Farm Fresh 3/16/11

                                              Total before sales/coupons: $115.94
                              Total AFTER sales/coupons: $44.67
                                             SAVED: $71.27


This shopping trip was SO much fun!  I got 15 free items! 


2 Colgate toothbrushes Reg. .99 each + $1 off WYB (when you buy) 2 = FREE!
2 Colgate toothpaste Reg. $3.19 each on sale for 2 for $4 ...had 2 $1 of each coupons..doubled....= FREE!
3 Glade Air Freshners Reg. $1.59 each had 3 $1 off coupons which doubled making them FREE!
4 Propel Waters Reg. $1.29 on sale for $1 each had 2/ $1 off coupon WYB 2 doubled making 4 FREE!
2 Yakisoba Noodle dinners Reg. .89 cents each had 2/ .50 cent off coupons doubled making them FREE!
2 Kraft BBQ sauce/marinade Reg. $1.69 each on sale for $1.49 had 2 /$.75 off 1 making them FREE!


Now here's the rest of the breakdown! :)


Cinnamon Toast Crunch CEREAL!!!
Each box Reg. $3.89 each ...on sale for $1.88 each!
Had $1 off WYB 2 which doubled
$1 off WYB 3 and
$2 off WYB 5!    All these coupons worked (the last one was a catalina) making my cereal .68 CENTES A BOX!!!!


Hamburger helper Reg $1.89 each on sale for $1.00 and I had .75 cents off WYB 3 making them .50 cents each!


Soft Scrub Reg. $3.49 $1 off coupon made it $1.49

Lays Chips  Reg. $3.99 on sale for $2.99  $.55 cent coupon = $1.89

3 Bottles propel water Reg $1.29 each on sale for $1 + $.75 cent off = $ .50 cents each

McCormick Seasoning Reg. $2.49...$1 off coupon made it $. 49!!

Scott Toilet Paper Reg. $8.99 on sale for $5.99 ..had 2 $1 off coupons making them $3.99 each!

Fresh Chicken Breast was $10.61 and it had $4 off managers special making it $6.61 ON TOP OF WHICH!!! there was $1.50 off coupon on the chicken WYB the Phillidelphia Cooking Creme making the 7 breasts $5.11!!!

Phillidelphia Cooking Creme Reg. $3.49  on sale for $2 (no coupon :(  )

Pillbury Croissants were on sale for $1 (don't remember the reg price)  coupon made them $.73 cents each

Sargento Shredded Cheese Reg. $4.39 each were on sale 2 for $4 and My $1 off WYB 2 made them $1 each!

Helluva Good Dip Can't remember Reg. sale was $1.50 had $.55 cent off coupon making it $. 40 cents!

It was a GREAT trip!

Harris Teeter! 3/2/11

Total Before sales/coupons: $67.66

Total Spent: $33.87

Total saved: $33.79

Hey  everyone!  So meal deal of the week was:
   BUY 1 Marie Callendars Bakes @ $6.99 (I had a $1 off coupon making it $5.99)

    get
1 bag of frozen veggies FREE
1 box garlic bread FREE
1 box sundae nut cones FREE

I had 3 of these coupons so I just did them in multiple transactions!

The cheese was on sale 2 for $4 and I had a $1/2 making it 2 for $3! :)

The Ruffles chips were buy 2 get 3 FREE and my husband has asked me to buy chips for an upcoming bachelor party so that worked!  they ended up being $1.60 each

The TAI PEI dinner things were $2.99 and I had .50 cent coupons doubling to $1.00 making them $2.00 each buuuut they were gross so DON'T BUY THEM!!! lol....lesson learned!

Until Next time~ happy saving!

Farm Fresh 2/23/2011

hafter sales but before coupons: $69.53
after coupons and sales: $34.44


I had fun on this trip!  First time on my own because I've been going with a friend but I didn't expect to get much today since my binder is low on coupons and I didn't need much at the house...Sundays paper was very disappointing because there were NO coupons!!!! Since it was a "holiday weekend" ...mmhmmm I was NOT happy~


SO Here's the breakdown of what I can remember which coupons went with which item! again It's wednesday so all my coupons doubled up to $1.00!


Cinnamon Toast Crunch 2 for $5 + $1/2 boxes = 2 boxes for $3!! :)


Honey Nut Cheerios 2 for $5 + $1/2 boxes = 2 boxes for $3


They have a special going on this week when you buy 4 boxes of select kinds of General Mills cereals (like mine) you get a coupon for a free gallon of milk


Gallon of Milk FREE


Cake mix $1.50--- Had coupons for 75 cent off when you buy both and it allowed me to use 2 of the same coupon since it was 2 items! :) 
Icing $1.89 ------^^^^
 CAKE MIX AND ICING totaled only .39 cents!


Zip lock gallon size freezer bags: 2 for $4 had 2 coupons for $1 off when you buy 2 so I got 4 boxes for $4!!!


Tostitos salsa $2.50  had .55 cent coupon which doubled making it $1.40!


Tostitos scoops chips $2.99 had .55 cent coupon which doubled making it $1.89


ANNND they had a coupons on the chip isle for a FREE 2 liter Pepsi product when you buy a tostitos bad of chips and salsa!!! 


2 liter Dr pepper FREE!


Pringles were 2 for $3 and I had a $1 off when you buy 2 making it 2 for $1. I got 4 total for 50 cents each!


French's spicy mustard was on sale for $1.99 and I had a 75 cent off coupon (doubled) made it   .49 cents!


Hostess raspberry struesell cakes (150 calories for 2! :)  )  were on sale for $2.50 and I had 2 / .75 off coupon making it $1.00 so I got 2 for $1.00 each!


Propel water was $1.29 each and I had 2 /.50 cent coupons making it .29 cents each! :)


Brats were $5.69 and I had a $1.00 off coupon which made them $3.69


Waffles I just wanted...they weren't on sale and no coupons...booo... $2.50


Edwards desserts were on sale for $2.99 and I had 2 / $1 off coupons making each 2 pack $1!


Hummus was $4.49 and I had $1.00 off coupon making it $2.49


Robitussen to go 10 pack was originally like $10/$12 but it expires in 4 months so they had put it in a "quick sale reduced price" cart for $5.00 and I had a $1.00 off any robitussin product doubled making it only $3.00!!! :) 


Thats all folks!   

Rite Aid deal!

TOTAL: $96.48
AFTER sales/coupons/+ups: $41.32
SAVED: $55.66

Hey Everyone,

 Cough Drops:
Something I learned on this trip is that sometimes coupons do  not align with sales.
 For instance : The cough drops were on sale for buy 2 for $3 and get $2 ups back (30 count bag) I had a coupon for $1 2 bags of the halls cough drops....unfortunately the cough drop coupon didn't work for a 30 count bag it had to be larger...being that my husband was going through cough drops quickly I went for the 80 count bags $2.99 each...plus $2 ups each and used my $1 off any 2 bags of cough drops....so its like I got 2 economy size bags of cough drops for $1!

 There are a few random items I didn't need on here but it's  because I was using UPS dollars and needed to get to $5 to use it...lol

   Happy Saving!

First day couponing - Medicine

This is my first ever blog.  I don't claim to be a writer and my friends and family hate how I'll write things like i'm on "chat" but that's me sooo....anyway!  I wanna blog about my couponing experience...my sister Ellie and my friend Shelly coupon so they're teaching me and I'm learning from other blogs and websites.

Today was my first couponing day and being that I'm sick and we are completely out of medicine in the house, it was a great first mission!  I clipped my first coupons on sunday and found coupons for looots of medicine and then wednesday the ad's came out for grocery stores/pharmacies. 


Walgreens ended up being my place of choice to go to because
they had:
  - DayQuil NyQuil and Sinex on sale for $5 vs Reg. $6.49 each
  - Vicks VapoRub was $8.49 for a 3.53 oz bottle
  - MusinexDM was on sale for $10 vs Reg. $13.49


  I had coupons from 1/16 sunday paper
  - $1.50 off DayQuil
  - $1.50 off NyQuil
  - $1.00 off  Vicks VapoRub
  - $1.00 off any Musinex


 Walgreens had a special going on if you spend $15 on Vicks products you get $5 Register Reward "Bucks"
                                                                   or
spend $20 on Vicks products and get $10 Register Reward "Bucks" which cannot be used until the next day and do expire after 2 weeks  


I got DayQuil, Nyquil, Sinex and VapoRub for $19.49 after coupons and sales and was given $5 Register Reward "Bucks"


The next day I went and got MucinexDM (on sale for $10) with my $5 Register Reward "Bucks" and spent $5.50.


Total before Coupons/Sales/RR $41.45
Actual total spent: $24.98
SAVED: $16.47


To go a step further I went to target to get something and looked at their prices on the same medicines. 


DayQuil
     Brand name: $4.99
     Target brand: $3.19


NyQuil
    Brand name: $4.99
    Target brand: $3.19


MucinexDM
     Brand name:  $9.94
     There is no off brand
Vicks VapoRub
     Brand name: $10.99
     There is no off brand
Sinex
     Brand name: $5.69
     There is no off brand


 It would have been $33 before coupons and $31 after getting the off brands and using coupons. So Still a good deal :) 


I've been really excited to start couponing and you kind of expect to find these amazing deals and pay pretty much nothing for a lot.  This was not the case for me on this excursion, but I still got good deals on things I needed.  I feel like it's going to be a neat learning experience.  The Register Rewards you get are considered a coupon so it's best to use your RR on sale items since you can't use a coupon in conjunction.     


Until next time happy saving!