyway so today I was able to snag just about 4 inserts with a few from yesterday's paper. Which is good, because I actually bought a paper yesterday, and it only came with a RedPlum insert! What the heck?!

At Meijer I got a few deals.

Frank's Red Hot @ .99 - .50 q doubled up to .49= FREE

Kraft 100 Calorie pack which my DH loves=$2.79

Pampers wipes @ $2.00-$2q=FREE, will give to my sister-in-law

Egg Beaters @ $2.00-$1q=$1.00

4 cans of Dole mandarin oranges @ $1.00 each -(2) .50 off 2 qs doubled=$2.00 for 4 cans or .50 each

2 Coffeemates @ $1.00 each- (2) .75 qs doubled up to .25=FREE, bought these for my mother-in-law, but I may see if I can use these in a dessert recipe.

Total before qs=$13.78

I paid: $5.93

Meijer 6/9

I'm trying to get back into couponing and finally do it hardcore. Here's what I got today at Meijer.

2 cans of Friskies Indoor cat food-BOGO Free q= 2 for .70
Friskies Party Mix cat treats-$1 q= .42
Kitten Chow-FREE item q= FREE
2 bottles of Old Orchard juice-BOGO Free q= 2 for 1.99
Cottonelle bath tissue -$3 q= 1.69
12 packs of Kool-Aid @ 10 cents each -B10Get2Free q= 12 for 1.00
Jolly Time popcorn -.75q doubled= .99 (got two)
Betty Crocker Warm Delights 2 @ $1.00 each -$1/off 2 q=1.00 for two

Total for everything pictured:$7.79

Still working on getting good at this coupon game!

Frivilous Spending at Meijer

Have I mentioned how much I LOVE after-holiday clearance? I think I look forward more to the sales then the holidays themselves. Since we just bought our house this past January, each holiday has been an opportunity for me to get some new decorations. We basically have nothing because I had given all our knick knack junk to Goodwill because we had been in apartments with no storage space and I got tired of all the clutter.

As we were walking in to Meijer, a man was walking out with one of those prepackaged Easter baskets. I took that as a good sign! Easter items were 75% off. While I think those baskets are full of overpriced junk, at 75% off they were worth it. I got 4 baskets at $2.50 each. Two contained playground balls & sidewalk chalk, one has a basketball and a frisbee, and one has a hat, purse, and some hair clips. The outdoor toys are going to my school for new items for recess. The last basket's contents will be part of my niece's 4th birthday gifts. She loves dress up stuff so I figure she'll get a kick out of it. The baskets themselves and any eggs and grass will go into storage for next year, as we host Easter and I can make up baskets for our nieces and nephews.

I also got an Easter tablecloth for 99 cents, and four pink flowery placemats at 37 cents each. They're more springtime then Easter, so I'll be able to use them for a few months on our new kitchen table! I also got an egg full of "pink power" stickers which I'll use for pen-palling.

Down one of Meijer's many aisles of clearance items, I found some leftover Valentine's Day goodies. I got four super cute placemats for 19 cents each. They have spinners and you can land on things like "kiss the cook", "prepare dessert", "set the table". Neato.

Meijer Deals 2/20

Not horribly exciting... Sorry no picture as my husband graciously put the food away for me :)

Transaction #1
Ketchup= .77
Frank's Red Hot Sauce .99 -50 mfc doubled= FREE
Green Grapes 1.86 lb= 3.70
Bananas 1.41 lb= .47
Macaroni Grill Dinner Kit 2.99-1.00 Mealbox q-1.00 mfc=.99
Wanchai Ferry Dinner Kit 2.99-1.00 Mealbox q-1.00 mfc=.99
3 Betty Crocker Warm Delights @1.50 each -(3) .50 mfc-1.00 Mealbox q= 2.00
4 Betty Crocker Cookie Mixes @ 1.50 each -(3) .40 mfc=3.30
4 bags of Chex Mix @ 1.00 each -various mfc=2.00

Total: $14.80 & got $1.00 catalina for buying the Warm Delights

Transaction #2
Bag of Animal Crackers=1.19
Blistex=.99
-1.00 catalina from Warm Delights

Total: $1.25



I followed some couponing websites to get the deals on the Chex Mix and Betty Crocker items, but the coupons I printed were "do not double". The websites had suggested that they double anyway, so I took a shot, but no, they didn't double. Still a good deal, but I will be looking next time to see if perhaps I can find more mfc from the newspaper instead of the Internet and see if those double... I'm just getting back into couponing again so I'm going to go slowly!