Rite-Aid Trip for this Week

I stopped into Rite-Aid too this Sunday, however, they were out of the Renu travel pks and they only had 1 of the Ricolas that Joe likes, and won't get more of either until Thursday. So needless to say, I'll be going back Thursday for my FREE Renu and $0.49 Ricolas, and will probably pick up some more FREE Cover Girl Make-up while I'm there :-)!
4 CG Face Powders $6.99 ea - BOGO Sale x 2 - BOGO MC x 2 = 4 FREE
4 Starburst King Size pks (1 missing from photo) $1.49 ea - BOGO Free Sale x 2 - BOGO Free MC from Here = 4 FREE
1 Pssssst Dry Spray Shampoo (Camping? Interesting...) $6.49 - TMF tag found on can = FREE
2 Metamucil 160 ct $13.99 ea - $4 ea Sale - $5 SCR x 2 - $3/1 MC x 2 = $1.99 ea or 2/$3.98
1 Ricola Mixed Berry $2.49 - $1.50 Sale = $0.99
1 Gillette Clinical Deodorant $9.99 - $2 Sale - $2 SCR - $3/1 MC = $2.99
+ Tax $1.29
- $5/25 Purchase Rite-Aid C x 2 ($10)
Total OOP: $17.74 - Expected SCR $12 - Expected MIR $6.49 = Net OOP: All FREE + $0.75 MM!!!

CVS Trip for this Week

I stopped into CVS yesterday to pick up a prescription for Joe and get a FREE $25 gift card and while I was there I went ahead and grabbed the deals for this week. I will however be going back sometime soon to get some FREE Dawn hand renewal dish soap :-)
1 - 9 roll pk Charmin TP $7.49 - $1.52 Sale - $1/1 MC - $1 ECB = $3.97
1 Gillette Fusion Power Razor $11.49 - $3.20 Sale - $4/1 MC - $4 ECB = $0.29
1 bottle Head & Shoulders Shampoo $5.49 - $0.50 Sale - $1/1 MC - $2 ECB = $1.99
2 Nivea Chap-sticks* $3.99 ea - $1 ea Sale - BOGO Free MC $2.99 - $2.99 ECB = 2 FREE
2 Oral B Toothbrushes $4.99 & $5.49 - $2.48 Sales - $1/1 MC - $4 ECB x 2 = 2 FREE + $1 MM
2 boxes Wheat Thins $1.99 ea - $0.99 ea Sale - $1/1 MC x 2 = 2 FREE
3 - 24 pks CVS Bottled H2O (not pictured) $3.99 ea - $1 ea Sale = 3/$8.97
+ Tax $2.54
- ECB's used to Pay $15.50
Total OOP: $19.25, paid with FREE Gift card + Earned $17.99 ECB's for next time!!
*These items were donated

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Shopper's Food Warehouse Deals for this Week

Shopper's has some awesome deals this week including some cheap Kraft cheese!! These deals will run through Wednesday March 10th, so without further ado...

Produce:
Strawberries 1 lb containers $1.99 ea
Fresh Express Salad Blends $1.75 ea
California Navel Oranges $0.79 ea
3 lb bag Red Delicious Apples $1.99 ea
Celery Bunch $1.49 ea

Breads:
Shopper's 20 oz Slice White Bread Load $1
Arnold Whole Grain Breads 2/$4
Maier's Italian Style Bread 20 oz loaf $1.99 ea

Pantry Items:
Lays Potato Chips 2/$4
Utz Tortilla Chips 2/$4
Pringles Super Stack $1.50 ea - $1/2 MC (this week's newspaper) = 2/$2
Nabisco Premium Saltines 16 oz box $2.50 ea - $1/1 MC (past newspaper) = $1.50 ea
Richfood 32 oz Jar Grape Jam or Jelly $2 ea
Betty Crocker Potato Pouches $1 ea - $0.40/1 MC from Here doubled to $0.80 = $0.20 ea
Knorr/Lipton Pasta & Rice Sides $1 ea - $1/3 MC from Here = 3/$2
Mueller's Pasta 16 oz pkg $1 ea
Hunts Canned Pasta Sauce 26 oz $1 ea - $0.50/2 MC from Here doubled to $1 = 2/$1
Hunts Snack Pack Puddings $1 ea - $1/3 (Fat or sugar free) MC from Here = 3/$2
Pepsi 24 pk Cubes $5.99 ea wyb 2 (Must buy 2)
7 UP, Canada Dry, etc 2 lts $1 ea

Meat & Dairy Items:
Smithfield Premium Pork Spare Ribs $1.99/lb
Smithfield Premium Pork Shoulder Roast $1.49/lb
Smithfield Country-style Pork Ribs $1.89/lb
Top Round London Broil $2.99/lb
12 oz pkg Tilapia Fillets $4.99 ea
Various Fast Fixin' Items $5.99/bag - $1/1 MC (March All You Magazine) = $4.99 ea
Shopper's Chicken Leg Quarters $0.99/lb
Shopper's Split Chicken Breasts $1.69/lb
Kraft Shredded, Cubes, Chunks, Crumbles & Melts Cheeses 5-8 oz $1.69 ea - $1/2 MC (past newspapers & Blinkies) = 2/$2.38 or $1.19 ea!!!

Frozen Items:
Hanover 16 oz bags Vegetables 2/$3
Birdseye Steamfresh 12 oz bags Vegetables $1.99 ea - $1/3 MC (last week's newspaper) = 3/$4.97 ($1.66 ea, so Hanover's are cheaper, but these you can steam in your microwave)
Healthy Choice Complete Meals 2/$5 - $1.25/2 MC from Here = 2/$3.75 or $1.87 ea
Healthy Choice Steamers $2.89 ea - $1.25/2 MC from Here = 2/$4.53 or $2.26 ea
Ellios 9 Slice Box Pizza $3.19 ea - $1/2 MC (past newspaper) = 2/$5.38
Various McCain French Fries $2.99 ea - $1/2 MC (last week's newspaper) = 2/$4.98

Health & Beauty Items:
Gillette Foamy Shaving Cream 7 oz $1 ea - $1/1 MC (past newspapers) = FREE!
Scotties Facial Tissues 60-132 ct $1 ea - $0.50/1 MC from Here doubled to $1 = FREE!

Weekly Spending Totals

This week was a very good week for us; we were able to keep our spending totals low!!!!

Food: $22.51
Household Items: $0.72
Health & Beauty Items: $4.30
Total for the Week: $23.95!!!

Eating Out: $32.78 (a little higher than I like, but we had one of our ex-youth-group kids come home from college for a visit, and so we went to Panera. Totally worth spending a little extra money in my opinion!)

Martin's Trip for this Week

Martin's was having their 'Coupon Days' this week, and their ad was filled with very useful coupons, many of which I used... :-)
2 large pks Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts $31.92 - $1.99/lb SALE!! ($16) - $0.30 off/lb Coupon in-ad on 1 pkg ($1.24) = $14.68
1 - 5 lb bag Russet Potatoes $3.49 - $1.50 Sale - $0.50 in-ad C = $1.49
1 Care One Hand Soap $1.66 - $0.66 Sale - $0.50/1 Martin's C = $0.50
2 Coffee Mate Creamers $2.15 ea - $0.48 ea Sale - $0.75/1 MC doubled to $1.50 x 2 = 2/$0.34
2 General Foods International Coffee Mixes $3.19 ea - $0.69 ea Sale - $0.55/1 MC doubled to $1.10 x 2 = 2/$2.80
1 Dozen Eggs - in-ad C Free wyb 2 General Foods International Coffees = FREE
1 pkg Blue Bonnet Margarine Sticks (not pictured) $1.09 - $0.10 Sale = $0.99
+ Tax $0.06
Total OOP: $50.46 - Sales & Coupons $29.79 = $20.70 -- Saved 59%!!!

Walgreen's Trip this Week

Stopped into Walgreen's earlier this week to get some FREE Purex detergent and roll my register rewards...
10 Purex Detergents (4 not pictured) $5.99 ea - BOGO Free Sale - BOGO Free MC x 5 = 10 FREE!!!!
2 Lady Speed Stick Deodorants* $1.99 ea - $1/1 MC x 2 - $1 RR x 2 = 2 FREE + $0.02 MM
2 Colgate Total Toothpastes* $2.99 ea - $1/1 MC x 2 - $2 RR x 2 = 2 FREE + $0.02 MM
3 Royal Puddings $1.17
1 Oreo Double Stuffed Cookies $0.99
2 Starbucks Frappacino's $2.09 ea - in-ad C $0.84 x 2 - $1/1 MC x 2 = $0.25 ea or 2/$0.50
1 Schick Intuition Razor $8.99 - $4/1 MC - $3 RR = $1.99
2 Tylenol PM $2.99 ea - $1.50/1 IVC (booklet in the front of the store) x 2 - $1/1 MC x 2 = $0.49 ea or 2/$0.98
1 Motrin PM $2.99 - $1.50/1 IVC - $1/1 MC = $0.49
+ Tax $2.94
- RR's used to Pay $11
Total OOP: $5.02 + Earned $9 RR's for next week!!!
* These items were donated

CVS Trip this Week

Stopped into CVS earlier this week to grab up the great ECB deals, and this time they were actually for things that we needed *Gasp* So, most of the things I got I didn't have to donate, I actually got to add to our stockpile - YAY!
2 Colgate Total Toothpastes* 2/$5 on Sale - $1/1 MC x 2 - $2 ECB wyb 2 = 2/$1
1 Schick Quattro Trimmer $8.99 - $4/1 MC - $3 ECB = $1.99
1 Zantac 24 ct $8.99 - $2/1 MC - $3 ECB = $3.99
1 Soft Soap Body Wash* $4.49 - $0.75/1 MC - $4 ECB = FREE + $0.26 MM
1 Power Bar Gel Blasts $1.50 - $1.50 ECB = FREE
1 Gillette Clinical Deodorant $8.99 - $3/1 MC - $2 ECB = $3.99
2 Gold Emblem Cookie & Brownie Bites $1.50 ea - $1/2 CVS C = 2/$2
1 Card Holder $0.25 on Clearance
2 Godiva Chocolate Bars $2.99 ea - BOGO Free CVS C = 2/$2.99
+ $1.69 Tax
- $5/$30 CVS C
- $22.49 ECB used to Pay
Total OOP: $5.65, paid with FREE gift card + Earned $15.50 ECB's for next time!!!
* These items were donated

Walmart Trip

We also stopped at Wal-mart while we were out and they have berry & rose bushes in, so if these are of interest to you, RUN to your locale Wal-mart, as they only have about 1 shelf for each...
2 Raspberry Bushes $5 ea = $10
2 Blue Berry Bushes $5 ea = $10
2 Golden Oreos Double Stuffed pkgs Cookies $2.98 ea - Free item MC x 2 = 2 FREE
+ Tax $1.20
Total OOP: $21.20 (out of the Garden budget)

Rite-Aid SCR Trip!!!

Sunday Joe and I also stopped into Rite-Aid to get all of the SUPER AMAZING SCR items they have this week. Here's what we ended up with...
2 Satin Care Shave Gels $2.99 ea - $1 ea Sale - $1/1 MC x 2 - $1 SCR x 2 = 2 FREE + $0.02 MM
2 Suave Hair Detanglers $2.69 ea - $0.70 ea Sale - $1 SCR x 2 = $0.99 ea or 2/$1.98
2 - 3 pk Listerine Pocket Packs $4.49 ea - $0.50 ea Sale - $1/1 MC x 2 - $3 SCR x 2 = 2 FREE + $0.02 MM
2 Udderly Smooth Lotions $2.99 ea - $2 ea Sale = $0.99 ea or 2/$1.98
2 RA Petroleum Jellies $2.99 ea - $2 ea Sale = $0.99 ea or 2/$1.98
1 - 120 pk Efferdent Tablets (for my dad) $6.49 - $0.50 Sale - $5 SCR - $1 (reimbursement) = FREE + $0.01 MM
2 Renu Travel pks with Cases $3.49 ea - $2.50 Sale - $2/1 MC = 2 FREE + $0.02 MM
1 Renu Travel Size $1.99 - $2/1 MC = FREE + $0.01 MM
1 Almanac (for Joe) $5.99
1 Men's Nivea Body/shave/shampoo Wash $4.49 - $2.25 Clearance - $2/1 MC = $0.24
+ Tax $1.64
- $5/25 Purchase RAC
Total OOP: $24.73 - Reimbursement $1 - Expected SCR's $15 = $8.73, and $5.99 of that was an almanac, I think that's pretty darn good!