Shopping Trip - 2/5/12

Not quite as well as I did last week, but I still managed some great savings. 

I bought 70 items for a total of $18.91 plus tax. My total out-of-pocket with tax was $28.44--that means I paid $9.53 in tax alone. Yuck! Total retail with sale prices was $108.86 plus tax ($118.39.) That's a savings of 76%. I don't have very many rewards to carry over--only $2 this week. 

Purchased items include 10 Snickers hearts, 10 Reese's hearts, 2 Gold Emblem 64 oz grape juice, 6 Spongebob Valentine's Day activity pads, 16 Valentine's Day gift sacks, 2 bags Dove chocolate hearts, 4 GE 4-pack 100 watt light bulbs, 1 Suave Professionals shampoo, 1 Suave Professionals conditioner, 2 bottles Suave Professionals for Men 2-in-1 shampoo + conditioner, 2 bottles Suave Professionals hair spray, 2 Afrin nasal sprays, 1 Zarbee's cough syrup, 1 Sheets Energy Strips 10pk, 1 St. Joseph low-dose aspirin 36ct, 1 box Hefty trash bags 28ct, 3 packs Stayfree maxi pads, 2 Colgate Total Advanced toothpastes, 1 Reach Total Care plus Whitening dental floss 30yds, 1 Quilted Northern bathroom tissue double rolls 12pk, and a Knoxville News-Sentinel newspaper.

Here's a breakdown of each store. 

CVS

I started with $4 EBs and a $3 off $15 coupon.

Transaction # 1

The following items are part of a Suave buy $12 get $4 EB promotion.

2 Suave Professionals shampoo and conditioner @ $2.00 = $4.00 (regularly $2.67 each)
2 Suave Professionals for Men shampoo @ $2.00 = $4.00 (regularly $2.67 each)
2 Suave Professionals hairspray @ $2.00 = $4.00 (regularly $3.19 each)
Used (3) -$1.00/2 mfr coupons
Cost: $9.00, earned $4 EBs (making these $0.83 each)

Zarbees cough syrup $6.00 (regularly $8.79)
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $5.00, earned $6 EBs (making this FREE + $1.00 profit)

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $18.00 + tax = $19.46
-$4.00 coupons
-$3/$15 CVS email coupon
-$4.00 EBs from last week
Total: $7.00 + tax = $8.46
-$3.85 CVS Cash Card from previous purchase
My OOP: $3.15 + tax = $4.61, earned $10 EBs

Transaction # 2

2 bottles Gold Emblem 64 oz. 100% grape juice @ $2.50 = $5.00 (regularly $4.29 each)

10 Reese’s valentine peanut butter hearts @ $0.50 = $5.00 (regularly $0.87 each)

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $10.00 + tax = $10.90
-$10 EBs from Transaction # 1
My OOP: $0.00 + tax = $0.90

CVS total before coupons: $28.00 + tax = $30.36
My OOP: $3.15 + tax = $5.51
Savings: $24.85, 82%

Rite Aid

I had $11 UP rewards from last week. There’s a new Buy and Save promotion going on this month—get $20 UPs when you spend $100 on participating products. I’ll italicize the items that are part of the promo.

Transaction # 1

4 GE soft white 100watt bulbs 4-pk @ $2.99 = $11.96 (regularly $4.49 each)
Cost: $11.96, earned $8 UPs (making these $0.99 each)

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $11.96 + tax = $13.10
-$11.00 UPs from previous purchase
My OOP: $0.96 + tax = $2.10, earned $8 UPs ($12 B&S credit)

Transaction # 2

3 Stayfree maxis @ $3.00 = $9.00 (regularly 3.99 each)
Used (3) -$1.00 mfr coupons
Cost: $6.00, earned $6 UPs (making these FREE)

2 Afrin nasal spray @ $5.99 = $11.98 (regularly $7.99 each)
Used (2) -$2.00 mfr coupons
Cost: $7.98, earned $2 UPs (making these $2.99 each)

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $20.98 + tax = $22.97
-$7.00 coupons
-$8 UPs from Transaction # 1
My OOP: $5.98 + tax = $7.97, earned $8 UPs ($9 B&S credit)

Transaction # 3

2 bags Dove valentine chocolates @ $2.99 = $5.98 (regularly $4.99 each)
Used -$1.00/2 VV coupon
Used (2) -$1.00 mfr coupons
Cost: $2.98 (making these $1.49 each)

Northern double roll toilet paper 12-pack bonus $6.97 (regularly $11.99 each)
(I thought this was going to be B&S credit, but it wasn’t since I bought the bonus pack. Darn!)

Transaction # 3 total before coupons: $12.95 + tax = $14.18
-$3.00 coupons
-$8.00 UPs from Transaction # 2
My OOP: $1.95 + tax = $3.18

Rite Aid total before coupons: $45.89 + tax = $50.25
My OOP: $8.89 + tax = $13.25 (with $21 B&S credit towards $100 goal)
Savings: $37.00, 74%

Walgreens

I started with $4 RRs from last week. 

Transaction # 1

2 Colgate Total Advanced toothpastes @ 2/$6.00 (regularly $3.49 each)
Used (2) -$1.00 mfr coupons
Cost: $4.00, earned $4 RRs (making these FREE)

Reach Total Care plus Whitening floss 30yds $2.99 (regularly $3.99)
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $1.99, earned $2 RRs (making this FREE + $0.01 profit)

Sheets Energy Strips 10ct $3.99 (regularly $4.99)
Cost: $3.99, earned $4 RRs (making this FREE + $0.01 profit)

6 Snickers hearts @ 2/$1.00 = $3.00
Used (3) -$1.00/2 mfr coupons
Used -$0.66 in-ad coupon
Cost: -$0.66 (making these FREE + $0.66 profit)

8 Valentine gift sacks @ 4/$1.00 = $2.00
Used -$1.00 in-ad coupon
Cost: $1.00 (making these $0.13 each)

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $17.98 + tax = $19.57
-$7.66 coupons
-$4.00 RRs from last week
My OOP: $6.32 + tax = $7.91, earned $10 RRs

Transaction # 2

St. Joseph low-dose aspirin 36ct $2.00 (regularly $2.49)
Cost: $2.00, earned $2 RRs (making this FREE)

Hefty trash bags 28ct $5.99 (regularly $8.79)
Used -$1.00 Wags IVC
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $3.99 

6 Valentine activity pads @ 2/$1.00 = $3.00
Used -$1.00 in-ad coupon
Cost: $2.00 (making these $0.33 each)

8 Valentine gift sacks @ 4/$1.00 = $2.00
Used -$1.00 in-ad coupon
Cost: $1.00 (making these $0.13 each)

Knoxville News-Sentinel newspaper $2.00 

4 Snickers hearts @ 2/$1.00 = $2.00
Used (2) -$1.00/2 mfr coupons
Used -$0.44 in-ad coupon
Cost: -$0.44 (making these FREE + $0.44 profit)

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $16.99 + tax = $18.21
-$6.44 coupons
-$10.00 RRs from Transaction # 1
My OOP: $0.55 + tax = $1.77, earned $2 RRs

Walgreens total before coupons: $34.97 + tax = $37.78
My OOP: $6.87 + tax = $9.68, with $2 RRs remaining
Savings: $28.10, 74%

I only have $2 Register Rewards remaining this week. Nothing from CVS or Rite Aid!

Mail Call -- Week of 1/29 - 2/4

I got a few good things in the mail this week.

$2 Tide coupon

Crystal Light energy sample and coupon

Lipton Green Tea samples and coupon

Fit Mixer protein shake sample

And a Cafe Escapes hot chocolate 12-pack K-Cups for Keurig

I don't have a Keurig, but there's one where I substitute teach--so I'll have to take these and try them out!

Shopping Trip - 1/29/12

This was a great way to end the month! I'm still in awe over how much stuff I bought for SO little money. I know how much money this stuff costs normally, so that makes this deal super sweet. Don't worry, I'll be sharing some of this stuff with my family. :)

I bought these 51 items for a total of $10.00 plus tax. My total out-of-pocket including tax was $19.14. The total retail with sale prices was $171.66 plus tax ($185.57.) That means I saved $166.43 or 90%! Super, super excited about this. I had some expensive items! I also have $19 rewards and $3.85 remaining on a CVS cash card.   

Purchased items include 9 Pepsi product 12-packs, 2 bottled water 24-packs, 2 Gatorade 4-packs, 2 bags Combos snacks, 4 cans Pringles chips, 1 can Lays Stax chips, 1 box Taster's Choice coffee sticks 6-pack, 2 bags Palmer's valentine candy, 1 king-size Butterfinger, 1 king-size Almond Joy, 1 king-size Hershey's Drops, 1 Reese's peanut butter egg, 4 Russell Stover chocolate hearts, 1 Gillette Fusion ProGlide razor kit, 2 Old Spice body sprays, 1 Neosporin Essentials 3pc trial kit, 3 American Greetings cards, 3 bottles Centrum ProNutrients supplements 50ct, 1 bottle Centrum Men's multivitamins 100ct, 2 bottles Bayer low-dose aspirin 32ct, 2 bottles St. Joseph low-dose aspirin 36ct, 2 bottles Blink Tears eye drops 0.5 oz, 1 John Frieda Precision Foam hair colour, 1 John Frieda Full Repair conditioner, and a Knoxville News-Sentinel newspaper.

Here's a breakdown of each store. 

Rite Aid

I started with $22 UPs. I finally found a good deal to use my Resolution Rewards on! 

Transaction # 1

6 Pepsi product 12-pks @ $3.33 = $19.98 (regularly $5.49 each)

Earned $4 UPs

Stax potato chips $1.00 (regularly $1.79)

2 Combos cheddar snacks @ $1.00 = $2.00 (regularly $2.39 each)

Used -$1.00/2 mfr coupon

2 Gatorade 4-pks @ $2.50 = $5.00 (regularly $4.79 each)

3 king-sized candy bars @ $1.00 = $3.00 (regularly $1.89 each)

(Total for those items was $30.98. They were all part of a promotion—earn $5 UPs when you buy $15. The Pepsis had additional UPs--$4. So I earned a total of $14 UPs from buying those items! When you subtract my -$1 mfr coupon, that’s like paying $15.98 for all 14 items.)

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $30.98 + tax = $33.22
-$1.00 mfr coupon
-$22 UPs from previous purchase
-$3.99 SCR from November
-$2.99 SCR from December
My OOP: $1.00 + tax = $3.24, earned $14 UPs

Transaction # 2

3 Centrum vitamins @ $9.99 = $29.97 (regularly $11.99-$12.99 each)

Used -$5, -$5, -$3 mfr coupons and -$4 VV coupon
Cost: $12.97, earned $10 UP (making these $0.99 each)

2 bags Palmer’s valentines candy @ $1.00 = $2.00 (regularly $1.29 each)

Cost: $2.00, earned $1 UP (making these $1.00 each)

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $31.97 + tax = $35.01

-$17 coupons
-$14 UPs
My OOP: $0.97 + tax = $4.01, earned $11 UPs 

Rite Aid total before coupons: $62.95 + tax = $68.23
My OOP: $1.97 + tax = $7.25, with $11 UPs remaining
Savings: $60.98, 89% 

CVS

I started with a $10 CVS cash card from last week’s purchases. 

Transaction # 1

Reese’s egg $0.87 (regularly $0.99)

Cost: $0.87, earned $0.87 EBs (making this FREE)

Taster’s Choice coffee sticks $1.00

Used -$1.00 mfr coupon
Cost: FREE

Centrum Pro Nutrients supplements $9.99 (regularly $12.29)

-$5.00 mfr coupon
-$4.00 CVS scanner coupon
Cost: $0.99

2 Bayer low-dose aspirin 32ct @ $3.19 = $6.38

-$1.60 BOGO 50% off sale
-(2) $1.00 mfr coupons
-$3.00/2 CVS scanner coupon
Cost: -$0.22 (making this FREE + $0.22 profit)

John Frieda Full Repair conditioner $5.00 (regularly $7.39)

John Frieda Precision Foam hair color $12.00 (regularly $12.79)
-$2.00 mfr coupon (Full Repair)
-$12.00 FREE product coupon (Precision Foam)
Cost: $3.00, earned $5 EBs (making these FREE + $2.00 profit)

3 American Greetings cards @ $0.99 = $2.97

Used -$2.00/3 CVS website coupon
Cost: $0.97, earned $3 EBs (making these FREE + $2.03 profit)

Neosporin Essentials trial pack $13.79

-$5.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $8.79, earned $5 EBs (making this $3.79)

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $50.40 + tax = $53.98
-$10/$50 CVS coupon
-$3.59 CVS 25% off regular price merchandise coupon (only Neosporin and cards)
-$36.00 coupons
Total: $0.81 + tax = $4.39
-$4.39 CVS cash card from last week’s purchases
My OOP: $0.00, earned $13.87 EBs and $5.61 CVS cash card balance remaining

Transaction # 2

3 Pepsi 12pks @ 3/$10.00 (regularly $4.99 each)

Cost: $10.00, earned $4 EB (making these $2 each)

2 purified bottled water 24pk @ $2.22 = $4.44 (regularly $3.99 each)

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $14.44 + tax = $15.63
-$13.87 EBs from Transaction # 1
Total: $0.57 + tax = $1.76
-$1.76 CVS cash card from last week’s purchases
My OOP: $0.00, earned $4 EBs and $3.85 CVS cash card balance remaining

 

CVS total before coupons: $64.84 + tax = $69.61
My OOP: $0.00 (not even tax!), with $4 EBs and $3.85 cash card remaining
Savings: $69.61, 100% 

Walgreens

 

I didn’t have any RRs to start with. I did this at two different Walgreens.

Transaction # 1

Blink Tears eye drops $8.00 (regularly $9.99)

Used -$1.50 mfr coupon
Cost: $6.50, earned $8 RR (making this FREE + $1.50 profit)

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $8.00 + tax = $8.76
-$1.50 coupon
My OOP: $6.50 + tax = $7.26, earned $8 RR

Transaction # 2

Gillette Fusion ProGlide razor set $9.99 (regularly $12.99)

Used -$5.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $4.99, earned $4 RR (making this $0.99)

St. Joseph low-dose aspirin 36ct $2.00 (regularly $2.49)

Cost: $2.00, earned $2 RR (making this FREE)

2 Russell Stover chocolate hearts @ 2/$1.00

Used -$0.42 in-ad coupon
Cost: $0.58 (making these $0.29 each)

2 Old Spice body spray @ $2.59 = $5.18 (clearance—regularly $4.99 each)

-$1.30 BOGO 50% discount
Used (2) -$2.00 mfr coupons
Cost: -$0.12 (making these FREE + $0.12 profit)

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $16.87 + tax = $18.43
-$9.42 coupons
-$8.00 RR from Transaction # 1
My OOP: -$0.55 + tax = $1.01, earned $6 RRs

Transaction # 3

Blink Tears eye drops $8.00 (regularly $9.99)

Used -$1.50 mfr coupon
Cost: $6.50, earned $8 RR (making this FREE + $1.50 profit)

2 Russell Stover chocolate hearts @ 2/$1.00

Used -$0.42 in-ad coupon
Cost: $0.58 (making these $0.29 each)

Transaction # 3 total before coupons: $9.00 + tax = $9.84
-$1.92 coupons
-$6.00 RR from Transaction # 2
My OOP: $1.08 + tax = $1.92, earned $8 RR

Transaction # 4

Knoxville News-Sentinel newspaper $2.00

St. Joseph low-dose aspirin 36ct $2.00 (regularly $2.49)

Cost: $2.00, earned $2 RR (making this FREE)

4 cans Pringles @ 4/$6.00 (regularly $1.99 each)

-$1.00/4 mfr coupon
Cost: $5.00, earned $2 RR (making these $0.75 each)

Transaction # 4 total before coupons: $10.00 + tax = $10.70
-$1.00 coupon
-$8.00 RR from Transaction # 3
My OOP: $1.00 + tax = $1.70, earned $4 RRs

Walgreens total before coupons: $43.87 + tax = $47.73
My OOP: $8.03 + tax = $11.89, with $4 RRs remaining
Savings: $35.84, 75% 

I have $4 RRs, $11 UPs, $4 EBs, and $3.85 CVS cash card balance remaining—that means I have $22.85 in rewards to get me started next week. Not bad at all!

Mail Call -- Week of 1/22 - 1/28

Awesome, awesome, AWESOME week for mail! Here's what I found at the box this week.

I got several full-sized P&G products and couldn't figure out where they came from. A little Google research took me back to an Allure magazine giveaway I'd entered back in SEPTEMBER! I'd forgotten all about it.

A full-size Olay luscious embrace body bar 2-pack

A full-size Olay Complete moisturizer (and I use this stuff daily anyway--win!) 

And full-size Secret minerals deodorant. All that full-size stuff would've cost at least $15 in store. Awesome! 

This little box was cute! You couldn't sign yourself up for one, so I sent it to Chad.

Yummy cappuccino 3-pack and a coupon!

Amlactin lotion samples and coupon

Seventh Generation dish liquid samples

Mirolax samples and coupon (and the samples are the size of a regular dose)

Benefiber stick sample

P&G coupon booklet (with good coupons!) and a $2 Charmin coupon

Another one of these Gather Together coupon books--that makes 3 or 4 of them. Not sure why I keep getting the same thing! I didn't request them all. 

And finally... my two Rite Aid Single Check Rebate checks for $2.99 and $3.99 AND my first issue of All You magazine. I'd bought the magazine at Walmart for years, but my grandma bought me a subscription for Christmas. 

Seriously, I was giddy with all those full-size freebies this week! 

Shopping Trip - 1/22/12

Another weekly shopping trip! I'm a little bummed because my savings percent isn't very high. I think it has a lot to do with all the drinks I've been buying. I added it up, and I think I've spent $50 plus tax on 19 packs of soda this month. Yikes! My husband drinks waaaay too many of these. I still have three unopened cartons from the past two weeks. He'd already drank all three Mountain Dews and half the Cherry Cokes from last week. He needs to sloooow down on the soda consumption! Some of the drinks from this week are for my parents--all the Coke products. They'll pay me back for getting those.

Here's this week's haul. 

I bought 30 items for $37.63 plus tax. My total out-of-pocket including tax was $47.21. Total retail value with sale prices for these items was $107.11 + tax ($116.78.) That means I saved $69.57 or 60%. Without factoring in tax, I saved 65%. I have $2 UPs and a $10 CVS cash card remaining. That doesn't include the $20 UPs I have leftover from last week.

Purchased items include 4 Coke product 12pks, 4 Mountain Dew 12pks, 2 Neosporin Essentials 3pc trial kits, Theraflu 6pk packets, Knoxville News-Sentinel newspaper, Always liners, U by Kotex liners, Revlon PhotoReady foundation, Revlon toenail clippers, Axe deodorant, 3 bags Dove candy, 2 bags Skittles, 3 boxes Honey Bunches of Oats cereal, Post Shredded Wheat cereal, 2 GE compact florescent light bulbs, Ultimate Flurry protein bar, and Bounty Basics paper towels 8pk. 

Here's a breakdown of each store. 

Rite Aid

I started with $4 UPs from last week. (I also had $20 UPs from my Resolution Rewards purchases, but it wasn’t needed for these transactions.)

Transaction # 1

2 GE compact florescent light bulbs @ $3.99 = $7.98 (regularly $6.99 each)
Used -$0.50 VV coupon
Cost: $7.48, earned $6 UPs (making these $0.74 each)

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $7.98 + tax = $8.74
-$0.50 coupons
-$4.00 UPs
My OOP: $3.48 + tax = $4.24, earned $6 UPs

Transaction # 2

4 Post cereals @ $2.50 = $10.00 (regularly $4.99 each)
Used (4) -$1.00 coupons
Cost: $6.00, earned $2 UPs (making these $1.00 each)

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $10.00 + tax = $10.80
-$4.00 coupons
-$6.00 UPs
My OOP: $0.00 + tax = $0.80, earned $2 UPs

Rite Aid total before coupons: $17.98 + tax = $19.54
My OOP: $3.48 + tax = $5.04, with $2 UPs remaining (plus $20 unused UPs from last week)
Savings: $14.50, 74%

Walgreens

I didn’t have any RRs to start with. I had a problem with my Theraflu register reward—it didn’t print for some reason. The cashier was not helpful at all, but I did get a manager to fix the situation. Hey, a dollar is a dollar!

Transaction # 1

2 Neosporin Essentials skincare trial 3pks @ $10.00 = $20.00 (regularly $13.99 each)
Used (2) -$5.00 mfr coupons
Cost: $10.00, earned $5 RR (making these $2.50 each)

Theraflu packets 6ct $4.99 (regularly $5.99)
Used -$4.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $0.99, earn $1 RR (making this FREE + $0.01 profit)

Ultimate Flurry protein bar $1.99
Cost: $1.99, earned $2 RR (making this FREE + $0.01 profit)

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $26.98 + tax = $29.57
-$14.00 coupons
My OOP: $12.98 + tax = $15.58, earned $7 RRs (Should’ve been $8, but my Theraflu didn’t print—see Transaction # 3.)

Transaction # 2

Knoxville News-Sentinel newspaper $2.00

4 Mountain Dew 12pks @ 4/$13.00
Used -$3.00/4 IVC
Cost: $10.00 (making these $2.50 each)

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $15.00 + tax = $16.07
-$3.00 coupons
-$7 RRs
My OOP: $5.00 + tax = $6.07

Transaction # 3

Manager tried ringing up my Theraflu again, but it still didn’t print the Register Reward. She just gave me a refund for $1.10. Not sure why tax was factored in.

My OOP: -$1.00 + tax = -$1.10

Walgreens total before coupons: $41.98 + tax = $45.64
My OOP: $16.98 + tax = $20.55
Savings: $25.09, 55%

CVS

I started with $4 EBs and $10 CVS cash card.

Transaction # 1

The following items were part of a Revlon promotion—get $7 EBs when you buy 2 items.

Revlon PhotoReady foundation $10.00 (regularly $13.79)

Revlon toenail clippers $3.99

(Total was $13.99. I earned $7 EBs. That means I paid $6.99 for both items.)

Axe deodorant $1.19 (clearance—regularly $4.79)
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon
Cost: $0.19

Always liners 20ct $0.99 (regularly $1.87)
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon (adjusted to -$0.99)
Cost: FREE

U by Kotex liners 18ct $0.99 (regularly $1.49)
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon (adjusted to -$0.99)
Cost: FREE

Transaction # 1 total before coupons: $17.16 + tax = $18.83
-$2.98 coupons
-$4 EBs from previous purchase
Total: $10.18 + tax = $11.85
-$10 CVS cash card
My OOP: $0.18 + tax = $1.85, earned $7 EBs

Transaction # 2

These items were part of the $10 CVS cash card promotion when you buy $30.

4 Coke product 12pks @ $2.50 = $10.00 (regularly $5.79 each)

2 bags Skittles 14oz @ $2.50 = $5.00 (regularly $3.49 each)
Used (2) -$1.00 mfr coupons

3 bags Dove chocolate 8.5-9.5 oz @ $3.00 = $9.00 (regularly $4.89 each)
Used (3) -$1.00 mfr coupons

Bounty Basics paper towels 8-pk $5.99 (regularly $8.99)
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon

(Total was $29.99. I used -$6.00 coupons and received a $10 gift card. That means I paid $13.99 for all these items—making these $1.40 each.)

Transaction # 2 total before coupons: $29.99 + tax = $32.77
-$6.00 coupons
-$7 EBs from Transaction # 1
My OOP: $16.99 + tax = $19.77, earned $10 CVS cash card

CVS total before coupons: $47.15 + tax = $51.60
My OOP: $17.17 + tax = $21.62
Savings: $29.98, 58%

I have a $10 CVS cash card and $2 UPs remaining. I also have $20 in unused UPs from last week.

Mail Call -- Week of 1/15 - 1/21

This was a pretty awesome mail week! I've started taking individual pictures of items instead of waiting until the end of the week. 

On Tuesday, I got a Keebler Jumbo Fudge Stick. I'd forgotten I had to request this in Spanish--see the Spanish words on the form? I didn't get to taste it to see if it was yummy or not. Chad called dibs as soon as he saw it in the mailbox.

I also got two Invisible Glass cleaner wipes. It had all sorts of rebates and Internet coupons, but I won't be using those.

I received a Woolite Darks sample that same day. It came with a high value coupon--too bad it expired on December 31, 2011!

A few days later I got this Sundown Naturals fish oil sample and coupon.

On Friday, I got a Shiseido bio-performance serum sample.

I also got a coupon for a FREE box of John Frieda Precision Foam hair color! Super excited about this! It's up to a $12.99 value (I think), so I should be able to get this for free at almost any store.

But the best thing in the mail? My free 4-pack of Sugar Free Red Bull. I got this on Saturday. I think I actually jumped up and down when I saw this. 

So between the hair color and the Red Bull, my mail call was worth almost $20 in free goodies. Yeah! It pays off to follow those freebie sites and try to get those exclusive Facebook fan promotions.

Shopping Trip - 1/20/12

I had a mid-week trip to CVS. 

I bought these 5 items for $1.88 plus tax. Here's the breakdown.

I started with $3 EBs from a previous purchase.

2 Carmex Moisture Plus lip balms @ $1.19 = $2.38 (regularly $3.39 each)
Used -$1.50 CVS scanner coupon
Used (2) -$0.75 mfr coupons
Cost: -$0.62 (making these FREE + $0.62 profit)

These items were part of the get $4 EBs when you buy $12 in participating Glade products. 

Glade Lasting Impressions automatic air freshener $5.00 (regularly 10.99)
Used -$3.00 mfr coupon

Glade Sense and Spray automatic air freshener $5.00 (regularly 11.49)
Used -$3.50 mfr coupon

Glade automatic spray refill $3.00 (regularly $4.39)
Used -$1.00 mfr coupon

(Total was $13.00. I used $7.50 in coupons and received $4.00 EBs. That means I paid $1.50 or $0.50 each.)

CVS total before coupons: $15.38 + tax = $16.80
-$10.50 coupons
-$3.00 EBs from previous purchase
My OOP: $1.88 + tax = $3.30, earned $4 EBs
Savings: $13.50, 80%