Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Walgreens 12/28 Ad

This week I am buying Robitussen and Dimetapp. No, we don't need any more of this, but I can't pass up the Money Maker of a deal! Read about it here and here at CommonSenseWithMoney. Hurry - some of the deal ends 12/31.

I also purchased A LOT of Hershey Kisses. They are 75% off and ring up .62ea. I used $1.50/3 Insert Q and paid .12 per bag of candy!!

Friday, December 19, 2008

Shop N Save Update

Well, my ShopNSave Spree has finally come to an end! Here is a summary of how I stretched $45 for a month:

11/13/2008 - Giftcard $50.00 -$5.00Q - $45.00 OOP
11/13/2008 - Groceries $51.71 - $20.35Qs - $33.19 on GC - Earned $31.50cats, $2.67rebate
11/20/2008 - Groceries $50.45 - $49.15Qs - $0.28 on GC - Earned $15cats
11/26/2008 - Groceries $25.23 - $13.50Qs - $11.73 on GC - Earned $11cat
12/4/2008 - Groceries $61.43 - $37.00Qs - $4.80on GC $19.76 OOP - Earned $10cats, 5Redboxcodes, $10rebate
12/18/2008 - Groceries $10.41 - $9.00Qs - $1.00 OOP - Earned $10rebate

249.23 Total Groceries (at price paid before Qs - might be a sale price)
65.76 OOP
(2.67) Kelloggs Rebate
(20.00) AB Rebates (2 @$10)
43.09 OOP
Still have $1 HB and 5 Redbox Codes

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Walgreens Update

Wow - it has been awhile since I posted again.... I haven't stopped shopping.

Last week at Walgreens I was able to get 28 Reach Toothbrushes. They were on sale 2/$6 and buy 2 get a $6RR. I had B1G1 Qs from a wonderful coupon buddy. I used my giftcard balance to purchase them. $3 + tax for each set of 2. That is really about all I did last week - searched stores for toothbrushes ; ) The other sales weren't of much interest to me.

In the end:

I spent $42 +tax on my GC
Have 28 toothbrushes (which I have already started to donate)
Earned $84 in RR

I used the RR to buy rebate items - so the $ will end up back on my GC. I also used the RR to purchase a Christmas gift. And I still have 1 $6RR left.

This week - the ad is somewhat slow, but the 4day sale is going on and you do receive a $5 Holiday Reward for every $25 you spend. The $25 is pre-coupons.

Here is what I did yesterday:
9.50 Photo Order (for Christmas Cards)
5.07 Reynolds Wrap (3 @ 1.69)
13.98 Arm & Hammer Detergent (2 @ 6.99)
28.55 Before Coupons

Less:
-3.00 3 $1/1 Reynolds Wrap Mfg
-2.00 2 $1/1 A&H IP
-10.00 A&H 4day Ad Q (Sale is 1.99ea)
-2.10 Reynolds 7day Ad Q (Sale is .99ea)
-5.00 Holiday Reward earned last week

6.45 OOP - I actually paid for this, since it was for our Christmas cards I figured it didn't have to come out of my Fun budget (ie. giftcard)

I earned another $5 Holiday Reward also.

Another great deal during the 4day ad is the Entertainment Book. Walgreens sells them for $25 - There is a $10off Q in the 4day Ad. You will also earn a $5 Holiday reward for your purchase ($25 or greater)

Mercede at Common Sense with Money has put together some nice scenarios here