Site Key

Hubby thinks that I need to out up a key for all of my 'secret codes,' so... Here it is:
MC = Manufacturer Coupon
FL = Food Lion
MIR = Mail in Rebate
TMF = Try me Free offer
MM = Money maker
wyb = when you buy
... I'm sure I'll need to add more later...

Food Lion Run 04/26/09

Stopped at Food Lion to take advantage of the GREAT deal on b/l s/l Chicken Breasts ($1.99/lb)! While I was there I found a few more good deals...

Quilted Northern Sale $3.99 - MC $1.00 = $2.99

Dry Cleaners Secret $1.87 ea x 3 = $5.61 - $1.00 MC x 3 = 2.61 - MIR $1.87 = $0.74/3

Flavoraid 10 pk $1.00

FL Popcorn 6 pk Sale $2.50 - $1.00 FLC = $1.50

Home 360 Detergents Sale $4.99 - BOGO Free - $1.00/1 FLC = $3.99/2

Chicken Breasts $1.99/lb = $2.87 + $2.19 + $2.49 = $7.55/3.72 lbs of Chicken

Total after Coupons, Sales & MIR = $18.46 (includes Tax)

CVS Trip 04/26/09

Stopped into CVS today for the deals for this week & found some great ones!
3 Edy's Maxx Ice Creams on Sale $2.00 ea - $1.00 MC x 3 = $3.00/3
5 Bags of Easter Reese's PB Cups Clearanced $0.29 ea x 5 = $1.45
Garnier Fructis Styler $2.99 - $1.00 MC - $2.00 ECB = Free
Schick Intuition Razor $8.99 - $4.00 MC - $4.00 ECB = $0.99
2 Colgate Max Fresh Toothbrushes 2/$5.00 - $1.00 MC x 2 = 2/$3.00
2 Colgate Wisps 1 Free with Toothbrush Purchase - $0.50 MC x 2
(So basically I paid $2.00 for 2 wisps & 2 toothbrushes)
2 Gold Emblem Cashews $0.99 ea - $2.00/2 CVS Coupon = $0.02 Overage
Car Socks Clearanced $1.00 (Christmas gifts)
Hershey bar (to get me over $30.00) $0.89
- $5.00/$30.00 Purchase coupon
- $4.49 ECB
Total after ECB & Coupons: $1.71 including Tax

Mail Call 04/23/09

My Easter present off of Ebay finally arrived today, a 'New' Ball canning book. I have been wanting one of these so I can have recipes to make something with tomatoes, other than juice, to can. I think last year we canned about 50 jars of juice, and of course that does account for all of the tomatoes we gave away, and the ones we ate on sandwiches. Let's just say we had a lot of tomates! :-)

CVS Run 04/23/09

This was done in 2 transcations because Joe was getting hungry and Thursday is our eat-out night, so we went to Friendly's inbetween for dinner. But anyway, found an AMAZING hidden deal at CVS tonight...
Stayfree Overnight pads $0.78 ea x 3 = $2.34 (Plus ea one will still produce the ECB $2.00 ea, so MM!!!) But it gets better...
1 Stayfree, Dry Max $3.89 - 2 $2.00/2 MC (Used with above, so for all 4 pkgs $2.23 & I made 8 ECB, so still a MM)
Edge Shave gel $2.89 - Free after ECB
2 Extra gums $1.29/2 (Used BOGO Free CVS Coupon)
2 Cashews $0.99 ea - $2.00/2 CVS Coupon = Overage of $0.02
Bayer Quick Release Crystals $2.00 - Free after ECB
Used 1 $4.99 ECB to pay and put rest on Free GC
Total after Sales, Coupons & ECB: Overage of $4.50 (in ECB)

Walmart Run 04/24/09 - Using up Expiring Coupons

Went to Walmart with the hubby. He needed the waterproofer ($4.64 a can), because reenacting season is starting and we don't want to have to sleep out in the rain and have a leaky tent... :-( Along with that the Firestart logs are great when the rain has put out your fire and you need to get it restarted, clearanced, $0.88 ea x 3 = $2.64. Now onto my great finds:
Glade Lasting Impressions 2 x $5.00 = $10.00 - 2 $4.00 MC = $2.00/2 (Plus I ended up with 3 $1.00 off Refills MC & 3 $3.00 Lasting Impression Coupons from inside the pkging - Good through 06/30/2010
Caramel Toffee Popcorn $1.00 - MC $0.50/1 = $0.50
Fiber One Granola Bars 2 x $2.74 = $5.48 - 2 $1.35 MC = $2.78/2 pr $1.39 ea
Kraft Dressing $1.58 - MC $1.50/1 = $0.08
Walmart Breadsticks with Cheese (I didn't even know they made these any more - Haven't had them since I was little) $1.25
Total for everything with Tax $19.75 (But when you consider 11.92 was the hubby's things and $1.22 was tax, my coupon buys/groceries only total $6.61)

I Heart Walgreen's 04/21/09

I have to say that I think that today's trip was a major SCORE! I found a LOT of good deals & steals, including...
5 pk of memo pads $1.00 (Great for price books and shopping lists)
2 Coke Zero Free after MC from Coke Rewards
2 Nestea Free after MC when you buy another coke product
4 Candy bars Free with purchase of ANY coke product
Chapstick Shimmer Free after RR
Fiber Choice Chewables Free after RR (But the cashier didn't know how to make it come out right, so some how I got it as a 'gift' = Free + got the $2.50 RR, so profit of $2.50. It took me the whole way home to figure out where I got this extra RR from... Sometimes I can be a little blond)
3 pks of Hankies for the hubby, gotta be green you know $0.39 ea x 3 = $1.17
Clearanced Walgreen's brand Pepcid $3.12
Physican's Formula Eyeshadow $4.79 - $1.00/1 MC = $3.79
Physician's Formula Mascara $5.99 - $1.00/1 MC = $4.99 (Plus can Submit for Walgreen's $10.00 Rebate & can submit Mascara for Manu Rebate -- MM!!!)
Total after rebates, RR & Coupons: Profit of $7.34 YAY!! :-)

Martin's 04/21/09

After Big Lots was a quick stop in Martin's. We have always been Shopper's people, but the Martin's in Eldersburg is really starting to grow on me. I got:
4 GE CFL Bulbs single pks $4.99 ea on Sale for $1.25 ea and used 4 $1.00/1 MC so $0.25 ea
4 Barilla Piccolini Pastas $1.33 ea on Sale for $1.09 ea - 4 Doubled $0.50/1 MC or $0.09 ea
2 Hebrew International Hotdogs $4.99 ea - $1.00 ea for Sale - 2 $1.00/1 MC or $2.99 ea
Total including tax: $7.64 & I earned 15 Bonus Rewards :-)

Summer Runner & Car Wax?!

Look at my BEAU-TI-FUL runner for this summer and only $6.00 at Bog Lots. The turtle wax is for my hubby, he is going to wax our kitties' litter boxes so that they aren't so hard to clean -- get back to you and let you know how it works out...

Wally World Quick Stop - 04/18/09

Quickly stopped in Walmart to grab a few freebies...
Franks Red Hot Sauce 2 @ $0.98 ea - Free item MC = Free
3 Meow Mix Wet cat foods $0.48 ea - $1.00/3 MC = $0.44/3
McCormick Spaghetti Seasoning $1.00 - $1.00 MC = Free
Total: $0.44 + Tax