I'm debating whether or not to do this scenario, but I suppose in the end I should have a low or zero OOP so I shouldn't worry too much about "losing" a few ECBs. But I don't really need the gum/candy either. So here's plan A:
1 Crest toothpaste - $3.49
8 packs of Icebreakers gum - $8
2 Cadbury candy bars - $2
1 double paper - $2.50
=$15.99
-$1/Crest, - 4x$1/2 gum
=$10.99
Now here's where it gets tricky if I'm going to do this. The best I can do with ECBs is $11.97, so I will have to "waste" $1 on something like toilet paper or travel packs of wipes or...some $1 filler. Not a huge deal but annoying. I'll get back $8.49, so I'll be taking a $3.50 loss.
But honestly, I don't need the gum/candy - it's just tempting because it would come out to $1 for all of it after ECBs (wish I had just one more coupon so it would break even!). So plan B, which is more likely:
1 double paper - $2.50
1 Crest toothpaste - $3.49
-$1/Crest
=$4.99.
Either use $4 ECBs and pay $1 OOP, get back $3.49, or use $5.98 ECBs and do exactly what I described above - find $1 in filler, pay less OOP, burn more ECBs.
The increments I have right now are $9.99, $4 (3 of those), and $1.98. So if you see a better way to do this, do let me know! I tend to have two copies of most coupons, but rarely more than that - but I can get extras of printables pretty easily. (But sadly I only have one Crest coupon - I must've used the other one somewhere.)
Oh and if you're wondering, my other card essentially has the same issue or I would just switch the entire production over there. Oh and I'm going out of town and may not hit CVS for a bit, so I would rather roll the bucks I have on this card, which have an earlier expiration date, than the bucks on that one.
Happy Halloween!
Friday, October 31, 2008
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Hope you got cheap candy to give out or to eat all by yourself! I'm planning a big half-price Target extravaganza tomorrow for candy and trinkets for next year. Woohoo!
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Kroger This Week
The funny thing is that I'm usually a Publix girl. I prefer not having to flash a loyalty card, and I find Publix to have a better selection and better prices. USUALLY. (Although one of the main draws I had to Publix was their generic line of vegetarian frozen meats and they've discontinued that.)
So. Last night I went to Kroger and got a bunch of things that we needed. I'll just give you the highlights though:
Two free cans of Muir Glen tomato paste with the $1/Muir Glen printable that is out there. I had three coupons left, they all expire at the end of the week, and I didn't know if we'd get to Publix (where I can get free cans of tomato sauce with overage) so I bought these because they were on sale for $1.
Two free bottles of Naturally Preferred water (Kroger's generic Vitamin Water) by combining the BOGO coupon from a few weeks ago with the Cellfire BOGO.
A free bottle of Herbal Essences shampoo and a free bottle of Herbal Essences conditioner by combining the $3/2 P&G coupon from this month with the $2/2 coupon from the P&G e-saver.
Two cans of Progresso tomato soup for 30 cents each by combining the $1.10 printable with the 50 cents/2 Shortcuts coupon.
Two bottles of Purex laundry detergent for $1 each by using the 50 cent coupon in the circulars. There is also a printable at www.purexsavesgreen.com for 50 cents and I plan to go back and get two more bottles.
Morningstar Farms products for $2.74 each with the $1 coupon that came out in the Publix booklet (it is a manufacturer's coupon). This is a decent price - Target has a better everyday price-before-coupon but this does beat Publix's everyday price-before-coupon (because they were on sale).
When all was said and done, I saved 41% on this trip this way - if you don't count the beer that my husband bought (heh, how could he pass up Yuengling now that it's in Georgia?) then I actually saved 48%, and I don't think beer should count toward groceries anyway. Ha!
I'm off to CVS later today with my other card for more razors, SoyJoy, and dishsoap, and I may hit Publix for more Purex, TP, and possibly Pert if they have it.
The end!
So. Last night I went to Kroger and got a bunch of things that we needed. I'll just give you the highlights though:
Two free cans of Muir Glen tomato paste with the $1/Muir Glen printable that is out there. I had three coupons left, they all expire at the end of the week, and I didn't know if we'd get to Publix (where I can get free cans of tomato sauce with overage) so I bought these because they were on sale for $1.
Two free bottles of Naturally Preferred water (Kroger's generic Vitamin Water) by combining the BOGO coupon from a few weeks ago with the Cellfire BOGO.
A free bottle of Herbal Essences shampoo and a free bottle of Herbal Essences conditioner by combining the $3/2 P&G coupon from this month with the $2/2 coupon from the P&G e-saver.
Two cans of Progresso tomato soup for 30 cents each by combining the $1.10 printable with the 50 cents/2 Shortcuts coupon.
Two bottles of Purex laundry detergent for $1 each by using the 50 cent coupon in the circulars. There is also a printable at www.purexsavesgreen.com for 50 cents and I plan to go back and get two more bottles.
Morningstar Farms products for $2.74 each with the $1 coupon that came out in the Publix booklet (it is a manufacturer's coupon). This is a decent price - Target has a better everyday price-before-coupon but this does beat Publix's everyday price-before-coupon (because they were on sale).
When all was said and done, I saved 41% on this trip this way - if you don't count the beer that my husband bought (heh, how could he pass up Yuengling now that it's in Georgia?) then I actually saved 48%, and I don't think beer should count toward groceries anyway. Ha!
I'm off to CVS later today with my other card for more razors, SoyJoy, and dishsoap, and I may hit Publix for more Purex, TP, and possibly Pert if they have it.
The end!
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Day 40 - Trip 1
I have no idea how I managed this deal. They only had one pack of the razors and that threw me off (and that one pack was actually on the wrong peg). They were also out of the Advil, and the Atkins bars (another plan B item) were not free after coupon and I didn't really want them. But I thought fast...
1 double paper - $2.50
4 SoyJoy bars - $4
2 bags Fun Size M&Ms - $3
1 Bic Comfort Razors pack - $5.89 [ad says $5.99 but this is how it rang up]
1 Nova Max glucose monitor - $9.99
2 Colgate toothbrushes - $5.98
1 granola bar - 25 cents
Used $1/Soyoy, $1/M&Ms, $2/razors, $3 CRT/Colgate [$1/Colgate and $2/Colgate], $5/$30, and $19.53 in ECBs. I should have paid 22 cents - 14 cents tax. I had thrown in the granola bar because I was short about 17 cents and didn't want to lose that ECB money. The cashier said she would buy the granola bar off of me, so she paid the 22 cents. I am still kind of confused as to how that worked, but it ended up with me paying ZERO OOP so it's all good. And then I got back $21.99 in ECBs - so I made a profit of $2.46. I'm still scratching my head because if I'd gotten the razors I wouldn't have made as big of a profit...I think? [ETA: No, I would've made $2 more if they'd had the razors in stock. Ah well. I got candy instead.]
Total OOP: $70.95
Total merchandise: 5 boxes of Excedrin, 5 boxes of CVS pain relief, 3 rolls of CVS TP, 5 12 oz. Softsoap SPA bodywashes, 1 diabetes monitor (donated), 1 EOB gift bag, 2 EOB lip butters, 2 bottles Herbal Essences shampoo, 2 bottles Herbal Essences conditioner, 5 18 oz. Softsoap SPA bodywashes, 7 Colgate toothbrushes, 3 Aquafresh toothpastes, 1 pair of CVS pantyhose, 4 Johnsons Buddies soaps, 4 travel tissue packs, 1 Dawn dish detergent, 15 double Sunday papers, 1 regular Sunday paper, 3 Tums Quik Paks, 3 boxes of CVS Loratadine, 1 spray sunblock [returned], 1 small tube sunblock, 2 boxes of cereal, 5 Colgate toothpastes, 1 box of 3 Intuition razor refills, 4 Adidas deodorants, 4 Brut deodorants, 5 Dove deodorants, 3 boxes of CVS band aids, 2 packs of CVS cotton swabs, 3 Listerine Smart Rinses, 5 bottles Powerade, 3 Nivea shave gels, 1 Benefiber, 1 bottle Dove shampoo, 1 bottle Dove conditioner, 2 tubes Nutritioniste cleanser, 3 bottles Dove body wash, 2 Oral B power toothbrushes, 2 sets of 2 Oral B power replacement heads, 1 bottle Palmolive Oxy, 16 SoyJoy bars, 3 boxes of Breathe Right strips, 5 boxes of cookies, 2-pack of Oral B toothbrushes, 24-pack Gold Emblem bottled water, 1 tube Physician's Formula mascara, 1 small jar CVS petroleum jelly, 3 photobooks, 2 packs of CVS panty liners, 8 tubs of baby wipes, 3 travel packs of baby wipes, 2 packs of makeup removing wipes, 4 packs of Trident gum, 1 pack of Thank You notes, 1 tube of Banana Boat sunblock, 2 travel-size bottles of Renu, 5 12oz bottles of Renu, 4 bags of Lifesavers, 4 big bags of M&Ms, 2 small bags of M&Ms, 2 bottles infant Advil, 1 bag of 30 CVS cough drops, 1 travel-sized bag of CVS cough drops, 2 bottles of Pert, 1 CVS ibuprofen, 2 bags Dove chocolate, 4 packs of Stayfree pads, 1 pack of Kotex lightdays pads, 4 Suave bodywashes, 2 Covergirl Wetslicks lipglosses, 2 Dawn hand renewal2, 1 L'Oreal Genesis face wipes, 2 Chex Mix bags, 3 Revlon Color Stay nail polishes, 1 L'Oreal Revitalift cream, 1 box 30 Breathe Right Strips, 1 Nivea for Men bodywash, 1 bottle Crest Pro-Health rinse, 1 bottle CoverGirl clean foundation, 2 boxes of 3 Wellpatches, 1 large bottle Vitamin Water, 1 Bic Soleil razor + refills, 4 boxes Soleil refills, 2 packs of Always Infinity pads, 2 pumpkin pails, 2 bags of Brachs candy, 2 Funlights, 1 Just for Men haircolor, 2 2-packs of toothbrushes, 1 Excedrin Express Gels, 1 CVS-brand Vitamin D, 1 pack Bic Comfort Razors, 2 bags M&Ms fun size, 1 Nova Max glucose monitor.
Current ECB status: $23.97
1 double paper - $2.50
4 SoyJoy bars - $4
2 bags Fun Size M&Ms - $3
1 Bic Comfort Razors pack - $5.89 [ad says $5.99 but this is how it rang up]
1 Nova Max glucose monitor - $9.99
2 Colgate toothbrushes - $5.98
1 granola bar - 25 cents
Used $1/Soyoy, $1/M&Ms, $2/razors, $3 CRT/Colgate [$1/Colgate and $2/Colgate], $5/$30, and $19.53 in ECBs. I should have paid 22 cents - 14 cents tax. I had thrown in the granola bar because I was short about 17 cents and didn't want to lose that ECB money. The cashier said she would buy the granola bar off of me, so she paid the 22 cents. I am still kind of confused as to how that worked, but it ended up with me paying ZERO OOP so it's all good. And then I got back $21.99 in ECBs - so I made a profit of $2.46. I'm still scratching my head because if I'd gotten the razors I wouldn't have made as big of a profit...I think? [ETA: No, I would've made $2 more if they'd had the razors in stock. Ah well. I got candy instead.]
Total OOP: $70.95
Total merchandise: 5 boxes of Excedrin, 5 boxes of CVS pain relief, 3 rolls of CVS TP, 5 12 oz. Softsoap SPA bodywashes, 1 diabetes monitor (donated), 1 EOB gift bag, 2 EOB lip butters, 2 bottles Herbal Essences shampoo, 2 bottles Herbal Essences conditioner, 5 18 oz. Softsoap SPA bodywashes, 7 Colgate toothbrushes, 3 Aquafresh toothpastes, 1 pair of CVS pantyhose, 4 Johnsons Buddies soaps, 4 travel tissue packs, 1 Dawn dish detergent, 15 double Sunday papers, 1 regular Sunday paper, 3 Tums Quik Paks, 3 boxes of CVS Loratadine, 1 spray sunblock [returned], 1 small tube sunblock, 2 boxes of cereal, 5 Colgate toothpastes, 1 box of 3 Intuition razor refills, 4 Adidas deodorants, 4 Brut deodorants, 5 Dove deodorants, 3 boxes of CVS band aids, 2 packs of CVS cotton swabs, 3 Listerine Smart Rinses, 5 bottles Powerade, 3 Nivea shave gels, 1 Benefiber, 1 bottle Dove shampoo, 1 bottle Dove conditioner, 2 tubes Nutritioniste cleanser, 3 bottles Dove body wash, 2 Oral B power toothbrushes, 2 sets of 2 Oral B power replacement heads, 1 bottle Palmolive Oxy, 16 SoyJoy bars, 3 boxes of Breathe Right strips, 5 boxes of cookies, 2-pack of Oral B toothbrushes, 24-pack Gold Emblem bottled water, 1 tube Physician's Formula mascara, 1 small jar CVS petroleum jelly, 3 photobooks, 2 packs of CVS panty liners, 8 tubs of baby wipes, 3 travel packs of baby wipes, 2 packs of makeup removing wipes, 4 packs of Trident gum, 1 pack of Thank You notes, 1 tube of Banana Boat sunblock, 2 travel-size bottles of Renu, 5 12oz bottles of Renu, 4 bags of Lifesavers, 4 big bags of M&Ms, 2 small bags of M&Ms, 2 bottles infant Advil, 1 bag of 30 CVS cough drops, 1 travel-sized bag of CVS cough drops, 2 bottles of Pert, 1 CVS ibuprofen, 2 bags Dove chocolate, 4 packs of Stayfree pads, 1 pack of Kotex lightdays pads, 4 Suave bodywashes, 2 Covergirl Wetslicks lipglosses, 2 Dawn hand renewal2, 1 L'Oreal Genesis face wipes, 2 Chex Mix bags, 3 Revlon Color Stay nail polishes, 1 L'Oreal Revitalift cream, 1 box 30 Breathe Right Strips, 1 Nivea for Men bodywash, 1 bottle Crest Pro-Health rinse, 1 bottle CoverGirl clean foundation, 2 boxes of 3 Wellpatches, 1 large bottle Vitamin Water, 1 Bic Soleil razor + refills, 4 boxes Soleil refills, 2 packs of Always Infinity pads, 2 pumpkin pails, 2 bags of Brachs candy, 2 Funlights, 1 Just for Men haircolor, 2 2-packs of toothbrushes, 1 Excedrin Express Gels, 1 CVS-brand Vitamin D, 1 pack Bic Comfort Razors, 2 bags M&Ms fun size, 1 Nova Max glucose monitor.
Current ECB status: $23.97
Saturday, October 25, 2008
New and Improved CVS Scenario for 10/26
Be aware, I may fiddle with this post over the next few hours.
Updated 10/26 to reflect that my region has the Bic for $5.99 not $4.99.
4 SoyJoy Bars - $4
2 Bic Razors - $11.98
1 Colgate toothbrush - $2.99[*may be out of stock, can't count on this]
1 Advil - 99 cents
Nova Max glucose monitor - $9.99
1 double paper - $2.50
-$5/$30, -$1 SoyJoy, -$4 Bic, -$2 Colgate, $1 Advil = $19.45
- $7.99, $3.99, $2.99, $2.58, $1.98 (will need to adjust by 8 cents). Just tax OOP.
Get back 19.99. Small profit, everything's free. [I was wrong here - I would've gotten back $23.99 - profit of about $4.]
If they are out of the monitor, I can drive up my pre-coupon cost with another Colgate toothbrush (I just found another CRT for $1!) more Bic Razors and with the candy deal (2/$3 and I have a $1/2 coupon), but I really didn't want to have a $16 ECB [the razors] even though that would give a bigger profit overall. We'll see. I hope they have everything!
Updated 10/26 to reflect that my region has the Bic for $5.99 not $4.99.
4 SoyJoy Bars - $4
2 Bic Razors - $11.98
1 Colgate toothbrush - $2.99[*may be out of stock, can't count on this]
1 Advil - 99 cents
Nova Max glucose monitor - $9.99
1 double paper - $2.50
-$5/$30, -$1 SoyJoy, -$4 Bic, -$2 Colgate, $1 Advil = $19.45
- $7.99, $3.99, $2.99, $2.58, $1.98 (will need to adjust by 8 cents). Just tax OOP.
Get back 19.99. Small profit, everything's free. [I was wrong here - I would've gotten back $23.99 - profit of about $4.]
If they are out of the monitor, I can drive up my pre-coupon cost with another Colgate toothbrush (I just found another CRT for $1!) more Bic Razors and with the candy deal (2/$3 and I have a $1/2 coupon), but I really didn't want to have a $16 ECB [the razors] even though that would give a bigger profit overall. We'll see. I hope they have everything!
Day 39 - Trip 1
I love this type of transaction:
1 Excedrin Express Gels - $1.99
1 CVS-brand Vitamin D - $2.99
-$2 Excedrin printable, -$3 Excedrin CRT. It beeped a few times and the cashier seemed confused, asked to see my card again, and I totally thought she would say no. But she made it work somehow and so I paid 14 cents. Got back $2.99! Plus a $1 CRT for a Colgate toothbrush (moneymaker!) that I will probably use tomorrow with the $5/$30 that printed - both my cards got this and it is being reported that almost everyone is getting one so SCAN YOUR CARD!
Total OOP: $70.95
Total merchandise: 5 boxes of Excedrin, 5 boxes of CVS pain relief, 3 rolls of CVS TP, 5 12 oz. Softsoap SPA bodywashes, 1 diabetes monitor (donated), 1 EOB gift bag, 2 EOB lip butters, 2 bottles Herbal Essences shampoo, 2 bottles Herbal Essences conditioner, 5 18 oz. Softsoap SPA bodywashes, 5 Colgate toothbrushes, 3 Aquafresh toothpastes, 1 pair of CVS pantyhose, 4 Johnsons Buddies soaps, 4 travel tissue packs, 1 Dawn dish detergent, 14 double Sunday papers, 1 regular Sunday paper, 3 Tums Quik Paks, 3 boxes of CVS Loratadine, 1 spray sunblock [returned], 1 small tube sunblock, 2 boxes of cereal, 5 Colgate toothpastes, 1 box of 3 Intuition razor refills, 4 Adidas deodorants, 4 Brut deodorants, 5 Dove deodorants, 3 boxes of CVS band aids, 2 packs of CVS cotton swabs, 3 Listerine Smart Rinses, 5 bottles Powerade, 3 Nivea shave gels, 1 Benefiber, 1 bottle Dove shampoo, 1 bottle Dove conditioner, 2 tubes Nutritioniste cleanser, 3 bottles Dove body wash, 2 Oral B power toothbrushes, 2 sets of 2 Oral B power replacement heads, 1 bottle Palmolive Oxy, 12 SoyJoy bars, 3 boxes of Breathe Right strips, 5 boxes of cookies, 2-pack of Oral B toothbrushes, 24-pack Gold Emblem bottled water, 1 tube Physician's Formula mascara, 1 small jar CVS petroleum jelly, 3 photobooks, 2 packs of CVS panty liners, 8 tubs of baby wipes, 3 travel packs of baby wipes, 2 packs of makeup removing wipes, 4 packs of Trident gum, 1 pack of Thank You notes, 1 tube of Banana Boat sunblock, 2 travel-size bottles of Renu, 5 12oz bottles of Renu, 4 bags of Lifesavers, 4 big bags of M&Ms, 2 small bags of M&Ms, 2 bottles infant Advil, 1 bag of 30 CVS cough drops, 1 travel-sized bag of CVS cough drops, 2 bottles of Pert, 1 CVS ibuprofen, 2 bags Dove chocolate, 4 packs of Stayfree pads, 1 pack of Kotex lightdays pads, 4 Suave bodywashes, 2 Covergirl Wetslicks lipglosses, 2 Dawn hand renewal2, 1 L'Oreal Genesis face wipes, 2 Chex Mix bags, 3 Revlon Color Stay nail polishes, 1 L'Oreal Revitalift cream, 1 box 30 Breathe Right Strips, 1 Nivea for Men bodywash, 1 bottle Crest Pro-Health rinse, 1 bottle CoverGirl clean foundation, 2 boxes of 3 Wellpatches, 1 large bottle Vitamin Water, 1 Bic Soleil razor + refills, 4 boxes Soleil refills, 2 packs of Always Infinity pads, 2 pumpkin pails, 2 bags of Brachs candy, 2 Funlights, 1 Just for Men haircolor, 2 2-packs of toothbrushes, 1 Excedrin Express Gels, 1 CVS-brand Vitamin D.
Current ECB status: $21.51
1 Excedrin Express Gels - $1.99
1 CVS-brand Vitamin D - $2.99
-$2 Excedrin printable, -$3 Excedrin CRT. It beeped a few times and the cashier seemed confused, asked to see my card again, and I totally thought she would say no. But she made it work somehow and so I paid 14 cents. Got back $2.99! Plus a $1 CRT for a Colgate toothbrush (moneymaker!) that I will probably use tomorrow with the $5/$30 that printed - both my cards got this and it is being reported that almost everyone is getting one so SCAN YOUR CARD!
Total OOP: $70.95
Total merchandise: 5 boxes of Excedrin, 5 boxes of CVS pain relief, 3 rolls of CVS TP, 5 12 oz. Softsoap SPA bodywashes, 1 diabetes monitor (donated), 1 EOB gift bag, 2 EOB lip butters, 2 bottles Herbal Essences shampoo, 2 bottles Herbal Essences conditioner, 5 18 oz. Softsoap SPA bodywashes, 5 Colgate toothbrushes, 3 Aquafresh toothpastes, 1 pair of CVS pantyhose, 4 Johnsons Buddies soaps, 4 travel tissue packs, 1 Dawn dish detergent, 14 double Sunday papers, 1 regular Sunday paper, 3 Tums Quik Paks, 3 boxes of CVS Loratadine, 1 spray sunblock [returned], 1 small tube sunblock, 2 boxes of cereal, 5 Colgate toothpastes, 1 box of 3 Intuition razor refills, 4 Adidas deodorants, 4 Brut deodorants, 5 Dove deodorants, 3 boxes of CVS band aids, 2 packs of CVS cotton swabs, 3 Listerine Smart Rinses, 5 bottles Powerade, 3 Nivea shave gels, 1 Benefiber, 1 bottle Dove shampoo, 1 bottle Dove conditioner, 2 tubes Nutritioniste cleanser, 3 bottles Dove body wash, 2 Oral B power toothbrushes, 2 sets of 2 Oral B power replacement heads, 1 bottle Palmolive Oxy, 12 SoyJoy bars, 3 boxes of Breathe Right strips, 5 boxes of cookies, 2-pack of Oral B toothbrushes, 24-pack Gold Emblem bottled water, 1 tube Physician's Formula mascara, 1 small jar CVS petroleum jelly, 3 photobooks, 2 packs of CVS panty liners, 8 tubs of baby wipes, 3 travel packs of baby wipes, 2 packs of makeup removing wipes, 4 packs of Trident gum, 1 pack of Thank You notes, 1 tube of Banana Boat sunblock, 2 travel-size bottles of Renu, 5 12oz bottles of Renu, 4 bags of Lifesavers, 4 big bags of M&Ms, 2 small bags of M&Ms, 2 bottles infant Advil, 1 bag of 30 CVS cough drops, 1 travel-sized bag of CVS cough drops, 2 bottles of Pert, 1 CVS ibuprofen, 2 bags Dove chocolate, 4 packs of Stayfree pads, 1 pack of Kotex lightdays pads, 4 Suave bodywashes, 2 Covergirl Wetslicks lipglosses, 2 Dawn hand renewal2, 1 L'Oreal Genesis face wipes, 2 Chex Mix bags, 3 Revlon Color Stay nail polishes, 1 L'Oreal Revitalift cream, 1 box 30 Breathe Right Strips, 1 Nivea for Men bodywash, 1 bottle Crest Pro-Health rinse, 1 bottle CoverGirl clean foundation, 2 boxes of 3 Wellpatches, 1 large bottle Vitamin Water, 1 Bic Soleil razor + refills, 4 boxes Soleil refills, 2 packs of Always Infinity pads, 2 pumpkin pails, 2 bags of Brachs candy, 2 Funlights, 1 Just for Men haircolor, 2 2-packs of toothbrushes, 1 Excedrin Express Gels, 1 CVS-brand Vitamin D.
Current ECB status: $21.51
Kroger 10/25
Here's what I wound up with:
1 Cottonelle TP - 99 cents
1 Goldfish crackers - $1
2 Green Giant frozen plain spinach - $2
1 bag of Fresh Express salad - "Manager's Special" (it expires 10/28 but I bought it for tonight so who cares!) - $1.79
1 big ol' potato - $1.66
I got 50 cents off the Cottonelle from Cellfire, but then it did *NOT* also give me the 50 cents off of Shortcuts. I am assuming that it really does only allow one e-coupon per item and not one e-coupon per program. No big deal as I got overage for the Green Giant - I got 50 cents from Shortcuts and then ANOTHER 50 cents from Shortcuts (buy 1, get 50 cents and buy 2, get 50 cents) and I had two 50 cents/GG coupons so I got $1 overage there. Then 50 cents off the Goldfish from Cellfire. And finally, a blinkie of 75 cents off Fresh Express salad. With 18 cents tax, my total was $2.87 - my receipt says I saved 71%!
I think if I'd known I couldn't use two coupons on the Cottonelle I might've skipped it and had the overage go toward the potato and salad, but it's all good, it's just 50 cents. I got the toilet paper, spinach, and crackers for free, basically, plus the salad at a deep discount. Yay!
PS I think we're going to check out Aldi soon - I've been hearing more and more about them and I'm intrigued.
1 Cottonelle TP - 99 cents
1 Goldfish crackers - $1
2 Green Giant frozen plain spinach - $2
1 bag of Fresh Express salad - "Manager's Special" (it expires 10/28 but I bought it for tonight so who cares!) - $1.79
1 big ol' potato - $1.66
I got 50 cents off the Cottonelle from Cellfire, but then it did *NOT* also give me the 50 cents off of Shortcuts. I am assuming that it really does only allow one e-coupon per item and not one e-coupon per program. No big deal as I got overage for the Green Giant - I got 50 cents from Shortcuts and then ANOTHER 50 cents from Shortcuts (buy 1, get 50 cents and buy 2, get 50 cents) and I had two 50 cents/GG coupons so I got $1 overage there. Then 50 cents off the Goldfish from Cellfire. And finally, a blinkie of 75 cents off Fresh Express salad. With 18 cents tax, my total was $2.87 - my receipt says I saved 71%!
I think if I'd known I couldn't use two coupons on the Cottonelle I might've skipped it and had the overage go toward the potato and salad, but it's all good, it's just 50 cents. I got the toilet paper, spinach, and crackers for free, basically, plus the salad at a deep discount. Yay!
PS I think we're going to check out Aldi soon - I've been hearing more and more about them and I'm intrigued.
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