Friday, November 11, 2011

CVS & Walmart - 11/10



Can anyone say CLEAN HANDS? Look at all these FUN goodies :) You wont believe the massive amount of savings.. Just scroll down.. 

CVS has Arm & Hammer on sale for $2.99, get $1.00 in ECB which is just like a dollar off coupon, except you can use it on any item! This broke down to $1.99. I used my CVS gift card I received from last time (previous post has details) and got this for FREE!! It has 32 loads & is for sensitive skin, extra 7 loads for the same price.. YAHOO! I originally went in for the softsoap deal, but they were out!!


Walmart price matches, which I love! They have a bigger variety & bigger quantities! I like to go to the store that has the sale going BUT if they have cleared shelves, I just head to Walmart & usually they have the item in stock :) 

Here is the break down of the rest of the picture. This was at Walmart, you can do this until Saturday at 11:59 pm. 

CVS has Softsoap 8.5 - 9.5 oz bottles of hand soap on sale for 99 cent! Yes, you heard that right, 99 cent!! These were $2.12 each at Walmart, but they price matched my CVS deal, so they were 99 cent a bottle.

Scope was $2.97, we needed it anyway :)

Old Spice Body Wash (Trial Size) - 97 cent

Head & Shoulders (Trial Size) - 97 cent


The BREAKDOWN!!

* 24 bottles of hand soap. I did 2 different transactions since you can only use 4 like coupons per transaction. 

So I used 8 x $2.00 off any 2 Softsoap 8 oz or larger,
8 x 75 cent off Softsoap 8 oz or larger,
1 x 75 cent off Scope 750ml or larger, 
1 x $1.00 off Old Spice Body Wash
1 x $1.00 off Head & Shoulders


Totals:

Before Coupons/ECB = $58.78
After Coupons/ECB/Gift Card = $3.00

Savings of 95%

This was my most exciting trip yet!!
Sara :)

Saturday, November 5, 2011

CVS/Walmart Trip - 11/2/11


My trip to CVS & Walmart 11/2/11

* 8 packages of Charmin toilet paper
* 1 package of Bounty paper towels
* 3 bottles of Gain laundry detergent
* 2 bottles of Clorox Bleach
* 2 Clorox 2 stain fighter pens

CVS was running a deal where you spend $30.00 on select products, receive a $10.00 gift. Each card was able to receive 5 of these gift cards within the week's period of time. I have a hard time finding good deals on paper products (I wanted the Gain to be paper towels, but you can never have enough laundry soap!). Anyway, I took advantage & did 2 separate transactions. I had coupons for the Charmin, Bounty & Gain. I paid less about $3.33 each for Charmin, Bounty & Gain, which is a STEAL as each were priced over $8.00 before going "on sale" for $6.00!

The Clorox deal I got at Walmart. There was a printable coupon which stated "Buy 1 Clorox product, receive $2.00 off a Clorox 2 product", or something along those lines ;) Anyway, The Clorox bleach are the small bottles, $1.22 each. The stain fighter pens are $2.76 each. This makes each of these items less than $1.00 each!! That is crazy, coupons are such a blessing!!

It may not seem like I saved a TON of money, BUT every little bit counts & just takes a few minutes, to print/cut/organize/shop & SAVE money! If you haven't started couponing yet, you need too!!

Sara :)

Monday, October 31, 2011

$400 worth of CANDY!!!!!

Wanna know what $400 + of candy looks like.....




But this is the Bargain Girl......

I only paid $150.

Woo Hoo!

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Wal-Mart's Christmas Price Match Guarantee

Walmart is really making efforts for your business this holiday season and they have just released details on a new Christmas Price Match Guarantee.
“If a customer buys an eligible product at Walmart anytime between Nov. 1 and Dec. 25, and then finds that same product advertised for less at another store, Walmart will give the customer a gift card for the difference through Dec. 25″
There are a few key things to keep in mind if you plan to use the guarantee:
  • Must be identical items (brand, size, color quantity, grade & model #)
  • Competitor must be in same local market
  • You must have your original receipt and local competitor’s current ad
  • There are other exclusions like Black Friday Ads, internet pricing and limited time offers.
Be sure to read all the fine print in the official annoucement here for all the details.

Thanks Southern Savers for the heads up on this. :)

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Last Nights Savings :)


**I price matched most at Walmart**

Shopping Trip from Last night (Wags, CVS, Walmart)

9 - Cascade Complete
10 - Crest Toothpaste
10 - Dawn Dish Soap
3 - Scope Mouthwash
2 - Huge Bottles Scope Mouthwash
2 - Febreeze Noticeable Warmers
13 - Old Spice Body Wash
13 - Old Spice Deodorant
2 - Nail Polish

Prices:
* 0.97 each for the Cascade. I made 0.03 each, so I had 0.27 toward the rest of my purchase.

* $1.00 each for the Crest. I used the $1.00 off Crest coupon & got these FREE!!

* 0.99 each for the Dawn. I used 0.50 off coupon, making these 0.49 each.

* $2.97 each for the reg. size Scope. I used 0.75 off coupons, making these $2.22 each.

*2/$7.98 each for the huge Scope bottles. I used 0.75 off coupons, making these $3.24 each.

*$2.97 each for the Febreeze Warmers. I used $3.00 off coupons, making me 0.03 each one

*0.97 each Old Spice Body Wash
*$3.97 each Old Spice Deodrant
^ I used the $1.00 off 2 Old Spice Coupons as well as the Buy the body wash, get the deodorant free coupons. I bought trial size body wash & got full size deodrant free. That made these just 0.25 each!!!

*0.99 each Sinful Colors nail polish.

**I had $5.00 in Register Rewards as well**

How it broke down:
Before coupons: $114.80
Price after it's all said & done: $17.09
Percentage Saved: 85%!!!

Sara :)

CVS Trip 1 week ago :)


Shopping trip from a week ago :)

10 Zhu Zhu Pets (I don't know how I missed one LOL)
4 Cascade Complete
5 Tide Laundry Detergent

Prices:
* $2.00 each for the Zhu Zhu Pets. These normally run $9.99 each.
* .97 each for the Cascade. I had $1.00 off coupons, which means they paid me .03 to buy these ;)
*$5.94 each for the Tide. These normally run $8.94 each. CVS was doing a deal if you buy $30.00 worth, you get a $10.00 gas gift card.

How it broke down:
Price before coupons: $148.48
Price after it's all said & done: $29.58
Percentage Saved: 80%!

Sara :)

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Feeding my family for the month

I tried something a little different this month....this is what I did....

I should also tell you that I had not been grocery shopping in over 3 weeks. (picking up bread and milk does not count as a grocery trip. :)
  • I made out a menu of 20 meals (enough for a month , Sunday - Thursday...I do not cook on Friday or Saturday)
  • Made out a grocery list of items needed for those 20 meals. I only wrote down what I needed to purchase. (I had several items in stock at home.)
  • I also went though the sales paper and picked out any additional items I wanted to purchase with my coupons.
    • Here are A FEW of those deals:
      • Degree Deo for $0.32 each (Regular $2.32)
      • Fab (50 oz) for $1.74 each (Regular $4.48)
      • Lays Chips for $1.25 each (Regular $2.50)
      • A-1 Steak Sauce for $0.96 each (Regular $3.16)
  • Here is a list of items for my trip:
    • Baby Carrots
    • Nectarines
    • bag of Onions
    • Head of Lettuce
    • 5 pounds of hamburger meat
    • tomatoes
    • Taco Seasoning
    • Tortilla Wraps
    • fresh broccoli
    • red onion
    • bell peppers
    • mushrooms
    • sour kraut
    • enchilada red sauce
    • enchilada green sauce
    • chili beans
    • black beans
    • bread
    • hamburger buns
    • potatoes
    • french onion soup
    • bakers Joy spray
    • Rigatoni w. chicken TV dinners
    • French Fries Tator Tots
    • hash browns
    • liquid hand soap
    • Fajita Seasoning mix
    • Liquid Tylenol
    • Sweet moments
    • Flaky biscuits
    • A-1
    • Gatorade
    • Pop Tarts
    • Kraft Single Slices (cheese)
    • Lunchables
    • Mac N Cheese
    • Degree Deo
    • Mouthwash
    • Dawn Dish Soap
    • Cascade
    • Zest Bar Soap
    • Fab Laundry Soap
    • Wisk Laundry Soap
    • Mt. Dew
    • Lays Potato Chips
Final cost.......................$229.99
Without price matching, sales and coupons this
would have cost me $ 317.99
Total Savings $88.00

And this is why WAL-MART is one of my favorite places!!!

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Cereal for $0.67

Run over to the Dollar General with your coupons and get cereal for $0.67 a box...Here's how ya do it...

Certain Kelloggs Cereals are on SALE for $2 a box.
Use you $1 off 3 boxes & the IN STORE coupon $3 of 3 boxes.


Here's the math...

$2 a box  x 3 = $6 - $3 off in-store coupon = $3 - $1 off 3 boxes Man. Coupon = $2 / 3 = $0.67 each

Now that's a pretty good BARGAIN!                   

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Shopping Trip week of 8/3/11

So this week was not one of the better shopping weeks but I had some coupons I really wanted to use up.


I bought $153.79 worth of groceries. I only spent $69.99. That means I saved $83.80. That is about a 60% savings.

That percentage is a little lower than normal, but anything above 50% is super great. So over all it was a success!

The groceries were bought at Wal-Mart with price matching sales from Publix.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Shelf Reliance Give Away


This article was on Southern Savers and I just had to re-post it here. Several have ask me where did I get the black shelving that is in the picture of my pantry. Those are Shelf Reliance shelves. I LOVE THEM!!! They have been a huge blessing to me, storage wise and for food rotating too. 
Thanks Southern Savers for this great article below...
One of the biggest problems to following grocery sales on a six week cycle is storage.  For most items we are buying 2-3 of each product but with can foods we might be grabbing 10-15 cans to get through the next 6 weeks.  Cans take up a ton of room and by the time I have them all stacked I can’t see how many I have or even what different things we have.
A Solution:
Eden from SHELF RELIANCE sent me two Cansolidator Pantry units to try out so I could let you guys know how they work!
I didn’t realize just how many cans of food I had until I got this handy device.  I received the Cansolidator Pantry Plus and the Cansolidator Cupboard.  TheCANSOLIDATOR PANTRY PLUS holds about 60 cans of food and the CANSOLIDATOR CUPBOARD holds about 20 cans.  The great thing about these units is that you can adjust each section for different size cans.  I was able to get all of our vegetables, tomatoes and soup cans in both systems and everything looks so organized!
Organization is only part of the design though.  The other thing that this helps with is rotating your cans so that the oldest can is the first used.  You add cans from the top and then take from the bottom of each section.  Not that can food expires quickly, but at least this way you are confident that nothing will go bad.
You may be tempted to go for the huge food rotation systems, but just remember that you only need enough storage to last until your next 6 week cycle.
Right now you can actually get the 40 can CANSOLIDATOR for only $21.92 (52% off)!
After all of this, I think I’ve come to two conclusions: having a more organized pantry is awesome, and I don’t need to buy anymore canned green beans for a couple months.

The Giveaway:

Eden is giving away 2 Cansolidator Pantry Plus unity (1 to each winner).
How to Enter:
1.  Leave a comment below with how many cans of veggies you think your family eats in 6 weeks.
If you are liking Shelf Reliance, then head over and “like” EDEN’S FACEBOOK PAGEwhere she’ll keep you updated on all of the deals and specials going on.
Winners will be picked Monday and posted to the GIVEAWAY WINNERS page.

Coupon preview for this Sunday 7/31

This Sunday, 7/31, you will have (4) inserts in your Sunday newspaper. 
Yee HAW!!! We are getting a lot because A LOT are expiring that same day.  
Be on the lookout for:
(1) Procter & Gamble
(2) RedPlum
(1) SmartSource
Remember there are DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EVERY CITY and the coupons you get will vary somewhat. Check back next Wednesday to get the exact list of what came out in your area.
Don’t get the Sunday paper? Check THIS SITE for good deals for newspapers in your area. Also, in many areas you can subscribe to only Sunday, which is also a great way to cut costs!
Click below to see all the coupons::

Procter & Gamble 7/31 (exp 8/31)

$1 off Always Infinity product, 14 ct. +
.50/1 Always pads, clean or feminine cleansing cloths
$1 off Always pantiliners, 30 ct. +
.50/1 Bounce dryer bar
.25/1 Bounce dryer sheets or bar refill
.25/1 Bounty napkins
.25/1 Bounty towels or napkins
$5 off Braun cruZer trimmer
$10 off Braun Series 3, 5 or 7 shaver
$1 off Cascade product
.25/1 Charmin product
$2 off Clairol hair color
$1 off CoverGirl product
$10 off Crest 3D White Professional Effects or 2 Hour Express whitestrips
$2 off Crest rinse, 946 mL +
.50/1 Crest toothpaste, 4 oz +
.75/1 Crest toothpaste or liquid gel, 4 oz +, excl Cavity, Baking Soda or Tartar
$5 off Crest White Advanced Vivid, Vivid, Stain Shield or Gentle Routine
.50/1 Dawn product
.50/1 Downy liquid fabric softener or dryer sheets
.50/1 Duracell select batteries
$1 off Duracell rechargeable batteries, charger or 6 pk. hearing aid batteries
.50/1 Fixodent adhesive, 1.05 oz +
.75/1 Fixodent cleanser
$2 off Gillette body wash, excl trial size
$3 off Gillette Clinical deodorant or $3/2 reg deodorant, excl trial size
$4 off Gillette Fusion ProGlide razor
Free Gillette Fusion ProGlide shave prep wyb ProGlide cartridge
$2 off Gillette Fusion skin care
Free Gillette Satin Care shave gel wyb Olay body wash, bar or hand & body lotion
$2 off Gillette Venus or Daisy disposable razor
.50/1 Head & Shoulders shampoo or conditioner, excl trial size
B3G1 Iams canned dog or cat food, max $1
$1 off Iams Naturals dry dog or cat food
$1 off Iams Premium Protection dry dog or cat food
$1 off Iams ProActive Health dry dog or cat food
.50/1 Ivory body wash or bar or Safeguard bar or liquid hand soap
$1 off Metamucil Fiber singles, capsules or wafers
$1 off Metamucil product
$5 off Olay Pro-X facial moisturizer or Pro-X Clear, excl trial or cleanser
$3 off Olay Regenerist facial moisturizer, excl trial size
$3 off Oral-B battery toothbrush
.75/1 Oral-B floss or floss picks, 3 ct. +
.75/1 Oral-B Pulsar CrossAction Advantage or (2) Indicator or Cavity Defense
$10/2 Oral-B replacement brush heads, 3 ct. +
$3 off Oral-B replacement brush heads, 3 ct. +
.50/1 Oral-B Stages, Zooth or Crest kid’s toothbrush
.50/1 Oral-B Stages, Zooth or Crest kid’s toothpaste
$1 off Pampers box diapers or pants or $1/2 bags
$2 off Pampers diapers or pants AND wipes 60 ct. +
$2 off Pampers select diapers
$1/2 Pantene product, excl trial size
$1/2 Pringles fat free, 165 g +
.50/1 Pringles Snack Stack or Stix
$1/4 Pringles Super Stack cans, 180 g +
.25/1 Puffs tissues, 3 pk. or (3) singles
.75/1 Scope mouthwash, 710 mL +
Free Secret body spray wyb (2) Scent Expressions or Fresh Effects deodorant
$1 off Secret Flawless, Scent Expressions or Fresh Effects deodorant, twin pk.
.75/1 Swiffer refill or Dust & Shine
$1 off Swiffer Sweeper or Duster starter kit
$5 off Swiffer Wet Jet or Sweeper Vac starter kit
B1G1 Tampax Pearl Compak, 18-20 ct. max $3.99
$1 off Tampax Pearl Reg or Compak, 18 ct. +
.50/1 Tampax product, 18 ct. +
$1 off Tide detergent
$1.50 off Tide Stain Release powder 26-50 oz, duo pac 15-34 ct. or liquid 36-68 oz
.50/1 Tide Stain Release product
$5 off Venus razor wyb refill, excl disposable

RedPlum 7/31

B1G1 Axe shower gel or detailer, max $5.99 (exp 9/24)
$1 off Caress body wash 12 oz + or bars 6 pk. + (exp 8/28)
$1 off Degree Men or Women deodorant (exp 8/28)
$1 off Degree Men or Women Premium deodorant or body mist (exp 8/28)
.75/1 Domino Light or Amber Organic Agave nectar (exp 9/30)
$1.25 off Dove Beauty bar, 6 pk. +, excl Men+ care (exp 8/28)
$1 off Dove bodywash, 10 oz +, excl Men+ care (exp 8/28)
Free Dove hair treatment wyb shampoo or conditioner, excl 20 oz (exp 8/28)
$1 off Dove Men+ care body & face bar, 6 pk. + (exp 8/28)
$1 off Dove Men+ care body & face wash 13.5 oz + or Active Clean tool (exp 8/28)
Free Dove Men+ care deodorant, 3 oz wyb Women’s Ultimate or Clinical (exp 8/28)
$1/3 Hellmann’s product, 16.5 oz + (exp 8/28)
$1 off Jimmy Dean Jimmy D’s product (exp 9/30)
$2 off L’Oreal Excellence Reg or To Go shade (exp 9/25)
$2 off L’Oreal Root Rescue product (exp 9/25)
$1/2 Lipton tea bags, to-go, or iced tea mix (exp 8/28)
$1 off Magnum ice cream (exp 8/28)
$1 off Marcal Small Steps towel 6 roll + or bath tissue 12 roll + or napkins (exp 9/4)
$1/2 Q-tips cotton swabs, 170 ct. + (exp 8/28)
$1/3 Ragu pasta sauce (exp 8/28)
$1/2 Skippy peanut butter product, 15 oz + (exp 8/28)
$1 off Tresemme shampoo or conditioner, excl trial size (exp 8/28)
$1 off Tresemme stylant, excl trial size (exp 8/28)
$1.50 off Vaseline product, 3.1 oz + (exp 8/28)
$1.25/2 Wish-Bone or Western dressing (exp 8/28)

RedPlum 7/31

$3 off Bengay product (exp 11/30)
$1.50 off Boost Nutritional drink or mx, multipk or canister (exp 10/2)
$2 off Centrum Silver, 60 ct. + (exp 10/2)
$3 off Fat Foam permanent hair color (exp 9/30)
$1.50/2 Johnson & Johnson Red Cross product (exp 11/30)
$1 off LA Looks product, 20 or 26 oz (exp 10/31)
.55/1 Nestle Coffee-Mate Natural Bliss product (exp 10/30)
$1/2 Nestle Pure Life water, .5 L 20 pk. + (exp 9/11)
$2 off Nestle Pure Life water, 5 gal (exp 9/11)
$1 off Nivea body lotion, 8.4-16.9 oz (exp 9/11)
$1 off Nivea face care or (2) shave gels .5-7 oz (exp 9/30)
$2 off Nivea Good-Bye Cellulite, 2.5-6.7 oz (exp 9/11)
$3/2 Nivea lip care, .17 oz stick or .35 oz tube (exp 8/15)
$1 off Nivea Men’s body wash, 16.9 oz (exp 9/30)
$2 off Nivea Women’s body wash, 8.4-16.9 oz (exp 9/30)
$3 off Oxy Clinical product (exp 10/1)
$1 off Oxy product (exp 10/1)
$1 off Rimmel product (exp 9/30)
$1 off Seventh Generation product, excl single roll bath tissue (exp 10/31)
$1 off Skinny Cow multipk chocolate candy product, 4.65-6 oz (exp 10/31)
B1G1 Skinny Cow singles chocolate candy, .77-1 oz (exp 10/31)

SmartSource 7/31

$1 off Aveeno suncare product (exp 8/31)
.50/1 Band-Aid adhesive bandage (exp 12/31)
.50/1 Bestlife buttery spread, spray or sticks (exp 10/9)
$2 off Bic razor (exp 9/11)
$1/2 Bic stationery products (exp 9/30)
$1 off Blink Tears Reg or Gel lubricating eye drops (exp 9/30)
$1 off Clean & Clear product (exp 9/30)
$1 off Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief toothbrush (exp 8/31)
$1.50 off Colgate Sensitive Pro-relief toothpaste (exp 8/31)
$1 off Complete Blink-n-Clean drops or Blink contacts eye drops (exp 9/30)
$1 off Complete multipurpose solution, 12 oz + (exp 9/30)
.50/1 Duck packaging tape (exp 9/30)
.75/1 Eat Smart Naturals snack, 5 oz + (exp 10/31)
.75/1 Efferdent product or effergrip (exp 11/30)
.35/1 Eggland’s Best Cage Free eggs, 1 dozen (exp 12/31)
.35/1 Eggland’s Best eggs (exp 12/31)
$1 off Ensure product, multipk (exp 10/31)
$1 off Wrigley select gum, 3 pk. (exp 10/31)
.50/2 Wrigley select, 14-15 pc (exp 10/31)
.75/1 Finish Powerball or Gelpac (exp 9/11)
$1 off Finish Quantum product (exp 9/11)
$1 off Fresh Eggs wyb (2) Naturesweet cherry tomatoes (exp 10/31)
$1.50 off Glade Automatic spray refill (exp 9/10)
$1 off Glade Fabric & Odor Eliminator (exp 9/10)
$3 off Glade Scented Oil Lasting Impressions holder (exp 9/20)
$1 off Glade Scented Oil PlugIns or (2) refill singles (exp 8/20)
$2 off Harris Teeter All Natural ice cream (exp 10/25)
$1 off Harris Teeter Thin Crust pizza (exp 10/25)
$3 off Harris Teeter Your Home bath tissue, 12 roll (exp 10/25)
$3 off Harris Teeter Your Home paper towels, 8 pk. (exp 10/25)
.50/1 Listerine mouthwash or Reach toothbrush, floss, or flosser (exp 12/31)
$3/3 Listerine mouthwash AND Reach toothbrush AND floss or flosser (exp 12/31)
$1.50/2 Listerine mouthwash or Reach toothbrush, floss or flosser (exp 12/31)
$1 off Listerine Smart Rinse or Reach toothbrush (exp 12/31)
$1 off Listerine kids rinse 500 mL or kids toothbrush (exp 12/31)
$1 off Listerine select mouthwash (exp 12/31)
.75/1 Mitchum Women product (exp 9/4)
$1.50 off Neosporin product AND Band-Aid adhesive product (exp 9/30)
$2 off Neutrogena face makeup (exp 8/31)
$1 off Neutrogena lip or eye makeup (exp 8/31)
$1 off Purell product, 8 oz + (exp 10/31)
$1/3 Purell product (exp 10/31)
$1 off Revlon beauty tool (exp 10/31)
$1/2 Rubbermaid TakeAlongs (exp 9/10)
$2 off Schiff Glucosamine (exp 10/31)
$2 off Schiff Mega D3 (exp 10/31)
$3 off Schiff Mega Red product (exp 10/31)
$1 off Schiff vitamin or supplement (exp 10/31)
$1 off Scrubbing Bubbles Active Scrub cream cleanser (exp 9/11)
$1/2 Scrubbing Bubbles Antibacterial wipes (exp 9/11)
$1/2 Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom cleaner (exp 9/11)
$1 off Scrubbing Bubbles Extend A Clean or Daily Shower cleaner (exp 9/11)
$1 off Scrubbing Bubbles Fantastik All Purpose cleaner (exp 9/11)
Free Scrubbing Bubbles fresh brush product wyb toilet cleaning gel (exp 9/11)
$1 off Scrubbing Bubbles Mega Shower foamer (exp 9/11)
$3 off Splenda Essentials (exp 8/15)
$1 off Splenda Sugar blend or Brown Sugar blend (exp 9/12)
$1 off Tyson Grilled & Ready products (exp 10/31)
$1/3 Welch’s jams, jellies or spreads (exp 10/31)
$1/2 Windex products (exp 9/24)
$3 off Wonder File portable work station (exp 9/18)
$1 off Woolite formula (exp 9/30)
$1 off Woolite Stomp’n Go product (exp 9/30)
.50/2 Yoplait Greek yogurt (exp 9/24)
Thanks Southern Savers for the "HEADS UP" on this!