Wednesday, July 29, 2009

All kinds of shopping!

Well as usual I was being a slacker and just now put in some receipts from Sunday and Monday.

I also went and did a little shopping today. I decided to try a little early Christmas shopping.

I was hoping for a big score at Target since there were rumors that the Target Toy Clearance might be hitting 75% this week. But at my store there was very little on clearance and for the most part it was still just 30% off. Nothing really for me to go back and get either when it does get to 75%. This is a disappointment because last year I got SO MUCH STUFF when they did the 75% off clearance. I am hoping this is just the first round as last year the sale was a bit later. Guess we will have to wait and see. I did find one thing at Toys R Us in their clearance area so that was nice!

Finally the Guiding Starts FLIP was reset and extended to 8/4 so that means more cheap stuff at FL!!!!

Briley's Produce- Hubbie asked from some good local cantaloupe and tomatoes, I also grabbed a few peaches.
2 Cantaloupes
2 Tomatoes
3 Peaches
Spent- 7.35

Target- Picked up all of these things from their $1 bins in the front of the store.
1 Foam Clock
1 childs putty toy
1 pack of pipe cleaners
4 packs of small sea animal toys

Total-7.49
Saved- 0.00
Used GC- 7.30
Spent- .19

Toys R Us-
1 Planet Earth Explorer Kit 1/2 price 4.98

Total- 10.34
Saved- 5.01
Spent- 5.33

KFC- Received the free Grilled meal coupon from the Oprah promo several months ago and decided to pick this up for the Little One's supper.
1 2 pc Grilled Chicken Meal w/ 2 sides, biscuit and drink.

Total-??
Saved-??
Spent- 0.00

Burger King- They also have the deal where you call in and answer questions (info is on the back of the receipts) and for doing this you get a free Whopper or Original Chicken sandwich with purchase of fries and drink.
1 Whopper
1 small fry
1 small Icee

Total- 5.29
Saved- 2.75
Spent- 2.54

Food Lion- Multiple stores and multiple transactions to use the FLIPS (either Home 360 or Guiding Stars).
Using $1 Home 360 FLIP:
4 Home 360 Paper Towels 1.50
1 Home 360 Aluminum Foil .99
1 Home 360 Tall Kitchen trash bags 15 ct 1.49
1 Home 360 Paper Bowls 1.95
Using $1 Guiding Stars FLIP:
1 Gallon Smart Option 2% Milk 3.28
1 DelMonte No Sugar Added Diced Peaches 1.28
2 FL Tater Tots 2.00
1 FL Peanut Butter 1.67
1 FL Mushrooms 1.09
1 FL Cut Yams 1.08
THEN:
4 Tombstone Pizzas = 2.50 each when you buy 4
1 1/2 gallon FL Chocolate Milk 3.29 - FREE Q when purchase 1 gallon regular milk (actually took off 3.75 automatically) * Q found on Coupons.com when using Missouri zip code
3 Ragu Pasta Sauce sale price 2/$4
1 Ragu Pizza Sauce 1.49 - $2/2 Ragu FLIP x 2 - $1/2 Manufacturer IP x 2
6 FL Colas .88 - $1/3 FLIP
-$2.50/$15 purchase CAT

Total- 68.48
Saved- 46.56
Spent- 21.92

TOTALS FOR THE DAY- 98.95
Saved- 61.62
Spent- 37.33

MONDAY 7/27

Food Lion- Multiple stores and transactions to use the FLIPS.
The following all used $1 Guiding Stars FLIPS x 7:
2 Refried Beans
2 FL Pineapple Chunk
1 Pompeian Marinated Artichoke Hearts
1 FL Whole Mushrooms
2 FL Broccoli Florets
1 FL Mushrooms
1 FL Frozen French Fries
I also had a $2/$5 Produce FLIP to use:
.95lb Bananas .66
1 Red Apple Bites sale price 3.99

Total- 16.96
Saved- 9.89
Spent- 7.07

SUNDAY 7/26

Kroger-
1 Hormel Pepperoni 2 pack 2.79 - $1 off when you buy 2 Pillsbury Pizza crusts Peelie on product
2 Pillsbury Pizza Crust 2.75 - FREE Q received in mail x 1
2 Kroger Rich and Honey Hot Dog Buns Manager Markdown .79

Total- 11.67
Saved- 5.35
Spent- 6.32

Food Lion-
1 Home 360 Paper Towels - $1 Home 360 FLIP
1 FL Mushrooms - $1 Guiding Stars FLIP

Total- 3.10
Saved- 2.43
Spent- .67

Harris Teeter-
3 Mayfield Ice Creams 1.99 - $1 Penquin tearpad Q doubled x 3

Total- 17.01
Saved- 16.95
Spent- .06

Totals for the Day- 31.78
Saved- 24.73
Spent- 7.05

Saturday, July 25, 2009

And more drinks and FLIPS!

Yeah I know but what are ya gonna do? At that price I had to keep getting them! Also went to HT and grabbed some cheap Ice Cream!

Kroger- 2 transactions to get the Mega 10 discount on everything.
32 2 Liter Cokes .99
1 5lb Kroger Ground beef 6.45
8 Philadelphia Cream Cheese 1.29 - $1/2 IP x 4
-$5 Mega discount x 4

Total- 77.46
Saved- 50.45
Spent- 27.01

Food Lion- Multiple transactions at 3 stores to use the FLIPS.
1 Home 360 Bleach 1.29 -$1 Home 360 FLIP
1 Mueller Elbow Macaroni 1.39 - $1 Guiding Stars FLIP
4 Home 360 Paper Towels Sale Price 1.50 - $1 Home 360 FLIP x 4
2 FL Frozen Dice Onions - $1 Guiding Stars FLIP
1 FL Frozen French Fries sale price 2.00 - $1 Guiding Stars FLIP
2 FL Mushroom Stems and Pieces 1.09 - $1 Guiding Stars FLIP x 2

Total- 17.28
Saved- 12.11
Spent- 5.17

Harris Teeter- These coupons did not double. The store refuses to double them even with the Super Doubles Promo. Still it makes for cheap ice cream.
3 Mayfield 1/2 Gallon Ice Cream sale price 1.99 - $1/1

Total- 17.07
Saved- 13.98
Spent- 3.09

Total for the Day- 111.81
Saved- 76.54
Spent- 35.27

Friday, July 24, 2009

More drinks and FLIPS!

So they ended up extending the Guiding Stars FLIP promo for another week!!! Go to the FL website and play the Guiding Stars game, at the end you will get a chance to print a FLIP for $1 off ANY guiding stars item. Remember if you want to use this FLIP multiple times before 7/28 you need to change the print amount when it pops up!!! Also remember you can only use one of each FLIP per transaction (but you can use one of each different FLIP in the same transaction)so if you want to use more than one you gotta do more than one transaction.

I spent some time wondering the aisles looking for the items that have the Guiding Stars green tag and found tons of stuff that will be a fairly good deal so you will see a random selection of things from me over the next week.

Kroger- Stocking up hard on these drinks while they are this cheap! I have no clue where I am gonna put them all but it is worth it to find a place!

30 2 Liter Coke products .99
8 Oscar Meyer Lunchables sale price 1.00 - $1/2 IP x 4
1 Kroger Loaf Bread Manager Markdown .49
-$5 off Mega Event x 3

Total- 69.25
Saved- 47.82
Spent- 21.43

Food Lion- Multiple transactions at 2 stores to use the FLIPS.

4 Home 360 15ct Kitchen Trash Bags sale price 1.49 - $1 Home 360 FLIP x 4
1 FL Canned Pineapple 1.25 - $1 Guiding Stars FLIP
2 FL Frozen Diced Onions .99 - $1 Guiding Stars FLIP
1 Old Time Cornmeal 1.25 - $1 Guiding Stars FLIP
1 FL Frozen French Fries sale price $2 - $1 Guiding Stars FLIP

Total- 15.15
Saved- 10.39
Spent- 4.76

Totals for the Day- 84.40
Saved- 58.21
Spent- 26.19

As requested!

Hubbie said he had some folks where he works that had questions about my abbreviations I use in the posts. So to help out with that I have added a What it means? section to my ABOUT page. Go there and you will see it on the right hand side. Please let me know if you see any others that I left off the list and I will update it ASAP!

Also remember my LINKS page has links to the forums I use and some webpages and blogs that have great explanations on everything from basic couponing how-to's to how to play the drugstore games to weekly deals lists for the different stores!!!

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

More Pop Tarts!!!!!

This should hold us for awhile and I wanted to use up a few more of the Guiding Stars FLIPS since they expired today.

HT- 3 transactions to use all the coupons.
7 12ct Pop Tarts BOGO 1.62 - .55/1 Insert Q x 7
2 12ct Angel Soft Double Roll TP sale price 4.99 - .50/1 IP

Total- 41.49
Saved- 29.09
Spent- 12.40

Food Lion- Multiple Transactions to use all of the FLIPS.
2 FL Frozen Diced Onions - $1 FLIP x 2
1 FL 32oz Shredded Cheese 3.50 - $1/$4 Prepackaged Cheese FL CAT (found it in a grocery cart!!!)
1 small Home 360 Bleach 1.11 - $1 FLIP
2 FL Crinkle Cut French Fries sale price 2.00 - $1 FLIP x 2
1 Home 360 Tissues 1.49 - $1 FLIP

Total- 17.79
Saved- 12.28
Spent- 5.51

Totals for the Day- 59.28
Saved- 41.37
Spent- 17.91

Monday, July 20, 2009

A few good deals!

Went out tonight to grab a few things that will be going off sale tomorrow and do take advantage of some deals.

HT-
8 12 ct PopTarts BOGO -.55/1 Insert Q x 8
2 Velveeta Shells Cups - FREE with promo Q

Total- 28.59
Saved- 24.19
Spent- 4.40

Kroger-
28 2 Liter Cokes .99
2 Chex Mix Snacks 1.99 -.50/1 Shortcuts Q - .50/1 IP x 2
8 OM Lunchables 1.00 - $1/2 IP x 4
1 Kroger Sour Cream 1.20
2 Kroger Loaf Bread Manager Markdown .39

Total- 73.30
Saved- 50.42
Spent- 22.88

Food Lion-
2 Home 360 Ultra Bleach 1.45 - $1 FLIP x 2
1 FL Penne Rigate 1.09 - $1 FLIP
1 FL Elbow Macaroni .99 - $1 FLIP
1 Home 360 Facial Tissue 1.49- $1 FLIP
1 Healthy Accent Bandaids 1.79 - $1 FLIP
1 FL Long Grain Rice 1.10 - $1 FLIP

Total- 11.13
Saved- 7.60
Spent- 3.53

CVS- ALWAYS out of the good deals but I did get a raincheck.
2 CVS Filler Paper 2.00 PLUS get $2 ECB = FREE (limit 2)

Total- 5.42
Saved- 4.85
Spent- .57

Totals for the Day- 118.44
Saved- 87.06
Spent- 31.38

I am just lazy!

Summer has really done a number on me! SOOOOO lazy. I have one receipt from 7/15 and then a few from 7/18 that I will update now.

Just a Note: HT is doing Super Double Coupons starting Wed the 22nd thru the 28th so get all those coupons up to 1.99 out and check the boards to see what deals are showing up!

Another Note: Kroger is doing the Mega 10 event again this week and 2 liter Coke products are included. You can end up with 10 2 liters for 4.90 after the discount!!! There are a ton of other items included in the sale so check out the ad for things that might work for you and go here to see a nice coupon matchup.

Ok on with the update:

Food Lion 7/15-
*Produce FLIP came out this week so I made a quick run to grab some cheap produce. ALSO, according to the boards alot of stores over ordered on the cherries that were 1.99 a pound sale price this week so they have reduced them to .99 a pound. Since they are normally 4.99 a pound you can end up with 2 pounds for free with the FLIP if you are so inclined. This sale ends Tuesday!
2.24 lbs Bananas
.45 Broccoli Crown
1 cucumber
1 bag mini carrots

Total- 5.18
Saved- 2.50
Spent- 2.68

7/18
Harris Teeter-
2 Kellogg Poptarts BOGO - .55/1 Insert Q x 2
1 Sliced Watermelon .80

Total- 8.18
Saved- 6.27
Spent- 1.91

Kroger-
19 2 Liter Cokes .99 each
1 Digiorno Flatbread Melt - FREE Q received in mail promo
1 Tombstone Pizza sale price 2.99
4 OM Lunchables sale price 1.00 each
1 Dozen Eggs .99
1 Kroger Loaf Bread .78
2 1/2 Gallons Milk Manager Markdown .75
1 12oz Mushroom Manager Markdown 1.39
5 Kroger Heat And Serve Rolls Manager Markdown .69
1 Kroger Angel Food Cake Manager Markdown .99
-5.00 Mega 10 Discount x 2 (2 transactions as this deal is limit one reward per transaction!)

Total- 64.62
Save- 38.02
Spent- 26.60

Totals for the Week- 77.98
Saved- 46.79
Spent- 31.19

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

The last few days!

I totally forgot to enter some receipts from Sunday so I gotta put those in as well as the stuff today!

Sunday 12th-
Food Lion- Took advantage of the B1G1 Deli Ham deal this week and the B1G1 On The Go Bistro sale!! 3 transactions to use Q's.

10 Bistro Items (2 entrees and 8 sides) - $3 off $10 FLIP x 3
2 34 oz Maxwell House Coffee
1 5lb bag New Potatoes 3.49 - $1 off Guiding Star Item FLIP

Total- 53.98
Saved- 32.00
Spent- 21.98

Tuesday 14th- Today I went to FL to grab some more of the Bistro items and ham, then to HT to grab some cheap beer for hubbie and split chicken breasts. Finally I had some Chik-Fil-A Q's that were going to expire and wanted to use the Arby's Q's for the free sandwich that were sent out this week. Enough free sandwiches for dinner tonight and lunches for a few days! And since we NEVER go out anymore it is a nice treat to get to have a little fast food every now and then.

Food Lion- 4 transactions to use the FLIPS.
6 lbs of Smithfield Deli sliced ham 5.99 lb B1G1 - $3 off $10 FLIP x 3
4 Bistro sides B1G1 - $3 off $10 FLIP

Total- 49.41
Saved- 36.58
Spent- 12.83

Harris Teeter-
2 24 packs Natural Light beer 9.99
3 Split Chicken Breast packs .77/lb

Total- 42.27
Saved- 16.19
Spent- 26.08

Arby's- Hubbie tried on this one. I forgot it wasn't Wednesday and sent him by Arby's on his way home to grab the free regular roast beef that will be happening TOMORROW! He knew it was supposed to be free but he is never comfortable refusing to purchase something if the deal is not right so he bought it anyway even though it wasn't free. He tries!

2 BBQ Bacon Cheddar Roast Burger - free with soft drink purchase
3 soft drinks
1 regular Roast Beef (a whopping 2.79 is the regular price for this tiny thing!!!! WOW!!)

Total- 17.77
Saved- 10.00
Spent- 7.77

Chik-Fil-A- 2 Q's, one for free sandwich with meal purchase and one for free sandwich with fries and soft drink purchase.
1 8 piece nugget meal (includes drink and fries)
2 Chik-Fil-A sandwiches
1 Medium Waffle fry
1 Medium soft drink

Total- 14.56
Saved- 5.58
Spent- 8.98

Totals for the Week- 177.99
Saved- 100.35
Spent- 77.64

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Several little shops today

Not too much we needed but here is the breakdown.

1st I was able to get my hands on one of the Kroger RX coupons from the June 28th paper. Use it and get $20 off your groceries!! I LOVE these and wish they were around more often for the grocery stores!

Kroger-
1 RX $10
21 Big K Colas
4 Kroger Tortilla 10 cts Manager Markdown to .59
4 Fuji Apples $1 per lb
1.90 lb bananas at .49 a lb
1 Kroger Sour Cream 1.20
-$20 off groceries credit from RX deal

Total- 33.52
Saved- 21.57
Spent- 11.95

Harris Teeter-
1 gallon milk sale price 1.97

Total- 3.03
Saved- 1.02
Spent- 2.01

Food Lion- (tons of rebate offers and coupon booklets sponsored by beer companies!! Don't forget to check around at your stores!!!)
2 pds Deli Ham BOGO - $3/$10 deli bakery purchase FLIP
2 bags FL frozen chopped onion .99

Total- 14.12
Saved- 9.00
Spent- 5.12

Totals for the Day- 50.67
Saved- 31.59
Spent- 19.08

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Beer and Drink Run

Hubbie needed beer or he would whine. lol
Plus I wanted to grab some drinks and check the manager markdowns at Kroger.

Kroger- I love that bread freezes so well!! I hit the jackpot at Kroger today and am now well stocked for the month on bread.

16 2ltr Big K Colas
2 Chi-Chi Salsas sale price 1.00 - .55/1 Insert Q x 2
1 Kroger Plain mini bagels Manager Markdown .89
1 Kroger Raisin mini bagels Manager Markdown 1.19
3 Kroger Loaf Breads Manager Markdown .39
1 Kroger Hoagie Rolls Manager Markdown .79
2 8 oz Slice Mushrooms Manager Markdown .99

Total- 31.00
Saved- 11.08
Spent- 19.92

Harris Teeter-

2 24pks Bud Light 11.77
2 Hefty Easy Grip Cups 3.59 BOGO - $1.50 EVIC - .75/1 Insert Q x 2= .01 for both

Total- 32.47
Saved- 7.17
Spent- 25.30

Totals for the Day- 63.47
Saved- 18.25
Spent- 45.22