9/28

My CVS trip today:

4 bags of Hershey Choclate Mix (regular price 5.99) .59/bag

2 Dawn Hand Renewal Dishsoap (regular price 2.39; sale price .99ea)

1 MensGillette Fusion Razor (regular price 9.99)

Q's:

2 Dawn Hand Renewal Q's -1.00 ea (2.00)

Fusion Q -4.00

$6 ECB

OOP: $2.89

Earned ECB: $5

9/22

On my way into work this afternoon I stopped at Walgreens...

Crest Pro-Health (500ml) Mouthwash $4.49

2- Reach Ultra Clean Toothbrushes on sale 2/$5

2- Chewy Chips Ahoy Cookies on sale 2/$5

Carmax (love this stuff and with winter around the corner) clearance priced .79

Total (including taxes) $16.07

Earned:

$4.50 RR

$3 RR

$5 RR

Earned RR total: $12.50

Weekly Grocery Trip

Few greats finds this week at Harris Teeter.

2 (single) Tic-Tac .13

2 (single) Tic-Tac .13

Pk Trident Gum FREE

Betty Crocker Potatoes FREE

Little Debbies Muffins (box) .14

Quaker Oats FREE

French's Onions .04

Eggo Waffles .34

Eggo Pancakes 1.05

OOP: $1.83

Whole grocery trip; OOP: $34.95

SAVED: $60.96

CVS

In the midst of my errands list was a stop at CVS today too.

I grabbed 2 packs of snack crackers on sale for $1 ea and 5 Gatorade. Had 5/.30 off Q's for the Gatorade making them $.70 ea ($3.50).

Purchase 5 get $3ECB (extra care bucks) to use on a future purchase.

Take out the trash...

I was at Wal-greens today looking for a few things and grabbed two boxes (30ct) Hefty Trash bags. They were on sale/clearance for $3.19 a box and I had a $1Q for each. Making them $2.19 a box. YAY!!! Much cheaper than the $5-8 box I usually pay.

Oh and the small envelopes were on clearance for .24 box.

Mid-week trip to HT

I stopped by HT (Harris Teeter) this afternoon after an appointment.

Here is today's run down.

3 boxes of Scotties Tissues (on sale)
2 boxes of Rice Krispies Treats (on sale)
2 boxes of Quaker Chewy bars (on sale)
Febreeze Noticeable (on sale)
2 Lysol Hand Sanitizers
Sargento's Potato Finisher (on sale)
Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls

After VIC savings, Q's, $1 CAT Q and $10 VIC credit (pharmacy)...

OOP: $.71 (cents)

Harris Teeter Triples!

Harris Teeter stores are doing triples the 18-21 (September).

This means they will triple up to .99 (20 coupons max)

Example:

.25 Q = .75 off
.50 Q = 1.50 off
.75 Q = 2.25 off
.99 Q = 2.97 off

CLICK HERE to find a store near you. You can also view their weekly sales advertisements.

CVS Coupon Policy

I recently had an issue with a coupon I was try to use. Maybe I should have pushed for them to call the manager but I didn't. Instead I emailed CVS and requested their coupon policy. Here is the email they sent me.

* If you would like a copy of the email please email me or leave me a comment.

Dear XXXXXXXX,

Thank you for taking the time to contact CVS/pharmacy with your inquiry. I’ve provided our coupon policies.

CVS/pharmacy will accept coupons printed from the Internet. They must have a legible barcode that scans at the register. If the coupon does not scan at the register, the cashier should politely inform you that we are unable to accept your coupon. We do not allow manual overrides at the register for coupons printed from the Internet.

Our registers are set to allow 1 CVS coupon and 1 manufacturer coupon per item. However, the staff should be allowing customers to use Extra Bucks in combination with other CVS coupons since these are coupons you have “earned.” In addition, similarly they should be allowing the use of “offer at the register” coupons which would be an open offer of $3 off of $15 or a certain dollar amount off of a specific item. Since our registers are programmed to only accept 2 coupons (1 CVS, 1 manufacturer) per item if the number of coupons exceed the items purchased a member of management will need to assist the cashier in processing the coupons. I apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.

You can use coupons towards a clearance item but the coupon will be adjusted if it is more than the price of the item, therefore the balance of the coupon would be forfeited. The BOGO coupon allows you to purchase 2 items and get them both for free. With the manufacturer’s coupons you can combine one with one CVS coupon. You will be responsible for any tax due.

If we can be of further assistance please do not hesitate to contact us. Thank you for taking the time to contact CVS/pharmacy.

Numbers for today

Between the two stores today my grocery totals are:

Beginning total: $126.25
Savings: $84.84
OOP (out of pocket): $41.41

Less than $1

5 Gatorade $1.49; on sale $1ea.
Super Pretzel $3.19; on sale $2.50

original price: $10.64
sale price: $ 7.50

OOP .75

SAVED: $ 9.89 (after VIC savings and Q's)

Harris Teeter Box Top Deal

Harris Teeter has a special, buy 10 box top item and save $4 instantly (with your VIC card)

Here is what I grabbed;

(all of which I had Q's to combine with the special)

4 Pop Secret Popcorn (on sale BOGO)

4 Pillsbury Toaster Strud.

2 Green Giant boxed veggies (on sale BOGO)

1 Totino Pizza rolls 40 ct bag

totaling $ 19.28

Q's totaling= $10.05

save $4 instantly

making my final price for the above $5.23 (YAY!!!)

Farm Fresh

Farm Fresh is doing triples through Tuesday.

Mt Olive Bread and Butter Chips (oh these are a favorite of mine) .13 each

Success White Rice FREE

Dole Peaches .71

Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls .60 each

Total (before taxes) $2.77

Saved $10.41

Farm Fresh Triples (again)

Yes it's true! Farm Fresh is doing triples again through Tuesday (9/16).

Visit Here to find a store near you

only .47 for the listed items

I did my grocery shopping today. I ended up spending $32.68 and SAVING $ 59.88. YAY!!!


Here are a few of my better deals at the grocery store today.

Spray-n-Wash x2 ($2.99 ea on sale)
Colgate toothpaste x2 ($1.50 ea on sale)
Heluva Block Cheese ($2 on sale) (not shown)
Electrasol Dish washing Gels ($2.99 on sale)

Total (on these items from my shopping list) $ 13.97

Q's:
Spray-n-Wash x2 .75 (tripled 2.25ea)
Colgate x2 .75 (tripled 2.25ea)
Heluva Cheese .75 (tripled 2.25)
Electrasol 2.25

Total Q's: $ 13.50

Paid only .47 for ALL of these items together

$.29 plastic cups

FoodLion had their Chinet Cut Crystal cups on sale for $2.38, BOGO (buy one get one free). They ring up 1/2 price ea ($1.19ea). I had a $1 Q making one pack $.19 plus tax.

Can't beat that for $.29

Will be great for holiday time.

Quick stop @ WALG

Wal-greens (WALG):

Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Wipes x2 ($2.49 ea sale price)

Kleenex 120 count (walg coupon) x3 ($.89 ea)

Mentos Cinnamon x2 ($.65 ea clearanced priced)

Total: $8.95 (before taxes)

Q's:

2- $1 coupons scrubbing bubbles (-$2)

1- $.50/3 coupon kleenex (-$.50)

Q total: $2.50

RR total: $4.50

Total after all coupons: $1.95 (before taxes)

$2 RR earned for future purchase

Food Lion "Catalina's"

Simply purchase special items and instantly receive a coupon printout good for $ off your next purchase at Food Lion.

CLICK HERE for specials

Walgreens and Farm Fresh

After Hanna (tropical storm) passed over I ran to Wal-greens, Farm Fresh (grocery store) and Target. Target was a bust as they still didn't have any rice krispie treats on the shelf to go along with the buy 4 for $9, receive a $5 GC. (with my Q that would have been less than a $1 box).

Wal-greens:

Magic Bullet (http://www.buythebullet.com/) reg price $54.99 on clearance for $15.49

RR -$4.50
FINAL PRICE $10.99 (+ tax)

Farm Fresh:

Martha White Chocolate Chip muffin mix x2 ($2.12)
Betty Crocker dessert dishes x2 ($3.96)
Hamburger Helper x3 ($3.75)
Success Rice ($1.32)
Viva Paper Towel ($2.42)
Toaster Strudel x2 ($ 4.00)
Duncan Hines Brownies ($3.38)
Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls ($1.58)
Aleve Gel caps 20ct ($4.38)

Total: $26.91 (before taxes and Q's)

OOP: $6.76 (after Q's)

Took advantage of the triple coupons this week @ farm fresh.

SAVINGS: $20.15

Farm Fresh

Farm Fresh grocery stores are doing double coupons this week, up to .99. Coupon limit 20.

Confirmed: Wilson, NC Farm Fresh Store is doing triple coupons.

Recent buys!

CVS:

5 Gatorade; reg price 1.99
sale price; 5/$5 w $2 ECB back

(also got my August coupon for FREE CVS Hand Sanitizer 2oz)


Sept 1st

CVS:

Pringles x3 (cans) .88 each; reg price $1.99 ea

Colgate Toothpaste $2.99; reg price $3.89

Tylenol 24 ct x2 $5.49 ea

CVS 2oz hand sanitizer reg price; $1.19

Total before coupons: $22.03 (before taxes)

Pringles x3 $2.64 (- .30 Q)
Colgate $2.99 (- $1 Q)
Tylenol $5.49 BOGO (- 2 $1 Q's)
CVS hand sanitizer $1.19 ( -$1.19 CVS (free Aug item) Q)

Total after sale prices and coupons: $7.82PLUS - $2 ECB making my final OOP total: $6.31 (taxes included)

Double Plus; I got $2 ECB for future purchase. TOTAL SAVINGS: $16.21

Sept 3rd

Wal-greens (WALG)

2 bottles (500ml) Crest Pro-Health mouthwash $4.49 ea
1 tube (4.2oz) Crest Pro-Health toothpaste $2.99

Total: $12.02 (including taxes)
2- $4.50 RR (separate stores)
1- $2.99 MIR
1- .75 Q (toothpaste)

Savings: $ 12.74 MM (money maker) of .72

Where do you keep your coupons?

I bought a regular binder and added the trading card pages. I find finding each coupon to be easier as they each have their own slot and I have them categorized (bread, breakfast, cleaning, etc) compared to my old way of keeping them all piled in an accordion coupon folder.

Welcome

Welcome! I decided to start this blog to share my finds/deals and savings.I'm not an expert just someone who is trying to stretch the pennies, especially with the price of everything going up. I have heard of those women out there who buy $100-200 dollars in groceries and walk out only paying $5-20. My goal is to be able to do that one day. Those who know me know that I don't like paying full price. Hehehe!

So welcome, follow me along as we save and if you have tips or deals/savings you would like to share please feel free to leave a comment or email me. :)