Welcome to another edition of Super Savings Saturday!

This week was all about Target. My plans included a lot more stores, however, it never worked out due to having a broken car. I’m just happy I got anything to be honest!

Target:

I separated the deals into 2 transactions—one easy, one complicated. Both worked perfectly!

Transaction #1:

1 banana, regular price $0.25. Free with Checkout 51 rebate. (I repeat this deal almost every single week.)

Kevita Probiotic drink, on sale $2.50. I used a $1.00 manufacturer’s coupon stacked with 35% off cartwheel. Total: $0.63. (Tasted horrible, so maybe a waste of money, but I do like to try new products.)

Transaction #2:

I had a $10.00/$40.00 store coupon that I used for all these items which made for an amazing deal.

1 Boiron Calendula cream, regular price $11.99. I used a $2.00 manufacturer’s coupon stacked with 40% off cartwheel. (Really nice to have on hand for cuts/scrapes.)

1 Organic Valley shake, regular price $13.99. I used a $3.50 manufacturer’s coupon stacked with 35% off cartwheel. (Tastier than the probiotic, but nothing special.)

1 Poise Impressa Bladder kit, sale price $2.99. I used a $2.00 manufacturer’s coupon stacked with 25% off cartwheel.

3 Playtex Sport Liners, regular price $3.99. I used 3 $3.00 manufacturer’s coupons. (Sending these to my sister in Florida.)

Total for everything: $15.53, plus a $10.00 gift card, making each item a steal! The Poise will be donated, everything else will be used and enjoyed.

Did you find any deals?

Welcome to another edition of Super Savings Saturday!

This week was all about beauty and baby supplies. I haven’t shopped all 3 drug store chains plus Target in ages, so it was busy but fruitful, with lots of good deals.

Rite Aid:

2 Vaseline Intensive Care Aloe lotions, sale price $2.99. I used 2 $1.00 manufacturer’s coupons. Total: $1.99 each plus $2.00 Plenti Points.

1 L’Oreal Extraordinary Oil Nourishing shampoo, sale price $3.99. I used a $3.00 manufacturer’s coupon. Total: $0.99!

1 L’Oreal Extraordinary Oil Nourishing conditioner, sale price $3.99. I used a $3.00 manufacturer’s coupon. Total: $0.99!

In addition to these items, I wanted to do the Advil cold medicine deal, but none were left on the shelf. (Good thing I have plenty of cold medicine in my stockpile because we have been sick multiple times this winter.)

CVS:

4 Eucerin Original Healing lotion, sale price $5.50. I used 4 $2.00 manufacturer’s coupons stacked with a $4.00/$20.00 store coupon. Total: $10.00 plus $10.00 ECB’s!

Target:

2 Nuk bottles, on sale $4.75. I used 2 $3.00 manufacturer’s coupons stacked with 2 $1.00 store coupons and 10% off Cartwheel. Total: $0.38 each!

Walgreens:

I haven’t set foot in a Walgreens for many months, but I was willing to stop in after I’d heard online that people were getting free Huggies Wipes and jumbo boxes of Pulls Up for less than $4.00. Naturally, everything was long gone even though it was only 9:00 AM Monday morning. Now I remember why I stopped shopping here! Wags is just too frustrating and a total waste lately…

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Welcome to another edition of Super Savings Saturday!

This week it was all about the drug stores. Because my fridge/freezer and cabinets were full, I didn’t set foot in a single grocery store (rare for me!). Sometimes I get burned out running from store to store, so this was a nice break for me. Of course, now we’re almost entirely out of food and I’ll have to do a mega shop next week, but that’s how it goes, right?

CVS:

3 Hallmark greeting cards, regular price $0.99. I used a $3.00/3 store coupon. Total: Free, plus $2.00 ECB’s.

Colgate toothpaste, on sale $3.00. I used a $2.50 store coupon stacked with a $0.50 manufacturer’s coupon. Total: Free!

2 Crispy M&M’s, on sale $0.99. I used a BOGO coupon. Total: $0.99, plus $0.75 ECB’s. (I thought theses were so gross, but the rest of the family loved them. Go figure!)

Rite Aid:

2 CeraVe soap, regular price $6.99. I used 2 $3.00 manufacturer’s coupons. Total: $7.98, plus $8.00 Plenti Points.

2 Chloraseptic sore throat lozenges, on sale $4.99. I used 2 $1.00 manufacturer’s coupons. Total: $7.98, plus $8.00 Plenti Points.

Notice how the medicine was tagged but the soap isn’t? This is very common that not all sale items are marked, so I always double check by separating my transactions. Sure, some cashiers complain, but it’s my money and I like to make sure I’m only buying what’s actually a deal.

Pet Smart:

4 bags of clearance food, details here. Total: $3.37 each!

How was your shopping? Any freebies?

Welcome to another edition of Super Savings Saturday!

This week was a mixed bag. By shopping the sales and using coupons, I was able to get many good deals, but it was not a fun experience. Long lines, rude cashiers, and a truly nightmarish trip to Shaws made it one big hassle.

Still, it was worth it in the end because I left home with a $5.00 bill and returned with 10 items and change! (Nobody ever claimed saving money was quick or easy…)

Rite Aid:

I had a $10.00 Catalina coupon that was about to expire, so I picked up a few items I always need.

Cutex polish remover, BOGO price $2.99. 

Home brand trash bags, on sale $4.99.

Kleenex, regular price $2.49.

My total was $10.47. After using the Catalina, I only paid $0.47! Isn’t it awesome to get 4 items for only 2 quarters? Love that!

Shaws:

Normally I have no problem couponing here, but this turned into a 35 minute disaster! You had to buy 6 items to receive the Mega Sale price. My first attempt including 4 Kraft salad dressings and the cream cheese. They refused to accept the dressing coupons because they printed with “Redeemable at Walmart.” When I pointed out that they were manufacturer’s coupons and could be used anyway, they still refused. I asked them to cancel the transaction so I could swap my items.

Rather than do as I asked, they simply suspended it. When I tried to do my second transaction, the salad dressing wasn’t deducted and I had to fight with the cashier to remove them and fix the total. Very frustrating, but I wasn’t going to pay for items I wasn’t even buying!

Here’s how it ended up:

2 Philadelphia cream cheese, Mega Sale price $1.49. I used 2 $0.75 manufacturer’s coupons (doubled). Total: Free!

2 Cracker Barrel cheddar cheese, Mega Sale price $1.99. I used 2 $1.00 manufacturer’s coupons. Total: $0.99 each!

2 Kraft shredded cheese, Mega Sale price $1.99. I used 2 $0.75 manufacturer’s coupons (doubled). Total: $0.49 each!

Grand total for all 6 items was $2.96 which is less than the regular price for one bag of cheese. 

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