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Scenario Sunday: for the week of 12/7

December 7, 2008 by

This is a slow week at CVS. There is one freebie and one moneymaker. I’m happy to say that next week has a few deals that are “better” and the week of Christmas (starting 12/21) will be absolutely fabulous (like the Thanksgiving sale) with SEVENTEEN freebies! With coupons, you should be able to make $20 and there is a $4.99 mail in rebate as well 🙂

On my other scenarios, I will lose money, but I am OK with that because I gained so many during the Thanksgiving sale and it would be hard for me to keep up with them anyway. Plus, I’m buying things I need.

So, here are my CVS scenarios for this week:

SCENARIO #1:
Buy Theraflu warming liquid – $5.99 (they have $2 off blinkie coupons right above the Theraflu in my store)
Buy 1 PowerAde – $1.59

Use $2 Theraflu coupon – spend $5.58, get $3.59
There is a MIR for the Theraflu, so when I send that in, I will get an additional $3.99, so I will end up making $2

SCENARIO #2: my diaper deal
Buy 2 Huggies diapers – $10/each
Buy 1 Huggies Pull Ups – $10/each

Use 2 CVS $2 Huggies CRTs (they have different bar codes and expiration dates!), use $2/2 Huggies diapers coupon (you can print this from the blue coupons.com link at the top of my blog or on the sidebar), and $2 off Pull Ups coupon

Spend $22, get $5 back
(if you wanted to spend less $, get 2 packages of wipes at $3 each instead of the extra bag of diapers Pull Ups…I just don’t need more wipes because I still have a huge stockpile from the Target deals last year)

SCENARIO #3: detergent
Buy Tide – $12
Buy Duracell Batteries – $3

Use $1 Tide coupon and $.75 Duracell coupon
Spend $13.25, get $5 ECB back

WALGREENS:

SCENARIO #1:
Buy 3 Reynolds foil – .99 w/ in ad coupon
Buy 3 Robitussin – $3.99/each (use $3 printable)
Buy 4 Hershey’s 4/$10 (use $1.50/3 printable)

Use 3 $1/1 Reynolds foil coupons, use 3 $3 Robitussin printables, use $1.50/3 Hershey’s coupon, $6 RR from the Reach deal and $2 RR from the Colgate deal

Spend $3.44, get $5 RR and $5 MIR (from Hershey’s)

**If you are having trouble with the foil coupons (or to avoid trouble), give the manufacturer’s coupons FIRST and then the store coupon!

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Savings Saturday: deals for the week of 12/7-12/13

December 6, 2008 by

Here are the “deals” for the upcoming week. Coupon match-ups are not 100% complete. I basically went from memory so there are not insert dates. I will try to clean this up later today:

CVS:

ECB deals:
*Craig 2 GB MP3 player w/ 1.5” video screen – $24.99, get $5 ECB
*Spend $20 on Hershey’s, get $10 ECB: Hershey’s Bliss 2/$6, Hershey’s miniatures/Reese’s/Kisses – 2/$7, Twizzlers – 2/$3, Hershey’s Pot of Gold – $8.95, Hershey’s miniatures and kisses 2/$4
$1.50/3 printable Hershey’s coupon on Smartsource.com
*RTH appliance hand mixer, mini chopper, can opener, 2 slice toaster, steam iron, or rice cooker – $7.99, get $2
*Spend $20 on Energizer batteries, get $10 ECB
*Buy Kiss or Broadway artificial nails, get $5 ECB
*Buy Dove SkinVitalizer facial cleansing massager – $9.99, get $3 ECB
*Spend $25 on Garnier Nutritioniste, get $5 ECB
*Spend $20 on Nexxus products, get $10 ECB
*Buy Schick Quattro or Intuition razor for women – $8.99, get $4 ECB
$4 Schick coupon from December All You magazine
*Buy Gillette Venus or Fusion cartridges or razor – Spend $15, get $5 ECB
$4 Fusion coupon from 11/30 P&G insert
*Spend $25 on Huggies products, get $5 ECB
$2/2 Huggies printable from coupons.com (see blue banner at top of page or on side bar to print your coupons)
*Spend $20 on Neutrogena men’s face wash/scrub/shave cream/razor defense lotion, get $5 ECB
*Buy Oral B CrossAction or Stages power toothbrush – $5.99, get $1 ECB
*Buy Theraflu packets, vapor patch, caplets, warming syrup, Triaminic liquid, thin strips, or vapor refill – $5.99, get $2 ECB
$2 off Theraflu coupon on Theraflu.com
Theraflu MIR
*Buy Zyrtec – $18.99, get $1 ECB
*Spend $20 on selected products, get $5 ECB: Nyquil – $10, Metamucil – $10, Prilosec – $25, Pepto Bismol – $5
*Spend $15 on these products, get $5 ECB: Tide 2X or Gain 2X – $12, Duracell – $3
$1/1 Tide manufacturer’s coupon and .75/1 Duracell manufacturer’s coupon
*Spend $15 on Planters nuts, get $5 ECB
$1/2 CVS coupon from the pharmacy book (you can only use one per transaction)
*Powerade 32 oz. select varieties $1.59, get $1.59 ECB

BOGO deals:
Campbell’s or Swanson’s soups
Holiday gift wrap
Maybelline lip color – There is supposed to be a $4 off coupon in this week’s paper which will make this a “hot” deal!
Merry Brite lights
Merry Brite white gift tissue (90 sheets)
Nature’s Bounty vitamins
Revlon foundation, powder, blush, concealer, lip

Other deals:
Pepsi 12 packs – 5/$10
Hershey’s kisses – 2/$4

WALGREENS
RR deals:
*Buy 3 12 pack Coca Cola products, 3/$10, get $2 RR
*Appliances – buy 1/get $3 RR, buy 2/get $7 RR, buy 3/get $10 RR (all priced at $9.99): 3 cup rice cooker, tall can opener, 5 speed mixer, slow cooker, food processor, single burner, 4 cup coffeemaker, 10 cup coffeemaker, popcorn popper, omelet maker, waffle maker, 2 slice toaster, steam iron, water filtration pitcher
*Gillette Fusion gift set – $12.99, get $3 RR
$4/1 manufacturer’s coupon from 11/30 P&G insert
*Colgate toothpaste/toothbrushes: buy $5, get $1 RR, Buy $10, get $3 RR, by $15, get $5 RR
*Crest/Oral B dental care – 2/$6, get $2 RR
$1/1 manufacturer’s coupon from 11/30 P&G insert
*Buy 3 or more products, receive $5 RR: Sudafed PE – $3.99; Imodium – $10.99, Tylenol allergy/cold/sinus relief – $4.99, Zyrtec – $18.99, Pepcid – $14.99, Benadryle – $6.49
*Buy 2, get $2, buy 3, get $5: Theraflu – $3.99, Robitussin/Dimetapp – $3.99
$2/1 printable Theraflu coupon on Theraflu.com
$2/1 Theraflu “blinkies”
$3/1 Robitussin printables: https://j.ovm1.net/wch1/UniversalCoupon/UniversalCouponMM.aspx?i=18554336&c=1373&p=ROB06019&s=01&e=
*Buy 2, get $5 in RR: Mucinex – $9.99 or Claritin – $16.99
*$3 printable coupon on Claritin.com
*Excedrin – 3/$12, get $3 RR
$2 printable coupon on Excedrin.com

Easysaver Rebate deals:
*Buy Hershey’s holiday candy 4/$10, get $5 rebate
*Scotch tape – 2/$2, get $2 rebate
*Vicks UV PureMist humidifier tower – $59.99, get $10 rebate
*6 pack Pine Mountain logs – $24.99, get $5 rebate
*Signature collection appliances (Priced at $29.99), get $10 rbate: LED steam dry iron, 12 cup coffeemaker, Panini grill, 5 speed chopper/blender, electric griddle, blender, sewing machine

BOGO deals:
*Russell Stove chocolates (w/ in ad coupo)
*Walgreens Ultra Alkaline batteries
*L’Oreal lip color
*Wet ‘n Wild cosmetics
*Jane cosmetics
*Sinful colors professional nail color
*Maybelline cosmetics

Other deals:
Lots of .39 items w/ in ad coupon: tissue paper, curling ribbon, mini stocking, salt & pepper shakers, waterball, velvet ribbon, taper candle ring, mini candy container, gift tags, bows, mini Christmas candle, vinyl place mat, gift bag, light set and cord organizer, Disney mini puzzle, and mini sticker book, Van Camp’s pork & beans, Palmer candy, Jell-O, tooth picks, Nestle holiday candy, Jiffy Muffin mix, plastic cutlery, Pure American water, Armour Vienna sausage

*Reynold’s foil – $.99 w/in ad coupon – FREE w/ $1 off Reynold’s manufacturer’s coupon

Campbell’s soup 2/$1

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Another Freebie – BBW lip balm

December 5, 2008 by

You can print the coupon here: http://f.chtah.com/i/34/528207786/081205_8549coupon.html

Here are a few other coupons to use there:

Free item with any $10 in store purchase (free item up to $13 in value): http://f.chtah.com/i/34/528207786/20081124_8538_coupon.html

Free 2 oz Signature collection lotion with any in store purchase: http://f.chtah.com/i/34/528207786/20081118welcomecoup.html

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Freebie Friday: music, deodorant, cookie cutter, food, and batteries!

December 5, 2008 by

Amazon 25 days of Christmas – free music downloads daily:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000314901

Free Degree deodorant:
http://www.scifi.com/eureka/madeineureka/degree_form.html

Free Tivo cookie cutter:
http://www.tivo.com/whatistivo/cookiecutter/index.html

Print a coupon for free Chiquita banana bites:
https://smartsource.wufoo.com/forms/chiquitaa-bites/

And….don’t forget about your free batteries, broccoli, and ham at Target this week:
http://melziemomsbargains.blogspot.com/2008/11/target-freebies-ham-veggies-batteries.html

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Thrifty Thursday: What’s free at Kroger this week? and a $5 for $25 Walgreens RR deal

December 4, 2008 by

These items are free at Kroger this week:
Mission Fajita Grande Flour Totillas 10/$10 – printable $1 off coupon below (you can print 2): http://bricks.coupons.com/Run.asp?tqnm=rlcpfey54874413

Colgate Total or Fresh Max toothpaste 2/$5: load $1.50/1 coupon on Cellfire.com and printable $1.50 coupon here: (good on the Total) http://www.colgate.com/app/Colgate/US/HomePage.cvsp

Cottonelle 4 pk toilet paper – $1.19 – load .50/1 coupon on Cellfire.com, .50/1 coupon on Shortcuts.com, and .25/1 from 11/16 SS insert

Duncan Hines carrot cake (cake mixes on sale 10/$10, not sure what it includes) – there was a $1/1 carrot cake mix in the 11/9 SS insert

Not free, but cheap:

There are reportedly some Fusion razors that are $4.99, so they are .99 with the $4 off coupon from Sunday’s inserts

Blue Bell ice cream – $3.99 for 1/2 gallon – use printable $1/1 coupon here: http://www.bluebell.com/home.aspx (you must register)

Fresh Express Premium salads – $2.99 – $1/1 printable on Smartsource.com

Gillette 2 in 1 body wash 18 oz – 3/$10 – use $2 off coupon from Sunday’s inserts making them $1.33/each

Aquafresh toothpaste or toothbrushes $1.99 – .75/1 toothbrush coupon and $1/1 toothpaste coupon here: http://www.aquafresh.com/coupons.aspx

There are also TMF (try me free) tear pads for the toothpaste and the toothbrushes

Sara Lee bread – BOGO (I always buy two and freeze one when they go on sale like this)

WALGREENS (some of these overlap with the weekly deals posted on Saturday)

*Spend $25, get a $5 RR (excludes prescription copays, tobacco, alcoholic beverages, lottery tickets, gift cards, etc.)

*300 mini light set – 2/$15, get $5 RR

*Spend $15 on participating items, get a $5 RR: Capri Sun and Planters peanuts – $3, 2 liter Coca Cola products – 4/$5, 12 packs Coca Cola – 3/$12, Fuze/Vitamin water/Power Ade/Evian – 4/$4

*Colgate Max Fresh Toothbrush and Max Fresh or Total toothpaste – $2.99, get $2 RR

*Excedrin pain relief – 3/$15, get $8 RR

*Buy 2 or more get $4: Vicks Cold & Flu Relief – $5.99

*Buy 3 or more get $5: Motrin or Tylenol – $7.49

SCENARIO #1:

Buy 2 Reach toothbrushes – 2/$6 (use BOGO Reach coupon) – get $6 RR

Buy Colgate Total toothpaste – $2.99 (use $1.50 printable) – get $2 RR

Spend $15 on Coke products (buy 3 12 packs and 4 2 liters) – get $5 RR

Buy Reynolds wrap – $2.50 (use $1 coupon)

Total before coupons: $26.49

Total after coupons: $20.99

Get $18 in RR

SCENARIO #2:

Buy $10 in Hershey’s candy (use $1.50/3 printable) – get $5 Easysaver rebate

Buy 3 Excedrin – 3/$15 (use 3 $2 Excedrin printables) – get $8 RR

Total before coupons: $25

Total after coupons (not including RR): $17.50

Use 2 $5 RR and $6 RR, spend $1.50 OOP

Get $13 in RR and $5 from the Easysaver rebate

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