Publix

$2.69 Aunt Jemima Pancakes BOGO x 2
-1.00/2 SS 8/16 x 2
-1.00 Toss for Cash booklet x 4
= +.31 overage

$0.99 Reuseable Shopping Bag x 2
- .99 Free wyb 2 Items peelie
= Free x 2

$7.99 Charcoal (Raincheck) x 4
-4.00 RP 6/28 x 2
-3.00 FL Tearpad x 2
= $17.96

$2.96 Ground Chuck
$2.90 Ground Chuck
$1.17 Beef Cube Steak
$2.66 Beef Cube Steak
-2.00 wyb Charcoal Tearpad x 4
= $1.69

$1.66 Ground Pork
$1.74 Ground Pork
$3.76 Pork Chops
$3.20 Pork Chops
-6.00 wyb Charcoal and 1 item x 4
= +$13.64 overage

$1.69 KC Masterpiece x 4
-1.69 Free wyb Charcoal tearpad
= Free x 4

$0.63 Bananas
- .50 Target IP
= .13

$1.09 Lipton Tea Bags x 5
-1.00 "Raise Your Hand for Savings" booklet x 5
= .40

$4.19 A-1 Steak Sauce BOGO x 5
-2.00 SS 8/16 x 10
= .95

$1.99 McCormick Grinders BOGO x 4
-1.00 "Nothing Goes to Waist" booklet
= +.08

$2.49 Revlon Tweezers
-1.00 SS 8/16
-2.00 Green Adv Flyer
= +.51

$2.99 Revlon Clippers
-1.00 SS 8/16
-2.00 Green Adv Flyer
= +.01

$2.39 Publix Greenwise Toilet Paper
-2.38 Penny Coupon
= .01

$8.99 Bud Light
(no coupon)

Total Before Coupons: $117.98
Total Spent: $10.36 + 4.14 tax = $14.50

Walgreens

Food Lion Failure

I knew I shouldn't have gone today, but I was afraid they might have gotten restocked and I'd miss out on a day of triples.

The three Shave gels was all they had. Hubby used his Guiding Stars FLip to buy the salad, and I used mine for another bottle of apple juice.
I also got 3 more 2 ltr. drinks...only remembering too late that they were only .50 each during the 3-day weekend sale. I got confused with the Grand Opening sale at the other Food Lion that had these on sale all week.

CVS

Food Lion...Again...

Ugh, I'm sooo tired...

Food Lion Triples #3

Food Lion Grand Opening

Walgreens

Food Lion Triples!!

Food Lion Triples!!!

Kroger (Wednesday)

Pffft...

I wasted the whole day "fixing" to go to Food Lion for the triples sale. Bah!

Kroger (Tuesday)

Transaction #1: (My card)
$2.49 Nature Valley Nut Clusters
$2.49 Nature Valley Nut Clusters
$1.99 Betty Crocker Warm Delights
$1.99 Betty Crocker Warm Delights
$1.99 Betty Crocker Warm Delights
$1.99 Betty Crocker Warm Delights
$2.49 Yoplait Fiber One Yogurt
$2.49 Yoplait Fiber One Yogurt
$1.49 Pillsbury Cinn Rolls
$1.49 Pillsbury Cinn Rolls
=20.90
-5.00 Mega Sale
-1.00 Cellfire Nature Valley
- .40 Cellfire Nature Valley Bars
- .50 Cellfire Warm Delights
- .50 Shortcuts Warm Delights
- .50 Shortcuts Warm Delights
- .50 Shortcuts Warm Delights
-1.00 Shortcuts Fiber One Yogurt
-1.00 Shortcuts Fiber One Yogurt
- .40 Shortcuts Sweet Rolls

- .40/2 (doubled) Pillsbury Cinn Rolls IP Q
-1.00 NV Nut Clusters
-1.00 NV Nut Clusters
- .50 (doubled) Warm Delights
- .50 (doubled) Warm Delights
- .50 (doubled) Warm Delights
- .50 (doubled) Warm Delights
-1.00 Yoplait Fiber One Yogurt
-1.00 Yoplait Fiber One Yogurt
=1.30 + .56 tax = $1.86 oop

*I had this figured to be $1.00 less than it was. I see on my receipt where a .40 Cellfire for Nature Valley Bars came off, instead of the $1.00 Shortcuts Nut Clusters that was supposed to have. I don't know why the total came up $1.00 more, instead of .60 cents.
I'm not arguing about $1.00, for all that I got...I just like for the math to add up right so I know what's going on.

Transaction #2: (Hubby's card)
$2.49 Nature Valley Nut Clusters
$2.49 Nature Valley Nut Clusters
$1.99 Betty Crocker Warm Delights
$1.99 Betty Crocker Warm Delights
$1.99 Betty Crocker Warm Delights
$1.99 Betty Crocker Warm Delights
$2.49 Yoplait Fiber One Yogurt
$2.49 Yoplait Fiber One Yogurt
$2.49 Yoplait Fiber One Yogurt
$1.49 Pillsbury Cinn Rolls
$1.49 Pillsbury Cinn Rolls
$1.49 Pillsbury Grands
$1.49 Pillsbury Grands
$0.99 Sobe Lifewater
$0.99 Sobe Lifewater
$1.79 Betty Crocker Fruit Shapes
$1.79 Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks
$1.79 Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks
$1.79 Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks
$1.79 Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks
=37.30
-5.00 Mega Sale/10
-5.00 Mega Sale/10
-1.00 Cellfire Nature Valley
- .40 Cfire NV Bars
-1.00 Cfire Yoplait
- .50 Cfire Warm Delights
- .40 Cfire Fruit Shapes
- .50 Cfire Fruit Snacks
- .50 Shortcuts Warm Delights
- .50 Scuts Warm Delights
- .50 Scuts Warm Delights
-1.00 Scuts Yoplait
-1.00 Scuts Yoplait
- .50 Scuts Fruit Snacks
- .40 Scuts Sweet Rolls
-1.00 Scuts Grands

-1.00 Nut Clusters
-1.00 Nut Clusters
-1.00/2 Grands Biscuits
- .40 (doubled) Warm Delights
- .50 (doubled) Warm Delights
- .50 (doubled) Warm Delights
- .50 (doubled) Warm Delights
- .50 (doubled) Warm Delights
- .50 (doubled)/2 Fruit Snacks
- .50 (doubled)/2 Fruit Snacks
-1.00 Yoplait Fiber One Yogurt
-1.00 Yoplait Fiber One Yogurt
-1.00 Yoplait Fiber One Yogurt
- .40 (doubled) Betty Crocker Fruit Shapes
- .99 Sobe BOGO IP q
-3.50 Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks Catalina from previous deal
=$1.01 + 1.04 tax = $2.05 oop

*The same thing happened with the e-coupons; -.40 Cfire instead of -1.00 Shortcuts, but the total came out $1.00 more than my cypherings.

Grand Totals:
Value of Items Before Coupons: $58.20
Total Spent: $2.31 + 1.60 tax = $3.91 oop

Rite Aid (Tuesday)

And...Scenario #3...at Last!

$18.99 Zyrtec 30ct
$ 4.00 (2) Rubbermaid Water bottles
$ 6.99 Glade Sense & Spray
$ .99 Bounty Basic Paper Towels-5.00/$25 Rite Aid IP
-5.00 Zyrtec in-ad q
-4.00 Zyrtec RP 8/23
-2.00 (2) 1.00 Rubbermaid RP 6/28
-4.00 Sense & Spray SS 8/23
-1.00 Save-A-Lot home mailer coupon (Didn't beep for overage at this RA)
=9.97 + 2.17 tax = $12.14

SCRs: $1.00 Rubbermaid, $2.00 Glade, (Rest of)$25.00 Zyrtec & $10.00 GC

*Good to know this Rite Aid doesn't "beep" for overage. Chances are they'll be one that will accept (2) coupons on BOGO sales, too.
Just need to remember that apparently this one is in the "Short Ad" zone and I need to carry my Metro Atl sale paper with me to get the prices adjusted.

Final Totals:
-9.19 oop Scenario #1
-9.16 oop Scenario #2
-12.14 oop Scenario #3
=30.49 oop
+2.00 Kotex SCR
+2.00 Tylenol SCR
+2.49 Colgate SCR
+1.00 Rubbermaid SCR
+2.00 Glade SCR
+25.00 SCR#97 Zyrtec
+10.00 RA Gift Card Zyrtec
=14.00 Profit

Walgreens (Tuesday)

I wasn't even going to stop in this Walgreens; I was going to drive right on by and wait and go to my good Walgreens later in the week. I've had a little trouble at this Wags, not too much, but enough that I was concerned about them insisting that they'd have to have my Listerine coupon out of the kids activity book, instead of just scannning and letting me keep it.

I said oh well, I'll go in and see if they have any of the free toothbrushes - I know my usual Walgreens won't. They didn't.

In the Clearance section I came across 2 bottles of the children's Zyrtec I needed to make my Listerine/Folgers deal a good one, so I couldn't not give it a try. I would just have to argue that they couldn't have my coupon (I didn't cut it out, and just carry the whole page of coupons in my envelope.)

I got the Listerine and the Folgers, then I needed 2 items without coupons to be able to use 2 RRs, and I needed them to add up to about $2.00. They had some Halloween candies on sale for .99 a bag with in-ad coupon that worked out good (Wags coupons don't count towards number of items, if used last I think).

So I checked out and gave her my manu. coupons and then my RRs, and then I pulled my sheet of activity book coupons out of my envelope and said oh I need you to scan my Listerine coupon, and opened my sale paper for the candy coupon. She just typed the coupon numbers into the register without any trouble or argument at all. Good girl!

$4.00 Listerine Cool Blue
$4.00 Listerine Cool Blue
$3.29 Children's Zyrtec
$3.29 Children's Zyrtec
$2.50 Folgers
$2.50 Folgers
$ .99 Brachs candy (filler)
$ .99 Brachs candy (filler)
=$21.56
-3.00 Zyrtec IP
-3.00 Zyrtec IP
-4.00 Listerine BOGO q
-1.00 Listerine
-2.00 Wags Activity Book Q
- .25 Folgers
- .25 Folgers
=$8.06
-4.00 RR Softsoap
-4.00 RR Softsoap
=$.06 + 1.09 tax = $1.15

RRs: $5.00 Zyrtec, $3.00 Listerine, $1.00 Folgers
=$0.15 oop

Food Lion (Tuesday)

I couldn't find the $1.15 organic veggies the day before and didn't want to pay .59 for a can of tuna again so I didn't even take a Nature's Place FLip this trip. Anyway I don't think this old FL even has a Nature's Place dept.

$1.50 Apple Juice
-1.00 Guiding Stars FLip
= .50

$1.00 Healthy Accents Toothbrush
-1.00 Healthy Accents
= Free

$1.49 Home 360 Kitchen Trash Bags
-1.00 Home 360 FLip
= .49

Total: $.99 + .09 tax = $1.08 oop

CVS (Tuesday)

This morning I got out and headed to Rome, where there are 4 (or 5?) CVS's all within just a few miles distance to choose from.
Back at home last night I went back and figured out what I had, as far as coupons, and what deals I could do. Mead Five-Star had an ECB deal, and there were coupons to go along with it, so I wanted to get those. My kid needed binders. Generally I'd buy less expensive ones at Walmart, but with the coupons, ECBs and my deals, I got the Mead binder and notebook for alot cheaper.

I told my son those binders cost almost TEN DOLLARS EACH! But he wasn't impressed. He was like, well I know you didn't pay that much for them. lol

Trans #1: (Son's card)
$2.50 Glade Glass Candle Holder
$2.50 Glade Glass Candle Holder
$2.50 Glade Glass Candle Holder
$2.50 Glade Glass Candle Holder
$2.50 Glade Candle Refill 3pk.
$2.50 Glade Candle Refill 3pk.
$2.50 Glade Candle Refill 3pk.
$2.50 Glade Candle Refill 3pk.
$ .99 Sour Gummy Worms (filler to bring up to amount of ECBs I had to spend)
=20.99
-4.00/$20.00 CVS Autofill coupon booklet
-2.50 BOGO Holder/Refill
-2.50 BOGO Holder/Refill
-2.50 BOGO Holder/Refill
-2.50 BOGO Holder/Refill
=6.99
- .99 ECB
-1.89 ECB
-1.98 ECB
-2.00 ECB
= $.13 + 1.04 tax = $1.17 oop

ECBs $6.00 Glade
Final Total: $.86

Next CVS: Trans #2: (Son's Card)
$5.00 Glade Sense & Spray
$5.00 Glade Sense & Spray
$9.59 Five-Star Binder
$5.79 Five-Star Notebook
$1.79 Peanut Butter Cookies (filler to bring total up to amount of ECB I had)
=27.17
-5.00/$25.00 Readyfill quiz CVS IP q
-4.00 Sense & Spray
-4.00 Sense & Spray
-2.00 Five-Star
-2.00 Five-Star
=10.17
-10.00 ECB
=$0.17 + 1.50 tax = $1.67

ECB $3.00 Glade, $5.00 Mead
Final Total: $3.67

Same CVS: Trans #3: (My card)
$6.00 Aveeno Shampoo
$6.00 Aveeno Shampoo
$6.00 Aveeno Shampoo
$7.00 Aveeno Bath things
$3.79 Carefree Liners
$3.79 Carefree Liners
$ .99 Comp. notebook
$ .99 Comp. notebook
$ .50 Heath candybar (filler)
=35.06
-$5/$25 Readyfill quiz q
- 2.00 Aveeno Nourish 5/31 RP
- 2.00 Aveeno Nourish 5/31 RP
- 2.00 Aveeno Nourish 5/31 RP
- 2.00 Any Aveeno IP Q
- 1.00 Carefree IP q
- 1.00 Carefree IP q
=20.06
-2.00 ECB
-7.99 ECB
-10.00 ECB
=$.07 + $1.95 = $2.02

ECBs $10.00 Aveeno, $7.58 Carefree, $1.98 Comp. books
Final total: $2.45 (tax + the candybar. The rest was free)

Next CVS: Trans #4: (Hubby's card)
$2.50 Glade Glass Candle Holder
$2.50 Glade Glass Candle Holder
$2.50 Glade Candle Refill 3pk.
$2.50 Glade Candle Refill 3pk.
$9.59 Five-Star Binder
$5.79 Five-Star Notebook
=25.38
-$5/$25 Readyfill quiz q
-2.50 BOGO Holder/Refill
-2.50 BOGO Holder/Refill
-2.00 Five-Star
-2.00 Five-Star
=11.38
-10.00 ECB
- .99 ECB
= .39 + 1.42 tax = $1.81

ECBs $3.00 Glade, $5.00 Mead
Final Total: $4.80

Same CVS: Trans #5: (Hubby's card)
$6.00 Aveeno Shampoo
$6.00 Aveeno Shampoo
$6.00 Aveeno Shampoo
$7.00 Aveeno Skin pads things
$2.00 Poise liners
$2.00 Poise liners
$2.00 Poise liners
$2.00 Poise liners
=33.00
-$5/$25 Readyfill quiz q
- 2.00 Aveeno Nourish 5/31 RP
- 2.00 Aveeno Nourish 5/31 RP
- 2.00 Aveeno Nourish 5/31 RP
- 2.00 Any Aveeno IP Q
- 2.00 Poise liners IP q
- 2.00 Poise liners IP q
- 2.00 Poise liners IP q
- 2.00 Poise liners IP q
=12.00
-3.00 ECB
-4.00 ECB
-5.00 ECB
=0.00 + 1.96 tax = $1.96

ECBs $10.00 Aveeno, $2.00 Poise
Final Total $1.96 (tax)

Day's Totals:
-My card: $2.45
-Hubby's card: $6.76
-Son's card: $4.53

2-day Totals:
-My card: $1.93 Profit
-Hubby's card: $1.17
-Son's card: $6.63

Grand Total Cost of All; Both Days; Ten Transactions: $5.87

Publix #2 (Monday)

(Not pictured: 2 bags Charcoal)
Stopped by my usual Publix on the way back home to finish out my deals:

$2.79 Cole's French Bread Toast BOGO
- .50 (doubled) IP Q x 2
= .40 each

$3.99 Mrs. Paul's Fish x 2
-3.00 IP q x 2
-1.00 Publix q "Toss the Cash" Publix booklet x 2
= +.02 overage

$3.19 Kotex Pads BOGO x 3
-1.50 Kotex "Reinventing Beauty" CVS magazine x 6
-1.00 Kotex Wags Back-to-School q's x 6
= +5.43 overage

$1.34 Apples
-1.00 Target IP q
= .34

$.79 Bananas
-.50 Target IP Q
=.29

$1.39 Knox Gelatin
-4.00 IP q
= +2.61 overage

$1.34 Publix Paper Towels - Penny "Mystery" Item
-1.33 Publix Q Sunday paper
= .01

$1.86 Ground Pork
$1.93 Ground Pork
-6.00 IP q x 2
= +8.21 overage

$2.24 Beef for Stew
$2.60 Ground Beef
-2.00 Tearpad q x 2
= .84

$2.29 Luzianne Tea BOGO x 2
-.60 6/21 SS x 4
= .55 each

$4.99 Lucky Charms and Reeses Puffs Cereal BOGO x 2
-1.00/2 SS 7/19 x 2
-1.00 Target IP q x 4
= 1.00 each

$6.99 Charcoal x 2
-4.00 6/28 RP x 2
=2.99 each

$1.69 KC Masterpiece x 2
-1.69 Tearpad q x 2
= 2 Free KC Masterpiece

Total before Coupons: $65.75
Total Spent: -$0.86 + 1.82 tax = $0.96 oop

Publix #1 (Monday)

(Not pictured: 2 bags Charcoal)
This Publix, though farther to drive to, has FANTASTIC Customer Service and takes Food Lion, Target, and The Drugstores (except the $5 off -) coupons. It was well worth the drive.

$6.99 Charcoal x 2
-4.00 6/28 RP x 2
=2.99 each

$1.70 Ground Pork
$1.75 Ground Pork
-6.00 IP q x 2
= +8.55 overage

$1.97 Beef for Stew
$2.72 Ground Beef
-2.00 Tearpad q x 2
= +.69 overage

$1.69 KC Masterpiece x 2
-1.69 Tearpad q x 2
= 2 Free KC Masterpiece

$1.59 Glad wrap x 2
-1.00 Tearpad q x 2
-1.00 FLip x 2
= +.82 overage

$1.50 Snyder Pretzels
-1.00 Publix Family Style home mailer magazine
- .75 7/26 SS
= +.25 overage

$3.99 Mrs. Paul's Fish x 2
-3.00 IP q x 2
-1.00 Publix q "Toss the Cash" Publix booklet x 2
= +.02 overage

$1.49 Uncle Ben's Rice BOGO x 2
- .75 7/26 RP x 4
= +.02 overage

$2.99 Huggies Wipes x 2
- .50 (doubled) 8/16 SS x 2
-2.00 Wags Back-to-School q's x 2
= +.02 overage

$3.19 Kotex Tampons BOGO x 3
-1.50 Kotex "Reinventing Beauty" CVS magazine x 6
-1.00 Kotex Wags Back-to-School q's x 6
= +5.43 overage

$2.49 Covergirl Sponge x 4
-2.50/2 8/02 PG x 2
-2.00 Publix Advantage Flyer x 4
= +3.04 overage

$2.79 Covergirl Eyeliner x 2
-2.50/2 8/02 PG
-2.00 Publix Advantage Flyer x 2
= +.92 overage

$2.99 Sundown Vitamins x 4
-3.00/2 IP Q x 2
-6.00/2 Publix Advantage Flyer x 2
= +6.04 overage

$1.39 Knox Gelatin
-4.00 IP q
= +2.61 overage

$0.99 Reusable Shopping Bags x 5
-0.99 Peelie on Cereal wyb 2 items x 4
-0.99 free wyb $40 worth FLip x 1
= 5 free Reusable Shopping bags

$1.34 Publix Paper Towels - Penny "Mystery" Item
-1.33 Publix Q Sunday paper
= .01

$2.29 Luzianne Tea BOGO x 3
-.60 6/21 SS x 6
= .55 each

$ 3.19 Starkist Tuna BOGO x 2
-.50 (doubled) x 4
-1.00/3 Target IP q
= .35 each

$2.79 Cole's French Bread Toast BOGO
$2.79 Cole's French Bread Toast BOGO
- .50 (doubled) IP Q x 4
= .40 each

$1.48 Apples
-1.00 Target IP q
= .48

$.62 Bananas
-.50 Target IP Q
=.12

$4.99 Cheerios and Reeses Puffs Cereal BOGO x 4
-1.00/2 SS 7/19 x 4
-1.00 Target IP q x 8
= 1.00 each

$3.00 Beef & Bean Burritos
(no coupons)
$3.00 Beef & Bean Chimichangas
(no coupons)

Total before Coupons: $138.76
Total Spent: -$1.25 + 5.38 tax = $4.13 oop

*Originally my final total was $16.something...way, way higher than I'd been figuring on. When I got out to the car and checked my receipt, apparently she hadn't scanned either of my Mrs. Paul's IP q's or Publix q's, and one of my charcoal q's. Which was strange because I stood there and thought I watched her scan them all.
I went back inside and they gave me $12.00 back without any problem.
I love this Publix. I just wish it weren't so far to get to.

Food Lion (Monday)

$1.50 Apple Juice
-1.00 Guiding Stars FLip
= .50

$1.59 Something Natural Tuna (from the Natural Place section)
-1.00 Natural Place FLip
= .59

$1.00 Healthy Accents Toothbrush
-1.00 Healthy Accents
= Free

$1.47 - .52 Advantage Buy (card scanned after coupon given) Home 360 Tissues
-1.00 Home 360 FLip
= +.05 overage

Total: $1.04 + .04 tax = $1.08 oop

CVS (Monday)

After leaving Rite Aid disappointed, I jumped across the street to the CVS (there is a Walgreens on the other corner...seems weird this Rite Aid doesn't seem concerned about chasing off customers to the other drugstores).

Just this week I discovered the $5/$25 coupon for taking the Readyfill quiz, so I put together some little deals to get some stuff free, or nearly.

I discovered this CVS still had some Glade stuff - surprisingly! - so I decided to start with that. The deal was also a Money-Maker, which I needed to offset some of my $5/$25 deals.
I couldn't combine the deals because I was using a $4/$20 coupon out of the Readyfill coupon book, and the $5/$25 coupons says it can't be combined with any other money-off-amount coupons, so I didn't try to push my luck.

Transaction #1: (My card)
$2.50 Glade Glass Candle Holder
$2.50 Glade Glass Candle Holder
$2.50 Glade Candle Refill 3pk.
$2.50 Glade Candle Refill 3pk.
$5.00 Glade Sense & Spray
$5.00 Glade Sense & Spray
=20.00

I gave her (1) 4.00/20.00 purchase CVS q, (2) 4.00 off Glade Sense & Spray qs and (2) BOGO Glade Holder/Refill qs.

My total then should have been $3.00 + tax. I had my ECB out ready to pay. But then she's like, this is in the negative...do you want to get something else? I didn't argue because as you know I'm a rotten mathematician, and figured I'd messed something up, as usual. I grabbed a Reeses bar (aggravated that I didn't have a .55 off and BOGO q from this past weeks paper, lol).

I ended up paying .27 total, and got back $6.00 ECBs for the Glades ($3.00 wyb $10). $5.73 profit.

I got out to the car and looked at my receipt and figured out, on the BOGO coupon, instead of subtracting $2.50 for the refills, she took off the regular price of $4.69 each.
Even with the candy, my subtotal was -.88, which applied to the $1.15 tax, taking my total down to .27 oop.

Well, allright! You know I had to go in and do it again! Woulda done it a 3rd time but they didn't have four more of the glass candle holders.
(Don't hate on me, it's a manufacturer q, they'll get reimbursed for it.)

Transaction #2: (Hubby's card)
$2.50 Glade Glass Candle Holder
$2.50 Glade Glass Candle Holder
$2.50 Glade Candle Refill 3pk.
$2.50 Glade Candle Refill 3pk.
$5.00 Glade Sense & Spray
$5.00 Glade Sense & Spray
$ .50 Heath candybar
=20.50
-4.00/20.00 Readyfill booklet q
-4.00 Sense & Spray
-4.00 Sense & Spray
-4.69 BOGO Holder/Refill
-4.69 BOGO Holder/Refill
-.88 + 1.15 tax = .27 oop

Got back $6.00 ECB for a $5.73 profit.

Transaction #3: (My card)
I went back in to do my John Frieda deal:
$5.00 John Frieda Brilliant Red Shampoo
$5.00 John Frieda Brilliant Red Shampoo
$5.00 John Frieda Brilliant Red Conditioner
$5.00 Glade Sense & Spray
$5.00 Glade Sense & Spray
=25.00
-$5/$25 Readyfill quiz q
- 1.00 John Frieda 8/23 SS
- 1.00 John Frieda 8/23 SS
- 1.00 John Frieda 8/23 SS
- 4.00 Glade Sense & Spray 8/23 SS
- 4.00 Glade Sense & Spray 8/23 SS
- 1.00 ECB
- 1.89 ECB
- 1.98 ECB
- 1.98 ECB
- 2.00 ECB
= .15 + 1.20 tax = $1.35

Got back $5.00 ECB John Frieda and $3.00 ECB Glade
Final Total: $2.20

Didn't want to wear out my welcome, so I headed on down the road.
Neither of the next two CVS had the Glade stuff I needed, but did have the comp. notebooks, so I went ahead and did other deals:

Transaction #4: (Son's Card)
$6.00 Aveeno Shampoo
$6.00 Aveeno Shampoo
$6.00 Aveeno Shampoo
$7.00 Aveeno Bath things
$2.00 Poise liners
$2.00 Poise liners
$2.00 Poise liners
$2.00 Poise liners
$ .99 Comp. notebook
$ .99 Comp. notebook
=34.98
-$5/$25 Readyfill quiz q
- 2.00 Aveeno Nourish 5/31 RP
- 2.00 Aveeno Nourish 5/31 RP
- 2.00 Aveeno Nourish 5/31 RP
- 2.00 Any Aveeno IP q
- 2.00 Poise liners IP q
- 2.00 Poise liners IP q
- 2.00 Poise liners IP q
- 2.00 Poise liners IP q
- 5.00 ECB
- 5.00 ECB
- 3.98 ECB
= 0.00 + 2.10 tax = $2.10

Got back $10.00 ECB Aveeno, $2.00 ECB Poise, $1.98 ECB Comp. notebooks
Final Total: $2.10 (Everything was free but the tax)

Transaction #5: (Hubby's Card)
$0.99 Comp. notebook
$0.99 Comp. notebook
=1.98
-1.98 ECB
=0.00 + .14 tax = .14

Got $1.98 ECB
Final total: .14 (tax)

Day's Totals:
-My card: $4.38 Profit
-Hubby's card: $5.59 Profit
-Son's card: $2.10

Rite Aid (Monday)

My first stop today was the same Rite Aid I'd ended at the other day, when I couldn't use 2 coupons on BOGO razors.

Today the Store Manager who was running the register wouldn't let me use the $5.00 in-ad coupon stacked with the $4.00 newspaper coupon. She said the in-ad coupon was a manufacturer coupon and you can't use two manufacturer coupons on one item. (Even though it tells you right on the coupon to look for manufacturer coupons in the Sunday paper.)

So I told her to cancel the whole thing, got my coupons back, and went on down the road.

At the next Rite Aid, I found my items to complete the Zyrtec scenario #2, and had no problem with using both coupons...and was checked out again by the Store Manager.
However, the $5/$25 coupon wouldn't scan and she told me she couldn't take it if it wouldn't scan, said she couldn't push it through. I said, oh. The other Rite Aids do. She said she didn't know how they did it. I said I didn't either, they mash a button on the register.
So she mashed a button on the register and put in the coupon, so I guess she knew how they did it afterall, hm.

I swan, people just want to give me a hard time for some reason!

$18.99 Zyrtec 30ct
$ 2.50 Kotex Tampons
$ 2.49 Colgate Total
-5.00/$25 Rite Aid IP
-5.00 Zyrtec in-ad q
-4.00 Zyrtec RP 8/23
-1.50 Kotex "Reinventing Beauty" CVS magazine
-1.00 Colgate Home Mailer paper
=7.48 + 1.68 tax = $9.16

SCRs: $2.00 Kotex, $2.49 Colgate, (Two-thirds of)$25.00 Zyrtec & $10.00 GC

Shopping Spreeeeeee

I've been shopping...Alot...yesterday and today. Having a grand ol' time!

Here's a list of stores I did...I'll be working on the details between laundry, dishes, dinner, etc. So check back.

Yesterday (Monday):
Rite Aid
CVS
Publix
Food Lion

Today (Tuesday):
CVS
Food Lion
Walgreens
Rite Aid
Kroger

Rite Aid

Wanted to do Jenny's Southern Savers Zyrtec deal this week. Since we have a Rite Aid here in town...not one of the more coupon friendly ones, but this deal didn't seem like it'd be any trouble as far as coupon overage or anything...I went and did Scenario #1 today:

$18.99 Zyrtec 30ct
$ 2.99 Tylenol 8hr. 24ct
$ 2.50 Kotex pads
(I didn't get the B1G1 Tridents because I was too lazy to mess with signing up and printing the coupon)
= $24.48 + 1.71 tax = $26.19
- 5.00/25.00 RA q (I tried to use the $5/$20 q but it wouldn't scan so since my total was over $25 including tax I gave her a $5/$25 one. It wouldn't scan either. She entered it manually and had to have a Manager's Approval. He gave the approval, but then was looking at my receipt and coupons. He didn't say anything, but who knows what he might have imagined I did wrong, and what kind of surprise I'll get next time I go in.)
- 5.00 Zyrtec in-ad q
- 4.00 Zyrtec
- 1.00 Kotex
- 2.00 Tylenol 8/23 (This one beeped as no matching item but she typed it in.)

Total $7.48 + 1.71 tax = $9.19 OOP
SCRs: $2.00 Tylenol, (Half of)$2.00 Kotex, (Third of)$25.00 Zyrtec & $10.00 GC

Publix

(*Not pictured: 4 bags Charcoal)
Had 2 good shops at two Publix stores today. The 1st one accepts FLips, and the other accepts Target q's, so that worked out well for me.

Trans #1:
$6.99 Charcoal x 2
-4.00 6/28 SS x 2
= $2.99 x 2
$1.75 Ground Pork x 2
-6.00 "Gather 'Round the Grill" IP Q x 2
= +8.50 overage
(The Cashier questioned CS about whether they could take the coupon, and the CS said they could take that one. I asked if there was one they couldn't take, and she said there was a counterfeit one. I don't know what the counterfeit one is or looks like, or how the CS was able to tell at a glance that mine wasn't.)
$1.69 KC Masterpeice BBQ sauce x 2
-1.69 Tearpad Q x 2
= Free x 2
$1.49 Uncle Ben's Rice BOGO
-0.75 7/26 RP x 2
= +.01 overage
$2.49 Can't Believe It's Not Butter Sticks BOGO
-1.00 Blinkie x 2
=.49, or about .25 each
$0.85 Publix Powdered Sugar
-2.00 Tearpad Q
= +1.15 overage
$0.20 Koolaid x 5
(no q's)
= $1.00
$6.99 Tidy Cats Litter BOGO
-2.00 Peelie on the Package x 2
=$2.99/2, or approx. $1.50 each
$1.13 Refried Beans
(no coupons)
$1.49 Ragu Pizza Sauce
(no coupons)
$0.85 Pinto Beans x 2
(no coupons)
$2.99 Nilla Wafers
(no coupons)
$0.99 Publix Reusable Shopping Bag
-.99 Free wyb buy $40 FLip
= Free
$2.99 Covergirl Eyeshadow x 4
-2.50/2 8/02 PG x 2
-2.00 Publix Advantage Flyer x 4
= +1.04 overage/4
$2.99 Sundown Vitamins x 4
-1.00 Blinkie Q x 4
-6.00/2 Publix Advantge Flyer x 2
= +4.04 overage

-5.00/50.00 Publix Q "Family Reunion" booklet, No longer available

Total Before Coupons: $65.90
Total After Coupons: -$0.97 + 3.59 tax = $2.62 oop

Trans #2
$6.99 Charcoal x 2
-4.00 6/28 SS x 2
= $2.99 x 2
$3.09 Pork Chops
$2.78 Pork Chops
-6.00 "Gather 'Round the Grill" IP Q x 2
= +6.13 overage
$2.54 Ground Beef
$2.46 Ground Beef
-2.00 Tearpad q
=$1.00
$1.69 KC Masterpeice BBQ sauce x 2
-1.69 Tearpad Q x 2
= Free x 2
$1.49 Uncle Ben's Rice BOGO x 2
-0.75 7/26 RP x 4
= +.02 overage
$4.99 Cheerios BOGO x 2
-1.00/2 8/16 SS
-1.00 Target Q x 2
=1.99, or abt. 1.00 each
$4.99 Reese's Puffs BOGO
-1.00/2 7/19 SS
-1.00 Target Q x 2
=1.99, or abt. 1.00 each
$4.99 Lucky Charms BOGO
-1.00/2 7/19 SS
-1.00 Target Q x 2
=1.99, or abt. 1.00 each
$0.99 Reusable Shopping Bags x 4
-0.99 Peelie on cereal boxes: Free wyb 2 participating items x 4
= Free x 4
$1.48 Apples
-1.00 Target Q
= .48
$0.77 Bananas
-0.50 Target Q
=0.27
$3.89 Sundown Vitamins x 2
$3.79 Sundown Vitamins x 2
-6.00/2 Publix Advantage Flyer q x 2
-3.00/2 IP Q
= +2.64 overage
$2.49 Covergirl Sponge x 4
-2.50/2 8/02 PG x 2
-2.00 Publix Advantage Flyer x 4
= +3.04 overage

-5.00/50.00 Publix Q "Family Reunion" booklet, No longer available

Total Before Coupons: $82.70
Total After Coupons: -$1.14 + 3.10 tax = $1.96 oop

Target

Stopped in at Target looking for a couple of deals. I'm really gun-shy with Target, all the trouble I constantly have there, so I don't go often. The deals really aren't worth the hassle, especially when they mess you up and you don't end up really getting deals anyway.

I went in the line of a teenage boy, and he was scanning/entering my coupons. The All coupons he had to press a button to push it through, I'm not sure why as there was no overage involved, and the Twix he had to enter the price of the candy.
Things were going along fine then a Team Leader came over and stuck her nose in, I'm not sure why. Right about the time she showed up was as the Crystal Light 3-pack drink mix beeped for overage. He probably would have sent it on through otherwise. (Which wouldn't have been wrong; they were manufacturer coupons, Target will get reimbursed the full amount of the coupon.)

Anyway, the TL says they can't accept the coupon because it's for more than the value of the item. So I pull out my printed Target Corporate Coupon Policy and show her where it says "we can adjust the value of the coupon to equal the price of the item".
But she STILL said no, they can't. Their Corporate policy is to not accept coupons for more than the price of the item.
I said that is not true, but she ignored me and said "We can't take any of these" and deleted all the coupons the boy had already scanned off. Even though the only coupons that would have needed adjusting was the Crystal Light ones.

Standing there in line I called Corporate on my cellphone. Worked my way through "Press 1 or 2 or Argh!!" I kept pressing "0" until I got a live person, and then he didn't speak English.
It sounded like he kept repeating something about, 'they can't give cash back and have to adjust the value of the coupon is the reason for that'. I told him they were refusing to adjust the amount of the coupon, and were refusing the coupon altogether.
Eventually I hung up on him.

I finished checking out and went to Guest Services and asked for a Manager and the "LOD" (Leader on Duty) came up and I explained to her that I had this copy of Corporate policy, and that the Team Leader still refused to accept the coupon.
She asked me if I wanted to get the Crystal Lights, and I said No, I just wanted to be able to come in here and shop and not be given such a hard time all the time. It's everytime I come in there they want to argue and fuss and treat me badly about my coupons.

So she apologized and offered again to sell me the Crystal Lights using my coupons, so I said ok then, and went and got them.
She said that she would revisit the issue with her cashiers.
But it wasn't the cashier that did it, but the Team Leader.

At that time I hadn't realized yet the Team Leader had screwed me out of all those other coupons.

$1.92 Renuzit x 2
-1.00 7/19 SS
(also had $1.00 Target IP coupon but they didn't count it. Didn't tell me they couldn't or weren't going to, just didn't, and threw the coupon in the drawer)
=0.92 x 2

$1.02 All-Small-Mighty 2-load x 9
-1.00 8/02 RP x 8 (I had 9 coupons, but they only scanned 8)
=1.18 total/9

$2.00 Kellogg's Cinnabon bars
-1.00 IP q
(also had .50 Target IP coupon they also didn't take off)
=1.00

$.64 Twix candy bar x 3
-.64 8/02 RP Target BOGO Q
-.64 B2G1 Twix Tearpad Q
(They were going to make me choose which coupon I wanted to use but by this time I was so frustrated and aggravated that I yelled at her, "NOW you're telling me you don't stack Target and manufacturer coupons anymore either?!?!?" I think I scared her and she just gave it to me even though she probably would have liked to keep arguing it.)
= .64/3

Total $4.66 + 1.01 tax = $5.67 oop
(No, that's not a good deal anyway, because it should have been $1.32. I used my coupons correctly and should have gotten the deal I was expecting.)

Rite Aid

Rite was my 1st and last shops, with one thrown in the middle somewhere.

I didn't go with any real plan, not knowing what I would or wouldn't be able to find on sale at this point so late in the week.

The 1st Rite Aid is very coupon friendly so I got my Coppertone Sunblock here, using the $5.00 IP q's without any problem.
Also got the Be Kool and one pack of Duracell batteries.

$11.99 Duracell AA 12pk
$3.99 Be Kool Gel Patch
$11.49 Nutrashield Faces SPF70
$ 0.00 Nutrashield Faces SPF70
- 5.00/$25.00 Rite Aid Q
- 5.00 Duracell in-ad Q
- 1.50 Duracell
- 5.00 Coppertone IP Q
- 5.00 Coppertone IP Q (This Rite Aid took both coupons even though one of the Nutrashields rang up free)
= $3.97 + 1.92 tax = $5.89 oop

SCRs: $3.00 Coppertone, $2.00 Be Kool (and half the Duracell SCR $2.50)
Final: $1.61 profit

The 2nd Rite Aid is also pretty coupon friendly. I used the $1.00 off Renu and Clear Eyes coupons without any beepage even though the items were .99 each.
Also got my other pack of Duracell batteries and Bic Pencils here.
I had also bought 2 Schick Quattro razors, but had overlooked the "For Men" part in the ad, and had gotten women's, which was wrong. They were out of the men's items - duh! - so I got a refund on the women's razors.

$11.99 Duracell AAA 12pk
$ 8.99 Quattro Razor
$ 8.99 Quattro Razor
$ 2.49 Bic 5pk Mechanical Pencil (Supposed to been $1.50?)
$ 2.49 Bic 5pk Mechanical Pencil (Supposed to been $1.50?)
$ 0.99 Clear Eyes
$ 0.99 Clear Eyes
$ 0.99 Renu
$ 0.99 Renu- 5.00/$25 Rite Aid Q
- 5.00 Duracell in-ad Q
- 4.00 Quattro Razor
- 4.00 Quattro Razor
- 1.50 Duracell
- 1.00/2 Bic Pencils
- 1.00 Clear Eyes (No Beep)
- 1.00 Clear Eyes (No Beep)
- 1.00 Renu (No Beep)
- 1.00 Renu (No Beep)
= $14.41 + 2.3 tax = $16.74 oop (?!?!)

-8.99 Quattro Razor refund
-8.99 Quattro Razor refund
- 1.26 tax
=$19.24 refund
(No hassles about deducting for the coupons I used, since they will still submit and get reimbursed for them.)

SCRs: $5.00 Duracell (total with 1st trans), $2.00 Bic? (Did I get wrong item?)
Final: ? I dunno ? Maybe $7.50 or $9.50 profit ?

The last Rite Aid had the men's Quattro razors....guess I found out why...the register wouldn't accept my coupon for the free one. I was pretty sure it was Rite Aid policy to accept one coupon per item, even on BOGO items, but maybe I'm wrong. Even if I am wrong, they need to change their policy because that's stupid and only hurts them in the end.
Tonight they could have sold 2 razors and 2 refills for a total of $22.38. I would have paid $6.38, and the coupons would have paid $16.00, and they would have made that sale. But since they wouldn't accept two of my manu. coupons, I got a refund on the refills and didn't buy them. I shouldn't have bought the razors, either, and the more I think about it, the more I think I'm probably going to take them back anyway, because of the principle of the thing.

I didn't get the Renuzit Crystals or the wall clock I had wanted to get, because I'd wanted to be able to buy them with more razors and use my $5/$20 coupons. But they messed me up on the razors, so they didn't get those sales either.

$10.99 Quattro Titanium Razor
$ 0.00 Quattro Titanium Razor
$11.39 Titanium Refill
$ 0.00 Titanium Refill
$ 3.99 Pert for Men
- 5.00/$20 Rite Aid Q
- 1.50 Pert for Men
- 4.00 Quattro
- 4.00 Quattro
= $11.87 + 1.50 tax = $13.37 oop

Then I decided to return the refills. He deducted for the $4.00 coupon and gave me a refund of $7.39 + .52 tax = $7.91 refund.

I asked him why only $7.39, and he said for the coupon I used. Yet he wasn't going to return my coupon until I asked for it.

SCR: $2.00 Pert
Final: I think he cost me $3.46

Saturday Shopping

Set out this morning to get my papers and do some deals.

Got the pics, will work on the details tomorrow between canning.

I came home to find my counters completely covered in tomatoes, okra, and gigantic banana peppers. I just learned to can tomatoes and cucumber pickles...I don't know about canning/pickling okra or peppers! Especially peppers as long as my arm.

Kroger

I put together a Mega deal and headed out this afternoon with my $1.00 off AJC coupons looking for my double bundle of Sunday papers.

The first (and closest) Kroger I went to didn't have any double-bundle papers, only single. Although I pay $1.00 per paper on Saturdays, and could have here, I only had 3 coupons, so I was still several papers short than planned.

Then I got over to the fruit snack row and found the Betty Crocker fruit shapes priced .30 more than I'd been expecting from deals found on the internet.
That happens, I know, and usually I would have just dealt with it and refigured, but between the papers and this, everything seemed to be going wrong. It seemed like a good time to abort. But I needed my papers. So I left and drove another 20+ miles to a larger city Kroger.

It was late in the day and there was only 2 double bundles of papers left. The fruit shapes were also priced higher here, but I had driven that far, I wasn't leaving without doing my deal.

$1.99 Trix cereal
-0.50 Mega Deal sale (1)
-0.55 Cellfire eq
-0.55 IP q
=0.39

$1.99 Trix cereal
-0.50 Mega Deal sale (2)
-0.55 Shortuts eq
-0.55 IP q
=0.39

$1.49 Grands Biscuts x 2
-1.00 Mega Deal Sale (3 & 4)
-1.00/2 Shortcuts eq
-1.00/2 IP q
= +.02 overage

$1.99 Yoplait Fiber One yogurt
-0.50 Mega Deal Sale (5)
-1.00 8/09 SS
-1.00 Cellfire eq
= +.51 overage

$2.29 Betty Crocker Fruit Shapes x 5
-2.50 Mega Deal sale (6, 7, 8, 9 & 10)
-0.40 (doubled) 8/09 SS x 5
-0.40 Cellfire eq
-0.40 Shortcuts eq
=4.15
-3.50 OYNO Catalina
=0.65, or .13 each

$2.34 AJC Double Bundle Newspaper x 2
-1.00 AJC IP q x 2
=2.68, or 1.34 each

Total Before Sale/Coupons: $25.08
Total Spent: $7.58 + .57 tax = $8.15

*Got back $3.50 OYNO Catalina coupon

Saturday Shopping

Usually the day I go get my Sunday papers, but didn't today. Guess I will see if if I can find any Kroger deals with the new Mega event tomorrow and get them tomorrow.

I wasn't going out at all today, but at some point it dawned on me I had $11 OYNO Kroger coupons that were on the verge of expiring. Actually some of them had already expired but I wanted to try to use them anyway. They were only one/two days expired.

But first, I went to Walmart. My condom coupons were expiring today and I didn't to waste them.$1.97 Durex 3-pk Condoms x 3
-2.00 any Durex 6/28 SS
= +.03 overage x 3

$0.62 Mighty Dog food x 5
-1.00 7/26 SS (I told him it was .62 but the register showed up $1.00 so he just passed the $1.00 through on each one.)
= +.38 overage x 5

$0.97 Adams Flea Collar x 3
-3.00 5/17 RP & Parade
= +2.03 overage x 3

$1.00 Dentek Floss picks
-1.00 IP Q
= Free

$2.97 Glade 2oz. Soy Candle
-2.97 8/09 SS
= Free

$3.78 Ziplock Vaccuum Kit x 2
$2.84 Ziplock Vaccuum Refill Bags
-3.78 8/9 SS x 2
-1.00 8/9 SS
=4.68

$1.46 Tortilla shells (no coupon)
$0.64 Chili Seasoning x 2 (no coupons)
$0.88 Birthday cards x 2 (no coupons)

Total Before Coupons: $33.63
Total Paid: $1.10 + 2.24 Tax = $3.34

Then I went to Kroger, and did another Kellogg's "Fuel for School" rebate deal and got a couple of other things to add up to the $11.00 I needed to be able to spend my ONYO catalina coupons.
$2.50 Keebler Cookies x 2
-1.00/2 8/02 Kelloggs Insert
=4.00

$2.50 Eggo Waffle/French Toast/Pancake x 4
-1.00/2 8/02 Kelloggs Insert x 2
-4.00/4 Kroger Deal
=5.00

$2.50 Rice Krispie Treats x 2
$2.50 Kelloggs Fruit Snacks x 2
-1.00/2 8/02 Kelloggs Insert x 2
-4.00/4 Kroger Deal
=5.00

$0.42 Bananas
-2.00 wyb Eggo "Fuel for School" booklet
= +1.58 overage

$0.94 Grapes
-2.00 wyb Eggo "Fuel for School" booklet
= +1.06 overage

$0.78 Bread
-2.00 wyb Rice Kripsy Treats "Fuel for School"
= +1.22 overage

$0.78 Bread
-2.00 wyb Fruit Snacks "Fuel for School"
= +1.22 overage

$1.99 Chocolate Milk
-2.00 wyb Keebler Cookies "Fuel for School"
= +.01 overage

$1.88 Kroger frozen French Fries
$1.88 Kroger frozen Tater Rounds
$1.19 Ball Pickling Mix

Total Before Sale/Coupons: $34.86
Total Spent: $0.86 + 1.05 tax = $1.91

*The OYNO Catalina coupons I had were actually money I had spent and had gotten back, so they weren't like "Free" money, so I should probably count them in the total spent here.
*12.91 - $10.00 Fuel for School rebate = $2.91 oop

Lastly I stopped in at Rite Aid. I am so tired of Rite Aid, I want to stop doing the deals, I don't know why I keep going. They barely stock more than one or two of an item so I have to chase around from store to store to find the stuff, and can't get a $25 order together. It's such a hassle. $5.00 Aero-3 Shoe Inserts x 3
-2.00 Peelie Q
=3.00 each
($10.00 SCR wyb (3))

$2.30 Sally Hansen Nail Polish
$2.30 Sally Hansen Nail Polish
$1.15 Sally Hansen Nail Polish (50% off the 2nd one)
-1.00 8/02 RP x 3
=2.75
(Qualify for some cheap free Glam bag)

$0.99 Carefree pantiliners
-1.00 coupon from some magazine I don't know
= +.01 overage

$0.50 Mentos x 4
-0.55 Mentos x 4
= +.20 overage

-$5.00/$25.00 RA q

Total before Coupons: $23.74 (I had also had a couple of Renu solutions but the register wouldn't take the coupons so I had her take them off. The total was more than $25.00 before those were taken off.)
Total Spent: $6.54 + 1.58 tax = $8.12

*Get back $10.00 SCR = $1.88 profit

Kroger

I still have 12 charcoal coupons, but I don't think a team of wild horses could have drug me into a Publix today. The "Where Shopping is a Torture" store.

I planned to go to Kroger today instead. I was excited to go to Kroger and get great deals doing the $4/4 deals. But all day I kept finding other things to do that prevented me from going.

Finally, this evening, after it didn't come a storm, and my kid wanted to use my computer to play a game, I just grabbed my stuff and said "I'll be back later!" and headed out before I could reconsider.

Trans #1:
$2.50 Yogos Snacks x 6
-0.50 (doubled) IP q x 4
-1.00/2 8/02 Kelloggs Insert
-4.00/4 deal
=6.00

$0.78 Kroger loafa bread x 3
-2.00 wyb (2) Yogos "Fuel for School" x 3
= +3.66 overage

$2.50 Keebler Cookies x 4
-1.00/2 8/02 Kelloggs Insert x 2
-4.00/4 deal
=4.00

1.99 Milk x 2
-2.00 wyb (2) Keebler Cookies "Fuel for School" x 2
= +.02 overage

$1.99 Glade Plugins x 4
-1.99 BOGO q x 2
-1.00 OYNO Catalina x 4
= Free or +.02 profit

Total Value Before Coupons: $39.28
Total Spent: $10.30 + 1.44 tax = $11.74

*Got back (4) $1.00 OYNO Catalina coupons for the Glades
*Submitting for $10.00 Fuel for School Rebate

Final Total: $2.26 profit


Trans #2:
$2.50 Eggo Nutrigrain Waffles
$2.50 Eggo French Toast Sticks
-1.00/2 Eggo Products 8/02 Kelloggs Insert
=4.00

$0.44 Bananas
-2.00 wyb (2) Eggo Waffles "Fuel for School"
= +1.56 overage

$2.50 Yogos x 4
-0.50 (doubled) IP q x 4
-4.00/4 deal
=2.00

$0.88 Kroger Hot Dog Buns
$0.88 Kroger Hamburger Buns
-2.00 wyb (2) Yogos "Fuel for School" x 2
= +2.24 overage

$2.50 Keebler Cookies x 4
-1.00/2 8/02 Kelloggs Insert x 2
-4.00/4 deal
=4.00

$1.98 Milk x 2
-2.00 wyb (2) Keebler Cookies "Fuel for School" x 2
= +.02 overage

Total Before Sale/Coupons: $31.18
Total Spent: $6.18 + .88 tax = $7.06

*Submitting for $10.00 Fuel for School Rebate

Final Total: $2.94 profit

Rite Aid

(Last Week)
Trans #1:
$8.99 Natrol Probiotic
$4.99 Zantac
$9.99 Renu Multiplus
$2.19 Werthers
-5.00/$25 RAq
-1.00 Renu
- .55 Werthers
-3.00 Natrol
-3.00 Zantac
=13.61
+1.75 tax
=15.36 oop

SCRs:
$9.99 Renu
$8.99 Natrol
$4.99 Zantac & $5.00 MIR

(Returned Werthers candy - wrong item bought)

Final Total: $13.61 Profit

Trans #2:
$14.99 Wart Remover
$7.00 Venus Spa Razor
$2.00 60watt Lightbulbs
$0.50 Bic Pens
$0.50 Bic Pens
-5.00/$25 RAq
-2.00 Venus Razor
-1.00/2 Bic Pens
=16.99
+1.20 tax
=18.19 oop

SCRs:
$14.99 Wart Remover
$5.00 Venus Razor
$2.00 GE lightbulbs

Final Total: $3.80 Profit

Trans #3:
$2.99 Werthers candy
$2.99 Garnier Conditioner
$2.79 Crest Pro-Health Toothpaste
$1.49 Duck EZ Start tape
$20.00 (4) Crest Pro-Health Rinse
-5.00/$25 RAq
-1.00 Garnier 7/12 RP
-.50 Crest
-.55 Werthers
-.75 Crest Rinse x 4
=20.21
+1.40 tax
=21.61 oop

SCRs:
$2.99 Werthers
$2.79 Crest toothpaste
$2.00 Garnier
$10.00 Crest Rinse

Final Total: $3.83

Grand Total: $13.58 Profit



(Today)
$2.50 GE lightbulb
$2.50 GE lightbulb
$2.49 3M Deskgrip Tape
$4.99 Airwick I-Motion Kit x 5
-5.00/$25 RAq
-4.00 Airwick I-Motion Kit x 5
-1.00 GE bulb
-1.00 GE bulb
-2.00 3M Deskgrip Tape
=3.44
+1.65 tax
=5.09 oop

SCRs
$2.49 3M Tape
$2.00 GE bulbs

Final Total: $.60

Publix

(Charcoal not pictured)
Had to go to my Mom's today, so planned a stop by Publix on the way home again. Same one as usual...the 2nd favorite one that takes Food Lion coupons. After the past couple of days I was liking this place alot better than before.

$7.99 Charcoal x 2
-4.00 6/28 RP x 2
-3.00 FLip x 2
= .99 x 2

$2.31 Pork
$2.04 Pork
-6.00 IP q x 2
= +7.65 overage

$1.69 KC Masterpiece x 2
-1.69 Free wyb charcoal Tearpad q's x 2
-1.00/2 FLip
= +1.00 overage

$.99 Hamburger Helper x 3
-.75/3 IP q
=2.22

$1.49 Lean Pockets x 4
-1.00 5/17 SS
=.49 x 4

$2.29 Bush's Grilling Beans (No coupons)

.01 Pizza

Total Value Before Coupons: $39.62
Total Spent: -.19 + .82 tax = .63

I got in the checkout lane and unloaded my items onto the belt. The cashier girl greeted me and seemed nice enough, but then she said "Just a minute" and turned to talk to the CS Staff person who was working the next register. They conversed lowly for a moment, and then she went to talk to another CS Staff person, who went to the CS Desk and next thing I heard them call someone whose name I couldn't hear clearly to the front.
Meantime, cashier comes back to the register and proceeds to make us wait longer, not saying why, just that it'd be a minute. I asked was anything wrong, but I guess she didn't hear me.

Then, for no apparent reason, she started ringing up my groceries. I gave her my coupons and she started entering/scanning those, too. I'm not sure why, she entered my Pork coupons as Competitor coupons. Strange.
The last one beeped, I'm not sure if it was because I had more coupons than items or if because I went into the negative. She turned and told the CS Staffer behind her that she needed an over-ride. The message was relayed to the other CS Staffer, and once again the person they'd paged up front before was paged again.

Turned out it was Eric, the store manager. He smile and greeted me, and she showed him the coupon, and he entered his code so she could enter the coupon (as a competitor coupon again...I don't know why?). He asked if she had already entered the others and she said she had, so he was going to go and she asked him to wait a minute. He said oh yes, it'll do it again...but it wasn't doing anything again. I paid her and she gave me my change and we all smiled and said Goodbye, good evening.
But as I was leaving I turned and looked back and she had my coupons spread out on the counter and I heard her say she wanted to make sure (something) was okay, and I heard him say that it was.

I don't know what she was questioning. I've used the pork coupons since March, coupled with charcoal and usually another item coupon and there's never been a problem. Or at least not any problem they've told me. But obviously something has come up or has been said about it, for her to have called him to the front as soon as she saw me.

I felt really guilty, and don't even know what I've done wrong.

Publix

Had to go to my son's today to work on his stove and sink, so I planned a stop by Publix on the way back. The 2nd favorite one, that takes FLips.
I pretty much thought this was going to be a Kraft/Publix rebate buying trip, and getting a raincheck for charcoal because I bought the last of the charcoals on the shelf yesterday, but they were stocked up again today.

Got 2 bags of Matchlight, 2 pork items, 2 KC Masterpiece sauces.

Thought I needed 5 more items for the Kraft/Publix rebate...turned out it was only 4, but oh well...I got 2 small Kraft salad dressings ($1.99 - $1.50 IPq), Kraft 2% Shredded Mozzarella cheese ($1.67 - $1.00 IPq), Kraft 2% Milk Monterey Jack and Cheddar cheese cubes ($1.67 - $1.00 IPq), and Jell-O Chocolate Refrigerated pudding ($2.79 - .50 (doubled) 08/09 SS or RP).

I still had some overage so I got 6 Banquet Chicken-pot-pies.

Got one of the Publix frozen pizzas which was the penny item this week.

Total Value of items before Coupons: $40.82
Total Spent: $-0.24 + $1.26 tax = $1.02

The cashier wasn't offended that I had gotten my groceries so cheap. She said she was going to have to start buying the papers and getting coupons. I said she definately should do it. She was a very nice girl.