My husband actually went shopping with me last week. I wanted to go to Menards, and there were things there that I wanted his input on, plus we were going to browse a little as well. Since the kids were in school and he didn't have any work that day, it was a good day to do it. Andy has a new respect for what I do when it comes to coupon shopping. I think he's had faith that what I've been doing is a big help to our finances, but he got to see it play out in real life.
Moving on... today wasn't my best day of deals, but I did get some good ones.
First stop: Walgreen's. It was a quick stop with a small amount of purchases.
My deals today for Walgreens:
- Kleenex - 100ct. - 99¢ a box. Used a 50¢-off-3 coupon for 82¢ each.
- Carmex Vanilla on sale for $1.50. Received $1.50 in Register Rewards, making it FREE!
- I had a $4 Register Reward from last week, bringing my total down to 34¢. PLUS, I got $1.50 in Register Rewards for the Carmex. I made money on this trip.
- I had a catalina for a Free box of Bakery Cookies when I used my Preferred Card, up to $3.50. I made sure I got the cookies that were $3.49 so I could get my full value and not go over. Score.
- Ken's Salad Dressing (16oz.) - I bought 2. They were on sale for $1 each. I had 2 $1 coupons, so I got both bottles FREE!
- Velveeta Cheesy Skillets - They were on sale for $1.67. I had a coupon for $1 off, so I got it for 67¢, plus I got a Catalina for $1 off meat on my next shopping trip.
- Duncan Hines cake and brownie mixes - these were on sale for $1.25 each. I had two coupons for "Buy 2, get 1 cake mix free". I bought 4 boxes of brownies and 2 boxes of cake mix. With kids, they make great snacks, especially if I make them in mini muffin tins! My 7 year old gets to bring snacks to school every day, and this is an easy thing to make for him for once in a while. So, I paid $5 for 4 of the boxes, and got 2 of them free, which comes out to 83¢ each. Nice!
- Blue Bonnet Margarine Quarters - I bought 4 at $1 each and got a $1 Catalina making them 75¢ each. Not the best deal, but butter prices are getting so high, that at least for baking, I may use half margarine and half butter. I hate to do that, but sometimes you just have to make adjustments.
- Chef Boyardee Canned Pasta - They were $1 each, and buy 4 and get a $1 Catalina. I had a 50¢ off 2 coupon and another 50¢ off 3 coupon, so I had to buy 5, but after the Catalina, they ended up being 60¢ each.
- Gulden's Mustard & Hunts Ketchup - These were $1 each, and I had to buy a combination of 4 of these and Hunt's Ketchup. I had two 35¢ off coupons for the mustard, so after the coupons and the Catalina, the ketchup and mustard were 58¢ each.
- Hunts Snack Pack Pudding - nice and easy snack for when the kids get home from Awanas. These were Buy 4 and get a $1 Catalina. I had a coupon for 50¢ off two and 45¢ off 3, so I had to get 5, but those ended up being 61¢ each.
- Hunts Tomatoes - $1 each, I didn't have any coupons, but there was a $1 Catalina if I bought 4, so I did, making them 75¢ each.
- Manwich Sauce - $1 each. Again, no coupons, but there was a $1 Catalina if I bought 4, so if I did, making them 75¢ each. I know that's cheaper than the Aldi brand.
- Peter Pan Peanut Butter - $2.29 each, but Buy 2 and get a $1 Catalina. I had two 50¢ off coupons, so after the coupons and Catalina, they are $1.29 each.
- Pringles Super Stacks - My kids love these! I only buy them on sale. They are not even this cheap at Aldi. They were Buy 4, get a $1 Catalina. I had a nice combination of coupons. I had two coupons for $1 off 2 Reduced Fat Pringles, so I was able to buy 4 cans with those two coupons. Then I had two coupons for $1-off-4 of any other flavor, so I was able to buy 8 cans with those two coupons. I ended up getting 12 cans at 91¢ each! Nice! It should take us a while to go through that many cans!!!
- No Coupons Needed - I bought 2 64-ounce containers of Minute Maid Lemonade for $1 each. I don't normally buy that kind of stuff, but $1 is not a bad price, and sometimes I like to get a little treat for my family. They love lemonade.
- And last, but not least - Beer, Brats, Buns & Soda. LOL. They had Miller Light 24-packs of beer (bottles or cans, I decided to get bottles) for $12.99, and for 1¢ more, you can get a package of Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage, a package of S. Rosen hot dog buns, and a 2-liter bottle of 7-Up, Squirt, or Canada Dry.
- According to my receipt, I saved 49%. But I also got $10 in Catalinas and another $1 off any meat purchase on my next trip. Doesn't come close to the $39 I had in Catalina's a week or two ago, but it's still nice.
Store Number Three. Target. I ended up spending over twice as much as I expected to. Ooops! But for good reason! I ended up picking up some Christmas/Birthday Gifts.
- I bought two DS games. Shhhhhh. Zane is getting a DS Lite for his birthday and Ryan is getting one for Christmas (can't make him wait for his birthday to have one, since it's a month after Christmas, and he's going to be bummed that Zane has a DS and he doesn't). So, I found two games on clearance. One was $7.48 and one was $9.98. One of them was an Indiana Jones Game. I found out when I got home that it's rated T, so I will have to check into it. It might be going back. The other one was E or E10+, and it's football or baseball or something like that, so I will definitely hang onto that one. So there's one area that I went over, but still got a good deal on something I was planning for anyway.
- Orbit Gum - Three packs were on sale for $2, and I had 3 or 4 $1 off coupons, so they were either $1 each or $1.50, depending on which coupon I used. Either way, that's a good price for gum. I usually pick up 3-packs of gum for $1.50, and have always felt that was a great sale.
- Axe Body Wash - I normally don't buy this stuff, because it's usually expensive, but they are on sale for $3.49 each, and I had a coupon for buy 1 Axe Body Wash, get one free. That makes it $1.75 each.
- Axe Deodorant - Same deal. $3.49 each, and a coupon for Buy 1 Axe Deodorant, get one free making it $1.75 each.
- Nivea Body Wash. This was not really on sale. It was $3.99, although some of the stores in the places I get my info from have it at $2.99. So, I had a $2 off Target coupon and a $1 off Manufacturer's coupon, making these 99¢ each. Since I had two of each sets of coupons, I got two of them for 99¢ each.
- Nabisco Oreo Cookies Snack Sacks - These were on sale for $1.50 each. I had a coupon for Buy 3, Get 1 Free. And I had another one that was 75¢-off-two. So, I ended up getting 5, and they were about 90¢ each.
- Febreze- Target is having a big Febreze sale. Several of their items were on sale for $2.50, and they had a promotion where if you buy 5, you get a $5 Target Gift Card for a future purchase. I had lots of coupons. So I got 1 Febreze Set & Refresh for $2.50, and I had a $1-off coupon, making it $1.50. Then I got 3 cans of Febreze Air Effects at $2.50 each, and I had three $1-off coupons making each of those $1.50 each. And I also bought a Febreze Candle, which was $5, but I had a $2-off coupon for that making it $3. All these are in their new Pumpkin Harvest, and something that I think is called Falling Leaves or something like that. So, once I purchased all 5, used $6 worth of coupons and got a $5 gift card, I ended up paying about 80¢ each!
- Finally, the other thing that caused me to go over on my spending - Clearance. Oh no! They had their children's scissors on sale for 35¢ each. I picked up 4. It seems like I keep buying these each year, because when the kids get out of school around Memorial Day each year, they use their scissors, but then they aren't really in a condition to take to school for another year. If I'm wrong, then I have scissors to donate for a small amount. Or I save 65¢ or more for next year. I also got some drawing paper. I got 3 packs of regular size manilla drawing paper for 48¢ each and 2 packs of larger manilla drawing paper for 74¢ each. Delaney LOVES to draw. Tonight while I was reading to the kids, she opened up a package and drew a picture. She is really creative. I was glad that she busied herself with that while I read. And the price was right. I also ended up getting a pad of lined paper for beginning writers. Delaney could definitely use that to practice her letters. And I found a really cute Hello Kitty note pad for $1.75. I also got some stacker organization bins (big surprise there!), but they were half off and only $2.50. But it all adds up. But that's a pretty good stash of stuff for the amount I spent.
And my last store was CVS. I didn't get everything that I wanted here. I might need to try to go back later this week. We'll see.
- Puffs Plus - I bought 3 boxes for 99¢ each, plus I had a coupon for 25¢ off 3, bringing the total to $.91 each. Not great, but better than Aldi's prices.
- Cascade Action Plus Tabs - I love these things. They are definitely worth paying a little more. I'm trying to keep my cost under 18¢ a tab. They were $3.99 for a 20ct. pouch. I had two $1-off coupons for these, but they only had 1 on the shelf, so I was only able to get one. But these were under 15¢ a pack. Nice!
- Dawn Dish Detergent. Not the best price in the world, but not really all that bad either. It was 99¢ on sale, and I had a coupon for .50¢ off, making it 49¢ for a 10oz. bottle.
- Tampax. On sale for $2.99 with two 50¢ off coupons, I was able to get them for $2.49 each.
- ALL Laundry Detergent. This was on sale for $3.99, and I had a coupon for $1, so that was $2.99.
- St. Josephs 81mg. Aspirin. 36ct. bottle was on sale for $2, I had a $1 off coupon, and I got back $2 in Extra Care Bucks, so I actually made a dollar on this. I don't know if I will use it or donate it, but it won't go to waste.
- When I scanned my CVS card, I got a coupon for a free pack of Orbit-single pack gum, up to $1. Most of the Orbit single pack's were about $1.57, but there was one on clearance for 78¢. I asked if I had to buy one of the ones at regular price or if I can use the clearance one, and the cashier rang it through to check, and I ended up getting $1, even though the item only cost 78¢, so I made a few pennies off that one.
- My total savings this trip was 54%. Nice!!
There you have it. Today's savings. Not to shabby. I'm going to be making a lot of meals from my freezer and pantry this month!
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