Rite-Aid End of the Week Trip

Had to go to TWO different Rite-Aids last Friday because the first was COMPLETELY out of Suave Lotion and wouldn't get anymore until Monday (when the SCR promotion is over), so onto Rite-Aid #2 it was and I got the last two bottles they had :-(
2 Suave Lotions $1.99 ea - $1.00/1 MC ea - $1.00 SCR ea - $1.99 MIR ea = 2 Free + $4.00 MM
2 Lady Speed Stick 24/7 Gel Deodorants $2.49 ea - $0.50/1 In-ad C ea - $1.50/1 MC ea = $0.49 ea or $0.98/2
Total OOP with Tax ($0.54): $3.50 - $2.00 SCR - $3.98 MIR = All FREE + $2.48 Money Maker!!!!

CVS Trip #1 - End of the Week Deals

Stopped into CVS last Friday to get my deals before I had to spend my E-N-T-I-R-E weekend at the MD Wine Festival working - not FUN! But I did get some good deals anyway...
3 - 24 pks Bottled Water (Not pictured) $2.77 ea = $8.31
2 Purex Detergents $3.49 ea (@ BOGO Free price) - $0.35/1 MC x 2 - $1.00 ECB ea = $4.28/2
1 Almay Smart Shade Make-up $9.99 - $5.00 ECB - $1.00 MC = $3.99
1 Colgate Toothpaste $2.99 - $1.00/1 MC - $2.00 ECB = Free + $0.01
2 Dyna-Pep Energy Boosters $4.99 ea - $4.99 EcB ea = 2 Free
2 Gold Emblem Cashews $0.99 ea - $1.00/2 CVS C = $0.49 ea or $0.98/2
- $5.00/30.00 Purchase CVS C
Used ECB's + Gift Card to pay, so mo OOP + received $18.98 ECB for next time!!!!

Walgreen's Run

Unfortunately my Walgreen's was all out of the Money Making nut clusters, but I guess that's just the way it goes... Did find some other good deals while I was there though...
6 bags PB M&M's with WC 2/$1.00 - $1.00/2 MC x 3 = 6 FREE
2 Snickers Bars with WC 2/$1.00 - $1.00/2 MC = 2 Free
2 Twix Bars with WC 2/$1.00 - $1.00/2 MC = 2 Free
1 Charms Blow-Pop Mini's clearanced $0.90 (filler to use RR to pay)
1 Wonka Tinglerz clearanced $0.22 (filler to use RR to pay)
2 Trident Layers Gum $1.00 ea - $1.00/2 MC - $1.00 RR wyb 2 = 2 Free
1 pk Carefree Ultimate Liners $1.99 - $1.00/1 MC - $2.00 RR = Free + $1.00 MM
1 pk Arm & Hammer Dryer Sheets $3.99 - $1.00/1 MC - $3.99 Rebate = Free + $1.00 MM
2 boxes Walgreen's Aluminum Foil with WC $0.59 ea = $1.18/2 (fillers to use RR to pay)
2 boxes Granulated Splenda $4.89 ea - $3.80 with WC - $1.00/1 MC x 2 = $1.99 ea or $3.98/2
- Used $6.00 RR to pay
Total with Tax ($0.81): $7.07 - $3.99 Rebate - $3.00 in RR's received = $0.08 OOP!!!!

Martin's Trip

Stopped into Martin's to get some free pasta and really cheap chex mix & cookie dough and found a few other great deals while I was there...
4 Chex Mix $2.05 ea - $0.55 Sale ea - $0.50/1 MC x 4 - $0.50 Double x 4 = $0.50 ea or $2.00/4
2 Keebler Chips Deluxe Cookies $3.93 ea - BOGO Free sale $3.93 - $0.55/1 MC x 2 - $0.55 Double x 2 = $1.73/2
1 A1 Steak Sauce $2.35 - $2.00/1 MC = $0.35
1 A1 Marinade $2.55 - $2.00/1 MC = $0.55
3 Barilla Pastas $1.29 ea - $0.29 Sale ea - $0.50/1 MC x 3 - $0.50 Double x 3 = 3 FREE
Nature's Promise Tomato Paste $0.99 - $0.50/1 Martin's Coupon = $0.49
1 Tote Bag of Apples (approx 5 1/2 lbs) $7.19 - $2.23 Sale - $2.00 MC wyb 2 Keebler Cookies = $2.96 (that's like $0.54/lb!)
2 Eggo Waffles $2.27 ea - $0.77 Sale ea = $1.50 ea or 2/$3.00
4 Nestle Toll House Refridgerated Cookie Doughs $3.19 ea - $1.19 ea Sale - $1.00/1 MC x 4 = $1.00 ea or $4.00/4
2 Giant Shredded Cheeses $2.49 - BOGO Free Sale $2.49 = $2.49/2
Total, no Tax: $17.57 -- Saved 68% -- YAY!!!

Shopper's Trip

Stopped into Shopper's today, mainly for some free pizza and to use up some coupons that expire in two days...
4 Tony's Frozen Single Serve Pizzas $1.00 ea - $0.50/1 MC x 4 - $0.50 Double x 4 = 4 Free
1 Banquet Frozen Meal $1.25 (I wanted to see what the $6.00 in coupons inside are for :-)
1 Tub Crystal Light $4.29 - $1.00/1 MC = $3.29
2 Diet Rite 2 lts $1.00 ea = $2.00
1 Bag Utz Chips $1.00
3 Yoplait Yogurt Cups $0.75 ea - $0.60/3 MC - $0.60 Double = $1.05/3
1 Velveeta Shells & Cheese Cup $1.19 - $0.55/1 MC - $0.55 Double = $0.09
1 - 10 pk Capri Sun $2.00 - $0.75/1 MC - $0.75 Double = $0.50
2.28 lbs Bananas @ $0.59/lb = $1.35
1 Palmolive Pure and Clear Dish Soap $2.95 - $1.00/1 MC - $2.95 MIR = Free + $1.00 MM
+ $0.30 Tax
Total OOP: $12.78 - $2.95 MIR = $9.83 Saved 43%

Quick Target Run -- Had to get more Free Cereal before the coupons expire!!

Stopped into Target tonight to get some more free cereal before the coupons expire, like today! And while we were there we got to see out FAVORITE cashier Amber, she rocks! Sorry to see her move on to TGIFridays :-( But on to the deals...
7 Cinnamon Toast Crunch Single Cup Cereals $0.95 ea - $1.00/1 TC x 7 = 7 Free + $0.35 MM
4 Market Pantry Single Cheese Sticks $0.40 ea - $1.00/2 TC x 2 (adjusted to $0.80 ea) = 4 Free
1 Small bag Chex Mix $0.99
Total, no tax: $0.64 -- Saved 93%!!!!!
P.S. Also spent $2.12 this morning on my 2 newspapers - 5 inserts in each - Wahoo!

Target and CVS Stop in the RAIN!!!

Made two stops in the rain today. Since it was raining we couldn't open our stand at the Flea mkt today, so we stayed in the house until we got cabin fever and decided to do a little bargain shopping...
1st Stop, CVS:
Stopped in to pick up a $10.00 prescription and used a coupon to get a FREE $25.00 CVS giftcard, and while we were there I decided to use up 2 CVS Cs that were getting ready to expire, so...
4 CVS Cashews $0.99 ea - $1.00/2 CVS C x 2 = 4/$1.96
2 CVS Italian Seasonings on sale $0.88 ea = 2/$1.76
Total, no tax: $3.72, put on GC, so no OOP!

2nd Stop, Target:
Target has a SUPER sweet deal going until this Saturday (12th). The single serving cups of General Mills Cereal are on sale for $0.95 ea + use the $1.00 off General Mills cereal coupon on the target website (I get mine from Hot Coupon World) = Free + possible overage!
So, this is what I came up with...
2 Bags Purina One Cat Food $5.99 ea - $1.00/1 MC x 2 - $2.00/1 TC x 2 = $2.99 ea or 2/$5.98
3 Single Serve Honey Nut Cheerios Cups $0.95 ea - $1.00/1 TC x 3 = 3 Free + $0.15 Overage
Total with Tax ($0.30): $6.13 -- YAY!

Quick Wal-mart stop before my life is FILLED with Fleamkters!

Joe and I made a quick stop in Wal-mart this evening mainly for lunch meat and milk as well as some cold & sinus medicine, which Joe informed me is actually a sin to run out of, I was unaware, but am now glad to be informed of this ;-) Anyway, while he was waiting in the L-O-N-G pharmacy line for the sinus pills, I grabbed some SUPER deals!
1 Gallon 2% Milk (doesn't exp 'til 09/25!) $3.15
1 Grandparents Day Card (which is this Sunday, so if you need a card and haven't got one yet, now would be a good time, selection is already down to almost nothing...) $1.84
1 - 32 oz Mayo $2.50 * Funny Story on this to follow
1 Tub Roast Beef $3.00 (high, but still cheaper than the food vendors at the show this weekend)
2 Clean & Crunch Cat Treats $1.98 ea - $2.00/1 MC x 2 = 2 Free + $0.04 overage
1 Roll of Plastic Painter's Tarp stuff to cover one of our tables at the flea mkt this weekend (not shown) $8.24
+ Joe's Purchase of the Great Value Brand of Advil Cold & Sinus $5.24
Total with Tax ($0.85): $24.78
* Funny Story about Mayo: I was comparing the prices of the Kraft mayo tonight and realized how dumb Wal-mart thinks their consumers are, let me explain. There are 2 ways to buy the Kraft Real Mayo, 1 is a 12 oz glass jar for $2.68 or you can get the 32 oz plastic container (which is what I did) for $2.50. This is NOT a rollback or sale or clearance price, this is the everyday price! I couldn't believe my eyes. I actually scanned the bar code on a price checker thing to make sure I wasn't going crazy! Wal-mart is trying to sell you less than half as much mayo for more money! I know that we are in hard economic times, but give me a break. I'll get off my soap box now, but the moral of the story is, ALWAYS check the unit price of the item, this time it was obvious that the bigger mayo was the best way to get the most for my money, however, that is not always the case... Beware of price deception!

Walgreen's Trip for the Week - Gotta Roll those RR's

Went to Walgreen's to make sure I rolled my RR's for the week before they expired, and found some really awesome deals along the way...
Transaction #1:
2 Extra 3 pk Gum $2.69 ea - BOGO Free Sale - $1.00/1 MC x 2 = $0.69/2
2 Individual Pks Popcorn $0.39 ea = $0.78/2
2 Campbells Soup @ Hands $1.99 ea - $1.00 ea In-ad C - $1.00/2 MC = $0.98/2
1 Glade Sense & Spray $5.99 - $3.00/1 MC - $2.00 RR = $0.99
1 Bottle Popcorn Kernals clearanced $0.50
- $4.00 RR's to Pay
Total OOP: $2.47 + Received $2.00 RR for Next time (= $0.47)

Transaction #2:
2 Individual Pks Popcorn $0.39 ea = $0.78/2
1 Bottle Popcorn Kernals clearanced $0.50
2 Reese's Candy Bars $1.00 ea - $0.55/1 MC x 2 - $1.00 RR wyb 2 = 2 Free + $0.10 MM
2 Extra 3 pk Gum $2.69 ea - BOGO Free Sale - $$1.00/1 MC x 2 = $0.69/2
1 Duracell AAA 4 pk $2.99 - $1.00/1 MC - $1.00 RR = $0.99
1 Glade 3 wick Soy Candle $5.99 - $3.00 MC - $2.00 RR = $0.99
- $4.00 RR's to Pay
Total OOP: $4.68 + Received $4.00 RR for Next time (= $0.68)

Plus, my FAVORITE cashier, Michelle, rang me up and I had forgotten my reusable bags, so she gave me the nice one in the picture for FREE!! And it is really nice too!

Martin's Run

Stopped into Martin's today for some super cheap Betty Crocker Potatoes (MY FAVORITE!) & some other really great deals, including the buy 6 save $4 Promo...
4 Betty Crocker Potatoes $1.49 ea - $0.24 ea Sale - $1.32 Promo - $0.40/1 MC x 4 - $0.40 Double x 4 = $0.48/4
6 Quaker Chewy Granola bars $2.59 ea - $0.59 ea Sale - $2.68 Promo - $1.00/2 MC x 3 = $6.32/6
2 A1 Steak Sauces $2.35 ea - $2.00/1 MC x 2 = $0.35 ea or $0.70/2
4 cans Tomato Paste $0.49 ea = $1.96/4
1 Dole Salad Blend $2.50 - $0.62 Sale = $1.88
3 Land O Lakes 2 pk Margarines $1.99 ea - $1.00 Sale ea - $0.30/1 MC - $0.30 Double - $1.00/2 MC = $1.37/3
2 Jell-o Pudding Cups $2.99 ea - $0.49 ea Sale - $1.00/2 MC = $4.00/2
1 Care One Gauze $0.93 - $0.50/1 Martin's C = $0.43
Total, no tax: $17.14
Original Total - $43.54 - Saved 61% - Yay!