All THIS for $1.16!!!

I {{heart}} coupons & CVS!!!  I got all this for $1.16!!!

I wasn't expecting the last ECB, so this trip turned out much better than planned!  This took 3 transactions...

Transaction 1

 Revlon Lipstick $2.12 (75% off)

Revlon Lipstick $1.99 (75% off)

$4.46 OOP + $7 ECB

I messed up on this transaction, I had $2.50 ECB's  to use and forgot, but it was ok, I was able to use them on the next 2 transactions.  

This was supposed to produce a $7 ECB and it didn't, so the cashier (manager) issued a $7 ECB manually.

Transaction 2

3 Extra Delights Gum 3/$2 

Excedrin PM - $5.39

Excedrin Geltabs - $5.49

Excedrin Geltabs - $5.49

Excedrin Extra Strength - $5.39

Minus $4/20 email coupon

-$3.50 Excedrin MC

-$1.00 Excedrin MC

-$1.00 Excedrin MC

-$5.39 Excedrin MC

- $7 ECB (from first transaction)

-$1 ECB (that I already had)

 $1.52 OOP + $10 ECB (for spending $20 on Excedrin) + $1 ECB on the gum

Transaction 3

Revlon had a lot of items marked down 75% off - so I stocked up

(2) Mineral Foundations @ $3.45 

(2) Compact Foundations $3.37

Minus $10ECB (from Transaction 2)

-$1 ECB (from transaction 2)

-$1ECB (I already had)

-$.50 ECB (the machine gave me when I went to the store)

$2.18 OOP + the machine spit out a $7 ECB for buying 2 Revlons!

TOTAL OOP = $8.16

+ 7 ECB to use in the future

Net = $1.16


Getting almost $100 worth of items for $8.16 OOP AND getting a $7 ECB to use next time = Pricele$$

I {heart} Coupons & I {heart} CVS!!

Ok, I don't know what all the hoopla is about the ZhuZhu pets, but when I saw that I could get 4 for the price of 1....I'm in!

Here's how I got all the above for less than 1 ZhuZhu pet!!!

Bought 4 ZhuZhu Pets @ $9.88 - BOGO - B2G1 = $9.88 (for all)

Lysol Wipes were BOGO @ $4.19 - (2) $1/1 MC

(these were supposed to be $3.69...I didn't see the price until I walked out of the store and I wasn't going back in for 50 cents)

Plus I had $4 off $20 purchase

And I gave $1 to St. Jude

Total w/ tax = $9.87!!!

(If I had seen the wrong price for Lysol, my total would have been 50 cents less!! Oh well!)

All of that for less than 1 ZhuZhu pet retail price!!

Getting 6 items for less than 1 retail item - AWESOME!

Giving to St. Jude and getting Toys for Tots items = Pricele$$

**BOGO = Buy One Get One Free, B2G1 = Buy 2 Get 1 Free, MC = Manufacturer's Coupon**
**Don't forget to store your Lysol wipes UPSIDE DOWN...the wipes will never be 'dry' - Thanks House of Hepworths for the tip**

All This for $3!!! I {heart} Coupons!!

I got all this for $3!!!

Wallgreens had a 'family & friends' coupon for Dec.1 = 15% off everything

1st Transaction:

Vicks Dayquil

Vicks Sinex Nyquil 2/$10

1 Puffs Kleenex (not pictured)

- 15%

-$1.50 MC (manufacturers coupon)

-$1.50 MC

-free kleenex coupon

OOP (out of pocket) = $6.35

+ $5 Jingle Cash

2nd Transaction:

Gilette Pro Fusion  $9.99

-15%

-$4.00 MC

-$5 Jingle Cash from 1st Tranaction

I had to purchase 3 filler items because I used more coupons than items and my subtotal was less than the $5 Jingle cash I was trying to use.

OOP = $.82

+ 4 Jingle Cash

3rd Transaction:

Vicks Dayquil

Vicks Nyquil  2/$10

-15%

-$1.50 MC

-$1.50 MC

- $4 Jingle Cash from 2nd Transaction

OOP = $2.38

+ $5 Jingle Cash

Subtotal before tax = $7.98

PLUS $5 Jingle Cash = Net = $3

Woohoo!!! SCORE!!!

Out of Pocket cost = $8 + tax

Getting $44 worth of items for Net $3 = Pricele$$

I {heart} Coupons!

All this for $7 !!!

I love couponing when I can get things for dirt cheap!!

I bought all the following at Target except the scissors...

(5) Olay Body Wash - $5.04 each

(5) Secret Deoderant - .97 each

(6) Cream of Mushroom Soup - .75 each

(2) Stove Top Stuffing - $1.00 each

The scissor were FREE from Harbor Tools!

Coupons used:

(5) buy Secret get $5.00 off Olay = -$25.00

(2) $1.50 off 3 Soup = -$3.00

(1) .50 off 2 Stuffing M/C = -.50

(1) $1.00 off 2 Stuffing T/C = -$1.00

Original Total = $36.05

New Total = $7.05!!!

*not bad considering each Olay was $5!!!

(I did have to pay tax on the $36, so that added $3)

Groceries - $36.05

Buying things we use and paying pennies for them = Pricele$$

SAVINGS x 2

Ok, here's my second attempt at getting the most I can for as little OOP.

CVS trip

As soon as I walked in, I scanned my CVS card and it gave me $2 Extra Bucks (works like cash)...Ok, I'm feeling good already!

They didn't have the ThermaCare wraps I wanted...I normally would not buy these, but they were on sale for $2.49 + I had a coupon for $1/1 which would make the price $1.49 AND you got $2.49 Extra Bucks!! So I would get these for FREE and get money to use for my next purchse. If I can get something for FREE and get the Extra Bucks to use for my next transaction, then I will buy things I normally wouldn't. The checker gave me a rain check, so I will get these when they come back in.

OK, here's what I got:

OK, doesn't look like much, but I only paid 24 cents out of my pocket, PLUS I got $2 Extra Bucks to use once the ThermaCare wraps come in! WOOOOOHOOOO!

Colgate Total - $2.99 - $1/1 MFGC = $1.99 I used the ECB that I got when I can into the store...OOP $.09 + $2 ECB to use later

NYC Lipstick - was BOGO (buy one get one free) $1.99 each + I had 2 $1/1 MFGC = 16 cents tax.

I got paid to shop today...I didn't get much, buy I was thrilled!!! Baby steps...but I'm lovin' it!

SAVINGS!!!

Ok, so my mom used to use coupons all the time. We saved 'trash' under the sink for her to cut out UPC codes all the time. I remember doing this well into my teenage years. I remember standing in line while the checker took off all those coupons. I remember being embarssed because we were holding up the line......didn't think or know about how much money my mother was saving!! Well, it's a new day and I'm adult now and I'm all about saving money! I happened to run across a couple of blogs that were very interesting - they are buying things for free...feeding their familis on $40 a week (WTH!)...and even making money on their transactions...OK, you got my attention!



Mike and I are all for a sale. We rarely pay retail for anything, well, groceries we pay retail...but not anymore!!! Ok, so here's my first attempt at getting the most for as little as possible OOP (out of pocket)

Ok, I thought I failed because the way I worked it out in my head and on paper before I went to Walgreens, did not happen exactly as planned...looking back and breaking it down...I didn't do too bad for my first attempt.

They didn't have the vitamins I was looking for and I was counting on the $5 RR to use towards the next purchase...so I was frazzled from the start. I checked out in the cosmetic counter and the lady there was very kind and patient!

1. Kotex - $3.49 - $1 MFGC = $2.49 + $2.49 RR (rapid rewards - money to use next purchase) OK, so I was OOP $2.49 for this transaction

2. Glade Air Fresheners $2.50 x 3 = $7.50 - $2/3 MFGC = $5.50 - $5 mail in rebate

Kotex - $3.49 - $1 MFGC = $2.49 + $2.49 RR

Bix Hybrid $4.99 - $3 MFGC - $1 SC = $ .99

I didn't have enough items/per coupon ratio...so I had to grab a 'filler' bag of nuts.

Total = $11.42 - $5 RR (from pervious transaction for medicine for Mike) = $6.42 - once I mail in rebate TOTAL = $1.42

So I spent approx. $4 - not the SCORE I was looking for, but not bad. I also ended up with 2 RR @ $2.49 each and Mike wanted chips...I was able to get two bags of chips for $1.42...