Bargain Seeker on the Prowl

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!!

Wow, I can’t believe it has been so long since I last posted. Time is definitely flying, but I’m not having any fun. It is taking more and more just to keep our heads above water. There are massive layoffs taking place around the country, gas has gone down yet food prices are still rising and I can’t see a silver lining on the horizon just yet even though gas prices are down, we still can’t afford to GO anywhere.

I am so glad I use coupons, though the sales have not been as great of late. Christmas is definitely going to be a scaled-down affair this year in our household. I do not plan to hit any of the Black Friday sales this year. I DO plan to do a bit of Christmas shopping on Thanksgiving Day as my husband and I ran across some really great deals last year doing this.

There is another $1.00/1 coupon for Green Giant Steamers in today’s coupon inserts and you can purchase these at Walmart for .29 with coupon. I haven’t had an opportunity yet to look at any of the other coupons/deals.

I have been busy canning chili, ground beef and stew this weekend. I also dehydrated 2 packages of hashbrowns and sealed them up for the days my husband likes to cook breakfast for me, which is quite often actually and I am so happy about that.

Here are a few free samples I found today:

Dunkin Donuts Dunkin Dark coffee sample.

Free Pillsbury Coupon Booklet ($10.00 worth of coupons when you sign up for their newsletter).

Sample a Glad Food Storage Bag.

Free gift from Marie Callender’s. (shopping pad and hopefully a coupon)

Playtex Sport Sample.

Kotex Sample.

Free Stouffer’s Reusable Grocery Tote. (You get 100 points for registering. Donate 20 points and receive a free tote)

Free Wellcare Healthcare Tote.

Free Fisher Price Geo Trax All Aboard DVD. (new offer)

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.

John Frieda’s Luxurious Volume sample. (Walmart)

Kotex Sample. (Walmart)

Carefree Sample. (Walmart)

Benefiber Single-Serve Sample. (Walmart)

Nicorette 20-count starter pack. (Walmart)

Goodnites boxer sample. (Walmart)

King’s Hawaiian Bread (excludes 4-pack rolls) .40/1 coupon. You can print OR have it mailed to you by clicking on the “help” tab at the bottom of the opened page.

Print only: Totino’s Pizza Rolls $1.00/1 here.

Sucrets $2.00 mail in rebate form. Expires 01/31/2009

Starting today, September 17th, at 10 a.m. ET you can register at 9 Lives and receive a free bag of 9 Lives cat food. This goes to the first 50,000 who register. Apparently this offer has changed and will be available on September 19th at 10 a.m. EST. They apparently could not get the website updated in time. Please check back with them.

Free bag of Iams Premium Protection Dog or Cat food. Click on “free bag” link at the top of the page.

Free reusable tote bag from Nature’s Bounty with $1.00 coupon inside.

Free Matters of the Heart Will Planning Kit from the American Heart Association.

For cancer patients only; Free Women & Cancer magazine subscription.

John Frieda Luxurious Volume sample. (Walmart Sample)

Sample Pledge Multi-Surface wipes.

Sample Crest Whitening Expressions toothpaste.

A $1.50 coupon for Nestle Toll House morsels. You can either print or have it mailed to you by clicking on “help” at the bottom of the print page.

A .50 coupon off of any ONE Right Guard Product. Can either print or have mailed.

National Mental Health Information Center offers free resources here. Good information, posters, note pads, canvas bag, etc.

New  Gain scent sample.

Sample Cottonelle Flushable Moist Wipes.

Cascade All-in-1 Action-Pac sample plus a sample of Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. (scroll down to see sample link on the site)

Head & Shoulders Shampoo Sample here.

Dryer Vent Safety Tool.

The Power of Pink Kit. (May be for Toledo area only, but worth a try and is a good promotion for awareness)

Free Sample of Bounce Awakenings.

Free box of Touch of Gray printable coupon here.

Barnes & Noble 15% off coupon good only on 1 item, either printable coupon for in-store purchase or use code R3B7X4M for online purchase. Good 08/26-09/08.

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:

After a little hiatus I am back at work on my blog. Here are a few offers I have come across:

Hunt’s Ketchup Rebate Offer. (pdf)

Kellogg’s Smart Start Frosted Mini Wheats Blueberry Muffin rebate offer. Use the $1.00/1 coupon from the August 29th All You magazine for an even better deal! (pdf)

Wholesome Goodness cat food sample. (Walmart. You may need to temporarily allow pop ups)

Kotex Sample. (Walmart. I love the $2.00 coupon that comes with this sample)

Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash. You must register and they will send you an email for you to verify the offer.

Free Chicken biscuit or sandwich from McDonald’s with drink purchase. This coupon must be printed in colored ink as they will not accept it in black ink.

Sample of Sunsilk with $2.00 in coupons.

Degree for Men sample.

Dove Calming Night Shampoo sample. (Spanish)

Dove Advanced Care Shampoo sample. (Spanish)