Extreme Couponing?

Maybe. I rarely get the chance to run to the store without my kiddos.  However, Sunday I was up early with Baby Sis and decided to make a quick run into town.  I am not a huge fan of our local Walmart because it is usually packed, but a blogger friend of mine from My Springfield Mommy clued me in on some great deals and I wanted to see if they were all sold out.  Boy, am I glad that I stopped!  Check out these fabulous freebies!

• I had 5 $3/3 Nabisco snack coupons making the Teddy Grahams & Nutter Butters FREE!
• Then, I had 6 $1/1 Bic Stationary Item...which I actually got back $0.03 per item because they were priced at $0.97, except for the White Out which was $1.00. 
• I had a FREE coupon for the Hasbrowns from my favorite Magazine ALL YOU. 
• Finally, I had a coupon for the packaging tape from Duct Tape Website that made the tape FREE! It was priced at $1.00 and the coupon was $1 off any Duct Tape. 

Of course, I had to pay sales tax on the items, but my grand total came to $0.59.  Woo Hoo!

Check your coupon stash and see if you have any of these coupons and head to Walmart.  These are regular prices!  Note: The Teddy Grahams are located in the checkout aisle.  

My CVS Addiction

I so wish I would have discovered CVS years ago.  I just started frequenting CVS in the past year, and I must say that I am addicted!  I thought I would share my transaction from my late Saturday night visit (after the kiddos were in bed).  Maybe you will be inspired to check out CVS.

***quick note...as I was snapping the picture of this, I heard my husband chuckling in the living room.  He thinks I am ridiculous for sharing my shopping adventures...what do you think?  

Here is what I purchased for $10.91 out of pocket, plus I received $6.99 in ECB to spend next time:

Here is how I did it:

• First of all, if you go to CVS late on Saturday in my area, you are able to take advantage of the current week's sales and the sales that will start on Sunday.  Sometimes last week's items are sold out, but CVS will give you a rain check that NEVER expires for the item.  
• I bought 4 Dawn dish soaps that were priced $0.99 each, but I had four $0.75 off coupons.  So I only spent $1 for all four.
• Then, I picked up 5 Suave deodorants that were priced at $0.99 and I had five $0.75 off coupons which brought the total of these to $0.25 each or $1.25 for all five. 
• I was able to get a free pack of Jumbo Huggies diapers because I had bought six jumbo packs in the past two months (having two diapers...we go through a ton!).  A coupon printed out at the red coupon center in the store.  
• The Carefree liners were on sale for $1.00 with a $1.00 ECB.  So these would be "free", but I also had a $0.50 manufacturer's coupon.  Even better than free!  
• I picked up 1 Hershey's bar and 1 Hershey's Air Delight.  I had a coupon for buy one Hershey's bar get 1 Air Delight Free.  So I spend $1.19 for both...Plus I got $0.99 ECB to spend next time. 
• Next, I got two Skintimate Shave Creams that were on sale for $1.99.  I had manufacturer's coupons for $1 off and paired that with the $1 off CVS coupon that I printed from the CVS website.  Therefore both of these were FREE!  
• Then, I got the Shick Quatro Intuition cartridges for $8.99.  I used a $2 manufacturer's coupon.  This purchase also gave me $4.00 back in ECB.  
• Finally, I bought a gallon of milk for $2.79 and got a $1.00 ECB. 
• In addition, I used a $5 off of $30 coupon that was emailed to me this week from CVS.  

 Pretty good, wouldn't ya say?  It says that I saved $45.42 on my receipt with the sales and coupons.

$10 GiftCard to CVS for only $6!

If you love shopping at CVS like I do, then you will love this sweet deal from Saveology.  This is for first time buyers only.  Get a $10 giftcard to CVS mailed to you for only $6....TODAY ONLY!  I love these deals.  If you don't know much about shopping at CVS, take a look at my recent transaction.

This is what I bought:

• 3 Bottles of Dove Shampoo
• 3 Bottles of Dove Conditioner
• 1 Pack of Pampers Swaddlers Diapers
• 1 CVS Body Wash

This is what I paid:

A total of $11.96...PLUS I got $8 in ECB to spend on my next purchase...so that means I really got this for $3.96.

This is how I got it so cheap.
1. I had a $5 off of $25 coupon that CVS emailed to me by signing up on their website.
2. I had a coupon for a FREE body wash by "liking" CVS Minute Clinic on Facebook...still available (ends tonight)!
3. I had three Buy One Dove Shampoo Get One Dove Treatment free coupons.
4. I had a $2 off Pampers coupon

Do I have you convinced to start shopping at CVS?  

My Love Affair with Kroger

Becoming a stay-at-home mommy means one income.  Therefore I am constantly looking for ways to save money. About a year ago, I started using coupons.   I started following a few blogs to find out how to match up coupons with the sales.  It was really easy at first, and I was saving about $20 a week on groceries and toiletries.

Then the TLC Extreme Couponing show came out and stores started changing their policies with coupons.  Even my beloved Kroger started limiting the number of coupons you could double...until I found that not all Kroger stores have the same policy.   My new Kroger store doubles any coupon up to $1.00.  Last week, they had a lot of items that were 10 for $10, so I was able to use $0.50 coupons that doubled to make them FREE!  A few items were out of stock, but I was able to get a raincheck and get them on Sunday (after the sale was over).

Here is what I got for free:

(the boys had to get in the picture...big brother is always shirtless and little brother likes to follow)

• 5 - Pack of Ivory Soap (3 bars in each pack)
• 1 - Ivory BodyWash
• 6 - Crest Toothepaste
• 6 - Dawn Dishsoap (1 pictured...they were out, so I used a raincheck and got them later)

If you would like to learn more about couponing, visit my favorite blogs on the sidebar.  Thankfully, they do all the work for me!