My husband and I ran a half-marathon on Saturday so I'd like to think that is a good excuse for being late on Friday Finals. 8-) Normally, I'd post a store-by-store breakdown but this week I'll just report my incredible savings at Kroger thanks to their Mega Event (which continues through this week!).
Last week, I spent a total of $47.37 on $434.60 worth of groceries at Kroger. We are incredibly well-stocked on Uncle Ben's rice, Betty Crocker fruit snacks for kid's lunches, deli meats and Propel waters. Also picked up fruits and veggies, several packages of turkey cutlets, other meats and other grocery items. I also have several boxes of pancake mix to donate to our nearest food bank.
In my most impressive stop, I spent $3.36 out of pocket for $110.43 worth of groceries - and came out with catalinas worth $6.50 off my next order! The woman behind me practically had to pick her jaw up off the floor when she saw how much I saved.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Grocery Store Deals - Week of 10/28
Harris Teeter is messing with us couponers minds! They were running a super doubles or triples event once a month and now nothing in a month. Oh well...Kroger is taking up the slack with this week with some incredible deals during the Mega 10 event. The normally silent weekly deals sticky on www.southernsavers.com (I swear I hear the sound of cricket everytime I click on it) has become abuzz. Here are links to deal lists/match-ups (click on the store name to pull up match-ups):
Kroger
Great finds to be had- find a coupon friendly Kroger and go nuts! There's some good coupon deals and Catalinas. My personal faves this week are Propels (moneymaker with .50/1 hangtag q's), Betty Crocker fruit snacks (get a $3.50 OYNO catalina when you buy 5 or more), Krusteaz pancake mix (17 cents after .50/1 insert q and get a $1 OYNO catalina for each 2 you buy) and free Uncle Ben's rice pouches after .50/1 insert q (plus you'll get a $1 OYNO catalina for each 6 you buy).
Harris Teeter
Not too much to report at HT this week. Good E-Vic special on Capri Suns and electronic coupon offer for Blue Bunny frozen novelty can be turned into a $1 moneymaker if you have the $2/1 coupon that appeared in some 8/02 Smart Source inserts.
Lowe's Foods
One word: blah.
Food Lion
Two words: double blah.
Kroger
Great finds to be had- find a coupon friendly Kroger and go nuts! There's some good coupon deals and Catalinas. My personal faves this week are Propels (moneymaker with .50/1 hangtag q's), Betty Crocker fruit snacks (get a $3.50 OYNO catalina when you buy 5 or more), Krusteaz pancake mix (17 cents after .50/1 insert q and get a $1 OYNO catalina for each 2 you buy) and free Uncle Ben's rice pouches after .50/1 insert q (plus you'll get a $1 OYNO catalina for each 6 you buy).
Harris Teeter
Not too much to report at HT this week. Good E-Vic special on Capri Suns and electronic coupon offer for Blue Bunny frozen novelty can be turned into a $1 moneymaker if you have the $2/1 coupon that appeared in some 8/02 Smart Source inserts.
Lowe's Foods
One word: blah.
Food Lion
Two words: double blah.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Coke Zero double points at Coke Rewards
Tomorrow you can earn double points at www.mycokerewards.com for your Coke Zero codes. We loooove this stuff so I'll be sure to input as many codes as I can to earn double points! We usually redeem these for FREE powerade coupons.
Baby Einstein Refund!
Thanks to my father-in-law, I learned of a Baby Einstein refund program as part of a class action suit against Disney. Apparently, they shouldn't have marketed these as "educational." File this under "duh!"
You can return up to 4 Baby Einstein videos per household and receive a $15 refund for each. You could also opt to exchange your product or get a 25% off coupon for a future purchase. Read all about it here.
You can return up to 4 Baby Einstein videos per household and receive a $15 refund for each. You could also opt to exchange your product or get a 25% off coupon for a future purchase. Read all about it here.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Burnout...
Alright coupon shoppers. I know I haven't posted grocery store deals or drugstore deals this past week and there's a good reason why- I'm suffering from coupon shopping burnout. Does this mean I've put a temporary stop on coupon/sale shopping? With our big family and their voracious appetite for all things fresh? Heck no. It just means I haven't had the energy to post deal match-ups or even little links to deal match-ups.
In my defense, there's not too much to post out there this week. Drugstore deals are rather blah and there's not too many loss leaders at the grocers this week. The one bright spot has been Kroger's Mega Event that began yesterday. I shopped there this morning and did very well. For local readers, I've decided to forego shopping at the Hwy 64 store altogether. They are just not very coupon friendly and it's difficult to really make the most of a buy 10 event when you're limited to using only 2 coupons per like item. Even more so, when they spend far too many minutes scrutinizing the few coupons you're able to use.
At the more coupon friendly High House location, I purchased the following items:
2 boxes of Betty Crocker Fruit Shapes
3 boxes of Betty Crocker Fruit by the Foot
Large bunch of bananas
2 -1/2 gallons of skim milk (this worked out to be slightly cheaper than buying a gallon)
2 Lean Cuisine meals
5 bottles of Propel
2 bags of Chex Mix (one chocolate, one cheddar)
1 four pack of Activia yogurt
4 six packs of Dannon Danimals yogurt smoothies
9 pouches of Uncle Ben's wild rice
1 Febreze Noticeables Starter Pack
1 four pack of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Cooking & Baking sticks
Total Value of Items Purchased: $87.52
Less Coupon & Sale Savings: -$77.51
Total Out of Pocket: $10.01
That's nearly a 90% savings! I also received a $3.50 OYNO Catalina for buying 5 or more BC Fruit Snacks and a $1.00 OYNO Catalina from Uncle Ben's.
Our kids go through fruit snacks for school lunches like crazy so I plan on rolling the $3.50 Catalinas to buy more boxes to stockpile.
In my defense, there's not too much to post out there this week. Drugstore deals are rather blah and there's not too many loss leaders at the grocers this week. The one bright spot has been Kroger's Mega Event that began yesterday. I shopped there this morning and did very well. For local readers, I've decided to forego shopping at the Hwy 64 store altogether. They are just not very coupon friendly and it's difficult to really make the most of a buy 10 event when you're limited to using only 2 coupons per like item. Even more so, when they spend far too many minutes scrutinizing the few coupons you're able to use.
At the more coupon friendly High House location, I purchased the following items:
2 boxes of Betty Crocker Fruit Shapes
3 boxes of Betty Crocker Fruit by the Foot
Large bunch of bananas
2 -1/2 gallons of skim milk (this worked out to be slightly cheaper than buying a gallon)
2 Lean Cuisine meals
5 bottles of Propel
2 bags of Chex Mix (one chocolate, one cheddar)
1 four pack of Activia yogurt
4 six packs of Dannon Danimals yogurt smoothies
9 pouches of Uncle Ben's wild rice
1 Febreze Noticeables Starter Pack
1 four pack of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Cooking & Baking sticks
Total Value of Items Purchased: $87.52
Less Coupon & Sale Savings: -$77.51
Total Out of Pocket: $10.01
That's nearly a 90% savings! I also received a $3.50 OYNO Catalina for buying 5 or more BC Fruit Snacks and a $1.00 OYNO Catalina from Uncle Ben's.
Our kids go through fruit snacks for school lunches like crazy so I plan on rolling the $3.50 Catalinas to buy more boxes to stockpile.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Great Day at CVS!
I normally don't post trip reports but I had such a good trip to CVS this morning, I just had to share!Here's what I got:
2 Two liters of Sunkist Soda
1 Fun Size Bag of Baby Ruth
1 Fun Size Bag of Nestle Crunch
1 Fun Size Bag of Snickers
1 Fun Size Bag of Reese's Fastbreak Bars
1 Fun Size Bag of Kit Kats
1 Fun Size Bag of Milky Way
1 Fun Size Bag of Hershey's Bars
1 Fun Size Bag of Payday
1 Glade Fragrance Collection Reed Diffuser - Currants & Acai Scent
Total spent out of pocket: $1.98
Earned $11.99 in ECBS
Used the following coupons and ECBS:
$5/$25 Flu Shot Quiz coupon
2 - B3 Bags of Candy, get 1 2 Liter Sunkist FREE (found these as hangtags on Sunkist products at Food Lion)
2 - $2/1 Nestle Candy printable
1- $1/2 Mars products insert q
1- B3G1 Hershey insert q
1- $3.50/1 Glade printable
$12 ECB
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Super Glade scented oil candle deal @ Target!
I just had to share this fabulous deal going on right now at Target:
Glade Holiday scented oil candles are on sale for $2.50 each. When you buy 5, you will also get a $5 Target Gift Card. There are some coupons out there that make this a spectacular moneymaker- even more so when you separate your purchases to qualify for the SC Johnson rebate that's out here (buy 3 SC Johnson products, get a $5 rebate- you can do this 3 times per household). NOTE: You cannot use the gift card issued during your transaction on that particular transaction. You'll have to hold it for your next transaction.
There are a few coupons out there for the scented oil candle holders. There are $1.50/1 that were found within candle tins earlier in the year. There's also a $1.50/1 coupon that appeared in the latest Good Housekeeping issue (Paula Deen is on the cover). There's also a $2/2 coupon within the Holiday tins themselves (please only remove these from candles you are buying!!!). I lucked into several $2/1 coupons I found in an SC Johnson product booklet that was in Lowe's Foods a month or so ago.
There's also a couple of FREE coupons out there for refills wyb the scented oil candle holders. You can find these right now as blinkies at Kroger, Publix, Food Lion. The SC Johnson booklet I found at Lowe's also included a coupon for a free refill wyb 2 refill packs. This is how I broke down the deal to get the absolute most bang for the buck...
Bought:
2 Scented Oil Candle Holders @ $2.50 each
3 Refill packs @ $2.50 each
Subtotal: $12.50
Used:
2- $2/1 candle holder coupons from SC Johnson Booklet (-$4)
2- B1G1 blinkies found at Kroger (-$5)
1- B2G1 coupon from SC Johnson booklet (-$2.50)
Total OOP (not including tax): $1.00
Received a $5 Target Gift Card
Can file for an additional $5 SC Johnson Rebate
This made this transaction a $9 moneymaker. I repeated it twice and will have made a total of $27 in Target gift cards and manufacturer rebates when all is said and done...and I have a whole lot of Apple Cinnamon candles to show for it!
Another perk on this deal... you'll qualify for a free holiday music download from Glade with any Holiday item purchased (credit goes to petergabrielfan of HCW for finding this add'l freebie!). Click here to get your download!
Glade Holiday scented oil candles are on sale for $2.50 each. When you buy 5, you will also get a $5 Target Gift Card. There are some coupons out there that make this a spectacular moneymaker- even more so when you separate your purchases to qualify for the SC Johnson rebate that's out here (buy 3 SC Johnson products, get a $5 rebate- you can do this 3 times per household). NOTE: You cannot use the gift card issued during your transaction on that particular transaction. You'll have to hold it for your next transaction.
There are a few coupons out there for the scented oil candle holders. There are $1.50/1 that were found within candle tins earlier in the year. There's also a $1.50/1 coupon that appeared in the latest Good Housekeeping issue (Paula Deen is on the cover). There's also a $2/2 coupon within the Holiday tins themselves (please only remove these from candles you are buying!!!). I lucked into several $2/1 coupons I found in an SC Johnson product booklet that was in Lowe's Foods a month or so ago.
There's also a couple of FREE coupons out there for refills wyb the scented oil candle holders. You can find these right now as blinkies at Kroger, Publix, Food Lion. The SC Johnson booklet I found at Lowe's also included a coupon for a free refill wyb 2 refill packs. This is how I broke down the deal to get the absolute most bang for the buck...
Bought:
2 Scented Oil Candle Holders @ $2.50 each
3 Refill packs @ $2.50 each
Subtotal: $12.50
Used:
2- $2/1 candle holder coupons from SC Johnson Booklet (-$4)
2- B1G1 blinkies found at Kroger (-$5)
1- B2G1 coupon from SC Johnson booklet (-$2.50)
Total OOP (not including tax): $1.00
Received a $5 Target Gift Card
Can file for an additional $5 SC Johnson Rebate
This made this transaction a $9 moneymaker. I repeated it twice and will have made a total of $27 in Target gift cards and manufacturer rebates when all is said and done...and I have a whole lot of Apple Cinnamon candles to show for it!
Another perk on this deal... you'll qualify for a free holiday music download from Glade with any Holiday item purchased (credit goes to petergabrielfan of HCW for finding this add'l freebie!). Click here to get your download!
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