Bargain Seeker on the Prowl

My new Okabashi shoes!! Ta Da:

I am so excited to have found these shoes! They form to my feet and feel so GOOD!! My NEW gardening shoes!! Yay!! And did I mention that these are ONLY $14.99 a pair!! Woo Hoo!!

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Mildew and mold do not stand a chance in Okabashi shoes. Okabashi’s MicroCheck material prevents this.

Machine Washable

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Non–slip, Non–marking

Okabashi shoes leave no trace behind, so your floors will be free of scuff marks.

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Our products are vegan friendly. Vegan friendly means our processes are friendly not only to our environment but to its natural inhabitants as well. Our products do not contain bio­derived products.

Nope, I don’t get a thing from them, I am just happy that my feet are happy.

And remember, these are:

 

A fairly good night of shopping at Kroger tonight.

(10) Green Giant Vegetables - 10/$10, used (5) .50/2 coupons (doubled to $1.00/2) = $5.00

(10) Martha White Baking Mixes - 10/$10, used (5) .55/2 coupons (doubled to $1.10/2) = $4.50

(6) Del Monte Fruit Cups - 10/$10, used (3) $1.00/2 coupons = $3.00

(8) Campbell’s Select Harvest Soup - 4/$5.00, used (4) .50/2 coupons (doubled to $1.00/2) = $6.00

(6) Toaster Strudel - 3/7.00, used (6) .35/1 coupons (doubled to .70/1) = $9.80

(1) Dozen of Eggland’s Best eggs - $2.42, used Free coupon = 0

(1) Propel Lemon Water - $1.19, used Free coupon = 0

(3) Nesquik Strawberry Milk - 10/$10, used (3) .50/1 coupons (doubled to $1.00/1) = 0

(1) Fresh Express Salad blend - 10/$10, used (1) $1.00/1 coupon = 0

(1) 9-Lives Cat Food - $3.99, used Free coupon = 0

Total Before Coupons - $61.60

Total After Coupons - $28.30

Total Saved - $33.30

I had SO much fun shopping this evening! I got some really great deals!

Walgreens:

Garnier Fructis Conditioner $2.99 - $2.00 ES coupon - $1.00/1 coupon = -.01

2 Stayfree Maxi Pads $13.98 - $6.99 B1G1 free coupon - $6.00 in-ad coupon = .99

Not pictured: Gallon of milk $3.29 - $3.00 RR = .29

Palmolive $1.79 - $1.00 in-ad coupon - .25/1 coupon = .54

Electrasol $3.49 - $1.50 rebate - $2.50/1 coupon = -.51

(2) 2-liter cokes $3.00 - $3.00 RR = 0

(2) 2 Excedrin ES 100 Ct 2/$10.00 - $5.00 RR - (2) $2.00/1 coupons = $1.00

Total before coupons: 38.54

Total after coupons: $2.30

Kroger:

(2) Tyson Cornish Hens 2/$5.00 - (2) $1.00/1 coupons = $3.00

(6) Kellogg’s Cereal $16.00 - $8.00 at register - (6) $1.00/1 coupons = $2.00

(10) Suave Shampoo/Conditioners 10/$10.00 - (5) .50/2 coupons (doubled to $1.00) = $5.00

(6) Suave Deodorants 6/$6.00 - (6) .55/1 coupons (doubled to $1.10) = -.60

(6) Softsoap hand soap 6/$6.00 - (6) .35/1 coupons (doubled to .70) = $1.80

Total before coupons: $43.00

Total after coupons: $11.20

Subway Shop:

3 Footlong subs

2 medium drinks

Total of $24.97

Total after Subway gift cards received from Coke rewards = 0

Total overall before coupons: $106.51

Total overall after coupons: $13.50

Total Savings: $93.01

Woo Hoo! I do like finding bargains!! Oh and Happy New Year everyone!!

Today was another good day for bargains. Here is what I bought today:

Walgreens:

(4) Red Baron Pizzas: $2.50 each x4 = $10.00

Almay Mascara: $6.99

1/2 gallon milk: $1.89

Subtotal is $18.88

- Almay rebate of $6.99

Used free $25.00 gift card for transferring prescription

Total out of pocket: 0.00

Kroger:

(5) Nesquik Chocolate Milk: $5.00

(2) 64 oz Sunny D: $2.00

Subtotal: $7.00

Less coupons (doubled): $6.10

Total: $1.21 (w/tax)

Rite Aid:

GE Extension Cord: $2.00

Citre Shine Mist: $3.99

Charles Worthington Styler: $6.99

Denta Burst Cleaner: $1.99

Kotex: $3.00

Subtotal: $17.97

Expected rebates: $17.97

Total: Tax only $1.75

Total out of pocket for this shopping trip: $2.96

There are more really great bargains at Rite Aid this week, however my store was out of stock on some of the items. The manager told me he expected a new shipment on Friday, so hopefully I will be able to get back up there for more of the bargains.

Last night I did a little bargain shopping and here are the results:

Walmart:

3 Valley Fresh Steamers = $3.81 - $3.00 (coupons) = .81

2 Fusion Razors = $9.88 - $8.00 (coupons) = $1.88

Febreze Starter Kits = $11.94 - $10.00 (coupons) = $1.94

Nestle Good Start = $11.97 - $11.00 (coupon/check) = .97

Aleve 200 ct. = 13.77 - $13.77 (coupon/free) = .00

Ore Ida Steam N Mash = $3.44 - $3.44 (coupon/free) = .00

Walgreens:

2 Glade Wisp air fresheners = $11.98 - $10.00 (coupons) = $1.98

Visine 0.5 oz = $3.99 - $5.00 (coupons) = -$1.01

Glade 4 oz candle = $1.99 - $2.00 (coupon/rebate) = -.01

3 Trident Splash Gum = $2.00 - $1.65 (coupons) = .35

Kroger:

2 Hot Pockets = $3.34 - $2.00 (coupons) = $1.34

Totals:

Before coupons = $78.11

After coupons = $8.25

The products pictured above include razors (stocking stuffers), Trident gum (stocking stuffers), Nestle formula (niece is having a baby), Glade Wisp (Christmas gifts), Febreze starter kits (Christmas Gifts), and the rest will be used by my family.

I received the Ore Ida Steam n Mash coupon from SheSpeaks as a trial product, the Aleve coupon from writing to the manufacturer and bragging on their product, and the Nestle coupon/check from signing up to receive offers from Nestle. The rest of the coupons were from our local inserts, All You magazine and in-ad coupons.

Naifeh’s has Boston Butt Pork Roast for $1.19 per lb.

You can pay tax only for Mt Olive Relish (.99) using the .50/1 coupon
from the 08/17 SS insert OR pay 2/$1.00 on the Mt Olive Hamburger Dill Pickles.

Ultra Dawn is tax only (10/$10.00) using the .50/1 coupon from the
08/03 P & G insert.

Bryan hotdogs and sliced bologna is 4/$5.00 and using (2) $1.00/2
coupons from the 08/24 inserts these will be .75 each.

Naifeh’s will:

Today is the first full day back to school for my babies. I know, I know, they aren’t babies any longer. My son is a senior this year and my daughter is a freshman. This is the first year they have ever attended the same school. I am both sad and happy. I am sad in that they are growing up so quickly and yet happy at the fine young adults they are becoming.

I was very happy to wake up and see wet deck boards outside. This is the first rain we have had in, well, so long that I cannot remember. I think it may be too late for my garden because the sun has pretty much torched it, but maybe there are still a few feisty plants left. A real cold front has moved through in that it is only 75° at 6:30 a.m.

I may have mentioned before that I joined several yard sale-type Yahoo Groups for my area and am having a blast with all of the bargains I am finding. We have also sold several items through these groups. I met one lady who has a daughter a little older than mine and I was able to purchase like-new jeans and tops for the new school year from her. These were all brand name, in mint condition items. A few still had the price tags on them. My daughter was very happy and so was I.

Through our local Freecycle Group I was able to get a nice coffee table, end table, comforter, dishes, 2 lamps, silverware, candle stands, a bathroom shelf, and a set of kitchen canisters for my nephew who is trying to find a place of his own, but he does not have any furnishings. It may be worth your while to search Yahoo and see if there are any bargain groups in your area.

There are more people trading items now than I have seen in a long time. I belong to a local coupon swap group that is forming so we can help each other out on getting the best deals. Neighbors helping neighbors, that is what it is all about. Some may call me weird, but my husband calls me darling.

Here are some of the deals at Walgreens this week:

Dawn Dish Liquid is .99 with sales ad coupon and stack with .50/1 coupon from the P & G booklet this will be .49.

2-pocket folders are .05 with sales ad coupon, limit of 5. (Does anyone actually use these? All of my kid’s lists ask for 3 prong.)

Mini Composition books are .05 ea, limit 4, with sales ad coupon. Hmm, I guess these could be used to keep shopping lists in?

Highlighters (assorted colors) are .05 ea with a limit of 3 with sales ad coupon.

5-pack Paper Mate Mechanical Pencils are .05 ea with sales ad coupon, limit of 3.

Lysol FreshMatic Kit is $9.99 with a $3.00 ES Rebate and using $5.00/1 coupon from the 06/01 SS insert this will be $1.99.

Pilot G2 Gel Ink Pen is FAR this week.

Crayola Washable Markers 8-pack classic, 12-pack Doodling or 20-pack Super Tips are FAR.

No. 2 pencils 10-pack are .19 with sales ad coupon.

White Poster Board is .10 ea with a limit of 5.

Reynolds Wrap is .89 with coupon in sales ad combined with .75/1 coupon from the 06/22 SS insert this will be .14 with a limit of 4.

Bic Comfort 3 Disposable Shavers are $2.99 with sales ad coupon and combine with the $2.00/1 coupon from the 07/20 SS insert these will be .99, limit of 3.

Pantene Shampoo and Conditioner is 2/$8.00. You will receive a $4.00 ES Rebate when you buy 2 plus combine with (2) $2.00/1 coupons from the 07/06 P & G insert, these will be free.

FAR this month is TheraBreath Starter Kit up to $10.99.

Herbert’s Fully Loaded Chocolate Bars 2.75 oz up to .99 is FAR.

Nature Made RX Essentials 30 or 60 pack up to $9.99 is FAR plus use a $1.00/1 coupon from the 06/01 SS insert and this is a money-maker item.

Johnson’s Baby Lotion (27 oz)  is $5.99 ea. When you buy 3 you get back $5.00 in RR plus using (3) $1.00/1 coupons from the 04/27 RP insert and (3) ES $1.00/1 coupons these will be 3/$6.97.

I did a bit of bargain shopping this weekend and here is the result:

Walmart:

Kotex - $1.00

Bundinos - $1.50

Rolaids (3) - $4.71

Farmland ham (3) - $8.64

Sub-Total at Register: 15.85

After coupons and rebate on Bundinos: $3.85

Dollar General Store:

I found this 16 qt stock pot marked half price so sub-total at register was $4.00.

Rite Aid:

Crest Toothpaste - $2.49

Venus razor - $7.99

LypSyl - .99

Tag deo - $2.99

Infusium shampoo - $4.99

Herbal Essences Shampoo & Conditioner - $5.00 (for both)

Sub-Total at register: $24.45

After coupons and expected rebates: $1.98

Walgreens:

Bic Soleil razor - $5.99

Refreshing Reeds (reed diffuser) (2) - $5.00

Sub-Total at register - $10.99

After RR used and coupons: $2.99

Kroger:

Lawry’s Marinades (5) - $5.00

Hunts Ketchup (2) - $2.00

Stayfree (2) - $5.00

Luzianne tea - $1.50

*not pictured: Pom Tea - $1.49

*not pictured: Rice Krispies w/strawberries - $3.99

*not pictured: Tobasco - $1.59

Sub-Total at register: $20.57

After double coupons and rebate on Rice Krispies: $5.08

Sub-Total spent after coupons and rebates at all stores: $17.90, with a savings of $61.96.

Coke products (12-packs) are 5/$12.00 with an additional $10.00 purchase.

Hunts Ketchup 24 oz squeeze bottle is 8/$8.00 and using the .20/1 coupon which will be doubled to .40/1 from the 06/22 SS insert, these will be .60 per bottle.

Kraft Salad Dressing is 3/$5.00. Purchase 6 and use (3) $1.00/2 coupons from the 06/15 SS insert and these will be approximately $1.17 ea.

Reddi Whip is 2/$4.00 and using (2) $1.00/1 coupons from the 06/22 SS insert these will be $1.00 per can.

A1 Steak Sauce is 2/$5.00 and using (2) $1.00/1 coupons from the 06/15 SS insert this will be 2/$3.00.

KC Masterpiece BBQ Sauce is 2/$3.00 and using (2) .25/1 coupons (which will be doubled to .50/1) from the 06/08 RP insert these will be 2/$2.00.