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.
Get a $2 RR WYB (2) Participating Products 2/$8
Pantene Restoratives or Expressions 8.5 to 13.5 oz.
Head & Shoulders 13.5 or 14.2
-B1G1 Head & Shoulders Shampoo or Conditioner – 07-11-10 SS – valid up to $4.74
-$1/1 Head & Shoulders shampoo or conditioner – 08-15-10 RP
DEAL:
Buy 2 Head & Shoulders, use a B1G1 coupon AND the $1/1 coupon and pay $3 out of pocket, receive a $2 register reward back, so net they are $0.50 each!! (This is the only register reward deal that is any good in my book.)
B1G1 Free Right Guard or Dry Idea
-B1G1 Right Guard or Dry Idea from 7/25 RP (this gets you two for free)
-$3.00/2 Printable Right Guard Total Defense
-$1.50/2 Right Guard or Dry Idea Products 8/15 RP
Campbell’s Cream of Chicken or Mushroom Soup 10.75oz $.79 (w/in ad Q)-$.50/2 Campbell’s Great for Cooking Soup PRINT (makes them $0.54 each)
Scrubbing Bubbles 16 oz. or 6 pack Toilet Gel, 2/$5-Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Cleaning Product, any (1) Free, WYB (1) Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Cleaning Gel – 08-01-10 SS – up to $5.70
-$1/2 Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Cleaners, any – 08-01-10 SS
-$1/1 Scrubbing Bubbles PRINT
-$1/1 Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Gel PRINT
Best DEAL: Buy 1 toilet cleaning gel and 1 whatever else you want. Use the B1G1 from 8/1 SS and the $1/1 toilet gel printable and pay $1.50 for both ($0.75 each)!!
Select Johnson’s Products 4.5 to 15 oz. B1G1 50% off-$1/1 Johnson’s baby powder, 08-15-10 RP
-$1/1 Johnson’s baby lotion, 08-15-10 RP
-$1/1 Johnson’s Bubble Bath & Wash IE or FF Link
-$2/1 Johnson’s Baby Daily face & Body Lotion SPF 40 PRINT
-$1/1 Johnson’s Bedtime Bubble Bath & Wash IE or FF or PRINT
-$1/1 Johnson’s Baby Oil or Gel PRINT
-$1/1 Johnson’s Baby Powder PRINT PRINT
-$3 off 3- Johnson’s Head to Toe Baby Wash(4 oz.+), Johnson’s Baby Shampoo(4oz+)or Any Desitin Diaper Rash Product (ETS & Buddies) IE link or FF Link
30 pack Boogie Wipes B1G1 50% off (price is listed as $3.99 online)-$1/1 Boogie Wipes PRINT
(if online price is correct these would be $1 each after coupons)
It isn't really a great week for Walgreens, but that's because they are still promoting Back to School stuff pretty heavily. Luckily all the register rewards I have expire the 22nd, so I can make use of the ad starting the 22nd too if I don't use up all my register rewards this week. Here's what I'm starting with:
(3) $2 RR's (from Schick)
(3) $3 RR's (from P&G - Secret deo)
(2) $3 RR's (from Dial)
(1) $4 RR (from Biotrue)
(2) $5 RR's (from Benadryl)
= $35 in register rewards
My plan (note that this week there won't be ANY money making deals so I will most definitely go down in RR's, but everything is looking good for donations!!):
Buy:
$3.00 - 2 Head & Shoulders (use the B1G1 and $1/1 coupon)
$0.00 - 2 Right Guard (use the B1G1 coupon)
Subtotal: $3
Use: $3 RR
Total oop: NOTHING (unless you're in an area where you have to pay tax)
Receive: $2 RR
I will probably do this transaction 5 times over the week (since I buy 5 papers a week I will have 5 of each coupon for the Head & Shoulders). The reason I put the Right Guard in the transaction is because you CANNOT have more manufacturer's coupons (RR's are considered manufacturer's coupons) than you do items. With the 2 Head & Shoulders you have a coupon for each, so in order to use an RR you've GOT to buy something else. With the Right Guard you only have 1 coupon, so that's 4 items, 3 coupons which leaves room for one RR. I hope that makes sense!
Another thing I could do to use up a $3 RR is buy 2 Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Cleaning Gels and 2 other Scrubbing Bubbles toilet product, along with 2 Right guards (with all appropriate coupons). This should total to $3 and have room for one RR.
Hopefully we will find out about some monthly deals or I will find some clearance or something to use up the other RR's. If not, maybe next week will be better.
Other notes: If you need tissue (I would say Kleenex but it's Puff's that's on sale) they are $0.99 this week - I do for sure so will probably pick some up if I need to use up RR's. Also, there is a ton of school supplies for super cheap. I didn't list any because there are just so many. Again, check the link at the top of the post for the full list.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Good Deals at CVS Starting 8/15
Crest or Oral-B Pro-Health $3.49 get $2.50 Extra Bucks Limit 2
$1/1 Crest Glide floss, Any 35M or more - 08-01-10 P&G
$1/1 Crest toothpaste 4.0 oz or larger or liquid gel - 08-01-10 P&G
$0.69 Gold Emblem Canned Vegetables, soup, broth, beef ravioli, spaghetti & meatballs, elbows or spaghetti
$0.77 Bumble Bee Chunk White Albacore (canned)
Purex Complete 3 in 1 laundry Sheets $5.99 get $2 Extra Care Bucks
$3/1 Purex Complete (excludes 2 load to-go pack) 8-15 RP
B1G1 Right Guard or Dry Idea prices starting at $2.99
$3.00/2 Printable Right Guard Total Defense
B1G1 Free Dry Idea or Right Guard Total Defense 7/25 RP
$1.50/2 Right Guard or Dry Idea Products 8-15 RP
Blink Tears $7.99 get $7.99 Extra Care Bucks
$1/1 Blink Tears 8/15 RP
Zegerid OTC 14 ct $9.99 get $7.00 Extra Care Bucks
$3/1 from 7/18 SS (expires on SUNDAY 8/15)
DEAL: (again, not a staple, but free after ECB's)
Buy Zegerid OTC 14 ct and use the $3/1 coupon. You'll pay $6.99 out of pocket and get $7.00 in ECB's back, so it's free!
Like I said before, a lot of these items have a high oop (out of pocket expense) if you don't have any ECB's to start with, so I'll just show you what my plan is for CVS on Sunday. If you don't have any ECB's, you could get canned veggies, tuna, deodorant and toothpaste for a very low oop - ask me if you want more details.
ECB's I'm starting with ($18.99 total):
$5.00 (from the Lysol soap system last week)
$4.00 (from the Schick Hydro razor last week)
$9.99 (from the Dulcolax last week)
I don't see much in the way of good donation items in grocery. There is a cereal deal, but you can do much better on cereal so I'm not going to be taking advantage of it. Of the items available this week I'll donate the toothpaste, tuna, Purex laundry sheets (if they don't have a "free and clear" version), and most of the right guard I get (I do have a few boys that I know will use this). If the Blink tears are ok for contacts I will probably keep them, and as far as the Zegerid goes, I will donate it if someone will take it. So here's my plan:
Buy:
(Prices are after coupons so you can easily see the subtotal)
$6.99 - Zegerid OTC
$6.49 - Blink Tears (using the higher value printable coupon)
$2.99 - Purex Complete 3-in-1 Laundry Sheets
$2.49 - Crest Toothpaste (or Glide)
$0.00 - As many Right Guard deo's as I have B1G1 coupons for - most likely 10
$0.77 - Bumble Bee Chunk White Tuna (to get my subtotal high enough and for donation)
Subtotal: $19.73
Use all my ECB's ($18.99)
OOP: $0.74 plus any tax you may have
Receive back: $7.00 ECB, $7.99 ECB, $2.00 ECB, $2.50 ECB = $19.49
So I will start with $18.99, and leave with $19.49 and have spent around $1 oop. So I will come out about even. If you have different ECB's and want me to figure something out for you, just let me know. I am a total math nerd and love doing it.
P.S. I will buy another toothpaste or floss at some point.
I hope this helps someone out there!
Buy:
(Prices are after coupons so you can easily see the subtotal)
$6.99 - Zegerid OTC
$6.49 - Blink Tears (using the higher value printable coupon)
$2.99 - Purex Complete 3-in-1 Laundry Sheets
$2.49 - Crest Toothpaste (or Glide)
$0.00 - As many Right Guard deo's as I have B1G1 coupons for - most likely 10
$0.77 - Bumble Bee Chunk White Tuna (to get my subtotal high enough and for donation)
Subtotal: $19.73
Use all my ECB's ($18.99)
OOP: $0.74 plus any tax you may have
Receive back: $7.00 ECB, $7.99 ECB, $2.00 ECB, $2.50 ECB = $19.49
So I will start with $18.99, and leave with $19.49 and have spent around $1 oop. So I will come out about even. If you have different ECB's and want me to figure something out for you, just let me know. I am a total math nerd and love doing it.
P.S. I will buy another toothpaste or floss at some point.
I hope this helps someone out there!
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Thursday, August 12, 2010
B1G1 Coupons on Sale Items at Kroger (Grocery Stores)
I know not everyone has a Kroger, but you can find all the affiliates listed here. I'd bet you've heard of at least one of the stores at that site. Anyway, I wanted to tell you about my recent experiences with B1G1 coupons on sale items. In the last couple of months I've purchased SoBe Lifewater from Kroger a few times. Every time I've used the B1G1 free coupons I've received from playing the SoBe game here (you can play once a day and print each coupon twice - so 2 coupons a day - I've won every single day). Anyway, I have received overage because of my coupons every time now (3 times to be exact) and so feel comfortable in saying this is the "truth". Here's what happened yesterday and then I'll explain:
I bought 16 SoBe's (you buy 8 and then get $4 off - it's a promotion Kroger is running). The original price is $1.49. They are on sale this week for $1.00 and then after the $4 off they are only $0.50 each. So when the cashier scans the SoBe it tells you immediately that you are saving $0.49 (from the original price of $1.49) and then after he's scanned 8 of them it takes $4 off. It looks like a coupon and just is 1 line item saying -$4.00 rather than taking it off each item. So you would assume that my B1G1 free coupon would take off $0.50 right? Maybe not since the computer thinks the price is $1.00. Well guess what? It took off $1.49 for each coupon. So I bought 16 SoBe's for a total of $8.00, and used 8 B1G1 free coupons, which totaled to $1.49x8 = $11.92, which means I got all my SoBe's for free PLUS $3.92 in overage.
Like I said, this has happened 3 times now with three different cashiers. They scan the coupon and then using the computer they find the item it was for and just hit enter basically. So I've argued each time that they are giving me too much money (I'm trying to be ethical here) and they say that's just the way it is. So I feel pretty bad about it, but if you think about it, Kroger is actually making money off of it too because SoBe will give them $1.49 for the coupon and they were selling it for only $0.50. So I should probably talk to a manager before deciding that it will always be like that, but it looks like B1G1 coupons can give you some sweet overage when combined with any sort of sale or mega event because the computer always records the original price of the product. I'll try to pay attention to this for other products besides SoBe and hopefully I can come up with some definitive answers. I don't think it's a good idea to email corporate. I emailed them 2 weeks ago for the policy on how many coupons they would double/triple and a basic coupon policy and part of the email I got back stated you couldn't stack online ecoupons from the Kroger website with manufacturer coupons which we all know that you can, so I've lost faith in corporate when it comes to coupons. Ok, so enough long windedness for one day. Has anyone had this happen to them?
I bought 16 SoBe's (you buy 8 and then get $4 off - it's a promotion Kroger is running). The original price is $1.49. They are on sale this week for $1.00 and then after the $4 off they are only $0.50 each. So when the cashier scans the SoBe it tells you immediately that you are saving $0.49 (from the original price of $1.49) and then after he's scanned 8 of them it takes $4 off. It looks like a coupon and just is 1 line item saying -$4.00 rather than taking it off each item. So you would assume that my B1G1 free coupon would take off $0.50 right? Maybe not since the computer thinks the price is $1.00. Well guess what? It took off $1.49 for each coupon. So I bought 16 SoBe's for a total of $8.00, and used 8 B1G1 free coupons, which totaled to $1.49x8 = $11.92, which means I got all my SoBe's for free PLUS $3.92 in overage.
Like I said, this has happened 3 times now with three different cashiers. They scan the coupon and then using the computer they find the item it was for and just hit enter basically. So I've argued each time that they are giving me too much money (I'm trying to be ethical here) and they say that's just the way it is. So I feel pretty bad about it, but if you think about it, Kroger is actually making money off of it too because SoBe will give them $1.49 for the coupon and they were selling it for only $0.50. So I should probably talk to a manager before deciding that it will always be like that, but it looks like B1G1 coupons can give you some sweet overage when combined with any sort of sale or mega event because the computer always records the original price of the product. I'll try to pay attention to this for other products besides SoBe and hopefully I can come up with some definitive answers. I don't think it's a good idea to email corporate. I emailed them 2 weeks ago for the policy on how many coupons they would double/triple and a basic coupon policy and part of the email I got back stated you couldn't stack online ecoupons from the Kroger website with manufacturer coupons which we all know that you can, so I've lost faith in corporate when it comes to coupons. Ok, so enough long windedness for one day. Has anyone had this happen to them?
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