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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

My "I'm bored, let's go to Target and Walmart with the 8/1 P&G when I SHOULD be cleaning" trip 8/31

So I'm not going to show a picture since I think it would be cruel considering every single coupon I used expired today, except one (the gain dish liquid).  Instead I will just tell you a couple of the awesome things I found.

First, Target:

You know those Lysol no touch hand soap things that were $2 at CVS a couple of weeks ago?  Well I've been using mine since the day I bought it (in my bathroom) and I absolutely love it.  The dispenser never gets dirty or water marked because I never touch it!  And the amount it dispenses, along with the scent, are perfect.  So I saw them at Target today for $6.04!!!!  The sign said price cut, and for once in Target's history with me, I believe them.  This is a big price cut no matter where you shop.  I remembered that when I bought the one at CVS I cut all 5 of the coupons I had rather than just 1 because I thought I could find them cheap at Walgreens too.  So turns out I just happened to have 5 of the $3/1 coupons from the 7/11 SS that expire today!  Well I didn't want to buy that many even though $3.04 is a phenomenal price, so I bought 2.  I figured that if Lysol doesn't put out coupons for the refills for a while I'm set using the refills in these 2 packages.  Yay!!  (I put my other 3 coupons on the products themselves just in case a shopper noticed them tonight and could take advantage of them).
That was really the only exciting thing at Target.  I got some travel size Tide and a clearanced kid toothpaste for the other frugal blonde's kiddo.  My total for everything was about $7.

On to Walmart:

The only thing I knew for sure I would pick up at Walmart was the Gain dish liquid.  There is a $1/1 in the 8/29 P&G and Walmart is selling the small bottles for $0.97 and the larger bottles for $1.97.  My store had the original scent and the lavender scent.  Lavender somehow reminds me of my allergies so I bought 4 of the original scent.  And the computer accepted the coupons at face value so I got $0.12 overage.
My exciting find at Walmart: In the 8/1 P&G there was a $3/1 Febreze Noticeables Warmer OR Starter Kit. The warmer was priced at $2.54.  The incredible thing?  This is not a sale or anything special.  It was the regular tag.  I'm telling you, I read the packaging and the coupon at least 10 times to verify that I wasn't crazy and it was the right item.  Guess what?  I got the face value of these coupons too!  I bought 4, so that's a total of $1.84 overage.  Now, these didn't come with any actual oil, but I couldn't pass up making money on them. Some day soon I will buy the refills with some grand coupon we get.  So I knew if I got overage I'd have $1.96, so I just picked up one of those huge packs of gum in the checkout line and my total was $0.66!!!

Yay for easy shopping trips!

Monday, August 30, 2010

Walgreens Trip 8/29


As expected, things did not go fully as expected yesterday :).  You guys know I had everything planned out per my post here, but I wasn't really feeling shopping yesterday.  It started with the newspapers.  I went to my closest gas station to pick up the local cheap paper like I always do.  They only had 1 left!  And it was the same time that I usually go on Sundays so I was a bit confused.  I really have no clue where else to get that paper short of going to the distribution center so I broke down and bought two "big city" papers as well.  So I only got 3 papers (I usually buy 5 - $5 total).  Things got a little bit better when one of the big city papers accidentally had 2 P&G inserts.  Anyway, I was feeling slightly down (stupid I know).  I got all the coupons ready, which didn't take long at all, and left.  I got to my favorite Walgreen's and the girl working the cosmetics counter is the best.  She puts most of the RR stuff up front so you don't have to go searching all around.  Well she surprised me with the Carmex cream and lotion!  It's a monthly RR deal - they cost $4.99 and you get a $4.00 RR, so only $0.99!  Well of course I had to have one of each at that price.  There are no coupons that I know of, but still a great deal.  Now, since I spent quite a while chatting with her about the deals this week and how she didn't get her coupons in time because she ordered from a new coupon clipping service, I didn't stop and think through how this would change my transactions.  I was lucid enough to realize I didn't need fillers (the folders) anymore, but somehow I didn't think about the actual money I would be spending.  So let's just say that I spent more out of pocket than I EVER have before at Walgreens.  But it works out ok in the end, especially given that I usually spend under $1 each week.  Plus it proves that not everyone has a fantastic week.  So here's what went down:

Transaction #1:

(2) $3.50 - Softsoap Body Wash
- $1/1 from September All You magazine (I only had one and I couldn't print the printable $0.75/1)
= $6.00, received a $5 RR, so $0.50 each

$1.99 - W Perfection Tampons
= $1.99, received a $2 RR, so FREE

$2.00 - Carmex Moisture Plus Lip Balm
= $2.00, received a $2 RR, so FREE

$4.00 - Breathe Right Strips
- $1.50/1 from 4/11 RP
= $2.50, received a $4 RR, so $1.50 money maker!!!

$4.99 - Carmex Lotion
= $4.99, received a $4 RR, so only $0.99

Total before coupons: $19.98
Used (2) $4 RR's and (2) $2 RR's.
Total after coupons and RR's: $5.48 (this is really just paying for the Carmex lotion that I COULD have paid for with the breathe right RR if my brain would have been on!)
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Transaction #2:

$2.00 - Carmex Moisture Plus Lip Balm
= $2.00, received a $2 RR, so FREE

$4.00 - Breathe Right Strips
- $1.50/1 from 4/11 RP
= $2.50, received a $4 RR, so $1.50 money maker!!!

$4.99 - Carmex Cream
= $4.99, received a $4 RR, so only $0.99


Total before coupons: $10.99
Used a $5 RR and the $2 RR from the tampons in transaction #1.
Total after coupons and RR's: $2.49 (again, I could have paid for the Carmex cream with the breathe right RR if my brain would have been on!)
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Totals for the day:

Total before coupons: $30.97

Paid with $19 in RR's and $7.97 cash = $26.97.

Received $27 in RR's.  So I pretty much broke even.  Thus, everything works out OK in the end.  And it's a good lesson for me.  Next week I'll make sure my brain is on when I shop!!

UPDATE: I forgot to mention the coupons I got from the lovely catalina machine!  I don't get them that often even though I always try to check out in cosmetics with my debit card (that's the magic combination).  I got:

$1/2 W Perfection Tampons 18-54 count (NOT the ones producing the RR this week) expires 9/26/10
$2/1 Schick Xtreme3 expires 11/21/10
$3/1 Prevacid 24HR product expires 11/21/10

Friday, August 27, 2010

2 Scenarios for Walgreens 8/29

Walgreens has a lot of mysterious RR deals this week - that is, we don't know the prices to go with a lot of the register reward deals (P&G - I'm talking to you).  So I came up with a couple of scenarios for the deals we do know about to make sure I roll my RR's before they expire.  There is only one money maker this week so we need to take big advantage of that!  At first I was all excited about the $10 RR on the Irwin Naturals vitamin product but on second thought I will NEVER use this.  Thank goodness I have a little bit of coupon common sense today.  I'm skipping that deal all together.  I have $15 in RR's to start the week with:

(3) $1 RR's expiring 9/3
(2) $2 RR's expiring 8/29
(2) $4 RR's expiring 9/5 and 9/6

My plans (assuming things are in stock - we all know things NEVER go as planned):

Transaction #1 (I should note that this one transaction takes care of all the RR deals that I'm super interested in - I'm sick of toothpaste):

(2) $3.50 - Softsoap Body Wash
- (2) $1/1 from September All You
$4.00 - Breathe Right Strips 10 pack
- $1.50/1 from 4/11 RP
$2.00 - Carmex Moisture Plus Lip Balm
$1.99 - W Perfection Tampons
(3) $0.20 - 2 pocket folder w/ prongs (with in-ad coupon - make sure to show!)

Subtotal: $12.09
Use (2) $4 RR's and (2) $2 RR's ($12 total).  Pay approximately $0.09 oop (remember you can use whatever fillers you want, the folders are the cheapest I found and I needed 3 fillers AND wanted to get over $12).
Receive a $5 RR, a $4 RR, a $2 RR and a $1.99 RR.  That's a total of $12.99 in RR's.

So I will have used $12 in RR's and $0.09 cash, and received $12.99 in RR's, making this a $0.90 money maker!.  The best part to me is the small OOP.
This is a small money maker and gets rid of the expiring RR's.
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Transaction #2 (to use up the (3) $1 RR's that will be expiring before the next week of deals):

$4.00 - Breathe Right Strips 10 pack
- $1.50 from 4/11 RP
(3) $0.20 - 2 pocket folder w/ prongs (with in-ad coupon - make sure to show!)


Subtotal: $3.10
Use (3) $1 RR's.  Pay approximately $0.10 oop (remember you can use whatever fillers you want, the folders are the cheapest I found and I needed 3 fillers ).  
Receive a $4 RR.

So I will have used $3 in RR's and $0.10 cash, and received $4 in RR's, making this a $0.90 money maker!.  The best part to me is the small OOP.
This is a small money maker and gets rid of the expiring RR's.
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That's all the required transactions I plan to do.  Everything else will be once I know prices.  I will post any other transactions I do here.

Good Deals at CVS Starting 8/29

Below are the deals I think are best for the week.  To see the full listing, go here.


ECB Deals


$6.99 ECB wyb Philips headphones $6.99 Limit 1
Note: This is ONLY good Sunday through Tuesday!!!


$2.50 ECB wyb Crest or Oral-B Pro-Health $3.97 Limit 2
Glide Clinical Protection floss 38.2 yd
-$1 off Glide Floss, 35 m +, PG 8/01, 8/29
-.25/1 Glide Floss 35M +, P&G $100 Coupon Booklet
-.75/1 Crest Glide Floss, 35 m. +, June Ladies Home Journal, PG 8/01
Clinical Gum Protection toothpaste 5.8 oz
-$1 off Crest Toothpaste 4 oz + or liquid gel, PG 8/01, 8/29(makes it 47¢)
-.50/1 Crest Toothpaste 4 oz + or Liquid Gel, PG 8/01
-.75/1 Crest Toothpaste 4 oz + or Liquid Gel, PG 8/01
Crest Complete Rinse 16.9 oz.



$5 ECB wyb $10 Oral-B Pulsar or manual toothbrush 1pk, starting at $2.99 Limit 2
-$1 off Oral-B Pulsar or CrossAction Toothbrush, PG 8/01, 8/29
-.75/1 Oral B Pulsar or CrossAction Toothbrush, P&G $100 Coupon Booklet



$5 ECB wyb $15 Nivea or Eucerin Limit 1
(excludes Aquafor & trial sizes)
-$1 off Nivea Body Lotion, 8.4-16.9 fl oz, RP 6/20
-$1 off Nivea Body Wash or Shower Gel, September All You Magazine
-$1 off Nivea Lip Care, September All You Magazine
-$1 off Nivea Men’s Body Wash, RP 7/25
-$1 off Nivea Women’s Body Wash, 8.4-16.9 fl oz, RP 6/20
-$3 off Nivea Happy Sensation Body Lotion, 13.5 fl oz, RP 7/25
-$3/2 Nivea Body Wash printable
-$4/2 Nivea Body Products, 8.4 oz + printable
-$4/2 Nivea Men’s Revitalizing Lotion printable
-$1 off Eucerin product printable



Non-ECB Deals


Dawn 9.5-10.3 oz 97¢
-$1 off Dawn Hand Renewal with Olay Beauty, Decor Done Right home mailer
-.25/1 Dawn product, PG 8/01



Arm & Hammer 2-in-1 dryer cloths B1G1
-$1 off Arm & Hammer Total 2-in-1 Dryer Cloths printable



Campbell’s Chicken Noodle or Tomato Soup 50¢
-.50/2 Campbell’s Condensed Great for Cooking Soups printable
(great for cooking includes tomato)



Schick manual razor 1ct or refill 3-4ct B1G1
-$2 off Schick Hydro Refill, SS 8/08
-$2 off Schick Quattro for Women razor or refill printable

Good Deals at Walgreens Starting 8/29

Remember, I am only listing deals which I think to be great.  There are always more - check the ad at walgreens.com if you want to see the rest or Christie's write up at Wild for Wags.  The list below is from her post with some edits and deletions from me.



REGISTER REWARD DEALS

Get a $10 RR WYB (1) Irwin Naturals Healthy Skin & Hair plus Nails 60 ct. $10 
= FREE

Get a $1.99 RR WYB (1) W Perfection Tampons 8 pack $1.99 
= FREE

Get a $2 RR WYB (1) Carmex Moisture Plus Lip Balm .07 ot .075 oz. $2 
= FREE

Get a $4 RR WYB Breathe Right Strips 10 pack $4 
-$1.50/1 Breathe Right Product, Any 10 -12 Ct. – 04-11-10 RP
= MONEY MAKER

Get a $2 RR WYB (1) Participating Colgate
Colgate Total Advanced or Enamel Strength 4 oz. $2.99

-$.75/1 Colgate Total 08-29-10 SS
-$.75/1 Colgate Total Toothpaste, any 4.2oz+ – All You, September 2010
-$.75/1 Colgate Total PRINT

Colgate Maxfresh or MaxWhite Toothbrush $2.99
-$.75/1 Colgate Adult or Children’s Toothbrush, any (exc. Plus) – All You, July 10
-$.40/1 Colgate Adult or Children’s Manual Toothbrush, (EXC Plus) 08-29-10 SS
= FREE 

Get a $1 RR WYB (1) Listerine Total Care, Advanced, or Zero 500 ml $2.99 
-$2/1 Listerine Zero 500ml+ PRINT
-$.50/1 ; $1/1 Listerine 500ml+ or Reach Toothbrush or Reach Floss – 08-01-10 SS
-$1/1 
Listerine Total Care Anticavity Mouthwash, any 500 mL+ – 08-01-10 SS
-$1/1 Listerine Restoring Or Total Care Mouthwash, 500 mL. +, Any – 05-16-10 RP

-$1.50/2 ; $3/3 Listerine Antiseptic Mouthwash (500 mL+) and/or Reach Toothbrush and/or Reach Floss or Reach Access Flosser, any (2) – 08-01-10 SS
= FREE 

Get a $5 RR WYB (2) Softsoap or Irish Spring Body Wash 15 or 18 oz. 2/$7
-$.75/1 Softsoap Body Wash Any, PRINT
-$1/1 Softsoap Body Wash, Any 12oz+ – All You, September 2010
= FREE

Get a $2 RR WYB $10 Participating P&G Products:
*All Eligible for PG Coupon Book Rebate if Purchased after 09-01-10 HERE
Bounce 70 or 80 pack sheets $3.99
-$.20 off any Bounce 08-29-10 PG
Tide 10 pack Stain Release or Liquid 20oz $3.99
-$1/1 Tide Stain Release, any – 08-01-10 PG (EXP 8/31)
-$1/1 Tide Stain Release, Any 08-29-10 PG
-$2/1 Tide Stain Release – Martha Stewart Living, September 2010

Downy Liquid 40 loads, 80 pack sheets $3.99
-$1/1 Downy Liquid Fabric Softener or Sheets, any – 08-01-10 PG (EXP 8/31)
-$1/1 Downy, any – P&G Proud Sponsor of Moms
-$.20/1 any one Downy liquid or Fabric softener or dryer sheets 08-29-10 PG

Cascade 60 oz. or 15 ActionPacs $3.99
-$.50/1 Cascade ActionPacs, Any – P&G’s Home Made Simple Booklet
-$1/2 Cascade 08-29-10 PG
Febreze Flameless Luminary, Air Effects 9.7 oz. 25% OFF
-$4/1 Febreze Flameless Luminary starter kit 08-29-10 PG
-$1/2 Febreze Air Effects

Febreze Noticeables Refill, Fabric Refresher 27 oz. 25% OFF
-$1/1 Febreze Noticeables Refill – 08-01-10 PG (EXP 8/31)
-$1/1 Febreze Noticeables Refill 08-29-10 PG
-$1/1 Febreze Refresher 08-29-10 PG

Swiffer 12 or 16 pk Cloths/Pads, 5 pk Dusters, Starter Kit, Formula 42.2 oz. 25% OFF
-$5/1Swiffer Wet Jet or Sweeper Vac starter kit 08-29-10 PG
-$2.50/3 Swiffer refills 08-29-10 PG
-$1/1 Swiffer Sweeper or Duster Starter Kit 08-29-10 PG
-$1/2 Swiffer Refills or Dust and Shine 08-29-10 PG

Get a $6 RR WYB Gilette Fusion or Venus Razor System and Cartridges
*All Eligible for PG Coupon Book Rebate if Purchased after 09-01-10 HERE
**These all expire 8/31
-**$4/1 Gillette Fusion ProGlide Manual or Power Razor, any – 08-01-10 PG
-**$2/1 Gillette Fusion ProGlide Cartridge, any 4ct + – 08-01-10 PG
-**$2/1 Gillette Venus Embrace Razor, Disposable or Bikini Razor, any – PG Rouge, Aug 10
-**FREE Olay Hand and Body Lotion wyb Venus Cartridge, any – 08-01-10 PG -to $6
-**FREE Olay Body Wash, any WYB any (1) Venus Cartridge – 08-01-10 PG -to $6
-**$2/1 Venus Embrace or Breeze razor or Venus Bikini kit, any – 08-01-10 PG
-**$3/1 Venus 6 or 8 Count cartridge, one – 08-01-10 PG
-$2/1 Venus Embrace or Breeze refillable razor or bikini kit 08-29-10 PG
-$10/$30 MIR Venus HERE

Non-Register Reward Deals

Tostitos 9.5 to 15.63 oz., Lay’s 10.5 or 11 oz., Poppycock 8 or 8.5 oz. B1G1 FREE @$3.99
-$1/1 Tostitos Tortilla Chips, Any flavor/variety 9.5 oz or larger bag – 08-01-10 SS
= $1.00 each

Nature Made Vitamins and Supplements B1G1 FREE
-$2/1 Nature Made Vitamins, Any – 08-22-10 SS
-$2/1 Nature Made Cholest-Off Products, any – All You, September 2010
-$2/1 Nature Made Sleep – All You, September 2010
-$2/1 Nature Made SLEEP, Any – 08-22-10 SS

Cover Girl Foundation, Concealer, Powder, Blush or Lip Cosmetics B1G1 50% OFF
-$10/$30 MIR HERE
-$1/1 ; $2/2 CoverGirl Face Or Lip Product, Any (Excludes Eye) – 08-15-10 RP
-$1/1 Covergirl Product, Any – 08-29-10 PG
-$1/1 CoverGirl Product, Any – 08-01-10 PG (EXP 8/31)
-$1/1 CoverGirl Queen Collection, Any – 07-11-10 RP (EXP 8/31)

Pond’s Cold Cream 3.5 oz., Dry Skin Cream 3.9 oz., 30 pack Towelettes B1G1 FREE
Cold Cream listed at $4.99 on website and towelettes at $5.99
-$1.50/1 Any Ponds Cream Towelette or Cleansing Product ETS
= $1.00 each for the cold cream or $1.50 each for the towelettes if the prices are accurate

Gillette Venus Disposable Razors or Shave Gel B1G1 50% OFF
-$2/1 Mach3 disposable, 3ct Sensor3, 4ct Custom Plus3, 4ct Venus Disposable, 2 or 3ct or Simply Venus 4ct. 08-29-10 PG
-$3/1 Mach3 or Venus Disposable 6ct, Sensor3 8ct or Custom Plus 8ct 08-29-10 PG
-$2/1 Gillette Venus Embrace Razor, Disposable or Bikini, P&G Rouge, Aug. 10 (EXP 8/31)
-$10/$30 MIR HERE

Secret AP/Deodorant B1G1 50% OFF
Buy (2) Secret Scent Expressions (ETS) Get (1) Secret Body Spray FREE ( up to $4.99) 08-29-10 PG
Free Secret (EXC. Secret Clinical) wyb (2) Old Spice Fresh Collection products – 08-01-10 PG – (up to $4.29) (EXP 8/31)
-$5/1 Olay Regenerist Facial Moistur. wyb Secret Soothing Effects 08-01-10 PG (EXP 8/31)
Buy (1) Secret Clinical Strength deodorant Get $4 off any Gillette Clinical Strength deodorant (ETS) 08-29-10 PG
-$10/$30 MIR HERE

Olay Body Wash B1G1 50% OFF
-Buy 1 Olay Total Effects facial moist. Get 1 Total Effects Body Wash FREE 08-29-10 PG
-$1/1 Olay body wash or hand & body lotion 08-29-10 PG
-$10/$30 MIR HERE

Gillette Disposable Razors, Pro Series Skin Care or Antiperspirant B1G1 50% OFF
-Buy one Gillette Deodorant Get one Gillette Body Wash Free 08-29-10 PG
-$2/1 Gillette Deodorant or Body Wash, any (ETS) – 08-01-10 PG (EXP 8/31)
-$2/1 Gillette ProSeries Skin Care Product, any – 08-01-10 PG (EXP 8/31)

Old Spice Antiperspirant  or Body Spray B1G1 50% OFF
-$1/2 Old Spice Products, 08-29-10 PG
-Buy any Old Spice Body Spray (ETS) Get 1 Body Spray FREE 08-29-10 PG
-B1G1 Old Spice Fresh Collection Invisible Solid – P&G Proud Sponsor of Moms
-B1G1 Old Spice Body Spray – P&G Proud Sponsor of Moms
-$1/2 Old Spice AP/DO or Body Wash (ETS) – P&G Proud Sponsor of Moms

Gillette, Old Spice, Zest Body Wash B1G1 50% OFF
-Buy one Gillette Deodorant Get one Gillette Body Wash Free 08-29-10 PG
-$2/1 Gillette Body Wash, Any 8.4 oz or 12 oz 08-29-10 PG
-$1/2 Zest Bodywashes or (3) Zest or Safguard Bars or Safeguard liquid hand soaps 08-29-10 PG
-Buy any Old Spice Body Wash (ETS) Get one Body wash FREE 08-29-10 PG
-$1/2 Old Spice Products, 08-29-10 PG
-B1G1 Old Spice Odor Blocker Body Wash – P&G Proud Sponsor of Moms
-$1/2 Old Spice AP/DO or Body Wash (ETS) – P&G Proud Sponsor of Moms
-$2/1 Gillette Deodorant or Body Wash, any (ETS) – 08-01-10 PG (EXP 8/31)

Head & Shoulders B1G1 50% OFF
-$1/1 Head & Shoulders shampoo or conditioner (ets) – 08-15-10 RP
-B1G1 Head & Shoulders Shamp. or Cond., Any – 07-11-10 SS to $4.74 (EXP 8/31)

Pantene, Aussie, or Herbal Essences Hair Care 1.9 to 14 oz. 3/$10
-$10/$30 MIR HERE
-$1/2 Pantene products (ETS) – 08-01-10 PG (EXP 8/31)
-$1/1 Pantene hairspray styler or treatment, any- 08-01-10 PG (EXP 8/31)
-$2/1 Pantene Restore Beautiful Lengths Product (ETS) 08-29-10 PG
-$1/2 Pantene Products (ETS) 08-29-10 PG
-Herbal Essence or Aussie Styler FREE wyb Herbal Essence or Aussie Product – 08-01-01 PG – (to $3.23) (EXP 8/31)

Crest Clinical Toothpaste 4 or 4.1oz., Glide Floss 32.8 to 55 yds. $3.99
-$1/1 Crest Toothpaste or Liquid Gel, any 4oz+ 08-01-10 PG (EXP. 8/31) or 08-29-10 PG
-$1/1 Crest Glide floss, Any 35M or more – 08-01-10 PG (EXP 8/31) or 08-29-10 PG

-$2 OFF Crest Pro-Health Toothpaste Clinical Gum Protection, 4oz (5227) Sept. Coupon Book
-$2 OFF Crest Glide Floss 32.8 to 55 yds. (5226) Sept. Coupon Book

Smart Mouth or Orajel 16 oz., Natural Dentist 16.9oz B1G1 FREE
-$2/1 Any Size Smart Mouthwash or Toothpaste PRINT

Glade Scented Oil Glass Candle Holder, Candle 2 oz. 2/$5
-$2/2 Glade Fragrance Collection Products PRINT
-Glade Scented Oil Candles refill pack, any (1) Free WYB any (1) Glade Scented Oil Candles Decorative Glass Holder – 08-22-10 SS – valid up to $3.90
-$2/2 Glade Fragrance Collection 2 Oz Soy Based Candles – 08-22-10 SS

Charmin Basic Bathroom Tissue 6 double rolls $2.99 (w/in ad Q)
-$1/1 Charmin, any – P&G Proud Sponsor of Moms
-$.25/1 or $1/2 Charmin products, two – 08-01-10 PG (EXP 8/31)
-$1/2 Charmin 08-29-10 PG