Did you know that Wal-Mart has free samples on their website that they will mail to you. All you have to do is sign up for the samples that you'd like to receive...I love going to get the mail and finding all sorts of surprises! :)
The FREE Samples that are available at Walmart.com now are:
-Secret Clinical Strength Deodorant
-Eucerin Lotion
-Old Spice Odor Blocker Body Wash
-John Frieda Root Awakening Hair Product
-Dove Ultimate Deodorant
-Prilosec OTC
-Parent's Choice Infant Formula
If you are interested in any of these samples, go here to get started. Just want you to know that for each sample that you request, it will ask if you want to review the product...you will get the free sample even if you answer no, so don't feel like you have to say yes.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Target Trip (May 10)
I also ran to Target this morning. I had several coupons that would allow me to get FREE items that I wanted to use before they expired. I bought everything pictured below, and spent...
$9.17!!
I broke my trip up into two different transactions because my first transaction generated a $5.00 Target gift card that I wanted to use to lower my out of pocket expense on transaction #2.
Transaction #1:
2 Nivea Body Wash for Women $3.99 each
-used 2 coupons for $4.00 off Nivea Body Wash (from 5/2 RedPlum insert)
Final Price: FREE (plus $0.02 in overage)
13 Travel size Dove Deodorants $0.97 each
-used 13 coupons for $1.00 off Dove Deodorant (from 4/25 RedPlum insert)
Final Price: FREE (plus $0.39 in overage)
7 Carefree Pantyliners $0.94 each
-used 7 coupons for $1.00 off Carefree products (from 4/25 SmartSource insert)
Final Price: FREE (plus $0.42 in overage)
1 Scrubbing Bubbles Power Sprayer Starter Kit $8.69
-used 1 coupon for $5.00 off (from 4/11 SmartSource insert)
-PLUS used coupon for $5.00 Target Gift Card when you buy Scrubbing Bubbles Power Sprayer Starter Kit (from 5/2 SmartSource insert...this was a regional coupon that not every paper received)
Final Price: $3.69 PLUS a $5.00 Target Gift Card
Total for Transaction #1: $2.86 AND received a $5.00 Gift Card
Transaction #2:
12 Kid Cuisine Meals (ranging in price from $1.23 to $1.50 each)
-used 6 coupons for $1.00 off 2 Kid Cuisine Meals (from April All You magazine and from ConAgra Coupon Book)
Final Price: $11.31
I used my $5.00 Target Gift Card from Transaction #1.
Total for Transaction #2: $6.31
I spent a total of $9.17, and saved over $83.00!!
$9.17!!
I broke my trip up into two different transactions because my first transaction generated a $5.00 Target gift card that I wanted to use to lower my out of pocket expense on transaction #2.
Transaction #1:
2 Nivea Body Wash for Women $3.99 each
-used 2 coupons for $4.00 off Nivea Body Wash (from 5/2 RedPlum insert)
Final Price: FREE (plus $0.02 in overage)
13 Travel size Dove Deodorants $0.97 each
-used 13 coupons for $1.00 off Dove Deodorant (from 4/25 RedPlum insert)
Final Price: FREE (plus $0.39 in overage)
7 Carefree Pantyliners $0.94 each
-used 7 coupons for $1.00 off Carefree products (from 4/25 SmartSource insert)
Final Price: FREE (plus $0.42 in overage)
1 Scrubbing Bubbles Power Sprayer Starter Kit $8.69
-used 1 coupon for $5.00 off (from 4/11 SmartSource insert)
-PLUS used coupon for $5.00 Target Gift Card when you buy Scrubbing Bubbles Power Sprayer Starter Kit (from 5/2 SmartSource insert...this was a regional coupon that not every paper received)
Final Price: $3.69 PLUS a $5.00 Target Gift Card
Total for Transaction #1: $2.86 AND received a $5.00 Gift Card
Transaction #2:
12 Kid Cuisine Meals (ranging in price from $1.23 to $1.50 each)
-used 6 coupons for $1.00 off 2 Kid Cuisine Meals (from April All You magazine and from ConAgra Coupon Book)
Final Price: $11.31
I used my $5.00 Target Gift Card from Transaction #1.
Total for Transaction #2: $6.31
I spent a total of $9.17, and saved over $83.00!!
CVS Trip (May 10)
I went to CVS this morning to see if I could find any good deals. I bought everything pictured below and spent:
$8.13, PLUS I left the store with $12.00 in ECBs! This is more than I normally would spend at CVS, but we really needed milk and toilet paper. That's the great thing about shopping at CVS and Walgreens...I bought the toilet paper PLUS all the other items pictured for LESS than the cost of toilet paper alone at Wal-Mart.
I bought:
2 Right Guard Deodorants
2 bottles of Bayer Aspirin
2 packages of Carefree pantiliners
1 box of U by Kotex Tampons
3 bags of M&Ms
1 Contour Blood Glucose Monitoring System
2 gallons of Gandy's milk
2 packages of Cottonelle Toilet Paper
I saved $76.12 today...that's around 90%!!
$8.13, PLUS I left the store with $12.00 in ECBs! This is more than I normally would spend at CVS, but we really needed milk and toilet paper. That's the great thing about shopping at CVS and Walgreens...I bought the toilet paper PLUS all the other items pictured for LESS than the cost of toilet paper alone at Wal-Mart.
I bought:
2 Right Guard Deodorants
2 bottles of Bayer Aspirin
2 packages of Carefree pantiliners
1 box of U by Kotex Tampons
3 bags of M&Ms
1 Contour Blood Glucose Monitoring System
2 gallons of Gandy's milk
2 packages of Cottonelle Toilet Paper
I saved $76.12 today...that's around 90%!!
Bayer Contour Money Maker at CVS
There is a pretty great money maker available at CVS this week. This week select Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems are on sale for $19.99. If you buy one you will receive a $15.00 ECB. To make this deal even better, in the 4/25 RedPlum insert there was a coupon for $10.00 off the purchase of Breeze 2, Contour, Contour USB, or A1CNow Selfcheck Monitors. If you have this coupon you will pay $9.99, and receive a $15.00 ECB.
$9.99 seems like quite a bit out of pocket, but if you already have ECBs you'll be able to lower this amount even more...and keep in mind that anytime you make MORE ECBs than you spend you are coming out ahead.
I did this deal earlier today. No one in my family has diabetes, but with my ECBs I was able to get this almost for FREE...plus earn $15.00 in ECBs. I plan on donating this item since we won't be using it. In the ad it states that you are supposed to get a $15.00 ECB when you purchase this item...my receipt only showed a $5.00 ECB for purchasing this. I took my receipt up to the cashier; she had to call a manager up and the manager printed off an additional $10.00 ECB for me. If you decide to do this deal, please make sure you check your receipt so you can be sure to get the proper amount of ECBs.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
CVS M&M Deal
I was looking through the CVS ad, and noticed that M&Ms are on sale for $2.00 a bag. I pulled out my coupon binder and found that I had a couple of coupons that would turn this into a SWEET deal. I thought it was too good a deal to really be true, but then I started looking on other coupon websites, and I noticed that a couple of other people had noticed this deal as well...so I thought I should share it with you as well. Keep in mind that I have not yet tried this deal, but I will be sure to try it when I head to CVS for my weekly shopping trip.
The last time I was at CVS I scanned my card under the price scan machine and a CVS coupon printed for $3.00 off any 2 Snickers, M&Ms, or Dove bags. I'm sure that if you scanned your card, some of you probably received this coupon as well.
Here's how to turn this into a SWEET deal:
Buy 3 bags of M&Ms ($6.00) (you'll need to make sure to get bags that are 12.6 oz. or larger)
-use coupon for $3.00 off (from price scan machine that I mentioned above)
-AND use coupon for Buy 2 M&Ms get 1 FREE (from 5/2 RedPlum insert)
Final Price: $1.00 (FOR ALL THREE BAGS!!)
Like I said, this is definitely a SWEET deal!!
Grocery Challenge (May--Week 1)
For the first week of May I think I stretched our grocery budget quite a bit. My grocery budget includes all food, toiletries, cleaning supplies, and medicines. (We used to include going out to eat in this category of our budget as well, but my husband and I decided to make a separate category for that now...we typically go out to eat once or twice a month)
WEEK ONE:
Spent: $47.73
Saved: $238.56
That's a savings of 83.4%!!
How are you guys doing? Remember, any amount of savings is a step in the right direction!! $5.00 a week might not seem like much, but over the course of a year that is $260.00!!
WEEK ONE:
Spent: $47.73
Saved: $238.56
That's a savings of 83.4%!!
How are you guys doing? Remember, any amount of savings is a step in the right direction!! $5.00 a week might not seem like much, but over the course of a year that is $260.00!!
Walgreens Mock Shopping Trip
Walgreens doesn't have as many good deals this week as CVS, but I thought I should go ahead and give you a mock shopping trip for it as well. Keep in mind that Walgreens is more confusing to shop at than CVS. At Walgreens you MUST have an equal number of manufacturer's coupons to items that you are buying (Walgreens and in ad coupons do not count as coupons but Register Rewards do!). Because of this, you'll notice that I will have to add inexpensive filler items to different transactions so I will be allowed to use all the coupons that I want to. Don't get nervous about Walgreens. Once you get in and try shopping there for yourself, you'll see that it is well worth it to shop there!!
Transaction #1:
EOS Ultra Moisturizing Shaving Cream $2.99
Final Cost for Transaction #1: $2.99 (plus tax) and receive a $2.99 Register Reward
Transaction #2:
Schick Hydro 3 or 5 Blade Razor System $7.99
-use coupon for $5.00 off Schick Razor (found in 5/9 SmartSource insert)
Total for Razor: $2.99, and receive a $5.00 Register Reward
1 bag of Walgreens Candy $0.39 (this is a filler item)
Use $2.99 Register Reward from Transaction #1.
Final Cost for Transaction #2: $0.39 (plus tax) and receive a $5.00 Register Reward
Transaction #3:
2 Pantene Shampoo/Conditioner $7.00
-use coupon for $1.00 off any two Pantene Shampoos or Conditioners (found in 5/2 Proctor and Gamble insert)
Total for Pantene products: $6.00 and receive a $2.00 Register Reward
Use $5.00 Register Reward from Transaction #2.
Final Cost for Transaction #3: $1.00 (plus tax) and receive a $2.00 Register Reward.
After this trip, you will have bought:
1 EOS Shave Cream
1 Schick Razor
1 bag of candy
2 Pantene Hair Products
You will have spent $4.38 (plus tax), and you'll still have a $2.00 Register Reward left for your next shopping trip.
I know that Walgreens can seem very confusing if you are just starting out, but as you can see, you REALLY can save a lot of money once you learn the ropes!!
Again, let me know if this was helpful for you. I know when I first started trying to shop at CVS and Walgreens I wished that I had someone walk me through exactly how to do it, so I'm hoping that this will help some of you get started!! Good luck and let me know if your trips are successful, or let me know of any other deals that you think would make this better. I wanted to focus on deals that used coupons from the last two weeks so those of you who are just starting out would be able to get started at Walgreens!!
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