Shopping Trip - June 14, 2010

So, I did some major shopping all morning. Here's how I did:

Bath & Body Works: almost half the store was marked 50 - 75% off

3 x Sweet Pea Forever 3 Wick Candles (ironically named LOL) $19.50 -> $4.87 each
1 x Sweet Pea Forever Body Lotion $10.50 -> $2.62
1 x Sweet Pea Forever Body Spray $12.00 -> $3.00
1 x Tote Bag- pic above $2.50 (promotion going on, buy tote for $2.50 and save 10% off of everything from now until July 5, 2010)
Subtotal: $22.73
-10% Tote Bag Promotion of $2.27
Tax: $1.79
Total after tax and discounts: $22.25
-$20.53 in gift cards
=$1.72 OOP

*Just a note: I hate being a pain, but I will be returning all of this and re-buying it tomorrow. When I got home from shopping, I was searching on the web and found that the Divas posted about a $10/$40 coupon from B&BW. I'll be grabbing a few more of those candles!!!!

Victoria's Secret: had a coupon for free panty plus $10 off any purchase

1 x Panty $7.50
2 x Pure Seduction Purse Sized Lotion $3.00 each
2 x Pure Seduction Purse Sized Body Spray $3.00 each
Subtotal: $19.50
-$10 off any purchase
-$7.50 free panty
Tax: 18¢
Total after tax and discounts: $2.18
-$2.18 in gift cards
=$0.00 OOP

*I also received a CRT survey for $10/$50

Walgreens: they were out of everything I was ISO

1 x 2 pk. of Expo Dry Erase Markers $3.29 -> 82¢
Subtotal: 82¢
Tax: 7¢
Total after tax and discounts: 89¢
=89¢ OOP

Walmart:

2 x Purina Kitten Chow $1.87 each
Subtotal: $3.74
-$1.87 Free Kitten Chow up to $2.19 (5/2/10 SS)
-$1.87 Free Kitten Chow up to $2.19 (5/2/10 SS)
Tax: 33¢
Total after tax and discounts: 33¢
=33¢ OOP

Target: 2 Transactions, only got reusable bag discount once, but was lucky enough to receive overage

2 x Shout Trial Size 97¢ each
2 x Shout Spray $1.97 each
2 x Vaseline Fresh Aloe Trial Size 97¢ each
4 x Pampers Kandoo Wipes $1.49 each
3 x Johnson & Johnson Safety Swabs $1.39 each
2 x Scotch Fur Fighter $5.99 -> $2.48 each
2 x Glade Fabric & Air $3.49 each
1 x STP Oil Treatment $2.49
1 x STP 3 pk. Gas Treatment $2.99
2 x Kleenex Hand Towels $2.99 each
Subtotal: $41.35
-2 x $1/1 Shout Target Peelie (not good on trial size)
-2 x $1/1 Shout Target IP (good on trial size)
-2 x 55¢/1 Shout MQ Peelie on bottle
-2 x $1/1 Vaseline Fresh Aloe (good on trial size)
-4 x $1/1 Pampers Kandoo (4/4/10 P&G)
-3 x $1/1 Johnson's Baby Product MQ (4/25/10 SS, 6/6/10 RP)
-1 x 75¢/2 Johnson's Baby Product Target IP
-1 x 75¢/1 Johnson's Baby Product Target Q (this was on shelf, possibly from registry booklet)
-2 x $4/1 Scotch Fur Fighter MQ (4/11/10 SS)
-2 x $2/1 Glade Fabric & Air Target IP
-2 x $1/1 Glade Fabric & Air MQ
-2 x $2/1 STP Product
-2 x $1/1 Kleenex Hand Towels Target IP
-2 x $1/1 Kleenex Hand Towels MQ (5/2/10 SS)
-1 x 5¢ reusable bag discount
Tax: $2.60
Total after tax and discounts: $6.30
=$6.30 OOP

CVS: 2 Transactions
6 x Godiva Gem Chocolates $4.99 each
2 x CVS brand Tissues $1.29 -> $1.00
4 x Gillette Body Wash $4.99 -> $4.00 each (was charged for 4, but supposed to be 3, so I'll either get an adjustment or just ask for another bottle tomorrow)
Subtotal: $47.94
-2 x $4/$20 Scanner Q's (remember I did 2 transactions, 1 per transaction)
-3 x BOGO Godiva Gem Chocolates Scanner Q's $4.99 each
-2 x $1/1 CVS Brand Allergy Scanner Q's
-1 x BOGO Gillette Body Wash Q $4.00 (6/6/10 P&G)
-1 x $4/2 Gillette Body Wash Q (5/2/10 P&G)
-1 x $1 ECB
Tax: $2.01
Total after tax and discounts: $15.98
-$15.98 on gift cards
=$0.00 OOP (received an $8.00 ECB for buying 2 Gillette body wash)

Total Savings: $169.93
Total Gift Cards Used: $38.69
Total OOP: $9.24 (have $8.00 ECB left to spend)

Adding to the Gift Stockpile Shopping Trip

I stopped at the Target by my in-laws the other day (me and little SIL needed to get out of the house) and I found tons of clearance! I'll definitely be going back in the next day or so to pick up more!

I got:

Ni Hao Kai-Lan Mega Blox set $29.99 -> $7.48 (DD's birthday present)
Girls Jeans $9.99 -> $4.98 (School clothes for DD)
Wedding Picture Frame $15.99 -> $4.06 (Best friend is getting married next year)
-5¢ reusable bag discount
$17.72 after tax, saved $39.50!

My Rite Aid Trip: May 8, 2010

While I was working on Saturday, I remembered the deal about the Thermacare wraps that I posted earlier in the week on WeUseCoupons.com... well I had already used the $3/1 coupon I had, but found a ton of $2/1 peelies.

This is what my transaction looked like:

9 x Thermacare 8 hr : $6.99 each, $5.59 after my associate discount of 20%

Subtotal = $50.31

-$5/$25
-9 x $2/1 Thermacare 8 hr peelies
-9 x $3/1 Thermacare in-ad Q (this is YMMV, but my store allows multiples in one transaction)

Total = 31¢ and there's no tax on these in NYS!!!

Just a note: I didn't clear the shelves... there was a good dozen more with peelies left on them. I can't wait until this in-ad Q comes out again!

3 Stores in 3 days... and still looking for more!

*33 Glade Tin Candles $1.67
-31 $1.50 MQ's (found inside the tin)
-2 $2/1 MQ's adjusted to $1.67 (from SC Johnson coupon booklet)

*14 Hefty OneZip Travel Packs $0.97
-14 $0.97 MQ's (these were adjusted, and they ended up giving me an extra as I look at it now)

*20 Bliss Chocolate Bars $0.99 (I used them on the Saturday, the last day to use them)
-20 $0.99 TQ's (self-adjusted)

*2 Glade Plug-in Warmers $1.99
-2 FREE MQ's (from SC Johnson coupon booklet)

*5 Glade Refills $2.89
-5 MQ's for a free refill WYB Glade Tin Candles (from April All You magazine)

*3 Trial Size Hello Kitty Band-aids $0.99
-3 $1/1 MQ's (cashier didn't adjust these)

*1 Trial Size St. Ives $0.97
-$1.50/1 MQ adjusted to $0.97

*4 Minute Maid 10 pack juice box $0.69

*1 Market Pantry 8 pack juice box $0.59

*1 large package of Balloons (needed for birthday party) $4.99

After Q's and taxes: $21.99 ($8.39 was tax)
Total Saved: $150.15

I'm still looking for more of those Glade tin candles, they are amazing!!! They are on a temporary price cut through June 22nd for $1.67, and have $1.50/1 coupons right inside the lid! Oh and a little FYI on the juice boxes, because I did not type the prices wrong. Every once in a while, Target screws up. We all do. Well, these packages are supposed to be at the food counter sold individually, not on the shelves. So, you are charged the price of one instead. And don't worry, I've spoke to both corporate and a few different managers about this. If you find one, you get to buy it for the price it rings up (either $0.59 for the MP or $0.69 for the MM)! Happy shopping!!

3 stores, 3 amazing trips!!

First on my list of the day was Kmart. I was there the other day and saw some Scotch pop-up tapes on clearance for $0.49 each. I remembered seeing a $0.75/1 printable coupon out there so immediately came home to print them, but wasn't able to go back to the store that day. So today I stopped there first. This is how I did:

3 rolls of Scotch Tape (clearanced to $1 each)
19 Scotch pop-up tapes (clearanced to $0.49 each)
-1 $1.50/3 rolls of Scotch tape Q
-12 $0.75/1 Scotch pop-up tape Q's
Subtotal: $10.81 before coupons
Total after coupons and tax: $2.88 (tax was $1.05)

They couldn't figure out how to mark the pop-up tape coupons down so instead they took them at face value and got as close to the amount as possible without going over. Plus, I got a $3 off any purchase coupon for scanning my K'ching card (their new rewards card) so a MM!!!! If anyone knows of any coupons on the Scotch pop-up tape refills, let me know as they were clearanced to $0.59 each. Also, the Scotch contour tape was clearanced for $0.64, I'd love if someone knew about some coupons on these too *hint hint*

Next on my list for the day was Walgreens. I had well over $250 in RR's to spend because of the Bayer contour meters deal this month, and they expired today so I had to use them up. I didn't buy a lot of deals, but instead spent it on things we usually don't get with coupons. Here's how I did:

1 Kodak Digital Camera $99.99
5 Tuf Paper Towels $0.89 each (on sale with in-ad Q for $0.59 each)
2 Slim Jim $1.39 each (hubby came, and so did the kids)
1 Plastic Food Storage Containers 20 pack $5.00
1 6 pack of raisins $1.00
3 York Peppermint patties $0.69 each (on sale for 3/$2.00)
6 Kraft Mac n Cheese crackers $0.59 each (on sale for 2/$1.00)
2 Walgreens paper plates $1.79 each (on sale 2/$3.00)
1 Andes Mints (my favorite!!!) $2.29
10 Ramen Noodle Soup (great fillers!) $0.29 each (on sale for 4/$1.00, 2 rang up $0.29)
1 Cake Pan $6.49
1 Party cups $1.99
2 Kodak Disposable Cameras $7.99 (on sale for $4.99)
2 Neosporin 0.5 oz $5.99 each (gave $4.00 RR)
2 Crystal Light $2.99 (on sale 2/$5.00)
2 Cars for the kids $0.69 each (on sale 2/$1.00)
1 Hawaiian Tropic 50 SPF (we're very fair) $10.99
1 Graphic T-shirt for hubby $7.99 (I don't know why he wanted this)
1 Headphones $7.99
1 Tote bag $5.00
4 Charmin 12 packs clearanced to $5.89
1 Plastic silverware $2.00
5 packs of Pepsi $3.00 (on sale for 5/$12.00 with in-ad Q)
-49 $5 RR's from Bayer deal
-2 $1 Charmin Q's
-2 $1 Neosporin Q's
-1 $2.00 Hawaiian Tropic Q
Subtotal: $292.07 before coupons and sales
Total after coupons and tax: $21.59 ($19.04 was tax) and rec'd a $4 RR for the Neosporin

Some of the items are for trains/exchanges and some are for Jayden's birthday party in 3 weeks.

Next on my list is a local grocery store called Jubilee. This week Duncan Hines brownie mixes are on sale for $0.79 each.

11 boxes of Duncan Hines Brownies $0.79 each
-11 $0.35/1 Duncan Hines Brownies (doubled to $0.70)
Subtotal: $8.69 before coupons
Total after coupons and tax (well in this case no tax): $0.99!!!

So, all in all, I spent $25.46 OOP and saved $464.23 today, plus I have $3 towards Kmart and $4 towards Walgreens! I'll be making some of those $0.09 brownies in the pan that I bought at Walgreens in a few minutes and then relaxing!

GDA: Clorox Wipes at Target

Clorox wipes are $2.54 at my Target, go to http://www.cloroxclassrooms.com/ for a B2G1 MQ (print twice) and on the Target Coupon Database, there are $1/1 TQ. YMMV, but I was able to use 3 TQ with 1 MQ and get all 3 for $2.08!

Tops Supermarkets Amazing Shopping Trip!!

So I went to 2 different locations and I'm sooo glad I did! I originally went into the stores looking for the 6 pk. of Aquafina Flavorsplash that is on sale for $2 this weekend and came out with 119 items for less than $94!!!

Between the 2 stores I got:

32 6-packs of Aquafina Flavorsplash $3.79 originally
79 cans of Juicy Juice on clearance $2.45 originally
5 packages of Halls cough drops $1.49 originally
1 Marcal 24 pk. toilet paper $7.99 originally
2 Marcal Tissues $1.79 originally
=$333.85
-$57.28 sale on Aquafina
-$96.38 clearance Juicy Juice
-$2.99 sale Marcal toilet paper
-$1.58 sale Marcal tissues
=$175.62
-32 $1/1 Aquafina Flavorsplash (Thanks Moonflower, Kayline, and momto3ms!!)
-39 $1/2 Juicy Juice
-5 $0.75/1 Halls (doubled to FREE)
-1 $2.00/1 Marcal 6 pk. or larger toilet paper
-2 $1/1 Marcal tissues (FREE)
=$93.17!!!

Total spent: $93.17
Total saved: $240.68

I kind of want to see if any other locations have more clearance Juicy Juice, but I'm sure my hubby would kill me. So, heads up for everyone: the canned Juicy Juice will be officially gone from all stores soon, they are going to the more eco-friendly plastic bottle.

Target Clearance Rules!!!!

I went to 2 different Target stores on Wednesday, and found tons of clearance! Needless to say, my hubby doesn't need boxers for a very long time :)

Here's how I did:

2 pkgs. of Fruit of the Loom Boxers $2.62/each (marked down from $10.49)
1 pkg. of Hanes Boxers $2.74 (marked down from $10.99)
8 pkgs. of Target brand boxers $1.98/each (marked down from $7.99)
1 pkg. Hanes premium t-shirts $2.24 (marked down from $8.99)
4 Gillette trial sized body washes $0.48/each (marked down from $0.99, had $2/2 Q)
2 Purell trail sized $0.99/each (had $2/2 Q)
2 Nabisco Ritz hand held packages $1.00/each (had $2/2 Q)
9 pkgs. of Kotex pads $2.94/each (had $2/1 Target Q, $1/1 MQ's)
9 pkgs. of Kotex pantyliners $2.94/each (had $2/1 Target Q, $0.75/1 MQ's)
12 Dove trial sized deodorants $0.97/each (had $1.50/2 Q's)
1 Satin Care shaving cream trial sized $0.99 (had $1/1 Q)

Saved: over $150
Spent: about $35

My 2 day craziness

So this is how I did on Saturday and Sunday, between Rite Aid, Kohls, CVS, Kmart, and Walgreens. I hope I didn't forget anything.

CVS (1 transaction):
(1) Tylenol Allergy (clearance for $1.82, had $1/1 Q)
(4) Cotton Rounds ($0.99, had $1/1 Q, rec'd $1 ECB for each one)
Spent $0.86, Saved $10.47

Rite Aid (11 transactions at different stores):
(11) Jumbo packs of Pampers ($10.49, had $1/1 Q for all but 1)
(11) One Touch Meters ($19.99, had 11 up to $20 Q's)
(1) Green Tea for my hubby $1.49(he was complaining)
Also used 11 $10/$30 RA Q
Spent $8.10, Saved $356.39

Kohls (2 transactions):
(1) Easter Dress for Lexi $14.40
(1) PJs for Jayden $8.00 (18 mo. and they are only a little big!)
Used $5 Q for each
Spent $12.99, Saved $31.01

Walgreens (1 transaction):
(9) Reynold's Wrap $0.89 with in ad Q (had 9 $1/1 MQs)
(1) Excedrin $1.99 (had $1/1 MQ, rec'd $1 RR)
(4) Ramen Noodle Soup $1.00 (needed a filler)
Spent $1.70, Saved $20

Kmart (5 transactions):
(3) Rubbermaid 21 gallon totes $3.99 (had $1/1 Q's, in wrong spot, manager adjusted)
(10) Gillette Body Wash $4.50 (had $2/1 Q's)
(14) Head & shoulders $4.50 (had $1.50/1 Q's)
(1) Cottonelle wipes Refill $4.69 (had $1/1 Q)
(12) Fruit Rolls Ups $2.00 (had $1/2 Q's, got a $5 GC out of 1, and when you bought so much of these and fruit snacks, you got $$ off your next transaction)
(12) Fruit Snacks $2.00 (had $1/2 Q's)
(9) Sure Deodorant $2.29 (for my mom, had $1/1 Q's)
(1) KY Jelly $3.99 (had $2/1 Q)
(1) Sunsilk Shampoo $3.00 (had $1/1 Q)
(1) Sunsilk Conditioner $3.00 (had $1/1 Q)
(2) Sunsilk Stylers $3.00 (had $1/1 Q's)
(1) Zipper Binder on clearance $1.50!!!!!
(1) Mechanical Pencils on clearance $1.00
(1) Littlest Pet Shop on clearance $2.50 (Lexi loves these!)
(1) Suave Lotion $2.50 (had $1/1 Q)
(1) A&D $5.19 (had $2/1 Q, this rang up $1.19 more than the shelf tag, but I didn't notice till I got home)
(1) BIC disposable razors $3.99 (had $2/1 Q)
(1) Desitin $5.99 (had $2/1 Q)
(1) Jergens Lotion $1.79 (had $1/1 Q)
(1) St. Joseph's Aspirin $2.29 (had $1/1 Q)
(2) Hall's $1 (had $1/2 Q)
(3) Endust $3.29 (had $2/1 Q)
(1) Softsoap Bodywash $3.99 (had $1/1 Q)
(1) Windex wipes $2.79 (had $1.50/1 Q)
(1) Charmin wipes Refill $2.00 (had $1/1 Q)
(1) Dawn plus hand renewal $2.99 (had $1.50/1 Q)
(1) J&J 1st Aid Gauze Pads $1.69 (had $1/1 Q)
(1) Scrubbing Bubbles Bath wipes $2.79 (had $1/1 Q
(2) Peppermint Patties (none of the sales were posted, so ended up needing fillers in the 1st trans.)
Also used 4 $5/$50 Q's, and 3 $3.50 Q's from the BC fruit snacks
Spent $50, Saved $351.69

I was there when Kmart opened and they were out of a lot of items. And also, a few things that I planned on getting were higher priced than what they were mentioned on here. I didn't realize I had enough stuff for 5 transactions, and I only printed 4 $5/$50 so I could've used that too, but all in all I did pretty good. I know the H & S was almost 1/2 of my total too ($21 worth) but $1.50 each is a good price and my hubby uses it like there's no tomorrow. I'm hoping to go back on Friday as I still have tons of Q's (that's what I did last doubles and they were restocking) so hopefully my savings will be higher.

Total Spent: $73.65 (and have $1 RR and $4 ECBs to spend in the future)
Total Saved: $769.56, about 91%!

I didn't take pictures because I put most of it away before I thought about it.

The sad thing is, I thought I'd be all shopped out, but I'm still on a high from Kmart and Rite Aid!!

I <3 CVS!

So, thanks to AFullCup, I learned about this great hidden Neutrogena deal if you purchase 2 of the bar soaps, you get $10 ECB back. So this is my latest savings at CVS:

(1) Tylenol Allergy Multi-Symptom
originally $7.29 clearanced to $1.82
(2) Neutrogena bars
$2.99/each
(4) SkinEffects Lip Magnifier
originally $19.99 clearanced to $5.00/each
(2) Always Infinity 18 ct.
$5.99/each

-$1/1 Q for Tylenol
-(2) $1/1 Q's for Neutrogena
-(4) $2/1 CVS Q's for SkinEffects
-(2) FREE Always Infinity 18 ct.
-$4 ECB from Gillette Razor deal

Total w/tax: $15.07
Saved: $92.41
Rec'd $10 ECB back

I would've bought more Tylenol, but I only had one Q good for the Allergy Pills. They were also out of almost everything I wanted to get, and I only had about 1/2 hour to shop. All in all, still pretty good!

My latest damages

So I finally went to Target today to do the Juicy Juice deal, but once again I had issues at the register. Here's how I did:

(2) Cascade Rinse $6.28
(1) Travel Size Downy $0.84 (clearance from $0.99)
(4) Travel Size All Small & Mighty $4.08
(4) Travel Size Tide $3.88
(1) 6-pk. socks $3.99
(2) 3-pks. of boxers $7.96 (clearance from $7.99)
(1) Pair of sweatpants for my sister $13.98
(1) Christina Aguilera's new CD $13.98
(6) Pepperidge Farm Goldfish $9.96
(4) Pop Tarts $6.68
(6) Reusable Target Bags $8.94
(1) Axe Body Spray $3.38 (clearance from $3.99)
(4) Travel Size Dove Deodorant $3.88
(13) Bausch & Lomb's Soothing Eye Drops $12.87
(30) 8-pks. of Juicy Juice $56.40

-(2) Free Cascade MQ's $3.14 each
-(1) $0.20/1 Downy MQ
-(2) $1.00/2 All MQ's
-(2) $1.00/1 Tide MQ's
-(1) $1.00/2 Tide MQ
-(6) $1.00/1 Pepperidge Farm Goldfish Target Q's
-(4) $1.00/1 Pop Tarts MQ's
-(2) $1.00/2 Pop Tarts Target Q's
-(6) Free Target Reusable Bags WYB 5 Nestle Products Target Q's
-(2) $1.50/2 Dove MQ's
-(11) $3.00/1 Bausch & Lomb's Soothing Eye Drops MQ's
-(2) $2.00/1 Bausch & Lomb's Soothing Eye Drops MQ's
-(15) $1.00/2 Juicy Juice MQ's
-(15) $1.00/2 Juicy Juice Target Q's
-$14 I got back in cash from my sister for the pants when I dropped her off

Subtotal: $157.07 Before Q's
After Q's: $40.65 (over 75% Savings!!!!)
*My totals do not include tax

The only thing is, I asked the cashier for a rain check for 10 more Juicy Juice products as the sale ended today, and told her just to put it in one of the bags (I was busy putting stuff on the conveyor belt) and she never did. She also forgot $7.50 worth of coupons (I added them into the totals ^ though). I will be going back tomorrow to ask for my rain check and the amount of coupons that were missing. I would've went back tonight, but it took the cashier so long with my coupons that the store was closed by the time I was done cashing out (she asked a manager how to adjust them down to the price and the manager didn't know so they stared at the register for a while). I always have a problem with this manager anyways, so hopefully it will be a different manager tomorrow. I might post a picture if I get ambitious enough to try to put it all away. Oh yeah, and there are $2.00/1 MQ's inside all of the Bausch & Lomb's boxes, so more overage until they figure out how to fix it! YAY!

*The CD isn't pictured as I was already listening to it :)