We didn't need much this week thanks to a few recent "stock-up" trips, so I went to a some stores that I don't always have time to go to...including the Goodwill store and Ollie's Bargain Outlet. I know it's not grocery related, but I LOVE to go to the Goodwill to look for books for my kids. At $0.35 a piece, it's an inexpensive way to treat them! I found some bargains today...including books by Tommie de Paola and Eric Carle, plus a hardcover Fancy Nancy book! Ollie's didn't have much except for Betty Crocker fruit snacks for $0.99 a box. We were out and my husband LOVES fruit snacks, so I bought a few boxes.
My best deal of the day was at Walgreens where I got 2 cans of Clabber Girl baking powder for FREE after coupons! (Well, I paid $0.03 for tax, but that's about as close to free as you'll get!) :)
I also went to Kroger for one set of Mega Sale items (Kleenex, Nestle water bottles, Doritos -a sick present for my hubby-, and a carton of half & half) and some veggies, milk and eggs.
And, unfortunately, I was FORCED to go to Walmart for a few non-grocery related items, so while I was there, I picked up a bottle of honey. :)
Here are my totals for the day...
Total value of all purchases (22 items from 4 stores - not including Goodwill) : $56.53
Total amount spent oop after sales and coupons : $34.63
Total amount saved : $21.90 or 39%
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
Friday, October 21, 2011
Thrifty Thursday 10/20
I have to admit that this wasn't the thriftiest Thursday I've ever had. My Kroger trip included only 2 coupons! (I know, I can hardly believe it myself!) And, I made a quick trip into Big Lots for some bath mats and ended up splurging on some treats for the kids which threw my budget off quite a bit. However, my CVS trip and a few Food Lion deals helped to make up for it!
CVS had Almay cosmetics on sale this week, and I happened to have a $5/2 Almay Cosmetics CVS coupon AND a $3/1 Almay Cosmetics CVS coupon AND a $3/$10 cosmetics purchase coupon, so I had quite a money maker on my hands this week! I used the extra ECBs I earned plus a $5 store coupon to buy some pull-ups and diapers!
Total value: $43.72
Total spent oop: $1.82
Total saved: $41.90 or 96%!
(I used $4 ECBs on this purchase and got back $12! A $8 money-maker!!)
I also made a trip to Food Lion yesterday. I am beginning to find that I like Food Lion's produce section much better than Kroger's. Plus, they tend to have a lot more meat marked down than Kroger does. This week, they happen to be having their "cart buster" event - which is basically the same as a "mega sale" at Kroger. When you buy 10 things, you get $5 off your total purchase.
One GREAT deal they had was on single rolls of Brawny paper towels. They were on sale for $1 and, if you purchase 10 participating "cart buster" items, you get them for $0.50. There happened to be a $0.50 coupon for Brawny paper towels in the 9/25 SmartSource insert, which made them FREE! I ended up getting 9 rolls (I only had 1 other "cart buster" item I wanted to buy) & I had coupons for 4 of them, making it $2.50 for 9 rolls of paper towels! Not bad!
Total value of all purchases at Food Lion: $59.59
Total spent after sales and coupons: $26.38
Total saved: $33.31 or 56%!
How did you do on your shopping trips this week?
CVS had Almay cosmetics on sale this week, and I happened to have a $5/2 Almay Cosmetics CVS coupon AND a $3/1 Almay Cosmetics CVS coupon AND a $3/$10 cosmetics purchase coupon, so I had quite a money maker on my hands this week! I used the extra ECBs I earned plus a $5 store coupon to buy some pull-ups and diapers!
Total value: $43.72
Total spent oop: $1.82
Total saved: $41.90 or 96%!
(I used $4 ECBs on this purchase and got back $12! A $8 money-maker!!)
I also made a trip to Food Lion yesterday. I am beginning to find that I like Food Lion's produce section much better than Kroger's. Plus, they tend to have a lot more meat marked down than Kroger does. This week, they happen to be having their "cart buster" event - which is basically the same as a "mega sale" at Kroger. When you buy 10 things, you get $5 off your total purchase.
One GREAT deal they had was on single rolls of Brawny paper towels. They were on sale for $1 and, if you purchase 10 participating "cart buster" items, you get them for $0.50. There happened to be a $0.50 coupon for Brawny paper towels in the 9/25 SmartSource insert, which made them FREE! I ended up getting 9 rolls (I only had 1 other "cart buster" item I wanted to buy) & I had coupons for 4 of them, making it $2.50 for 9 rolls of paper towels! Not bad!
Total value of all purchases at Food Lion: $59.59
Total spent after sales and coupons: $26.38
Total saved: $33.31 or 56%!
How did you do on your shopping trips this week?
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Thrifty Thursday! 7/28
Today was a full day of shopping for me! I made it to Target, CVS, Kroger, Dollar Tree, and Food Lion!
My goal at Target was to pick up some clearanced toys. Unfortunately, I didn't find any that I wanted or that were "cheap enough." (Most things were only marked down 25 - 50%.) I did, however, find some great deals on children's clothes and picked up a few things for my kids to wear this fall and next summer! Here's what I got:
Total value: $70.80
Total amount spent out of pocket after sale prices: $25.33
Total saved: $45.47 or 64%!
Next, it was on to CVS. At first, I was disappointed b/c they were either sold out of what I wanted or the deals ended up not being as good as I thought. However, as I walked around the store, I came across a few clearance and sale items that made for a few good buys!
The Tide Stain Release was on clearance for $3.36 and after a $3 coupon, cost me only $0.36! Plus, the cereal was on sale 2/$4 and I had (2) $1.25 coupons, making them only $0.75 each! The Crystal Light were coupon match-up deals - on sale for $2.50, I had a $1 CVS coupon from the coupon machine and a $1 manufacturer coupon that made them $0.50 each! Plus, the soap was FREE after a CVS coupon I had!
Total value of 8 items: $23.80
Total spent after sales, coupons, and ECB's: $2.93 (I used $2 ECBs on this transaction)
Total saved: $20.87 or 88%!
Total ECB's received: $1.99
My trip to Kroger today wasn't all that thrilling. I bought a $14 package of pull-ups that drove my total up. They were totally out of all the cereal that I wanted from the mini mega-sale, though I did find some cereal / treat bars that were part of the sale that I decided to buy. I ended up with mostly staple items - milk, yogurt, produce, fruit, lunchmeat, etc.
The Golden Grahams Treat bars above were $1.49 (if you bought 4 items in the mega sale). I used (2) $0.50 coupons from the 7/10 SS to get them for $0.49 each. The cereal bars were $1.89 (mega sale price) and I used (2) $0.50 (from the same insert??) that made them $0.89 each. The sippy cups were buy one get one free - making this one $2.27 - not a bad price, especially since these cups are my favorite and we needed a new one!
Total value of 23 items: $71.63
Total spent after sales and coupons: $44.10
Total saved: $27.53 or 39%
After Kroger, I ran in the Dollar Tree to grab some bread. I also ended up buying a package of Snapple ice pops as a treat for the girls. I've never had these before, so I'm hoping they are good!
Total value / total spent: $3.08
My last stop of the day was Food Lion. I had $4 in "Catalina money" that was going to expire, so I wanted to use it up. Plus, they had a decent price on grapes and cheese this week. I also ended up grabbing a FREE bottle of coffe creamer after a coupon I had been saving and a carton of Breyers ice cream. (So, that was a little bit of a splurge!) :) I did find a good deal on 100 count boxes of Splenda packets - on sale for $3. I used a $1 coupon that I printed from the Splenda website to get it for $2!
Total value of 6 items: $25.06
Total spent after sales and coupons: $7.97
Total saved: $17.09 or 68%
All in all, it was a pretty good day!
Total value of all items purchased: $194.37
Total amount spent after sales and coupons: $83.41
Total amount saved: $110.96 or 57%!
So, how have you done this week? Come across any good deals?! Please share them!
My goal at Target was to pick up some clearanced toys. Unfortunately, I didn't find any that I wanted or that were "cheap enough." (Most things were only marked down 25 - 50%.) I did, however, find some great deals on children's clothes and picked up a few things for my kids to wear this fall and next summer! Here's what I got:
Total value: $70.80
Total amount spent out of pocket after sale prices: $25.33
Total saved: $45.47 or 64%!
Next, it was on to CVS. At first, I was disappointed b/c they were either sold out of what I wanted or the deals ended up not being as good as I thought. However, as I walked around the store, I came across a few clearance and sale items that made for a few good buys!
The Tide Stain Release was on clearance for $3.36 and after a $3 coupon, cost me only $0.36! Plus, the cereal was on sale 2/$4 and I had (2) $1.25 coupons, making them only $0.75 each! The Crystal Light were coupon match-up deals - on sale for $2.50, I had a $1 CVS coupon from the coupon machine and a $1 manufacturer coupon that made them $0.50 each! Plus, the soap was FREE after a CVS coupon I had!
Total value of 8 items: $23.80
Total spent after sales, coupons, and ECB's: $2.93 (I used $2 ECBs on this transaction)
Total saved: $20.87 or 88%!
Total ECB's received: $1.99
My trip to Kroger today wasn't all that thrilling. I bought a $14 package of pull-ups that drove my total up. They were totally out of all the cereal that I wanted from the mini mega-sale, though I did find some cereal / treat bars that were part of the sale that I decided to buy. I ended up with mostly staple items - milk, yogurt, produce, fruit, lunchmeat, etc.
The Golden Grahams Treat bars above were $1.49 (if you bought 4 items in the mega sale). I used (2) $0.50 coupons from the 7/10 SS to get them for $0.49 each. The cereal bars were $1.89 (mega sale price) and I used (2) $0.50 (from the same insert??) that made them $0.89 each. The sippy cups were buy one get one free - making this one $2.27 - not a bad price, especially since these cups are my favorite and we needed a new one!
Total value of 23 items: $71.63
Total spent after sales and coupons: $44.10
Total saved: $27.53 or 39%
After Kroger, I ran in the Dollar Tree to grab some bread. I also ended up buying a package of Snapple ice pops as a treat for the girls. I've never had these before, so I'm hoping they are good!
Total value / total spent: $3.08
My last stop of the day was Food Lion. I had $4 in "Catalina money" that was going to expire, so I wanted to use it up. Plus, they had a decent price on grapes and cheese this week. I also ended up grabbing a FREE bottle of coffe creamer after a coupon I had been saving and a carton of Breyers ice cream. (So, that was a little bit of a splurge!) :) I did find a good deal on 100 count boxes of Splenda packets - on sale for $3. I used a $1 coupon that I printed from the Splenda website to get it for $2!
Total value of 6 items: $25.06
Total spent after sales and coupons: $7.97
Total saved: $17.09 or 68%
All in all, it was a pretty good day!
Total value of all items purchased: $194.37
Total amount spent after sales and coupons: $83.41
Total amount saved: $110.96 or 57%!
So, how have you done this week? Come across any good deals?! Please share them!
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Thrifty Thursdays! 7/21
There really wasn't that much happening at the drug stores this week, so I decided to skip CVS and Walgreens and focus on the grocery stores. I went to Food Lion on Tuesday and Kroger today.
Food Lion was having a great sale on V8-Fusion juice this past week (2/$5), so I picked up 9 bottles using (6) $1.50 coupons and (3) B2G1 coupons - paying only $6 out of pocket for 9 bottles of juice. BUT, then I got back (4) $1 catalina coupons good for my next trip to Food Lion, making it only $2 for 9 bottles of juice! Yay! I also picked up some bananas and a can of diced tomatoes I needed for dinner that night.
Total value of 11 items: $38.32
Total spent after sales and coupons: $8.94
Total saved: $29.29 or 76%!
This week was the last week of the mega sale for Kroger. I got 30 items from the Mega sale today - mostly mac & cheese cups and tissues (I was down to 2 boxes in my stockpile! Agh!)! I also stocked up on FREE Twizzlers and $0.15 notebooks and folders (for my workshops). I saved a lot this week, but I hate how your total is always higher than usual when there is a mega sale happening!
Total value of 90 items: $146.07
Total spent after sales and coupons: $70.55
Total saved: $75.52 or 52%!
How did you do on your shopping trips this week? I'd love to hear!
Food Lion was having a great sale on V8-Fusion juice this past week (2/$5), so I picked up 9 bottles using (6) $1.50 coupons and (3) B2G1 coupons - paying only $6 out of pocket for 9 bottles of juice. BUT, then I got back (4) $1 catalina coupons good for my next trip to Food Lion, making it only $2 for 9 bottles of juice! Yay! I also picked up some bananas and a can of diced tomatoes I needed for dinner that night.
Total value of 11 items: $38.32
Total spent after sales and coupons: $8.94
Total saved: $29.29 or 76%!
This week was the last week of the mega sale for Kroger. I got 30 items from the Mega sale today - mostly mac & cheese cups and tissues (I was down to 2 boxes in my stockpile! Agh!)! I also stocked up on FREE Twizzlers and $0.15 notebooks and folders (for my workshops). I saved a lot this week, but I hate how your total is always higher than usual when there is a mega sale happening!
Total value of 90 items: $146.07
Total spent after sales and coupons: $70.55
Total saved: $75.52 or 52%!
How did you do on your shopping trips this week? I'd love to hear!
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Thrifty Wednesday! :) (with Unadvertised Kroger Deals!)
Well, I decided to do my shopping a little early this week so I could work on my freezer cooking tomorrow and Friday. I went to CVS, Kroger, and Food Lion this morning!
At CVS, all I bought was 1 box of Stove Top Stuffing mix. I need it for the meatballs I want to make. It was regularly priced at $1.99 and I had a CVS coupon for $1 off making it $0.99. My total after tax was $1.01
Next it was on to Kroger. I had several things that weren't on sale on my list today because of my freezer cooking plans. There is still a mega sale going on, but I didn't really want anything from it except for Huggies wipes which they STILL didn't have in stock. (If this happens to you, make sure you ask for a rain check. It will be written for the price the item WOULD have been had you bought it as part of the Mega Sale - plus, it has no limit on the number of items you can get at that price! Kroger rain checks expire within 30 days of the time they are written.) Most of what I bought was dairy and produce. I did end up getting FREE organge juice because it rang up incorrectly!!
Total value of 48 items: $114.62
Total spent: $60.18
Total saved: $54.44 or 47%!
*****DEAL HIGHLIGHTS*****
Check out these deals you may be able to find in your store!
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Traditional Medicinals Organic Echinaccea Plus Tea on clearance for $1
-used the $1 mc from the March issue of All You magazine (there is also one in the July issue)*made it FREE!
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Goldfish Grahams $1
-found packages with $0.75 coupons attached!
*made them $0.25!
(There are also $0.55 and $0.35 Goldfish coupons here.)
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6 count boxes of Sunmaid raisins $1 *GREAT PRICE!*
(These are at least twice as big as the packages I've gotten recently at Dollar Tree! I always keep a box of these in the diaper bag for my daughter!)
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Marcal Small Steps napkins, 250 ct. on sale for $2.49
-$1 mc from the 5/22 & 6/19 RP inserts.
*makes them $1.49 - a good price for this size package of napkins!
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After Kroger I ran in Food Lion for sausage and cereal. Once I was inside I realized I left the cereal coupons at home! (Yes - even I forget to take a coupon with me to the store sometimes!!) I ended up buying 2 packages of Butterball turkey sausage, 1 head of lettuce and 1 package of blueberries for the blueberry muffins I want to make for my freezer cooking experiment! I'll have to go back for the cereal! :)
Total value of 4 items: $12.04
Total spent: $6.17
Total saved: $5.87 or 49%
Totals for the day:
Total value of all items: $128.67
Total spent: $67.36
Total saved: $61.31 or 48%
Have you gone shopping this week? How did you do?
At CVS, all I bought was 1 box of Stove Top Stuffing mix. I need it for the meatballs I want to make. It was regularly priced at $1.99 and I had a CVS coupon for $1 off making it $0.99. My total after tax was $1.01
Next it was on to Kroger. I had several things that weren't on sale on my list today because of my freezer cooking plans. There is still a mega sale going on, but I didn't really want anything from it except for Huggies wipes which they STILL didn't have in stock. (If this happens to you, make sure you ask for a rain check. It will be written for the price the item WOULD have been had you bought it as part of the Mega Sale - plus, it has no limit on the number of items you can get at that price! Kroger rain checks expire within 30 days of the time they are written.) Most of what I bought was dairy and produce. I did end up getting FREE organge juice because it rang up incorrectly!!
Total value of 48 items: $114.62
Total spent: $60.18
Total saved: $54.44 or 47%!
*****DEAL HIGHLIGHTS*****
Check out these deals you may be able to find in your store!
Traditional Medicinals Organic Echinaccea Plus Tea on clearance for $1
-used the $1 mc from the March issue of All You magazine (there is also one in the July issue)*made it FREE!
Goldfish Grahams $1
-found packages with $0.75 coupons attached!
*made them $0.25!
(There are also $0.55 and $0.35 Goldfish coupons here.)
6 count boxes of Sunmaid raisins $1 *GREAT PRICE!*
(These are at least twice as big as the packages I've gotten recently at Dollar Tree! I always keep a box of these in the diaper bag for my daughter!)
Marcal Small Steps napkins, 250 ct. on sale for $2.49
-$1 mc from the 5/22 & 6/19 RP inserts.
*makes them $1.49 - a good price for this size package of napkins!
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After Kroger I ran in Food Lion for sausage and cereal. Once I was inside I realized I left the cereal coupons at home! (Yes - even I forget to take a coupon with me to the store sometimes!!) I ended up buying 2 packages of Butterball turkey sausage, 1 head of lettuce and 1 package of blueberries for the blueberry muffins I want to make for my freezer cooking experiment! I'll have to go back for the cereal! :)
Total value of 4 items: $12.04
Total spent: $6.17
Total saved: $5.87 or 49%
Totals for the day:
Total value of all items: $128.67
Total spent: $67.36
Total saved: $61.31 or 48%
Have you gone shopping this week? How did you do?
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Thrifty Thursdays
I'm actually posting my Thrifty Thursday report ON THURSDAY this week!!!
I had a full day of shopping today and actually did pretty well at a few stores! Here we go...
My first store was Walmart. I had several free product coupons that I had been saving up that were going to expire at the end of the month, so I decided to go in and redeem those while trying to snag a few other deals in the process! Here's what I got...
Total value: $25.24
Total spent oop after coupons: $1.94
Total saved: $23.30 or 92%!
*****DEAL HIGHLIGHT*****
White Cloud Baby Wipes (80 ct) regularly priced at $1.50
-$1 White Cloud Product coupon from June or July All You Magazine
*makes them $.50 each!
Advil "Pocket Packs" 10 ct (found at the register)
-$4/2 coupon from the 5/22 SS insert
*buy (2), makes them FREE plus $.32 in overage!
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The next store I made it to was the Dollar Tree. I went in for Father's Day cards and bread. Here's what I ended up with (minus the Father's Day cards). If you've never bought greeting cards at Dollar Tree, you should glance at them the next time you're in there. The ones at our store are very high quality and only $.50!
It's unusual to find the large packs of peanut butter crackers there, so I was excited about that! (I keep these in the diaper bag. They come in handy when I need to occupy my children's mouths with something other than screaming!!) :) Plus, we are planning on having hamburgers next week, so the buns will come in handy. I'm planning on splitting the packages of rolls and putting them in the freezer to save for future meals.
Total spent: $11.91
Next on the list was Food Lion. My main objective there was produce and frozen pizza! (I would have price matched my Food Lion items at Walmart to save a trip, but they don't always have the prices of everything listed in their ad.) I also ended up buying some discounted ground beef & steak which drove my total up by about $10.
Total value of 8 items: $34.49
Total spent after sales & coupons: $23.28
Total saved: $11.21 or 67%!
After a break for a doctor's appointment, I quickly ran into CVS to redeem (2) FREE Hershey's candy bar coupons that I printed from their website. I wanted to make sure I got them this week because Hershey's candy was on sale B2G1 for a penny!
Total value: $3.60
Total spent after sale & coupons: $0.04
Total spent: $3.56 or 99%
Last, but not least, I finally made it to Kroger at the end of the day. There is a new mega sale this week with the most exciting items for me being cheap Juicy Juice and FREE baby wipes (of which they had none - of course.)
Total value of 25 items: $57.39
Total spent after sales & coupons: $39.38
Total saved: $18.01 or 31%
All in all, I was pretty pleased with my day! Here's the grand total:
Total value of all purchases: $132.63
Total spent after sales & coupons: $76.55
Total saved: $56.08 or 42%!
How have you done this week on your shopping adventures? I'd love to hear!
I had a full day of shopping today and actually did pretty well at a few stores! Here we go...
My first store was Walmart. I had several free product coupons that I had been saving up that were going to expire at the end of the month, so I decided to go in and redeem those while trying to snag a few other deals in the process! Here's what I got...
Total value: $25.24
Total spent oop after coupons: $1.94
Total saved: $23.30 or 92%!
*****DEAL HIGHLIGHT*****
White Cloud Baby Wipes (80 ct) regularly priced at $1.50
-$1 White Cloud Product coupon from June or July All You Magazine
*makes them $.50 each!
Advil "Pocket Packs" 10 ct (found at the register)
-$4/2 coupon from the 5/22 SS insert
*buy (2), makes them FREE plus $.32 in overage!
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The next store I made it to was the Dollar Tree. I went in for Father's Day cards and bread. Here's what I ended up with (minus the Father's Day cards). If you've never bought greeting cards at Dollar Tree, you should glance at them the next time you're in there. The ones at our store are very high quality and only $.50!
It's unusual to find the large packs of peanut butter crackers there, so I was excited about that! (I keep these in the diaper bag. They come in handy when I need to occupy my children's mouths with something other than screaming!!) :) Plus, we are planning on having hamburgers next week, so the buns will come in handy. I'm planning on splitting the packages of rolls and putting them in the freezer to save for future meals.
Total spent: $11.91
Next on the list was Food Lion. My main objective there was produce and frozen pizza! (I would have price matched my Food Lion items at Walmart to save a trip, but they don't always have the prices of everything listed in their ad.) I also ended up buying some discounted ground beef & steak which drove my total up by about $10.
Total value of 8 items: $34.49
Total spent after sales & coupons: $23.28
Total saved: $11.21 or 67%!
After a break for a doctor's appointment, I quickly ran into CVS to redeem (2) FREE Hershey's candy bar coupons that I printed from their website. I wanted to make sure I got them this week because Hershey's candy was on sale B2G1 for a penny!
Total value: $3.60
Total spent after sale & coupons: $0.04
Total spent: $3.56 or 99%
Last, but not least, I finally made it to Kroger at the end of the day. There is a new mega sale this week with the most exciting items for me being cheap Juicy Juice and FREE baby wipes (of which they had none - of course.)
Total value of 25 items: $57.39
Total spent after sales & coupons: $39.38
Total saved: $18.01 or 31%
All in all, I was pretty pleased with my day! Here's the grand total:
Total value of all purchases: $132.63
Total spent after sales & coupons: $76.55
Total saved: $56.08 or 42%!
How have you done this week on your shopping adventures? I'd love to hear!
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Thrifty Thursdays 6/9
I had a FULL day of shopping yesterday! All in all, I ended up going to 8 stores!!! (Not all of them for couponing purposes!) :) I'm going to highlight the ones where I bought things for the family...
First it was Kroger for my weekly shopping trip. Kroger was definitely less than thrilling this week, with no real great sales to speak of. It's been a bit of a sale drought there lately. I did get 2 FREE Luna bars and a FREE Cliff bar after coupons, so at least that was something.
Total value: $67.40
Total spent: $44.43
Total saved: $22.97 (or 34%)
Next, I made it to CVS. They had about half of the things I wanted still in stock. Thank goodness once again for FREE diapers from CVS! Here's what I ended up buying...
Total value: $31.65
Total spent after sales, coupons & ECBs: $1.18
Total saved: $30.34 (or 96%)!
I also ran in Food Lion for some produce and meat. While I was there, I picked up two 4-packs of PediaSure for $.99 each after (2) $5 catalina coupons I had been saving!
Total value: $36.34
Total spent: $21.55
Total saved: $14.79 (or 41%)
Next it was on to Staples for some super cheap papertowels! Bounty paper towels are on sale there for $4.99 right now. Paired up with a $3 Staples coupon and a $1 Bounty coupon (from the $110 P&G booklet), I got this package for $.99 + tax!
I even made it to Target this week...mainly for a great deal on Nivea body wash. I almost fell over in the aisle when they actually had a few bottles still on the shelf! Here's what I got...
Total value: $16.01
Total spent: $4.46
Total saved: $11.55 (or 72%)
So....my totals for the whole day were....
Total value: $157.39
Total spent: $72.88
Total saved: $84.51 or 54%!
I'm always happy when I save at least half!!
So, what great deals did you get this week? I'd love to hear!
First it was Kroger for my weekly shopping trip. Kroger was definitely less than thrilling this week, with no real great sales to speak of. It's been a bit of a sale drought there lately. I did get 2 FREE Luna bars and a FREE Cliff bar after coupons, so at least that was something.
Total value: $67.40
Total spent: $44.43
Total saved: $22.97 (or 34%)
Next, I made it to CVS. They had about half of the things I wanted still in stock. Thank goodness once again for FREE diapers from CVS! Here's what I ended up buying...
Total value: $31.65
Total spent after sales, coupons & ECBs: $1.18
Total saved: $30.34 (or 96%)!
I also ran in Food Lion for some produce and meat. While I was there, I picked up two 4-packs of PediaSure for $.99 each after (2) $5 catalina coupons I had been saving!
Total value: $36.34
Total spent: $21.55
Total saved: $14.79 (or 41%)
Next it was on to Staples for some super cheap papertowels! Bounty paper towels are on sale there for $4.99 right now. Paired up with a $3 Staples coupon and a $1 Bounty coupon (from the $110 P&G booklet), I got this package for $.99 + tax!
I even made it to Target this week...mainly for a great deal on Nivea body wash. I almost fell over in the aisle when they actually had a few bottles still on the shelf! Here's what I got...
Total value: $16.01
Total spent: $4.46
Total saved: $11.55 (or 72%)
So....my totals for the whole day were....
Total value: $157.39
Total spent: $72.88
Total saved: $84.51 or 54%!
I'm always happy when I save at least half!!
So, what great deals did you get this week? I'd love to hear!
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Thrifty Thursdays!
Today was quite a busy day. It started off with my daughter's preschool graduation. I can't believe she is already finished with preschool and going to be starting Kindergarten in just a few short months! Time sure does fly!
Then, after a quick trip to the hair salon, I started my shopping for the day. I made it to Kroger, Walgreens, and Walmart today. (I only went to Walmart to pick up some pull-ups & new socks for my daughter, but did buy a watermelon while I was there - I couldn't resist!)
Kroger wasn't too thrilling, but I did pick up 4 bottles of Wishbone salad dressing for $.25 each, 4 bottles of Sweet Baby Ray's bbq sauce for $.50 each, and Oscar Meyer hotdogs for $.75 each.
Total value of 35 items: $93.67
Total amount spent oop: $43.33
Total amount saved: $50.34 (or 54%)
Next, I went to Walgreens where, believe it or not, they had EVERYTHING on my list still in stock!! Including all the items I had rainchecks for from last week.
I was excited to see that my store had the Gillette gift packs as part of the Gillette Fusion register reward deal! It includes a razor, extra blade, battery, shave gel, and face cream all for the same price as the regular one count razor! I was also happy about the Viva paper towels because they are my FAVORITE, but I usually don't splurge on them.
That said, I spent way more than I usually do at Walgreens this week. But, I just could not pass up the contact solution and paper towels. I started with $5 RR from 2 weeks ago and I did 6 transactions to bring my out of pocket total down.
Total Value of 21 items: $85.24
Total amount spent out of pocket: $15.33
Total amount saved: $69.91 (82%)!
I also went in the Dollar Tree store today to see if they had any bread in and they did!
Not bad for $4!
How did you do on your shopping trip this week? I'd love to hear!
Then, after a quick trip to the hair salon, I started my shopping for the day. I made it to Kroger, Walgreens, and Walmart today. (I only went to Walmart to pick up some pull-ups & new socks for my daughter, but did buy a watermelon while I was there - I couldn't resist!)
Kroger wasn't too thrilling, but I did pick up 4 bottles of Wishbone salad dressing for $.25 each, 4 bottles of Sweet Baby Ray's bbq sauce for $.50 each, and Oscar Meyer hotdogs for $.75 each.
Total value of 35 items: $93.67
Total amount spent oop: $43.33
Total amount saved: $50.34 (or 54%)
Next, I went to Walgreens where, believe it or not, they had EVERYTHING on my list still in stock!! Including all the items I had rainchecks for from last week.
I was excited to see that my store had the Gillette gift packs as part of the Gillette Fusion register reward deal! It includes a razor, extra blade, battery, shave gel, and face cream all for the same price as the regular one count razor! I was also happy about the Viva paper towels because they are my FAVORITE, but I usually don't splurge on them.
That said, I spent way more than I usually do at Walgreens this week. But, I just could not pass up the contact solution and paper towels. I started with $5 RR from 2 weeks ago and I did 6 transactions to bring my out of pocket total down.
Total Value of 21 items: $85.24
Total amount spent out of pocket: $15.33
Total amount saved: $69.91 (82%)!
I also went in the Dollar Tree store today to see if they had any bread in and they did!
Not bad for $4!
How did you do on your shopping trip this week? I'd love to hear!
Friday, April 8, 2011
Thrifty Thursdays!
This week, I made it to Walgreens, CVS, and Kroger! I got several free things this week, which is always exciting!
I went to Walgreens mostly because they had Purex laundry detergent on sale for $.99 after coupons. We recently got a new washer & dryer and while I have probably 15 bottles of laundry detergent in my stockpile, none of it was the kind I needed for the new washer!!! So...I've been looking for laundry detergent deals lately! While I was there, I picked up some better than free toothpaste, some Easter M&M's and a few other small Easter basket items for my girls. (Sorry, no picture this week. I put everything away before I realized I hadn't taken a picture of it yet!)
Total value of 10 items = $39.07
Total spent out of pocket after sales, coupons, and Register Rewards = $6.62
I did not leave the store with any Register Rewards left over today. I bought the toothpaste first, which generated the Register Rewards, and then used them to buy the laundry detergent and the candy.
Next was CVS. I went in to pick up all the free items from the ad this week. They were out the GUM flossers and Crest Rinse, so I got rainchecks for those. Here are the things I did buy...
Total value of 9 items = $31.39
Total spent out of pockets after sales, coupons, and Extra Care Bucks (I used $12.58 in ECBs) = $1.64
Total Extra Care Bucks received = $13.97
I'm always happy when I get back more ECBs than I used! Yay!
Last, I made my weekly trip to Kroger. I really didn't have many coupon deals planned except for a few of Mega Sale items & some free toothbrushes (pictured below). The rest was mostly produce and dairy items.
I only spent $3.96 on everything pictured above! Not too bad since they are all definitely things I will use. (Well, except for the toothbrushes - I'll be giving lots of those away!)
Total value of 37 items = $103.09
Total spent out of pocket after sales and coupons = $45.58
Total saved = $57.51 (or 57%!)
I went to Walgreens mostly because they had Purex laundry detergent on sale for $.99 after coupons. We recently got a new washer & dryer and while I have probably 15 bottles of laundry detergent in my stockpile, none of it was the kind I needed for the new washer!!! So...I've been looking for laundry detergent deals lately! While I was there, I picked up some better than free toothpaste, some Easter M&M's and a few other small Easter basket items for my girls. (Sorry, no picture this week. I put everything away before I realized I hadn't taken a picture of it yet!)
Total value of 10 items = $39.07
Total spent out of pocket after sales, coupons, and Register Rewards = $6.62
I did not leave the store with any Register Rewards left over today. I bought the toothpaste first, which generated the Register Rewards, and then used them to buy the laundry detergent and the candy.
Next was CVS. I went in to pick up all the free items from the ad this week. They were out the GUM flossers and Crest Rinse, so I got rainchecks for those. Here are the things I did buy...
Total value of 9 items = $31.39
Total spent out of pockets after sales, coupons, and Extra Care Bucks (I used $12.58 in ECBs) = $1.64
Total Extra Care Bucks received = $13.97
I'm always happy when I get back more ECBs than I used! Yay!
Last, I made my weekly trip to Kroger. I really didn't have many coupon deals planned except for a few of Mega Sale items & some free toothbrushes (pictured below). The rest was mostly produce and dairy items.
I only spent $3.96 on everything pictured above! Not too bad since they are all definitely things I will use. (Well, except for the toothbrushes - I'll be giving lots of those away!)
Total value of 37 items = $103.09
Total spent out of pocket after sales and coupons = $45.58
Total saved = $57.51 (or 57%!)
Friday, April 1, 2011
Thrifty Thursdays!
Yesterday I made shopping trips to CVS, Walgreens, Food Lion, AND Kroger! This was a long day for me as I haven't shopped that many stores in one day in a while!!
I started with CVS where I just wanted to pick up some free toothbrushes and cheap shave gel, but because I got $1 ECB back from using my green bag tag that I wasn't expecting, I actually made money on this!
Total Value = $11.27
Total amount spent out of pocket = $0.02
I used $7 ECB toward this purchase but got back $7.50!
Next, I went in to Walgreens for some free items and cheap apple juice. (We were down to 1 jug and my kids would not be happy if we ran out!) :)
Total value of 14 items: $34.70
Total spent out of pocket after sales, coupons, and Register Rewards = $5.29
I made 4 transactions in this visit.
Next, I went in to Food Lion just to get cheap potatoes, ground beef, FREE butter, and cheap barbeque sauce. I also ended up picking up some deli turkey b/c I didn't realize it was on sale!
Total value of 14 items = $36.96
Total spent after sales & coupons = $16.84
Total savings = $20.12 or 54%
Last, but not least, I made my weekly trip to Kroger. There was nothing terribly exciting to talk about this week. My favorite coffee was on sale, which was nice, and I picked up some cheap cinnamon rolls as a treat for the kids to have this weekend. Oh, and the Nabisco Snak Saks were on sale for $1 again! I bought 5 bags to add to the ones I still have left over from the last sale so we will be stocked for the spring months. They are only on sale through Saturday, so if you want to get any, hurry over there!
Total value of 35 items = $112.04
Total spent after sales & coupons = $66.34
Total savings = $45.70 or 41%
Whew! just typing all of that makes me remember how tired I was when I got home!! How did you all do this week? I'd love to hear!
I started with CVS where I just wanted to pick up some free toothbrushes and cheap shave gel, but because I got $1 ECB back from using my green bag tag that I wasn't expecting, I actually made money on this!
Total Value = $11.27
Total amount spent out of pocket = $0.02
I used $7 ECB toward this purchase but got back $7.50!
Next, I went in to Walgreens for some free items and cheap apple juice. (We were down to 1 jug and my kids would not be happy if we ran out!) :)
Total value of 14 items: $34.70
Total spent out of pocket after sales, coupons, and Register Rewards = $5.29
I made 4 transactions in this visit.
Next, I went in to Food Lion just to get cheap potatoes, ground beef, FREE butter, and cheap barbeque sauce. I also ended up picking up some deli turkey b/c I didn't realize it was on sale!
Total value of 14 items = $36.96
Total spent after sales & coupons = $16.84
Total savings = $20.12 or 54%
Last, but not least, I made my weekly trip to Kroger. There was nothing terribly exciting to talk about this week. My favorite coffee was on sale, which was nice, and I picked up some cheap cinnamon rolls as a treat for the kids to have this weekend. Oh, and the Nabisco Snak Saks were on sale for $1 again! I bought 5 bags to add to the ones I still have left over from the last sale so we will be stocked for the spring months. They are only on sale through Saturday, so if you want to get any, hurry over there!
Total value of 35 items = $112.04
Total spent after sales & coupons = $66.34
Total savings = $45.70 or 41%
Whew! just typing all of that makes me remember how tired I was when I got home!! How did you all do this week? I'd love to hear!
Friday, March 18, 2011
Thrifty Thursdays!
This week's shopping trips were to Kroger and Walgreens!
Kroger has another mega sale going on this week. There were a few great prices on things like FREE pasta, FREE Motrin, and really cheap yogurt! I stocked up on yogurt for the kids (it can be frozen!) and also found some batteries on clearance which ended up being super cheap after coupons I had!
Total value of 49 items: $125.76
Total amount spent out of pocket after sales and coupons: $42.22
Total amount saved: $83.54 or 67%
I have to tell you about one thing that happened while I was at the store.....I bought 4 bottles of Motrin PM (20ct) at $2.99 each and had a manufacturer's coupon for $6 off any 2 bottles. When the cashier scanned the coupon, it beeped because the total amount of the coupon was $.02 more than the actual sale price of the Motrin. (This happens to me a lot at Kroger.) I wasn't worried about it until the cashier began to tell me that I couldn't use the coupon because the picture of the bottle of Motrin on the coupon showed a 40 ct. bottle instead of a 20 ct. bottle! Well, of course, I could feel my blood pressure begin to rise at this point. I knew that it made no difference what picture was on the coupon, but that it was the actual wording on the coupon that mattered. This particular coupon only stated that it excluded trial sizes. I knew it was a perfectly valid coupon. I tried to nicely explain to the cashier that she was going to have to override it because the amount of the coupon was more than the amount of the item, but she still wouldn't do it. She went and asked one manager who didn't even look at the product or the coupon and told her that she couldn't take the coupon. I stood my ground however (this was $12 we were talking about!) and told her nicely again why it was beeping and that I knew the coupon was perfectly valid. She finally called over another store manager who looked at the coupon and told her it was fine and to put it through. The moral of this story it....you have to choose your battles. If that had been a 30 cent coupon and there was a line behind me, I most likely would have said, it's fine and just cut my losses. However, in this case, I stood to loose $12 and I decided to stand up for what I knew was right. I tried to stay calm and be polite while stating my case and, in the end, it paid off! Don't be afraid to ask for a manager when your cashier doesn't want to take a coupon that you know is valid!!
Okay...off my soapbox and onto my next store...Walgreens. The only thing I got at Walgreens was 4 Right Guard deodorants. These were on a buy one get one free sale at $3.99 and I had two buy one get one free coupons which took off $3.99 each (the original price of the deodorant). This made all 4 bottles FREE leaving me to just pay tax! Yay!!
Did you get any great deals this week? I'd love to hear about them!
Kroger has another mega sale going on this week. There were a few great prices on things like FREE pasta, FREE Motrin, and really cheap yogurt! I stocked up on yogurt for the kids (it can be frozen!) and also found some batteries on clearance which ended up being super cheap after coupons I had!
Total value of 49 items: $125.76
Total amount spent out of pocket after sales and coupons: $42.22
Total amount saved: $83.54 or 67%
I have to tell you about one thing that happened while I was at the store.....I bought 4 bottles of Motrin PM (20ct) at $2.99 each and had a manufacturer's coupon for $6 off any 2 bottles. When the cashier scanned the coupon, it beeped because the total amount of the coupon was $.02 more than the actual sale price of the Motrin. (This happens to me a lot at Kroger.) I wasn't worried about it until the cashier began to tell me that I couldn't use the coupon because the picture of the bottle of Motrin on the coupon showed a 40 ct. bottle instead of a 20 ct. bottle! Well, of course, I could feel my blood pressure begin to rise at this point. I knew that it made no difference what picture was on the coupon, but that it was the actual wording on the coupon that mattered. This particular coupon only stated that it excluded trial sizes. I knew it was a perfectly valid coupon. I tried to nicely explain to the cashier that she was going to have to override it because the amount of the coupon was more than the amount of the item, but she still wouldn't do it. She went and asked one manager who didn't even look at the product or the coupon and told her that she couldn't take the coupon. I stood my ground however (this was $12 we were talking about!) and told her nicely again why it was beeping and that I knew the coupon was perfectly valid. She finally called over another store manager who looked at the coupon and told her it was fine and to put it through. The moral of this story it....you have to choose your battles. If that had been a 30 cent coupon and there was a line behind me, I most likely would have said, it's fine and just cut my losses. However, in this case, I stood to loose $12 and I decided to stand up for what I knew was right. I tried to stay calm and be polite while stating my case and, in the end, it paid off! Don't be afraid to ask for a manager when your cashier doesn't want to take a coupon that you know is valid!!
Okay...off my soapbox and onto my next store...Walgreens. The only thing I got at Walgreens was 4 Right Guard deodorants. These were on a buy one get one free sale at $3.99 and I had two buy one get one free coupons which took off $3.99 each (the original price of the deodorant). This made all 4 bottles FREE leaving me to just pay tax! Yay!!
Did you get any great deals this week? I'd love to hear about them!
Friday, March 11, 2011
Thrifty Thursdays!
I know, I know...it's Friday, not Thursday....AGAIN! :) By the time I get home from shopping on Thursday, fix dinner, and get kids in the bed, I just can't seem to make it to the computer. (The only reason I'm writing this now is because my wonderful mother is watching my kids while they nap! Gotta love Grammy!!!)
Anyway, yesterday was a pretty good shopping trip for me! I went to Walmart, Walgreens, and Kroger.
Now, I know what you're thinking.....WALMART?! But, I had to go there to get a specific item, so while I was there I picked up a few cheap and/or free things!! I got FREE dental floss and tomoto paste and boxes of Gain fabric softener sheets for $0.12 each! Except for the fact that they were out of the cat food and Dial lotion that I wanted, I was pretty happy with that trip!
Total value of 10 items = $20.43
Total spent after coupons = $0.43! (98% savings!)
Now, on to Walgreens. I wasn't exactly sure how my trip was going to go there. I never know what they are still going to have in stock by the time I get there on Thursdays, so I usually write out my "dream transactions" and then have to readjust them once I'm in the store! My main goal was to get some inexpensive coffee and peanut butter, and I managed to do just that! I used overage on the Pedia Care along with 2 $1 coupons and a $1 RR to go towards the coffee (protein bars were free after coupons and Easter bag was a filler item - $0.27) and then used the $1 RR I got back from the coffee to go towards the peanut butter!
Total value = $28.83
Total spent oop after sales and coupons = $2.56
Total savings = $26.27 (91%!)
Last, but not least, I went to Kroger. Now, I didn't have much of a trip planned for Kroger. In fact, most of the items on my list did not involve coupons at all. However, as I was loading digital coupons to my Kroger card from their website (I do this every week when I make my shopping list), I noticed some high value coupons for personal care and cleaning items that I knew I had paper coupons for also, so I decided to check them out while I was there. I've listed all the deals I found below. I don't know which inserts the paper coupons were from b/c they had already been cut out and were in my binder. But, if you have them and can head to Kroger today or tomorrow, you can get hopefully get some of these deals too! Here's what I ended up finding....
Gilette Fusion razor $6.99 (I can't remember the exact price but it was NOT more than $7)
-used $4 paper coupon with $3 digital coupon to get it FREE!
Shick Hydro razor $5.99
-used $2 paper coupon with $4 digital coupon to get it FREE!
Tide Stain Release 18ct. packs or 30ish oz liquid $5.99
-used $3 paper coupon with $3 digital coupon to get it FREE!
Pampers Baby Wipes tub $2.61
-used $0.50 paper coupon (doubled) with $1 digital coupon to get it for $0.61!
Olay Regenerist Cleanser $5.26
-used $3 paper coupon with $2 digital coupon to get it for $0.26!
*PLUS*
-used paper coupon good for a "FREE lotion, body wash, or bar soap when you buy ay Olay cleanser or moisturizer" to get a FREE in-shower body lotion!
Oral B Stages toothbrush $1.29 (found in clearance section)
-used $0.50 paper coupon (doubled) with $0.50 digital coupon to get it FREE plus overage!
Tampax Pearl tampons 18 ct $4.39
-used $2 paper coupon with $2 digital coupon to get it for $0.39! (you could get the scented 18 count boxes for FREE instead!)
As you can see, I ended up scoring some pretty great deals!!! Now, on to my totals....
Total value of 43 items = $126.77
Total spent out of pocket after sales and coupons = $56.49
Total amount saved = $70.28 (or 56%!)
Not bad for a trip planned using only 3 coupons! :)
Totals for the whole day...
Total number of items purchased = 61
Total value of all items = $176.25
Total spent out of pocket after sales & coupons = $59.48
Total savings = $116.77 or 66%
Anyway, yesterday was a pretty good shopping trip for me! I went to Walmart, Walgreens, and Kroger.
Now, I know what you're thinking.....WALMART?! But, I had to go there to get a specific item, so while I was there I picked up a few cheap and/or free things!! I got FREE dental floss and tomoto paste and boxes of Gain fabric softener sheets for $0.12 each! Except for the fact that they were out of the cat food and Dial lotion that I wanted, I was pretty happy with that trip!
Total value of 10 items = $20.43
Total spent after coupons = $0.43! (98% savings!)
Now, on to Walgreens. I wasn't exactly sure how my trip was going to go there. I never know what they are still going to have in stock by the time I get there on Thursdays, so I usually write out my "dream transactions" and then have to readjust them once I'm in the store! My main goal was to get some inexpensive coffee and peanut butter, and I managed to do just that! I used overage on the Pedia Care along with 2 $1 coupons and a $1 RR to go towards the coffee (protein bars were free after coupons and Easter bag was a filler item - $0.27) and then used the $1 RR I got back from the coffee to go towards the peanut butter!
Total spent oop after sales and coupons = $2.56
Total savings = $26.27 (91%!)
Last, but not least, I went to Kroger. Now, I didn't have much of a trip planned for Kroger. In fact, most of the items on my list did not involve coupons at all. However, as I was loading digital coupons to my Kroger card from their website (I do this every week when I make my shopping list), I noticed some high value coupons for personal care and cleaning items that I knew I had paper coupons for also, so I decided to check them out while I was there. I've listed all the deals I found below. I don't know which inserts the paper coupons were from b/c they had already been cut out and were in my binder. But, if you have them and can head to Kroger today or tomorrow, you can get hopefully get some of these deals too! Here's what I ended up finding....
Gilette Fusion razor $6.99 (I can't remember the exact price but it was NOT more than $7)
-used $4 paper coupon with $3 digital coupon to get it FREE!
Shick Hydro razor $5.99
-used $2 paper coupon with $4 digital coupon to get it FREE!
Tide Stain Release 18ct. packs or 30ish oz liquid $5.99
-used $3 paper coupon with $3 digital coupon to get it FREE!
Pampers Baby Wipes tub $2.61
-used $0.50 paper coupon (doubled) with $1 digital coupon to get it for $0.61!
Olay Regenerist Cleanser $5.26
-used $3 paper coupon with $2 digital coupon to get it for $0.26!
*PLUS*
-used paper coupon good for a "FREE lotion, body wash, or bar soap when you buy ay Olay cleanser or moisturizer" to get a FREE in-shower body lotion!
Oral B Stages toothbrush $1.29 (found in clearance section)
-used $0.50 paper coupon (doubled) with $0.50 digital coupon to get it FREE plus overage!
Tampax Pearl tampons 18 ct $4.39
-used $2 paper coupon with $2 digital coupon to get it for $0.39! (you could get the scented 18 count boxes for FREE instead!)
As you can see, I ended up scoring some pretty great deals!!! Now, on to my totals....
Total value of 43 items = $126.77
Total spent out of pocket after sales and coupons = $56.49
Total amount saved = $70.28 (or 56%!)
Not bad for a trip planned using only 3 coupons! :)
Totals for the whole day...
Total number of items purchased = 61
Total value of all items = $176.25
Total spent out of pocket after sales & coupons = $59.48
Total savings = $116.77 or 66%
Friday, March 4, 2011
Thrifty Thursdays - Another Friday Edition!
Have you all noticed yet that it's almost impossible for me to keep this blog updated regularly! :) I'm sure it has nothing to do with my two kids.....
ANYWAY, here are the totals from my shopping trip yesterday. I made it to Walgreens and Kroger. It had been a while since I shopped at Walgreens, and - of course - they were out of pretty much everything I wanted, but I did find the Aquaphor lip balm and used the RR's I got back to buy my daughter's birthday party invitations and two packages of Always pads that I were $.69 after clearance prices and $1 coupons. (By the way - be on the lookout for upcoming posts on how I am trying to make my almost 2-year old's birthday party as frugal as possible!)
Total value of 4 items at Walgreens: $23.04
Total Spent OOP: $4.69
RR's Remaining: $1
My Kroger trip was decent enough. I found Balance Bars on clearance for $.50 each and had $1/3 coupons that made them $.16 each. I also got 8 FREE bags of cat treats for my brother! But, the best deal I got was a FREE Gilette Proglide razor - on sale for $6.99 and I used the $4 mc from the recent P&G and a $3 kroger digital coupon!
Total Value of 42 items: $129.20
Total Spent OOP: $58.89
Total Savings: $70.31 (55%!)
On a side note, when I went to CVS earlier in the week, I didn't realize that the Kids Oral-B battery powered toothbrushes were part of the ECB deal. However, my mom told me today that she saw that they were. Sooooo, I took one of mine back and exchanged it for a Cinderella toothbrush for my 4 year old to put in her Easter basket! She will be thrilled and it didn't cost me a dime! I'm going to be on the lookout now for good Easter basket fillers. If you come across any, let me know!
ANYWAY, here are the totals from my shopping trip yesterday. I made it to Walgreens and Kroger. It had been a while since I shopped at Walgreens, and - of course - they were out of pretty much everything I wanted, but I did find the Aquaphor lip balm and used the RR's I got back to buy my daughter's birthday party invitations and two packages of Always pads that I were $.69 after clearance prices and $1 coupons. (By the way - be on the lookout for upcoming posts on how I am trying to make my almost 2-year old's birthday party as frugal as possible!)
Total value of 4 items at Walgreens: $23.04
Total Spent OOP: $4.69
RR's Remaining: $1
My Kroger trip was decent enough. I found Balance Bars on clearance for $.50 each and had $1/3 coupons that made them $.16 each. I also got 8 FREE bags of cat treats for my brother! But, the best deal I got was a FREE Gilette Proglide razor - on sale for $6.99 and I used the $4 mc from the recent P&G and a $3 kroger digital coupon!
Total Value of 42 items: $129.20
Total Spent OOP: $58.89
Total Savings: $70.31 (55%!)
On a side note, when I went to CVS earlier in the week, I didn't realize that the Kids Oral-B battery powered toothbrushes were part of the ECB deal. However, my mom told me today that she saw that they were. Sooooo, I took one of mine back and exchanged it for a Cinderella toothbrush for my 4 year old to put in her Easter basket! She will be thrilled and it didn't cost me a dime! I'm going to be on the lookout now for good Easter basket fillers. If you come across any, let me know!
Friday, February 18, 2011
Thrifty Thursdays - Friday edition!
Since everyone in my house has been so sick, I am STILL not back on a regular "shopping schedule," but I did manage to make it to a few stores this week (Thank you, Memaw!)!
Kroger has a new mega sale going on....buy any 10 participating items, get $3 off instantly AND a coupon good for $3 off your next purchase. This was by no means a thrilling sale, but if you added the $3 coupon in to your savings, there were a few good deals.....including Chef Boy R D pasta (I know that's not how you spell that, but I can never remember...) and Capris Sun juice pouches. You could also get Pillsbury canned biscuits for $0.50 a can if you have the $1/2 printable. Anyway, here were my totals...
Total value of 44 items: $115.98
Total spent out of pocket: $60.65
Total saved with sales & coupons: $55.33 or 48%
*I also left with one $3 coupon good on my next purchase.
I also went to Food Lion to pick up some ground beef. I can always seem to find discounted meat at my local Food Lion....definitely cheaper than Kroger!
Total value of 5 items: $11.13
Total spent out of pocket: $11.13
Total saved: $0 :( (I didn't even take my coupons in!)
Last, but not least, I made it to CVS this week also! This was a good trip for me because I got another great deal on diapers!!!
Total value of 7 items: $44.49
Total spent out of pocket after sales, coupons, and ECB's: $2.05
Total saved: $42.44 or 95%!!
I had a $5 off $30 CVS coupon for this transaction, a CVS coupon for FREE pantiliners that printed from the coupon kiosk, and I used $13.38 ECB's. BUT, I got back $14.58 in ECB's, so I made more than I spent!
On a side note...if you look at the bottom of your CVS receipt, you will see that it keeps track of your year-to-date savings. I was looking at my receipts for 2010 earlier today and noticed that the last one I had for 2010 said my year-to-date savings was $1820.62!!!!! Also, in November of last year, my brother gave me a $15 gift card that I have been using ever since for my deals each week. So far, I have been able to buy $273.65 worth of stuff with my $15 gift card and still have $4.35 left over!
I LOVE CVS!!!!!!!! :)
Kroger has a new mega sale going on....buy any 10 participating items, get $3 off instantly AND a coupon good for $3 off your next purchase. This was by no means a thrilling sale, but if you added the $3 coupon in to your savings, there were a few good deals.....including Chef Boy R D pasta (I know that's not how you spell that, but I can never remember...) and Capris Sun juice pouches. You could also get Pillsbury canned biscuits for $0.50 a can if you have the $1/2 printable. Anyway, here were my totals...
Total value of 44 items: $115.98
Total spent out of pocket: $60.65
Total saved with sales & coupons: $55.33 or 48%
*I also left with one $3 coupon good on my next purchase.
I also went to Food Lion to pick up some ground beef. I can always seem to find discounted meat at my local Food Lion....definitely cheaper than Kroger!
Total value of 5 items: $11.13
Total spent out of pocket: $11.13
Total saved: $0 :( (I didn't even take my coupons in!)
Last, but not least, I made it to CVS this week also! This was a good trip for me because I got another great deal on diapers!!!
Total value of 7 items: $44.49
Total spent out of pocket after sales, coupons, and ECB's: $2.05
Total saved: $42.44 or 95%!!
I had a $5 off $30 CVS coupon for this transaction, a CVS coupon for FREE pantiliners that printed from the coupon kiosk, and I used $13.38 ECB's. BUT, I got back $14.58 in ECB's, so I made more than I spent!
On a side note...if you look at the bottom of your CVS receipt, you will see that it keeps track of your year-to-date savings. I was looking at my receipts for 2010 earlier today and noticed that the last one I had for 2010 said my year-to-date savings was $1820.62!!!!! Also, in November of last year, my brother gave me a $15 gift card that I have been using ever since for my deals each week. So far, I have been able to buy $273.65 worth of stuff with my $15 gift card and still have $4.35 left over!
I LOVE CVS!!!!!!!! :)
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Thrifty Thursdays!
Well, my Thursday was not as thrifty as usual this week! I didn't have a lot of shopping time today, so I just went to Kroger. I think I only used 4 coupons for the whole purchase! My list pretty much consisted of things we were out of, but I did get several of the Nabisco Snak Sacs on sale for $1 and canned biscuits for $.50. Plus, I splurged on a few non-sale things this week. (The nice thing about couponing is, if you stick strictly to your list when you first start out, as your stockpile grows, you can then become a little more lax and splurge on some things here and there while staying within your budget!!)
Also - I noticed that there was still some clearance in the beauty aisle. Things to note were Revlon and Covergirl nail polish. Clearanced ones will be less than $.75 a piece after coupons!
Total value of 36 items: $75.59
Total spent out of pocket: $48.63
Total saved: $26.96 (36%)
I'm hoping for some more exciting sales at Kroger next week! It's been a little blah around there lately!
Also - I noticed that there was still some clearance in the beauty aisle. Things to note were Revlon and Covergirl nail polish. Clearanced ones will be less than $.75 a piece after coupons!
Total value of 36 items: $75.59
Total spent out of pocket: $48.63
Total saved: $26.96 (36%)
I'm hoping for some more exciting sales at Kroger next week! It's been a little blah around there lately!
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Thrifty Thursdays!
Seems like forever since I've had a Thrifty Thursday's report! I was glad to get back into my normal shopping routine today after all the chaos of the holidays!
I made two trips today - CVS and Kroger.
First, CVS! I don't have a picture for you today, but here's what I bought:
(4) Reach Total Care toothbrushes
(1) Colgate Kids Toothbrush
(1) Revlon Nail Clippers
(1) Revlon Emmery Boards
Total Value: $31.74
Total Spent after sales and coupons: $0.91!
Total ECB's used: $7.98
Total ECB's received: $13
Now, on to Kroger! This trip was MUCH less exciting than last week's!! But, I did pick up some inexpensive deoderant and baby wipes that were part of the P&G mega sale. Otherwise, it was just pretty much staple stuff for us and a few other random freebies. (I did have to buy water pitcher filters which took my oop up some.)
Total value of 39 items: $116.41
Total spent after sales and coupons: $71.26 (39% savings)
I'm hoping next week's sale items give us a little more to be excited about at Kroger!
How did you do this week? I'd love to hear about any deals you got...
I made two trips today - CVS and Kroger.
First, CVS! I don't have a picture for you today, but here's what I bought:
(4) Reach Total Care toothbrushes
(1) Colgate Kids Toothbrush
(1) Revlon Nail Clippers
(1) Revlon Emmery Boards
Total Value: $31.74
Total Spent after sales and coupons: $0.91!
Total ECB's used: $7.98
Total ECB's received: $13
Now, on to Kroger! This trip was MUCH less exciting than last week's!! But, I did pick up some inexpensive deoderant and baby wipes that were part of the P&G mega sale. Otherwise, it was just pretty much staple stuff for us and a few other random freebies. (I did have to buy water pitcher filters which took my oop up some.)
Total value of 39 items: $116.41
Total spent after sales and coupons: $71.26 (39% savings)
I'm hoping next week's sale items give us a little more to be excited about at Kroger!
How did you do this week? I'd love to hear about any deals you got...
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Thrifty Thursdays!
Check in each Thursday to see pictures and posts of deals I've gotten around town! Today I made it to CVS and Kroger. CVS wasn't too thrilling...it was only a quick trip in for 3 things. (I'm hoping next week's ad will be a little more exciting.) And, I wasn't thinking I was going to do very well at Kroger, but some of the mega sale items paired up with e-coupons made for some great deals!!! Here were my totals...(sorry my pictures are so dark)
CVS Totals
Total Value of all 3 items = $14.42
Total Spent = $0.94 (Which I was able to put on a gift card! Yay! thanks, Stephen!)
Total Saved = $13.48 or 93%!
ECB's Received = $3
Kroger Totals
Total Value of 43 items = $112.41
Total Spent = $47.42
Total Saved = $64.99 or 73%!
As far as the mega sale items were concerned, there were paper coupons AND e-coupons for almost everything! I bought a total of 16 items from the mega sale, but just as an example, I was able to get all 12 items above (a $37.27 value) for a total of $3.45 (tax included)!!! I was so glad to get a good deal on cookies since I have to make some for may daughter's dance recital this weekend! Plus, who doesn't love cinnamon rolls on a Saturday morning?! Especially when they cost next to nothing!! :)
Total Value of all 3 items = $14.42
Total Spent = $0.94 (Which I was able to put on a gift card! Yay! thanks, Stephen!)
Total Saved = $13.48 or 93%!
ECB's Received = $3
Kroger Totals
Total Value of 43 items = $112.41
Total Spent = $47.42
Total Saved = $64.99 or 73%!
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