The Perfect End to My Birthday Week

Hello my favorite people =]

I had an amazing week.

 

First of all, it was my birthday on Tuesday =] And I had a wonderful time with my husband. We pretty much celebrated my birthday all week, with a little gift everyday. Monday he gave me something I always appreciate, a gift card to Walgreens =]

You all know how I can multiply that gift card into so much more. Lol it's like making an investment. Well, I did just that. I made a small trip to Walgreens today and was able to use up some of my gift card and have no out of pocket expense. Basically, I was reminded of why procrastination sucks. I usually make my Walgreens trip on Sunday when all the deals are fresh and in stock. Well birthday week got me distracted and I didn't make it to the store until today, so I payed the price. My first and favorite Walgreens was wiped out of everything  I wanted. Go figure. So I went to my old favorite store where I had some trouble using my coupons before since I knew they always have great stock. Fortunately, I got a super friendly cashier and I didn't have many coupons anyways, just Register Rewards that were expiring. So it was simple. 

I had an awesome trip and got some great things but it really wasn't much. I've sort of hit that point where I feel like... I don't really need much more. I mean its like.. body wash sale? Already got a ton of that. Toothpaste? Check. Shampoo? Check. Makeup? Check.. Toilet paper and paper towels? Check. Jeez. I have everything. So I pretty much did two things: I splurged, and I got some things to donate and give away to family members. It's an awesome feeling to know I really don't need much more in my stockpile. But deals will come and I'll take advantage of them. However this week was slow so I just got what I could and fortunately have a lot of Register Rewards to use for the next couple of weeks =]

4 Caress Body Wash 4/$12 get $4 RR

- (4) .75/1 Caress 5/22 RedPlum

[This was my splurge. I can usually get body wash free, but I love this stuff! So for me, just above $1 a bottle is my stock up price!]

1 Scunci Hair ties $2 get $2 RR

No coupons

[This stuff is always free after RR. I have like 7 of these now]

1 Tone Body Wash $3.99 get $3 RR

No coupons

[Just got curious about if its any good. Smells good]

1 Pure Silk Shave Cream $1.99 get $1.50

No coupons

[Again, didn't even need this but I had rewards to burn]

 

8 Tuf Paper Towel Rolls .50 each with in Ad coupon

2 Single Roll toilet paper .50 each with in Ad coupon

2 Viva 6 Rolls $5.99 sale get $4 RR

- (2) $.50/1 

Viva coupon mailed from manufacturer when I complimented their product.
One isn't pictured because we gave it away already =]

I used $21 in Register Rewards and got $19.50 back. 

Total Spent:
$14.50

But I had a gift card so... FREE

Total Saved:
$60.11

And that's all..

I really just wanted the body wash. Lol. But we already have it set to donate 1 package of the Viva Rolls [6 Pack] and the toilet paper. I must admit, Viva is an expensive brand and it is my absolute favorite but I never imagined getting so stocked up on it that I would actually be giving it away. lol. The beauty of sharing.

I did a second transaction just because I wanted to donate a razor and I wanted to get the RR for myself. So I just bought 1 Proglide Razor $9.89 get $4 RR

I used 1 $4/1 from 5/1 P&G

Total Spent:
$6.59

Payed with Gift Card = FREE!


Total Saved:

$14.66 

What I love is how the few things we're donating equal a value of a little over $20. That's about what I would have spent without my giftcards. So its like I was able to pay for donation items and get EVERYTHING else for free.

My Best Target Trip EVER!

Hello everybody...

I am so excited to share a few deals I picked up at Target today. While a few of these deals end today, you can grab others at any time or just pick up the rest at a little bit of a higher price. I just felt like I got so lucky since these items were on sale, and had manufacturer and/or store coupons to match with. Usually my local Target is pretty bad at dealing with couponers but the cashier today was amazing. I'll even call customer service to put in a few good words about her. She knew how to handle my coupons and did so really quickly. So I felt like this was an amazing trip. I did have 2 $10 Gift cards to use from a few weeks ago so in my total I'm only counting what I paid out of pocket. The real total would be higher for you guys but I mean I didn't have to spend $20 since I had the gift cards so there is no reason to count them in my spending. I was thrilled to be able to get some big name items at such an amazing price. Couponing really does open the door to buying items you wouldn't ever have imagined buying before... 

Here we go =]

4 Suave Professionals Shampoo/Conditioner

$2.94 and get a $5 gift card when you buy 4

Used 3 FREE ITEM Coupons in the mail from a promotion

= $2.94 total plus $5 gift card
And I gotta say, these bottles are huge. About 3 times the size of my regular Herbal Essence Shampoo.

4 John Frieda Root Awakening Shampoo or Conditioner $4.99 on sale

- (4) $3/1 Manufacturer coupon 5/1 SS

- (2) $3/2 Target Coupon HERE

= $.50 each 

[Incredible price for any shampoo or conditioner, let alone John Frieda]

2 John Frieda Foam Hair Color $11.99 each regular price

- (2) $5/1 Manufacturer Coupon 5/1 SS

- (2) $5/1 Target Coupon HERE

= $1.99 each

Spectacular price for such an amazing quality hair dye

2 Ponds Wet Towelettes $4.49 on sale

- (2) $1.50/1 Manufacturer coupon HERE

- (2) $1.50/ Target coupon HERE

= $1.49 each

1 Revlon Emory Board $1.27

- (1) $2/1 Manufacturer Coupon that printed out on my last shopping trip. It rang up at the full $2

= Overage

1 Revlon Tweezer $3.89

1 Revlon Eyelash Curler $4.99

- (1) $5/2 Manufacturer Coupon that printed last time

- (1) $2/1 Target coupon that printed last time

= $1.88 for both

7 Digiorno Small stuffed crust pizzas $2.52

- (7) $1/1 Manufacturer Coupons 5/1 SS

= $1.52 each.

This is the lowest price I've ever been able to get them at and they are perfect for a really quick lunch. 


UPDATE:
Wow, I have no idea how I forgot to mention it, but I also bought 4 bottles of Smart Water, the liter size. They were on sale for $1 and I had $.75 coupons!

Total after Coupons= $26.50
Used 2 $20 Gift Cards 


Total Spent
= $6.50 including $3.31 tax


Total Saved 
= $81.10


Plus I got a $5 gift card back. So it feels like I only spent $1.50 for EVERYTHING


Then I got the following catalinas [printed coupons] at the end of my order:
2 $5/2 Revlon Tools
2 $2/1 Revlon Tools

So I can go back to Target and get 6 more Tools for free =]

Getting back on track... slowly...

Hey everyone!

Its been too long! Lol... Im such a slacker.. I just started a couple of summer classes and had a short vacation in Tampa but now I'm back and better than ever! I just wanted to share one deal with you along with a little spotlight of something I'm pretty happy about...

While deals seem pretty slow lately, I was able to cash in on one this week at Target. Target came out with store coupon in the newspaper awhile back for $2 off of 1 Revlon Beauty tool. Well there are a few different items at that price and even under $2 at Target. So I was able to do the following transaction!

2 Revlon Nail Shapers $2.89 each

2 Revlon Emory Boards $1.44 each

2 Nail Clippers $2.24 each

Used 6 $2/1 Revlon coupons, the location of which I cannot remember!

2 of the coupons adjusted down to the $1.44 automatically.

Total = $2.26

Saved: $12.00!

PLUS the machine printed out three new coupons to use next time! 2 $2/1 Revlon tools along with 1 $5/2 Revlon tools! So I can go in next time and get 4 more items for free! I was just happy to be able to get some nail files since I've been needing them. 

I also told you guys recently about the Cottonelle toilet paper deal at Walgreens. Well my hard planning payed off and here is my shopping result!

Pardon the Minions in the background. I had to store these in my room since we are so stocked up! Plus I was able to donate two entire packages of toilet paper. That made me feel really good! I mean toilet paper is usually so hard to find a great deal on that we couponers get sort of stingy when we stock up, but I just felt like we had so much that it would be wrong to keep it all! Plus I payed for all of these with a gift card and received $12 in register rewards for future use!

Spent = $0 [Gift card]

Saved = $40

And received $12 RR back!

While you can no longer get the register reward deal, its still a great price with coupons.

$5 Cottonelle

- (1) $1/1 Walgreens Coupon in May Book

- (1) $.50/1 Manufacturer here

= $3.50 total or $.30 per roll!

Toilet Paper Galore...

I thought I'd share one quick yet AMAZING deal with you guys. When I went to pick up this deal at my favorite Walgreens, I was so worried it would be sold out... Fortunately they had about 8 left, so I picked up two. However, today when I went to a different Walgreens I was SHOCKED at what I saw....

Yea...

That's right... at least 50 Cottonelle toilet paper packages. Lol. This made my jaw drop and encouraged me to pick up some more. So using the following links and coupons, I plan on picking up 8 more this week. Let me explain why.. 

Personally, I think a normal good price on toilet paper without coupons is about .50 a roll. Add coupons and you can get it in the 40's. Well with this deal you bring the price down to 29 cents a roll. PLUS you get $3 Register Rewards back for every two that you buy. That's like getting it for 17 cents a roll! Or think of it as .29 a roll and then $3 FREE dollars to spend at Walgreens. So here is the deal... PLEASE remember that if you want more than one register reward then you have to break it up into separate transactions. Only one reward prints per deal. So do this:

2 Cottonelle 12 pack Toilet Paper $5

- (1) $1/1 Walgreens coupon May Booklet [ Find this at the front of the store where they keep the weekly Ads]

- (2) $.50/1 Manufacturer Coupon 

Here is where you find them:

HERE-HERE-HERE-or HERE

OR you can visit the Cottonelle Website HERE

Now I'm not sure which links are different, I just know I got a total of 6 coupons off of one laptop and 4 on the other. So just try them all.

This makes the paper towel packages $3.50 each. THEN you receive a $3 Register reward back for buying two. That's like paying $4 for both. I hope you guys take advantage of this deal. I promise this is an amazing price. I've never stocked up this much on TP but at this price, you can't beat it. And for Cottonelle, an awesome brand.

Yaaayy!!

Still haven't lost my touch. 

A couple of times I've given into the temptation of watching extreme couponing, despite how angry it makes me.... and I must admit, sometimes it makes me feel like I'm not that talented at couponing. I mean how come I don't save $1000 every trip? But the reality is, the value of savings isn't what is precious, its the ability I have to help others, and spread the love and blessing of my couponing experiences. So while I don't go so extreme as to getting hundreds of candy bars for free, clearing the shelves of items because the price is right, or buying 70 bottles of mustard just because I can, I do what I need to support my family and yet, help those in need the best I can. I never want saving money and having the ability to stock up become my entire life, or my priority. My family and helping others is my priority. So I coupon to fulfill that purpose, not to make MYSELF happy, like so many of those on that TLC show. I encourage all of you who have seen the show or my blog and who plan to start couponing to save money, please don't just do it because you can. Do it because it will enable you to make a difference in this world, no matter how small that difference may seem. Before you know it, you will have an abundance of stockpile and be able to give selflessly to others. You may even find yourself going on trips specifically for other people- not even for yourself. Lets spread the love and prove to the world that there still are good people at there. That couponers are not all greedy, and that we want to make a difference in this world, one coupon at a time....

OKAY! Sorry for that whole mess of feelings.. lol. Here is my trip for this week! I did three transactions at Walgreens and 1 at Wal-Mart!

WALGREENS:

Transaction 1:

2 Cottonelle Toilet Paper 12 Roll $5 [Get $3 RR when you buy 2]

- (1) $1/1 Walgreens May Coupon [Takes off $2)

-  (2) $.50/1 Manufacturer coupon HERE

1 Gum Eeze Floss $2 get $2 Register Rewards

2 Scotch Mailers .39 [In ad coupon]

2 Head N Shoulders Shampoo/Conditioner 2/$8 get $2 RR

- (1) B1G1 Free Manufacturer 4/17 RP

- (1) $2/1 Manufacturer coupon in the mail

2 Right Guard Body Wash B1G1 Free $4.49

- (1) B1G1 Free Coupon 5/1 RP

1 Noxzema Razor $3.99 get $3 RR

- (1) $2/1 Manufacturer Coupon 5/1 RP

1 Gillette Profusion Pack $9.89 get $5 RR

- (1) $4/1 Manufacturer 5/1 P&G

2 Tylenol Precise Heat pads $7.99

- (2) $5/1 Manufacturer HERE

-(1) $3/1 Walgreens May Coupon (Takes off $6)

Then I used $15 RR from two weeks ago.

Total Spent:

$7.39 including $2.75 of tax!

Total Saved:

$64.65

And I received $15 RR back. 

Transaction 2:

[Minus the razor. Wrong picture! lol]

1 Tuf Towels $5 

[I screwed up here, it is supposed to be $3.99 with the In-Ad coupon but I forgot about the coupon and didn't have them scan it =[ So I paid $5 for it. Oh well we all mess up sometimes lol]

2 Scotch Mailers .39 In ad

2 Right Guard Deodorant get $2 RR

- (1) B1G1 Free 5/1 RP

2 Head N Shoulders Shampoo/Conditioner 2/$8 get 2 RR

- (1) B1G1 Free 4/17 RP. 

Great price in my opinion. This stuff is usually mad expensive.

I Used $11 RR from previous transaction.

Got $4 RR back.

Total Spent:

$4.16 including $1.39 tax.

Bummed I screwed up. Should have been $3.15

Total Saved:

$23.57

Transaction 3:

1 Puffs tissues .99 in ad

- (1) .50/1 coupon in mail

1 Mead envelope .99 in ad

2 Lysol Wipes B1G1 Free $3.49

- (2) $1.50/1 Manufacturer from online awhile ago. 

Not available anymore.

1 Gum Eeze Floss $2 get $2 RR

1 Noxzema $3.99 get $3 RR

- (1) $2/1 Manufacturer

Used $5 RR from previous transactions

Got $5 RR back.

Total Spent:

$1.87 including .81 tax

Total Saved:

$17.88

Wal-Mart

1 Clairol Nice N' Easy Hair Color $7.98

- (1) FREE Item Coupon in mail

3 Frank's RedHot Sauce $1.98 each

- (2) $1/1 Manufacturer online

Not available

- (1) $2/1 Manufacturer mailed to me

2 Glade Spring Candles $2.50 each

- (2) FREE ITem Coupon in mail

Total Spent:

$2.84

Total Saved:

$16.98

TODAY'S SPENDINGS:

$16.26 including $5.85 of tax!

I hate tax. 

TODAY'S SAVINGS:

$123.08

Donation Deals:

My trip!