End of Month Printing!

It's the end of the month already, so now is the time to make sure you get all your coupons printed before they reset!
Coupons.com
Check my sidebar for links to other printable coupon sites (Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, etc.)

Keep checking Coupons.com for the next couple days because the beginning of the month coupons are always resetting, coming and going!

Raid Max Bug Barrier Starter Kit Coupon

Here's a link for $3.00 off Raid Max Bug Barrier Starter Kit

This one's for you Amy!

Rite Aid Shopping

I started out my Monday morning with a pretty good trip to Rite Aid- I ended up doing 3 transactions.

Transaction #1:

(4) John Freda Shampoo/Conditioners- $4 for $20- buy 4, get $10 +Up reward
(4) $2.00 off coupon (would have used the $3.00 off Root Awakening but they were out) from 6/6 SS
(1) $1.00 off $10.00 in haircare Wellness+ Coupon
** $11.00 **
** $1.00 for all 4 after +Up reward!!

Playtex Sport- $3.99
$1.00 off Video Values from June
$1.00 off from 6/27 SS
** $1.99 **

(2) Stayfree- BOGO sale (donation items)
BOGO from 6/27 RP
** 2 for FREE **

$41.61 Total before coupons and sales
- $12.25 Wellness+ savings & sales
- $5.00 off $25.00
- $14.99 in coupons (includes a $2 +Up reward from last week)
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$8.37 OOP
- $8.37 Rite Aid gift card remaining from last month
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** FREE + $10.00 money maker ($10 +Up Reward)!! **
Then I realized I forgot to use the $1.00 off $10.00 haircare so the cashier ended up taking it off another transaction

Transaction #2:

(3) Duracell Batteries- $4.99 each

(2) Stayfree- BOGO sale (donation items)
BOGO from 6/27 RP
** 2 for FREE **

(2) Carefree- BOGO sale
BOGO from 3/28 RP
** 2 for FREE **

(2) M&M's- BOGO sale (2 are missing from the picture!)
BOGO from 6/27 RP
** 2 for FREE **

$45.77 Total before coupons and discounts
- $20.86 Wellness + savings and sales
- $5.00 off $25.00
- $10.00 +Up Reward from transaction #1
- $8.86 coupons
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** $1.05 OOP! **
- $1.05 Rite Aid gift card remaining from last month
***** FREE!! ******

Transaction #3:

Pampers Extra Protection Diapers- $11.99
Free product coupon received from Pampers
** FREE plus $2 SCR for July!**

(2) Duracell Batteries- $4.99

(2) Stayfree- BOGO sale (donation items)
BOGO from 6/27 RP
** 2 for FREE **

(2) M&M's- BOGO sale
BOGO from 6/27 RP
** 2 for FREE **

$40.68 Total before coupons and sales
- $12.87 Wellness+ savings & sales
- $5.00 off $25.00
- $17.86 in coupons ($1.00 forgotten coupon in transaction #1 was included here)
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** $4.95 OOP ***

From the three transactions, I earned the $10.00 Duracell SCR for buying $20.00 in Duracell batteries and also the $2.00 Pampers SCR.

$128.06 total before coupons and discounts for all three transactions
-$45.98 Wellness+ savings & sales
-$67.71 coupons
- $9.42 Rite Aid gift card used
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** $4.95 OOP for everything in the picture!! **
- $12.00 SCR's earned
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**** $7.05 money maker!! ****

Meijer Matchups

Here are some links for Meijer Matchups for the week- hopefully I'll be able to get start posting my favorite deals again in a few weeks when I have more time...

Spectacular Savings- Kalamazoo/Portage ad

Savings Addiction- Grand Rapids area ad

Bargains to Bounty- based on Metro Detroit ad- shows double coupons (we aren't this lucky in Kalamazoo/Portage!)

$1.05 for 250 custom address labels

TODAY only, you can order 250 custom address labels for only $1.05 shipped with tax! Go to this item at Office Depot to customize your labels and then enter promo code 854758859 at checkout to change the price from $9.99 to $.99, and then with tax your total shipped will be $1.05!
You also get a free basic dispenser.



I am tired of writing my return address on all the rebates I send out so I just ordered some of these for myself!

Thanks Mojo Savings!

Rite Aid June Recap

Rite Aid June Recap



Filled 2 prescriptions- $10.00 & $3.82- earned 2- $25 gift cards for transferring prescriptions
Total OOP- $13.82
Received- $50.00 gift cards

Purchases:
$75.50 total OOP before using gift cards and Single Check Rebate from May
-$5.00 May SCR
-$40.15 Gift Cards Used (still have $9.85 left on one)
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$30.35 OOP
+ $13.82 Prescriptions
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$44.17 Actual OOP

Single Check Rebates Earned:
$30 RA gift card= $25 skin care rebate + $5 bonus for using Wellness + card
$5 RA gift card P&G
$3.00 Pantene SCR (special offer via email)
$5.00 Duracell SCR
$2.00 Huggies SCR
$3.00 P&G Secret
$3.00 P&G Herbal Essences
$2.00 Secret/Gillette/Old Spice
$3.00 Reach
$2.99 Gillette/Old Spice Body Wash
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$35.00 in Rite Aid Gift Cards
$23.99 in Rite Aid Single Check Rebates
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$58.99 total!!

PLUS I submitted for the Aveeno $10.00 rebate when you buy $25.00 in Aveeno products
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$70.99 total in rebates/gift cards earned

I spent $44.17 for everything in the picture and two prescriptions I filled and have $70.99 coming back to me PLUS I still have $9.85 left on one of my gift cards.

So, I'll start out July $36.37 AHEAD AND I got everything in the pictures for FREE!! Seriously?? I'm so mad I didn't start shopping at Rite Aid sooner!! These are things I buy anyways- just not as many in one month- diapers, deodorant, body wash, batteries, toothpaste, lotion, sun screen, etc.

** I forgot when I first posted this that I still have $2.00 in +Up rewards to use- so I'll end up with a $38.37 money maker for everything in the picture! **

Not too bad for my first month shopping the deals at Rite Aid!! Their Single Check Rebate program is very nice- it's easy- all you have to do is enter your receipts online and then at the end of month request the rebate. They send you a check, which you can deposit like any other rebate, or you can use it in their store.

** I'm posting this as my June summary although June is not over but the Single Check Rewards program for June ends on Saturday. This week wasn't a real good Rite Aid week but I have a copy of next week's ad already and it's looking like a good week of Rite Aid deals! **

Target deal picture

Check out the super deals I got at Target this week! I really don't need any more men's body wash but I can't pass up free so I ended up with 12 more- I'll definitely be sharing these with the guys in my family! I had been watching for the Olay body wash to drop to less than $4 so it would be free with my $4 off coupon, but my local store has been out of stock and happened to have 7 bottles in at $4.70 each when I went so I got them. I ended up making money from the trip so it was worth it!

Transaction #1

6- 10 oz Old Spice Body Wash — $3.54- buy 3 get a $5 gift card!
-3- B1G1 from 6/6 P&G
-$1.00 off 2 from 6/6 P&G (off two of the 3 I'm paying for)
** $9.62 subtotal OOP + tax ($.67)= $10.29 PLUS 2- $5 gift cards
** $.38 Money maker before tax- ! **

Transaction #2

Same as #1 but I used the 2- $5 gift cards to pay
6 bottles of Old Spice Body wash
** $.29 OOP + $10 more in gift cards! **

Transaction #3

7 Olay Total Effects Body Wash 8.4oz= $4.79 each
-7- $4.00 off from 6/6 P&G
** $.79 each= $5.53 total OOP **
PLUS I found a $12 rebate since my total before coupons in Olay products was over $30- I can choose a magazine subscription or $12 rebate- I'll take the rebate and turn this into a $6.47 money maker!!

Boudreaux Butt Paste- $4.34
$2.00 off from 4/11 RP
** $2.34 **

Kandoo Wipes- $1.49
$1.00 off from 4/4 P&G
** $.49 **

2- Dove Hair Spray- Travel Size- $.97
$1.00 off printable
** FREE- $.03 money maker for each **

** $8.30 subtotal before tax + $2.48 tax= $10.48 OOP- used $10 gift card so $.48 OOP!!- PLUS I'll submit for the $12 rebate!**

Combined totals for all 3 transactions
$87.76 before coupons, sales and gift cards
- $56.24 coupons
- $20 gift cards
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$11.52 OOP
- $12 Olay rebate
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$.48 MONEY MAKER AFTER REBATE FOR EVERYTHING IN THE PICTURE!! I'm having fun shopping at Rite Aid but I still do love Target!

Did you get any great deals this week? Send me pictures if you did!

Pampers Gifts to Grow 10 point code

If you are a Pampers Gifts to Grow Rewards member, here's another new code worth 10 points:

ENJOYYOURSUMMER
Thanks Miami Mommy Savings!

Go here to join Pampers Gifts to Grow if you are not yet a member- it's a great rewards program where you can get gift certificates and rewards.

Check out the previous Gifts to Grow codes I've posted here.

More Huggies Coupons

There are a couple more Huggies coupons at Coupons.com

$2.00 on any ONE (1) HUGGIES® Baby Wipes (320 ct. or larger)
$2.00 off any ONE (1) package of GOODNITES® Underpants (Jumbo Pack or larger)
$2.50 off any ONE (1) HUGGIES® Pure & Natural Diapers

Printable Coca-Cola Coupon!

I'm a huge Coca-Cola drinker and there's a new coupon available from Tablespoon for $1.00 off 4- 2 liters or 2 twin packs.

If you have not yet joined Tablespoon, go here to register so you can print their coupons.

Thanks Printable Coupons and Deals!

Meijer Matchups

Here are some links for Meijer Matchups for the week:

Spectacular Savings

Bargains to Bounty

New Disney Movie Rewards Code

Go here to enter a new Disney Movie Rewards code worth 50 points!

9EKSMN38SH

Thanks Who Said Nothing In Life Is Free!

Mustard

I needed to buy mustard when I went to Meijer this week. I had a $.50 off French's mustard coupon. I knew they had Meijer brand mustard on sale for $1.00, so I figured I'd buy whichever would be cheaper- store brand without a coupon or French's with a coupon.

They had a big yellow "PRICE DROP" sign on the 8 oz bottle of French's mustard advertising a price of $1.38. Under that shelf, there they had the 14 oz bottle with a normal tag showing the price of $1.25. I could have bought a containuer of 6 oz less and paid $.13 more for the bottle if I hadn't been paying attention.

The moral of the story is to PAY ATTENTION to the prices and sizes in the store. You would think that a big yellow sign saying PRICE DROP would mean that the product is a good deal, or a better deal than the rest of the items on the shelf. Sometimes this is true, but often it's not- you just have to look and see what is the better deal.

It's Mega Swag Bucks Day!

It's Mega Swag Bucks Day today! This means more Swag Bucks for your same everyday searching. Make sure to check special offers (you don't have to sign up for anything, just browse through them), answer the daily poll and check for surveys each day for one point each- 3 extra points each day do add up!

Check out my previous posting to find out more about Swag Bucks. It's a great way to get free gift cards and rewards for everyday internet surfing! My favorite reward is a $5 Amazon gift card for only 450 Swag Bucks. Have you gotten any rewards yet?

I don't have the toolbar and still earn tons of points (I don't want any more programs running on my computer). I just keep signed into Swag Bucks all the time and use them to find the websites I'm visiting.

Printable Coupon Roundup

Here are some new printable coupons worth printing:

$1.00 off Classico pasta sauce- 44 oz

$.50 off After Bite (we got this a week ago when my husband got stung by a bee and it was the only thing that stopped the itching- of course before I found this coupons1!)

Coupons.com
$.75 off Goldfish grahams
$3.00 off any EPT product
$1.00 off Desitin product
All these say redeem at supercenter but are manufacturer's coupons (use zip 62946)
$.75 off one Kleenex Bundle Pack Facial Tissue
$2 off any one Goodnites Sleep Pants Mega pack
$.50 off any one Huggies Baby Wipes (64 ct or larger)
$2 off any one package of Pull-ups Training Pants (mega pack or larger)
$1 off any one Variety Cottonelle Toilet Paper 12 Double roll pack or larger
$1 off any one Scott Towels 6 Mega roll pack
$1 off any Viva Towels 6 Big Roll

Thanks for most of these Printable Coupons and Deals!

25 Point Pampers Gifts to Grow Code!

If you are a Pampers Gifts to Grow Rewards member, here's another new code worth 25 points:

25GTGSUMMER2010
Thanks Couponing to Disney! I love free codes!

Go here to join Pampers Gifts to Grow if you are not yet a member- it's a great rewards program where you can get gift certificates and rewards.

Check out the previous Gifts to Grow codes I've posted here.

Rite Aid Shopping

I had my list all ready this morning and stopped at Rite Aid on my way to work today- hoping that they wouldn't be out of everything I was wanted... and, I'm glad I did because they had everything I wanted and my least favorite cashier was more friendly. Here's what I did:

Herbal Essences Shampoo & Conditioner- $2.49 each
2- $1.00 off coupon from 5/16 RP
2- $1.50 SCR (Single check rebates)
** $1.49 OOP each, $2.99 for both, get $3.00 SCR- FREE!! **

Pantene Shampoo- 2/ $7.00
2- $2.00 off coupons from Vocal Point mailer
$3.00 off SCR (this was one emailed directly to me as a special offer)
** $3.00 OOP, 2 FREE after SCR!! **

Men's Gilette Body Wash- $2.99 (6/13-6/15 only)
Buy 1 get one free coupon- 6/6 P&G
$2.99 SCR
** $2.99 OOP, 2 FREE after SCR!! **

Ivory Bar soap- $.99
$1.00 off from Spring Rouge Magazine
** + $.01 MONEYMAKER!! **

Secret Deodorant- $2.49
$1.00 off 2 from 6/6 P&G
2- SCR $1.50
** $1.99 each OOP, $.49 each after SCR **

Bounty Paper Towels 8 pack- $5.49
$1.00 off 6/6 P&G
** $4.49 **

Used $5.00 off $25.00 purchase coupon
Used $1.00 off $10.00 haircare purchase coupon
Used $3.00 +Up Reward from last week
Used $5.00 SCR from last month

$46.71 before coupons and discounts
-$15.88 sales
-$20.99 coupons
-$5.00 SCR from last month
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$4.84 OOP for everything in the picture

SCR's earned:
$3.00 off Pantene
$3.00 Herbal Essences (2- $1.50)
$3.00 Secret Deodorant (2- $1.50)
$2.99 Gilette Body Wash
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$11.99 total SCR's earned

** $7.15 MONEYMAKER AFTER SCR'S!! **



Aveeno Moneymaker

2- Aveeno Positively Ageless Sun Care - $9.59 (sale price)
2- $5.00 off printable coupons
** $4.59 each **

Aveeno Baby Sun Block- $8.79 (sale price)
$1.50 off from 5/16 RP
** $7.29 **

Used $5 off $25 coupon

$36.35 before coupons and discounts
-$7.00 sale
-$16.50 coupons
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$12.85
-$12.85 gift card (I transferred another prescription and got another $25 RA gift card)
** $0 OOP **

-Aveeno $10 rebate (get $10 when you buy $25 in Aveeno products)
** $10.00 Moneymaker! **
PLUS this puts me over $50 in skin and sun care products so I get a $25 Rite Aid gift card PLUS an extra $5 for using their Wellness Program
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** $40.00 Moneymaker!! **

Rite Aid Matchups

To see this week's deals at Rite Aid, check out Heather's matchups at Spectacular Savings or Collin's at Hip 2 Save.

I'll be posting my Rite Aid shopping trip this evening! There are some great deals at Rite Aid again this week- it's looking like it will be another week of Rite Aid paying me to shop there!

15 point Pampers Gifts to Grow Code

If you are a Pampers Gifts to Grow Rewards member, here's another new code worth 15 points:

15GTGSUMMERFUN

Thanks Hip 2 Save!

Go here to join Pampers Gifts to Grow if you are not yet a member- it's a great rewards program where you can get gift certificates and rewards.

Check out the previous Gifts to Grow codes I've posted here.

Did you know?

Did you know that when many stores have their sales you don't have to buy the quantity advertised? For example, last week Meijer had corn 8 for $2.00. Did you know that you don't have to buy 8 to get the corn for $2.00? It's just their way of encouraging you to buy more.

Meijer and Target: You do NOT have to buy the quantity advertised. If a sale is 2 Tide detergents for $11.00, you CAN buy just one for $5.50. Meijer's 10 for $10 sale- although you get the best deal if you buy 10 items since then you get the 11th item free, you can buy any number of those items and still pay $1.00.

Walgreens and Rite Aid: You DO have to buy the quantity advertised. Their computer systems are set up to mark down the price once you buy the quantity advertised. I suggest that you closely watch the registers just to make sure this happens. With the new Rite Aid Wellness Plus program you have to watch even more closely because unless your Wellness Plus card is scanned, certain sale prices will not mark down.

Stores do this kind of marketing for a couple reasons- they try to make you think you're getting a great deal when you're really not and they try to get you to buy more of an item than you intended and what you would normally buy.

If you are walking through a store and see big sign that says "SALE- 3 for $5!!" not only might you buy the item, but you'll buy more than you normally would. The regular price of the item might only be $1.75- and the sale price of 3 for $5 makes the item only $1.66- which is not a significant savings. Most cell phones have calculators on them, and if you're not a math person, just pull out your phone and figure out the individual cost to see if the sale item really is a good deal. When shopping at Meijer and Target where you don't have to buy that particular quantity, don't buy more of the item than you intended on unless it is a really good price.

Rite Aid Recap

It was my first week taking Rite Aid a little more seriously and trying to take advantage of all their deals. I'm very excited because it's my first week where I will MAKE money for "buying" items there! Here are my totals for the week for everything in the two pictures:

$132.68 Rite Aid Retail before sales, coupons and rebates
- $40.96 in sales
- $54.25 in coupons
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$37.47 total after coupons and sales
- $10 +Up rewards (which I already used since I did multiple transactions)
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$27.47 total OOP
- $14.93 GIFT CARD remaining ($25 originally) from transfering a prescription
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** $12.47 my actual out of pocket cost for everything in the two pictures!! **

Rebates/ Gift Cards Earned:
- $5 P&G gift card rebate
- $3 Reach toothbrush rebate
- $2 Secret deodorant rebate
- $5 Duracell battery rebate
** $2.53 MONEY MAKER AFTER REBATES!! **
Seriously?? They are paying me for everything in the two pictures, PLUS I have almost "spent" $25 towards their skin care rebate, which will get me another $10 gift card and a bonus $5 for using their Wellness program. Why did I not start shopping at Rite Aid sooner?

Here's everything Rite Aid paid me to "buy" this week:
6 packages of Duracell batteries
5 Crest toothpaste
3 Oral B toothbrushes
2 pk of Reach toothbrushes
2 small Aveeno lotion
1 large Aveeno lotion
1 Lubriderm lotion
2 Secret deodorants
2 Old Spice body wash

Shopping the deals at Rite Aid definitely takes a lot of planning- I make a list before I go to the store listing what I plan to buy and how much they will be after discounts and coupons and have all my coupons for each transaction in a paper clip. I usually grab a couple extra coupons in case I need to make a switch at the last minute. It's definitely more work than some other stores, but the fact that I can MAKE MONEY for buying everyday items makes it worth it to me. These are all things that we can use or that I can donate or give to friends and family to use.

Go here to see the matchups Heather at Spectacular Savings has started for next week's sales at Rite Aid.

Have you started shopping at Rite Aid? What have you been able to do?

Goldfish coupon!

Head on over to Coupons.com and print a $.35 off 1 Goldfish crackers coupon... get your prints while you can and save them for a $1 sale!

$2 off 2 Huggies wipes coupon reset!

Go here to print the $2 off 2 Huggies wipes coupon- it reset for me!

Thanks Money Saving Madness!

Coupon Resets

So, if you still don't have enough Huggies, head back over to Coupons.com to print the $3.00 off Huggies coupon again. It appears to have reset for almost everyone!

If you're a Target shopper, use this with the $3.50 off Huggies diapers and wipes coupon for a really good deal.

More Rite Aid Deals

I entered my receipts from the other day for the Rite Aid rebates, and realized that I was a little short of making a couple rebates so I went back to finish those up... The Duracell battery rebate was pretty specific about the quantity in each package and because I got some bonus batteries in another package earlier this week, I didn't quite qualify for that rebate. I was also a couple dollars short of the P&G rebate. So, I stopped at the other Rite Aid in town and I'm glad I did!

Duracell Batteries (with 2 kids and tons of toys I always need batteries!) 3/ $14.97
** $5 rebate -$3 Up Reward= $3/6.97 **

Lubriderm- $3.99
$2.00 off printable coupon
$3.00 in-ad coupon
** $1.01 money maker! **

Aveeno- $3.49
$3.00 off in-ad coupon
** $.49 **

Crest Pro-health Toothpaste- $2.49 (bought 2)
$1.00 off 2 coupon from 6/6 P&G
** $1.99 each **

Used $5.00 off $25.00 purchase coupon

** $14.63 total OOP- Saved $14.00 in coupons/ $14.40 in Wellness Savings **

PLUS I have the $5.00 Duracell Rebate coming, the $5.00 P&G Gift Certificate and a $3 +Up reward to use on my next transaction- and I may have hit the $25 mark for the $10 skin care gift certificate- so $1.63 after rebates and possibly $8.37 money maker!! **

Jody's Target deal picture

My friend's husband send me this picture from his Target shopping trip tonight- he spent $52.00 for everything in the picture and saved $127.49!! I'm pretty sure he can send for a couple rebates too- the SC Johnson $5 rebate and the $7.99 Armor All tire cleaner rebate. Great job Jody!

I love seeing the deals people get! If you have a good deal picture, send it to me and I'll post it.

What to do with expired coupons...

If you have coupons that have expired and you didn't get to use them, don't throw them away! Hip 2 Save has a great posting about what to do with expired coupons. Military families can use expired coupons up to 6 months past their expiration dates. Go here to check out the details and find out where to send your coupons!

Don't send expired printable coupons- these programs are looking for expired clipped newspaper/direct mail coupons.

Baby Food Coupon Giveaway! ** GONE!! **

** ALL THE COUPONS HAVE BEEN CLAIMED- I'll try to giveaway more coupons soon! ***

I have a bunch of Beech-nut baby food coupons- many are expiring the end of June and I have no need for them and want to pass them on to someone who can use them.

7- $1.00 off any 10 Beech-Nut or Let's Grow Items (3 expire 6/30/10, 4 expire 12/31/10)

5- $1.00 off any 2 Beech-Nut Let's Grow Bakery, Yogurt Nibbles, or 7 Grain Nibbles (expire 6/30/10)

2- $1.00 off ANY box of Beech-Nut cereal (expire 6/30/10)- Rice cereal is around $1.40 at Walmart

8- Save $.50 on any 4 Beech-Nut DHA PLUS items (expire 6/30/10)

8- Save $1.00 on any 5 Beech-Nut Let's Grow Mini Meals or Tummy Trays (expire 6/30/10)

If you would like these coupons, leave a comment or send me an email and I will give them to you or send them to you. I will split them up so there are two sets to give. If you're one of the first two to respond to this posting, they're yours!

Rite Aid Deal Picture

Here's what I did at Rite Aid this week- I did two transactions so I could use 2- $5 off $25 coupons.

#1

Duracell Batteries 3/$14.97
-$1.00 direct mail coupon= $13.97 OOP -$3.00 +Up Reward -$5.00 Rite Aid Rebate
** $5.97 for 3 packs of batteries! **

Old Spice Red Zone Body Wash 2/$7.00
-$3.50 BOGO coupon from 6/6 P&G= $3.50 OOP - $4 +Up Reward
** $.50 Money Maker! **

Aveeno Lotion $3.49
-$3.00 in ad coupon
** $.49 (counts towards skin care rebate) **

Used $5 off $25 from Redplum= $14.01 OOP BUT I used the gift card I got last week for transferring a prescription so everything was FREE!!

Plus, I got $7 in +Up rewards and a $5 rebate- so this transaction was a $12 Money Maker!

#2

Aveeno Lotion $7.49
-$3.00 in ad coupon -$2 direct mail coupon
** $2.49 **

Secret Deodorant 2/$8
- (2)$2.00 off Secret Flawless from 6/6 P&G - $2.00 Rite Aid Rebate
** $2.00 for both (plus counts towards P&G $5 gift card rebate) **

Crest Toothpaste $2.59 each (bought 3)
- (2) $1.00 off direct mail coupons - $.75 off direct mail coupon
** $5.02 for all 3 (plus counts towards P&G $5 gift card rebate)

Oral B Toothbrush $2.59 each (bought 3)
- (3) $1.00 off coupons from pediatrician office
** $4.77 for all 3 (plus counts towards P&G gift card rebate)

Reach Value Pack Toothbrush (2pk) $3.99
-$1.00 coupon from 3/7 RP - $3.00 Rite Aid Rebate
** +$.01 Money Maker! **

Used $5.00 off $25.00 purchase from Rite Aid Video Values, $1.00 off $10 oral care purchase Wellness Rewards printable coupon and +Up Rewards earned in first transaction

$8.83 total- I used the $.92 left on my prescription gift card, so my total out of pocket for everything in the picture was $7.91 (which of course I put on another prepaid Visa from another rebate).

And, I should get the $5 battery rebate, $2 Secret rebate, $3 Reach rebate and I might have bought enough P&G products for the $5 gift card- I'm not sure if the body wash qualified, but if not, I'll go get another toothbrush or toothpaste to get that one too. I also added more to the skin care rebate...

After rebates, I will make $2.09 for everything in the picture- and possibly another $5 (the P&G gift card)!


To see Rite Aid matchups, check out Spectacular Savings. Heather does a great job with Rite Aid matchups- with all the rebates and +up rewards I don't even try to post these!

When do you buy?

One of the biggest changes you need to make when you start couponing is changing the way you buy items. Stockpiling is a term you hear a lot when couponing. To me, stockpiling is buying enough of a particular item when it's at a rock-bottom price to hopefully get you through until the next time it's on sale. I don't try to buy enough to have certain items for a certain number of months or anything that organized- I just focus on stocking up on my normal staples when I can get them cheap.

What's rock-bottom and when do I stock up? Each item varies. My overall savings goal is 60% for groceries and household items. Certain items are easier to get at lower prices than others.

Fruits, vegetables and meat are harder to save on- harder, not impossible. By contacting companies, I've been able to get some coupons on these type of products (Earthbound Farms, Mann and Smart Chicken are a few I've had luck with). Meijer andd other stores often have Catalina coupons for $? off a $? meat or product purchase that can reduce those costs as well as using Catalina coupons you've earned for $$'s on your next order. I'm pretty picky about buying meat, and will pay more for better quality meat- which I'm okay with since I've saving so much on other areas.

Cereal/bars/snack foods are an easy place to save money. I usually try to get my cereal for less than $1 a box- and when I can do that, I usually buy 4-8 boxes of cereal. Cereal deals seem to be pretty frequent. Anytime I'm running low I always seem to find another cereal deal. Bars and snack foods are always on sale somewhere too..

Personal care & household products are also EASY places to save money. Pretty much every week you can get some type of personal care or household product for free. Start shopping at Target, Walgreens and Rite Aid if you don't already. These are great places to get freebies or close to free items. Before getting into couponing, I'd buy Bath & Body Works soap for myself- not because I found that brand to be superior or had problems with others, but out of habit. Once I started couponing and seeing all the free name brand products I could get, I started trying different store brands and realizing they worked just fine for me. I've tried Nivea, Olay and Dove body washes and have been fine with all of them- and all have either been free or I've made money "buying" them. What a better reason to try a new product than it being free! Why not? If you don't like it, you don't have to buy it again- and you aren't out any or much money.

More Huggies Enjoy the Ride Rewards Codes!

Here are 3 more Huggies Enjoy the Ride codes. Each is worth 1 point.

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BHQWTLDZFKJTPGB
BHQXZMKTGBZRPGB

Go to Enjoy the Ride Rewards to register and enter codes.

Thanks Hip 2 Save!
Make sure you check the polls and videos tabs- I had a new poll and new video this week for another 3 points.

If you are just now joining Huggies Enjoy the Ride Rewards, check out all the previous codes I've posted here to get lots more points!

2 Huggies Enjoy the Ride Codes

Here are two more Huggies Enjoy the Ride codes. Each is worth 1 point.

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BJCSPNDMBTKWPGB

Go to Enjoy the Ride Rewards to register and enter codes.

Thanks Deals 4 Dummies!

Make sure you check the polls and videos tabs- I had a new poll and new video today for another 3 points.

If you are just now joining Huggies Enjoy the Ride Rewards, check out all the previous codes I've posted here to get lots more points!

Target deals

Here are a couple of free and really cheap Target deals.

Vaseline Aloe Fresh Lotion- $.97 (travel size)
$1.00 off printable
** FREE **

Olay Total Effects Body Wash- $3.54 (8.4oz)
$4.00 off 1 from 6/6 P&G
** FREE- PLUS use Buy Total Effects Body Wash, get free Ivory Body Wash, Bar Soap or Hand Soap (up to $3) from 6/6 SS for free body wash, soap or hand soap with your free body wash! **

Shout 4 Pack Travel Wipes- $.97
$1.00 off Target printable (does not exclude trial size)
** FREE ** Plus- this is a SC Johnson product and you can submit for $5 rebate if you "buy" 3!

Suave Professionals Shampoo or Conditioner $1.92 (Regular Price)
$1.00 off 2 Target printable
$1.00 off 2 Suave printable
** $1.84 for both or $.92 each **

Meijer Matchups 6/6/10-6/12/10

I'm not going to do my own matchups for Meijer but it's definitely looking like a good Meijer week so here are some links for this week's deals:

Head on over to Savings Addiction or Bargains to Bounty to see some Meijer matchups.

Make sure to take a look in your local ad before heading to the store- Bargains to Bounty is based on a Detroit area ad and Savings Addiction is a West Michigan (GR area) ad. Each area's pricing is a bit different.

Sunday coupons

This is definitely looking to be a great Sunday coupon week- get as many papers as you can- there is a $2.00 off 1 Pampers wipes coupon= which means close to free wipes even without a sale and a $4.00 off 1 Olay Body Wash coupon= which means FREE at Target for the smaller size. Plus tons of other good coupons!

Check out the Sunday Coupon Preview for a list of all the good coupons that may be in tomorrow's paper. Remember- coupons vary by location so make sure that any hot coupons are in your paper if you're buying them in the morning!

Hot Reach toothbrush coupon!

Head on over to Coupons.com and print a $2.00 off 2 Reach toothbrushes coupon. This week Walgreens has Reach toothbrushes for $.99 with in-ad coupon so free with this coupon! Get your prints now while you can.

Toothbrushes make great donation items if you have plenty on hand!

If you can't find the coupon, try zip code 77379- I found it just fine without the zip.

Thanks Hip 2 Save!

Rite Aid Trip #2

I made another trip to Rite Aid yesterday. I didn't think I'd do as well as my first trip, but I ended up getting everything in the picture for free! I had a prescription transferred to Rite Aid because I had a coupon to get a $25.00 gift card with a transferred prescription- and the prescription was only $3.82!

So, here's what I did after I got the prescription:

Goodnites- $11.99 on sale for $8.99
$2.50 off printable
** $6.49 **

Stayfree- $3.99 on sale for $1.99
$2.00 off coupon from 3/28 RP
** FREE (actually $.03 moneymaker) **

Sure Deodorant- $2.99- on sale for buy one get one free
2- $1.50 off coupons from 5/2 SS
** 2 for FREE ** (Possible moneymaker- the ones I got had a "try me free" sticker on them that I need to look up

Huggies Pure & Natural Diaper- $11.99 on sale for $8.99
$2.50 off printable
$1.00 off Rite Aid Video Values coupon (no longer available)
** $5.49 **

Coppertone- on sale for $8.99
$3.00 off video values coupon
$2.00 off in-ad coupon
** $3.99 ** (there is a manufacturer coupon at coupons.com but I didn't want to test my luck for another dollar off)

Used $5 off $25 coupon

Total before coupons and sales= $52.06
-$13.49 sales
-$28.50 coupons
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$10.07- 80% savings
Used part of $25 gift card I got from transferring a prescription=
** FREE!! ** Plus, I might be able to get a rebate for the deodorant with the try me free sticker!

I'm pretty new to Rite Aid shopping, and have not had the best of luck with the Centre Street Rite Aid accepting coupons. I got the pickiest cashier yesterday and she tried to refuse my video values coupon with my in-ad coupon for the sunscreen. Last week she refused a manufacturer coupon with an in-ad coupon but said you could use an in-ad coupon with a video values coupon- so when she tried refusing the combination yesterday I told her that last week she told me that I could use the two and she finally gave in. One win for me! They seem real stuck on the fact that Rite Aid coupons say "manufacturer coupon" on them, although they are really Rite Aid coupons.

Either way, I made out good from this trip and still have $14.93 left on my Rite Aid gift card.

5 Point Pampers Gifts to Grow Code

If you are a Pampers Gifts to Grow Rewards member, here's another new code worth 5 points:

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Go here to join Pampers Gifts to Grow if you are not yet a member- it's a great rewards program where you can get gift certificates and rewards.

Check out the previous Gifts to Grow codes I've posted here.

It's Mega Swag Bucks Day

It's Mega Swag Bucks Day today! This means more Swag Bucks for your same everyday searching. Make sure to check special offers (you don't have to sign up for anything, just browse through them) to get a few more points each day and also answer the daily poll for another point.

Check out my previous posting to find out more about Swag Bucks. It's a great way to get free gift cards and rewards for everyday internet surfing! My favorite reward is a $5 Amazon gift card for only 450 Swag Bucks. Have you gotten any rewards yet?

I don't have the toolbar and still earn tons of points (I don't want any more programs running on my computer). I just keep signed into Swag Bucks all the time and use them to find the websites I'm visiting.

Earthbound Farms printable coupon

Go here to print a $1.00 off 2 Earthbound Farms organic products.

Thanks The Thrify Couple!

What a great start to the month!

I figured it was a new month and I'd give Rite Aid another try... and I'm so glad I did- I got some super deals! I'm working on some more scenarios for more deals.



Goodnites- $11.99 on sale for $8.99
$2.50 off printable
** $6.49 - Rite Aid Rebate for $2.00= $4.49 after rebate **

Stayfree- $3.99 on sale for $1.99
3- $2.00 off coupons from 3/28 RP
** FREE (actually $.03 moneymaker) **

Clearasil- $5.29 (appeared to be regular price at my store)
$2.00 off Clearasil printable
$3.00 off Rite Aid video values coupon
** $.29 **

I watched enough Rite Aid videos to get 20 points- which gave me a $5.00 off $20.00 purchase coupon

Before coupons my total (before tax) was $20.25.
I gave the cashier my $5 off $20 coupon first- and then the rest of the coupons, which brought my total to $2.67!!
That's a savings of 91% PLUS I get a $2.00 Rite Aid rebate for the Goodnites- so only $.67 after the rebate- that's over 97% savings! I guess I need to shop the Rite Aid sales more often!

Possibly FREE after rebates- or even $10 moneymaker on Norton Internet Security 2010 from Office Depot

** Update- POSSIBLE $10.00 moneymaker- Deidre sent a link for a $10 off $25 or more purchase coupon to be used in store- submit both rebates and make $10 after rebates!!! Thanks Deidre!**


Norten Internet Security 2010/Norton Utilities Premier Bundle - on sale for $89.99 after a $10 instant savings
There are 2 possible rebates you can use- hopefully they can be combined (one for requires proof of purchase from inside the flap of the box one requires the UPC code from the box) - but you have to hurry- your purchase must be made by June 5 to get the rebates.
$70 mail-in rebate
AND if you have any previous versions of Norton or Symantec software
$20 mail-in rebate
** FREE after rebates- both rebates are in the form of a Visa prepaid card!! **

You can order it online with free shipping- AND if you go through Ebates you'll earn 2% back from your purchase ($1.80 for this) PLUS if you're a new Ebates member- you get a $5 new member bonus. See more about Ebates here.

Check out more Office Depot freebies at Hip 2 Save!

We just got a new computer and my 30 day free trial of this is almost up so this is great timing for me!

Another Pampers Gifts to Grow code

If you are a Pampers Gifts to Grow Rewards member, here's another new code worth 10 points:

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Go here to join Pampers Gifts to Grow if you are not yet a member- it's a great rewards program where you can get gift certificates and rewards.

Thanks Mojo Savings!

Check out the previous Gifts to Grow codes I've posted here.

Blog updates...

I'm sure that you've already noticed that I changed the colors on my blog over the weekend- I saw my blog on someone else's computer and it was really hard to read. So, we're back to basic colors. I didn't realize that when I made the change in colors it would reset my update last week to have links open in a new window- so I just fixed that this morning. Sorry! It should be back to normal now- let me know if links don't open in a new window.