not pictured: 2 each of mustard, detergent, Glad bags & juice and one Crystal Light- gave those to my grandparents.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Publix 6/30 pics!
Here's some pics of the shop today. Kel- just for you!! :)
not pictured: 2 each of mustard, detergent, Glad bags & juice and one Crystal Light- gave those to my grandparents.
not pictured: 2 each of mustard, detergent, Glad bags & juice and one Crystal Light- gave those to my grandparents.
Publix: 6/30/09
Final day of June, and coupons expiring! Which means a trip to Publix was required. Darn it. ;)
Unfortunately none of my favorite cashiers were working, so I got in a line with a new cashier. I mean, shiny new. As in- didn't know how to enter a competitor's q new. He was fine except he wasn't very careful and some of my q's must have stuck together b/c all of them didn't come off the final total. I didn't feel like dealing with it because my 7 month old was screaming his head off, so I will hang onto the receipts and take them with me next trip- if the good manager is there, I'll ask her if they can adjust it- it should be an additional $5 in my favor. Still good deals though!
Publix
10 Clorox Green Works dishwashing detergent ($1/1 flip, $2/1 mq= Free+)
14 French's Mustard ($.50/1 mq= free+)
3 sliced Sargento cheese ($1/1 mq and $.50/1 mq)
4 Glad snack bags ($1/1 mq, $1/1 flip= free+)
1 Knox gelatin ($4/1 mq= free+)
4 Crystal Light canisters ($2/1 mq= free)
3 Crystal Light Skin Essentials (Free wyb CL q= Free)
4 Tostitos Family size Tortilla chips ($.55/1 wyb salsa)
2 Tostitos salsa (free wyb 2 chips q)
8 Reach floss (4-$2/1 mq, 4-$1/1 mq & 8-$1/1 Pxq= free+)
1 Iams dog food ($2/1 mq)
3 cans black beans (no q's)
4 dozen eggs (free wyb 2 Kellogg's= Free)
8 Kellogg's cereal ($1/1 Food Lion q, $.75/1 mq)
6 Apple and Eve juice ($1/1 Pxq, $.50/1 mq= free+)
2 mini seedless watermelons (no q's- should have had a $2/5 flip, but it got missed)
1 bag dried black beans (no q's)
Total oop: $11.79 (if I get my $5 back, it will be oop: $6.79)
Total savings: $203.90 (plus my $5= $208.90) or 97%
oh, I also went to Wal-Mart to get two All-You magaines and 3 packs of Kotex (free)
Wal-Mart
3 Kotex pads
2 All You Magazine
Total oop: $4.36
Unfortunately none of my favorite cashiers were working, so I got in a line with a new cashier. I mean, shiny new. As in- didn't know how to enter a competitor's q new. He was fine except he wasn't very careful and some of my q's must have stuck together b/c all of them didn't come off the final total. I didn't feel like dealing with it because my 7 month old was screaming his head off, so I will hang onto the receipts and take them with me next trip- if the good manager is there, I'll ask her if they can adjust it- it should be an additional $5 in my favor. Still good deals though!
Publix
10 Clorox Green Works dishwashing detergent ($1/1 flip, $2/1 mq= Free+)
14 French's Mustard ($.50/1 mq= free+)
3 sliced Sargento cheese ($1/1 mq and $.50/1 mq)
4 Glad snack bags ($1/1 mq, $1/1 flip= free+)
1 Knox gelatin ($4/1 mq= free+)
4 Crystal Light canisters ($2/1 mq= free)
3 Crystal Light Skin Essentials (Free wyb CL q= Free)
4 Tostitos Family size Tortilla chips ($.55/1 wyb salsa)
2 Tostitos salsa (free wyb 2 chips q)
8 Reach floss (4-$2/1 mq, 4-$1/1 mq & 8-$1/1 Pxq= free+)
1 Iams dog food ($2/1 mq)
3 cans black beans (no q's)
4 dozen eggs (free wyb 2 Kellogg's= Free)
8 Kellogg's cereal ($1/1 Food Lion q, $.75/1 mq)
6 Apple and Eve juice ($1/1 Pxq, $.50/1 mq= free+)
2 mini seedless watermelons (no q's- should have had a $2/5 flip, but it got missed)
1 bag dried black beans (no q's)
Total oop: $11.79 (if I get my $5 back, it will be oop: $6.79)
Total savings: $203.90 (plus my $5= $208.90) or 97%
oh, I also went to Wal-Mart to get two All-You magaines and 3 packs of Kotex (free)
Wal-Mart
3 Kotex pads
2 All You Magazine
Total oop: $4.36
Our Atlanta trip
Doug had a family reunion in Georgia yesterday so we were down that way. I hinted that I'd like to stop by a few Publix stores to hunt for the elusive pet coupon book and the triathalon one. Plus...keep an eye out for any other good q's.
Boy. Am I glad I did! At the first Publix, the one near our friend's house, pet book was spotted...and snagged. :) They also had $3 off Publix pork wyb Kingsford Charcoal q's taped to the bags of charcoal. These look as though they were clipped from a flyer- so that was odd, but I snagged a few of those too. Also picked up a bunch of blinkies I had not previously seen.
Then the next day, we went to a different Publix to get a Sunday paper and some more yogurt. (free of course). I cruised the store and found more Kellogg's coupon peelies for $.75/1 (woohoo!! We don't get kellogg coupons in this area!) and also...the elusive "free eggs wyb 2 Kellogg's cereals". YAY! Stacked with my Kellogg q and the Food Lion Kellogg q I have- both expiring tomorrow, I will get two boxes of cereal and a dozen eggs for $.24
THEN hit up another Publix this morning on our way home and hit the tearpad motherload! AND!! I found a bunch of the Corona summer books with the Haas Avocado q's! Holy avocado! I need those so bad!! I was doing the happy dance all the way out to the car. I also found a ton of tearpad and blinkies.
for the record- I did not take all of any of the tearpad or peelies. I hate it when people do that.
Finally, a trip to Super Target to get some cheap corn! We don't have a Super Target anywhere near us and when I saw the ad, I had to stop in the one we passed.
Target
20 ears of corn
Total oop: $2.02
(gotta LOVE that 2% food tax!! I am SO jealous!)
Boy. Am I glad I did! At the first Publix, the one near our friend's house, pet book was spotted...and snagged. :) They also had $3 off Publix pork wyb Kingsford Charcoal q's taped to the bags of charcoal. These look as though they were clipped from a flyer- so that was odd, but I snagged a few of those too. Also picked up a bunch of blinkies I had not previously seen.
Then the next day, we went to a different Publix to get a Sunday paper and some more yogurt. (free of course). I cruised the store and found more Kellogg's coupon peelies for $.75/1 (woohoo!! We don't get kellogg coupons in this area!) and also...the elusive "free eggs wyb 2 Kellogg's cereals". YAY! Stacked with my Kellogg q and the Food Lion Kellogg q I have- both expiring tomorrow, I will get two boxes of cereal and a dozen eggs for $.24
THEN hit up another Publix this morning on our way home and hit the tearpad motherload! AND!! I found a bunch of the Corona summer books with the Haas Avocado q's! Holy avocado! I need those so bad!! I was doing the happy dance all the way out to the car. I also found a ton of tearpad and blinkies.
for the record- I did not take all of any of the tearpad or peelies. I hate it when people do that.
Finally, a trip to Super Target to get some cheap corn! We don't have a Super Target anywhere near us and when I saw the ad, I had to stop in the one we passed.
Target
20 ears of corn
Total oop: $2.02
(gotta LOVE that 2% food tax!! I am SO jealous!)
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Giving my friend a heart attack
We are in Georgia this weekend for Doug's family reunion and so of course I had to go to Publix. Luckily, she needed some groceries, so it wasn't too much to ask to go to one. LOL. I was basically looking for flyers, since I didn't bring any q's with me. . . and as I walked in- a huge display of the summertime savinss books- so I grabbed some more. Then we rounded the corner, and there was a display of the pet spiral-bound books. I gasped. Actually gasped. LOL! My friend who was with me jumped and put her hand on her chest, saying, WHAT? I said, the elusive pet coupon book!
Hahaha!
She has cats, so she was appreciative that I grabbed her some too. (she is not a couponer. Not even a shopper. she goes in, gets a few things, and is done with it).
This pet book is pretty exciting since it is all Publix coupons. I anticipate some stacking options in the future since there are some mq's out for a lot of this stuff.
I also got two packs of Danonino for Natalya for tax only, using the coupon from the summertime savings book. (and tax here is so much cheaper!)
Hahaha!
She has cats, so she was appreciative that I grabbed her some too. (she is not a couponer. Not even a shopper. she goes in, gets a few things, and is done with it).
This pet book is pretty exciting since it is all Publix coupons. I anticipate some stacking options in the future since there are some mq's out for a lot of this stuff.
I also got two packs of Danonino for Natalya for tax only, using the coupon from the summertime savings book. (and tax here is so much cheaper!)
Friday, June 26, 2009
Publix, HT and CVS 6/26/09
First, a run by CVS to see if SoyJoys were in. They were. Got a few.
CVS
3 2 liter Mt.Dew
1 Tide 100oz
2 Tylenol Arthritis
1 Thermacare neck
32 Soyjoy bars
1 water (daughter was thirsty)
Total oop: $19.99
Total savings: $62.03 (I probably could have done this for less oop, but I had two kids and a grandmother in the car)
Total ecb's left: $15 <-- I will probably use these on dog food with my raincheck
Then to Harris Teeter. I do NOT understand their system. So they're supposed to be doubling up to $1.98. I used 7 $1.50 coupons and 4 $1 coupons, all the $1 mq's duobled, but only 4 of the $1.50q's doubled. I just noticed. They owe me $4.50! No wonder I felt like my oop was REALLY high!! Guess I'll be going by there on the way home from GA on Monday.
Publix
My fave. Did awesome. Decided to hang onto my charcoal and morningstar rainchecks and do those deals in a few weeks to use the overage on natalya's birthday cake. :) Then they didn't have some things, and I decided not to get other things, so a lot of my trip was on-the-fly addition. I came out pretty good. I had to throw a candy bar on my second order b/c I was in the negative. oops. Saw my favorite cashier (Hi T-Leigh!) and met Kel's favorite. (We even talked about you :) She asked me if "you teach coupon classes too" lol. I needed an override for my # of q's and she came over to input it, then when we were leaving, N asked for a balloon, so she filled one for her and she was talking about Sydney and how you get great deals, etc.) I said yep, we sort of met doing this coupon thing. ;)
Oh- AND When I walked in the door I was doing a serious happy dance!! They had a brand new display of the Summertime Savings booklets, another for the Weigh In booklets and the Keith Urban Fire up the Grill display was restocked! WOOOOHOOO!!! Doug will be thrilled that I won't make him stop at every Publix we pass in GA to find these now. :D
and..the deals:
12 Hefty Fresh Extend bags
2 bunches bananas
4 mangoes
4 Sundown Vitamins
2 Iams dog food
3 ears corn
1 bag potatoes
1 bag carrots
1/4 watermelon
2 Post Trail Mix
2 Frosted Flakes
2 Apple Jacks
16 Kraft bbq sauce
4 loaves Pepperidge Farm bread
4 Glad cling wrap
1 Snickers dark bar
2 Bounty single
2 Kotex pantiliners
8 cans Pedigree dog food
4 jars Mt Olive pickles
6 Family size Lipton Tea Bags
3 Degree Ion
1 8th Cont. Soy MIlk
5 French's Mustard
5 12-packs Mt Dew
Total oop: $14.81
Total Savings: $204.36 (93%)
oh and I stopped in Wags for some Ensure for my grandfather. It's a pretty good deal, and that particular Wags has them for 7.49 instead of 7.99.
I can't put my fingers on the receipts, but I got 3 Ensures and a roll of Scotch tape, a two-pack of erasers and a keychain sharpie marker for about $10. (with $3rr's back) Pretty decent for the Ensure, which my grandmother normally pays full retail for at $8 apiece.
CVS
3 2 liter Mt.Dew
1 Tide 100oz
2 Tylenol Arthritis
1 Thermacare neck
32 Soyjoy bars
1 water (daughter was thirsty)
Total oop: $19.99
Total savings: $62.03 (I probably could have done this for less oop, but I had two kids and a grandmother in the car)
Total ecb's left: $15 <-- I will probably use these on dog food with my raincheck
Then to Harris Teeter. I do NOT understand their system. So they're supposed to be doubling up to $1.98. I used 7 $1.50 coupons and 4 $1 coupons, all the $1 mq's duobled, but only 4 of the $1.50q's doubled. I just noticed. They owe me $4.50! No wonder I felt like my oop was REALLY high!! Guess I'll be going by there on the way home from GA on Monday.
Publix
My fave. Did awesome. Decided to hang onto my charcoal and morningstar rainchecks and do those deals in a few weeks to use the overage on natalya's birthday cake. :) Then they didn't have some things, and I decided not to get other things, so a lot of my trip was on-the-fly addition. I came out pretty good. I had to throw a candy bar on my second order b/c I was in the negative. oops. Saw my favorite cashier (Hi T-Leigh!) and met Kel's favorite. (We even talked about you :) She asked me if "you teach coupon classes too" lol. I needed an override for my # of q's and she came over to input it, then when we were leaving, N asked for a balloon, so she filled one for her and she was talking about Sydney and how you get great deals, etc.) I said yep, we sort of met doing this coupon thing. ;)
Oh- AND When I walked in the door I was doing a serious happy dance!! They had a brand new display of the Summertime Savings booklets, another for the Weigh In booklets and the Keith Urban Fire up the Grill display was restocked! WOOOOHOOO!!! Doug will be thrilled that I won't make him stop at every Publix we pass in GA to find these now. :D
and..the deals:
12 Hefty Fresh Extend bags
2 bunches bananas
4 mangoes
4 Sundown Vitamins
2 Iams dog food
3 ears corn
1 bag potatoes
1 bag carrots
1/4 watermelon
2 Post Trail Mix
2 Frosted Flakes
2 Apple Jacks
16 Kraft bbq sauce
4 loaves Pepperidge Farm bread
4 Glad cling wrap
1 Snickers dark bar
2 Bounty single
2 Kotex pantiliners
8 cans Pedigree dog food
4 jars Mt Olive pickles
6 Family size Lipton Tea Bags
3 Degree Ion
1 8th Cont. Soy MIlk
5 French's Mustard
5 12-packs Mt Dew
Total oop: $14.81
Total Savings: $204.36 (93%)
oh and I stopped in Wags for some Ensure for my grandfather. It's a pretty good deal, and that particular Wags has them for 7.49 instead of 7.99.
I can't put my fingers on the receipts, but I got 3 Ensures and a roll of Scotch tape, a two-pack of erasers and a keychain sharpie marker for about $10. (with $3rr's back) Pretty decent for the Ensure, which my grandmother normally pays full retail for at $8 apiece.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Walgreens and Rite Aid
Went to Walgreens and Rite Aid today...twice each. LOL.
Trip one to Walgreens
10 boxes Oreo/Nilla Cakesters
4 Aquafresh
9 John Freida Shampoo/Conditioner
13 photos (individually packaged @ $.19/ea)
5 trial size Baby Powder
Total oop: $20.63
Total savings: $105.57 (80%)
Trip one to Rite Aid
(I just realized the Toothpaste rang up $3.79 instead of $2.69 so I need to go back and have that corrected) No, we don't need a wart remover, but it was free after rebate, and I wanted to get over $25 so I could use a $5/$25 coupon.
1 Skin Clinic Wart Remover
1 Crest Toothpaste
1 Renuzit Odor Neutralizer
1 Ace bandage
1 Suave deodorant
Total oop: $23.09 (should have been approx. 21.89 if toothpaste had rang up correctly)
Total savings: $6.75
Rebates to get back: $22.17
Total oop after rebates (and refund on toothpaste): -$.28
Trip two to Walgreens
2 20oz Mountain Dew
2 travel bag Doritos
3 John Freida Shampoo/Conditioner
1 trial size Baby Powder
Total oop: $4.19
Total savings: $25.34 (83%)
Trip two to Rite Aid
(this was a necessity trip, I needed some wet dog food to mix the dog's medicine in and when I was at Rite Aid earlier, I saw some Chef Michael's that were bogo with a coupon on them for a free can. Instead of buying one can for $1.29 at Wags, I will get three for the same price.)
2 2-packs Chef Michael's canned food
3 Starbucks bottled frapucchinos
Total oop: $4.46
Total savings: $3.00 (so not great, but I needed the dog food and I will get two more free cans with the coupons off the packages)
$7 rr's leftover for Wags. I am going to be getting some Ensure when I get the coupons I ordered, so I'll use these rr's toward that.
Trip one to Walgreens
10 boxes Oreo/Nilla Cakesters
4 Aquafresh
9 John Freida Shampoo/Conditioner
13 photos (individually packaged @ $.19/ea)
5 trial size Baby Powder
Total oop: $20.63
Total savings: $105.57 (80%)
Trip one to Rite Aid
(I just realized the Toothpaste rang up $3.79 instead of $2.69 so I need to go back and have that corrected) No, we don't need a wart remover, but it was free after rebate, and I wanted to get over $25 so I could use a $5/$25 coupon.
1 Skin Clinic Wart Remover
1 Crest Toothpaste
1 Renuzit Odor Neutralizer
1 Ace bandage
1 Suave deodorant
Total oop: $23.09 (should have been approx. 21.89 if toothpaste had rang up correctly)
Total savings: $6.75
Rebates to get back: $22.17
Total oop after rebates (and refund on toothpaste): -$.28
Trip two to Walgreens
2 20oz Mountain Dew
2 travel bag Doritos
3 John Freida Shampoo/Conditioner
1 trial size Baby Powder
Total oop: $4.19
Total savings: $25.34 (83%)
Trip two to Rite Aid
(this was a necessity trip, I needed some wet dog food to mix the dog's medicine in and when I was at Rite Aid earlier, I saw some Chef Michael's that were bogo with a coupon on them for a free can. Instead of buying one can for $1.29 at Wags, I will get three for the same price.)
2 2-packs Chef Michael's canned food
3 Starbucks bottled frapucchinos
Total oop: $4.46
Total savings: $3.00 (so not great, but I needed the dog food and I will get two more free cans with the coupons off the packages)
$7 rr's leftover for Wags. I am going to be getting some Ensure when I get the coupons I ordered, so I'll use these rr's toward that.
A fun side of couponing
The BEST part of couponing is that you save LOTS of money.
A fun side to couponing is trying products you normally would not try because they are free, insanely cheap, or you make money to buy them. :)
Here are a few things I have tried over the last few months I would not have if it weren't for couponing:
Starbucks Ice Cream
Coffee. Starbucks. Caramel. Need I say more?
Philadelphia Spinach and Artichoke Cream Cheese
Oh Man. So delicious. And so full of FAT!! (I had to make Doug take it away from me!!)
Glade Sense 'n Spray
This is a great product- I love the way you will forget it's there and suddenly as you walk by, you hear the little spritz of scent in the air and smell a burst of fragrance. I have terrible allergies and migraines- my migraines are triggered by strong smells so I can't have those strong plug-in things. These are perfect.
A fun side to couponing is trying products you normally would not try because they are free, insanely cheap, or you make money to buy them. :)
Here are a few things I have tried over the last few months I would not have if it weren't for couponing:
Starbucks Ice Cream
Coffee. Starbucks. Caramel. Need I say more?
Philadelphia Spinach and Artichoke Cream Cheese
Oh Man. So delicious. And so full of FAT!! (I had to make Doug take it away from me!!)
Glade Sense 'n Spray
This is a great product- I love the way you will forget it's there and suddenly as you walk by, you hear the little spritz of scent in the air and smell a burst of fragrance. I have terrible allergies and migraines- my migraines are triggered by strong smells so I can't have those strong plug-in things. These are perfect.
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