Free sample.....

Check out the True Lemon website for a free sample of their product. You can use their product to flavor drinks or foods. I've tried the orange before and like it in my water.

My Walgreens deals.......

I started out with $4.50 in RR's and did 4 transactions. I have more shopping to do but I ran out of time tonight.

1st transaction:

Fusion razor $8.99 (none for $5.99 at my store) - $4.00 mc
Hershey candy bar 2/$1.00
used $4.50 RR

Total OOP $2.39 on gift card received $4.00 RR

2nd transaction:

Oral B toothbrush $4.49 - $.75 mc = $3.74
Puff Kleenex $1.79 x 3 - $2.70 IVC - $.25 mc x3 = $1.92
Used $4.00 RR

Total OOP $2.56 on gift card received $4.49 RR

3rd transaction:

Noticeables Kit $6.99 x 3 - $5.00 mc x 3 = $5.97
Febreeze Air $2.49 - .50 mc = $1.99
Whoppers (for hubby) $1.49
Used $4.50 RR

Total OOP $7.20 used gift card received $5.00 RR

4th Transaction:

Softsoap 3.49 x 3 - $1.00 mc $7.47
used $5.00 RR

Total oop $3.41 used gift card

I spent a total of $15.56 using my gift card so no actual OOP, $4.47 was tax and I still have $14.00 in RR's to use. So minus tax and RR's I still have left I made just under $3.00.

I will post what I plan on doing with the rest of my RR's tomorrow.

Walgreen deals for the week.....

I copied this from the Moneysavingmom website. If you have any questions please let me know. Be sure and check out Moneysavingmom daily, she lists some great promotions! You can access her website directly from mine, just look for the link on the right.

Good breakfast deal at Target.....

Attention All Target shoppers posted this Carnation Instant Breakfast deal. Enjoy!

More double dip deals....

since the deal I'm doing is more for my family I wanted to share this post with you from Crystal over at MoneySavingMom.

You can also check out this post from Hot Coupon World.

Share your best deals in the comment section.

Great article on using coupons.....

Slash your grocery bill with coupons! Take the time to read, it could save you some money.

New $5.00 off $20.00 coupon from Walgreens...

good tomorrow and Saturday. You can get your coupon here.

Here is my scenario for tomorrow:

Neutrogena T-Gel shampoo 5.99 x 2 - $1.00 Oct ES - $2.00 mc $5.98
Reach toothbrush 2 for $5.00 $5.00 rr
Crest Pro health mouthwash $4.99 - .75 mc $4.24 5.00 rr
Nabisco cookies 2 for $5.00 3.00 rr
Milk $3.19

Sub Total $23.41
Minus Wags coupon 5.00

Total before tax $18.41

I will receive $13.00 in RR, so after coupons and RR I will have spent $5.41 before tax. Not to bad!

List of printables....

Check out this list of printables. There are a lot of good coupons here.

Check out this Target blog....

This site matches up all coupons for Target with manufactures coupons. She also talks about upcoming Christmas deals.

A couple of freebies at Walgreens....

Buy 2 Reach Ultra clean dental products for $5.00 get a $5.00 RR. There was a coupon in the paper awhile back so a better deal if you have the coupon.

Take that $5.00 RR and buy the Crest mouthwash for $4.99, you will need a small filler to get over the $5.00 mark. You will receive a $5.00 RR for the mouthwash.

The best part is that these will roll so you can do this over and over as stock allows and only pay $5.00 plus your small filler for both products. A great way to stock up on toothbrushes, dental floss, and mouthwash.

Target buys today....

Had a good shopping trip at Target today:

2 Electrsol $2.79 - $2.25 coupon $.54 a box
4 Kraft mac n cheese singles $.70 a piece used 2 $1/2 coupons so $.40 for 2
2 Tyson frozen chicken patties $4.79 a bag - 2 $1.00 mc and 2 Target coupons so $2.79 a bag

I noticed they had a lot of clearance food but I was in a hurry and didn't have time to shop. I am planning a trip back on Thursday to see what's left.

Walgreen's saving for the rest of the month.....

I copied this from an email that Tammy sent me! Thanks Tammy for all the great info!

For more info on what all the coupons stand for see my post here.

Double dip days means you can use coupons from the September ES catalog and the October ES catalog at the same time. It's a great way to get some cheap/free stuff.


Double Dipping Days 9/26-9/27 Only
For complete deals and matchups go HERE.

Garnier Fructis Shampoo or Conditioner 25.4oz or Deep Conditioner 10.2 oz FREE Plus Overage

$6.99 x 3

-$9 Oct ES ($3 x 3)
-$3 off garnier ($1 x 3) 7-20 SS, 6-22 RP, 8-24 RP, or 9-24 RP
=$8.97 oop
-$10 Sept ES
=$1.03 profit

Pert Plus 2 n 1 Shampoo Plus Conditioner 13.5 oz or 25.4 oz $4.29 FREE Plus Overage

-$2.50 Oct ES
-$2 insert coupon 8/3 S or 9/7 S
=$.21 overage
-$4.29 Sept ES
=$4.50 profit


Glade fabric & air odor eliminator $2.99 FREE Plus Overage

-$1.50 off glade fabric & air HERE or 8/24 S
-$1 Sept ES
=$.49
-$1 Oct ES Limit 10
=$.51 profit
(the limit on this rebate is 10, so if you have multiple manufacturer's coupons, you can do this up to 10 times!)

Glade scented oil candle FREE 5.99
-$2/1 9/14 inserts
ES $2, Page 25, Sept
ESMIR(#31): Oct, $2
TOTAL: -0.01

Glade scented oil candle with holder, FREE Plus Overage $5.79
-$2/1 8/24 SS
ES Q: Page 25, Sept $2.00
ESMIR(#31): Oct $2.00
TOTAL: -$0.21 each
Up to 4 on rebate

$5.79 X 4 = 23.16
- $2.00 MFQ X 4 = 15.16
-$2.00 ES Q X 4 = 7.16
-$2.00 ESMIR x 4= -$0.84
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Register Reward Deals

$5 RR wyb 2/$5 Reach Ultra clean dental care: Toothbrush, Floss 30 yards
-$1 Reach Toothbrush, any 6/8 RP
-$1 Reach Toothbrush, any 6/8 RP
Scenario
Buy 2 =$5
Use 2 $1/1 Qs
= $3 OOP Earn 5 RR FREE Plus Overage

$3 RR wyb Two Nabisco cookies (2/$5)

$2 RR wyb 3/$11 Pepsi 12 pk products

$8 RR wyb Crest white strips 56 ct ($19.99)
$7/1 8/31 PG

$5 RR wyb Dark & Lovely hair care (2/$10)

$2 RR wyb Theraflu ($4.99) or Triaminic ($4.99)
-$2 off Triaminic Printable HERE
-$1 off Theraflu Printable HERE

Buy 2, get $5 RR, Buy 3, get $10 RR
Dimetapp or Robitussin : 2/$10
-$1 Robitussin HERE
-$2 Dimetapp HERE

Buy 1, get $2 RR , Buy 2or more, get $5 RR
Claritin allergy relief : $14.99

Buy 2, get $2 RR, Buy 3or more, get $5 RR
Afrin Nasal spray : $4.99

Buy 2, get $3
Alka seltzer plus : $4.99
-$1 off alka seltzer HERE

$10 RR wyb $24.99 Dietary Supplements

Buy any two participating products, get $5 RR
Pain relief Tylenol : $9.99
Zyrtec 24 hr allergy relief : $26.99

$6 RR wyb Walgreens Omeprazole acid reducer ($19.99)

$1 RR wyb Lipton tea (2/$5)

$10 RR wyb $25 Loreal participating products
Bare Naturals Makeup $12
-$2 LOreal Makeup, Powder, Blush or Concealer, any V 8/3/08
-$2 LOreal Makeup, Powder, Blush or Concealer, any V 9/7/08
Skin Genesis $16
-$1 LOreal Skin Genesis Cleanser, any V 8/10/08
-$1 LOreal Skin Genesis Moisturizer, any V 8/10/08
Natural Match Hair Color $9
-$5 LOreal Natural Match SS 6/29/08
Vive Pro Shampoo or Conditioner $4
-$4 off 2 LOreal Vive Pro Hydra Gloss Product, any B1G1F up to $4.99 SS 7/13/08
-$1 LOreal Vive Pro Shampoo, Conditioner or Treatment, any SS 7/13/08
Scenario 1
Buy 8 Vive Pro at $4 ea, = $32
-$16 (4 BOGO Qs from 7/13 S)
-$4 ($1/1 Qs from 7/13 S)
=$12 get $10 RR back

Scenario 2
1 Loreal Natural Match haircolor $9 - $5/1 6/29 SS (coupon expires 9/21,has to be done on 9/21)
4 Loreal Vive pro Hydraglass 4x$4 = $16 - (2) B1G1 - (2) $1/1
Total: $25 (before coupons) - $15 in coupons - $10 back = FREE

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Weekly Deals

Visine 3.99
$3/1 coupon from August All You magazine
$2/1 coupon from September ES (page 19)
FREE plus Overage

Campbell's Select Harvest
Ad Q 4/$5
.50/2 8/17 S
=4/$4

Wrigley's Gum 3/$2
Buy 2
- BOGO Q 8/3 S
-IVC page 20
=.15 cents for two packs

Hall's 2/$5
- 2 $2.50 tearpad found at KMart
-IVC Coupon
=FREE +.52 cents overage

Christmas website....

I came across this great site that has a countdown to Christmas. There are only 96 days left so your not to far behind. Yesterdays was making a Christmas budget. I am hoping to do really well this year buy finding great buys. This is the first year that I have all ready bought Christmas presents early.

My shopping trip for the night...

I got four more boxes of cereal at Target for $4.00 and received a $5.00 gift card.

I had a really good trip to Walgreen's, they ended up having several clearance items that I did not plan on buying so it threw my scenario off a bit but I still ended up with a great trip.

Here's what I got:

FAR items:

Crest toothpaste $3.79 - .75 coupon
Revlon nail color $4.79
Excedrin $3.99
Lypsil $1.99
Chemistry $7.99

Clearance items:

4 blankets $2.49 a piece
2 Flavor ice .25 a piece
2 Freeze bars .50 a piece

Regular items:

Precision meter $9.99 - $9.99 coupon FREE!
4 Diet cokes $12.00 (for my sweet hubby who took me shopping)
4 cans of OUST .99 a piece - 2 bogo and 2 $1.00 off and ES (made money on these)
2 Glade room fresheners $2.99 a piece - 2 $1.50 and ES
2 Sunsilk hair spray B1get1free $4.29 - 2 $1.50

RR item:

Crest mouthwash $4.49 received $4.50 RR

My total before coupons was $81.00. If I would have known I was going to spend this much I would have done 2 transactions and used 2 $10.00/$40.00 coupons but it worked out ok because my total oop was only $22.88!

I used $21.00 in RR and still have $14.50 in RR's left. Plus I will get back $22.55 plus 10% on my gift card. My receipt says I saved $177.33!

I want to get the Nivea for men but they were out so I will pick that up and get some cheap Glade plug-ins this next week. I have included a picture of everything but the pop. It's all ready in the fridge. : )

I got my wish....

Not a $5/$20 but a $10/$40! I can buy all the FAR items and the rest of the stuff I had planned and pay with at least 1 RR. When I get my scenario finalized I will post it here.

So what are the chances....

that Walgreen's will come out with a $5/$20 coupon this Friday? I have $30 in RR's and a great scenerio to get my FAR items. Guess I will wait and see. I did the Robitussin deal twice for 2 $10.00 RR's and the SC Johnson deal once for another $10.00 in RR's.

If you need new floaties or anything for the pool be sure and check out the clearance section, they had some great prices on Summer stuff. A lot of baby stuff to.

I'm off to Target tomorrow to stock up on Kashi....

Great deal on Kashi cereal....

Target is running a deal on Kashi cereal this week. Buy 4 boxes get a $5.00 Target gift card. Here's the best deal:

2 boxes Kashi (try Vive)and use 2 of these coupons, fill out survey for coupons
2 boxes GOLean cruch and use 2 of these coupons

spend $5.00 and get $5.00 gift card.

Free cereal!!

If you haven't joined VocalPoint yet, be sure and sign up. They send great coupons.

Coupon terminology....

Are you confused by the RR's and the ESR's. So was I, hopefully this will help you out.

IP = Internet coupon (any coupon printed off the Internet, black/white or color)
MC = Manufacturer coupon (any coupon cut out of the paper/magazine)
ES = Easy Saver coupon (Walgreen coupon found in there Easy Saver book put out at the beginning of every month, found in the front of the store)
FAR = Free after rebate (Walgreen rebate program found in same Easy Saver book)
7 day = 7 day coupon found in the Walgreen ad that comes out in Sunday's Paper
RR = Register Reward (Catalina that prints out at Walgreen if you buy a certain product)

There are also peelies, tear pads, hang tags and in store coupons that can be found at most stores, these are considered Manufacturer coupons.

Now how do these all work together. Wal-Mart accepts all IP coupons and MC coupons as long as they are not expired. If you have more than $50.00 in coupons at one time a manager will have to approve the transaction. You can also price match at Wal-Mart. Take your ads with you and use it to your advantage.

Most grocery stores will accept IP and MC coupons also. Country Mart in Bixby will NOT accept IP coupons but will accept MC coupons.

Target accepts IP, MC and Target in store coupons. Target in store coupons and MC coupons can be "stacked" which means you can use both at the same time for the same item. You can print these off the Target website or go to the Target store and print them there. You can print them the same place you would print a baby or bridal registry. Use their ink and paper, save yours. You can print more than one and use as many as you want.

Onto Walgreen's, here you can "stack" a ES with a MC, or a 7 day with a MC(by this I mean Manufacture or Internet coupon) You do not need to remove the 7 day from the ad or the ES from the book. These are store coupons and they do not need them to be reimbursed. Just hand it to the cashier and point to the one you are using.

Register Rewards (RR's) are printed from the Catalina machine and can be used on your NEXT purchase. They can also be used with all other coupons. The thing with Walgreen's is that you need to make sure you have as many items as you do coupons, this includes ALL coupons that you will be using. Buy a cheap $.10 filler if you need to, this will keep the register from beeping at you.

Free after rebate items are found toward the center of the Easy Saver book, these are items that Walgreen's will reimburse you for and you can use coupons/RR to obtain these items. You can now file your rebates online and have it loaded onto a Walgreen's gift card. You want to do this because Walgreen's gives you an additional 10% for your FAR items. Then every month you can have this card reloaded.

This is a lot to take in and it does take some time but it is so worth it. I have many, many items that I have got for free or very cheap because I took the time to do a little research. There are several great blogs dedicated to this and lots of places to print coupons, which you can do directly from this blog. If you have any questions at all please let me know. I want you to get the most for your money.

Some great deals this week....

I saved $63.00 at Wal-Mart this week. I hadn't been grocery shopping in about 3 weeks so this was a great savings. My bill before coupons was $166.00 and I brought it down to $103.00. Gotta love coupons. My fridge is now stocked and the cabinets are filled again.

I noticed MSM had some new printable coupons on her site today, and be sure to check out couponloop.com for a whole list of printables.

Walgreen's has a couple of money making deals this week. Buy 3 Robitussin get $10.00 in RR. You can go here and print a coupon for $3.00 off. So spend $3.00 plus tax for 3 Robitussin and make $7.00.

If you have the latest copy of the All You magazine (and you should) there is a coupon for $3.00 off Visine, use this and the $2.00 off ESR coupon for free Visine.

Another deal is the SC Johnson products. There are several coupons out for these cleaning products. Buy 7, get $10.00 in RR. You can then take your RR's and roll them into your FAR items for September. If you need any help with a particular deal please email me and let me know.

I've had some questions about all the different coupon terminology like RR and FAR so I will do a separate post explaining all the different coupons.

I will be going to Walgreen's tonight so I will update you tomorrow.

Please be patient....

I'm going to make some changes to my blog to make it more user friendly. I haven't been shopping at all this week! I hope to have some great deals posted tomorrow.