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I decided that I was going to go and attempt the deal at Target they had in the flyer on the Sobe waters and I think I did very well! The only problem was while I was there a terrible storm rolled through and trapped my youngest and I there for over an hour. I was so worried that I would go way over what my original spending intentions were but I only did by a few dollars and most of that was a great deal I found on cat food for my mom so I’ll get that back! I did this in three transactions but will combine them into one for this. Here is how I did:

(5) Iams Cat Food – 12.50 (2.00 coupons)
(20) Sobe Life Waters – sale 10/$10 buy 10 get $5 GC – 20.00 (.50 coupons)
(3) Binder Folders for coupon binder – 3.27
(1) Cascade Rinse – 3.29 (free coupon)
(13) Huggies wipes – .99/each – 12.87 ($1 Huggies coupons)
Total Before Coupons – 51.93
Coupons – 37.29
Gift Cards Used – 8.34
Total OOP – 6.30

Of the $10 in Gift Cards I received I used 8.34 and still have a balance of $1.66 on the one I have left. I will also get back 3.34 from my mom for the cat food I bought for her. That brings my total OOP down to $2.96! My percentage saved is – 95%!!!!

My dad has been wanting to go to Wilson with me to the new Harris Teeter so I decided to invite him on this trip. I was able to do quite well and gave him something to brag about to some of the people he knew that we ran into so that made the trip totally worth it . I actually did two transactions but for the sake of time and I am tired I am just going to combine them here. This is what I was able to do:

(1) Chex Mix – sale BOGO 2.79 – 1.39
(4) Mrs Dash – 2.79/each – 11.16
(6) Dole Mandarine – sale 1.19/each – 7.14
(2) Lipton To Go – sale BOGO – 3.19
(2) Luzianne Tea – sale 1.59/each – 3.18
(6) Powerade – sale .89/each – 5.34
(2) Texas Croutons – sale BOGO – 1.50
(1) Cottonelle Tissue 12 roll – sale – 6.99 (Must Have)
(2) Chinet Cups – sale 2/$4 – $4 (blinkie q’s below for $1 each)
(2) Kraft Dressings – sale $2/each – 4.00
(1) Potato Sticks – .60
(2) Harris Teeter bread – sale .89/each – 1.78
(2) DiGiorno Pizza for One – sale 2/$5 – 5.00
(3) Egglands Best Eggs – 8.67
(3) Beechnut Smoothies – sale 3/$4 – 4.00
(2) Diet Dr Pepper 12 pks – sale B2G3 Free – 11.38
(3) Diet Dr Pepper 12 pks – value 17.07 – FREE
(5) Dr Pepper 20 oz – 6.95 (had $1 off 1 wyb 1 12pk coupons) – total for all 6 – 1.95
(2) Minute Maid Lemonade – sale 5/$5 – 2.00
(1) Sargento Cheese – sale $3/each peelie coupon on pack .55 tripled to 1.65 – 1.35
(2) Activia Yogurt – sale 2.39/each – 4.78
(1) Yo Plus Yogurt – sale 2.49
(1) Daisy Sour Cream – sale 1.67
(1) Fresh Express American Blend Salad – sale .99

Subtotal before coupons – 149.66
Coupons and sale – 133.44
Tax – 2.43
Total OOP – 18.65
Percentage Saved – approximately 88.5%

My father and the girls and I decided to go to Wilson (city about 20 min away) to do a bit of shopping because the Harris Teeter over there is doing triple coupons all summer. While there I wanted to stop in at Staples to get some of the penny items (thanks to some of my Yahoo friends) that I was told about. There were limits on the items per customer so I gave each of the three girls their own baskets and money to pay for their transactions. Here is how we did:

Natelyn’s Transaction

(2) Purell .5 oz bottles – .02
(1) Poly 2 in binders – .25
(2) 10 pk Pencils – .02
(10) 2 pocket folders – .10

Subtotal – .39
Tax – .03
Total OOP – .42

Abigail’s Transaction

(2) Purell .5 oz bottles – .02
(1) Poly 2 in binders – .25
(2) 10 pk Pencils – .02
(10) 2 pocket folders – .10

Subtotal – .39
Tax – .03
Total OOP – .42
 

Mallory’s Transaction

(2) Purell .5 oz bottles – .02
(1) Poly 2 in binders – .25
(2) 10 pk Pencils – .02
(10) 2 pocket folders – .10

Subtotal – .39
Tax – .03
Total OOP – .42

My Transaction

(2) Purell .5 oz bottles – .02
(1) Poly 2 in binders – .25
(2) 10 pk Pencils – .02
(10) 2 pocket folders – .10

Subtotal – .39
Tax – .03
Total OOP – .42

So all together we did the following:
(8) Purell .5 oz bottles – .08
(4) Poly 2 in binders – 1.00
(8) 10 pk Pencils – .08
(40) 2 pocket folders – .40

Subtotal – 1.56
Tax – .12
Total OOP – 1.68

Total Savings – 16.64! That is a 90% savings on school supplies!!! Yay for me!

Ashley

I went a couple of hours ago and here is what I got:

(1) Gillette Shampoo and Body Wash – 3.99
(3) Olay Regenerist wipes – 17.97
(10) Covergirl Lashblast mascara – sale bogo – 42.45
(2) Sure Deo – 5.38
(1) Bic Soleil razor – 6.99
(1) Bic Soleil refill – 6.99
Subtotal – 83.77

- 3.00 CVS Facial care coupon
- (2) $1 Sure coupons
- (1) $1 Gillette coupon
- (3) $3 Olay coupons
- (2) $4 Bic Soleil coupons
- (5) BOGO Cover Girl coupons (8.49 each)
Coupon Total – 65.45
- $18 ECB

Subtotal after coupons and ECB – .32
Tax – 4.24
Total OOP – 4.56

ECB’s gained
$5 Bic Soleil
$3 Sure Deo
$10 Olay
$1 Spring Spending (I’m a big spender :})

This transaction I broke even with ECB’s and spent 4.56 OOP. What stinks is the tax was 4.24 of that total. Still not a bad haul.

Ashley

If you do not have a Coke Rewards account yet you must sign up for this freebie!!!

www.mycokerewards.com

After you sign up do a search for Coke Zero and you will see the Coke Zero bottle. Click on that and request it. They will send you a coupon for a FREE Coke Zero 20 oz bottle. How great is that???

Ashley

(24) Kool Aid packets – 4.80
(2) Food Lion salsa – sale .99 – 1.98
(1) Gerber nurser bottle – 1.14
(1) .72lb Chicken breast pack – 2.87
(1) FL ice cream sandwich 16 pk – sale 2.69
(1) FL potato chips – sale 1.99
(1) FL wipe refill – sale 1.25
(4) Kraft singles – sale 2/$4 – 8.00
(5) Planters nuts – sale – 14.99
(1) FL sour cream – sale 1.50
(1) Coke – 1.39
(1) Wheat Thins – sale 3.00

Subtotal before coupons – 45.60

- $2/$10 Food Lion brand purchase
- $3/$35 grocery purchase
- $2 FLIP Gerber Accessory coupon
- $1.89 BOGO FLIP coupon (rings up full value of 1.89)
- $1 FLIP Food Lion potato chips
- .40 Kool Aid q (this should have been .80 but register would not
allow full value. Coupon used was Kool Aid B10G2 free)
- $15.00 (5) $3 Planters Nuts IP q
- $3.59 Free q for Wheat Thins
- $8.00 (4) Free q for Kraft Cheese
- $1 FLIP Food Lion Ice cream
- $1.50 FLIP Food Lion wipes
- $1.00 FLIP Food Lion Bnls Sknls Breast

Coupon Total – 40.38

Total after coupons – 5.22
Tax – .76
Total OOP – $5.98

I thought I was going to get a cat back for the cheese but
I “purchased” the wrong kind. I did get a $6.50 cat for the Planters.
I was actually paid .52 to buy everything!

Ashley

(1) 7UP Marinade – closeout 1.49
(1) Dr Pepper marinade – closeout 1.49
(1) Planters nuts – sale 3.00
(2) Ball Park Franks – sale BOGO – 3.84
(1) Fruity Pebbles – sale 1.99
(1) Kraft Singles – sale 2.00
(6) Kool Aid packets – 1.20
(2) Hot Dog buns – sale 1.25 – 2.50
(1) Sara Lee pound cake – 2.99
(1) FL frozen strawberries – 2.99
Subtotal – 23.49

- $2.49 Free Cheese coupon
- $4.99 buy hot dogs and buns get pound cake and strawberries free (up to 4.99)
- $2.00 w/ purchase of 2 drink marinades
- $3.00 Planters coupon
Coupon Total – 12.48

Subtotal – 11.01
Tax – .22
Total OOP 11.23

I ran over to Wilson to take advantage of the Triple coupons that Harris Teeter is offering. I found out from one of the managers that it will last all summer!!! YIPEE!!! After a long ordeal of “new” rules that was being made up as I was doing my transaction I managed to end up doing this deal:

(1) Chex mix – sale BOGO – 1.39 (1 – .65 q tripled to 1.95)
(3) BC Brownie Mix – 2.37 (3 – .50 q tripled to 1.50)
(1) Suddenly Salad – sale BOGO – 1.09 (1 – .50 q tripled to 1.50)
(2) Tostitos chips – sale BOGO – 3.79 (1 – .55 q tripled to 1.65)
(1) Tostitos salsa – sale – 2.50 (free w/ chip purchase)
(1) Lipton Tea To Go – sale BOGO – 1.59 (.60 q tripled to 1.80
(2) Wishbone Bountifuls – 5.98 (2 – .75 q’s tripled to 2.25)
(2) French’s Mustard – 1.98 (1 BOGO coupon; 1 – .30 coupon tripled to .90)
(2) Crystal Light – 7.78 (2 – free w/ coupon)
(12) Kool Aid packets – (2 B10G2 Free q’s actually paid for 10) – 2.60
(3) Powerade – sale .89 – 2.67 (3 – .30 q tripled to .90)
(1) Texas croutons – sale BOGO – .75 (1 – .50 q tripled to 1.50)
(1) HT Bread – sale .89
(3) Jell-O fruit cups – sale 2.50 – 7.50 (3 – .75 q tripled to 2.25)
Subtotal – 4.81
Tax – .62
Total OOP – 5.43

Total retail – 61.49
Coupons and sale – 56.68
Percentage saved – 92%

Happy 4th to me! I started my 4th celebrations by saving tons of money at CVS. I did three transactions at two stores. Here is how I managed to do:

Transaction 1

 1 Accu-Check Compact Plus – retail76.99 – sale 9.99
Subtotal 9.99
- 9.99 ECB
Total OOP 0.00

ECB Received $9.99 and I will send in the MIR for $9.99 which means I will have made $9.99!

Transaction 2

(18) Life Savers – sale BOGO – 19.71
(1) Crest – sale 1.99
(1) Right Guard Professional – sale 6.99
(1) Bayer Heart – sale 5.99
(2) CVS Panty Shields – 1.98
(4) Diet Pepsi Max – 5.56
(2) Dasani water – 2.78
(1) Baby Bottle Pop – 1.49
(1) CVS Makeup toweletts – 2.99
Subtotal – 49.48
-$4/$20 CVS coupon
- $1.50 CVS pain reliever coupon
-(1) $2.50 Bayer coupon
-(9) mfg BOGO Lifesaver coupon
-(2) mfg BOGO Pepsi Max coupon
-(1) .75 Crest mfg coupon
-(1) $1 Right Guard mfg coupon
-(1) $1/2 Dasani water coupon
Coupon Total – 33.24
ECB’s Used – 15.50
Subtotal – .74
Tax – 1.79
Total OOP – 2.53

Total saved – 73.25
Percentage saved – 90%

ECB’s received
CVS Wipes – $1
Right Guard – $5
Bayer – $2
CVS Liners – 1.98
Creat Toothpaste – $1
Pepsi – $2
Dasani – $1
and 1 purchase of the 2 needed towards the Baby Bottle Pop $1 ECB.
Total ECB’s Received – 13.98
In this transaction I lost $1.52 in ECB and spent $2.53 OOP. Not too bad!

Transaction 3

(2) CVS Pantyliner – 1.98
(2) CVS Tampon – 2.98
(1) Baby Bottle Pop – 1.49
(1) Physicians Formula Mascara – 7.99
(1) Freedent gum – 1.19
Subtotal – 15.63
ECB’s Used – 15.00
Tax – .04
Total OOP – .67

ECB’s Earned
CVS Pantyliner – 1.98
CVS Tampon – 2.98
Physicians Formula mascara – 7.99
Total ECB Earned – 12.95
This transaction I lost $2.05 in ECB and spent .67 OOP for a total of 2.72.

All in all this day at CVS I received $166.61 worth of merchandise for a total of $3.20 OOP. I used $40.49 in ECB and earned $36.92 in ECB. Not a bad haul for $3.57 in ECB and $3.20 cash OOP but I will also receive back $9.99 for the meter. All in all I made $3.22 for all of this!

Ashley

The postman was good to me today! I got several things in the mail that I have been looking forward to getting! Here is the first item I received:

This is a check for the emails I have been reading through Inbox Dollars. Something else I received was some coupons free products. I was pretty thrilled to get today’s mail. What did you get???

Ashley