Monday, March 30, 2009

Target 3/30/09

I stopped at Target because I got my Pepsi deal coupons in the mail today!! So here is what I got:

transaction 1:
5-12 packs pepsi products (buy 5 get a $5 gift card)

transaction 2:
2 Pace salsa
2 bags of (1.29) Cheetos
4 Market Pantry ($0.89) fruit snacks

total coupons tendered and savings: $33.59

total oop: 6.14 (also received a $5 gift card-used that towards the 2nd transaction)

making this a total savings of: 84.5% !!!

Sunday, March 29, 2009

CVS 3/29/09

I did really good today! Didn't find any clearance deals or the RIB coupons (they usually keep them out for people to take, I broke down and bought 2 magazines)

I got the following:














3-12 packs diet Pepsi
2 Paas egg decorating kits
4 bags M&M's
1 Glade Sense and Spray
1 Glade Lasting Impressions
2 Reinventing Beauty Magazines
10 Sally Hansen polish
6 Gold Emblem cashews (going to make a cashew chicken casserole this week!)
1 Softsoap ensemble pump
1 Softsoap ensemble refill

total savings and coupons: $102.75

total oop: $6.01 !!! (I am not adding in the $15 in ECBs I received!)

making this a total savings of: 94.5% !!!

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Target trip 3/28/09

Woo hoo! Good trip tonight! I wanted to use the Shout $1 Target printable, along with the $0.55 Shout manufacturers coupons that came in this weeks paper-they only had 3 left, so I got there in time!

I got the following:













1 Dawn Hand Renewal
3 Shout
2 Pace salsa
2 Cheerios bowls
1 jumbo Target diapers

total savings and coupons tendered: $17.70

total oop: $5.01 !!!

making this a total savings of: 77.9% !!!

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Monday, March 23, 2009

CVS trip 3/23/09

Whew, this was a fun trip but exhausting! I got a TON of stuff and for the price I did pretty darn good!

2 Glucerna cereal
2 Loreal advanced revitalift
3 Crest Pro Health toothpaste
1 Campbells Select soup
2 bags of solar salt
2 Gold Emblem apple juice
2 CVS trial size hand sanitizers
2 CVS multi vitamin
2 CVS kids vitamin
2 Dry Idea deoderant
2-12 count CVS toilet paper
1 Benefiber (48 ct)
1 kotex liner
1-20 oz diet coke
2 Hershey bars
1 CVS trial size baby wipes
200 minute prepaid phone card (I had to spend $20, you cannot use Extra Bucks on these)
2 (20 ct each) baby wipes-clearance for $0.49 each
1 (6 ct) travel pack tissue-clearance for $0.49
8 Ziploc zip n steam-clearance for $0.59 each
1 Stacy's pita chips-clearance for $1.65 (had $1 off coupon)
3 Almay soap bars
5 Johnson & Johnson first aid kits
1 jumbo CVS diapers

total savings and coupons tendered: $161.29

total oop: $28.13 (did not include the $21.98 in ECB's I received)

making this a total savings of: 85.15% !!!

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Freebies and printable coupons 3/22/09

Kellogs All Bran fiber drink mix (free sample)

$2 off Snuggle Creme fabric softner

$2 off Post Trail Mix Crunch Cereal

$2 off (8) Smart Ones meals (you can have it mailed here)

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Pick N Save 3/18/09

Double coupons at PNS today, 3 transactions, I got the following:

2 Home Run Inn pizzas
1 Sunchips
1 baked Lays
1 red onion
1 yellow onion
2 Bar S hot dogs
1 Arnolds bread
1 PnS bread
3 Patrick Cudahy bacon
6 Wrigly gum
1 whole fryer chicken
2 Crystal Light (packets)
2 Chinet plates
1 Orange Juice
2 Kemps cottage cheese (single serving dishes)
2 Riceland white rice
1 Pace salsa
2 Roundys hot cocoa
4 cans Del Monte no salt added diced tomatoes

total savings and coupons tendered: $51.01

total oop: $44.76

making this a total savings of: 53.3%

Shopko Express 3/18/09

I went back to Shopko Express to do some more double coupons, I got the following:

7 Tag deoderant (clearance for $2.02)
9 Mentos
1 All detergent
2 Purex detergent
1 medical binder (perfect for coupons!-on clearance from $25 to $2.50!)
1 Huggies wash mit (clearance for $0.59)

total savings: $12.89

total oop:$9.76

making this a total savings of: 57% (I think this is a little off since the price on these items rang up as the clearance and not the original price)

Sunday, March 15, 2009

GE Energy Smart printable

Here is a great coupon to use at Pick N Save, they have their 3 pack of GE Energy Smart bulbs on clearance (from $13.99) to $2.99, and if you use this on double coupon day (Wednesday) they are $0.99 for a 3 pack!

GE Energy Smart (it also can be mailed here)

CVS trip 3/15/09

Today CVS had 5 Daisy 4 pack razors on clearance for $2.25 (I had $2 coupons), but this was the only good clearance deal I found.

I got the following:














1 Dove conditioner
4 Colgate Max White
3 Irish Spring body/hair wash
6 Dove deoderant
2 Dove skin vitalizers
5 Daisy 4 pack razors
1 soft soap ensemble refill

total coupons and sales tendered: $113.52

total oop: $13.36 (and I did not figure in the $35.95 I received in extra bucks!)

making this a total savings of 89.5% !!!

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Shopko Express trip

Today started the day Shopko Express doubled coupons! Their prices are a little high but with my coupons I made out pretty good. (For some reason I can't find my receipt, once I do I will post savings).

I got the following:













11 Mentos gum
3 Trident X-Tra Care gum
1 Jane tint lip gloss
1 Pedialite pops (clearance for $2.84)
1 Old Spice deoderant (came with free sample also)
4 Huggies Clean Team mits (clearance for $0.59)
2 gallons milk (clearance for 1.94)

total oop: $6.66

Friday, March 13, 2009

Printable coupons 3/13/09

diet Pepsi buy 2-12 packs get 1-12 pack free

pdf for buy one get one free Throat Coolers (found at CVS) this expires 3/15/09 but CVS in Cedarburg takes expired coupons for up to 1 month after!

$1 off Hellman's Light Mayo (have it mailed here)

$0.50 off Green Works

$2 off Tylenol cold

Thursday, March 12, 2009

back to PNS 3/11/09

Back to Pick N Save last night, I was debating if I should get the chicken breasts on sale, so I went back. I wanted to get the bill up to $25 so I can take advantage of double coupons. Here is what I got:

5 smart water liters
baby carrots
2 roundys small ice cream
2 pounds chicken breasts
pledge duster starter kit (on clearance)
2 progresso soup
1 pringles minis

total savings and coupons tendered: $23.05

total oop: $9.99

making this a total savings of: 69.8% !!!

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Noodles birthday coupon

Since my birthday is coming up next week, I received my Noodles and Company coupon today, it is for a free dish! mmm, pasta fresca with parmesan cheese here we come!

What's for dinner 3/11/09

We love mexican food, and if I can find a one dish recipe I am a happy camper, it is also a good way to use up the tortilla chip crumbs..here is a family favorite:

Mexican Casserole

oil for frying
3/4 pound cubed skinless, boneless chicken breast meat (or use 1 pound ground chuck-don't use oil for frying)
1/2 onion
1 garlic clove
3 tablespoons taco seasoning or 1 package taco seasoning mix
1 (15 oz) can black beans
1 (8.75 oz) can sweet corn, drain 1/2 can
1/2 cup salsa
1 cup shredded mexican style cheese
1 1/2 cups crushed plain tortilla chips

In a large skillet over medium heat, saute chicken, onion, and garlic in oil until cooked through and no longer pink inside. Add taco seasoning, beans, corn and salsa. Cover skillet and simmer over medium low heat for 10 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Transfer chicken mixture to a 9x13 inch baking dish, top with 1/2 of the cheese and crushed tortilla chips. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Add remaining 1/2 cup cheese and bake until cheese is melted and bubbly.

This just in!!!

Shopko Express in our area is doubling coupons from March 14-20th up to a $2 coupon, NO limits on how many coupons you can use!!

I have not stepped foot in this store in a few years, so I will head over there sometime today to check out their prices and products...very exciting though, maybe other stores will get the hint and start doubling too?!!?

(Thank you Linda!)

Pick N Save 3/11/09

Every Wednesday is double coupon day at Pick N Save (there are no other stores in our area that doubles coupons). I had my list done for the last day now, I was ready to go! I got to the store around 6:30 am (if you get there later in the day everything is cleaned off the shelves). There was a deal this week if you spend $25 in Proctor and Gamble selected products you get $5 off of your next order-a catalina should have printed with your receipt, then I was going to use that $5 toward my next transaction. I had 5 transactions planned out. NONE of them worked out the way I thought they would.

First, this store is so inconsistent with the way stuff rings up. You can only double 5 coupons and you have to spend $25 to get them doubled, that is $25 before all of the sales...example, the Iams cat food was on sale for $7.99, but when it is scanned through it rings up as the original price of $8.99. Then you give them your store card, that takes the sale off, they scan your coupons, etc...well some of their "sale" prices ring up as that price, not the original price...so I added everything up wrong at home because I didn't know the sale price would ring up.

Second, the $5 catalina was not printing, so thankfully my cashier was friendly and very patient! She would just hand me a $5 bill after I spent my $25 worth of P&G products.

Anyways, here is the list of everything I got I did pretty good but didn't get a lot of food items-we didn't really need much but I did put some stuff back because of the mess with the transactions I had more coupons and they would not be doubled, oh well I learned...

2 gallons milk
2 daisy sour cream
2 bags Iams cat food
2 charmin 9 roll toilet paper
3 pringles minis
6 febreeze air effects
6 febreeze candles
1 tide
5 smart water liters
1 hunts ketchup
a dozen eggs
1 mr. clean spray cleaner
1 package oscar meyer hot dogs
3 donuts

total coupons and sales tendered: $94.61

total oop: $28.72

making this a total savings of: 76.7% !!!

Monday, March 9, 2009

Aveeno printable

$2 off Aveeno (you can have it mailed here)

Target trip 3/9/09

I went to Target tonight to pick up some apple sauce and to use the Nature's Source cleaners coupons...I was delighted to find they had the Nature's Source on CLEARANCE for $2.23, after the Target $1 coupon and my $1 manufacturers coupon I paid $0.23!!!

So 4 of the cleaners at $0.23 each and 2 Motts apple sauce for $0.11 each, I am not complaining!!

With all of the things I got (and I am not going to list all of them because some are birthday gifts) I spent $17.50 and total coupons tendered $17.60

a total savings of 50%

Target Nature Source printable

If you have any of the $1 Nature Source cleaning product coupons pair it up with the Target printable and get $2 off!

CVS (again)

I stopped at CVS again (I wanted to take advantage of the granola bar deal again-buy any 3 GM cereal/cereal bars/nature valley granola bars/fiber one bars 3 for $10, get 5 extra bucks...of course they had 2 more bubble baths left on clearance for $0.59 so I thought I should grab those too!














2 vanilla bubble bath ($0.59 used 2-$1 CVS skincare RIB coupons)
6 boxes granola bars (used 6-$0.50 manufacturers coupons)
1 cvs soft cloths wipes ($0.99 used a $1 CVS skincare RIB coupon)
6 pack of CVS water (not pictured-used a $2 off of 6 pack coupon)

total coupons tendered: $30.13

total oop: $3.67 (I received $10 in extra care bucks, not added into this total)

making this a total savings of: 89% !!!

Sunday, March 8, 2009

What's for dinner 3/8/09

Tacos tonight! I have a great recipe for homemade taco seasoning, I love the fact that it doesnt have all those preservatives and sodium like the packaged ones...we use this all the time for recipes.

Taco Seasoning

1 tablespoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon black pepper

In a small bowl, mix all spices together. Store in an airtight container.

To use: Use 3 tablespoons for 1 pound of meat. Add 2/3 cup water and cook until water is absorbed.

Motts applesauce printable

Finally! There is a printable coupon for Motts applesauce/juice, I was trying to find one to match up with the Target Motts applesauce coupons!!!

Auntie Anne's pretzel sign up

get a coupon for an Auntie Anne's pretzel (the BEST!) and get monthly coupons

Quiznos sign up and get a free sammie!

Sign up and get a free sammie, and get a free cookie on your birthday!

CVS trip 3/8/09

CVS was pretty good but I was disappointed, apparently this store does not carry any Almay soap bars and someone cleaned out the Lumene skincare...so that messed up my transactions I was going to do, I spent way more than I planned, but if you add in the extra care bucks I received I didnt do that bad! I also found a bunch of Essence of Beauty whipped vanilla body sprays, bubble bath and lotion on clearance for $0.59!! I used one of the $1 CVS skin care RIB coupons per item and it took just fine!

I bought the following:














2 CVS detergent
6 Renuzit tri scents (on sale for $4.99-I had $4 coupons)
1 palmolive dish soap
6 CVS hand sanitizing wipes (5 pack found in trial section)
1-10 count CVS ibuprofen (had a free coupon)
2 Gold Emblem almonds (not pictured
2 fleece blankets (clearance for $1.25)
3 boxes of GM granola bars
4 Crest Pro Health
2 Colgate total whitening
4 Glade sprays
1 Tylenol Simply Sleep (this and the tylenol pm is where I had to really pay out-but Mark needed it!)
1 Tylenol PM
2 Essence of Beauty lotion
2 EOB bubble bath
4 EOB body spray

total sales and coupons tendered: $138.96

total oop: $31.55 (I received $21 in Extra Care Bucks-not added into this total)

making this a total savings of: 77.3% !!!!!!

Walgreens trip 3/8/09

Walgreens was great trip this morning! Everything was in stock, I was in and out of there in no time (and I didn't have to clean off the shelves to get what I wanted (I hate when people do that!)), but the cashier and I are good friends (I used to do her nails) and we were talking (which means I was not paying attention to the items she was ringing up), I am looking through my receipts and this total is not right, I don't think she took one of my $4 coupons, I will list everything as is though.

I got the following:














6 Garnier Fructis stylers
6 Garnier Fructis shampoo/conditioner
7 Glade Sense & Spray
6 Glade Lasting Impressions
1-20 oz Coke (not pictured)
1 Reeses pb cup (not pictured)

total coupons tendered: $180.24

total oop: $9.45

making this a total savings of: 94.8% !!!!!

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Free samples 3/7/09

Gain detergent

Metamucil-choose from 3 flavors

Parents Choice infant formula

Kotex pads

Printable coupons 3/7/09

$1 off of Lever2000-Vaseline

$1 off of Quaker Life Maple & Brown Sugar cereal (you can have it mailed here)

$1 off of 3 Hamburger Helper

Free Little Caesars Crazy Bread

When you purchase any hot n ready pizza and a pepsi beverage, expires 4/30/09, can print as many as you want!

Friday, March 6, 2009

Walgreens and CVS starting Sunday 3/8/09

Walgreens and CVS are going to be busy busy busy on Sunday!

I have the following planned out for Walgreens:

6 Garnier Fructis styler $2.99 (minus $2 coupon from the Easy Saver catalog, and minus $1 manufacturers coupon=FREE)

6 Garnier Fructis shampoo/conditioner $2.99 (same as above=FREE)

6 Glade Scented Oil Lasting Impressions $7.99 (minus $4 from ES and minus $4 manufactuers coup=FREE)

7 Glade Sense and Spray $7.99 (same as above=FREE)

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I have the following planned out for CVS:

Palmolive dish soap $1.49 ($1 Extra Care Buck-minus $0.25 manufacturers coup)

Colgate bogo free (minus 2-$1.50 and 2-$1 coups)

Crest Pro Health toothpaste $2.99 ($2 ECB-minus $1 and $1.50 manufacturers coups)

CVS detergent bogo free

Nature Valley granola bars 3/$10 ($5 ECB when you buy 3-minus 3-$0.60 manufacturers coups)

and some fillers i.e. free Gold Emblem nuts, free CVS skincare, free Almay soap bars, free Lumene skin care

Oh this is going to be a good shopping day!!!

Walgreens trip 3/6/09

I stopped at Walgreens tonight to get several more catalogs and decided to see if they had the Reach toothbrushes in (they didn't have them when I stopped last Sunday). I got the following:

4 Reach toothbrushes (used 4-$1 coupons)
3-20 oz Coke (1 printable bogo free, and 1 save $1 off and reeses wyb a 20 oz coke)
2 Reeses peanut butter cups
2 Colgate max fresh (2-$0.75 coupons)

total coupons tendered: $9.29

total oop: $8.10 (Plus I got $10 in register rewards!!)

making this a savings of: 53.4%

Noodles and Company

Sign up and get a special offer, plus a free dish on your birthday! I LOVE this place!

Today's printable coupons

$2 off any Seventh Generation baby product (I believe at Wal Mart with this coupon it would be free). When you sign up it also gives you the option to print coupons for their laundry product and cleaning product-it let me print two.

Purell hand sanitizer (you can have it mailed here) I found these in the trial size at Target for $0.99, with this coupon you can get two for free.

$0.50 off Viva paper towels

$1 off Rubbermaid

$1.50 off O.B. Tampons (you can have it mailed here)

$3 off Tums Dual Action

$1 off Boboli pizza crust (you can have it mailed here)

$0.60 off Jello pudding or gelatin

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Glade Carpet and Room Deoderizer Spray

$1.50 off of Glade carpet and room deoderizer spray (have it mailed here)

Free Tote Bag

Residents of OH and WI sign up for a free Red Gold tote bag offer expires March 15, 2009

It also gives you the option to print a coupon for $0.50 off of a can (or you can have it mailed here)

Free Warm Delights Minis

Sign up and get a free sample of Betty Crocker Warm Delights Minis

Dial body wash printable

for $1 off (also can be mailed here)

Kingsford coupon

It is almost that time of year again, grilling time! Time when the hubby makes dinner, woo hoo! This will come in handy since all we buy is the Kingsford charcoal.

Egg Beaters printable

For those of you like me who love Egg Beaters, here is a $1 off of 1 printable coupon-these are bricks so you can print two.

My Target trip 03/03/09

There were a few good deals this week (sale goes through Saturday), if you buy any 5 participating Keloggs products you get a $5 Target gift card. The Rice Krispies treats are on sale for for $2.50 a box, print 5 $0.50 coupons from here and get a $5 Target gift card (I usually do these transactions first then I can use my gift card towards the next transaction).

Also the Target brand Market Pantry has their soups on sale I have seen for $0.54, but I picked up 8 cans of cream of mushroom for $0.45 each can on clearance-print the coupon from the above link that is $0.50 off of two MP soups and you are getting the cans for $0.20 each (if you can find them on clearance!).

So my Target trip was this:

8 MP cream of mushroom
5 boxes Rice Krispies treats
2 trial size purell sanitizer
1 box Target brand fruit snacks
1 box Betty Crocker fruit snacks

total coupons tendered: $15.31

total oop: $11.68 (plus I have my $5 gift card)

making this a total savings of: 56.7%

Dinner Made Easy coupon booklet

Sign up for $10 in savings from Dinner Made Easy

$5 Mail in Rebate

Purchase any of these frozen items between 3/1/09 and 3/31/09 and get a $5 mail in rebate (MIR) (must be postmarked by 5/1/09 and received by 5/15/09)

*Duncan Hines oven ready
*Mrs. Paul's
*Hungry Man
*Van de Kamps
*Aunt Jemima
*Lender's Bagles

Dove deoderant@Walgreens

GREAT deal found at Walgreens this week they have-

Dove trial size deoderant $0.99, buy 8 get $10 in register rewards (RR). Apparently there is a coupon for $1.50 off of 2 (use 4 of these) figuring in the RR that is an $8.-- money maker!

This also works on the trial size bars, but if there are coupons you bet I will be using them!

What's for dinner?

Well, tonight actually it is leftovers. But it is soooo good! Thank you to my sister in law Elizabeth for giving me this recipe, I love simple, yummy, one dish dinners! I am sure we will be having this a lot since I have 3 bags of brown rice to use...

Chicken And Rice Casserole

1 can cream of chicken
1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup mayo
2 cups chopped cooked chicken (I used 1 large can of chicken)
10 oz. frozen broccoli
2 cups cooked rice
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
seasoned bread crumbs
1 tablespoon melted butter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Blend soup, milk, salt and mayo in a bowl. Combine chicken, broccoli and rice to soup mixture. Fold in half of the cheese. Spray a 9x13 inch pan with cooking spray. Spoon in chicken mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cheese, sprinkle bread crumbs, and drizzle with melted butter. Bake until top is golden brown, about 25 minutes.

Dove Hair Therapy System sample

Get your sample of Dove Therapy Sysem

Always sample

Always free sample it also includes a coupon

Quaker True Delights sample

Fill in your info and get a sample of Quaker True Delights

Dawn Plus Hand Renewal coupon

Sign up here and get a coupon for $1.50 on Dawn Plus Hand Renewal

Free frozen Kashi entree

Put your info in for a free frozen Kashi entree, valid until 03/15/09 or while supplies last

Arby's Roast Burger

If you go here sign up and print a coupon for a free Arby's Roast Burger. Mark had the bacon cheddar the other day and thought it was very good. All we had to pay for was a drink (of course I had to have a jamocha!). I could print out a couple of coupons.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Printable coupons

Here are some (in my opinion ;) ) good printable coupons

carefree (you can also have it mailed here)

campbells soup

the other white meat


clorox, buy 2 get 1 free (you can also have it mailed here)

dickinson witch hazel

fiber one bars

listerine
(you can also have it mailed here)

j&j body care product (buddy bars!) (you can also have it mailed here)

Free Dr. Pepper

If you haven't done it yet, get your free Dr. Pepper here

Huggies coupon

Not sure if you are able to print the $5 or $3 off huggies coupons but it is worth a shot here

I believe you can use these not only on diapers but wipes.

Coke/Reeses coupon

Of all places I found a bunch of coupons at the local Citgo gas station that say buy any 20 oz coke get $1.00 off of any reeses product. These should be a good filler for my Pick N Save trips on double coupon day since they double the whole amount, no adjusting here!

Or another option is to go to Walgreens with this coupon. Login to your Coke Rewards account (it is easy to sign up if you haven't already), enter code 100869373819 and you can print a coupon for buy one get one free Coke 20 oz (it is a Walgreens coupon-use the bogo coupon along with the reeses-2 sodas and a candy bar).

Not a bad start...

My first day of REALLY doing Pick N Save double coupons, and I think I did pretty good! I need to keep going at 6(ish) am every Wednesday-I actually had a good time! I am going to make a list of everything I bought to keep track of spending.

4-2 pound bags of Riceland brown rice
Luvs diapers
2 packages Gortons fish sticks
7 Renuzit sprays
8 Mac and cheese
4 Valveeta shells and cheese
3 boxes Quaker granola bars
3 pack energy saving light bulbs
2 boxes pop secret
4 tubes kids colgate toothpaste
1 franks red hot sauce
red onion
3 donuts (thought I would treat the family since I was saving lots!)

total coupons tendered: $94.40
total oop: $36.87

Making this a savings of 60.9%

not bad for the only store in our area that doubles coupons (and ONLY five of them!)