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Scenario Sunday: Walgreens Scenario for the week of 1/4-1/10

January 4, 2009 by

This is actually a great Walgreens week, but I didn’t have a chance to do the ad/coupon match-ups. If you want to check those out, check out Nickels-N-Dimes or HCW.

Just a heads up that the Garnier Fructis is free with the Easysaver coupon and the $1 manufacturer’s coupon from today’s inserts. The Reynolds foil is free with the in ad coupon and the $1 coupon from the 12-14 inserts. With both deals, you will want to give the manufacturer’s coupon BEFORE the Walgreens coupons to avoid beepage.

Here’s the scenario I’ve come up with for the week. I have 2 $5 RR I need to roll.

TRANSACTION #1: I recently discovered that I LOVE Theraflu warming liquids, so I’m going to start with that.

Buy 2 Theraflu warming liquids – 2/$10, earn $5 RR
Use 2 $2 blinkies (found at CVS)
Use $5 RR

Spend $1, earn $5 RR

TRANSACTION #2:
Buy 4 Kellogg’s cereals, 4/$10 earn $3 RR
Buy 2 Special K and 2 Frosted Mini Wheats
Use 2 Kelloggs Frosted Mini-Wheats or All-Bran Cereal, any 11.4 oz.+ $1 (1-25-09) from 12-14 RP insert
Use 2 Kelloggs Special K or Smart Start Cereal, any 11.4 oz.+ $1 (1-25-09) from 12-14 RP insert

Buy 1 box Electrasol tablets – $3.49 ($1.50 MIR from monthly Easysaver catalog)
Use $2.50/1 Electrasol from 12-14 inserts

Buy 1 Revlon Matte eyeshadow – $4.99 (free after rebate from monthly Easysaver catalog)
Use $2/1 Revlon Color Cosmetic Product, Any – 09-14-08 SS

Buy 1 Reynolds foil – .99 w/ in ad coupon
$1/1 Reynolds Wrap Aluminum Foil, Any Excluding 25 Sq. Ft. – 12-14-08 SS
(Give the manufacturer’s coupon first to avoid beepage)

Buy 2 Garnier Fructis – $2.99
Use $2 in ad coupon
Use $1 manufacturer’s coupon (use this first to avoid beepage)

Buy 2 Hunts tomato sauce – .33/each with in ad coupon – these are “fillers” so I can use 2 $5 RR

Use 2 $5 RR

Total OOP = .62, earn $3 RR and $6.49 in rebates

TRANSACTION #3:
Buy 3 Quaker Oatmeal – $1.99 w/ in ad coupon
Buy 1 Hunt’s tomato sauce – .33/each w/ in ad coupon (this is a filler so I can use the $3 RR)
Use in ad coupon
Use 3 $1 printable manufacturer’s coupon –
Use $3 RR from cereal

Total OOP = .30

So, you get $39.42 in merchandise for $1.92 OOP and get $6.49 in Walgreens rebates

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Scenario Sunday: CVS scenarios for the week of 1/4-1/10

January 4, 2009 by

All coupon match-ups for the weekly deals can be found here and for the monthly deals can be found here.

Scenarios for “newbies” or those with few ECBs to start:
Get $23.97 of “stuff” for $4.98 OOP, walk away with $9.98 ECBs

Transaction #1:
Buy 1 Garnier Fructis shampoo, conditioner or styler – $2.99
Use $1 off coupon
Spend $1.99, get $2 ECB

Transaction #2:
Buy 2 Colgate Total – 2/$5
Use 2 $1.50/1 printables
Use $2 ECB from Garnier
Spend $0, get $2 ECB

Transaction #3:
Buy 2 Speedstick 24/7 Antiperspirant/Deodorant – 2/$6
Use BOGO coupon
Use $2 ECB from Colgate
Spend $1, get $3 ECB

Transaction #4:
Buy 2 Throat Coolers – $4.99 (this is a monthly deal)
Use BOGO coupon
Use $3 ECB from Speedstick
Spend $1.99, get $9.98

My Scenarios for the week:
Card #1: $29.99 of “stuff”, lose $2.49 in ECBs, walk away with $14 in ECBs
Buy 1 Garnier Fructis – $2.99
Use $1 Garnier coupon
Buy 1 Colgate Total and 1 Colgate Maxfresh – 2/$5
Use 1 $1.50 printables
Use $1 Colgate Total CVS CRT
Use 1 $1 Maxfresh printable
Use $1.50 Colgate Maxfresh printable
Buy 1 Children’s Tylenol, 1 Children’s Motrin, 1 Children’s Tylenol Plus, 1 Motrin Cold – 2/$11
Use 2 $2.50/2 coupons
Use $2.50/10 CVS pain relief CRT
Total before coupons: $29.99
Total after coupons: $16.49 – (pay w/ ECBs), earn $14 in ECBs

Card #2: Spend $0 for $13.99 worth of “stuff” and walk away with a $7 ECB
Buy 2 Speedstick – 2/$6
Use BOGO coupon
Buy 1 Garnier Fructis – $2.99
Use $1 Garnier coupon
Buy 2 Colgate Total – 2/$5
Use 2 $1.50 printables

Total before coupons: $13.99
Total after coupons: $6.99
Spend $6.99 (use ECBs to pay), earn $7 ECB

Transaction #2: $29.96 worth of “stuff” for $14.97
2 CVS Daily Multiple Tablets For Men (200 ct) – $11.99 (these are BOGO free this week!)
CVS wet mopping cloths – $3.99 (BOGO 50% off)
CVS wet mopping cloths – $1.99

Total before coupons – $17.97
Use $3/15 CVS/Pharmacy brands coupon – $14.97 (Pay w/ ECBs)

I will “lose” $14.97 in ECBs, but this is stuff we really need and will use. This will be more than a year’s supply of vitamins for my husband and the wet mopping cloths are not quite as good as the Swiffer ones, but for the price, they are worth it. If you need to stock up on vitamins or cleaning supplies, this week is a great time to do it because of the BOGO and BOGO 50% off sale and the $3/15 CVS brands coupon. Even if you spend money out of pocket, it’s still a great deal and the vitamins are flex spending eligible!

TIP: When you’re buying BOGO free or BOGO ½ off stuff, you want to make sure that the two items are the same or very close to each other in price because the “free” or ½ off item will be the least expensive one. If you are doing a BOGO free with 2 high priced items and 2 low priced items, split up the transactions.

Here’s an example:
Buy 2 CVS Daily Multiple Tablets for Men (200 ct) – $11.99
Buy 2 CVS Vitamin C 500 Mg tablets (100 ct) – $3.59

Total would be $23.98 because you’d end up buying the 2 Daily Multi-vitamins and getting the 2 Vitamin C for free

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Savings Saturday: A great mail week

January 4, 2009 by

This week was a great mail week, so I thought I’d share a few of the things that I received:

*$10 gift card to Target from Lila Guide for having new members join my group (if you write 10 reviews, you can get a $5 gift card…click here for details)

*$15 gift card to Target for cashing out points on Epoll (this is a survey company where you mainly do surveys related to TV shows…it’s quick and easy and you can sign up here)

*Ghiradelli peanut butter chocolate squares to sample and share along with coupons from She Speaks (this company is similar to Bzz Agent…you can join here)

*A $12 rebate check from the December Walgreens Easysaver rebate (now that it’s online, it is super fast!)

*A free Kashi Blackberry Graham soft-baked cereal bar from Vocal Point and a bunch of $2 off coupons (Vocal Point is similar to Bzz Agent where they send you products to try out and coupons….sign up here)

*A free Kashi Blackberry Graham soft-baked cereal bar from Kashi and a bunch of $2 off coupons (sign up for Kashi products here)

*A coupon for a free burrito at Mission Burrito – I’m thinking that’s because I live in the area, but YUM!

*A $1.50/1 Pampers jumbo pack or larger coupon

*A Kroger coupon book

*The Pillsbury $10 coupon book (I posted about that here)

This week I also got paid $6 for an article I wrote for Associated Content.

The $18 I got this week ($12 from the Easysaver rebate and $6 from Associated Content) will go toward my baby emergency fund.

Here are my updated savings totals:

Baby Emergency fund – $672 (Goal = $1000)
Gift savings – $132.42 (Goal = $1500)
Rolling entertainment fund – $0 (Goal = $500)

Here’s how much I have saved at individual stores:
Total Target savings – $35.57 to date
Total CVS savings – $70.53
Total Kroger savings – $16.77

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American Eagle – $10 off any $10 purchase

January 3, 2009 by

I found this deal on the Babycenter Coupon Deals board. I’m not sure who the original poster was.

Print this coupon and get $10 off any $10 purchase through Monday, 1/5/09. Depending on the price of what you are buying, this means free or very cheap clothing or accessories!

Here’s the link.

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Kroger catalina deals

January 3, 2009 by

If you’re not familiar with catalinas, check out this post where I explain them.

I try to match up coupons I already have with things that I need and if there is a catalina deal to go along with it, it’s even better. I use the dollar of your next purchase coupons to either help lower the cost of things I don’t get coupons for very often (like produce or meat). If I have multiple coupons and it’s something I need or can stockpile, I will do the deal multiple times and use the catalina to help pay for it. Some examples of things that I have stockpiled using catalina offers are: dog treats, yeast, cereal, frozen vegetables, and fruit snacks (this is what I could think of off the top of my head).

I saw these posted on HCW.

Some of them match up well with coupons coming out soon:

This one ends today, but if you could find a way to work it into the instant $5 when you spend $25 on P&G products, it would be nice. I know the Crest toothpastes are 2/$5 and there is a $1.50 E-saver coupon plus there were .75/1 coupons in the 12-28 P&G inserts.

Buy more Save more. When you buy any Crest or Oral-B Products.
Buy 2 or more totaling $10 and get a coupon* for $2 off
Buy 2 or more totaling $20 and get a coupon* for $4 off
Offer applies to purchases on a single shopping trip between 11/2/08 & 1/3/09
*Coupon is dustributed at checkout and good on your next shopping trip. Not redeemable on P&G Products.

Buy any Jell-o Pudding or Gelatin Snacks During 1/2/09 through 1/25/09

Buy 3 get a coupon for $1.50 off next order
Buy 4 get a coupon for $2.00 of next order
Buy 5 get a coupon for $2.50 of next order

*There will be the .50/1 coupons in this week’s paper which will double

Buy Post Shredded Wheat Cereal Save Up to $4.00 OYNOHas a picture of regular, frosted and honey nut shredded Wheat
Details:
Buy Post Shredded Wheat Cereal (10oz or Larger)
Between 1/2 & 1/25

Buy 2 & get 1.00 or
Buy 3 & get 2.50 or
Buy 4 & get 4.00
Coupon off your next order.
offer expires 1/25/09

Kroger Cat: Kraft Salad Dressing B3G$1 B4G$2 B5G$3 OYNO 1/9/09-2/1-09

Buy 3 get $1 oyno
Buy 4 get $2 oyno
Buy 5 get $3 oyno

ARMOUR Meatballs – buy 4, get $2 OYNO (this reportedly expires sometime in February, but I couldn’t find an “official” end date posted)…they are 4/$10 at Kroger right now

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