Walmart

I was at Walmart for some other things and while I was there I was able to price match the Airwich Ultra iMotion. They were out at Target but had them for $5.99 (WM price $13.88) I used a $6 coupon and got them for .01 overage.

Sunday Morning Walgreens and Walmart

Walgreens

So, CVS this week didn't have anything that struck my fancy, so just to Walgreens I went!

These purchases were made over 3 different stores.

5 Transactions

1 Bayer or Conture Moniter @ $10 used q up to $30

1 Ecotrin @ $2 used $2 coupon

= FREE

Got back 1 $10 RR and 1 $2 RR, so $12 MM per trans

1 Transaction

1 Ecotrin @ $2 used $2 coupon

4 Hannah Montana folders @ $.50 (clearanced)

3 Coloring Books @ $.75 (clearanced)

Used $4 RR that was about to expire

= $.27 paid with change :)

Walmart

No picture sorry!!

10 Oscar Meyer Hotdogs $.77 used 5 $1/2 qs = $.27/ea

3 Shick Razor 10 packs $1.97 used $2 q = $.03 overage each

Total OOP $2.60

Total for May $90.36

CVS, Walmart and Kroger

CVS

Bandaids $2.99 used $1 q got back $2 ECB

Tampons $3.99 used $1 q got back $3 ECB

Nail Polish $3.99 used $1 q got back $3 ECB

St Ives $1.49 used $1.50 coupons adjusted to $1.49

Carmel as a filler

Paid with ECB and Gift Card

Kroger

Trans 1

Country Time $1/ea used $1.50/2 q = $.50

3 Dial Soap $1/ea used $.35 tripled = Free

Weber $1/ea used $.35 q tripled = Free

OOP $.53

Trans 2

3 Dial Soap $1/ea used $.35 tripled = Free
Weber $1/ea used $.35 q tripled = Free

OOP Zero

Walmart

Transaction 1 Store 1

7 Huggies @ $.97 used $1 coupon = -$.21

4 Febreeze Noticables @ $5 used 4 $4 coupons = $4

OOP $4.19

Trans 2 Store 1

BBQ Sauce $1.42 used Free coupon WYB Charcoal

Grated Parm $2.78

Cottage Cheese $2.14

Pork Chops $6.86 used $6 coupon WYB Charcoal and BBQ

Bananas $.76

Garlic $.44

Onion $.63

3 packs of 4 Star Wands (for DD's bday party) $1/ea

6 Buddie Bars $.97 ea used 6 $1 qs = -$.18

Charcoal $5.99 (pm'd to Kroger)

8 Tabasco Sauce $.98 used $1 q adjusted to $.98... why she chose to adjust this one and not the others is beyond me! :)

4 Johnson's Lotion @ $.97/ea used 2 $2 coupons = -$.12

Bday Ballons for DS's 1st birthday! $1

Tuna $.67

Pinto Beans $1.14

Bacon $2.98

Trans 3 Store 2

10 Shick Razors @ $1.97 used 10 $2 qs = -$.30 - combined with Amandas purchase...she ate my overage! :)

Total OOP $21.86

Total OOP for May $87.49

Walmart Trip

Walmart

I wasn't able to get everything I wanted. I got a bunch of packs of shick razors and got to the line and realized I left my coupons at home! Oh well... next time :)

Coke $1.42 used $1 q wyb Pizza
6 Packs of Hotdogs @ $.77 used $1/2 coupon = $.27/ea
Macaroni Salad $1.98
Parmesan Cheese (DH insisted!!) $2.18
Garlic Bread $1.58
Pork (3.36 lbs) - Country Style Ribs $7.32 - $6 q wyb Kingford Charcoal and KC BBQ sauce
Pizza $4.75 used $1.50 q
2 Enfamil @ $4.32 used $4 check and $5 check = -$.36
BBQ Sauce $1.42, free WYB Kingford Q
7 Tabasco @ $.98 used 1 $1 coupons = -$.14
2 Mrs Baird Buns @ $1.50 used 2 $.55 q
Skewers $.97
Charcoal $6.49

Total OOP $20.38

Total for May $89.10 - $24 in rebates I received,

Adjusted Total for May $65.10

Walmart....love/hate relationship

Sometimes WM rocks....sometimes, well, not so much! Today was one of the not so much days.

I hate it when cashiers/managers decide to make up rules. They decided to limit me...fine, I don't have a problem with that, but if they were consistant it would be nice. Sometimes they care, sometimes they don't. But the manager told me that I could go through a different line and finish buying my items....WTF? Whats the point of that? I got most of the things i wanted, some they wouldn't price adjust coupons on...whatever. Can't win them all!

Anyway... here's my trip!

14 Sure Deod @ $1.78 used $1.50 q = $4.48

16 Ken's Dressings @ $1.28 used $1 q = $4.48

14 Kraft Dressings @ $1.58 used $1.50 q = $1.12

2 Kraft Cheese @ $2.28 used $1/2 coupon = $3.56

Banana $.48/lb = $.83

$15.97 OOP

Total for May $41.16

Walmart and Target

Walmart

12 Colgate Toothbrushes @ .97 used $1 coupon adjusted

6 Huggies Wipes @ $.97 $1 coupon adjusted

4 Cokes price matched to Kroger @ $1 used $1 coupon wyb Pizza

4 Totinos Pizza @ $1.12

14 BBQ sauce @ $.98 used $.75 coupon

7 Deoderants @ $1 used $.75 coupon

Total OOP $11.52

Typically I wouldn't pay for deoderant, but since I can sell this for $.50+ at one of our garage sales, I still come out ahead!

Target

2 Icepacks @ $1.48 ea

3 Bandaids @ $.99 used $1 coupon

Apples 1 lb used $1 off coupon = Free

10 Bliss $.97 used $1 target coupon = -$.03 I also noticed after she only scanned 9 of them but scanned 10 coupons

Total $1.80 paid with giftcard

Total OOP Zero

Total OOP for May $18.15

My Walmart Trip

Ok, first, word to the wise as far as couponing at Walmart. They are less picky than other stores about coupon usage, there isn't a limit on how many identical coupons you can use, however, the machine tends to freak out when you go over 40 coupons or $40 in coupons. - Speaking of, when i first started couponing and read that, I was like "how on earth could you have that many coupons" LOL

Anyway....I made it freak today. LOL I didn't even think about it when I was going up there, I should have broken up my transactions. (I had 44 coupons equaling to $41.90)

Oh, and at my Walmart the Aveeno was $4something, so I didn't get it. Maybe there is a smaller bottle at some stores, but I was bummed :(

5 Dunckin Hines cake mix $.97 used 5 $.35 coupons (also sending in a $5 rebate)

2 Wheat Thin Artisian Crackers @ $2/ea used $1 q and BOGO q making it $1/2

Shredded Cheese $1.62

15 Meow Mix cat treats @ $.97 used 15 $1 coupons for $.45 MM

Bread $1.78

Celery $1.28

Bananas $.71

California Pizza Kitchen Pizza $5.75 used $2 ip coupon

Digorino Pizza $5.25 used $1.25 IP

2 2liters of pop, $1.50 and $1.26 used 2 $1 coupon (buy pizza get $1 off pop- hangtag)

3 Diego Bandaids $1.18 I forgot to use my coupons! GRRRR these are going back

2 Mustard- On the shelf this said .97, it rang up $1.94, I will be returning these along with the bandaids

5 Huggies Wipes $.97 used $1 coupon $.15 MM

Ricotta Cheese $1.78

10 Kotex @ $1 used 10 $1 coupons = Free

Cresant rolls $1.24 (I NEED these, I can't believe I paid for them! grrrr)

Pizza Crust $1.94 used $.40 coupon

Total: $30.83, after I do my return the total OOP will be $22.73

My OOP could have definatly been lower, but there were items I needed/wanted (you hardly see hard core couponers buying frozen pizzas, LOL) but there are some things I will pay for.

Acutally, here is a little tangent for you, you will see some couponers who won't pay for certain things and others will. I, for one, will always pay extra for chicken breasts, deboned and deskinned. Other couponers wouldn't even dream of not buying the whole chicken and breaking it up. I can't (and won't) do that. I also don't buy crappy meat...can't do it. That is why I bought my high grade meat from Sams in bulk. There are probably some things that I won't pay for that others would. But the value of a dollar means different things to different people. Ok, rambling done :)

Walmart Freebies

I am heading to Walmart this afternoon for some things I need and to pick up some freebies/cheapies. I just wanted to share!

Aveeno Baby Wash $2.98

-$2/1 Printable here

= $.98

Meow Mix $.97

- $1 3/1 SS

= Free

Suave Deodorandt $.94

-$.50 RP 3/29

=$.44

Visine A.C. 0.5 fl oz $3.62

-$3/1 RP 3/15

=$.62

Dove Deodorant $1.97

-$1.50/2 RP 1/18

=$.97

I have the BEST friend ever!!

Who? Amanda :) Talk about a giving person! She came across some extra grocery money and decided to share her blessing with us! We lost all of our food in the hurricane, so she was so kind to help us bouce back! These are the things she gave us !

Amanda's House (but foods from Walmart, lol)

3 Packs of Oscar Meyer Lunchmeat 2.50ea
2 Packs of Borden Cheese Slices 2.50ea
1 block of cheddar cheese 4.78
Kraft Mayo (I just lost a BRAND new one of these, so I was very excited) 2.50
Peter Pan Peanut Butter 2.40
4 1/2 lbs Lean Ground Beef 8.37 ea
3 Lbs Chicken Breasts 9.97
Oscar Meyer Hotdogs 2.50
Smuckers Squeezable Jelly 1.38
Jimmy Dean Sausage 2.50
2.5 lb Pork Chops 5.50
total:65.78
OOP: $0
AMANDA, YOU ROCK!!!! :)

CVS
Amanda also let me on to a popice deal at CVS.

5 @ 3.74 (clearance normally 14.99)
4 Almay Soaps @ .99
Total: 22.66
4 Almay qs- 3.96
Subtotal 18.70 paid with $15 ecbs and 1.87 on gift card

OOP: 0 and got $25 in ECBs!!!

Only four are pictured because I gave 1 to Amanda :)

Walmart

1 Lysol Nutrair $6
8 Febreeze Noticeables $5.97
Total $58.20
- 1 $5 Lysol q
-8 $5 Febreeze q
Total oop: 9.48

I did also find some fun things at Marshalls and Target, we got a bunch of Halloween stuff there. Nothing for the food/hba catagory, but Dave is gearing up for October! :)

Marshalls


Total Spent since Sept 1st: $162.02
Total Saved since Sept 1st: $1034.32
86.46% Savings in total

Back in the swing of things...

Alright, I had some good trips yesterday.

Target

While I did get other things, tools, shelves, some clothes, they won't be included in the total.

9 Johnsons Buddies .99
-3 $3/3 qs
Total: 8.91
-$9
Total -.08 (they don't give cash back, it just went off of the other things I bought)

Walmart

8 Febreeze Noticables 5.97 ea
1 Febreeze Candle 5.97
1 Febreeze Air Spray 2.50
1 baby toy 2.50
1 baby toy 2.50
2 Cans enfamil 4.32 ea
6 johnson's buddies .97/ea

Total: 81.93

-2 $3/3 johnsons
-8 $5 Febreeze
- 2.50 (free air effects with purchase of candle)
- $10 Enfamil Checks

Total OOP: 19.22

CVS

9 Almay Soaps .99
2 Excederine 5.39
1 Mike and Ike .35
Aleve 5.99

Total: 26.03

-9 .99 Almay q
-3.40 for Excederine Raincheck at 1.99
-$1 Aleve
- $2/10 CVS q
-$7 ecb

Total .34 paid with giftcard and got back 10.98 in ecb :)

Total OOP: Zero

Walgreens

Bluebell Ice Cream 5.99
Barbie 5.99
Glade Candle 1.99
Photos 6.42
Pumpkin Jar 4.00
Total: 24.39
-2.66 bluebell sale
-$1 Glade
-$20 RR

Total oop .74

Total Spent since Sept 1st: $152.54
Total Saved since Sept 1st: $840.91
81.62% Savings in total

I had forgotten to add some previous sale stuff, so i just added the difference all in these totals for simplicity.

Deals and Steals

Walgreens

I am still learning how to shop at Walgreens, I don't do it as often as CVS but the deals are making me learn fast!!

Today I purchased 12 bottles of Robitussin and 2 bottles of visine. I would have bought more visine since it was a .50 money maker, but I only had 2 coupons. They also gave me a free pack of cards! :)



4 Transactions

3 bottles Robitussin @ 3.99 ea
- 3 $3 off qs
Total $2.97
Recieve: $10 in RR (register rewards....money off of your next purchase)

Total OOP: 10.86
RRs to use on next purchases $40
29.14 profit :)

I will count my RRs when I use them. Walgreens has a rebate program where certain items qualify for a mail in rebate. Now I can use this money to pay upfront, and make more money in the long run. They have items with a full rebate that you can use coupons on to make money. Also, if you chose to have your rebate on a gift card other than a check, you recieve a 10% bonus!

Walmart

I went to walmart to look for more of the All You magazine from August that had such great qs in it, but they were gone :( But I still did a few great deals!!



8 Clean and Clear Trail Face Wash @.97 use $1q, make .03
5 Dove Trail Shampoo @ .97 use $2 off make 1.03
2 Enfamil @ 4.32 with 2 $5 off checks
1 clear tub 2.50
Banannas .63
Infant Toy 4.96

Total 30.36
-28.00 in qs
OOP: 2.36

Total Spent since Sept 1st: $61.34
Total Saved since Sept 1st: $264.04