Well that was interesting

I did my first price matching at Walmart today and I had fun doing it!!!

We get an ad from a local mom & pop grocery store. I always look at it, they carry the kind of odd food that Greg likes. Two more pluses are that the store is near our home and they double coupons. Well I really didn't want to go there today or this week. But I was going to get my hair done next door to Walmart and a bell went off in my head. Price match!!!

So after checking with Customer Service, it took 4 people to find the answer to "Will you price match this price?"

So I paid 40 cents per box versus Walmart's 43 cents each and versus Krogers 49 cents each. Very happy and now I am really stocked on Jiffy Cornbread mix.

Blessings, Laura

Shopping plans for week of June 21st.

Sorry folks I haven't had much to post about between being sick and to hot in this room I've just been speachless.

This week is a cheap spending week so here is what I have planned so far.

Rite Aid
Motrin PM $3 with $3 upreward = FREE (one of my favorite words) plus I had $3 manufacturer coupons so I made a profit on each one. I did the deal 3 times.

Simplify toilet paper 4 packs for 99 cents
1 Big pack Tic Tacs (had to get over the $4 for the upreward and they were right by the register)
minus $4 upreward from 2 weeks ago = $1.26

Total for all this around $2 thanks to tax. And I have $9 in uprewards and 2 - $2 rebate checks to use next week.

Walgreen's I have 2 - $2 register rewards to use this week.
Plan is to buy a pack of toilet paper that is one sale for $4.79 plus a small cheap filler (to equal out the reward/product ratio). Should be right around $1 total.

Blessings

Another great shopping day

Not only was the weather wonderful (84 and partly sunny with the nice high fluffy clouds not the ugly gray ones) but one of our neighbors gave us a ride.

We went to Menard’s for some things we needed – the stuff you can’t carry on a bus.

Walgreen’s Freebies were Schick shave cream ($2.99 with a $3 RR back) and my photo order from last week (20 prints free).

Cheapies: Stouffers Easy meals – 2 for $8 with a $1 rr back – manufacturer coupons for $2.50 off 1 = 2 for $2. And these are complete meals chicken and vegetables all for $1!!!

Dentyne gum 2 for $2 - $1 off 2 coupon = 2 for $1 and I had 2 coupons. So I replaced 4 of the 6 packs of gum that Greg’s son chewed/ate last week

I had to get a raincheck for the Kashi Heart 2 Heart cereal $2 for $5 - $1 RR – 2 $1.50 off 1 coupons = 2 for $1.00. How they wrote up the raincheck was 2 for $4 to account for the $1rr and my coupons (from Vocalpoint) are good until May 31, 2010. And wonderfully Walgreen’s rainchecks never expire.

I also used my last raincheck for the salmon $1.49 a can (the big I don’t know what size cans). I got the limit of 3 and these are priced at $2.99 each on the shelf.

Our neighbor was funny he did the 7up, A&W etc deal buy 3 get the $3 rr. He likes those deals since he turns right around to use the rr; today he got potting soil 2 for $3 and just paid 16 cents tax!!! He usually buys toilet paper.

Down the road to Rite Aid. I gathered all kinds of stuff for the new Wellness program. When we got to the register I was informed that the program would not start here until the 18th. Grrrr that was most of my coupons so I put almost everything back but the 2 chairs $7.99 each with one $2 rebate and a box of Post Honey something cereal ($1.88 - $2 manufacturer coupon). Since I have so much cereal I’ll be taking this box to church on Sunday to give to the food pantry. Some of the Wellness coupons expire on the 17th but I have a few that expire after that. So I figure that I can go back next week and clean up on those deals.

Then lunch at McDonalds for their tax break day. Buy a Big Mac or Quarter Pounder with cheese and get your next one for 1 cent. I also ordered some fries and a large drink (since I am low at home) and had Greg fill it without ice to get the most for my dollar.

Day of shopping

Sorry it took us so long getting the shopping done I didn't have time to organize the printable coupon information. I'll work on that tonight and post it tomorrow, please instead enjoy the fruits of my/our shopping labors.

New couponers you need to think outside the box when your trying to provide for your family. Coupons are good at almost all stores not just grocery stores. Sometimes the unlikely ones give you better deals – specifically I’m talking about Walgreen’s and Rite Aid. You, if your lucky enough, can include CVS in with these 2 chains.

My Walgreen’s list for this week was:

3 Kotex products $2.99 x 3 = $8.97 - $3.00 mc = $5.97
4 Snickers bars 49 cents each – 2/50 cents off 2 mc = 4 for 96 cents
4 Skittles 49 cents each – BOGO (Buy one Get one free) mc = 4 for 98 cents
2 Glade Fabric & Air spray 2/$6 – 2 $1.00 mc = 2/$4
2 Planters Trail Mix 2/$3 - $1.00/2 wc - $1.50 mc = 2 for 50 cents
2 Photo copies – 58 cents
1 – 20 oz Diet Coke $1.59
1 container of Planters Cashews $3.59 - $2.00 off when you buy any Planters and Diet Coke = $1.59
2 – 30 sheet protectors (in clearance) $1.94 each (cheaper than buying the 50 count package)
1 School folder (in clearance) 50 cents
Total was $20.50 and I got a $5 RR (Kotex) and a $1 RR (Glade)

Rite Aid list and by far my favorite this week:
2 Coke 20 oz $1.39 = $2.78 – Rite aid Video coupon BOGO = 2/$1.39
1 King size Reece’s cups $1.49 PLUS used a mc for $1.00 when you Buy Coke and Reece’s king size = 49 cents
2 Maybelline Eyestudio eyeshadow $6.69 – 40% off - $2.68 = $4.01 - $2 mc = $2.01 each (and works with my very sensitive eyes)
2 Cottonelle 20 packs ($10.88 each) $21.76 – 35 cents Rite Aid video coupon
1 Rice Krispes $1.88 (husband doesn’t ask for much and he smoked a really bad brand of cigarettes this week to use a coupon I owed him big time)
Soft soap 99 cents – 35 cent mc = 64 cents (since I use the big refill bottle at home I can put this in my yard sale stash)
2 Van De Camps pork & beans $1.29 each – BOGO $1.29 – 2 \ 35 cent mc = 2 for 70 cents
Also used a $5 off $25 order Rite Aid coupon and a $19.99 rebate check from last month

Total out of pocket $7.64 BUT
I will get back a $2 SCR for the Cottonelle AND
$5 back for $20 Georgia Pacific rebate (the Cottonelle and the reason Greg lugged home 2 large packages of TP)
After all rebates out of pocket will be 64 cents .

And we had free bus passes to use so I saved $2 and Greg saved $1 with them.

Blessings

Wal mart shopping

One of our neighbors offered us a ride to Walmart today. I jumped at the chance instead of riding the bus. Yeah yeah I know not using the public transit but it wasn’t just for me the neighbor was going anyways. I really needed to get out of the house I was getting stir crazy.

So I did find a few good deals:
Stacy Pita chips finally found them to use my free coupon. I got the plain with a hint of salt I liked them Greg does not care for them. $2.68
6 packets of Star Kist tuna $1 each and I used 3 $1 off 2 coupons = 50 cents each.
6 Progresso High Fiber soup $1.50 each and I used $1.10 off coupons = 40 cents each. I bought the Tomato Basil thinking I will use it for cooking. 2 Smart something macaroni $1.28 - .75 cents off coupons = 53 cents each. And the reciept is not help its just says Elbows and honestly I am to tired to go into the other room, dig them out and find out what brand they are. Besides that would require that I walk past Simba who is playful today and keeps attacking my feet (and anything else that strikes his fancy).
1 Cat chow cat food $3.27 – 1.00 = $2.27
1 Tide single load packet .97 - .35 cents coupon = 62 cents

Sub total $28.54
After coupons $13.83
Saved $14.71

Blessings