Saturday, December 13, 2008

$95.21 of stuff for $2.36 +tax

I made my second trip to Walgreen's last night. I repeated some of my previous deals (laundry detergent and razors) and also got some needed cereal and gum.

I did the math today, and I am feeling very proud/excited/justified by what I discovered.

~I bought $95.21 of products (technically closer to $100 because the regular price for the Scotch tapes were about $3.50 each).
~I paid only $7.93 OOP.
~Of that, $5.57 was tax.
~Meaning, I only paid $2.36.
~That's only 2.48% of the total value.

That's like buying this Ferrari F430 for $5,509.57.
(Actual value $222,160)

Here is the breakdown of my purchases:

Friday, December 12, 2008

My Sweet Walgreens deal

I am way excited about this-my best deal ever, and it's not over yet.

They had a four-day midweek sale at Walgreens, which included a deal to get $5RR with a $25 purchase. The sweet part? The $25 is calculated BEFORE all coupons. And there are some really nice deals to make the most out of this fantastic offer.

Here is what I've done so far...

Total OOP includes money back from rebates
(but not the extra 10% for putting it on my Walgreen's card)

You may be wondering what I'm going to do with my $5RR from the last transaction. I have a few ideas: see if I can get my hubby's computer to print off 2 more Arm & Hammer coupons and 2 more Sure coupons, then fill in with cereal, baked beans and some other specials that caught my eye. I'm gonna try to get it all for under $5, so I can just use my Register Rewards, get another $5RR, and then get something fun for free! But I'll let you know how it goes in reality.

*The Scotch tape (have to be 3-packs, I found ones that had bonuses-20% more and a roll of "To-From" tape) were regularly priced as 3.49 & 3.79, but they rang up on the sale price, so that's what I planned for, to make sure I had $25. But technically I saved even more money...

Here are the links for the printable coupons:

Arm & Hammer laundry detergent: http://www.armandhammer.com/ Click on "Get Coupons", register, select laundry detergent, print, then hit "Back" to print a second coupon.

Sure deodorant: http://www.suredeodorant.com/ Click "get coupon" on the scrolling banner at the top of the page, print, Hit "Back" to print a second.

Schick Quattor Titanium trimmer: http://www.schickquattro.com/giftofstyle/ Click "Save $2.00 now". There is also a $4.00 off coupon for a Schick razor in the Dec. issue of All You magazine if you have a copy--that would make the razor free!

Friday, November 14, 2008

$5 off $20 at Walgreen's

Now I wish I had waited!! If you haven't gone to Walgreen's yet, you can now get all that stuff for about $15. Here is the link for the coupon, supplies limited.
Or, if you jumped the gun (like me), you can get the L'Oreal Age Perfect Pro-Calcium Radiance Perfector EasySaver, free after rebate item. It's $19.99, so get a small filler item, you'll pay about $15 and get the full $19.99 back (+10% if you put it on a giftcard).

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

My plan for Walgreens this week

I just made my shopping list for Walgreens. I figured since I write it all up on the computer anyway, I might as well post it so some else can benefit from it, too. If anyone wants the actual spreadsheet, so you can calculate based on your coupons, taxes, etc. let me know.

Check here if you don't understand all my abbreviations.

I'll be doing 2 transactions to benefit from the RR and get more pumpkin & evaporated milk.
#1-Kellogg's (4), Libby's (2), Carnation(2), Pampers (1)
#2-everything else

I will end up paying $20.91 for $43.25 of merchandise (that I regularly use or can donate). *Without the diapers it's only $12.42!

I'm considering waiting a couple days to see if Walgreen's offers a $5/$20 coupon again. I would do it all in one transaction-pay $18.91 and have 3RR for next time!

See the full flyer for Walgreen's for 11/9-11/15/2008, go to Walgreen's website and enter your ZIP.

Here are the links for the printable coupons.

Progresso Soup coupon
Betty Crocker frosting coupon
Carnation coupon
Libby's pumpkin coupon
Kellogg's coupon

If you have access to multiple computers, you can print more coupons. (The Progresso soup is actually limit 4; the Kellogg's NPQ are for specific kinds, while the online ones are for any) The limit is usually 2 per computer. To do this, you click the back button after your first coupon prints.

Talk the talk

These are some abbreviations and things I will be using on this blog.
~Q loc: Coupon location=where you can find the coupon I used
~inadQ: in-ad coupon= the coupon is in the store's weekly flyer
~MQ: manufacturer's coupon
~ESQ: EasySaver Coupon=Walgreen's coupon located in teh monthly EasySaver Catalog
~OOP: out-of-pocket
~RR: Register Rewards= Walgreen's money "good on your next order", like cash back, but you can only spend it at Walgreen's
~MIR: mail in rebate
~P: in Q loc means coupon was printed off the internet
~PG: Proctor & Gamble insert in Sunday paper
~RP: Red Plum insert in Sunday paper
~S or SS: SmartSource insert in Sunday paper
~BOGO: Buy one get one FREE

Monday, November 10, 2008

Weekly Deals 11.10.2008

If any of you have a CVS close, here is a list of some deals http://mummydeals.blogspot.com/2008/11/cvs-deals-119-1115.html & http://www.moneysavingmom.com/money_saving_mom/2008/11/cvs-deals-for-the-week-of-november-9-15-2008.html
A lot of things are free after ECBs ("coupons" good for money off your next purchase. If you split up your purchases, you can use them to pay for the other free after ECBs things.) There are toothbrushes/paste, body wash, cheap shampoo.

If you have a Staples close by, they have a good deal-possibly free M product w/printable $5 off coupon. http://www.moneysavingmom.com/money_saving_mom/2008/11/staples-free-m-products.html

Walgreens has some good deals on baking stuff, mostly with printable coupons. http://www.moneysavingmom.com/money_saving_mom/2008/11/walgreens-deals-for-the-week-of-november-9-15-2008.html