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Menu Plan Monday August 30, 2010

This is once again filled with several appointments, canning, and getting ready for the flea market next, next weekend!  Here's what's on the menu at the Rogers' house:

Breakfasts: Cold Cereal, Apple Danish or Bagels and Cantaloupe

Lunches: Leftovers or Sandwiches and Chips with Cantaloupe

Dinners:

Sunday - Ham Sandwiches with Chips and Cantaloupe

Monday - Dinner out with Pap

Tuesday - Shrimp Stir-fry with Jasmine Rice

Wednesday - Grilled Ham Steak with Scalloped Potatoes and Salad

Thursday - Homemade Pizza and Salad

Friday - Lancaster with my Mommy!  Leftover Buffet or Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Fruit

Saturday - BBQ Sandwiches with Salad and Mac and Cheese

What's Baking: Zucchini Nut Bread and (dehydrated) Banana Chips

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Rite-Aid Deals (or lack there of) Trip 08/29/2010

 Rite-Aid has some great deals this week, however the Rite-Aid that I usually frequent had NOTHING in stock!  So I will have to resort to doing my shopping at the new Rite-Aid this week.  Here is what I did get on Sunday:

1-130 ct Bufferin Aspirin $9.49 - $2.50 Sale - $6 SCR - $3/1 MC (newspaper) = FREE + $2.01 MM!

3 Reese's PB Cups (1 missing) $0.88 ea - $0.18 ea Sale (should have been 2/$1 - will go back and have this fixed!) = $0.70 ea or 3/$2.10 (will be $1.50!)

2 Glade Candles $3.49 ea - $1.75 ea clearance = $1.74 ea or 2/$3.48 (Thought these might produce the UP+Rewards, but no dice!)

1 pkg Always Maxi's $3.99 - $1 Sale - $1/1 MC (newspaper) - $1 SCR = $0.99

1 Nivea 3-in-1 Men's Body Wash $5.49 - $2.49 Sale - $1/1 MC (newspaper) - $2 UP+Rewards = FREE

1 Nivea Chap-stick $2.99 - $0.60 Card Discount - $1 UP+Rewards - $1.99 SCR = FREE + $0.60 MM!

1 Dyna-Pep Energy Spray/drink/thingy $5.29 - $1.30 Sale - $3.99 SCR + FREE

- $5/25 Rite-Aid Coupon

- $3 UP+Rewards used to Pay

Total OOP: $12.30, paid with FREE gift card & Earned $3 UP+Rewards & $12.98 in SCR!!!

CVS Deals Trip 08/29/2010

 CVS this week is just FULL of deals!  I also had some rain checks to use with coupons that were ready to expire the end of this month.  Here's what I picked up...

1 Peanut Butter M&M King Size $1.69 - $0.69 Sale - $0.75/1 CVS C = $0.25

1 bag Doritos $0.99 + 1 bottle 20 oz Mt Dew (not pictured) $1.79 - $1 ECB wyb both = 2/$1.78

1-9 roll pkg Charmin $7.49 - $2 Sale - $1/1 MC (year of Savings booklet) = $4.49

2 single ream boxes Double Stuff Oreo's $1.99 ea - $0.99 ea Sale - $1/2 MC = 2/$0.98

1 Venus Razor $9.99 - $1.50 Sale - $2/1 MC (newspaper) - $5 ECB = $1.49

2 bottles Eucerin Calming Creme $7.99 ea - $2/1 CVS C - $5 ECB wyb $15 = 2/$8.98 (expensive still, but this is Joe's favorite kind)

1 Crest 3D Toothpaste $3.99 - $1 Rain check Sale - $1/1 MC (newspaper) - $2 Rain check ECB = FREE

1 Celsius Green Tea 4 pk $7.99 - $2/1 MC (newspaper) - $7.99 Rain check ECB = FREE + $2 MM!

1-100 ct bottle Nature Made Flax seed $10.99 - $3 Sale - $1/1 MC (store display) - $4 ECB = $2.99

+ $2.05 Tax 

- $2.49 Free Charm Coupon (they were out of charms, so she just took the value of the charm off)

- $25.98 in ECB's used to Pay

Total OOP: $17.54, paid with FREE gift card + Earned $25 ECB's for next time!

Shopper's Deals 08/25-09/01

Shopper's has some pretty good deals this week.  These are the ones I like best...

• Split Chicken Breasts $0.99/lb
• Chicken thighs/legs/whole legs/leg quarters $0.99/lb
• 5 lb Bag Green Giant Russet Potatoes $1.99 ea 
• Fancy Eggplant $0.79/lb
• Juicy Mangoes $0.79/lb
• Sweet Potatoes $0.79/lb
• 2 lb bag Yellow Onions $1.99 ea
• 10 Limes $1
• Hass Avocados  $0.99 ea
• Bartlett Pears $0.99/lb
• Bunch Cilantro $0.79 ea
• Eastern Peaches $0.99/lb
• Cantaloupe $0.99 ea
• Red Delicious Apples $0.99/lb
• Peter Pan Peanut Butter 16.3 oz $1.77 - $0.60/1 MC (newspaper or magazine) doubled = $0.57
• Pop-Tarts 8 ct $1.77 ea - $1/2 MC (newspaper) = 2/$2.54
• Ortega Yellow Corn Taco Shells 12 ct or Whole Grain Corn 10 ct $1.79 ea
• Richfood Shredded or Chunk Cheese 8 oz 2/$4
• Breakstone Sour Cream 16 oz $1.99 - $0.75/1 MC (newspaper) doubled = $0.49 ea
• Blue Bonnet 15 oz Tub Spread $1 ea
• Cool Whip 8 oz $0.99 ea

Shopper's Double Coupon Trip

SHOPPER'S DOUBLED COUPONS LAST WEEK!!!

 Last week Shopper's doubled coupons up to a $1 and tripled up to $0.50!  Here are some of the deals I was able to score...

1 Kraft Deluxe Mac and Cheese Dinner Kit $2.49 - $1/1 MC doubled = $0.49

1 French's Worcestershire Sauce $1.49 - $0.50/1 MC tripled = FREE

2 Nabisco Crackerfuls $2.50 ea - $1/1 MC doubled x 2 = $0.50 ea = 2/$1

4 Weber Marinates $0.75 ea - $0.50/1 MC doubled to $0.75 ea x 4 = 4 FREE

2 Friskies Cat Treats $1.78 ea - $1/1 MC doubled to $1.78 ea x 2 = 2 FREE

1 Campbell's Healthy Request Italian Soup $1.77 - $1/1 MC doubled to $1.77 = FREE

2 Campbell's V8 Soups $2.98 ea - $1/1 MC doubled x 2 = $0.98 ea = 2/$1.96

3 Ronzoni Smart Taste Pastas $1.75 ea - $1/1 MC doubled to $1.75 ea x 3 = 3 FREE

1 Philly Cream Cheese Singles $1.79 - $1/1 MC doubled to $1.79 = FREE

2 Dannon Light and Fit 4 pks $2 ea - $1/1 MC doubled x 2 = 2 FREE

2 Summer's Eve Body Washes $1.89 ea on Clearance - $2/2 MC = $0.89 ea = 2/$1.78

1 Vick's Baby Rub $0.45 on Clearance - $1.50/1 MC (took off whole amount) = FREE + $1.05 MM!

6 J&J Red Cross Burn Relief Pads $0.82 ea on Clearance - $3/3 MC (should have been two of these - UGH!) = 6/$1.92 (should have been free)

1 Ace Bandage $2.99 - $1/1 MC doubled = $0.99

1 Luna Bar $1.25 - $0.50/1 MC tripled to $1.50 = FREE + $0.25 MM!

1 Sure Woman's Deodorant $2.59 - $1/1 MC doubled = $0.59 - $2.59 MIR = FREE + $2 MM!

+ $0.51 Tax

Total OOP: $50.80 - $43.87 in Coupons/Doubles/Triples = $6.93 - $2 expected MIR = $4.93 Net OOP!  Savings of 90%!!!

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Rite-Aid SCR Extravaganza!!

Yesterday I went to Rite-Aid to pick up a prescription and a FREE $25 gift card, and while I was there I took advantage of the AWESOME freebies they are offering this week!  I did two transactions, but I'll list them together here:

2 Simply Saline Sinus Kits* $9.99 ea - $5 ea Clearance = 2/$9.98

2 Tone Body Washes (Bonus Size) $4.99 ea - $2 ea Sale - $1/1 MC x 2 - $2 SCR x 2 = 2 FREE

4 Royal Gelatin $0.59 ea - $0.34 ea Sale - $1 UP+Rewards = 4 FREE

1 Ben-gay Lotion $5.49 - $1.10 Card Discount - $2/1 MC (newspaper) - $3/1 in-ad C - $1 UP+Rewards = FREE + $1.61 MM!

1 Crest 3-D Toothpaste $4.49 - $1.50 Sale - $1/1 MC (newspaper) - $2 SCR = FREE

1 Cramp 911 Roll-on Ointment $9.99 - $3 Sale - $6.99 SCR = FREE

1 Stopain Spray-on Ointment $11.99 - $5 Sale - $6.99 SCR - $2 MIR = FREE + $2 MM!

1 Kerasal Moisture Ointment $9.99 - $3 Sale - $6 SCR - $1/1 MC = FREE

1 Jack Links Beef Jerky $6.49 - $3.50 Sale - $1 UP+Rewards = $1.99

1 Scotch Pop-Up Tape Dispenser $3.29 - $0.66 Card Discount - $1/1 MC (now $0.75/1) - $2.49 SCR = FREE + $0.86 MM!

+ $0.52 Tax

- $5/25 Rite-Aid Coupon x 2

- $1 UP+Rewards used to Pay

- $7.19 SCR Check used to Pay

Total OOP: $24.26, paid with FREE gift card - $28.47 Expected SCR - $2 expected MIR - $3 UP+Rewards earned = ALL FREE + $9.21 MONEY MAKER!!!

* I have been suffering from horrible headaches and allergies.  I received a FREE Nedi-pot, and I LOVE it!!!  I haven't had a headache yet that an Excedrin wouldn't take care of!  So $4.99 for 100 pkts of the saline mix is an amazing deal!

CVS Trip for this Week

I stopped into CVS yesterday to pick up my other prescription and another FREE $25 gift card and while I was there I picked up the deals for the week and used a Dawn rain check I had.  Here's what I ended up with:

2 Mitchum Clinical for Men Deodorant $4.99 ea - $2.49 ea Sale - $1/1 MC x 2 (newspaper) - $1 ECB wyb 2 = 2/$2

1 Gillette Pro-Glide Razor $12.99 - $3.02 Sale - $4/1 MC (newspaper) - $5 ECB = $0.97

3 Dawn $1.69 ea - $0.70 ea rain check - $1/1 MC x 3 (last 1 adjusted to $0.97) = 3 FREE

2 Glade Sense & Sprays $9.99 ea - $4.99 ea Sale - $3/1 MC x 2 - $3 ECB wyb $10 = 2/$1

2 Emerald Peanuts $1 ea - $1.50/2 MC (newspaper) = 2/$0.50

1 Blink Tears Eye drops $10.49 - $2.50 Sale - $1.50/1 MC - $7.99 ECB = FREE + $1.50 MM!

1 Bag Doritos $0.99 + 1-20 oz Mt Dew Throwback (not pictured) $1.79 - $1 ECB wyb 1 each = both for $1.78

+ $1.57 Tax

- $5/15 CVS Coupon

- $17 ECB's used to Pay

Total OOP: $2.31, paid with FREE gift card + Earned $17.99 in ECB's for next week!