Welcome to another edition of Super Savings Saturday!

This week had a little something for everyone: free treats for the dogs, junky breakfast food for my guy, and snacks/paper products for me. I shopped 3 stores and managed to find lots of freebies and cheapies! I was glad to find at least one of the drugstores had something I wanted; lately, the deals have been terrible!

CVS:

Just the Basics paper plates, on sale $3.69. I used a $3.00 off any $3.00 or more store coupon. Total: $0.69!

Just the Basics paper towels, on sale $0.99 with a $0.25 store coupon. Total: $0.74!

2 Mini pistachios, regular price $1.00. I used a 2/$2.00 store coupon. Total: Free!

Shaws:

I was hoping to use last week’s rain check for Ronzoni pasta. That wasn’t in stock yet, but I found many other enticing items.

Package of green peppers, marked down to $0.89!

Package of mini Yukon gold potatoes, marked down to $0.99!

2 Fruit loops, on sale $1.00 each. Total: $2.00, plus $1.00 Checkout 51 rebate!

2 Pop tarts, on sale $1.00 each. Total: $2.00, plus $1.00 Checkout 51 rebate!

The veggies had some slight blemishes, but once everything was chopped, it was fine. The cereal and tarts are usually $3.49 each, so this was huge savings (I’m fully aware that stuff is terrible, but my guy is a confirmed sugar addict and will buy it anyway).

Target:

6 pedigree dog treats, details here. Total: Free!

I printed coupons to buy discounted movies, but my store was cleaned out! I’m saving them for next time, along with Bounty paper towels and Dr. Pepper cartwheel deals.

Did you find any deals? Share/link in the comments.

Welcome to another edition of Super Savings Saturday!

This week was pretty slow. Although I saw plenty of “Christmas in July” sale signs, the deals didn’t seem to correspond. (Why does Christmas come twice a year anyway? I don’t get it…maybe because I don’t celebrate it?)

I ended up skipping the drugstores completely (the only thing I wanted was free Hershey bars at Walgreens, but I’m craving sweets so strongly, I skipped it for fear I’d eat every one in a single sitting).

Even with the slim pickings, I still found great deals on meat, produce, and toys.

Target:

This trip was a repeat to fix the one that got messed up. I’m happy to report that I remembered my cartwheel coupon, found many great toys at a clearance price, and managed to hide them in the garage before anyone could see. I didn’t get a pic, but my haul included Hello Kitty, 2 board games, 1 puzzle, and a Ninja Turtle mask. Total was $28.02!

I also found some clearance items for me—$1.99 flip flops and $7.49 yoga pants. I wasn’t sure if I was cool enough to try navy camo, but it’s been ok so far and the pants are super soft & comfy.

Shaw’s:

Split chicken breast was on sale for $0.99/lb. I wanted to stock up on huge amounts, but the store was very depleted. I left with 2 family packs and a rain check. My total was $13.78.

Local Produce Store:

Since this store is on the same street as Shaw’s, it’s convenient to swing by afterwards. I almost always find some marked down treasure and this week was no exception. There huge packs of cheap produce.

2 Tomatoes, $0.99/pack.

Bag of mixed potatoes (Yukon gold, red, russet), $0.89/pack.

Vidalia onions, $0.79/lb.

2 Nectarines, $0.89/pack.  (2 random peaches & 3 plums were mixed in.)

Apples (Pink Lady & Red Delicious0, $0.99/6-pack.

Aside from a few spots, all of the produce was perfect. I made the tomatoes into pasta sauce, chopped and roasted the onions, the potatoes were turned into a salad, the apples were eaten fresh and the nectarines were sliced/frozen for smoothies. I love deals like this because I get so much more for the money and provided I do something with it quickly, none is wasted.

Did you find anything special? Share or link in the comments.

Welcome to another edition of Super Savings Saturday!

This week I did all of my shopping during one long day rather than breaking it into shorter trips. I’m trying to find what’s easier because just getting out the house when you have chronic pain and insomnia can be a huge struggle. (Sometimes it seems like the only time I get outside is for doctor’s appointments and couponing, uh!)

Anyway, I found cheap drinks, chicken, veggies, and hit the first week of Back to School sales. The only low point was a bad trip to Target. I was super excited to shop the toy clearance and pick up some other Cartwheel deals. Imagine my frustration when I discovered I’d forgotten my phone and didn’t have the required e-coupons—after shopping for 40 minutes! Needless to say, I will be going back and trying that again.

CVS:

2 Lipton iced teas, on sale 2/$2.00, plus $2.00 ECB.

Propel water, on sale $1.25 with $1.25 ECB.

Popcorn, regular price $1.00. I used a $1.00 coupon. Total: Free!

Shaw’s:

2 packages of split breast chicken, BOGO plus $2.00 mark down stickers on each pack. Total: $7.07!

Pack of reduced zucchini, on sale $0.99!

Staples:

8 spiral note books, on sale $0.25. I bought 8 and the total was $2.00. I had a $2.00 Staple Ink Reward, so it cost me nothing! Because I shopped late in the week, I wasn’t sure how much stock would be left. There were plenty and I grabbed all the pinks and purples.

Local Produce Store:

I love this store because they have excellent mark downs, provided I time it properly (early in the morning or right before closing). They had much more than usual and I grabbed 3 huge packs of mixed stone fruit. It was mostly peaches with a few plums and nectarines tossed in. I cut it up and froze for smoothies. Interestingly enough, only a single piece of fruit was rotten. It makes me so sad how much edible food is thrown away in this country! I forgot to snap a pic, but it filled 2 gallon size Ziplocs.

Did you find any good deals? Feel free to link up or share in the comments.