January 10, 2010


Walgreens... this was several transactions and I am NO GOOD at working Walgreens...  I wasn't impressed with my totals.

T 1 -
  • 2 Neosporin Lip Health - 2/$8, used two $3 coupons.  Got back $3 RR.
  • 2 Planters Trail Mix - $2/2 after Walgreens coupon ($1/2)
  • 2 Tinkerbell candy - .25/each (thinking Easter!)

Used a $1 RR, and paid $3.50 (uuuugh, I know, lol).

T 2 -
  • 1 Thermacare - $2.49.  Used a $1 coupon.  Got a $2.50 RR.
  • 1 Nivea shower gel - $4.99.  Used a $1 coupon.  Got $2 RR.
  • 1 Tinkerbell candy - .25

Used a $3 RR, paid $3.03 (yeah, see why I said I'm no good at Walgreens, sheesh!)

T 3 -
  • 3 Kotex - $3 each.  Used a $1 coupon on each.  Got a $4 RR.
  • 2 Tinkerbell candy .25 each.
Used a $2.50 RR and a $2 RR.  Now, I paid $4.75, thought that seemed off but as I said, no good at Walgreens...so I was looking at my reciept later, and I was rung up for 4 Kotex and 1 Tinkerbell candy.  So it's off by $2.75...and I'm going to get that back, I already called the store, lol...they said come in whenever I can and just bring my reciept. 

T 4 -
  • 2 Taper Candles - $1/2... they were totally sneaky and stuck in with the 75% off!  I was getting them as fillers...but they rang up full price.
  • 1 Nivea shower gel - $4.99.  Used a $1 coupon.

Used a $4 RR, and paid $1.35.

So my TOTAL at Walgreens was a whopping $12.63, and then the $2.75 I'll get back brings it down to $9.88.  Totally unacceptable!  LOL.  Must plan better next time I go in.  For now I'll pacify myself in that I did save a bit off the retail...  which would have been (even counting sale prices) $34.72...  :o/ 

January 3, 2010


  • 4 General Mills cereals - FREE!  I used the coupons that General Mills/My Blog Spark so generously sent me.  :o)  Ava was so excited to have Lucky Charms!  My husband noticed no difference in the Reese's Puffs, none of us noticed a difference in the Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and the girls gobbled up the Lucky Charms as usual.  I did think that they actually taste sweeter than the used to, which is odd to me, but they're still good!  :o)
  • 1 Breyers Yogurt 4-pack - Free!  Used a free item catalina that printed at Weis on a previous trip. 
  • Bear Essentials training pants - on sale for $6.99, used a $2 coupon, $4.99, not too bad.
  • 4 loaves of bread, two were b1g1 and I used .55 coupons (doubled) on each, so they were .80/loaf, and the other two were 2/$3, so just .40/loaf!  
  • 1 Marcal TP - Free 
  • 8-Pack of Marcal Paper Towels - used a rain check to get them for $5, and used a $4 coupon.  Just $1 for eight rolls, sweet! :o)  I hardly ever buy paper towels unless I can get them that cheap.  My mom (who has yet to post, MOM) loves them so I keep them on hand for when she comes over or she might wither away from not enough paper towel exposure or something. ;o)  I do use them every once in awhile but I normally just use a real dish towel.



These were also FREE, thanks to the Facebook coupon! :o)



And I just thought this was funny, while I was taking my deal pictures hubby was sitting on the floor organizing the cereal stash by expiration date so we'd be sure to use it up before it expired.  I asked him to, but I didn't expect him to do it!  I definitely got a good one there...even if he did hide behind a box of cereal rather than be in the picture (can't say that I blame him though, lol).. ;o)

Walgreens,

Electrasol $3.49.  Used a $2.50 coupon, .99!  Got back a $1 RR.
2 J&J baby products - $2.99, used $2 coupons on each.  Just .99, not bad for full/large size products and one was even a bonus pack.


Not pictured are two Snoopy cookies for .38 each (kid bribery at it's finest!!)

  • 2 Reeses - .87/each
  • 1 GE Energy Smart bulb - $2.99, used a $1 coupon.  Got $2 ECBs.  "Free" :o)
  • 1 Glade Fabric & Air - $3.99, used a $1 coupon (it was expired, I didn't see until I got up there but cashier just took it anyway), got $3 ECB.  "Free" :o)
  • 2 Oust - $3.99 each.  Used a Buy 1 Get 1 coupon, "paid" $3.99 got a $6 ECB.  $2.01 "money/ECB maker"  :o)
  • 2 Nivea Lip balm - $2.99/each.  Used a Buy 1 Get 1 Coupon.  $2.99
  • 1 Nivea body wash - $5.99.  Used a $2 coupon, $3.99, got back $5 ECB for buying $10 in Nivea.  Made the Nivea items just .66/each (and I am in love with the cherry lip balm now)!
 Used $15.48 in ECB.  Paid $1.02 (including tax).  Got back $16 in ECB.  Not too bad.  :o)




This was two transactions. 

I purchased the Axe first, it was on "sale" for $5 per two-pack...but get a $5 gift card when you buy 2, so really just $5 for both, and I had a $1 coupon for each pack.  So just $3, or .75 per body wash.  Not a bad deal for Axe.  I'm using the .75 price because I paid for those first and used the $5 gift card towards the rest of the items which I would have purchased anyway.

The Santa Spud was free (used a $5 coupon, but did not get overage...he was marked down to less than $2 anyway!)

Picked up two Leapfrog Tag books (Ava loves her new Tag!!  I still can't believe I got it for less than $3!!),  they were on sale for $9.99 and I used a $4 coupon on each to bring them down to $5.99. 

The Tide was free, a Princess art thing, Princess hair tie, and Hello Kitty ribbons were all marked down to .25 each.  The Sharpie was .24, the Glad trash bags were $3.99 after using a Target & Mfr coupon on each box. 

I bought a few other items and I have no idea what my total was because this is backdated as usual (someone please get on me to post more often so I don't have to backdate and so I don't forget things, haha!)...but, some good deals none the less :o)