There was an awesome deal with the Suave products. Buy three and receive a $5 gift card instantly! After my coupons and deducting the gift card promotion, I ended up paying $.14 FOR ALL SIX BOTTLES!! That's only about 2 cents each!! By far my favorite deal of the day! Overall I saved a whopping 70% which is phenomenal considering more than 30% of the out of pocket paid was for 2 board games!
3 - Suave Natural Conditioner $8.97 - [$4.50 coupons] = $4.47 or $1.49 each!
3 - Suave Kids 2-1 $5.67 or $1.89 each!
2 - Coppertone Sunscreen Sticks $9.78 - [$2 coupons] = $7.78 or $3.89 each!
1 - Palmolive 25 oz $2.24 - [$.50 coupon][$1 mobile coupon] = $.74!
1 - Trident 3 pk $1.99 - [$1 target coupon] = $.99 or $.33 per pack!
1 - 5 Gum pack $1.29 - [$.50 target coupon][$.50 coupon] = $.29!
2 - Wheat Thins Popped $4.00 - [$.75 mobile][$1 mobile][$1 coupon] = $1.25 or $.62 each!
4 - Yoplait Blended Greek yogurt $4.00 - [20% cartwheel][$2 coupons] = $1.20 or $.30 each!
1 - Nivea lotion $5.84 - [$1 target coupon][$2 coupon] = $2.84!
1 - Sensodyne travel size $1.04 - [$1 shopmium rebate] = $.04!
2 - Nexcare kiddie bandages $2.98 - [$1.10 coupons] = $1.88 or $.94 each!
1 - Play-doh 4 pk $2.79 - [10% cartwheel][$1 coupon] = $1.51!
3 - Market Pantry Pasta Sauce $3.42 - [5% cartwheel][$1.50 target coupon] = $1.80 or $.60 each!
2 - Market Pantry Pasta $1.56 - [5% cartwheel][$1 mobile] = $.52 or $.26 each!
2 - Hasbro Games $14.98 - [$4 coupons] = $10.98 or $5.49 each!
5 - Hot Pockets 2pk $8.00 - [10% cartwheel][$1 target coupon][$2 coupons] = $4.40 or $.88 each!
$15.00 in gift cards earned and used!
Total Retail Price $105.89 plus tax.
Total Price Paid after all sales, coupons and rebates: $31.36 plus tax!
Totals Savings of 70%!!
Wal-Mart
More than half the money spent out of pocket was for candy items that I wouldn't normally purchase but Easter is getting closer and I want to make sure that I have plenty of variety for those baskets!!
TRIP #1
4 - Mars Bites Candies 7oz $11.12 - [$6 coupons] = $5.12 or $1.28 each!
4 - Haribo Gummy Bears $3.96 - [$1.20 coupons] = $2.76 or $.69 each!
3 - Rice Dream Non-Dairy $5.88 - [$6 coupons] = FREE +$.12 overage!
4 - Birdseye Recipe Ready Veg $4 - [$3 coupons] = $1.00 or $.25 each!
1 - Zest 3pk bar soap $1.98 - [$1 coupon] = $.98 or $.32 per bar!
1 - Pull-Ups Flushable Wipes $1.64 - [$1 coupon] = $.64!
4 - Oscar Mayer P3 Protein Packs $4 - [$4 coupons] = FREE!
Total Retail Price $32.58 plus tax.
Total Price Paid $10.38 plus tax!
That's 68% savings!
TRIP #2
4 - Garnier Shampoo/Conditioners $11.84 - [$8 coupons] = $3.84 or $.96 each!
3 - Bagel Bites 9pk $5.94 - [$1.50/3 coupon][$1 Checkout 51 rebate] = $3.44 or $1.15 each!
1 - Fiber One Fruit Snacks $2.00 - [$.50 coupon][$.75 iBotta rebate][$.75 Checkout 51 rebate] = FREE!!
1 - Rave Hairspray $1.97
1 - Rave Hairspray Travel Size $.97 - [Buy full size get travel size FREE coupon] = FREE!
4 - Hefty Storage Bags $7.88 (Price Matched to Dollar Tree $1 = $4) - [$2 coupons] = $2.00 or $.50 each!
2 - Werther's Originals Sugar Free $3.96 (Price Mated to Dollar Tree $1 = $2) - [$2 coupons] = FREE!!
Total Retail Price $34.56 plus tax
Total Price Paid after price matching and coupons: $12.25 plus tax!
Savings of 66%!!
Not bad considering Wal-Mart doesn't do weekly sale specials! Go Coupons!!
Walgreens
Confession... After a good decade of using coupons in some form, this is probably my second time ever shopping in Walgreens. I know that there are couponers that rock the coupons at this drugstore by saving upwards of 80-90% but I haven't even tried. Mainly because their reward system seems so daunting and confusing. I'm pretty good with puzzles/number games but the Walgreens system puts me through the ringer. I decided that I was going to put the fear aside and start trying because if there are good deals to be had I don't want to miss out because I wasn't paying enough attention. Well, today I was reminded why I stopped paying attention to begin with.
You see, I had my list all prepared - spent a good hour gathering my coupons and pairing with the current sale. I made it super simple. I made a plan to make one transaction with 5,000 worth of reward points and one register reward item. Then I was going to do a second transaction and cash in on the 5,000 points and roll the RR but my plan was an EPIC FAIL. Not only was ALL of the RR items that I was interested in (there was only 1 because they are few and far between) out of stock but every points deal that I went in for was either out of stock or didn't match up with the coupons that I brought. For instance, there was a deal on General Mills cereals. I had brought every GM coupon that I could find not knowing what would be included in the sale. The ONLY boxes that they had at my Walgreens that were valid to earn points was Cheerios. And what were the ONLY GM coupons that I didn't have?!? Then I figured that I would just double up on the easter candy that I had intended to get to earn more points to make up for the lack of points for cereal. But then the easter candy that I had intended to get wasn't anywhere to be found!! WTF?! So I ended up just getting the the items that I wanted that did not earn me points. I was disappointed to say the least. I didn't even save 50% which is very uncommon when I make a dedicated couponing trip. My original plan had me saving upwards of 75% but what can you do? Ah well... savings is savings! Maybe I'll try again next week?
1 - Quilted Northern 9pk $3.49 - [$.50 store coupon][$.45 coupon] = $2.54 or $.28 per roll!
1 - Scotts Naturals 6pk $4.99 - [$1 store coupon][$.55 coupon] = $3.44 or $.57 per roll!
1 - Lifesavers Jellybeans $2.00 - [$1/2 store coupon][$1/2 coupon] = $1.00!
1 - Starburst Jellybeans $2.00 - [$1/2 store coupon][$1/2 coupon] = $1.00!
1 - Chocolate Marshmallow Chick $.59 - [$.15 closeout] = $.44!
1 - Candy Necklace $.59 - [$.10 closeout] = $.49!
Total Retail Price $16.54 plus tax.
Total Price Paid after sales and coupons $8.91 plus tax!
Total savings of about 45%!
Dollar General
I chose to stock up on some canned veggies at Dollar General this week even though I didn't have coupons for them. They were on sale this week from $.85 each to $.50 each. THEN I waited until Friday 4/11 so that I could use the $5/$25 coupon so ultimately I got them for about $.43 each which is the cheapest price I can get anywhere. Not bad for having no coupons!
13 - Libby's Canned Veggies $6.50 on sale ($11.05 retail!)
4 - Palmolive Dish Soap $4.00 - [$2 coupons] = $2 or $.50 each!
1 - Zest for Men 2pk $1.00 - [$1 coupon] = FREE!
1 - Spot Shot Carpet Cleaner $2.75 - [$2 coupon] = $.75!
3 - Suave 2-1 Kids Shampoo $6.00
1 - Suave Body Wash FREE with $6 suave purchase!
2 - Hefty Foam Plates $3.00 - [$1 coupon] = $2.00 or $1.00 each!
1 - BIC Simply Soleil Razors $4.25 - [$3 coupon] = $1.25!
1 - Turtles Box Chocolates $2 - [$1 coupon] = $1.00!
Spend $25 get $5 off discount!!
Total Retail Price $37.05 plus tax.
Total Price Paid after sales and coupons: $14.50 plus tax!
Savings of 61%!!
Dillons
My trip to Dillons this week primarily focused on receiving digital rebates for items purchase (Today I earned about $2 in rebates rather than coupons). I also cashed in on a couple free items that were loaded on my store card including yogurt and a 12pk of tea!
1 - Skim Milk Gallon $2.88 - [$.50 iBotta Rebate] = $2.33!
1 - Nestea 12 pk $3.99 - [$3.99 digital coupon!] = FREE!!
2 - P$$t... Sugar 4 lb bags $1.98 sale price!
1 - Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce $1.49 - [$.50 digital coupon][$.50 checkout 51 rebate] = $.49!
1 - Lilberte Yogurt $1.00 - [$1.00 digital coupon][$.50 checkout 51 rebate] = FREE! +$.50 overage!!
1 - Broccoli Head $.72 - [$.25 checkout 51 rebate] = $.48!
1 - Milkyway Bites $1.00 - [$.50 digital coupon] = $.50!
1 - Lettuce Head $.99 - [20% savings star rebate] = $.79!
Total Retail Price $20.55 plus tax.
Total Price Paid after sales, coupons and rebates: $6.07 plus tax!
Savings of 71%!!
Regular Non-Coupon Shopping Needs:
I have done a LOT of coupon trips this week and I have spent a little more money on the stockpile and Easter than I expected so we have been eating a lot more out of the current pantry stock than eating around the weekly sale ad. So I have only picked up a few items for our household's regular grocery needs and I shopped at Aldi for the majority of items.
1 - Boulder Freezer Bags $1.69
1 lb Strawberries $1.29
2 - Whipped Topping $1.78
2.9 lbs bananas $1.29
1 bag dried fruit $1.49
3 lb bag of oranges $1.99
Wheat Bread $.99
Total $10.52 plus tax.
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Wal-Mart
Ground Beef 2.25 lb reduced to $5.94
Sunsweet Dates $3.08
Total $9.02
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