Happy Monday!
We picked up our 15 empty Operation Christmas Child boxes at church over the weekend & the whole family is excited about starting to fill them. I thought for sure I’d be able to pick up some stuff this weekend, but neither Walgreens or CVS had very exciting sales this week.
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I did spot a fairly decent deal on Huggies Slip-On diapers at CVS that I wanted to take advantage of, since that style is perfect for Trouble right now. In addition to two expired $3/1 coupons (My CVS store still accepts up to 30 days expired coupons–check with your store manager) I was able to use both a SavingStar and a Upromise eCoupon. Even though the “sale” price was still pretty high, the combination of coupons brought it down to just $4 a pack.
At Publix I was thrilled to take advantage of the super high value $8/2 Cover Girl coupons that were found in last weeks P&G insert. I grabbed some much-needed some new powder & concealer & then stocked up on money-making blushes & bronzers with the rest of the coupons. (FYI–Cover Girl is also B1G1 50% off at Walgreens this week, so if you haven’t used those coupons yet & need some new makeup, you may want to pop in!)
Here is what I got:
At CVS I spent $13.27 for $59.74 worth of merchandise (after Upromise and SavingStar deposits), a savings of 78%.
Transaction 1 Get $15.99 Extra Bucks WYB Pur-Absorb Iron Supplement, 28ct (limit 1) @ – $15.99 Final price: FREE Total OOP: $15.99; Got back $15.99 ECBs Maybelline Cosmetics – Buy One, Get One 50% Off Bought 2 Lip Gloss @ $6.99 each $2/1 Maybelline New York Lip Product, exp. 11/11/11 (RP 09/11/11 R) $3/$10 Cosmetics Purchas (CVS Coupon Kiosk) Final price: $1.74 each Huggies Slip-On Diapers – Buy 1, Get 1 50% Off Bought 2 @ $11.99 each $2/1 Huggies Little Movers Slip-On Diapers via Upromise Deposit $3/1 Huggies Diapers, (SS 9/11/11) EXPIRED** $2/1 Huggies Little Movers Slip-On Diapers (SavingStar.com) Final price: $3.99 each Used $15.99 ECBs; Total OOP: $1.28 **My CVS still allows expired coupons but the ‘official’ CVS policy does not. Check with your own store manager.At Publix I spent $22.67 for $92.83 worth of groceries & cosmetics, a savings of 76%
1 Playtex Gentle Glide 36ct @ $7.99 and 1 Playtex Gentle Glide 18ct @ $4.99 (1) Buy 1 Playtex 36 ct, Get 1 18 ct Sport or Gentle Glide Tampons FREE (Publix Green Advantage Flyer) (1) $4/2 Playtex Gentle Glide 360 or Playtex Sport Tampons, 14 ct or larger Printable Coupon (NLA) Final price: $1.99 each 4 Talenti Gelato or Sorbetto, assorted varieties, 16 oz, BOGO @ $4.79 (4) $1/1 Talenti Gelato or Sorbetto (EarthFare Manufacturer’s Coupon) Final price: $1.39 each 2 Finish Quantum Powerball Capsules, 45 ct, BOGO @ – $11.99 (2) $1/1 Finish Quantum Automatic Dishwasher Detergent Product printable or printable Final Price: $4.99 each 1 Cover Girl Loose Powder @ $4.79 1 Cover Girl Concealer @ $4.39 6 Cover Girl Blush @ $3.59 (4) $8/2 Cover Girl Face Products (P&G 10/2/11) Final price: FREE + $1.28 Profit for all 1 Mission Tortillas @ $1.79 (1) $1.00/1 Mission Artisan Tortillas Printable (NLA) Final price: $0.79* * *
Altogether, I spent $35.94 for $152.57 worth of groceries & drugstore merchandise, an average savings of 77% for the day. I will be out of town on Thursday, which means that is also my total for the week. (And there will be NO shopping linky this Thursday!)
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Jess S October 15, 2011 at 5:59 pm
Are you going to submit your Publix receipt for the PG pink bake ware?
Tami November 14, 2011 at 4:59 am
Even though I couponed all the time when I was a SAHM with 4 kids. My biggest savings back then was $100.00 on a 300.00 shopping bill. Not bad for a mom who only went shopping every 4 weeks. I have since gotten away from it as my kids havegrown up. Now that I work full time I dont have the time but with gas prices so high it just seems no matter how much moey we make we just cant get caught up. A co- worker started getting a bunch of us clipping coupons and saving a few dollars but it just didn’t seem like it was worth the trouble until I watched several “Extreme Couponing” Shows on TLC. My kids who are still at home 24 and 17 said hey we can do that…it looks like fun and we’ll help. So the next week-end (2weeks ago) we got 3 news papers my daughter started clipping. Since then we’ve saved 154.00 on 242.00 shopping bill and another 30.00 on mics items. My 24yr old son is even getting involved and saved on a coupon on 11/11/11 and bought 5 items on special with a competors coupon at Walmart for a 11 cents each! He was so proud of his deal he left the receipt for me to see in the AM. My goal even though my kids are moving out is to teach them how to coupon so they can save money when they get marriedand have kids. I cant wait to show my youngest son…. he’s love’s to save money and he is a Mathematician at 22 and I can see him counting the savings already amd My oldest daughter can’t wait to come home from college so she can go shopping and get in on the savings. Sorry for rambling I’m just excited!!!
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