Lucked into a very good deal at SuperTarget recently- they put their 93% lean ground beef patties on temporary price cut for a day this past week. One pound (4 patties) were marked down to $2.19 to get them off the shelves. With the $2 off beef Yellowtail wt's, I ended up getting several packs for 19 cents each!
Last night, I made cheeseburgers, brown & wild rice, sweet peas and steamed asparagus for dinner feeding four for a total cost of about $2.25- the brown & wild rice was a freebie at Kroger after coupon, the sweet peas were a freebie after coupon from HT, the ground beef was 19 cents and the asparagus was $1.99 this week at Super Target. It's amazing what you can make with so little if you time your purchases right with sales & coupons and STOCKPILE.
Some good deals to be found this week- you can get all the match-ups from www.southernsavers.com and see Lowe's Foods list on www.hotcouponworld.com. My personal favorites are FREE Sobe Lifewaters at HT if you have any .50/1 tearpad/hangtag q's, cheap Breyer's Ice Cream with an insert q at Harris Teeter, All Laundry Detergent for 99 cents after insert coupon at Food Lion and a great potential moneymaker with McCormick spices at Lowe's. There's not much going on at Kroger this week unfortunately..hopefull they're be another great mega event after the holidays.
You can find prime rib roast on sale just about everywhere this week for $6.99/lb. I picked up a 4 lb roast at Harris Teeter for just over $11 after using a $3 off winetag coupon, a $5 Walgreen's Register Reward, a $5/40 store coupon (I did buy other items in this transaction to qualify) and submission of a $4 Mail-in-Rebate for prime rib that I've been holding on to for just the right time. Considering this roast would normally cost over $40, this is a bargain. I'm just hoping I can cook it right!
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Friday, December 4, 2009
Great day at Kroger!
Haven't posted a trip report in a while, but this one was definitely post (and brag) worthy...
Bought:
3 dozen Egglands Best eggs
5 bottles of Powerade Zero
3 1.75 qts of Breyer's Ice Cream
2 packs of chicken nuggets for the kiddos
6 Healthy Choice Frozen meals
Used:
$3 off $15 frozen foods Kroger Catalina
B1G1 eggs printable
3- .75/1 Breyer's insert qs
6- $2/1 Healthy choice ip's
5 FREE powerades earned from Coke Rewards program
Paid a grand total of $2.95- a savings of 95%!
Made other stops to Lowe's & Harris Teeter today that are less brag-worthy but good for our family - stocked up on gallons of water & apple sauce at HT and boneless/skinless chicken at Lowe's.
Be on the lookout for winetags at all grocers this weekend- particularly those from Yellowtail wines. They currently have $2 off beef and $2 off cheese winetags out.
Bought:
3 dozen Egglands Best eggs
5 bottles of Powerade Zero
3 1.75 qts of Breyer's Ice Cream
2 packs of chicken nuggets for the kiddos
6 Healthy Choice Frozen meals
Used:
$3 off $15 frozen foods Kroger Catalina
B1G1 eggs printable
3- .75/1 Breyer's insert qs
6- $2/1 Healthy choice ip's
5 FREE powerades earned from Coke Rewards program
Paid a grand total of $2.95- a savings of 95%!
Made other stops to Lowe's & Harris Teeter today that are less brag-worthy but good for our family - stocked up on gallons of water & apple sauce at HT and boneless/skinless chicken at Lowe's.
Be on the lookout for winetags at all grocers this weekend- particularly those from Yellowtail wines. They currently have $2 off beef and $2 off cheese winetags out.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Tales from Black Friday & Weekly Round-up!
I didn't do a drugstore deals this past week because in my humble opinion there really wasn't much to write about unfortunately.
Our family had a wonderful Thanksgiving together and both Jon & I experienced the horror/wonder/craziness of a Black Friday morning spent shopping! We went to bed around 11 on Thanksgiving night after I combed through deals to find those worth waking up early for- I wound up tossing & turning & strategizing til before I knew it our alarm was sounding off at 2:30 am. Why so early? Because I thought I could get our kiddos a free Lego Rock Band game if I made it to Old Navy by their opening time of 3 AM.
Of course, when I got there I discovered they only had 20 of these available and you had to be the first 20 in line (identified by a wristband they gave out). I still wound up spending $20 on some cute shirts for the girls and then off I went to SuperTarget for the TV hubby and I had been eyeing - a nifty 32" HDTV number and a Casio keyboard for the kiddos. When I got there, there were about 20 or so folks ahead of me in line. It was chilly so I was thanking my lucky stars Jon handed me a knit cap before leaving. I chatted up with the woman in front of me and the woman behind me who had come with her Dad. Both were there primarily for the TV- the woman ahead of me had been told by a cashier the day before Thanksgiving that they would have 44 of these in stock. Given the number of folks ahead of us, we felt confident we would all get what we came for!
This was before the line ahead of us grew from about 20 to what seemed like 50...even though there were grocery carts strategically placed in front of the store, people came ahead of us joining other folks they knew in line. Suddenly, odds weren't looking so good. When a security guard handed out maps at 4:30, we huddled together and strategized about the best route to take to get to the TVs which were located, oddly enough, in the menswear section. As the clock ticked ever closer to 5 am opening, I began jumping up and down to keep warm, another woman pretended to be warming up boxer style while another man in line started loudly humming the theme to Chariots of Fire. It was all quite comical.
Throwing all shame to the wind, I went in a full-out sprint as soon as I got inside the store. I left very happy - successfully getting all 5 items I came in for. While I was waiting in line in the wee small hours of the morning, Jon was buying a few other items off our wishlist online. When I got back home, he then went out to do shopping at Office Max, Lowe's, Home Depot and Ace. He was particularly thrilled with a cute playtent he found for Stella and quickly assembled it and began playing with her in it that morning.
My proudest find of Black Friday: a Garmin Nuvi GPS for $37 after a $25 off $75 discount card and using my $27 worth of Office Max rewards. How'd you do on Black Friday? Did you brave the crowds?
And now on to Weekly grocery deals...
Food Lion
Food Lion is having a three day sale on Huggies that will be a great deal after coupons. You can also score a 3 lb. box of Clementines (yum!) for $2.49 after store coupon. Read all about it here on southernsavers' match-ups page.
Harris Teeter
Alas, no super doubles or triples yet again! But still some good finds on boneless/skinless chicken, berries, water and bread (Nature's Pride is 24 cents a loaf after internet q!). If you're an E-Vic member, you may also score a free box of brown rice (check your registered VIC email for details). Read all about the deals here on southernsavers' match-ups page.
Kroger
Big deal this week is a one day sale TOMORROW that means 50% off on Kellogg's cereal, bars, Keebler or Sunshine cookies or crackers and Kashi cereal. With coupons this can mean BIG savings on these items. If you still have any $2/1 Healthy Choice printables from their website, you can get these frozen meals for free or 20 cents each depending on your region. Other freebies include Tony's Pizza, Annie's pasta & cheese and Pillsbury crescent rolls. Click here for all the juicy details on southernsavers' match-ups page.
Lowe's Foods
More cheap boneless/skinless chicken breast to be had here- $1.49/lb! You can also get 80% ground beef for this price - not lean enough for our taste, but still a great deal if you're not picky about the fat percentages of your beef. Various other deals to be had- including dirt cheap Kellogg's Rice Krispies if you have the internet coupon from there site. Click here for HCW's match-ups thread. I haven't yet figured out who has the truly better deal on chicken between HT and Lowe's- HT is offering B1G2 free on the chicken. I'll try to determine this and post later.
On another couponing note, there are PLENTY of us hardcore couponers out there as I was reminded this morning when trying to print a B1G1 egg coupon from www.thegoodeggproject.org. These ran out QUICK.
Hope you all had a fantastic holiday! I'm already thinking New Years resolutions- one of mine will be to strictly track spending and saving throughout all of 2010!
Our family had a wonderful Thanksgiving together and both Jon & I experienced the horror/wonder/craziness of a Black Friday morning spent shopping! We went to bed around 11 on Thanksgiving night after I combed through deals to find those worth waking up early for- I wound up tossing & turning & strategizing til before I knew it our alarm was sounding off at 2:30 am. Why so early? Because I thought I could get our kiddos a free Lego Rock Band game if I made it to Old Navy by their opening time of 3 AM.
Of course, when I got there I discovered they only had 20 of these available and you had to be the first 20 in line (identified by a wristband they gave out). I still wound up spending $20 on some cute shirts for the girls and then off I went to SuperTarget for the TV hubby and I had been eyeing - a nifty 32" HDTV number and a Casio keyboard for the kiddos. When I got there, there were about 20 or so folks ahead of me in line. It was chilly so I was thanking my lucky stars Jon handed me a knit cap before leaving. I chatted up with the woman in front of me and the woman behind me who had come with her Dad. Both were there primarily for the TV- the woman ahead of me had been told by a cashier the day before Thanksgiving that they would have 44 of these in stock. Given the number of folks ahead of us, we felt confident we would all get what we came for!
This was before the line ahead of us grew from about 20 to what seemed like 50...even though there were grocery carts strategically placed in front of the store, people came ahead of us joining other folks they knew in line. Suddenly, odds weren't looking so good. When a security guard handed out maps at 4:30, we huddled together and strategized about the best route to take to get to the TVs which were located, oddly enough, in the menswear section. As the clock ticked ever closer to 5 am opening, I began jumping up and down to keep warm, another woman pretended to be warming up boxer style while another man in line started loudly humming the theme to Chariots of Fire. It was all quite comical.
Throwing all shame to the wind, I went in a full-out sprint as soon as I got inside the store. I left very happy - successfully getting all 5 items I came in for. While I was waiting in line in the wee small hours of the morning, Jon was buying a few other items off our wishlist online. When I got back home, he then went out to do shopping at Office Max, Lowe's, Home Depot and Ace. He was particularly thrilled with a cute playtent he found for Stella and quickly assembled it and began playing with her in it that morning.
My proudest find of Black Friday: a Garmin Nuvi GPS for $37 after a $25 off $75 discount card and using my $27 worth of Office Max rewards. How'd you do on Black Friday? Did you brave the crowds?
And now on to Weekly grocery deals...
Food Lion
Food Lion is having a three day sale on Huggies that will be a great deal after coupons. You can also score a 3 lb. box of Clementines (yum!) for $2.49 after store coupon. Read all about it here on southernsavers' match-ups page.
Harris Teeter
Alas, no super doubles or triples yet again! But still some good finds on boneless/skinless chicken, berries, water and bread (Nature's Pride is 24 cents a loaf after internet q!). If you're an E-Vic member, you may also score a free box of brown rice (check your registered VIC email for details). Read all about the deals here on southernsavers' match-ups page.
Kroger
Big deal this week is a one day sale TOMORROW that means 50% off on Kellogg's cereal, bars, Keebler or Sunshine cookies or crackers and Kashi cereal. With coupons this can mean BIG savings on these items. If you still have any $2/1 Healthy Choice printables from their website, you can get these frozen meals for free or 20 cents each depending on your region. Other freebies include Tony's Pizza, Annie's pasta & cheese and Pillsbury crescent rolls. Click here for all the juicy details on southernsavers' match-ups page.
Lowe's Foods
More cheap boneless/skinless chicken breast to be had here- $1.49/lb! You can also get 80% ground beef for this price - not lean enough for our taste, but still a great deal if you're not picky about the fat percentages of your beef. Various other deals to be had- including dirt cheap Kellogg's Rice Krispies if you have the internet coupon from there site. Click here for HCW's match-ups thread. I haven't yet figured out who has the truly better deal on chicken between HT and Lowe's- HT is offering B1G2 free on the chicken. I'll try to determine this and post later.
On another couponing note, there are PLENTY of us hardcore couponers out there as I was reminded this morning when trying to print a B1G1 egg coupon from www.thegoodeggproject.org. These ran out QUICK.
Hope you all had a fantastic holiday! I'm already thinking New Years resolutions- one of mine will be to strictly track spending and saving throughout all of 2010!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Scenes from a Mall
Thanks to our requisite thriftiness, I don't think I've set foot in a shopping mall in well over a year. Armed with a handy dandy e-mail coupon from New York & Company and a need for better fitting jeans (I've become quite the droopy drawered lady since rediscovering running!), off I went to the nearest mall. It didn't take too long for me to remember exactly what I loved and loathed about the mall shopping experience.
Loves:
Bright shiny things!
Overflowing holiday decor!
The aroma of freshly baked goodies from vendors such as Cinnabon etc.!
The promise of change via new clothing, goodies and things things things- oh the lure of rampant consumerism gone amuk!
Loathes:
The annoying nail product kiosk vendor ladies with their coy smiles and all too shiny hair
The large price tags
The rampant consumerism gone amuk
I had complete amnesia over the tactics of desperate seasonal vendors and thus instinctively turned back to the aforementioned annoying nail product kiosk vendor lady when she asked, "Can I ask you a question?" after I had clearly made the not interested hand waving gesture when she first tried to make direct eye contact. When a polite person hears the "can I ask you a question" question posed, they think the individual asking needs help of some sort...directions perhaps or the time. But, of course, the nail product saleslady did not need directions or the time or any other sort of help other than that of buying her product. The question was ... "do you keep your nails natural?"
I just shook my head and kept walking. Off I was to get my new jeans. The nail lady did not need to know that I kept my nails natural. When you keep your nails truly natural, you don't need to spend $20 or $30 on a nail product. Ugh.
After arriving at New York & Co, I was shell-shocked at the price tags. I hadn't shopped there in awhile. The last visits were several years ago- I had lost over 80 pounds and, giddy at the promise of normal sized clothing, I went a little clothes shopping crazy. Over the course of several shopping trips, I spent a total amount that would bring my current self to a fainting spell followed by hyperventilation.
Thankfully, they had a Buy One Get One Half off deal on jeans that made the amount, coupled with my coupon, much easier to swallow but still a treat given the amount we normally spend on thrift store, rock bottom clearance & garage sale clothing store prices. Given my shrinking size and the difficulty in finding really good looking/good fitting jeans on clearance and thrift store racks, hubby and I decided the treat was well deserved and well needed.
I picked two pairs of jeans out, brought them to the register and was immediately asked about opening a store credit card. When I said "no thank you," I then received a big spiel about how I'd get an additional 20% off. I politely declined again. After the total came up, the cashier then asked me if I'd like to donate to St. Jude's. I said "no thank you" and he then asked "not even a dollar?" Is it just me or does this strike anyone else as over-the-top rude? Maybe I'm being overly sensitive. We donate lots of food and clothing to local charities. We also donate to various causes when friends participate in athletic events on a charity's behalf.
I don't think I'll be doing any mall shopping for awhile.
Loves:
Bright shiny things!
Overflowing holiday decor!
The aroma of freshly baked goodies from vendors such as Cinnabon etc.!
The promise of change via new clothing, goodies and things things things- oh the lure of rampant consumerism gone amuk!
Loathes:
The annoying nail product kiosk vendor ladies with their coy smiles and all too shiny hair
The large price tags
The rampant consumerism gone amuk
I had complete amnesia over the tactics of desperate seasonal vendors and thus instinctively turned back to the aforementioned annoying nail product kiosk vendor lady when she asked, "Can I ask you a question?" after I had clearly made the not interested hand waving gesture when she first tried to make direct eye contact. When a polite person hears the "can I ask you a question" question posed, they think the individual asking needs help of some sort...directions perhaps or the time. But, of course, the nail product saleslady did not need directions or the time or any other sort of help other than that of buying her product. The question was ... "do you keep your nails natural?"
I just shook my head and kept walking. Off I was to get my new jeans. The nail lady did not need to know that I kept my nails natural. When you keep your nails truly natural, you don't need to spend $20 or $30 on a nail product. Ugh.
After arriving at New York & Co, I was shell-shocked at the price tags. I hadn't shopped there in awhile. The last visits were several years ago- I had lost over 80 pounds and, giddy at the promise of normal sized clothing, I went a little clothes shopping crazy. Over the course of several shopping trips, I spent a total amount that would bring my current self to a fainting spell followed by hyperventilation.
Thankfully, they had a Buy One Get One Half off deal on jeans that made the amount, coupled with my coupon, much easier to swallow but still a treat given the amount we normally spend on thrift store, rock bottom clearance & garage sale clothing store prices. Given my shrinking size and the difficulty in finding really good looking/good fitting jeans on clearance and thrift store racks, hubby and I decided the treat was well deserved and well needed.
I picked two pairs of jeans out, brought them to the register and was immediately asked about opening a store credit card. When I said "no thank you," I then received a big spiel about how I'd get an additional 20% off. I politely declined again. After the total came up, the cashier then asked me if I'd like to donate to St. Jude's. I said "no thank you" and he then asked "not even a dollar?" Is it just me or does this strike anyone else as over-the-top rude? Maybe I'm being overly sensitive. We donate lots of food and clothing to local charities. We also donate to various causes when friends participate in athletic events on a charity's behalf.
I don't think I'll be doing any mall shopping for awhile.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Down and Out
Our littlest has the flu so I'm out of commission as far as posting deal match-ups. Not too much to be excited about this week. Rumor has it there may be a super doubles or triples coming up after Thanksgiving. We shall see!
Black Friday deals look very promising! Thus far, we'll be heading to OfficeMax, Target and perhaps Walmart in the wee morning hours. Check out www.blackfridayinfo.net for all the details!
Black Friday deals look very promising! Thus far, we'll be heading to OfficeMax, Target and perhaps Walmart in the wee morning hours. Check out www.blackfridayinfo.net for all the details!
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
I'm Still Saving...yeah yeah yeah!
Okay, it's a lame reference to an Elton John song, but I felt it apropos seeing as I haven't posted in a week. I've been on a short temp contracting assignment (ah, the exciting world of document review!) and now we're gearing up for a long weekend visiting friends in VA so I won't be up and posting until Monday...at the earliest!
I did fairly well at triples this past week and have made some great trades on www.hotcouponworld.com. The impending holidays have also resulted in some really wonderful winetags, tearpads and coupon booklets in stores. Always keep your eyes open for these while you're out and about shopping!
I've recently found some $1/2 Stove Top coupons as winetags, some $1/1 orange juice coupons on winetags and some wonderful ones for meat- a $2 off ham coupon on Smoking Loon wines and a $3 off chicken, beef or seafood on Ruffino wines. The $3 off meat coupon has turned into some free sirloin steak thanks to store markdowns.
Over the past few weeks, I've also run into some other forum members from HCW and savvydollar- it's always fun to put a face to a screen name!
I'll be back next week with some trip reports and store deal match-ups, I promise. I'll probably post about Black Friday deals as well. Don't know about you all, but I'm pretty excited after seeing sneak peeks of ads.
Happy Shopping All!
I did fairly well at triples this past week and have made some great trades on www.hotcouponworld.com. The impending holidays have also resulted in some really wonderful winetags, tearpads and coupon booklets in stores. Always keep your eyes open for these while you're out and about shopping!
I've recently found some $1/2 Stove Top coupons as winetags, some $1/1 orange juice coupons on winetags and some wonderful ones for meat- a $2 off ham coupon on Smoking Loon wines and a $3 off chicken, beef or seafood on Ruffino wines. The $3 off meat coupon has turned into some free sirloin steak thanks to store markdowns.
Over the past few weeks, I've also run into some other forum members from HCW and savvydollar- it's always fun to put a face to a screen name!
I'll be back next week with some trip reports and store deal match-ups, I promise. I'll probably post about Black Friday deals as well. Don't know about you all, but I'm pretty excited after seeing sneak peeks of ads.
Happy Shopping All!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Harris Teeter triples
Harris Teeter is having a triples coupon week! Truth be told, I'm not super excited about this-- there's just too few insert q's out there to make really great stockpiling opportunities. But there are still a good number of freebies and cheapies so don't be too discouraged. My first trip was this morning and I picked up some free Tic Tac Chills, Smart Balance microwave popcorn, Dole Mandarin Oranges, Powerade IONS and some cheap marinara sauce, Gerber cookies, Jello puddings and some 100 calorie Cappucino packs.
For Southern Savers match-ups, click here and here. Happy shopping!
For Southern Savers match-ups, click here and here. Happy shopping!
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