Spicy Savings!

We are about to be overcome by all things spice in our home thanks to a great catalina deal going on now that is perfectly synergized with Harris Teeter triples week and a Lowe's Food special on McCormick grinders! This will only work as a moneymaker if you're one of the lucky folks who live in regions that received a .75/1 coupon in your Sunday inserts- and you purchased multiple copies.

The way I've worked it is to buy 3 spices at a time priced $2.25 and under at Harris Teeter or the sale grinders ringing up at $1.50 each at Lowe's Foods. Use a .75/1 insert coupon for each spice purchased. When you do so, you'll wind up just paying tax on your items AND getting a $2.50 off your next order Catalina printed out at the register.

One helpful tip before checking out: Always make sure the Catalina machine at your register is working! Don't be embarrassed to ask the cashier and/or lean over to see if there's any blinking or red lights up- this is a clear sign that things are amiss.

Kroger Mega Madness!

Kroger Mega sales can be quite the godsend when it comes to stockpiling and this March Madness event has been no exception! I've lucked into some great .50/1 Coke Zero coupons which have made for moneymaking 2 liters and I made a smart trade for a bunch of B10G5 Powerade coupons so looks like our garage will be filled up with our favorite beverages!

In a trip last night, I filled my cart with the following items:

15 bottles of Powerade Zero - used B10G5 to take $4.95 off the order
9 two liter bottles of Coke Zero - used .50/1 tearpad q's to make them each 30 cent mm's!
8 bottles of Shamrock Farms Rockin Refuel protein drinks - used .50/1 to make them freebies
12 Snickers bars - used .50/2 insert q's to make them freebies

The Mega Event takes $4 off your order for every 8 qualifying event items (the powerades and cokes were qualifying items).

Total spent: 43 cents!
Total saved: $57.67

With a triples event looming on the horizon from Harris Teeter, can we get any more spoiled here???

Free Kellogg's Cereals at Harris Teeter- TODAY 3/10 ONLY

Two great deals are going on right now for Kellogg's cereals and they will only work today (one started today, the other ends today). You'll need .70/1 Kellogg's blinkies that you can find at Food Lion and Kroger (these will begin with 5 so they'll double). These blinkies are for Corn Pops, Apple Jacks and Froot Loops only. Buy 5 boxes (mix and match) of the 12.5 ounce versions of these and you'll end up with a 5 cent moneymaker!

How it works:

You buy 5 boxes at $3.19 each ($15.95 total for all 5)
Use 5 .70/1 blinkies to get $7 off your order
Get $5.00 off your total order for buying 5 boxes

You'll then pay $3.95 out of pocket (not including tax) and get a $4 Off Your Next Order Catalina!

Free Keebler 100 Calorie Right Bites cookies @ Lowe's Foods

This deal has only 3 more days left and supplies may be limited at your store, but it was too good not to share. Use your Lowe's 3 week coupon to get each box for $1.49- this came in Lowe's fliers a few weeks back or you can ask cashier if they have one you can use on hand. Then use .75/1 manufacturer's insert coupon and voila- free cookies! I am always on the lookout for free or dirt cheap lunchbox snacks for our school-aged children. Stella loves the Pecan Sandies and chewy chocolate chippers too!

We've also continued to stock up on free G2's at Kroger. You should see our garage! I need to start taking and posting pics of our stockpile.

Speaking of Kroger, they have another mega event starting tomorrow - one of the deals is a small moneymaker after coupon. Quaker Quakes will be 49 cents each after the Mega promo $5.00 off when you buy 10- use .75/1 manufacturer's q's and make 25 cents each bag. I stocked up on these when they were free after coupon at Harris Teeter last week and they are yummy. My personal favorite is the Vanilla Creme Brulee flavor. Delish!

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!

Drugstore Deals - Week of 10/11

Whoowhee, it's a crazy good week at Rite Aid this week! I'm even listing my planned scenario for an over $10 moneymaker. Here are this week's highlights from the big 3:

CVS

Nothing much going on at CVS this week. Freebies (after ECBs) are a carving tool and a nylon treat bag for Halloween. They'll also have Brach's Candy Corn on sale for 44 cents a bag through Tuesday. For all the details, click here for Southern Saver's match-ups.

Rite Aid

Even though I've already earned my $20 Gift of Savings, I will most definitely be making a Rite Aid run this week. There will be 13 freebies to be had after Single Check Rebates (5 of these will actually be moneymakers!) including lots of cold remedies just in time for cold & flu season. Click here for Southern Saver's match-ups. My grand plan will include purchases of the following:

Comtrex 20 count
Children's Throat Cooler 6 ct.
Simply Saline Mist 3 oz.
Simply Saline Children's Nasal Mist 1.5 oz.
Chloraseptic Allergen Block Gel, 20 ct.

Total before coupons: $25.95 (will give $5 off $25 Rite Aid coupon to cashier first)
Total after coupons: $12.95 - $13.95 depending upon which Comtrex coupon I can find in store

I'll receive $25.95 back in Single Check Rebates making this a $12 - $13 moneymaker. Sweet!

Walgreen's

Month long Register Reward deals continue on and there are some new deals to be had- most notably $8 in Register Rewards when you buy 8 participating Unilever products (including Skippy peanut butter & Ragu spaghetti sauce). Click here for all the details on Southern Saver's match-ups.

Drugstore Deals - week of 10/03

Things have been crazy busy here so I haven't been posting as much as I typically do- my apologies- we have a lot of personal stuff going on right now and it's potentially likely to keep us occupied (& stressed!) for the next several weeks...if not longer. I didn't have opportunity to post our Friday Finals. I haven't done a good job in keeping receipts this past week and our spending was up due to my stocking up on lean ground beef & chicken drumsticks from Food Lion. Oh well- we can't all be perfect, can we? Without further ado, here's a brief store-by-store breakdown of deals.

CVS

CVS has a $5 Moneymaker again with the Bayer Breeze ECB deal coupled with old insert coupons. You can also pick up some free Revlon nail color, a variety of bar soaps and, of course, free toothpaste (Colgate Total Advanced, to be precise). Read all about these deals and others here on the SouthernSavers match-up page.

Rite Aid

You can score some free Super PoliGrip powder and Act II Popcorn balls (not exactly a perfect combo, I know). There's also a $1 moneymaker to be had with Scalpicin Anti-Itch Medicated Wipes. Rite Aid is also offering a $10 off $25 rebate for certain Johnson & Johnson products. Click here for more details on these and other deals at Rite Aid this week thanks to Southern Savers' match-ups.

Walgreen's

There are lots of month long freebies thanks to Register Rewards that mirror that of last week's listings. I plan on using up all my Halls Refresh coupons to earn a stash of $1 Register Rewards that I hope I'll be able to use during a Harris Teeter Super Doubles promotion should they have one prior to the expiration date on these. Click here for details on Southern Saver's match-ups.

Drugstore Deals - week of 9/26

Some good deals at the drugstore this weekend! Rite Aid is a little slow but will have lots of freebies coming up over the next 2 weeks. Walgreens has lots of freebies after Register Rewards but as previously indicated, the rules of coupon redemption are usually more hassle than these are worth. But I likely will stop by for a few of their deals and earn some RR to redeem at Harris Teeter during the upcoming super doubles. Here's a quick store-by-store breakdown of the week's highlights...

Rite Aid
You can get free Nivea Lip Balm, Crest with Scope, Gillette Fusion Power Razor, Dentyne Gum (if you have some B1G1 blinkies and your RA accepts B1G1 q's on B1G1 sale items), Profoot Symposium Pain Relieving Gel, Oral B Advantage and Renpure Shampoo. The Renpure, Oral B and Profoot are all small moneymakers if you have the coupons necessary to make it work. You can find out all the details by clicking here for Southern Savers' match-ups. I'll also be trying to use a soon to expire B1G1 IP for Sobe Lifewater to get 2 for free.

CVS
Unfortunately, I am forced to stop at CVS this week to roll soon to expire ECBs. There are a couple of freebies to be had - namely, the Vaseline Sheer Infusion Body Lotion and Fruitopia or Viologie shampoo/conditioner. You can also get $10 ECB when you buy $25 worth of Proctor & Gamble products. The best way to make this deal work for the least amount of money is by buying Tide Stain Release or Bounce Dryer Bar with larger value coupons. You can find out all the details by clicking here for Southern Savers' match-ups.

Walgreen's
Walgreen's has 10 available freebies this week thanks to the Register Rewards program and coupons! Freebies include Vaseline Sheer Infusion Body Lotion, Emergen-C Booster, Oral B Advantage 1-2-3 Toothbrush, Chapstick Fresh Effects, Robitussin DM to Go, Dentek Floss, Halls Refresh Sugar Free lozenges, Trident gum, Herbal Essences and Gillette Fusions Razors. You can find out all the details by clicking here for Southern Savers' match-ups.

Happy shopping all!

Special K Moneymaker @ Lowe's Foods

Since I was out and about to donate kid's clothes to Goodwill, I decided to make a quick stop to Lowe's and see if I could make a good moneymaker out of the Special K deal that's going on right now. And I did! Using three .75/1 tearpad q's I had on hand for Special K bars and two $1/1 internet q's for Special K Cereal, I wound up paying $1.11 for 3 boxes of bars and 2 boxes of cereal. I made sure to pick out boxes which had the jeans tokens on- after mailing all 5 of these in for Kellogg's jean rebate, I'll be getting a $10 check turning this deal into a $8.89 moneymaker!

I love the cereal so this was already a sweet deal even without the rebate. Here's links to printables that might make this a good moneymaker for you too!

$1/1 Cereal coupon - http://bricks.coupons.com/bstart.asp?o=58292&c=SK&p=xKeWZihO

You can find .75/1 Special K cereal bar coupons on www.coupons.com. These were still available as of this blog entry.

The rebate form can be found inside boxes marked with the special jean token that you'll need to send in for the rebate.

Drugstore Deals week of 8/29

If you're one of the lucky folks who got a $4 off Natural Instincts coupon in your 8/02 P&G Saver insert, this is a great week for you! Both CVS and Rite Aid are offering specials which turn out to be moneymakers with use of this coupon (see links to each store's sections on Southern Savers below). Alas, us here in Raleigh did not get this valuable coupon and will be missing out- no moneymaking hair dye for me. I was thinking of trying to make a quick trade for it then realized this would be impossible as the coupons expire on Monday. *Big frown*

Oh well, there are still other moneymakers to be had...

The highlights:

CVS

$3-$4 moneymaker with the purchase of Glade Scented Reed Diffuser 1.6 ounce or Soy Candle 4.9-10 ounce (limit 1 per card). I'll be using the $3 off coupon found in August's All You as I don't have the larger $4 coupon that was found in 5/31 SmartSource Insert. Item rings up at $6.99 and you'll get $6.99 back in ECBs.

$5 moneymaker with the purchase of the Bayer Contour Monitor (limit 2 per card). You can get these for free with the use of insert coupons for $20-$30 that are out there as these are on sale for $14.99 this week so you'll spend nothing but tax and get $5 back in ECBs.

As always, you can increase your savings/moneymaking potential by using an autofill coupon ($4/20) or a CRT for $5/$25 if you have these handy.

For all the deals (including the hair color one mentioned above), click here to be redirected to the CVS weekly deals section on Southern Savers.

Rite Aid

Stim-U-Dent Mint Flavor 100 ct will be free after $1.49 SCR. I'm not even sure what these are but if they're gum or mints, I'll be picking one up.

Get a $10 Rite Aid gift card when you buy $30 in P&G Products (the Clairol Natural Instincts would qualify and when you use the $4 coupon and the $5/$25 Rite Aid printable that's out there, you'll be making $$ on this deal!).

Since I don't have the $4 Clairol coupon, I'm going to take advantage of this deal by buying Cover Girl products. Jenny lays out a great scenario involving foundation and face products. Click here for all the details and other Rite Aid deals this week.

Walgreens

There are lots of freebies to be had at Walgreens this week thanks to Register Rewards program. Freebies include Rembrandt toothpaste, Reach products, Carefree pantiliners, men's razors and toothbrushes- since we're pretty well stocked on dental hygiene products etc., I'm probably not going to take advantage of any of these. Rather, I'll just stock up on cheap newspapers while I'm there. I think I'm still harboring major resentment against Walgreens over their failure to keep Huggies wipes in stock this past week.

You can find all the details on deals here if you're up for shopping at Walgreens.

Happy shopping all!

Great Rite Aid trip

CVS is my fave store for drugstore freebies but Rite Aid is becoming a very close second...

Here's what I got this morning (and made $8 doing so!):

1 Glade Lasting Impressions
1 Glade Sense & Spray
1 Tylenol 8 Hr Back & Body pain 24 ct.
1 Goody 17 ct. ouchless elastic hair bands
1 Colgate Total Advanced whitening toothpaste
1 copy of Raleigh News & Observer (need the extra inserts and they only had 1 copy left!!!)

I used a $5/$25 Rite Aid coupon, a $3 Glade coupon, a $4 Glade coupon, a $2 off Tylenol coupon that was in this morning's paper, a $1 off Colgate coupon and a $10.00 certificate that I received from Rite Aid yesterday for the Zyrtec purchases I made earlier in the month.

I spent $1.63 at the store and will receive $10.49 back in Single Check Rebates when I file my August claim later this week- an $8.86 MONEYMAKER.

For those not yet in the know, Single Check Rebates is a program offered by Rite Aid. You can register for it online at www.riteaid.com and file your receipts electronically. It is super easy to do and when you finalize your monthly filings at the end of the month, you usually get a check in the mail 2-3 weeks after so it's quick too! I should be getting around $80 total for my purchases this month.

Many times, you'll get freebates (free after single check rebates) and moneymakers for those freebate items which you have coupons to match. It's a pretty straightforward program that I highly recommend you join.

Drugstore Deals!

Each week's drugstore deals start on Sunday mornings. While there's nothing that will get me up exceptionally early tomorrow, there are some good deals to be had- an excellent source to get some deal ideas is from http://www.southernsavers.com/ - click on the tabs for stores you're interested in. Jenny does an amazing job at crafting scenarios for freebies, near freebies and (my personal favorite) moneymakers.

Here are some highlights:

Rite Aid
Colgate Total Advanced Toothpaste - $1 moneymaker (use a SCR to make it free and a $1 coupon found in 8/9 paper's Smart Source insert)

Tylenol 20 ct- another $1 moneymaker (use a SCR to make it .99 and a $2 off coupon from the 7/26 SmartSource insert or an internet printable coupon)

Zyrtec- can make this an outstanding moneymaker - see http://www.southernsavers.com/ for scenario details. I did this deal earlier this month, buying 2 bottles of Zyrtec in 2 separate transactions and getting a $25 SCR, a $10 Rite Aid certificate and a $10 manufacturers rebate- using a $5/$25 coupon for each transaction, this was one of the best moneymaking deals I've done yet...and a useful one since hubby suffers from seasonal allergies.

Rubbermaid Chug Bottles 20 oz- pay only 50 cents each when you do a $1 SCR and use 2- $1 off Rubbermaid coupons found in 6/28 insert

Goody Ouchless Elastics 17-36 ct hair bands - not sure what the price is but these should be free or nearly free after $2 SCR

Glade Sense & Spray and/or Lasting Impressions - make these 99 cents to $1.99 by using $2 SCR each and either a $4 off Sense & Spray coupon from July All You and/or a $3 off Lasting Impressions coupon found in 8/02 SmartSource insert (NOTE: You can get a better deal on the Sense & Sprays at CVS this week -see below).

Phillips 5 Device Flip Style Remote Control - pay 1.99 for this after a $9 SCR. This is a potential moneymaker as the ad mentions something about a $20 mail-in-rebate as well.

Walgreens
Sudafed PE for 99 cents/box when you buy 2 - use 2- $2 off coupons from 8/02 SmartSource and get $4 back in Register Rewards

On Wednesday, get a free 8 x 10 photo collage with in-ad coupon

CVS
Composition Notebooks free after ECB (limit 2)

Glade Sense & Spray- $1 moneymaker when you buy 2 @ $5 each - use 2-$4 off coupons from July All You and get $3 ECB