Thursday, May 21, 2009

3 1/2 hours and a round trip around VA....


Cash: $8.04
Gift Card: $6.85
Savings: $252.98
PROFIT after register rewards (cash + gift card $$ - RRs): $70.11

And that profit would have been $10 more if I hadn't messed up one transaction and paid with a Dr. Scholl's RR when I was supposed to get a Dr. Scholl's RR. I was SO PISSED at myself. Not to mention I had to mess up at the store that I HATE, and before I figured out why I didn't get my RR the cashier started riding her high horse about me using coupons so I wouldn't get the RR. I specifically went back and did the transaction again without messing up to show her I'd get the RR with coupons, but she just didn't get it. They are so brainwashed at this store. It's di-gust-ting.

Anyway, here's the lowdown (over 9 transactions and like 5 stores):

6 Dr. Scholl's Her Comfort + Pedicure kit
4 Dr. Scholl's Men's Massaging Gel
2 Dr. Scholl's Tri-Comfort
1 Dr. Scholl's Memory Fit for Men
1 Dr. Scholl's Memory Fit for Women
2 Dr. Scholl's for Heels
3 Dry Idea Clinical Deodorant
1 Degree Spray "Sexy Intrigue"
1 Tinkerbell Stickers
2 Caramel (only 1 in the picture because they only gave me one. Ugh.)
2 packs of 400 Multi-purpose printer paper
2 Storage Tote 6 qt.
1 Purse with bonus umbrella (secret clearance! I was so excited!)
2 Red Folders (these have a secret purpose :P)


And I still have 2 more Dr. Scholl's coupons to use so I will be making at least $10 more off WAGS :)

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

I <3 Wednesdays.




Cost: $14.61
Savings: $41.20









Farm Fresh

1.79 Purina Kitten Food
0.91 Easy Mac
0.91 Easy Mac
1.00 Velveeta Broccoli Cup
1.00 Velveeta Broccoli Cup
1.79 Whiskas Temptations Cat Treats
1.79 Whiskas Temptations Cat Treats
1.79 Whiskas Temptations Cat Treats
1.99 Lays Wavy
0.99 Farm Fresh Hot Dog Buns
0.66 Jell-O Chocolate Pudding
0.67 Jell-O Vanilla Pudding
0.67 Jell-O Vanilla Pudding
2.69 Fancy Feast Dry Cat Food
2.69 Fancy Feast Dry Cat Food
1.69 Friskies Party Mix Cat Treats
2.99 Mission Soft Tacos 10ct
2.79 Old Orchard Healthy Choice Grape 64 oz
1.50 Oscar Meyer Wieners 10ct
1.50 Oscar Meyer Wieners 10ct
1.34 Breakstone's Sour Cream 16 oz
1.33 Breakstone's Sour Cream 16 oz
1.50 Kraft American Singles 16ct
1.50 Kraft American Singles 16ct
1.67 Kraft Naturals Mild Cheddar 8 oz
1.67 Kraft Naturals Mild Cheddar 8 oz
3.19 Over-The-Moon Milk 1/2 gal
3.19 Over-The-Moon Milk 1/2 gal
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-0.05 Reusable Bag Credit
-2.19 Purina Kitten Chow (I know, it was only 1.79 :P)
-1.00 off 2 Easy Mac Cups +1.00 (doubles on Wednesdays)
-1.00 off 2 Velveeta Cups +1.00
-1.00 Temptations Cat Treats +0.79
-1.00 Temptations Cat Treats +0.79
-1.00 Temptations Cat Treats +0.82 (0.82? uh....*shrug*)
-1.00 off 2 Jell-O +1.00
-1.00 Fancy Feast Dry Food +1.00
-1.00 Fancy Feast Dry Food +1.00
-1.00 Friskies Party Mix +0.69
-1.00 Mission Plus! Tortillas +1.00
-0.50 Old Orchard Healthy Choice +0.50
-1.00 off 2 Oscar Meyer Wieners +1.00
-1.00 off 2 Breakstone's Sour Cream +0.34 (looks like this didn't double properly)
-1.00 off 2 Kraft Singles +1.00
-1.00 off 2 Kraft shredded cheese +1.00
-1.00 Over-The-Moon Milk +1.00
-1.00 Over-The-Moon Milk +1.00


Kroger

Kroger is like RIGHT NEXT to Farm Fresh so I figured I'd stop in for my free Kraft BBQ Sauce.

1.00 Kraft Honey BBQ
1.00 Kraft Honey BBQ
1.00 Kraft Honey BBQ
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-1.00 Kraft BBQ internet coupon (kraftfoods.com)
-1.00 Kraft BBQ internet coupon (kraftfoods.com)
-1.00 Kraft BBQ internet coupon (kraftfoods.com)


Alright! I'm off to Farm Fresh again! I can't stay away on Wednesdays :)

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Farm Fresh doubles on the weekend.






Cash: $5.69
Savings: $19.59






Jeffrey and I wandered around Farm Fresh for a bit tonight, to get out of the house and I heard they were doubling up to $1 q's this weekend.

I'm volunteering at an SPCA event tomorrow and want to sleep so I'm just going to type up the items like my last post.

1 Frosted Mini-Wheats Blueberry
1 Sobe LifeWater Strawberry & Kiwi
1 Old Orchard Apple Juice
4 Hanover Frozen Green Beans
1 Over the Moon Chocolate Milk
1 Over the Moon 1% Milk
4 Kraft Easy Mac Triple Cheese
1 Temptations Cat Treats

Friday, May 15, 2009

Mini-Vacation


I drove across the James River Bridge today for the first time. It was crazy because I did not know it was so long. And pretty.

But anyway, I went over there because Bloom (grocery store) is doing triple coupons and I thought I'd give it a look-see. Also the nearest CVS is over there but they didn't have everything I was looking for so I got nothing. *sigh*

But I did pretty good at Bloom.

Cash: $14.35
Savings: $74.22

I really don't feel like typing out the transaction details, but here's the total goods:

2 Kraft Bagel-fuls Cinnamon Cream Cheese
1 Kraft Bagel-fuls Strawberry
1 Kraft Bagel-fuls Apple Cream Cheese
1 Hot Pocket Panini Bruschetta Chicken
2 McCain Waffle Fries
1 McCain Potato Smiles
1 Old Orchard Healthy Balance
2 French's Yellow Mustard
2 French's Honey Mustard
2 Frank's Red Hot Xtra Hot
2 Betty Crocker Chedder and Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes
1 Betty Crocker Butter Mashed Potatoes
2 Fiber One Strawberry Pastries
2 Fiber One Chocolate Fudge Pastries
1 Fiber One Cinnamon Pastries
1 Kraft BBQ Original sauce
2 Mahatma Long-grain Rice
2 Lysol 4in1 cleaner Berry scent
2 Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaner
1 Magic Eraser
2 Dial Basics Hypoallergenic soap 3-pack
1 Skintimate shaving cream
1 Bloom brand fabric softener sheets 80ct
5 Bounty Basic

Jeff told me he'd kill me if I bought any more paper towels but I just can't pass it up when they're .25 each! I just can't!

I also only have about one foot by 6 inches space left in my cabinets. Who wants to come over and help me eat this stuff?! :)

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Yay Harris Teeter!



Harris Teeter trip this morning:
Cost: $0.27
Savings: $17.74








Harris Teeter
1.00 Velveeta Cup
1.00 Velveeta Cup
1.00 Velveeta Cup
3.39 Ziploc pint 20ct
3.79 Ocean Spray
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-3.00 off 3 Kraft
-1.50 off 2 Kraft internet coupon
-1.70 Ziploc (BOGO)
-1.90 Ocean Spray (BOGO)
-0.40 Ziploc +0.40 (doubled)
-0.55 Ocean Spray +0.55

Total: 0.18 + 0.06 (5% VA Food Tax) + 0.03 (2.5% VA Non-Food Tax) = $0.27
Savings: 7.17 Store + 10.57 Coupons = $17.74


Second Trip to HT

Cost: $4.26
Savings: $39.86









Transaction #1:

1.00 Velveeta Cup
1.00 Velveeta Cup
1.00 Velveeta Cup
3.49 Scrubbing Bubbles
3.49 Scrubbing Bubbles
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-3.00 off 3 Kraft
-1.49 Scrubbing Bubbles (2/$4)
-1.49 Scrubbing Bubbles (2/$4)
-0.75 Scrubbing Bubbles +0.75
-0.75 Scrubbing Bubbles +0.75

Total: 0.00 + 0.13 (5% VA Food Tax) = $0.13
Savings: 6.55 Store + 10.55 coupons = $17.10

Transaction #2 (hubby was nice enough to do a transaction behind me, but he wanted some expensive things):

1.00 Velveeta Cup
1.00 Velveeta Cup
1.00 Velveeta Cup
2.89 Craisin Orange
2.65 Cow Tails
----
-3.00 off 3 Kraft
-0.89 Craisin (2/$4)
-1.00 off 2 Velveeta cups internet coupon

Total: 3.65 + 0.12 (2.5% VA Non-Food Tax.....on food?) = $3.77
Savings: 4.46 Store + 5.46 coupons = $9.92

Transaction #3 (I did two transactions, cause I ain't scared!!!! :P):

1.00 Velveeta Cup
1.00 Velveeta Cup
1.00 Velveeta Cup
3.39 Ziploc Pint 20ct
0.89 KitKat (had to grab this cause the Craisins were supposed to be on THIS order)
----
-3.00 off 3 Kraft
-1.50 off 2 Velveeta Cups internet coupon
-1.70 Ziploc (BOGO)
-0.40 Ziploc + 0.40

Total: 0.28 + 0.06 (5% VA Food Tax) + 0.02 (2.5% VA Non-Food Tax) = $0.36
Savings: 5.27 Store + 7.57 coupons = $12.84

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Don't be surprised if I post more later. Today's the last day of the sale and I want to maximize the free food opportunity.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Harris Teeter is good to me.


Here's Eden being in the way again! Silly kitty!

Cost: $4.16
Savings: $53.60






Harris Teeter


Transaction #1:

3.79 Ocean Spray Ruby Pomegranate
3.79 Ocean Spray Ruby Pomegranate
1.00 Velveeta Cup
1.00 Velveeta Cup
1.00 Velveeta Cup
3.39 Ziploc Gallon Bags 20ct
3.39 Ziploc Gallon Bags 20ct
----
-3.79 Ocean Spray BOGO
-3.00 off Kraft
-3.39 Ziploc BOGO
-0.55 Ocean Spray +0.55 (HT doubles under .99)
-0.55 Ocean Spray +0.55
-0.40 Ziploc +0.40
-0.40 Ziploc +0.40
-1.50 off of 2 Kraft (internet coupon)

Total: 1.88 + 0.13 (5% VA Food Tax) + 0.07 (2.5% VA Non-Food Tax) = $2.08
Savings: 10.75 store sales and 16.05 coupons = $26.80

Transaction #2:

3.79 Ocean Spray Cran-Pomegranate
3.79 Ocean Spray Cran-Pomegranate
1.00 Velveeta Cup
1.00 Velveeta Cup
1.00 Velveeta Cup
3.39 Ziploc Pint Bags 20ct
3.39 Ziploc Pint Bags 20ct
----
-3.79 Ocean Spray BOGO
-3.00 off Kraft
-3.39 Ziploc BOGO
-0.55 Ocean Spray +0.55 (HT doubles under .99)
-0.55 Ocean Spray +0.55
-0.40 Ziploc +0.40
-0.40 Ziploc +0.40
-1.50 off of 2 Kraft (internet coupon)

Total: 1.88 + 0.13 (5% VA Food Tax) + 0.07 (2.5% VA Non-Food Tax) = $2.08
Savings: 10.75 store sales and 16.05 coupons = $26.80




Here's a better picture of the goods.

Sunday, May 10, 2009

HMD!


HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL MOMMY'S!

Friday, May 8, 2009

If you wait long enough, WAGS will give you everything you ever need for free.


Do you all realize how much I <3 Walgreens?


Cost: $1.28 Cash and $1.56 on Gift Card
Cost after rebates: -$17.16
Savings: $61.15


My feet are going to love Walgreens too. And so are my family's feet.



Transaction #1:
12.99 Dr. Scholl's Shoe Insole
07.01 Dr. Scholl's Shoe Insole (2/$20 sale)
00.50 Hunt's Sauce 8oz
00.50 Hunt's Sauce 8oz
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-10.00 Dr. Scholl's coupon
-10.00 Dr. Scholl's coupon
-00.75 Hunt's Sauce (It's .75 off of 2, you get this at the register for buying 2)

Total: 0.25 + 1.00 (5% VA Non-Food Tax) + 0.03 (2.5% VA Food Tax) = $1.28 (cash)
Received: $10RR for buying 2 Dr. Scholl's and another .75/2 Hunt's Sauce

Repeated transaction #1 as transaction #2, only with female insoles and paid with gift card.

Transaction #3:
0.50 Hunt's Sauce 8oz
0.50 Hunt's Sauce 8oz
----
-00.75 Hunt's Sauce

Total: 0.25 + 0.03 (2.5% VA Food Tax) = $0.28 (gift card)
Received: another .75/2 Hunt's Sauce, which will get used tomorrow as many times as they'll let me!!!!

We go through the Hunt's sauce really quick when I make Taco Casserole (at least one night a week), so it is just GREAT for me to pay a quarter for two cans. The cheapest I have gotten them for up until this point has been probably .44 for one can. Too bad the 2/$1 sale ends tomorrow :(

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

First Trip Ever to Farm Fresh


So I heard Farm Fresh doubles q's up to $1 every Wednesday so guess where I'm going to be every Wednesday?

Don't let the total fool you, they made a boo boo and my beef and Dawn rang up the wrong price so I got both FREE!!!!

Cost: $6.49
Savings: $33.31 (this includes my refund)



Farm Fresh

2.29 Success Boil in a Bag Rice
2.29 Success Boil in a Bag Rice
1.79 Purina Kitten Food
3.59 Dawn Plus Hand Renewal
1.69 Friskies Party Mix Cat Treats
1.69 Friskies Party Mix Cat Treats
0.89 Meow Mix Wholesome Goodness
7.40 Ground Beef (5lb)
2.99 McCain Roasters
2.99 McCain Crinkle Fries
5.99 Tidy Cat Litter (14lb)
2.49 Band-Aid 30 ct
2.49 Band-Aid 30 ct
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-1.00 Success Rice +1.00 (doubled)
-1.00 Success Rice +1.00
-1.79 Free box of Purina Kitten Food (from last weeks paper)
-3.59 Cash refund for Dawn
-1.00 Friskies Party Mix +0.69 (doubles up to price of item)
-1.00 Friskies Party Mix +0.69
-0.89 Free Meow Mix Wholesome Goodness (came with sample)
-7.40 Cash refund for Beef
-0.75 McCain Product +0.75
-0.75 McCain Product +0.75
-1.00 Tidy Cat Litter +1.00
-1.00 Band-Aid +1.00
-1.00 Band-Aid +1.00

Cost: 16.63 + 0.36 (2.5% VA Food Tax) + 0.86 (5%Va Non-Food Tax) - 11.36 (refund) = $6.49

I am SO GLAD the beef and Dawn rang up wrong!!!! So. Glad.

What's the bad news? I forgot to print coupons for the cereal that's on sale (will be free after coupons). What's even worse? I printed them when I got home and my black ink is being really shitty. I stopped using my color ink because it was being stupid and now my black is doing the same. I am convinced this is because I got both of them refilled at Walgreens. I will be buying new cartridges before printing anything else. *sigh*

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Frugal adventure of the day.



Cost: $0.95 (gift card)
Cost after rebates: -$7.05
Savings: $25.84











Walgreens

Store #1:
Transaction #1:

2.50 Pert
2.50 Pert
2.99 Right Guard Deodorant
0.06 Peep (Easter stuff is now 90% off!)
----
-1.50 Pert
-1.50 Pert
-2.99 Free Right Guard
-2.00 RR

Total: 0.06 + 0.40 (5% VA Non-Food Tax) = $0.46 (gift card)
Received: 2RR Pert and 2RR Right Guard
PROFIT: $3.54

Store #2:
Transaction #1:

2.50 Pert
2.50 Pert
2.99 Right Guard
0.09 Spun Glass
----
-1.50 Pert
-1.50 Pert
-2.99 Free Right Guard
-2.00 RR

Total: 0.09 + 0.40 (5% VA Non-Food Tax) = $0.49 (gift card)
Received: 2RR Pert and 2RR Right Guard
PROFIT: $3.51

I went to Harris Teeter in between stores in the hopes they would restock on the last day of triples but no :(

I did pay $4.94 and save $25.59 but it really wasn't anything cool, except (5) bags of Nestle chocolate chips for 0.24 each. I think that is a pretty good price. Lol.

Monday, May 4, 2009

WAGS (so far) today.


Went to WAGS today with no plan, so here's what I ended up with LOL.


Cost: $0.55 (0.54 tax!!!!)
Cost after rebates: -$1.45
Savings: $24.46




Walgreens

2.99 Right Guard Deodorant
2.63 Aveeno Lotion 2.5oz
2.63 Aveeno Lotion 2.5oz
2.63 Aveeno Lotion 2.5oz
7.99 Aveeno Essentials Kit
0.12 Peeps
----
-2.99 Free Right Guard
-2.00 Aveeno
-2.00 Aveeno
-2.00 Aveeno
-7.99 Free Aveeno Kit with 3 Aveeno Purchase
-2.00 RR (Ecotrin deal last week)

Total: 0.01 + 0.54 (5% VA Non-Food Tax) = $0.55
Received: 2RR from Right Guard
PROFIT: $1.45

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Eden's Favorite Spots

I got an itch to post cute pictures of my kitty, Eden, so here is a little segment called "Eden's Favorite Spots."






The sink in my old apartment.












Bedroom window at my last apartment.


















Our front window. Notice she is sitting right outside the line of the sun :P


















BIG. BOX.


















Sleeping in my arms :)









In my lap.


















In the middle of the ottoman.












Bedroom window here (great view of the lake)













On the table.
















And this one's just funny! I caught her mid-meow.

Friday, May 1, 2009

Shopping + totals for April!!!!

I wanted to post a pic of my WAGS trip on Wednesday, so I was searching and searching for my digital camera yesterday and could not freaking find it ANYWHERE!!!! I knew I had taken a pic, I just needed my SD card out of the camera.

So I ask DH if he's seen it today,because I wanted to take a pic of my Harris Teeter trip and he says "Yeah *blush*, I knocked it off the couch yesterday...." He walks over and pushes the ottoman out of the way and there's my camera. Strange really because I wasn't even mad that he knocked it on the floor. (Though I was kinda mad he knocked it on the floor and didn't pick it back up. Like I was ever gonna find it there! Geez!) I have a lot of faith in my camera lol. It's a tough one. Then I open it up and the memory card isn't even there. It's in my laptop. Wow I felt dumb.

But anyway, here's the lowdown on that trip and today's HT trip! I didn't buy anything at WAGS yesterday (Thursday), and today all I bought was one Contour meter and a Propel water that they gave me a free catalina for. I hardly think I need to post a pic of that. (Plus DH drank the water while we were out :P)


Cash: $5.04
Total after Rebates: -$15.46
Savings: $213.22









Walgreens

Store #1:
Transaction #1:

6.49 Rembrandt 2 hour Whitening Kit
1.39 W Brand Maxi Pads
----
-1.00 W brand Maxi (from Prescription $50 booklet or whatever)
-3.00 RR (I don't remember what this was from)

Total: 3.88 + .34 (%5 VA Non-food tax) = $4.22 (cash)
Received: Free Propel Water catalina (LOL)
Cost: $4.22

Transaction #2:

14.99 Bayer Contour Meter
----
-14.99 Bayer coupon

Total: 0.00 + 0.00 tax= 0.00 (cash, my favorite kind. the invisible stuff)
Recieved: 5RR
PROFIT: $5.00

Store #2:
Transaction #1:

14.99 Bayer Contour Meter
----
-14.99 Bayer coupon

Total: 0.00 + 0.00 tax= 0.00
Recieved: 5RR
PROFIT: $5.00

Transaction #2:

0.50 W brand Tampon 10ct Regular
0.50 W brand Tampon 10ct Regular
0.50 W brand Tampon 10ct Regular
0.50 W brand Tampon 10ct Super
0.90 WAGS reusable zip-up bag (COOL)
2.00 Ecotrin
2.49 Bayer Quick Release Crystals
5.99 Rembrandt toothpaste
----
-1.00 Ecotrin
-2.00 Rembrandt TP q (I found this in the whitening kit box!)
-5.00 Nivea RR
-5.00 Nivea RR

Total: 0.38 + .44 (5% VA Non-food tax)= $0.82
Received: 2RR Ecotrin, 2.50RR Bayer and 6RR Rembrandt
PROFIT: $9.68




Cash: $9.38
Savings: $46.49










Harris Teeter

3.29 Bertolli Alfredo Sauce
1.69 HT Ketchup
2.00 Grande Tortilla Chips
2.00 Grande Tortilla Chips
2.00 Grande Tortilla Chips
2.09 Flipz Pretzels
3.05 Ground Beef (1.02lb)
1.00 (2) Oranges
2.99 Bagel-Fuls Original
2.99 Bagel-Fuls Cinnnamon
2.99 Bagel-Fuls Cinnnamon (last three Bagel-Fuls in the store)
2.69 Breyers Ice Cream Strawberry
2.70 Breyers Ice Cream Oreo (technically these are B1G1 at 5.39)
----
-0.60 Bertolli Sauce + 1.20 (triple q)
-0.75 Grande chips + 1.50
-0.75 Grande chips + 1.50
-0.75 Grande chips + 1.50
-0.50 Flipz + 1.00
-2.00 Ground Beef (peelie on Grande bags - Buy 2 bags get $2 off beef)
-0.75 Bagel-Fuls + 1.50
-0.75 Bagel-Fuls + 1.50
-0.75 Bagel-Fuls + 1.50
-0.75 Breyers + 1.50
-0.75 Breyers + 1.50

Total: 8.93 + .45 (2.5% VA food tax) = $9.38

I am all out of the good q's for triples, the only thing I really have left to get is I think 3 more Bagel-Fuls (these are good BTW). I didn't see anything exciting when I looked up the coupon preview for this Sunday. *shrug* We'll see!!!!

And here's my totals for April (LOL):

Items: 435
Retail Price: $2,214.01
Store Savings: $1,168.05
Coupon Savings: $588.45
% of savings: 79%
# of coupons used (this includes Register Rewards): 248
OOP: $457.80
Rebates: $193.48
OOP-Rebates: $264.32
Total $$ Savings: $1,949.69
% of savings: 88%
$ Spent on GC: $43.78
OOP-Rebates-GC: $220.54

Bottom Line : I paid $220.54 and got $2,214.01 worth of stuff last month. I gotta admit though, the glucose meters were $80-$83 retail EACH, that I got for FREE (really free, no tax or anything) AND got a $5 register reward for as well.

I still pat myself on the back :P