Target & Walgreens 6/23/10

Was ready for work a little early today so I stopped by Walgreen's on my way to work this morning. I have gone by three of them in the last week or so looking for the $0.99 Reach toothbrushes. They never seem to have any, or they have one and my coupon says you have to buy 2. Finally, this morning the one I stopped by had them, 7 of them. But I found out that they only let you use two of the same coupons in the same transaction. So I bought four (4) using 2 of my $2 off 2 coupons. Paid $0.24 (sales tax) for 4 toothbrushes. I'll go back again another day and use the other 2 coupons I have.

Target -

Was able to print 2 more $2 off Glade Fabric & Air coupons from Target.com, so I used those with two more of the newspaper $1 off coupons = $3.49 - $2 - $1 = $0.49 each, bought 2.

Printed one more $1 off any Ziploc product coupon at Target.com and used another $0.40 newspaper coupon and bought one Ziploc Evolve 50ct Sandwich bags = $1.77 - $1 - $0.40 = $0.37

Nivea Q10 Shaving Cream, had two Target.com coupons and a printed Nivea coupon, but the printed mfr. coupon didn't say shave gel on it, but I went ahead and bought two and used the Target coupons = $3.47 - $2 = $1.47...still not a bad deal, just not the best deal.

Vaseline Aloe Touch lotion - $2.50 - $1 Target coupon - $0.75 newspaper coupon = $0.75

I also got a trial size Axe deodorant and a trial size Dove hair spray using $1 off coupons from Target.com. They didn't exclude the trial size. These are nice to have around to throw in the gym or soccer bags. So, these were $0.97 and the cashier only took the $0.97 off, not the whole $1, boo! But still FREE any way you look at it.

Target Total: $20.51 - 15.09 (coupons) = $5.42 74% Savings

The other day I was browsing some blogs and found that SC Johnson had $5 rebate offers for items such as Raid, Glade, Ziploc, etc. I have bought so many of these things lately, I thought I'd check it out. It is good on purchases from October 2009 to June 30, 2010. You have to buy three of the items. Glad I hang on to my receipts. Each household qualifies for up to three rebates, that's $15...Jackpot! I will be sending mine off in the mail tomorrow!

I also just realized that I didn't post anything about my Kroger and Meijer purchases over the weekend. I will try to do that first thing in the morning.

Walgreen's 06/03/10 - Better than I expected!

I got an unexpected coupon from my purchase tonight at Walgreen's which when you add up the savings, made my purchases almost completely free.

Purchases:
FREE - Reach Crystal Toothbrushes $0.99 ea. - $1 newspaper - bought 2
$2.49 - Kotex Ultimate $3.49 - $2/2 newspaper - bought 2
Walgreen's Register Rewards $2.50 for (1) Kotex
Unexpected coupon printout received: FREE ALWAYS 18ct. retail about $3 (low side)

Total: $9.59
Coupons: $4.00
Cash Spent: $5.59

Savings: 42%, counting the RR and Freebie: 99%

Take the $2.50 RR + $3 freebie = $0.09

I will use the Register Rewards tomorrow when I finish up the rest of the shopping at Walgreen's. Just ran in to get these couple things tonight...dog ate one of the kids toothbrushes...Good timing uh?

Commited to Blogs and Savings!!!

I have made a few commitments to myself lately...

The first one is...I am going to blog my shopping trips and the savings. All of them! It doesn't matter if anyone is reading them or not. It is a great way for me to keep track of all my savings and keep me motivated! So starting this evening I will be blogging every shopping trip. Three stores today and will hit them again before weeks end.

The others are to do more freezer cooking (explain later) and then starting June 20th I have joined allyou.com in their Grocery Challenge. You have to stay under a grocery budget of $25 per person each week for four weeks. That's not too awful hard, but it is to include breakfast, lunches and dinners. The hard part is coming up with recipes that are creative and healthy. That will be my part of the challenge. My goal is to not repeat any dinners...Sound impossible? Nah! I can do this!

Freezer cooking is just bulk prep and cooking. I have done this before and will probably do this every two weeks or do. It takes some planning (my specialty), but will be worth it to enjoy my evenings and weekends, not worried about what I am going to fix for dinner.

You think I can get the kids and husband to commit to very little take out, if any at all?? How much can I save? How much time will I save? Can wait to see.