Happy shopping!
Hello Ladies,
I went shopping on Saturday. I thought I'd post a good buy. I'm including a picture of what I bought and the receipt!
Happy shopping!
Thursday, August 19, 2010
August 19, 2010
I went shopping on Saturday. I thought I'd post a good buy. I'm including a picture of what I bought and the receipt!
Happy shopping!
Hello Ladies,
I went shopping on Saturday. I thought I'd post a good buy. I'm including a picture of what I bought and the receipt!
Happy shopping!
Happy shopping!
Hello Ladies,
I went shopping on Saturday. I thought I'd post a good buy. I'm including a picture of what I bought and the receipt!
Happy shopping!
Friday, August 13, 2010
August 13, 2010
August 13, 2010
I have had a crazy week of medical stuff! I have had two tests and my Mom was admitted to the hospital. As a matter of fact, I’m typing this from her room. Hopefully, she’ll go home tomorrow!
Because I haven’t been shopping, I thought I’d write about things that you should NEVER pay full price for! As a matter of fact, not even half price. These are things that you should stock up on because they are dirt cheap!
When I started couponing, I read that the sales run in cycles. Sure enough, they do. Here’s a list of things that I have stocked up on after paying nothing, or next to nothing for them:
1. Contact Lens solution – I don’t wear them, but I get it and give it to family.
2. Cereal – my son is a BIG cereal eater. Translate, too lazy to cook for himself. These tend to rotate. For example, Bi-Lo may have General Mills this week, Kellog’s the next, then Post. Never fail!!! You use a coupon from the newspaper (usually $1.00 off 2 boxes) and print one from the internet and I never pay more than $1.50 per box!
3. Deodorant – another double couponer and get it on sale! This is good if you’re not too picky about brands. The men’s brands are almost ALWAYS on sale.
4. Body wash – This is another gem. CVS and Walgreens will often offer include these in their cash reward programs. Example: The store offers it buy one and get one free. I use a $$ off coupon and a buy one get one coupon and it’s free!!!
5. Toothpaste – I have so many tubes now I use Sensodyne that is not often on sale, but I’ll buy Colgate or Crest for my children. Remember, use the coupons when it’s on sale!
6. Toilet Paper and Paper towels – This stuff is never next to nothing, but you can always use two coupons for it.
7. Peanut butter – another staple for my son. Even he thought we had a bit too much.
8. Dog food – there’s no way to find it cheap, but there’s always a coupon available, so no more paying full price!
Okay, that’s it for tonight! Happy shopping! Check out those papers! Oh, another secret. You can shop CVS sales on Saturday night before they are published on Sunday. So when you go on Saturday, you can actually shop from two sales papers!
Happy Shopping!!!
I have had a crazy week of medical stuff! I have had two tests and my Mom was admitted to the hospital. As a matter of fact, I’m typing this from her room. Hopefully, she’ll go home tomorrow!
Because I haven’t been shopping, I thought I’d write about things that you should NEVER pay full price for! As a matter of fact, not even half price. These are things that you should stock up on because they are dirt cheap!
When I started couponing, I read that the sales run in cycles. Sure enough, they do. Here’s a list of things that I have stocked up on after paying nothing, or next to nothing for them:
1. Contact Lens solution – I don’t wear them, but I get it and give it to family.
2. Cereal – my son is a BIG cereal eater. Translate, too lazy to cook for himself. These tend to rotate. For example, Bi-Lo may have General Mills this week, Kellog’s the next, then Post. Never fail!!! You use a coupon from the newspaper (usually $1.00 off 2 boxes) and print one from the internet and I never pay more than $1.50 per box!
3. Deodorant – another double couponer and get it on sale! This is good if you’re not too picky about brands. The men’s brands are almost ALWAYS on sale.
4. Body wash – This is another gem. CVS and Walgreens will often offer include these in their cash reward programs. Example: The store offers it buy one and get one free. I use a $$ off coupon and a buy one get one coupon and it’s free!!!
5. Toothpaste – I have so many tubes now I use Sensodyne that is not often on sale, but I’ll buy Colgate or Crest for my children. Remember, use the coupons when it’s on sale!
6. Toilet Paper and Paper towels – This stuff is never next to nothing, but you can always use two coupons for it.
7. Peanut butter – another staple for my son. Even he thought we had a bit too much.
8. Dog food – there’s no way to find it cheap, but there’s always a coupon available, so no more paying full price!
Okay, that’s it for tonight! Happy shopping! Check out those papers! Oh, another secret. You can shop CVS sales on Saturday night before they are published on Sunday. So when you go on Saturday, you can actually shop from two sales papers!
Happy Shopping!!!
Friday, August 6, 2010
August 5, 2010 - Picture
I forgot to add the picture of my "treasure." LOL. You don't usually get that many bags for $60.00!!!
Thursday, August 5, 2010
August 5, 2010
This was an interesting week for couponing. My results are below. I must say I’m getting pretty good at shopping at Bi-Lo. I have absolutely NO problem with coupons there. Walgreens, however, was a different story. I tried to use $8 reward from a previous purchase and it wouldn’t take. The manager had to come over . She couldn’t figure out why, so they voided the order, entered the coupon first then everything took. I got $10 reward from that transaction and tried to use six “manufacturer” coupons for six items. Obviously, the $10 (a $2 plus an $8) are considered manufacturer coupons also. So because I had 8 manufacturer coupons and only six items, I couldn’t use it. I realized later that I should have divided that into two transactions. Oh well, live and learn.
The irony is, I go grocery shopping and don’t feel like cooking, so we end up grabbing fast food! I’m going to work on that. My daughter has told me not to bring home any more soap, deodorant, toilet paper, or cereal! I must say I went crazy on the cereal at Bi-Lo. My son loves Cinnamon Toast Crunch and it’s sooooo expensive. Bi-Lo had it B1G1 (buy 1, get 1) and I had several $1.00/2 coupons, so I bought 6 boxes, then I had a $.55 off Honey Nut Cheerios, so I bought that. It was also B1G1. The good thing about Bi-Lo is when they offer B1G1, you can get just one of the items at half price.
That’s it for this week. Happy shopping.
This was an interesting week for couponing. My results are below. I must say I’m getting pretty good at shopping at Bi-Lo. I have absolutely NO problem with coupons there. Walgreens, however, was a different story. I tried to use $8 reward from a previous purchase and it wouldn’t take. The manager had to come over . She couldn’t figure out why, so they voided the order, entered the coupon first then everything took. I got $10 reward from that transaction and tried to use six “manufacturer” coupons for six items. Obviously, the $10 (a $2 plus an $8) are considered manufacturer coupons also. So because I had 8 manufacturer coupons and only six items, I couldn’t use it. I realized later that I should have divided that into two transactions. Oh well, live and learn.
The irony is, I go grocery shopping and don’t feel like cooking, so we end up grabbing fast food! I’m going to work on that. My daughter has told me not to bring home any more soap, deodorant, toilet paper, or cereal! I must say I went crazy on the cereal at Bi-Lo. My son loves Cinnamon Toast Crunch and it’s sooooo expensive. Bi-Lo had it B1G1 (buy 1, get 1) and I had several $1.00/2 coupons, so I bought 6 boxes, then I had a $.55 off Honey Nut Cheerios, so I bought that. It was also B1G1. The good thing about Bi-Lo is when they offer B1G1, you can get just one of the items at half price.
That’s it for this week. Happy shopping.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
August 1, 2010
August 1, 2010
This is a quick post. I’ve noticed that there are just some things that are always FREE or close to it. Contact lens solution is one of those things. I don’t wear them, but I have three sisters and a niece who wear them. So, this post is about a couple of freebies that I just got from Walgreens.
1st Transaction: Vitamins - $10.00 (10.00 reward); Bayer AM -$3.49 (sale price), $1.50 coupon…paid $12.93
2nd Transaction: Visine $4.49 ($2.00 off, in-store coupon; $2.00 mfg coupon); Contact solution $7.99 ($8.00 reward); Splenda-$2.99 (sale price; $1.00 coupon)…Subtract $10.00 reward from 1st transaction and paid $1.23 (and received $8.00 reward on future purchase).
I think that’s clear as mud!
So, the moral of the story is…if you need contact lens solution or multivitamins, go to Walgreens!!!
Happy shopping…Chandra
This is a quick post. I’ve noticed that there are just some things that are always FREE or close to it. Contact lens solution is one of those things. I don’t wear them, but I have three sisters and a niece who wear them. So, this post is about a couple of freebies that I just got from Walgreens.
1st Transaction: Vitamins - $10.00 (10.00 reward); Bayer AM -$3.49 (sale price), $1.50 coupon…paid $12.93
2nd Transaction: Visine $4.49 ($2.00 off, in-store coupon; $2.00 mfg coupon); Contact solution $7.99 ($8.00 reward); Splenda-$2.99 (sale price; $1.00 coupon)…Subtract $10.00 reward from 1st transaction and paid $1.23 (and received $8.00 reward on future purchase).
I think that’s clear as mud!
So, the moral of the story is…if you need contact lens solution or multivitamins, go to Walgreens!!!
Happy shopping…Chandra
Friday, July 30, 2010
July 30, 2010
Hello All,
I’d been putting off shopping because I worked this week. Man, was I tired when I got home. I must say that experience was better than I expected. I trained five scorers and I honestly believe that I now have new friends. All of them are elementary Music Teachers and I think that our personalities went very well together. But enough of that, let’s talk shopping.
I must say it took me a while to get my coupons together. I started off with CVS. They didn’t have much to offer in the way of sales, but I received an email that had a link to a $5.00 coupon, on a $30.00 purchase. They had 12-packs of Coca-cola products for $2.98, so my children got lucky there. They also had a deal where you buy any $15.00 of Irish Spring, Softsoap and Speed Stick deodorant and you got $3.00 in Extra Care savings (to be used on another purchase). They had Arm and Hammer detergent for $2.50. Anyway, I’m getting lengthy, huh. My first transaction was $20.57, I paid $9.70, saved $10.87. Second CVS transaction was a bit more because I had to spend $30.00 to use the $5.00 coupon. I got a LOT of soap, the sodas, and toilet paper (no coupon because I hadn’t planned to buy it, but needed it to make $30.00). The total was $57.84, paid $25.16, saved $32.68.
Then on to Target. Target was just okay for me. They didn’t have a few items that I was looking for. There was a good deal on Nature Valley granola bars. I eat these a lot when I am working because they are just easy to grab and go. They were on sale for $2.39 a box. I had 2 coupons, $.75 and $.50 off, so I paid $1.14 per box. I bought one thing (hair glosser) without a coupon and it was $4.14. My total was $47.29, I paid $32.24 and saved $15.05. I could kick myself because I’d earned a $5.00 gift card on a previous purchase and forgot to use it. It’ll be good for next time.
Walgreens didn’t have much to offer, but I had a $3.50 credit from the last trip. Oh, they had Listerine on sale and I had a $1.50/2 coupon. Reach toothbrush $1.79 and I had a $1.00 off. Ajax was $.39 with an in-ad coupon. I paid $4.32 total. Did I say 2 large bottles of Listerine?
Lastly, I went to Bi-Lo. I bought two things without a coupon (if I remember right) and that was Gain fabric softener for $2.99 (on sale) and a dozen eggs. I came out with seven boxes of cereal. Certain boxes of Kellog’s cereal was buy one get one free at $3.69 a box. I had two $1.25/3 coupons and two $1.00/2. So with a start price of $1.35 I did really well. They also had a $1.00 of the Kellog’s Cinnabon cereal. I got a box of that also. Usually the cashier will ask for the bonus card before they begin, but I was unloading. He proceeded to ring everything up and the total was $116.54. I gave him the card and coupons and my final total was $61.71. I had a $5.00 gift card from another trip and my final was $56.71!!!! That’s my best so far.
Oh, did I mention the meal deals at Bi-Lo? I bought two pizzas from the deli for $13.98 and got a dozen wings free. On Monday I plan to go for another deal, buy two Red Baron pizzas or two pans of pasta for $14.98 (I think) and get bread sticks, Mayfield ice cream, cobbler, and a liter of soda FREE!!!
Wow, that was a lot of savings, but I enjoyed it and am happy to save money!!! If I did my math correctly, it's a savings of 49%!!!!!
I’d been putting off shopping because I worked this week. Man, was I tired when I got home. I must say that experience was better than I expected. I trained five scorers and I honestly believe that I now have new friends. All of them are elementary Music Teachers and I think that our personalities went very well together. But enough of that, let’s talk shopping.
I must say it took me a while to get my coupons together. I started off with CVS. They didn’t have much to offer in the way of sales, but I received an email that had a link to a $5.00 coupon, on a $30.00 purchase. They had 12-packs of Coca-cola products for $2.98, so my children got lucky there. They also had a deal where you buy any $15.00 of Irish Spring, Softsoap and Speed Stick deodorant and you got $3.00 in Extra Care savings (to be used on another purchase). They had Arm and Hammer detergent for $2.50. Anyway, I’m getting lengthy, huh. My first transaction was $20.57, I paid $9.70, saved $10.87. Second CVS transaction was a bit more because I had to spend $30.00 to use the $5.00 coupon. I got a LOT of soap, the sodas, and toilet paper (no coupon because I hadn’t planned to buy it, but needed it to make $30.00). The total was $57.84, paid $25.16, saved $32.68.
Then on to Target. Target was just okay for me. They didn’t have a few items that I was looking for. There was a good deal on Nature Valley granola bars. I eat these a lot when I am working because they are just easy to grab and go. They were on sale for $2.39 a box. I had 2 coupons, $.75 and $.50 off, so I paid $1.14 per box. I bought one thing (hair glosser) without a coupon and it was $4.14. My total was $47.29, I paid $32.24 and saved $15.05. I could kick myself because I’d earned a $5.00 gift card on a previous purchase and forgot to use it. It’ll be good for next time.
Walgreens didn’t have much to offer, but I had a $3.50 credit from the last trip. Oh, they had Listerine on sale and I had a $1.50/2 coupon. Reach toothbrush $1.79 and I had a $1.00 off. Ajax was $.39 with an in-ad coupon. I paid $4.32 total. Did I say 2 large bottles of Listerine?
Lastly, I went to Bi-Lo. I bought two things without a coupon (if I remember right) and that was Gain fabric softener for $2.99 (on sale) and a dozen eggs. I came out with seven boxes of cereal. Certain boxes of Kellog’s cereal was buy one get one free at $3.69 a box. I had two $1.25/3 coupons and two $1.00/2. So with a start price of $1.35 I did really well. They also had a $1.00 of the Kellog’s Cinnabon cereal. I got a box of that also. Usually the cashier will ask for the bonus card before they begin, but I was unloading. He proceeded to ring everything up and the total was $116.54. I gave him the card and coupons and my final total was $61.71. I had a $5.00 gift card from another trip and my final was $56.71!!!! That’s my best so far.
Oh, did I mention the meal deals at Bi-Lo? I bought two pizzas from the deli for $13.98 and got a dozen wings free. On Monday I plan to go for another deal, buy two Red Baron pizzas or two pans of pasta for $14.98 (I think) and get bread sticks, Mayfield ice cream, cobbler, and a liter of soda FREE!!!
Wow, that was a lot of savings, but I enjoyed it and am happy to save money!!! If I did my math correctly, it's a savings of 49%!!!!!
Friday, July 23, 2010
July 23, 2010
July 23, 2010
Hi, I went shopping a couple of days ago. This was probably my least productive shopping trip. I went to Bi-Lo, Walgreens, and Target. Here's how it went.
I'm going to start with Bi-Lo. I was a little disappointed because many of the items that I went to shop for were not being sold at the expected price. Another problem that I have with Bi-Lo is that I am NOT used to the layout of the store, so I find myself going back and forth. I previously shopped at Piggly Wiggly. I still shop there some, but the site that I use for couponing doesn't offer the sales information for Piggly Wiggly.
Here's what I spent at Bi-Lo. Before any savings or coupons, my bill was $77.25. My savings amount was $23.95, so I spent $53.30. That's a total of savings of 31%. Oh, and I'm at $0.15 fuelperks. If you're not familiar with that it’s when you buy certain products at Bi-Lo, you received discounts on Shell gas. So the next time I pump gas at Shell, I'll save $0.15 per gallon.
Then I went to Target. Target's shopping trip was easy. I found everything I was looking for and the prices matched! My total before any coupons or sales was $54.49. I saved $17.90. This doesn't look as good, but I did by about $10.00 worth of merchandise that I HAD to have, but had no coupon or sales discounts. So, including the two things, I saved about 32%. I also received a $0.75 off coupon for Oscar Mayer lunch meats (which is always on sale somewhere) and $4.00 of IAMS dog food.
Then on to Walgreens. I like shopping there, but they didn't have a whole lot of stuff that I needed. Walgreens required two separate transactions. They offer "Register Rewards" when you purchase certain items. They were offering $3.50 RR if you bought a certain colgate toothpaste for $3.49 so it was like getting it free. Thing is, you have to use the $3.50 on a future purchase. So I had the cashier ring that up, then used the $3.50 on a second transaction. My first transaction was $11.77. I paid $5.75 and saved $6.02. Then my second transaction was $22.79. I saved $6.95 and subtract the RR $3.50. Paid $12.35 For a total saved of $10.44. That's 54% saved
Store Total Paid Saved
Bi-Lo 77.25 53.30 23.95
Target 54.49 36.59 17.90
Walgreens (1) 11.77 5.75 6.02
Walgreens (2) 22.79 12.35 10.44
Totals 166.30 107.99 58.31
Overall savings is: 35% (if my math is correct)
Hi, I went shopping a couple of days ago. This was probably my least productive shopping trip. I went to Bi-Lo, Walgreens, and Target. Here's how it went.
I'm going to start with Bi-Lo. I was a little disappointed because many of the items that I went to shop for were not being sold at the expected price. Another problem that I have with Bi-Lo is that I am NOT used to the layout of the store, so I find myself going back and forth. I previously shopped at Piggly Wiggly. I still shop there some, but the site that I use for couponing doesn't offer the sales information for Piggly Wiggly.
Here's what I spent at Bi-Lo. Before any savings or coupons, my bill was $77.25. My savings amount was $23.95, so I spent $53.30. That's a total of savings of 31%. Oh, and I'm at $0.15 fuelperks. If you're not familiar with that it’s when you buy certain products at Bi-Lo, you received discounts on Shell gas. So the next time I pump gas at Shell, I'll save $0.15 per gallon.
Then I went to Target. Target's shopping trip was easy. I found everything I was looking for and the prices matched! My total before any coupons or sales was $54.49. I saved $17.90. This doesn't look as good, but I did by about $10.00 worth of merchandise that I HAD to have, but had no coupon or sales discounts. So, including the two things, I saved about 32%. I also received a $0.75 off coupon for Oscar Mayer lunch meats (which is always on sale somewhere) and $4.00 of IAMS dog food.
Then on to Walgreens. I like shopping there, but they didn't have a whole lot of stuff that I needed. Walgreens required two separate transactions. They offer "Register Rewards" when you purchase certain items. They were offering $3.50 RR if you bought a certain colgate toothpaste for $3.49 so it was like getting it free. Thing is, you have to use the $3.50 on a future purchase. So I had the cashier ring that up, then used the $3.50 on a second transaction. My first transaction was $11.77. I paid $5.75 and saved $6.02. Then my second transaction was $22.79. I saved $6.95 and subtract the RR $3.50. Paid $12.35 For a total saved of $10.44. That's 54% saved
Store Total Paid Saved
Bi-Lo 77.25 53.30 23.95
Target 54.49 36.59 17.90
Walgreens (1) 11.77 5.75 6.02
Walgreens (2) 22.79 12.35 10.44
Totals 166.30 107.99 58.31
Overall savings is: 35% (if my math is correct)
Monday, July 19, 2010
July 19, 2010
What a week it's been. I worked last week and that didn't leave much time for anything else! I keep asking myself, why is that different from any other time? Well, I figured it out!
I worked last week for Pearson, being trained to be a trainer of scorers for National Board assessment center exercises! It was sitting down all day, doing a lot of reading, and worse, a lot of listening to somebody else talk! I went home so tired each day. In comparing that to teaching, where I'm standing much of the day, where I get to do the talking all day, where I interact with hundreds of children each day...training is MUCH harder!!!!
There were so many times when I just wanted to stand up a walk around that small hotel room. Oh, did I mention that the site is the Radisson Hotel? The hotel is nice enough, I'm not complaining about that. But we're not in a conference room. They cleared out the beds on half the floor and the rooms are now offices. Oh, did I mention that we can't even use the bathrooms in the rooms? We have to go down to the first floor...oh, I digress!
There are positives. The pay isn't bad and food is free! Perhaps that's why I gained weight last week!!!!
Well, I'm off this week. I go back next week for the actual scoring. I told my family that I was so good, they gave me a week vacation! Hopefully, I'll have time to do my coupon shopping!
Happy days to you!
I worked last week for Pearson, being trained to be a trainer of scorers for National Board assessment center exercises! It was sitting down all day, doing a lot of reading, and worse, a lot of listening to somebody else talk! I went home so tired each day. In comparing that to teaching, where I'm standing much of the day, where I get to do the talking all day, where I interact with hundreds of children each day...training is MUCH harder!!!!
There were so many times when I just wanted to stand up a walk around that small hotel room. Oh, did I mention that the site is the Radisson Hotel? The hotel is nice enough, I'm not complaining about that. But we're not in a conference room. They cleared out the beds on half the floor and the rooms are now offices. Oh, did I mention that we can't even use the bathrooms in the rooms? We have to go down to the first floor...oh, I digress!
There are positives. The pay isn't bad and food is free! Perhaps that's why I gained weight last week!!!!
Well, I'm off this week. I go back next week for the actual scoring. I told my family that I was so good, they gave me a week vacation! Hopefully, I'll have time to do my coupon shopping!
Happy days to you!
Monday, July 12, 2010
Let's Talk Coupons
I started couponing a few weeks ago. Well, actually, I used to clip coupons a long time ago. I remember the little envelope-accordion-type folders that were sectioned off into various categories. I sat down and clipped coupons every week. I remember that it was time consuming and sometimes, the savings were just not worth it.
Well, couponing has taken on a different look. Today I used a site called southernsavers.com. The manager of the site goes through the weekly sales papers and coupons and tells you what's on sale and where you can find a coupon for it. Sounds simple right? Well, it isn't. It took me about three weeks to get the hang of it.
It has been quite an experience and I must say, even though I spend a little time doing it, the savings are great! I'm going to use this blog to document my experience with couponing. Perhaps it will help someone else save a few pennies.
Well, couponing has taken on a different look. Today I used a site called southernsavers.com. The manager of the site goes through the weekly sales papers and coupons and tells you what's on sale and where you can find a coupon for it. Sounds simple right? Well, it isn't. It took me about three weeks to get the hang of it.
It has been quite an experience and I must say, even though I spend a little time doing it, the savings are great! I'm going to use this blog to document my experience with couponing. Perhaps it will help someone else save a few pennies.
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