Sunday, May 31, 2009

Some nice deals this week!

All of the shopping listed below was done over the course of the weekend. I was just too lazy to put it in until now! LOL

There are some NICE deals at alot of stores this week.

As always each store is listed below in a seperate post.

Totals for the Day- 247.82
Saved- 146.50
Spent- 101.32
*Earned $94 in RR

Totals for the Week- 282.05
Saved- 175.14
Spent- 106.01
*Earned $94 in RR

Walgreens

AMAZING MM deal this week at Walgreens.

Use the Up To $30 off a Bayer Contour or Breeze 2 monitor (3 current Q's from different Insert weeks). The monitors are on sale for $10. So that is free. THEN it prints out a $10 RR !!! A $10 MM for each monitor!! **REMEMBER, you have to buy each one seperately to get the $10 RR for each one! It will only print one per deal per transaction!!!

I bought 10 coupons on Ebay for 19.95(free shipping). In my area you do have to pay sales tax. So for an investment of less than $30 I made $90!!!!
(I gave one of my Q's to the very nice manager who made sure the store had plenty in stock and who set the mean cashier straight when she decided I could not do this deal! LOL I think I made couponing at that Walgreens a WHOLE lot easier for the future! He was very excited! So definitely worth the investment.)

Also the 45 ct Ecotrin is on sale for $2 and there was a $2 Insert Q in the 5/17 inserts which will make it free but BONUS it also prints out a $2 RR!! So it is another great MM this week!

2 stores, 9 transactions

9 Bayer Glucose Monitors sale price $10 - Up to $30 off 1 Insert Q x 9 PLUS $10 RR for each
2 Ecotrin sale price $2 - $2/1 Insert Q x 2 PLUS $2 RR for each

Total- 100.58
Saved- 94.00
Spent- 6.58
*Received 94.00 in RR= MM of 87.42!!!

Food Lion

Great FLIPS deals for me this week!

3 Stores, 3 transactions

4 FL brand Hot Dog Buns sale price 1.00 - $1/2 FLIP x 2
10 Smart Option American Sandwich Slices .99 - $1/$3 FLIP x 3
2 Tyson Family Pack Chicken Tenders sale price 4.50 -$2/2 CAT Q
2 Fresh Express Garden Salad 1.29 each - $2/2 Tearpad Q
6 Mars Candies BOGO - BOGO Blinkie Q's found at Kroger x 3

Total- 37.56
Saved- 20.55
Spent- 17.01

Lowes Foods

Some great deals in their Clip And Save coupons this week!!

2 2.5lb bags frozen House of Raeford Chicken Breasts sale price with clip and save Q- 3.72 each
1 4lb bag Russet Potatoes with clip and save Q 1.29

Total- 21.14
Saved- 12.24
Spent- 8.90

HT

BEER SALE!!

Actually I looked today and I think it *might* be their new reduced price for this brand and size.
That will make my husband happy!!

3 12 pack cans Busch Light 4.99 (tag said used to be 6.99)

Total- 22.02
Saved- 6.00
Spent- 16.02

Kroger

OOO stock up deal on 2 liter colas!!! (Deal ended Saturday.)

64 2 Liter Colas sale price 3/1.88
3 Kroger Loaf Breads manager markdown to .79
5 12ct Kroger Heat and Serve Rolls manager markdown .69
1 Watermelon 3.88

Total- 66.52
Saved- 13.71
Spent- 52.81

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

HT Triples and a few more stops

At first I was sad this triples, not too much I wanted or needed. No really good sales to match up. *sigh*

THEN I thought about what a GOOD thing that is! It means my stockpile is fully stocked (very very true on most of the *freebies* listed) and I have recently scored some great deals on meat etc so I am actually pleased. I have to change the mindset to maintain mode now, and keep an eye out for those few things I do need.

I didn't go to the store until this afternoon, and the HT on Charles was out of the Hefty cups and Pringles.

I did get:
2 Lawry's Marinades BOGO 1.62 - .50/1 Insert Q x 2
1 Dawn Detergent sale price 1.00 - .50/1 $120 P&G Coupon Booklet
2 Skintimate Shave Gels sale price 2.00 -.75/1 Insert Q x 2
2 Eggos 1.12 - .50/1 Insert Q x 2
2 Buttermilk Biscuit flours marked down to 1.24 (1/2 price) Hope these are good! Each one makes up to 35 biscuits.

Total- 22.30
Saved- 19.20
Spent- 3.10

Plus a quick trip to Rite Aid to grab some more Pop Tarts with my Raincheck.

2 Pop Tarts sale price 1.50 - $1/2 Insert Q

Total- 5.44
Saved- 3.38
Used GC- 2.06
Spent- 0.00

Ended at ARBY'S for their Free Wednesday promo. Had the free coupon PLUS I got the Free Regular Roast Beef for the Free Wednesday promo I posted about here.

1 Beef and Cheddar=free
1 Regular Roast Beef=free
1 soft drink= 1.59

That is a DEAL!!!

Totals for the Day- 34.23
Saved- 28.64
Spent- 4.69

Totals for the Week- 34.23
Saved- 28.64
Spent- 4.69

Monday, May 25, 2009

A little CVSing and HT today

So I wanted to grab a few of the good deals at CVS today to roll a $3 ECB I had. I also wanted to grab 2 more gallons of milk at HT while they were 1.97!!

CVS- 2 stores, 3 transactions

GDA*** All this week, Buy 2 Neutrogena Suncare products get $10 ECB. Well some stores have these tiny trial size Dry Feel Sunblock SPF 55 (near registers or in makeup area) for 1.99. Buy 2 of those for 3.98 and get a $10 ECB!!!

Transaction 1-
1 Clearasil Face Wash sale price 3.99 -$2/1 Insert Q PLUS earn $3.99 ECB (MONDAY ONLY DEAL)
1 Bandaids sale price 2.99 -$1/1 Insert Q PLUS earn $2 ECB (MONDAY ONLY DEAL)
-$3 ECB

Total- 9.36
Saved- 8.10
Spent- 1.26

Transaction 2-
1 12ct Cottonelle TP sale price 5.49-$2/1 CVS Q received from Q machine - .75/1 Insert Q (MONDAY ONLY DEAL)
-$2 ECB earned in transaction 1

Total- 12.09
Saved- 11.25
Used GC- .84
Spent- 0.00

Transaction 3-
2 Trial Size Neutrogena Suncare 1.99 each PLUS earn $10 ECB (WEEKLONG DEAL)
-3.99 ECB earned in transaction 1

Total- 3.98
Saved- 3.98
Spent- 0.00

HT-

2 gallons HT milk 1.97 each
-$2.50 OYNO CAT (This was my LAST one.. *sniff*)

Total- 6.06
Saved- 4.54
Spent- 1.52

Totals for the Day- 31.49
Saved- 28.71
Spent- 2.78

Totals for the Week- 201.25
Saved- 164.58
Spent-
36.67
*Earned $10 ECB

Freezer cooking DONE!

Well it took me a few days but I finally got all that Ground Beef put up. Final tally?

40 Mini Meatloaves
38 Salisbury Steaks
26 Hamburger Patties

This will equal out to 33 meals that are in the freezer that can be quickly pulled out, thawed and thrown in the oven!

I am gonna hit a few stores later today and will update tonight!

Friday, May 22, 2009

Using up those OYNO CATS!!

This week is a GREAT example of how to roll those OYNO CATS you receive for buying BBQ sauce, Ortega products, etc etc. All of those CAT deals that you can pair with coupons and sales to get tons of cheap stuff and get OYNO CATS that end up making you money!!!

As always, each store is listed below.

Totals for the Day- 38.59
Saved- 36.47
Spent- 2.12

Total for the Week- 169.76
Saved- 135.87
Spent- 33.89

Harris Teeter

Needed some basics and a few good deals!

1 gallon HT Milk 1.97 *Special Price thru 5/25!!
1 24 oz Hunt Ketchup sale price 1.50 - FREE Q from mailed Q booklet
1 200ft Glad Plastic Wrap sale price 2.50
1 30ct HT Eggs 2.97
1 cucumber .50
.51 lb Tomatoes 1.29
2.11 lb Cabbage .99
1 lb Carrots .99
.30 lb Broccoli Crown .75
-$1/$4 Produce Q from Miller Tearpad Display found in Food Lion several weeks ago
-$10 OYNO CAT from winning the Great Grocery Giveaway contest!

Total- 16.31
Saved- 15.15
Spent- 1.16

Food Lion

Using some more of my OYNO CATs to stock up on deli meat!

2.64 lbs Deli Roast Beef BOGO
1 lb Deli Ham BOGO (somehow this only rang up for .09????)
.60 lb Deli Provolone
4 David's Sunflower seeds .89 - $1/2 Q received in mail -$1/1 IP x 2
-2.50 OYNO
-2.50 OYNO
-5.00 OYNO received from winning the blog contest last week.

Total- 22.28
Saved- 21.32
Spent- .96

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Where's the Beef????

At my house!!!
LOL Sorry for the bad 80's reference. I guess it shows my age huh?

Food Lion is running a deal in our area (each area is different, check your local flyer or FoodLion.com to see what deals your area has each week!) for Ground Beef. It is the 73/27 blend but at 1.29 per lb I will take it!!!!!

Also grabbed some deals from HT.

As always each store is below.

*OOOOPS- Forgot to do my shopping trips from yesterday!!! I will just add them here.

Kroger-
4 Oscar Meyer Wieners sale price .99 - $1/2 IP x 2
1 Buttermilk Manager Markdown to .50
Total- 7.26
Saved- 4.71
Spent- 2.55

Walgreens-
2 20 ft Reynolds Wrap - .55/1 Insert Q x 2
2 Walgreens brand 50 ct Sandwich Bags 1.50
1 Free Walgreens 100 ct Aspirin
-2.50 RR
Total- 6.71
Saved- 5.20
Used GC- 1.51
Spent- 0.00



Totals for the Day- 117.20
Saved- 87.98
Spent- 29.22

Totals for the Week- 131.17
Saved- 99.40
Spent- 31.77

Food Lion

LOTS of ground beef!!! I will be busy turning this into Mini Meatloaves, Salisbury Steak patties and Hamburger patties the next few days!! They all freeze great and make SUPER quick and easy meals!!

Combine the 1.29 per lb sale price with the $1/$5 Butcher Brand Beef FLIP to get an even better deal. Most of the Value packs go from 3.5 to 6 pds per pack. Get the cheapest one to get the best deal with the FLIP.

5 transactions (Most stores will only allow 1 FLIP per transaction.)

21.71 lbs Ground Beef @ 1.29/lb - $1/$5 FLIP x 5
1Tyson Breaded Chicken Tenderloins Family Pack 4.50 - $1/1 Insert Q
2.13 pds Deli Ham sale price BOGO 4.99 per lb
4 Misc Mars Candy BOGO - BOGO Insert Q x 2
2 Wrigleys Gum .69 - FREE Insert Q x 2
1 Fresh Express Salad
1 Smart Options Sliced American Cheese
-2.00 OYNO CAT
-2.50 OYNO CAT
-2.50 OYNO CAT

Total- 76.31
Saved- 48.29
Spent- 28.02

Harris Teeter

More free/cheap stuff this week too!!! I had sworn no more until next week when they are doing Triples AGAIN!! Then they lure me back in. Someone take my keys away!!!!

2 transactions (only cus of the rebates, needed two receipts)

1 Ragu Margherita Pasta Sauce BOGO 1.34 - .60/1 Insert Q
1 Ragu Sweet Tomato and Basil BOGO 1.35 - .60/1 Insert Q
3 Lipton To Go 1.65 - .75/1 x 2 Insert Q and .50/1 x 1 Insert Q
**PLUS MIR offer found at Food Lion on a cardboard display in the middle of the aisle to receive $5 back by check when purchase 3 10 packs. The REALLY cool part, if you have the Q's, is that you can do this deal 3 TIMES per the rebate!!! After Q's combined with the sale I paid .95 for 3 and will get $5 back!!
4 Wish-Bone Salad Dressings BOGO 1.50 - .75/1 x 4
** PLUS MIR offer received from the blog contest I won!! Offer is to receive a $2 Q off Chicken, Beef or Produce when purchase 2. Not sure where she found this but you want to check around to see if there are any out and about for trade/sale cus combined with this sale, I paid 0.00 and will get $2 off Q!!!
1 2.5lb Angus Cubed Steak marked down to 7.00
4 Knorr/Lipton Pasta Sides BOGO .80 - .75/2 x 2
-2.50 OYNO CAT
-2.50 OYNO CAT
-2.50 OYNO CAT

Total- 40.89
Saved- 39.69
Spent- 1.20

Another Summer Cheapo for the KIddo!

Thanks to reader Sherry, who left a comment on my previous post, I found out about :

#3- 4H programs being offered this summer.
Check your local 4H to see what they have going on this summer, I just *Googled" Pitt County 4-H to find mine. My Little One is gonna be thrilled with the 3 I have picked out for her. Now I just hope they haven't filled up!

Thanks again Sherry!!

Monday, May 18, 2009

Summer Freebies for Kids!

Hey Guys!!! I am in search mode for free/super cheapo things to do this summer with the kiddo. At 7 she is gonna require alot more this summer. LOL Here is what I have found so far:

#1- FREE MOVIES!
Check the list to see if any theaters near you are participating!
Each week starting 6/16 thru 8/11 on Tues, Wed, Thursday at 10AM they will be showing 2 FREE MOVIES for kids and parents!! COMPLETELY FREE!!! No coupons needed!! No hidden fees!!! Check the link below for theaters and the full list of movies . http://www.regmovies.com/nowshowing/familyfilmfestivalschedule.aspx?state=NC

#2- FREE BOWLING
AMF is offering 2 FREE Games EVERY DAY at participating lanes this summer. You do have to pay shoe rentals (or buy some shoes which I am looking into now) and the rental prices vary from location to location.
It does REQUIRE signup thru the link I am putting in. Once signed up and you confirm thru the email they send, they then send out coupons weekly (these coupons CANNOT be copied, they have special numbers on each one that are validated when turned in).
ALSO (lol) at my location they are offering a special pass you can purchase for the *family* that allows you to add 4 people for like 24.00. For that price, each of the 4 listed can also bowl 2 free games per day. Not a bad deal if you want family fun!
http://www.kidsbowlfree.com/amf.php

Leave a comment if you know of any other freebies in Greenville NC area or elsewhere in the state!

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Good Sunday Morning!!

I woke up SOOO late today! I just knew I wouldn't be able to find a paper anywhere! But I did and they had plenty left?!?! Very unusual. Then I remembered the students from ECU have all gone home!! Maybe they bought alot of papers? LOL Anyway, grabbed my 2 copies and I am happy!

I was going to stop buying the Sunday paper. With the increase to $2 a paper it just seemed like ALOT to pay. I was going to start just buying what Q's I wanted from The Coupon Clippers. While I will still use them some to buy multiples of really good Q's, I realized that if I don't buy a copy or two of the paper I will miss out on ALOT of the MM deals!!! I would never buy some of the Q's ahead of time and then would miss out on the MM's. So for now I will buy 1 or 2 copies and then just use TCC to fill in on multiples.

So after grabbing my papers I went to Rite Aid to make some more MONEY!!! LOL

Rite Aid-
1 Dry Idea Clinical Solid Reg. 8.99 Sale 5.99 - $2/1 IP
*Earns 5.00 SCR
1 Suave Deodorant Reg. 2.99 Sale 2.00 - .50/1 Insert Q
*Earns 1.50 SCR
1 Wound Wash Reg. 7.99 Sale 5.49 - $1/1 Peelie found on product
*Earns 5.49 SCR
1 10 ct Bayer Quick Release Crustals Reg. 4.99 Sale 3.99 - 1.50/1 IP
*Earns 3.99 SCR
1 Alaway Eye Drops Reg. 10.99 Sale 7.99 - $4/1 IP
*Earns 7.99 SCR
-$5/$25 Rite Aide Purchase

Total for the Day- 37.73
Saved- 24.49
Used GC- 13.24
Spent- 0.00
*Will receive 23.97 SCR = MM of 10.73

Totals for the Week- 338.00
Saved- 324.20
Spent- 13.80
*Received $34.50 OYNO CATS, Earned 23.97 SCR
- Ahead by 20.70 for the week!


Saturday, May 16, 2009

O M G....

I won again!!! I am going out to buy a lottery ticket right now!!! LOL

I won the VIC Grocery Giveaway earlier this week... and yeap I won it again today!!!! LOL
My total this time, you ask????

.70

I was just grabbing some more of that MM Kraft BBQ sauce dangit!! LOL
Oh well, I got another $10 ONYO CAT so I am happy!!

So lets tally it up for the week. Two wins for Groceries and one Blog win. Maybe Publishers Clearing House will show up tomorrow?!?! ;)

Actually, it was a great MM day in general. Did the Kraft BBQ sauce deal 4 times. So I could get the 2.50 CAT each time! Also grabbed some cheap salad dressings!

5 transactions/2 stores

Transaction #1- (HT at Bells Fork is tightening up their policy on B2G3 and coupons. They are enforcing the only 2 Q's for the BBQ sauce. *sigh* I figured it was coming cus this was a GREAT moneymaker for everyone! So I decided to just get my salad dressing here and then went to the other store to get my BBQ sauce.)

2 Kraft Salad Dressing BOGO 2.90 - 1.50/1 Insert Q - $1/1 IP
Total- 5.86
Saved- 5.40
Spent- .46

Transaction #2- (Surprisingly this store, which is normally the *strict* store, had no problem with me using 4 Peelies. Go figure! LOL But the interesting thing is that the coupons only doubled to .68, the cost of each one when dividing the regular price of 2 by 5. Weird huh?)

5 Kraft BBQ Sauce 3.38 -.35/1 Peelies x 4
Total- 8.49
Saved- 7.79
Spent- .70
Earned 2.50 OYNO CAT= MM of 1.80

Transaction #3-

5 Kraft BBQ Sauce 3.38 -.35/1 Peelies x 4
Total- 8.49
Saved- 7.79
Spent- .70
Earned 2.50 OYNO CAT= MM of 1.80

Transaction #4-

5 Kraft BBQ Sauce 3.38 -.35/1 Peelies x 4
Total- 8.49
Saved- 7.79
Spent- .70
VIC Great Grocery Giveaway Winner= +.70 and received $10 OYNO CAT
Earned 2.50 OYNO CAT= MM of 12.50

Transaction #5-

5 Kraft BBQ Sauce 3.38 -.35/1 Peelies x 4
Total- 8.49
Saved- 7.79
Spent- .70
Earned 2.50 OYNO CAT= MM of 1.80


Totals for the Day- 39.82
Saved- 37.26
Spent- 2.56
*Received 20.00 OYNO CATS= MM of 17.44

Totals for the Week- 300.27
Saved- 286.47
Spent- 13.80
*Received $34.50 OYNO CATS- Ahead by 20.70 for the week!

I WON SOMETHING ELSE!!

I swear.. I NEVER win stuff.. EVER... yet here I am again. LOL

I won this from CouponsDealsAndMore.com . I was looking for something one day this week and stumbled onto her site. I really like it even though I don't think she is from NC. LOL

It must be my lucky week!!!

Friday, May 15, 2009

ACCCKKK!!! I FORGOT!!

DANGIT!!! I meant to post this on Wednesday and TOTALLY forgot guys. Sorry!!!

Go here to check out the details about the Arby's Free Wednesdays. She even has a copy of the flyer showing what is free each Wednesday all summer long!

I went Wednesday and got my FREE Blue Cheese Roastburger (it was a choice of any of the Roastburgers) with a soft drink purchase. So for 1.59 I got a drink and a sammy!!! Cheap lunch!

BUT here is the best part, my receipt had red words on the edge saying Free Roast Beef. I turned it over and WOOT a link for a survey at Arby's (has to be completed within 2 days of purchase time). If you complete the VERY SHORT survey you get a code that you fill in on the receipt and take it back in next time you go to get a FREE Regular Roast Beef or Beef and Cheddar!!! OMG I LOVE THOSE!

Soo in the end I will have paid 1.59 for a drink, Roastburger and Beef and Cheddar.

PLUS I am going to take it in next Wednesday and see if that *purchase* of the sandwich will qualify me for next Wednesday's Freebie, a MILKSHAKE.

I will let ya know how it goes!!

Well as long as they...

keep paying me to shop, I guess I have no choice right??? LOL

Did a little HT, Lowes Foods, Target and Rite Aid today.

Each store is listed below.

Totals for the Day- 123.74
Saved- 121.09
Spent- 2.65
*received 7.50 OYNO CATS=MM of 4.85

Totals for the Week- 260.45
Saved- 249.21
Spent- 11.24
*Received $14.50 OYNO CATS- Ahead by 3.26 for the week!

Harris Teeter

3 transactions at 2 stores , Saved so much on this first one I had to get a manager override for saving too much money! LOL

Transaction #1-
5 Kraft Shredded Cheese B2G3 6.58 - $1/2 IP x 2
5 Kraft BBQ sauce B2G3 3.38 - $1/1 IP x 2 and .35/1 Peelie found on bottle x 1
5 Luigi Frozen Italian Ice cups BOGO 1.74 - .75/1 Insert Q x 5
2 Philly Cream Cheese sale price 1.25 - $1/2 IP
2 Kraft Salad Dressing BOGO - BOGO CAT Q that printed last week.
3 8 O Clock coffee BOGO 3.09 - $1/1 Q found inside bags of specially marked coffee x 3
-10.00 OYNO CAT from VIC Grocery Giveaway win
- 2.50 OYNO CAT

Total- 70.87
Saved- 70.24
Spent- .63
*Received 2.50 OYNO CAT from BBQ = MM of 1.87

Transaction #2- *Note they would only allow me to use 2 of the Peelie Q's this time, they followed the rule allowing coupons only on items being purchased, not the free ones. So YMMV depending on cashier.

5 Kraft BBQ Sauce B2G3 3.38 - .35/1 Peelie x 2
-2.00 OYNO CAT

Total- 8.50
Saved- 8.43
Spent- .07
*Received 2.50 OYNO CAT = MM of 2.43

Transaction #3- *Note different store, allowed me to use 4 of the .35/1 Peelie Q's. So like I said very YMMV depending on cashier and store. LOL But this store didn't have the peelies on the sauce so no peelies to roll forward.

5 Kraft BBQ Sauce B2G3 3.38 - .35/1 Peelie x 4

Total- 8.49
Saved- 7.79
Spent- .70
*Received 2.50 OYNO CAT= MM of 1.80

Lowes Foods

4 boxes Suddenly Salad sale price 4/$5 - .40/1 IP x 4
2 Pict Sweet Edamame sale price 2/$3
1 2ct Slices Edwards Key Lime Pie 2.50 - .75/1 Insert Q
1 McCormick Black Pepper 1.59 -.75/1 Insert Q
-2.50 OYNO CAT
-2.50 OYNO CAT

Total- 18.82
Saved- 17.75
Spent- 1.07

PLUS my store was doing a little Grilling Free Sample demo outside, giving away free samples of sausage and hot dogs and FREE cans of Lowes soda! So I grabbed a soda on my way out the door!

Target

3 6 ct 100 Calorie Packs 2.04 - $1/1 IP - $1/1 Target Q

Total- 6.18
Saved- 6.00
Spent- .18

Rite Aid

4 boxes of Pop Tarts sale price 2/$3 - $1/2 x 2

Total- 10.88
Saved- 6.76
Used GC- 4.12
Spent- 0.00

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

I WON!! I WON!!!

Yeap! I won The VIC Great Grocery Giveaway at my store, 1st one there today.

Here is the kicker.

I was doing multiple transactions to make sure there were no problems using the Kraft IP's and so all of my pretty little OYNO CATS would print for the BBQ sauce and the Mac and Cheese.

Guess what my total was that I was going to get free?

.16

ROFLMAO

We all busted out laughing. But being a e-VIC card member I did get a $10 OYNO coupon. So it still worked out good but DANGIT why couldn't I have been buying meat or something? LOL

Also did a little shopping at Kroger, Lowes and Target too. As always , each store is listed in seperate posts. Also this is a new week so new weekly totals today.

*I will not show carryover balances in the positive or negative altho I will obviously use the overages from prior weeks to pay for anything currently. But to be true to the spirit of the *weekly* aspect, I am just going to start over each Wednesday in the weekly totals.

Totals for the Day- 136.71
Saved- 128.12
Spent- 8.59
* Received $17.00 OYNO CATS

Totals for the Week- 136.71
Saved- 128.12
Spent- 8.59
*Received $17.00 OYNO CATS
Already made 8.41 this week!!

Harris Teeter

YAY besides my winning The VIC Great Grocery Giveaway I did 4 total transactions. Done seperately to print the CAT's and to make sure there were no problems with the B2G3 deals. I will show each seperately so you can see Q's used but will do a total balance at the bottom.

Transaction 1-
5 Kraft Shredded Cheese B2G3 6.58 - $1/2 IP x 2
5 Kraft BBQ Sauce B2G3 3.38 - $1/1 IP x 3
-$5 OYNO CAT

Total- 25.10
Saved- 24.94
Spent- .16
Received- .16 refund
+ 2.50 OYNO CAT from BBQ sauce
VIC Great Grocery Winning Transaction= FREE
+ $10 OYNO CAT from EVIC win of this promo

Transaction 2-
5 Kraft Shredded Cheese B2G3 6.58 - $1/2 IP x 2
5 Kraft BBQ Sauce B2G3 3.38 - $1/1 IP x 2
1 bag Organic Baby Carrots sale price .99
-$5 OYNO
-$2 OYNO

Total- 27.11
Saved- 26.94
Spent- .17
+ 2.50 OYNO CAT from BBQ sauce

Transaction 3-
5 Kraft Shredded Cheese B2G3 6.58 - $1/2 IP x 2
6 Kraft Mac and Cheese .77 - $1/1 IP x 5
1 Braeburn Apple .59
-$2.50 OYNO CAT

Total- 22.01
Saved- 21.48
Spent- .53
+ 2.00 OYNO CAT from Kraft

Transaction 4-
5 Kraft Shredded Cheese B2G3 6.58 - $1/2 IP x 2
1 Hothouse Cucumber sale price .99
1 Braeburn Apple .63
1 Roma Tomato .52
-$5 OYNO
-$1.50 OYNO

Total- 20.37
Saved- 19.98
Spent- .39

HT Total- 94.59
HT Saved- 93.50
HT Spent- 1.09
*Received $17.00 OYNO CATS

Kroger

Ran in to check the Manager Markdowns and got some great deals! (luckily it is right beside Target and just across the street from Lowes Foods, one of the benefits in living in a small area.)

1 Gallon Kroger Milk 2.59 reduced to 1.25
1 2 pack Thick Cut Porkchops 6.02 reduced to 3.66
4 8oz packs Sliced Mushrooms 1.96 reduced to .99
1 Kroger Loaf bread 1.79 reduced to .79
1 Value Kroger Bread .78
2 packs OM Thick Sliced Bologna sale price .99 - $1/2 IP
-$5 OYNO Cat

Total- 25.85
Saved- 19.18
Spent- 6.67

Lowes Foods

Thought maybe we would get FREE Kraft salad dressing but my store's computer are set up to stop accepting the coupons once the purchase price is met. No overage AND they will not reduce the value of the coupon down to make it equal the total soooo cheap but not free Kraft dressing. I think I will hold my other Q's to see if HT does a good B2G3 deal sometime this summer.

4 8oz Kraft dressings .88 - $1/1 IP x 3

Total- 8.03
Saved- 7.44
Spent- .59

Target

Back to Target to grab some more 100 Calorie Packs!

4 6ct 100 Calorie Packs 2.04 - $1/1 IP -$1/1 Target Printable

Total- 8.24
Saved- 8.00
Spent- .24

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Good Grief! Made EVEN MORE MONEY!

I am not sure what is up with the grocery stores, drugstores and Manufacturers lately but they keep PAYING ME TO SHOP! After going out yesterday and this morning to make money, I get home and find even more hidden deals. So out I went again.

First there was Harris Teeter-
Kraft Mac and Cheese CAT deal- Buy 4 get $1, 5 get $1.50, 6 get $2. Offer good thru 5/31.
2 transactions to get the CATS

5 Kraft Mac And Cheese BOGO - $1/1 IP x 2 + 1.50 OYNO CAT
6 Kraft Mac And Cheese BOGO- $1/1 IP x 3 + 2.00 OYNO CAT

Total- 12.11
Saved- 11.00
Spent- 1.11
* received 3.50 OYNO CATS= MM of 2.39

Then there was Target-
Using the Target store coupons that are currently out there and the Kraft coupons I grabbed a few deals. Our prices seem to be higher than the ones I am seeing posted around the net for the Target deals and our Target is not a grocery store one so I had to skip on some awesome ones. But I am thrilled with what I got!

2 6ct 100 Calorie Packs 2.04 - $1/1 IP x 2 - $1/1 Target Printable x 2
2 Ritz Bitz 2.75 - $1/1 IP x 2 - $1/1 Target Printable x 2
3 boxes Ritz Crackers 2.89 - $1/1 IP x 3- $1/1 Target Printable x 3

Total- 18.65
Saved- 14.24
Spent- 4.41

Finally back to Food Lion-
Food Lion has the Kraft BBQ Sauce on sale for .99. With the $1/1 IP's that makes them free!!! PLUS the CAT deal is still going on! Moneymaker!!

4 Kraft BBQ .99 - $1/1 IP

Total- 6.84
Saved- 6.80
Spent- .04
*Received $2.00 OYNO CAT= MM of 1.96!

Total for this trip of the Day- 37.60
Saved- 32.04
Spent- 5.56
*Received 5.50 OYNO CATS

Totals for the Week- 648.82
Saved- 586.72
Spent- 62.10
+ Rebate check- 47.92+ 12.50 OYNO CATS, $3 ECB and $25 Rite Aid Gift Card + 25.00 RR
*This is what it balances out that I have left after shopping this week so far! So overall I made a profit of 51.32 for the week!!!

And make a little more money!

Found some more of the Breeze/Contour Insert Q's so back I went. Today was HT (which was a complete bust as they had NONE of the Velveeta cups), CVS, Walgreens and Food Lion.

Again today I am going to just do all stores in one post because it was a few items at each stop.

First is WALGREENS-
2 transactions to get the RR!

2 Breeze 2 Monitors sale price 14.99 - Up To $30/1 Insert Q x 2 + $5 RR x 2
1 Bayer Quick Release sale price 2.49 - 1.50/1 IP + 2.50 RR

Total- 125.24
Saved- 121.98
Used GC- 3.26
Spent- 0.00
*Received 12.50 RR- MM of 12.50!

Next is CVS-

Transaction #1-
1 Contour Monitor sale price 14.99 - Up To $30/1 Insert Q + $5 ECB

Take that $5 ECB to roll into the next deal Buy $10 in selected products get $3 ECB-

Transaction #2-
3 Ragu Pasta Sauce sale price 3/$5 - .30/1 Insert Q x 3
3 Skippy Peanut Butter sale price 3/$5 - .40/1 Insert Q x 3
1 Bounty paper towel (Filler to use ECB) Clearance Price 1.10
-$5 ECB from Contour deal
-$4 ECB from previous deal

Total for both- 103.01
Saved- 101.92
Spent- 1.09
*Received $3 ECB- MM of 1.91!

Finally Food Lion-

1 16ct Smart Options Sliced American Cheese .99
4 Bags Fresh Express Lettuce 1.29 each - $2/2 Tearpad Q x 2
2 Roma Tomatoes .55
-$1/$4 produce purchase Miller Lite Tearpad Q
-$1/$5 produce FLIP

Total- 6.81
Saved- 6.00
Spent- .81

Totals for this trip of the Day- 235.06
Saved- 233.16
Spent- 1.90

Totals for the Week- 611.22
Saved- 554.68
Spent- 56.54
+ Rebate check- 47.92+ 7.00 OYNO CATS, $3 ECB and $25 Rite Aid Gift Card + 25.00 RR
*This is what it balances out that I have left after shopping this week so far! So overall I made a profit of 51.38 for the week!!!

Monday, May 11, 2009

Make some money at DRUGSTORES!

I do love my drugstores. I am not as hardcore as some people (some folks constantly have $50-$100 or MORE in SCR, ECB's or RR's going at one time!) but I do take advantage of MM deals when I can and to get free or cheap items my family will use.

Today was a good day. Since I just got a few things at each store I am just gonna do one long post today.

First up is RITE AID:

Got a raincheck for the Renuzit that is on sale for .99 (free after coupon) as they were sold out. Now I can go back and grab my free air freshner when they get restocked!

1 got2B Fatastic Hairspray sale price 4.99 -$2/1 IP + Submit for SCR of 4.99= MM!!

Total- 5.34
Saved- 2.00
Used GC- 3.34
Spent- 0.00
*Submit for SCR =1.69 MM!

Next up is CVS-

Cheap Laundry detergent is ALWAYS a good thing. I am not at all brand loyal and when I can find it for $1.50 or less then I grab a few.

2 Extra 32 load Laundry Detergent sale price thru today of 1.50

Total- 5.58
Saved- 2.58
Used ECB- 3.00
Spent- 0.00

Finally there is WALGREENS-
2 transactions to get my RR's!

2 Bayer Breeze2 Gluclose Monitors sale price 14.99 - up to $30/1 Insert Q (adjusted down) + receive $5.00 RR for each
1 Bayer Quick Release Aspirin 2.49 - 1.50/1 IP + receive 2.50 RR

Total- 125.24
Saved- 121.98
Used GC- 3.26
Spent- 0.00
*Received 12.50 in RR= 9.24 MM!!

Total for the Day- 136.16
Saved- 136.16
Spent- 0.00
*Made 10.93 today!

Totals for the Week- 376.16
Saved- 321.52
Spent- 54.64
+ Rebate check- 47.92+ 7.00 OYNO CATS, $4 ECB and $25 Rite Aid Gift Card + 12.50 RR
*This is what it balances out that I have left after shopping this week so far!
So overall I made a profit of 41.78 for the week!!!

Saturday, May 9, 2009

One of My Best Weeks Ever

I decided to do this post and then link it on the sidebar so if ya EVER need to email someone a link PROVING what a difference using coupons along with a little smart shopping to combine them with sales and other offers can do to save BIG money, it will always be easy to find!

This is probably one of my best weeks ever to show what can be done when ya put a little time into finding the deals and using coupons. You will also see stockpiling at work.

I am going to list everything for the week in one big post to show the varied things you can get and to prove to the naysayers you CAN get fresh stuff too! (You can view the individual posts that show how I did the deals starting here and going forward to Tuesday May 12th.)

1 Gallon Milk 2.99
2 Quarts Chocolate Milk Manager Markdown to .35
4 bags of Fresh Express Salad 1.29
3 Roma Tomatoes .95
2 HT Fresh Boneless Chicken Breast packages 3 large breasts in each BOGO 3.32 and 3.54
1 30ct HT grade A large eggs 2.97

10 Velveeta Mac and Cheese Single Serve cups sale price 1.00
14 Kraft BBQ sauce sale price 1.29
74 2ltr Big K colas sale price .50 each
7 Snack Size bag Chex Mix .99
8 Single size Bliss candy bars .99
3 12 pack cans Diet Coke sale price 4.00 each
6 2 liters Coke products sale price 3/$4
2 Frosted Mini Wheats BOGO 1.74 each
10 OM Lunchables 1.00
1 Kroger Hot Dog chili sauce .49

2 12 roll Charmin Basic TP sale price 5.88
1 9 roll Charmin Ultra TP sale price 5.88
1 Dawn sale price .99
1 RX for Hubbie 10.00
2 Colgate MaxFresh sale price 2.99 PLUS one had a free toothbrush attached to it!

Totals for the Week- 240.00
Saved- 185.36
Spent- 54.64
+ Rebate check- 47.92
+ 7.00 OYNO CATS, $7 ECB and $25 Rite Aid Gift Card

So overall I made a profit of 32.28 for the week!!! LOL
Some nice freebies and good deals today!! Had to hurry up and get out early this morning before the graduation traffic got into full swing here in Greenville.

Also received my rebate check yesterday for 47.92 from the Staples deal I did here. Because this is cash I get to add it to my total saved this week!!

Each store listed seperately below.

Totals for the Day- 67.28
Saved- 46.08
Spent- 21.20
+7.00 OYNO CATS

Totals for the Week- 240.00
Saved- 185.36
Spent- 54.64
+ Rebate check- 47.92
+ 7.00 OYNO CATS, $7 ECB and $25 Rite Aid Gift Card
*This is what it balances out that I have left after shopping this week so far!
So overall I made a profit of 32.28 for the week!!! LOL
And I got household needs stuff, food, eggs, fresh veges, milk and fresh meat plus an RX!!!

Harris Teeter

Got some nice freebies today and cheap Milk!! FYI- The $3 Kraft promo ONLY works ONCE per transaction.

3 transactions, 2 stores

10 Velveeta Mac and Cheese Single Serve cups sale price 1.00 - 1.50/2 Internet Printable x 2 - $3 Promo x 3= FREE + 2.00 left over to go towards Milk purchase
1 Gallon Milk 2.99

Total- 14.97
Saved- 13.90
Spent- 1.07

Lowes Foods

I love when they pay me to shop! Buy 6 get $3 OYNO, 5 get $2.50 ONYO or 4 get $2 OYNO CATS.

3 transactions as the store stops doubling Q's at 4 per like Q AND so I could get 3 OYNO CATS.

14 Kraft BBQ sauce sale price 1.29 x .75/1 Insert Q x 11

Total- 23.30
Saved- 21.54
Spent- 1.76

Received $2.50 OYNO, $2.50 OYNO and $2.00 OYNO

So even after buying the Q's on Ebay for 2.99 + 1.76 OOP, I still made $2.25 on the deal and got 14 bottles of free BBQ sauce!

Kroger

I had Kroger order 30 more drinks for me to pickup today so I could take advantage of the 20 for $10 deal. Today is the last day!!!

33 2ltr Big K colas
2 Quarts Chocolate Milk Manager Markdown to .35

Total- 29.01
Saved- 10.64
Spent- 18.37

Friday, May 8, 2009

A completely FREE shopping day!

In Greenville it is ECU's graduation weekend which means OMG THE TRAFFIC! I have to go to Kroger and HT tomorrow because of the stock not being in until then but wanted to get what I could done today.

EVERYTHING I got today was free after coupons and gift cards! Not a single penny spent! And when you figure in the ECB's and Gift Cards earned I actually made alot of money today!

It *almost* made up for the traffic......

As always, scroll down to see the individual stores.

Totals for the Day- 42.01
Saved- 42.01
Spent- 0.00

Earned $2 ECB and $25 Rite Aid GC

Totals for the Week- 172.72
Saved- 139.28
Spent- 33.44

Target

Thanks to Jane4girls for the deal! The coupons have to be adjusted down to .99 which my Target was more than happy to do. I think I got all of the Chex Mix in Greenville ( hopefully they will retock before tomorrow for you guys!) , the coupon for that does expire tomorrow. There was still plenty of Bliss though and I think that coupon is good thru the 16th!

7 Snack Size bag Chex Mix .99 - $1/1 Target Printable x 7
8 Single size Bliss candy bars .99 - $1/1 Target Printable x 8

Total- 14.85
Saved- 14.85
Spent- 0.00

CVS

Since it is always hard to find a good deal on Toilet Paper I decided to go back and get 2 more Charmin to max out the limit for the $1 ECB deal

1 12 roll Charmin Basic TP sale price 5.88 - $1/1 P&G Coupon Booklet Q
1 9 roll Charmin Ultra TP (they were out of everything, I got the last 2 in the store.) 5.88 - $1/1 P&G Coupon Booklet Q
1 Dawn sale price .99
-$10 ECB

Total- 17.16
Saved- 16.22
Used GC- .94
Spent- 0.00

Earned $2 ECB

Rite Aid

Here is an example of making the RX transfer offers work for you !

Transferred RX from CVS- $10 co-pay
-7.99 SCR from April
-2.01 Gift Card received from previous Rite Aid SCR deal
= $0.00 spent
PLUS received $25 gift card for transferring!

Thursday, May 7, 2009

CVS

Got a $5/$30 coupon in the email today! So I went to CVS to roll some ECB's and get a few things.

3 12 pack cans Diet Coke sale price 4.00 each
6 2 liters Coke products sale price 3/$4
*Buy $20 worth of Coke/ Mars candy products get $10 ECB (limit one)
2 Colgate MaxFresh sale price 2.99 - $1/1 Insert Q x 2 PLUS one had a free toothbrush attached to it!
*Buy one Colgate Max and get $2 ECB (limit two)
1 Charmin Basic 12 Roll TP sale price 5.88 - $1/1 P&G Coupon Booklet
*Buy 1 Basic 12 Roll or Charmin Ultra 9 Roll get $1 ECB (limit three)
-$5/$30 CVS Q
-$1 ECB
-$2.89 ECB
-$8.00 ECB

Total Before any discounts and coupons- 43.53
Saved-30.51
Used GC- 13.02
Spent- 0.00

Received $10 ECB, $4 ECB and $1 ECB

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Free but for the Tax!!!

And not even all the tax!! LOL Food Lion and HT were free but a bit of tax and some of that was taken care of by the Q's! Then an awesome deal on 2 liters at Kroger.

As always, all stores are listed seperately below.

Totals for the Day- 87.18
Saved- 53.74
Spent- 33.44

Food Lion

More nearly free produce!

4 bags of Fresh Express Salad - $2/2 Tearpad Q x 2
3 Roma Tomatoes .95
- $1 off $4 produce purchaseTearpad Q
- $1 off $5 produce purchase FLIP

Total- 6.21
Saved- 6.00
Spent- .21

Harris Teeter

I LOVE when things come together like today. The only thing missing was the Velveeta Mac and Cheese cups as they were sold out. My store said they will have them back in by Saturday and then again on Tuesday. We will see.

2 Frosted Mini Wheats BOGO 1.74 each - $1/1 Insert Q x 2
2 HT Fresh Boneless Chicken Breast BOGO 3.32 and 3.54
1 30ct HT grade A large eggs 2.97 - Tearpad Q found in Food Lion Free up to $2 off when you buy 2 Kelloggs cereals
- $3 CAT from OEP deal last week x 2
- $1 CAT from OEP deal last week
- $2 OYNO CAT from DeerPark water deal

Total- 23.95
Saved- 23.36
Spent- .59

Kroger

Has an AWESOME deal on their Big K 2 Liters thru Saturday. 20 for $10. That is .50 each for a 2 liter!!!! OMG! Can you say stock up price???? The Greenville store is really low, as per usual, they did not *see* it and did not order enough to cover what I am sure will be a huge amount that people want. HOWEVER, rainchecks should be issued as it is in their 4 day ad. (the ad has no limit listed but I am betting they will limit the raincheck to 20.)

41 2 liter Big K colas of varying kinds
10 OM Lunchables 1.00
1 Kroger Hot Dog chili sauce .49

Total- 57.02
Saved- 24.38
Spent- 32.64

If you like Bailey's...

Here is a rebate offer to get $3 off by mail!

Sunday, May 3, 2009

I am just gonna stop...

saying that I am done for the week! It never fails I hear about a deal or find a few more coupons to use... *sigh*

HT today to grab a few more deals

2 Lysol Toilet Bowl Cling 2.79 - .75/1 Insert Q x 2
(to take advantage of this Lysol $3 Rebate since I had already bought 2 items this week!)
6 OEP Seasonings - Free OEP seasoning with purchase of 2 products x 2 and 1 $1/2 Corona Display Q
6 Dannon Light and Fit Yogurt on sale for .40 each - .60/6 Insert Q
1 Tabasco Hot Sauce - .75/1 Corona Display Q

Total for the Day- 19.31
Saved- 17.38
Spent- 1.93

+ 3.00 OYNO CAT for beef or chicken

Total for the Week- 388.63
Saved- 293.97
Spent- 94.66

+ $2 OYNO CAT
+ $1 OYNO beef or chicken CAT
+ $3 OYNO beef or chicken CAT x 2
+MIR for Reynolds Wrap x 2 = 5.98 (if it comes)
+MIR for Lysol x 2 = 6.00 (if it comes)

Friday, May 1, 2009

Ok.... So I lied.....

**UPDATED** To include the last OEP deal. Listed below.

I know, I know... I said I was done for the week but then I found out about some great deals and dangit I just had to go back.

The only thing I am mad about now is that I went to Food Lion AFTER HT because while at FL I found some Old El Paso coupons that would have made my HT trip even better! But I may slide back out today and grab some more as it is a break even deal.

As always, stores listed seperately below...

Totals for the Day- 57.24
Saved- 41.05
Spent- 16.19

+ $1 OYNO CAT
+ $2 OYNO CAT
+ $3 OYNO CAT

Weekly Totals- 369.32
Saved- 276.59
Spent- 92.73
75%

HT Again.. Again... LOL

Had to go back because with the coupons found at FL it made this deal a MM!!

2 12ct Old El Paso Taco Shells
4 Old El Paso Seasoning packets
-$1/2 Corona Display Q found at Food Lion x 3
-FREE OEP Seasoning Peelie found on Taco Shells
3 Tabasco Hot Sauce 1.79 - .75/1 Corona Display Q found at Food Lion x 3

Total- 14.06
Saved- 12.54
Spent- 1.52

+$3 OYNO beef or chicken from OEP deal.

MM of 1.48!

HT again...

Found out about the Deer Park water CAT deal and the Old El Paso deal a bit late. :/

BUT BONUS- There were $1/1 24 pack peelies on the Deer Parks so it made that deal even better!

1 18 ct Old El Paso Taco Shells 2.00
2 Old El Paso Seasoning Packets BOGO 1.19 - FREE seasoning packet when you buy 2 OEP products Peelie on Taco Shell box. So both free basically! + $1 beef or chicken OYNO CAT for buying 3 OEP products (get 6 and it gives a $3 CAT)
2 Knorr Sauce Mixes 2/$3 - .50/2 Insert Q
2 Domino's Light Brown Sugar .99 - .45/2 Insert Q
2 Domino's Dark Brown Sugar .99 - .45/2 Insert Q
2 Domino's Confectioner Sugar .99 - .45/2 Insert Q
2 24 packs Deer Park Water BOGO 7.49 - $1/1 Peelie x 2 + $2 OYNO CAT for buying 2

Total- 30.39
Saved- 19.01
Spent- 11.38

+ $1 OYNO CAT
+ $2 OYNO CAT

Food Lion

WOW I got some great deals today. The stars aligned in my favor and I found some great coupons in the store to combine with my FLIPS!!

1 Food Lion English Muffins 1.29 -$1/1 FLIP
1 Thomas English Muffins BOGO 1.49 for one - $1/1 FLIP
2 6oz Fresh Express Garden Salads 1.29 - $2/2 Tearpad Q hanging in the bagged salad area
1 5lb bag Russet Potatoes BOGO 1.99 for one
3 Roma Tomatoes 1.13
1 Head of Garlic .69
- $1/$5 purchase of Produce FLIP
-$1/$4 purchase of Produce Tearpad Q from Miller Beer (in the beer area)

Total- 12.79
Saved- 9.50
Spent- 3.29

Who says you can't get free/cheap fresh produce????