CVS 1/30....Hair Color and Shave Gel....plus some other stuff!

I had to take a few hours off of work today for a doctor appointment and decided to drop into CVS since I had some extra time. When I found the Skintimate/Schick shave cream deal at the first store I stopped at, I decided to stop at two more stores to cash in also. However, both of those stores were out. I did pick up some stuff on my shopping list at each store though. This is 4 different transactions all in one:

Natural Instincts Hair Color (10) $23.57 (clearance)
-(4) $5/2 MQs (one adjusted down to $4.61)
-(2) $2/1 MQs
-$.04 MM!

Root Touch-Ups Hair Color (3) $5.61 (clearance)
-(3) $2/1 MQs
-$.39 MM!

Mountain Dew (3) $10
-$2/3 MQ
-$4 ECB Earned
-$4 or $1.33 each

Ragu Pasta Sauce (6) $10
-(3) $.75/2 MQs
-$3 ECB Earned
-$4.75 or $.79 each

Tom's Mouthwash (2) $5.48 (clearance)
-$6 ECB Earned ($3 each)
-$.52 MM!

Right Guard Deodorant (2) $2.28 (clearance)
-$2 ECB Earned (manually printed)
-$.28 or $.14 each

Reese's Egg $.87
-$.87 ECB Earned
-FREE!

Physician's Formula Foundation $14.49
-$7 ECB Earned
-$14.49 TMF MIR
-$7 MM!

Pronutrients (2) $19.98
-(2) $5/1 MQs
-$4/1 CRT
-$4 ECB Earned
-$1.98 or $.99 each (also 2/3 needed for $10 MIR)

Skintimate Shave Gel $3.59
-$4 ECB Earned
-$.41 MM!

Schick Hydro Shave Gel (4) $15.96
-(4) $2/1 MQs (peelies :)
-$16 ECB Earned
-$8.04 MM!

Dove Chocolate Bar $.30 (clearance- not pictured :)

Subtotal: $112.13
MQs: $51.86
ECBs/CVS Qs/Gift Card: $61.77
Tax: $5.58
OOP: $4.08
MIRs: $14.49 (will add in the $10 when I buy the last item)
Savings: 109% after the MIR ($10+ MM after tax!)

CVS 1/29/12....Great MM Day!

It's been a while since I have had an exciting trip to CVS. This one did it for me. However, I am reading that some places got a $5 MIR in their papers for the Speed Stick. We didn't get it, but if we did that would have been a HUGE money maker for me. Oh well, still great! Here it is:

Natural Instincts (2) $4.98 (clearance)
-$5/2 MQ
-$.02 MM!

Right Guard Deoderant (2) $2.28 (clearance)
-$2 ECB Earned

-$.28 or $.14 each

Lady Speed Stick (6) $11.94
-(3) BOGO MQs (took off $11.97)
-$6 ECB Earned
-$6.03 MM!

Reese's Egg $.87
-$1 ECB Earned (manually printed)
-$.13 MM!

Revlon Files (2) $6.98
-BOGO 1/2 sale (took off $1.75)
-(2) $1/1 MQs
-$7 ECBs Earned (raincheck from last week)
-also part of gift card deal this week!
-$3.77 MM!

American Greetings Cards (3) $2.97
-$2/3 CVS Q
-B2G1 MQ (took off $.99)
-$3 ECB Earned
-$3.02 MM!

Subtotal: $30.05
MQs: $19.96
CVS Qs: $3.75
Tax: $1.92
OOP: $8.26
Savings: 79%

Keep in mind that I did not pay with any ECBs and I ended with $19. This is almost $13 more than my pre-tax total....so a huge moneymaker today :)

Super Saver 1/29/12

Saige loves his sliced American cheese and Jason uses it for sandwiches for work too. Turns out we ran out and I needed to go get some. Luckily Super Saver was having a good deal this week. When you buy 10 participating items you save $5 at checkout. To make it even sweeter, we got a $.75/1 Kraft Homestyle coupon in the paper today....which is also one of Saige's favorites. Here is how I did:

Kraft Singles (2) $4.68
-$.55/2 MQ
-$1 ($5/10 sale)
-$3.13 or $1.565 each

Kraft Homestyle Mac & Cheese (4) $7.12
-(4) $.75/1 MQs
-$2 ($5/10 sale)
-$2.12 or $.53 each

Planters Peanut Butter (4) $8.72
-(2) $1.50/2 MQs
-$2 ($5/10 sale)
-$3.72 or $.93 each

Subtotal: $20.52
MQs: $6.55
SQs/sale: $5
OOP: $8.97
Savings: 56%....this is good for stuff you need! (atleast I think so :)

One more Saturday trip to CVS and Walgreens!

I had $18 towards the gift card at CVS which meant I HAD to go spend another $12 to get $10 back! I was down to only $.75 ECBs as I had used my gift cards on Fun Size packs of M&Ms for an activity at school. This is also why I already had $18 towards the gift card.

And, because CVS and Walgreens are always so close to each other, I decided to stop off at Walgreens and use the other two South Beach Diet coupons I was able to print off.

The first picture is from CVS and the second from Walgreens (2 stores, 5 transactions).

Dr Pepper (4- only one shown though) $10
Kettle Brand Chips $2.50
-$10 gift card earned
-$2.50

Taster's Choice Coffee $1
-$1/1 MQ
-FREE!

Combos $2 (raincheck)
-$2 ECB Earned
-FREE!

Dawn Soap $.99
-$.50/1 MQ
-$.49

Garnier Fructis Shampoo (2) $5.48 (clearance and part of spend $15 get $5)
-(2) $1/1 MQs
-$3.48 or $1.74 each

Poise Liners $2.37
-$3/1 MQ (catalina from Walgreens- adjusted)
-FREE!

Bayer Advanced (3) $2.97 (raincheck)
-(2) $1.50/1 MQs (adjusted to $2.97 total)
-$3/2 CRT
-$3 MM!

American Greetings Cards (3) $2.97
-$2/3 CVS Q
-B2G1 MQ (took off $.99)
-$3 ECB Earned
-$3.02 MM!

Subtotal: $30.28
MQs: $9.83
CVS Qs/ECBs: $5.75
Tax: $1.03
OOP: $15.73
Savings: 51% (I started with $.75 ECBs and ended with $5 and a $10 gift card which this number doen't take into account!)

Full Fast (3) $30
-$30 RR Earned
-FREE!

ThermaCare (3) $7.47
-$7.50 RR Earned
-$.03 MM!

South Beach Bars (2) $11.98
-(2) $1/1 MQs
-$12 RR Earned
-$2.02 MM!

Alka Seltzer (5) $19.95
Aleve (3) $12.87
-(8) $2/1 MQs
-$1/1 WQ
-$10 RR Earned
-$5.82 or $.73 each

Pencils (4) $.80
-$.80 or $.20 each

Subtotal: $83.07
MQs: $18
WQs/RRs: $62
Tax: $4.97
OOP: $8.04
Savings: 96% (over half of my OOP was tax!)

I started with $24 RRs and ended with $22.50 to help me stock up on formula this week!

Walmart 1/15....just some deals I read about....

I was on the hunt for clearanced Cortaid and did not find any and also the Benefiber stick packs that I couldn't find either. I have enough coupons for 9 of them and over $5 in overage. Still a little bummed about that one. However, there were two things I scored and wasn't planning on, the holiday Ziploc Bags and holiday Duck Brand packing tape. Here it all is:

KY (2) $5.68
-(2) $3/1 MQs
-$.32 MM!

Scotch-Brite Wipes (4) $9.92
-(2) BOGO MQs (took off $4.96)
-$4.96 or $1.24 each

Ziploc Bags (2) $1.12 (clearance)
-$1.50/2 MQ
-$.38 MM!

Duck Brand Packing Tape (2) $1.50 (clearance)
-(2) $1/1 MQs
-$.50 MM!

Bic Pens (3) $2.91
-(3) $1/1 MQs
-$.09 MM!

Schick Razors (4) $7.88
-(4) $3/1 MQs
-$4.12 MM!

Muir Glen Tomato Paste (2) $1.84
-(2) $.75/1 MQs
-$.34 or $.17 each

Reach Floss (2) $1.94
-(2) $1/1 MQs
-$.06 MM!

Oral-B Floss (5) $4.85
-(5) $1/1 MQs
-$.15 MM!

Subtotal: $37.64
MQs: $37.96
Tax: $2.51
OOP: $2.19
Savings: 100% Savings (my total was -$.32)

Walgreens 1/15....South Beach Bars!

I did four transactions at Walgreens so I could use all 4 of the South Beach coupons that I had. I found two in my binder and printed off two recently before they were pulled. It is all listed here as one transaction to simplify it all:

South Beach Bars (4) $23.96
-(4) $1/1 MQs
-$24 RR Earned
-$4.04 MM!

John Freida Conditioner (2) $6 (clearance)
-BOGO 1/2 sale (took off $1.50)
-$3/2 MQ
-$1.50 or $.75 each

Pencils (6) $.90 (clearance- fillers)
-$.15 each

I did spend money OOP, but I increased my RRs. Overall, not too bad of a trip :)

Subtotal: $30.86
MQs: $7
WQs/RRs/Sale: $16.50
Tax: $.38
OOP: $7.74
Savings: 76% even though I have $9 more in RRs than I started with!

Walgreens 1/14.....BRAINSTRONG!

We needed eggs for breakfast this morning and I knew Walgreens was the best place to go as I had RRs I could use to pay and a dozen eggs are on sale for $1.29. Naturally, I look around the store for clearance and scored the jackpot on Brainstrong. For some reason though, the coupon in the January books comes off as a manufacturers coupon and therefore I had to pay tax on all of the vitamins. I am not complaining....okay maybe just a little bit as this all should have cost me $2.67 less. Anyways, here is the whole breakdown:

Eggs (2) $2.58

Old Spice Spray (2) $5.98 (clearance)
-(2) $2/1 MQs
-$1.98 or $.99 each

Syntha Bar $1.89
-$2 RR Earned
-$.11 MM!

Brainstrong Toddler (3) $13.17 (clearance $4.39 each)
-$3/1 MQ (from Vitamins and Supp Book)
-$5/1 WQ (from Jan Book- took off $13.17)
-$3 MM!

Brainstrong Kids (5) $25 (clearance $5 each)
-$5/1 WQ (from Jan Book- took off $25)
-FREE!

Subtotal: $46.73
MQ: $7
WQ/RR: $41.17
Tax: $3.09
OOP: $3.54
Savings: 92% (including EXTRA tax!)

CVS 1/8.....All and Rembrandt

I did my shopping on Sunday before I found out that the All Oxi-Active was ringing up at $2 each. I found out right away when I had to add one to my transaction because I took the 6 Free and Clear. The one that I just so happened to pick was the Oxi-Active and I didn't watch it ring up, but when I didn't get two $10 gift cards, I knew something was wrong. I added another Rembrandt toothpaste to get my gift card. Here is how I did:

Crystal Light Drink Mix (4) $2
-(2) $1/2 MQs
-FREE!

M&Ms $.75
-$.75 ECB Earned
-FREE!

Rembrandt (9) $35.91
All (7) $26
-(7) $1/1 MQs
-(2) $5/2 MQs
-(5) $2/1 MQs
-(2) $10 Gift Cards Earned
-$14.91 or $.93 per item
-Even if you figure all of the Rembrandt to be free, this means the All detergent cost just $2.13 each!

Subtotal: $64.66
MQs: $29
SQs/ECBs: $8
Tax: $4.27
Gift Card: $27.27
OOP: $0

I started with $25 in gift cards and $8 ECBs. I only ended with $17.73 in gift cards and $.75 in ECBs, so this actually all cost me $14.52 and 1/3 of that was tax. Not bad! :)

Walgreens 1/6....Look at all of this CLEARANCE!

I just want to hit up every Walgreens in Lincoln and see what kind of clearance I can find. However, I did use all of my 5 Pantene coupons. This was at three different stores yesterday. There are 10 Walgreens in Lincoln and I have been to 5 of those to check out the clearance. Here is what I found at three:

Smart Protein Bar $1.99
-$2 RR Earned
-$.01 MM!

Clearasil Treatment Cream $3.49
-$2/1 WQ
-$1/1 MQ
-$.49

Clearasil Face Wash $3.79
-$2/1 WQ
-$1/1 MQ
-$.79

L'Oreal Hairspray $1.24 (clearance)
-$2/1 WQ (adjusted down)
-FREE!

L'Oreal Gel $1.29 (clearance)
-$2/1 WQ (adjusted down)
-FREE!

Pantene Restore Beautiful Lengths (2) $3.24 (clearance)
-$3/2 MQ
-$.24 or $.12 each

Pantene Shampoo/Conditioner (8) $16 (clearance)
-BOGO 1/2 sale (took off $4)
-(4) $3/2 MQs
-FREE!

Subtotal: $31.04
MQs: $17
WQs/Sale/RR: $12.53
Tax: $1.47
OOP: $2.98
Savings: 95%

Walgreens 1/5.....Three Trips in One!

This is actually three different trips/stores all in one entry. I originally got the Brainstrong Toddler. It was going to work out perfect as I was going to get 6 of them for free. However, the register wouldn't ring them up BOGO. The cashier did this manually, but making the free ones $.01. When the store coupon was scanned, it took of $5 for the regular priced ones, but only $.01 for the "free" ones. Anyways, I returned them and got my $6 back. Now, I know that $6 for 6 boxes of vitamins that normally cost $15ish each is a great deal, but that is something I have to work on this year. (Don't buy it just because it's a good deal....only when it's free or we need it!)

Anyways, here is how I did. Again, this is three stops at three stores, but listed as one.

Studio 35 Nail Polish Remover $.99
-$1/1 WQ (adjusted down to $.99)
-FREE!

Got2B Hair Gel $1.79 (clearance)
-$2 RR Earned
-$.21 MM!

Karo Syrup $.74 (clearance)
-$.40/1 MQ
-$.34

Loreal Vive Pro Conditioner (2) $2.58 (clearance)
-$2/1 WQ (adjusted down to $1.29 each)
-(2) $1/1 MQs
-$2 MM!

Charlie Brown Christmas Book $2.49 (clearance)
-just thought it was cute for 75% off and Haylee loves books that make noise!

Phillips' Milk of Magnesia (4) $11.96
Phillips' Caplets $4.49
-(5) $2/1 MQs
-$5 RR Earned
-$1.45 or $.29 each

Avent Soothie Pacifiers $4.49
-$2/1 WQ
-$.50/1 MQ
-$1.99

Smart Protein Bar (2) $3.98
-(2) $2 RR Earned
-$.02 MM!

Covergirl Wetslicks (10) $16.90 (clearance)
-(5) $2.50/2 MQs
-BOGO 1/2 sale (took off $4.25)
-$.15 or $.015 each

Loreal Make-Up (2) $3 (clearance)
-$2/1 WQ
-$1/1 WQ
-(2) $2/1 MQs
-$4 MM!
-this was ringing up really funny, so she modified the prices which are way lower than I thought. I was expecting about $2 in overage, but I got $4!

Subtotal: $53.41
MQs: $29.40
WQs/RRs: $19.82
Total: $4.19
Tax: $4.17
OOP: $8.36

Before tax, this is a savings of 92%. Notice the tax was just as much as the total here!

Target Baby Registry Bag!

Because this is my second baby, I am not having a baby shower. However, this did not stop me from registering at Target. There are three things that I hoped to accomplish by registering, and those are:

1) Get on the baby coupon mailer list!
2) Get a $20 Target gift card--I did when I registered for Haylee
3) Get the 10% off everything left on your registry coupon

Well, I don't know what of these three were accomplished yet, but I am already extremely excited about the the bag that I got when I registered. Here is a picture and list of what was in it!

Samples:
1) Lansinoh Disposable Nursing Pads (2 ct)
2) Lansinoh Breastmilk Storage Bags (2 ct)
3) Johnson's Natural Baby Lotion (1 oz. bottle)
4) Huggies Little Snuggler Diaper (size: newborn)
5) Huggies Natural Care Wipes (8 ct)

Target Coupons:
1) $1 off Gerber Layette item (expires 7/15/12)
2) $3.50 off with purchase of both Huggies diapers- 30 ct or larger, and Huggies wipes- 64 ct or larger (expires 6/30/12)
3) $4 off HALO SleepSack wearable blanket (expires 7/15/12)
4) $5 off 12 oz. or larger Gerber Good Start powder formula (expires 7/15/12)
5) $1 off Johnson's Natural baby care item (expires 7/15/12)
6) 20% oof Liz Lange for Target apparel item (expires 3/11/12)
7) $3 off Pampers diapers AND wipes- excludes trial sizes (expires 7/15/12)
8) $10 off Lansinoh Affinity Double Electric Breast Pump (expires 7/31/12)
9) $1 off Desitin diaper rash ointment (expires 7/15/12)
10) $2 off Johnson's Baby Gift set (expires 12/31/12)
11) $1 off Johnson's Baby or Johnson's Natural baby care item- sun protection lotion or hair care (expires 7/15/12)
12) $1 off Johnson's Baby or Johnson's Natural baby care item- bath or lotion (expires 7/15/12)
13) $1 off HappyBaby organic puffs item with purchase of two HappyBellies organic cereals (expires 6/30/12)
14) $1 off 50 oz. or larger Seventh Generation liquid laundry detergent (expires 6/30/12)
15) $1 off with purchase of two Plum Organics baby or toddler food items (expires 12/31/12)
16) $.50 off 1.5-oz. Plum Organics Super Puffs item (expires 12/31/12)
17) FREE 6 pk of 2 oz. Enfamil PREMIUM Newborn Nursette bottles (expires 3/31/12)

Manufacturer Coupons:
1) Save $2.50 on any ONE (1) package of Huggies Little Snugglers Diapers (expires 6/30/12)
2) Save $3.00 on any ONE (1) package of Huggies Pure & Natural Diapers (expires 6/30/12)
3) Save $2.00 on any ONE (1) package of Huggies Natural Care Baby Wipes Refill- 128 ct. or larger (expires 6/30/12)

In the bag was also a $20 shutterfly card valid until 6/25/12. It says that it can be used towards a $20 purchase of more, excluding shipping, handling and taxes.

CVS 1/2.....Just paid tax :)

I had a great first shopping trip of the year. The only thing on my list I didn't get was the Nivea because we didn't get those nice coupons in our paper :( Anyways, here is what I did get:

Huggies Slip-Ons/Pull-Ups (3) $28.47
Huggies Pull-Ups Wipes (2) $1.64 (clearance)
-(3) $2/1 MQs
-(2) $3/$15 CRTs
-FREE CRT from buy 6 get 1 free (took off $9.49)
-$2 SavingStar Credit
-$1 ECB Earned
-$5.62 or $1.87 for each pack of diapers and free Wipes!

Dawn (4) $3.96
-(4) $.50/1 MQs
-$1.96 or $.49 each

Planters Nut-rition (2) $8
-(2) $1/1 MQs
-$1/1 CRT
-$1 ECB Earned
-$4 or $2 each

Bumble Bee Tuna (12) $7.08
-(6) $1/2 MQs (from recyclebank)
-$1.08 or $.09 each

Skinny Cow Candy (4) $19.96
-BOGO Sale (took off $9.98)
-BOGO MQS (took off $6.96)
-$3.02 or $.76 each

Pro Nutrients Vitamins (2) $19.98 (used raincheck)
-(2) $5/1 MQs
-(2) $5/1 CRTs (expired but let me use them as they were out of stock)
-BOGO 1/2 sale (took off $2.50)
-$5 ECB Earned
-$7.52 MM!

I had such a great trip! Although I lost some ECBs, I am extremely happy.

Subtotal: $89.09
MQs: $32.96
CVS Qs: $36.47
ECBs: $20.50
Total: -$.84
Tax: $3.00
OOP: $2.16

Savings of over 100% as part of my tax was paid for, and I don't know how!