Rite Aid Haul Day One Dec 2015

This week. Rite Aid is having a huge deal that I can't pass up.  The Tide is one sale and you get back Plenti Points which I love because you can use them on your next purchase.

Here's the breakdown of the Rite Aid Revlon eye shadow haul:

I purchased 10 Revlon eye shadows at $3.29.  I used 10 of the $3 coupons.  The total was $2.90 plus the tax which made the final cost $5.57, but I received $10 back in Plenti Points!

The Plenti Points hit my account his morning.  I am going to purchase the Tide, use $17 in Plenti Points and $2 coupons on each bottle.  In the end, I will receive $20 in Plenti Points for tomorrow's purchase.  My out of pocket cost for all the bottles of Tide should be less than $5.  If you aren't shopping at Rite Aid and using their loyalty program, you are missing out on a lot of free household supplies! 

I hope to be able to make it to Rite Aid today.  The next haul will probably be up on the site tomorrow. 

Happy shopping!

Kmart Haul Double Coupons Day One

Yesterday was the first day of the double coupon event at Kmart.  I went to take advantage of the latest surprise points they sent me.  What I love about Kmart is that they keep track of what you purchase and send you surprise points that you can use to get more at a later date.  I buy all my bottled water there.  I can honestly say I haven't paid for bottled water in months!  I receive email from them with surprise points for my water on a weekly basis.  I combine those surprise points with shop your way points and coupons that print at the register to get free water bottles!

The transaction on the left was pretty easy, but my Kmart has a high turnover rate and the cashiers aren't probably trained (neither are the supervisors).  My husband discourages from going there because of the hassle.  However, I save so much money on Tide Pods, toilet paper, water bottle and other supplies that I return there frequently.

Here's the breakdown:
The Tide Pods (16 ct) are $5.99.  Kmart gave me surprise points for each: one was for $3.50 off and the other was for $2.  I also used a $2 coupon on each which doubled to $4 off each. Making both of them and giving me $1.52 in overage.

The Pantene is on clearance (Everlasting Ends and Aqualight)  for $2.50 each.  I used a $4 off 2 coupon. That made them .50 each.

The Revlon eye shadow was $2.99 each.  I used a $3 coupon on each which gave me .05 in overage.

I had some change in shopyourway points that came off automatically for a final total of $1.92!

Before I entered the store, I loaded a coupon Kmart sent me that would give me $10 in shopyourway points once I used my points and spent over $15.

I gained $10 in points which I will use in today's transaction!

This is going to be an awesome shopping week at Kmart.  Use the P&G coupons to stock up on all the essentials for 2016.  I'll be back to post today's haul.  Be sure to add me as your personal shopper, so you can get some awesome coupons! 

Get Your FitBit Flex for $21.97!

Here is a picture of the 4 FitBit Flex products my son and I picked up this week from Target.  This was a price match from the gamestop app.  Many of my friends and family are interested in getting these, so I am going to give a step by step tutorial.  For those of you that are seasoned couponers, please bear with me.  ;)

Take the following steps to get your FitBit:

1.  The first thing you need to do is download the gamestop app to your phone or tablet.  (This price does not come up on the gamestop.com site.)

2.  Do a search for the FitBit Flex Black.  Click on the link and it will bring you to the image you see on your right.  Take a screenshot in case you lose the signal in the store.

3.  Go to the electronics dept at your local Target, Best Buy or Staples and tell  the associate you would like to price match the FitBit Flex from the gamestop app.  They will ask to see your phone.  Chances are you will need to close the app and show them how you opened the app, searched the product and show them the price.  Some associates are tech savvy, but some are not.  You also have the occasional doubting Thomas and can't believe there is such a huge price difference.  Don't try to explain any of this.  You don't need to.  They have to price match the product.  You may want to print the price match policy from the website because some employees are not aware of them.  I shop on a daily basis in the same stores and still come across employees and managers that don't know their own stores policy.

4.  To save an additional 5% off your purchase at Target, you can use your red card.  Signing up is easy.  It took me minutes at the register to complete the easy steps.

By the way, the usually only price match the exact product in the image.  We were expecting to purchase 4 black ones.  They only had 2 and the associate gave us the other 2 colors.  Do not expect them to bend the rules.  Your associate or manager may allow a different color or deny you.  It is solely up to their discretion.  Remember, a smile and pleasant attitude can go a long way. ;)

If you decide to price match at Staples or Best Buy, don't forget to use your loyalty cards to maximize your savings!

Happy Shopping!

Walmart Haul Oct. 20, 2015

This is the first of several Walmart transactions for this week.  This haul combined price matching and couponing.

There are coupons from last week's inserts and helped make this transaction a whopping $2.03. The Schick Extreme 3 coupon is for $4, but you can price match the razors from Amazon.com for $1.76.  That gives you overage that can be applied toward your total purchase.  I had 8 coupons as well as 3 coupons for the BIC razors that gave me a total of $42. in overage.  The Huggies diapers were price matched to the Walmart.com app for $2 each bag. I used a coupon for $4/2.

The haul also included a Bob Evan's mac and cheese, a 4 lb bag of Tilapia and a bag of Shrimp (medium size).  You can use your overage to buy anything you want.  I just wanted to restock my freezer for my little pescatarian.

Hope this breakdown helps you save some $$$.  Happy shopping!

Dollar General Breakdown Oct 17, 2015

This Dollar General haul was from Saturday October 17, 2015.  I'm sharing it with you to prepare you for Oct. 24th's promo event.

When I'm preparing a haul for Dollar General, I look for high priced products that also have large value coupons.  That way I get to the $25 total purchase amount I need to get my $5 off.  Once the coupons are applied, my out of pocket amount is very small.

Here are the prices of the products and the coupons I used.
2 Alpo T Bonz dog treats were on sale for $1 each.  I used $2/2 coupon.  (There was also a digital coupon available on the site you could use if you didn't have the printable.)

2 Clairol hair dye costs $3, used a $2 coupon.
6 Poligrip was $2 each, used coupon for free product from in the weekly coupon insert.
1 Angel Soft bathroom tissue 4 pk cost $1, used .45 coupon.
1 Reynold's wrap foil sheets cost $1, no coupon.
1 Alpo Dog biscuits cost $2.50, used $1.50 coupon.
1 Kit Kat king size cost $1.35

The total was over $27. with tax, I paid $5.11.

Most of these coupons haven't expired, so you can use a similar breakdown for this Saturday's haul.  Be sure to give the cashier your Dollar General $5 before you hand over the rest.  As a matter of fact, keep it in a separate.  Why?  There are cashiers that will demand all of the coupons and then your oop will be high.  Many cashiers are not accustomed to couponers and don't know this is allowed at the store.  I shop at four different locations without a problem.  Three of the locations are in NY and one is in NJ.

Hope this helps you save some $.  Happy shopping!

Cheap Bounty Paper Towels

Just wanted to explain how I stock up on Bounty paper towels and toothpaste for small change.  The picture on the left shows 4 transactions I did this past Saturday at The Dollar Tree.  Each transaction consisted of one roll of Bounty Basic paper towels and 3 Crest toothpastes.  (The supervisor at my location asked me to do these transactions separately because the register freezes when they try to redeem more than one at a time).  Anyway, I separated the transactions and the coupons.  The Bounty coupon was for 50 cents off and the Crest coupon was $3/3.  They were both found in the Oct P&G.  I paid 35 cents oop (out of pocket) for each transaction.  I scored 4 rolls of Bounty and 12 boxes of Crest!

Now you have all the details.  Now go stock up on your Crest and Bounty.  Happy shopping!

Walmart Haul: Price Matching and Couponing

Walmart is now one of my favorite stores.  Thanks to my friend Kim, I learned how to price match.  When you price match and use coupons, you end up getting money back that you can either get back on a gift card, receive in cash or apply towards your order.

The Garnier pictured is currently on clearance for $1.  Use a $1 coupon to get it for free!  The Colgate mouthwash was price matched from Walgreen's ad for $1.49.  Use a $2 coupon and get back .51 cents per bottle.  Buy the 2 pk of BIC silky touch razors for .97 cents.  Use a $2 coupon and get back $1.03 in overage. 

I don't know about you, but I love to get free stuff and get paid to take it out of the store!  ;)

Happy shopping!

Shop Rite Haul: Kotex Stock Up Price!

Here is an awesome deal you can do if you have multiple coupons.  Several of the Kotex pads and tampons are on sale for 3/$6.97 or 3/$9.97.  The pads pictured on the left are 3/$6.97.  I used 3 $2 coupons on 3 pads and paid .97!  I had enough to repeat the transaction 4 times.  Yay!

Remember, Shop Rite allows the sale price for 4 items per transaction.  They accept 4 identical coupons per product per transaction.

More transactions at different stores coming up.
;)

Happy shopping!

Dollar Tree Haul: More Free Toothpaste!

This month's P&G coupon insert had several Crest toothpaste coupons and I have been using them all up!  If you check out my previous post, you can see I have picked up a lot of Free Crest toothpaste from the Dollar Tree in the past.  (You can check out that post to see what the coupons look like). 

Here's a little something that's been happening the last couple of months with those Crest coupons.  For some strange reason, after processing the Crest coupons the register will come up with a negative balance instead of coming up as a $0 balance.  The Dollar Tree has a strict policy that they will not give any cash back to the customer when there is overage due to coupons.  (I have been to Dollar Tree stores that have handed me back overage, but it's not the norm).  What the cashiers have been doing is taking the .14 - .18 cents out of their register and putting it on the side.  I figured I would put that change to use.  So now when I go to the Dollar Tree to use my coupons for free stuff, I also add one product that has a coupon that is worth under .50.  That product will now cost less because the overage is added on to the total.  That is how I paid .67 for the Dawn in the picture above!  Here are a few other coupons I use: Bounty, Fruit Roll ups, Palmolive and Colgate toothpaste. Clever, huh?  Now go get your free toothpaste!

By the way, I paid $2.05 for everything in the picture above.  ;)  Happy shopping. 

Kmart Haul Oct. 11-17 2015

If you don't shop at Kmart, you are missing out on a lot of free stuff that can help you save money on your grocery budget!  Kmart has an awesome loyalty program called shopyourway.  Their program is similar to the CVS loyalty program except you have a longer period of time in which to redeem your points.

As a member of shopyourway, you receive special discounts on products in the store.  For example, there are several detergents that carry a special price for shopyourway members.  They also offer promos that will award you with a certain amount of points (that convert into dollar amounts) when you make a qualifying purchase.  For example, they may offer $3 in syw points when you purchase $10 in Dove hair products.  These points can be used on your next purchase.  They also send out email with customized deals that will get you some awesome savings!  The picture above shows the purchase I made on Tuesday.  Kmart sent me an email that said I would receive:
$4 in points towards the purchase of a 16 count Tide pods in one scent (on sale 2/$10)
$3 off the purchase of 16 count Tide pods in a different scent
$1.50 off the purchase of a 24 pack of Smart Sense water bottles (priced $2.99)
$2 off  the purchase of a Glade candle (on sale $2.74)

I paid $1.60 for everything in the picture!  How?  I used a coupon for $2.50 off the purchase of 2 Tide pods and a .75 coupon for the Glade candle on top of the surprise points they gave me.  I've done this so many times, I haven't paid for water bottles in over a month!  The more you take advantage of the surprise points they send you, the more surprise points you get.  I love that!

Want added savings?  Add me as your shop your way personal shopper!  As your shopper, the syw site allows me to send you additional coupons you can use online or at the store.  I am a frequent Kmart shopper, so I know about their advertised sales and clearance items.  You better believe they have me hooked with their monthly double coupon events!  I use these promo events to stock up on shampoo, deodorants, pet food and toilet paper!  Best of all, you can save your points to make big purchases.  I used a lot of my syw points to buy summer patio furniture, home decor and more!  Don't miss out on free money.

Sign up with shopyourway and start saving money today!  Happy shopping.  ;)

Dollar General Haul Oct.11-17 2015

For the past two weeks Dollar General has been a great place to get a lot of free stuff for the home.  The first picture shows the first haul of Sheba cat food I got for free.  After all of my transactions, I picked up 100 cans of Sheba!  I was also able to get Alpo T Bonz snacks free of cost using coupons.

On Saturday they had a promo that took $5 off your $25 purchase.  This doesn't sound like much, but when you also use coupons you can save a lot of money.  I used coupons and a gift card and paid $6.49 for the following:

18 packs of Angel Soft toilet paper (4 roll)  used .45 and $1/2 Qs  (priced $1 ea)
  6 boxes of Clairol used $2 Q  (priced $3. ea)
  6 bottles of St. Ives body wash used $1.50 Q (sale price $2 ea)
  2 bottles of Palmolive dish detergent used $1/2 Q  (priced $1)

Yesterday they had another promo for Columbus Day.  It was a digital coupon that took $2 off a $10 purchase.  (You must register on the site to load the digital coupons and then use your phone number at the register to get your discount).  I bought everything in the picture, used Qs and paid $1.86!

 This Saturday is their next promo event.  Go through my breakdowns above, cut your coupons, load your digital coupons and go to Dollar General to stock up on household necessities.

Scroll down to the bottom of the site to print two $2 coupons for the Alpo T Bonz snacks!  They are currently on sale for a $1 a bag until the 17th.   You'll also find lots of coupons you can use this Saturday at Dollar General!  You can also load a digital coupon for the Alpo snacks and get a total of 6 free bags!  They also have a digi coupon for Clairol, Dawn and more.  Have fun shopping.  ;)