Shopping Trip - August 1st

Holy cow I'm behind on posting!! I'm sorry for my tardiness. I was enjoying my last couple weeks of summer break! Here is my shopping trip from way back on August 1st. These items are courtesy of Walgreens, CVS, Target, and Barnes & Noble. I went to B&N to buy Nathan a book and stumbled upon some AMAZING deals in the 75% off clearance section!! I always get excited when I can find a few goodies to bring into my classroom.

2 Red Baron Deep Dish Pizzas (2-packs)
4 Folders
4 bottles of Axe Body Spray
2 Skinny Cow Candy Bars
2 packs of Oral-B Floss Picks
1 pack of Goody Hair Clips
2 jars of Ragu Pasta Sauce
1 bottle of Pantene Shampoo
1 bottle of Herbal Essences Shampoo
1 box of JIF To Go Peanut Butter
2 boxes of Cottonelle Moist Wipes
1 bottle of Crest Mouthwash
2 bottles of Scope Mouthwash

Total Shelf Cost: $83.44
Total OOP: $17.23
80% Savings

BARNES & NOBLE

1 Llama Llama Puzzle
1 Knuffle Bunny Puzzle
1 Stellaluna Puzzle
1 Trivial Pursuit Board Game

Total Shelf Cost: $84.80
Total OOP: $22.14
74% Savings

Shopping Trip - July 29th

I headed to Kroger and Albertsons today and got some GREAT deals!!!

2 half gallons of Smart Balance Milk
2 boxes of Pillsbury Brownie Mix
2 bottles of French's Yellow Mustard
6 Oral-B Indicator Toothbrushes
5 3-packs of Ivory Soap
8 tubes of Crest Toothpaste
2 bottles of Dawn Dishwashing Soap
2 Air Wick Candles
6 tubes of Colgate Toothpaste
12 boxes of Pop Secret Popcorn
2 jars of Pillsbury Frosting
1/2 Watermelon
2 Cantoloupes
1 bag of Hard Boiled Eggs

Total Shelf Cost: $133.67
Total OOP: $22.01
84% Savings

Shopping Trip - July 24th

We're back from vacation and I'm back to couponing!! Here's what I got at CVS and Walgreens this week!

2 2-Liter bottles of Diet Sunkist

2 2-Liter bottles of Diet Pepsi

2 2-Liter bottles of Diet 7up

1 6-pack of Bounty Paper Towels
6 boxes of Kleenex Tissues

1 bottle of Renu Contact Solution

5 bottles of Gatorade

8 bottles of Skintimate Cream Shave Cream

2 bottles of Skintimate Shave Gel

2 bottles of Crest Mouthwash

1 8-pack box of Tampons
1 box of Reynolds Wrap Foil
2 jars of JIF Reduced Fat Peanut Butter
1 tube of Bengay Cream
1 package of Papermate Pens
2 packs of Scunci Hair Bands
2 Newspapers

Shelf Cost: $125.02
Total OOP: $37.78
ECBs: $3.99
RRs: $0.00
Total Cost: $33.79
73% Savings

A Few More Stops....

Nathan and I are leaving on a 10 day vacation, so this will be my last shopping trip for a couple weeks. We didn't really need much food since we're leaving, so I picked up a few fun things and some necessities for our pup!

PetSmart:
2 5 lb. bags of Nutro Max Dog Food

Total Shelf Cost: $29.98
Total OOP: $10.80

Target:
2 8-packs of La Croix Sparkling Water
2 boxes of Kraft Veggie Mac & Cheese
4 outdoor cushions
1 full-size garden tiller
4 42-ct. containers of Cottonelle Wipes
2 packs of Oral-B Floss
1 2-pack of Sharpie Fine Tip Markers
1 10-pack of Pens
2 10-packs of Bic Pens

Total Shelf Cost: $91.46
Total OOP: $29.03

I printed off some great $7 off coupons for Bella's food. Since I can't just switch Bella's food whenever different types go on sale, I printed 4 of these coupons (I printed two and had my mom print two). Bella will be set on food for a while!! I also stopped at Target for a few things and wandered through their outdoor clearance section. I had been eyeing some pillows for our outdoor chairs the last time I was at Target, but they were only on clearance for $9.08 and I couldn't justify spending close to $40 on outdoor pillows. I went in today and they had 4 left in the color I wanted for $3.24 each!!! I ended up getting 4 for $0.03 less than it would have cost me to buy 1 at regular price!!! Happy Couponing!! I'll see you when we get back!!!

Shopping Trip - July 3rd

2 bottles of Sprite Zero
2 boxes of Puffs with Aloe Tissues
3 cans of Ajax
1 bag of Imperial Sugar
1 box of Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix
1 box of Funfetti Cookie Mix
1 bottle of MiraLax
1 bottle of Dawn Dish Soap
1 box of Tampax Pearl Tampons
2 Axe Deodorants
2 boxes of Chips Ahoy Cookies
1 container of Cream Cheese Frosting
1 box of Band-Aids
1 Hershey's Chocolate Bar
1 Colgate Toothbrush
1 Venus Razor

Total Shelf Cost: $82.98
Total OOP: $29.00
ECBs Earned: $0.00
RRs Earned: $2.00
Total Cost: $27.00
67% Savings

I stopped at Walgreens, CVS, and Kroger to get these savings. Kroger has a whole bunch of stuff on clearance in their baking aisle. Perfect timing for Nathan's birthday on the 4th!!

Shopping Trip - June 26

I made 3 stops today. I am very lucky that I have a CVS, Walgreens, Kroger, and Albertsons all within 2 miles of our house! Here's what I got!

Walgreens:
1 Reach Toothbrush

Shelf Cost: $4.79
Total OOP: $2.15
RRs Earned: $2.00
Total Cost: $0.15

CVS:
1 24-pack Water
2 Newspapers
2 bottles of Hellman's Mayo
1 18-pack of Brilliant Tampons

Shelf Cost: 26.76
Total OOP: $6.37

Kroger:
2 bags of Pop Chips
1 bag of Imperial Sugar
2 Covergirl Mascaras
2 L'Oreal Liners
2 Covergirl Concealers
1 Maybelline Liner

Total Shelf Cost: $52.99
Total OOP: $10.22

Totals:
Total Shelf Cost: $84.54
Total OOP: $16.74
80% Savings

I consider it a successful weekend when I can walk away with my Sunday newspapers for less than full price! On another note, even if you don't coupon, I recommend you stop in at a Kroger and check out their makeup section. There are lots of goodies on clearance. All of the makeup I bought normally costs between $8-$10 each, but all were on clearance for less than $2.10 each. If you have coupons it makes it an even better deal! I stocked up on makeup for less than $10 and that's a great deal in my book!! I was a little disappointed at myself because Kroger also had select varieties of Kettle Chips on closeout this week for $1.39. With the $1/1 coupon (6/19 RP) they would have cost only $0.39, but the shelves were cleared by the time I got there this weekend. Oh well!!

Shopping Trip 6-19

2 boxes of Wheat Thins Crunch Stix
2 bags of Planters Flavor Grove Almonds
2 bags of Original Chex Mix
4 bottles of Fuze
2 boxes of Cheez-Its
3 cans of Hunts Tomato Sauce
2 bottles of Tom's Mouthwash
2 bottles of Hawaiian Tropic Sunscreen
1 bottle of L.A. Looks Hair Gel
1 bottle of Honest Tea
1 bottle of G-Series Fit Workout Drink
4 packs of Cottonelle Fresh Wipes
2 dozen Eggs
2 bottles of Revlon Nail Polish
1 bottle of G-Series Fit Recovery Drink
1 bag of PowerBar Protein Plus Bites
1 bag of Hershey's Bliss Chocolates
2 Hershey's Air Delight Bars
3 PowerBars
1 tube of Colgate Toothpaste
2 rolls of Scotch Tape
1 Colgate 360 Surround Toothbrush
1 package of G-Series Fit Pre-Workout Fuel
2 Greeting Cards
1 box of G-U-M Gum Protection Lozenges

Total Shelf Cost: $176.90
Total OOP: $25.03
ECBs Earned: $0.00
RRs Earned: $0.00
MIR (Gatorade): $5.00
Total Cost: $20.03
Savings: 89%

It was a GREAT week at CVS, so I issued a challenge for myself. I wanted to see if I could go into CVS with just a $20 bill and walk out with lots of great stuff!! I was really, really close to being successful. I ended up spending $20.18 at CVS for the bulk of the items listed above (all that I got at Walgreens were the 3 Gatorade drinks, tomato sauce, and eggs). I split my purchases into 6 transactions and just rolled my ECBs that I earned into each subsequent transaction (which explains why I ended up with $0 in ECBs). By doing it this way, I was able to seriously reduce my OOP expenses. Walgreens had a sad little ad today, so I just used my RRs from last week to pick up a few good deals. Overall, it was another great week!!!