Harris Teeter 12/31/08

Triple coupons tomorrow through Sunday....
Double Proctor and Gamble coupons worth $1-$2 12/31-1/6

I went to Harris Teeter today even though Triples are tomorrow because I have some coupons that were going to expire today and I also wanted to go ahead and get the items that were cheap from Proctor and Gamble today rather than wait until tomorrow and them be out. There was only one item that they wouldn't have had and that is the Downy, I got the last one, but who knows by the time I got there tomorrow it could have been different.

2 Lean Cuisine BBQ Pizza ($1/1 IP) on sale for $2 each
2 Gillette Body wash ($2/1 Q that doubled) retail $4.79 each
2 HT Cheddar Cheese ($1/1 WT) retail $2.27
4 HT Parmesan Cheese ($1 WT) retail $1.99
1 Worcestershire Sauce (Free Q) sale $1.59
1 Take and Bake Bread ($1 WT) sale $1.99-rang up wrong so I got it for free!
1 Cat Food (Free Q) retail $.89
1 Ziploc Vacuum ($1 Q) Sale $1.99
1 Glade Plug In Oil (Free Q) sale $3.44
.95lb Naturals Ground beef ($1 WT) sale $3.99lb
5.86 lb Pork Butt ($.50Q that doubled) on sale $.99lb
5.46lb Pork Butt ($.50Q that doubled) on sale $.99lb
1 Olay 2pk Soap ($1 Q that doubled) $2.99 -priced wrong so I got it for free!
1 HT Hamburger Buns -retail $.99
1 Downy fabric Softener ($1Q that doubled) sale $3.94
1 Gallon Milk -retail $2.99
1.26lb Perdue Chicken Breast (lost my $.75 in store!)sale $1.83lb

Total saved in Specials 25.16
Total coupons $30.92
Total OOP $29.94

So as you can see it PAYS to check your receipt! I actually got back all that I paid for those 2 items I was overcharged I got back over $6 AND I used coupons on those items so I not only got the items for free, but in this case I also got the money back I saved on the coupons.

It has been a while

It has been a while since I blogged. I will admit I have been to the store 3 times in the past week and half. I went to BiLo (doubles coupons up to $.99)on the 22nd.
I didn't take a picture but I got
$50 Best Buy gift card (Christmas gifts) and got a $10 off your next order coupon.
I then bought-
3 Luzianne Coffee ($.60Q) on sale for $3.50
1 Progresso Broth ($1.25IP) on sale bogo
1 Eggo Waffle ($.75Q) Bogo sale and that made them free
2 Sargento Cheese ($.55Q) on sale $2.50
Used my $10 off your next order coupon
Total out of pocket was $1.12

I then went to CVS they had some free after ECB, Loreal eye shadow, halls, Right Guard deodorant...spent something like $5.xx after my Ecbs and used a gift card to pay. I got back somewhere around $15 in Ecbs back.


I went to Harris Teeter on Christmas Eve. I didn't really want to go anywhere (which I will get to further down) but I had to get our Christmas dinner meat. Husband said he would come with and honestly I am not sure I would have been able to do it alone. I actually spent over $130 which I haven't done that in MONTHS, maybe even a year. I did get a Beef Tenderloin and a Rib Roast, soda, pies, ice cream, rolls and sparkling wine. The nice thing is I had a rebate for 10% basket ring up to $10 back and a rebate for the pies. So I still saved over 50% in the end.

The reason I haven't been blogging and haven't been my usual grocery shopping self.
One week ago today we had to take Black Kitty to the vet. I actually had taken him on the 18th and they told me he was very sick. He had lost 40% of his body weight and since he was only 3 yrs old that is a big deal. He had been shaky for a few weeks off and on and hadn't been wanting to go outside, plus since before Thanksgiving he had been having potty issues AGAIN. I didn't realize at the time he was sick. On the 18th while I was baking cookies for my husbands Christmas party that it occurred to me the cat might be diabetic. The weight loss, peeing, lack of interest in food at times, eating CUPCAKES....Anyway they said he was not diabetic. They did a Feline HIV and Leukemia test both of which came back negative. They took more blood and sent us home. We went to the party that evening though Black Kitty was on our minds. When we came home he wanted to go outside. He was out all night, the next morning he was waiting at the back door to come in. He acted normal, wanting his milk, wanting food, wanting whatever I was eating, typical Black Kitty.

Later that day the Vet called and said they got the bloodwork back and everything looked normal EXCEPT his white blood count was around 1500 and it should be 3500-14000. She then told me we can do more to find out what was going on, at a cost of $500...but the cat was once again acting normal.

The next morning he was acting very funny. He could walk very slowly and wanted to be outside. I called the vet and I got a prescription for him. He just laid there barely moving. He kept on wanting to go out although he could barely walk. Finally that evening he came in and just laid on the floor, and would follow me around. He was starting to meow every once in a while and would just lay there. When I went to bed I told him good night and was prepared for what I might find in the morning.

The next morning I got up and he was laying near my sons room (which was very odd, he doesn't normally lay on that side of the house). He could BARELY MOVE. I mean he couldn't walk a straight line at all and would do this loud meow every so often. We took him to the emergency vet. He just laid in my lap the whole time never moving. We got to the Vet and they immediately took him in the back. They put us in a room and the vet came in and said he was VERY VERY VERY sick. He was barely moving. He said he would do blood work again and we will go from there. The blood count came back and this time his WBC was 650! The vet said he could do an Xray to see if anything showed up that way. The Xray came back normal too. The vet then explained that with him loosing so much weight, his white blood count so low there was really nothing more that could be done and it was most likely Lukemia or cancer, neither of which are curable. And even if they could figure out what was wrong with him, chances are he wouldn't survive. He also said if we committed to going forward it was going to be ATLEAST $1000 just for the next couple of days. Now let me say that the money wasn't really the issue. We had the money, I have been doing pretty well on ebay this season so the money is there and we would not have to put it on a credit card.

After talking with some stranger, the doctor and each other we decided it was in his best interests to not have him subjected to all these things just to have him die anyway. That was by far the worst thing I have been through. I felt horrible. This cat loved me and I loved him. My husband loved this cat like no other animal he has ever had (including growing up). THANK GOD they let us leave and said they would bill us. We were blubbering when we left. For the first 3 days I cried and cried. I missed my "Boyfriend" (that is what I called him). I still miss him. Today is the first day that I have actually felt like getting dressed.

We have been through a lot with this cat (as I have blogged about, plus more I haven't) and he really was a part of the family. We will never find a cat as cool as him again! He will always have a place in my heart.

Rebate Hunting, Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods, Food Lion

I had to go grocery shopping. My HT gets boring, I have been stocking up on the frozen Pizzas (2 at a time), the Flour that WAS $.99 and the ice cream that was Buy 1 get 2 free.

My first stop was Harris Teeter. Empty rebate pad no wine tags, but they did have the Blistix that was bogo this week which equals free with coupons.
3 blistex ($.25Q that doubled) bogo price $.99/2

Total OOp $.05

Then I went to Food Lion
6 Reese mini chips-on sale bogo
2 Reese peanutbutter chips -on sale bogo
2 Hershey Cocoa (coupons for buy 4 reese get free Hersheys cocoa) on sale $2.50
3 Canada Dry Gingerale (buy1 get 2 free) sale $.99
8 Hershey Bars (bogo coupons) bogo sale

Total OOp $9.93
total saved with coupons and specials $27.86

Then I went to another HT and got a $50 gift card that I will get a $25 rebate on.

Then I went to Lowes Foods, this is actually where I was itching to go.
I had to break it up into 2 orders because I had 2 rebates I was qualifing for.

6 Apple Jacks ($1Q) on sale bogo
2 Daisy Sour Cream ($.50Q) sale $1
2 colgate Tooth Paste ($.75Q) sale $1.50
16 Meow Mix Wholesome Goodness wet cat food (bogo Coupons)
1 Tyson Chicken Patties ($1Q) No sale I just really wanted a chicken sandwich
1 Gallon LF brand Milk ($.50 store coupon)
2 bunch Broccoli sale was Bogo
1 JFG Coffee ($.60Q) sale $2.50
2 Minute Maid OJ -on sale for $2.99

Total oop $33.17
total saved with coupons and specials $60.16

But the even better news is the ham, qualifies me for a $15 rebate and the 2 OJ plus a movie I bought last week will qualify me for $5 rebate. That rebate hadn't even occured to me.I bought the movie with my $3 coupon last week as a gift for xmas for the family. When I went to buy the Oj I was going to buy anyway it had the form on it.

So that is $93.15 total out of pocket, but the $50 gift card is for Harris Teeter for me to spend on groceries just to qualify for that rebate. And the rebate total for everything purchased today is $45. I think I did pretty well, that ends up being a PROFIT!

12-13

I have no pictures. I have just been loading up on the $.99 Flour, Free Cheese, 3/$5.19 Ice Cream, and $2 Pizzas.
However today I found this good internet coupons for $1 off Quaker Instant Oatmeal. You can print it 10 times too!
http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?tqnm=rjphcyi68934883&bt=wi&o=53682&c=QO&p=uxs5l1FB

What a great day!

Seems like I have more great days than not (which is a good thing). I started out by looking for a key to our new van that I lost, not once but twice, meaning I have lost TWO KEYs and to have ONE replaced is $125-$150. So I started searching for it. I was checking coat pockets and then decided to check one of my MANY Purses that I don't use (I am still looking for the perfect purse). Well, in one purse I found some insurance cards that were missing (great I think we get new ones the end of this month anyway) but I also found a $10 Best Buy gift card! Husbands bother said he would like a DVD set, so now I get to use my $4 coupon that I forgot to use last time I purchased LOST season 4 and this $10 gift card.

I went to CVS to use my last Transfer RX coupon for $25. After searching around the store, I decided to get nuttin, so I have $25 card from CVS.

I then went to Rite Aid. I decided I would get my husband a gift card and see if I could use my Rite Aid gift card that I got for transfering my RX there a few weeks back...I also got some M&Ms that are BOGO this week AND have a $1 rebate I also used my $1 coupon for the purchase.

Total out of pocket NUTTIN since I used my gift card....BUT WAIT I am not done yet. Those m&ms that I purchased should put me over $25 in the Rite Aid Gift of Savings (spend $25 get $5, $50 get $10, $100 get $20) AND that $25 gift card? I have a $10 rebate I can get for buying a $25 gift card! WHAT A MONEY MAKER!!!

I then went across the street to Harris Teeter. I was asked to buy the makings for chocolate milk (quik or Hersheys)

3 Kraft Singles (used $1 WT) on sale for $2, buy have a special buy 3 get $3 off sooo FREE CHEESE!

2 Gold Medal Flour- $.99 each (4 day sale)

1 Palermo Pizza ($.75 Q) BOGO

3 Ht Naturals Ice Cream on sale buy 1 get 2 free

3 Hershey Reese Chips

1 Hershey Syrup (coupon buy 3 hersheys chips get free syrup)

4.49 lbs Key Limes -marked down produce (total cost $1.20)

1 Gallon Milk -on sale all month for $2.99

3lbs onions -on sale all month $1.47 bag

Spent $20.25

Saved $33.72 (which doesn't count the mark down of the limes)

It was a better deal to buy the 3 bags of hershey chips for $4.50 total and get the Syrup for free with my coupon than to pay $4.29 for the container of Quik that I had no coupon for. Atleast the chips were on sale even though the Hershey's was not...and the Quik wasn't on sale and I didnt have a coupon for it either. I would have had to pay FULL PRICE!! THE HORROR!!!

Then as an icing on my cake I come home to a $10 rebate (for my Thanksgiving Turkey) check, and an envelope of coupons I ordered (for FREE Hershey candy bars at Food Lion, Free French's Onions during triples at HT, and FREE cat food at Lowes Foods).

12/9 Quick Trip to Lowes Foods and Super Target

I had a few errands to run today so I figured since I was out I would swing by Lowes Foods. I broke it up into 6 orders total.

12 daisy Sour cream ($.50Q) on sale for $1.00

4 Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks ($1Q) on sale for $1.67

1 Coffee Mate Pumpkin Spice Creamer ($.50Q) on sale for $2

1 Kraft Singles (used $.50Q and $1WT) on sale for $2.50

6 LF gravy mix

Total spent $3.80

Total saved $35.23

Next stop was Super Target

( I guess I didn't take the picture-pretend you see 2 packages of beef, 4 bricks cream cheese and 1 parmesan cheese).

I was very upset I forgot my $2 ham and $1 off Broccoli Target coupons.

1 Market Pantry Parmesan Cheese ($1 WT)-2.69

1.79 lb Beef Round ($1 WT and $2 off Beef Target coupons)

4 Kraft Cream Cheese ($1/2Q)

Total spent (after I had to explain to cashier that yes Parmesan cheese is in fact CHEESE)$6.35

Total saved $11.08

12-7

I am begging the stores to PLEASE stop having such good sales! Really, I need to stop!

My first stop was CVS. My youngest son told me the other night in his XMas stocking he would like 2 bags of miniature reese cups-and he specifically wanted the MINIATURES. The deal is you buy $20 of hershey candy you get $10 ECB and the Powerade is free after ECB.

2 big bags Reese MINI cups ($1/3Q)

4 Hershey Bliss ($2.50/2Q)

1 Hershey Hugs

1 Powerade

I used my $15 in ECB to pay (From battery deal 2 weeks ago)

Total OOP $1.60

I got a $10 ECB (from Hersheys) and a $1.59 ECB (from Powerade)

Food Lion is next door. They have a deal going on where you buy $50 Best Buy gift card and get a $10 off your next order catalina. I purchased my $50 gift card (I will buy Lost season 4 and 2 wii accessories with this), used my Paypal debit card and get 1.5% back (hey every little bit helps) and got my $10 catalina. I was then off to do my shopping.

2 gallons milk (used milk tickets for one free one)

1 qt Half and Half

1 Coffee Mate Pumpkin SPice flavored Creamer ($.50 coupon)-on sale $2

1 Ritz Crackers ($1 FLIP) on sale $3http://www.foodlion.com/web-coupons/coupon0849/coupons.asp?title=fl-2008-1203-07g132&j=7039634&e=michellehall@christlinks.com&l=1788810_HTML&u=54084986&mid=31032&jb=0&utm_source=SC&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Email+12%2f03%2f08

3 Canada Dry Gingerale (Buy one Gingerale get 2 free FLIP) on sale for $.99http://www.foodlion.com/web-coupons/coupon0848/coupons.asp?title=2ltrcdry

4 Hershey Candy Bars (b1g1F coupon) on sale Buy One Get one free

Total OOP....THEY PAID ME $.09!!!!!

Also I have a $10 rebate form for the Gift card I purchased.

I then went to Harris Teeter

3.59lb Perdue chicken Breast

5 Palemros Pizzas ($.75 IP)-sale buy 2 get 3 free

Total OOP $17.73

With this Harris Teeter sale, I have gotten 15 packages of chicken. I was down to my last chicken breast too! We needed this chicken and at $1.83lb that is definately a LOAD UP price.

12-05 Food Lion and Harris Teeter

I have had my parents in town and although I was buying stuff (mom is good for grocery shopping) I didn't post it because I was just too busy.

Some good deals I had gotten were

Land O Lakes Butter that was on sale for $2.50 and I had 30+ coupons for $.55, so yes I got a lot of butter, it is in my freezer. Also HT had a week long sale on Hellman's Mayo for $1.99 for a 40oz jar and I got 20 $.60 off coupons. Mom was so happy, she got 18 jars of it! So know you know where I get my stockpiling gene from. My mom actually has stockpiled for a long time, though of course not as hard core as I do (it is just the 2 of them anyway) but she has purchased large quanties when the sale was really good. That is actually the second time she had purchased Mayo from HT while visiting me (they live in FL and no HT is close).

Some other things I had gotten were Ritz crackers, and I will admit I had no clue how much my family liked these crackers and wish I had purchased more while they were bogo at HT and FL. Another good deal was Coke that was BOGO too and of course I had a coupon for buy 3 get Vault free and $1 off coupons from Coke points.


Enough of the past purchases, they do you no good.


My first stop was Harris Teeter.





Tyson Chicken Nuggets ($.55Q) -$4.00 each
1 Sweet Potato (marked down produce)
3 Progresso Beef Broth ($1Q)-bog0
4 Apple Jacks ($1Q)-bogo
2 Bunches Broccoli -bogo
3 Perdue Chicken -buy 1 get 2 free
3 Frenches Onions ($.75Q when you buy Perdue Chicken peelie)-1.99
1 Sunkist 12 pk Soda ($1 Q peelie found on package) BOGO
1 Ziploc freezer bags ($.40Q) BOGO
2.5 dozen HT eggs -$2.97
2 Keebler Zesta Crackers ($1/2Q) BOGO
1 HT Singles Cheese ($1 WT)

I also used a $5/$25 competitors coupon

Total coupons and savings $64.93
Total OOP $25.14



Food Lion



1 gallon of milk $3.09
1 Luzianne Coffee ($1Q)
2 Combos ($1/2Q) BOGO
1 Macadamia Nuts on sale $3.99
4 Hershey candy bars (BOGO Q) Bogo Sale=FREE!
Ritz Crackers ($1 Flip) $3


Total saved $11.57
Total spent $13.45
Received a milk ticket so my next Milk is free

I went back to HT

3.58lb (3 packages) Perdue Chicken Breast ($.75Q)

4 Tyson Chicken Nuggets ($1Q+$.55Q)

2 Apple Jacks ($1)

Total spent $17.11

Total saved $39.35

IT is a really good deal for the chicken. The Apple Jacks are so so, normally I won't pay more than $.75 a box, but I am completely out (for a month) and my little one loves them-Now I just have to hide them from his father!

Disney Movie Coupon

http://http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?tqnm=rlchbdj39284872&bt=wi&o=54553&c=ds&p=XDiMlZCB
Here is a coupon for $3 off ANY Disney Movie. Before you think "My kids are too old for Disney movies, remember Disney does High School Musical and other movies that most don't think of when they think Disney Movie.
This coupon is printable as many times as you like too! It's a bricks coupon and it is legit.

Gift Cards-Gift Cards-Gift Cards

AS GOOD AS MONEY
Most of this stuff is new to me since last year at this time I was more concerned with my ebay business (It was rockin' last year). This year I am still doing well on my ebay business but am trying not to buy as much this year. This leaves me more time to save money in my personal life.
I never realized until this past summer how many rebates I have missed. Oh the money I have not gotten. Also all the gift card promotions there are, plus Ebates.

This past week I have concentrated on Gift cards and rebates. I have manged to get 3 Rite Aid gift cards by transferring my 3 Rx the last week of the deal ($30 for every Rx transfered up to 4). Two of these 4 were worth $25 each at CVS too.

I spend a lot of time on Hot Coupon World and it has paid off. I have become friends with 2 people that get a lot of rebate forms and another one that get a few. We trade forms (or in one case she gives to me more than I to her) and coupons on a regular basis. In the past 7 days alone I have sent off for more than $50 worth of rebates. Also in this network of Friends we share information. For instance one person had alerted me to a deal Lowes Home Improvement had going on. This past weekend if you bought $100 worth of gift cards you got a form to fill out for an additional $20 gift card, plus you got a coupon on your receipt for $10 off a $50 order. Also I had some rebates that were worth $10 for buying a $20+$25 gift card. I ran out and got the Lowes Gift card knowing I needed to buy some Trashcans and recycling bins (we have recently cancelled our trash pickup). So for my $100 gift card, I received a $10/$50 coupon, $20 rebate and a $10 rebate. Plus when I purchased my trashcans and used my $10/$50 coupon I received another $10/$50 coupon.

This week Food Lion is running a promotion, if you buy $50 in Best Buy gift cards you get a $10 off your next order coupon for Food Lion. CVS had run an ECB promotion to buy American Express Gift cards. I also received a card from Bank Of America if I buy 3 AE gift cards I get a $15 AE gas card-I have also seen this promotion at Food Lion too. The problem with the AE gift cards is they have an activation fee of $4.95 each, so unless it was something needed then it isn't really worth it.

Right now I have
3 $30 Rite Aid Cards
1 $25 American Express Gas Card
1 $15 Best Buy cash
$10 Old Navy Cash
3-$5 Old Navy cards
$7.44 Old Navy Credit (for returning defective pants with no receipt-2 yrs old!)
$50 left on my Lowes Home Improvement GC
2 $10 HT gift cards (purchased for a $10 rebate)
2 $4 DVD/Rental check
5 Food Lion Milk Tickets (need one more for free gallon)
$2/$25 Order for Family Dollar, I will use it at Harris Teeter
$15 CVS ECB
$8.78 Walgreens Gift card (not pictured)
4 $25 coupons for Gift cards when I transfer our 4 RX to there before 2-14-09
All this equals MONEY even though it isn't "cash"
Today I used $110 in Kohls cash, $5 Best Buy bucks and 2 $10 Software checks.

And when my rebates start rolling in-which quite a few are actual gift cards good anywhere-I will be rolling in...dough...er Gift cards!

Xmas shopping

Today I had a mystery shop to do, it was for lunch. I also had gotten $110 in Kohls Cash this past weekend for buying for something else. I asked my kids to give me a Xmas gift list and only one child could do it.

First I went to Kohls and returned an item I had bought for my sons birthday (back in October) that he won't wear (pajamas). I got a credit for $19.31 towards my credit card. I then went and found some pants, 3 hoodies and a few shirts to give for Xmas presents. Total after Kohls cash, $13.12, I put it on my Kohls card.

I went to lunch and did my shop. It cost me $6.70 for which I will be reimbursed and also I will be paid $4 for the shop fee.

I then went to Best Buy. I have gotten a few good things in the mail the past few months. I have received a $5 and $15 bonus cash thing from Best Buy for spending money there (rug shampooer, phone, vacuum filter). I also filled out a couple promotions that I qualified for-
2 for Smucker's which were worth $4 each towards a movie rental or DVD purchase.
2 From Harris Teeter/Kellogg's when I went to do a $10 rebate it was the same day as another deal they had going on that also qualified me for $10 Book/Soft wear/Fashion purchase and I did that twice, so I got $20 from those (in addition to my 2 $10 kelloggs rebates). I found 2 PC software games my son wanted and they ended up costing me $6.79 out of pocket and I used a $5 BB cash and 2-$10 Software checks-which still leaves me with 2 $4 checks and $15 BB cash.

With what I spent today for xmas presents, I actually ended up ahead of the game by $3.40.

I read on Hot Coupon World about Food Lion doing a "Close Out" on some Olay body wash.
I really happen to like Olay, both bar and body wash so I was excited. About 2 or 3 weeks ago some $2 Olay coupons came out in the paper. Since I knew this was something I really like and is NOT cheap I decided to acquire 20 coupons plus I had gotten 6 papers that week (good coupon week). I had read the close out price was $1.99 for the Olay Ribbons.

I went to 2 Food Lions today on my way home from running an errand. I really needed the milk and I need chips for Thanksgiving day. I happen to remember the Olay deal right before I checked out.

At the first Food Lion I bought
3 Wise Chips on sale for $2.50 each (used$2 off any wise snack food coupons)
2 Gallons FL Milk for $3.09 each
9 Olay Botanical Body Wash Close out price $2.09 (used $2 Olay coupons)
Paid with a $4 glade catalina
Total came to $6.24 and I also got 2 more milk tickets (buy 1 gallons of milk get a milk ticket Collect 6 milk tickets get a free gallon-plus a milk ticket on the free one too!)

Went to second Food Lion
1 gallon of Milk
12 Olay Botanical Body wash $2.09 each (used $2 olay coupons)
1 Kit cat on sale bogo (used a $.25Q)
Gave my 6 Milk tickets
Total came to $2.84 ($1.55 of which was tax) and I received a Milk ticket

The Olay was actually more expensive than had been reported on HCW (Food Lions are in a lot of southern states with different pricing), I paid $.10 more than the price that was posted, but to me $.09 is a good price for this soap.

11/21 Harris Teeter+CVS

I need to get Soda, my pigs drank it all! I need it for Thanksgiving I am so glad Harris Teeter put it BOGO this week!
3 Coke 12 pks -bogo ($1 Q from coke points)
1 Vault 12 pk (B3g1f Q)
1 cool Whip
2 Jello Gelatin ($1Q WYB 1 cool whip and 2 jello)
1 Heluva Good Dip $1.79 ($.50Q)
1 Heluva Good Cheese $2.50 ($.50Q)
4 McCormick Pork Gravy Bogo ($.25/2Q)
2 Land O Lakes Butter $2.50 ($.55Q)
2 Ritz Pie Shells BOGO ($.50/2)

Total saved $39.29
Total OOP $13.70

I went to CVS. This can be confusing for some. I will admit, when I first started my money saving quest, I tried to do CVS and I just was trying to take on too much at once and I had a hard time grasping it. I gave up for a few months until I got everything else down and then revisited the CVS, well once you get it YOU GET IT! It does take a lot of math, you definitely need a calculator. Also Hot Coupon World is SOOOO Helpful on this. Before I left the house today I checked the CVS thread and found something else I had overlooked. The free after ECB item this week is a $15.99 item! Plus I had gotten a coupon in the paper for it a few weeks back and I also had gotten a CVS coupon for it when I went and got batteries earlier this week. Sometimes when you go to CVS if you buy something VERY Small (like the cheapest thing) you will get a bunch of coupons on your receipt. Here is what I got, in 3 different orders. I will try and explain it the best I can an try not to loose anyone.

First let me say, I already had $15 ECB from buying batteries earlier in the week (that deal is buy $20 worth of Duracell batteries get $15 ECB)

Transaction #1
1 Loreal Vitalift Tinted Moisturizer $15.99 (I used $1 off any Loreal Moisturizer and a $3/$15 face purchase CRT that I received earlier this week on my receipt from batteries)
1 Blade body wash $3.50 (save $1 automatically)
I used my $15 ECB to pay
total $.05 YES A NICKEL!
I received $15.99 ECB (loreal) and a $1 ECB (Blade)

Transaction #2
2 Glade Jar Candles -$2.50 each ($1 IP for each)
2 Glade Jar Candles -$2.50 each ($1.50/2Q)
1 Glade Apple scented oil with free plug in $2.99
1 Glade Plug In Fan $7.99 (Free when you buy scented oil refill Q)
3 Glade refill candle $3.59 each (buy 2 get 1 free coupon)
Used my $16.99 in ECB
Total oop $.78
Received $15 for the buying $30 worth of glade (for every $10 you spend in glade you get $5 ECB limit 5)

Transaction #3
1 4ct 9 Volt Duracell Batteries $9.99($.75Q)
1 16pk AA Duracell Batteries $9.99 ($.50Q)
Used $15 ECB
Total OOP $4.07
I received $15 back for the Batteries(I had $1.27 from Sunday towards my $20 for this deal)

11/20

I didn't feel like going anywhere but we needed milk so I went to Food Lion so I could use my $4 catalina and also earn a milk ticket PLUS it is $.50 cheaper than Harris Teeter across the street.

1 gallon milk $3.09
2 Sierra Mist 2ltrs $1.25 (bogo coupon)
Used $4 catalina from Glade purchases
Total saved $5.25
Total OOP $.57
I got another Milk Ticket, and when you get 6 milk tickets you get a free gallon of milk! I am 2 tickets away, and I have one more $4 catalina left, so I will end up getting 5 gallons of milk for free (after my 5 $4 catalinas) I will pay for the 6th one and then use those milk tokens to get a free gallon! So for the price of ONE gallon I will get 7!

11/19

New sale day at Harris Teeter. It is all I can do to make myself wait until I get my other job done to get down there. I just get so excited about the Deals!

1 Pop Secret pop corn-bogo ($1 peelie)
4 Jello Pudding Boxed-2/$1
2 Cool Whip $1 (used $1 Q wyb 1 cool whip and 2 puddings)
1 Ritz crackers BOGO
1 Philly cream cheese $1.25 (used $1Q wyb 1 cracker+1 cheese)
3 12pks Coke -bogo ($1Q from coke points)
1 12 pk Vault (buy 3 coke get a free Vault peelie)
2 Campbell's Cream chicken soup bogo($.40/2)
2 McCormick Gravy BOGO ($.25/2)
1 Kotex $1.29($.75Q)
1 Celery $1.49 (cheaper at Bilo)
2 Ritz Pie Shells bogo ($.50/2Q)
1 Breyers Ice Cream bogo ($.50Q)
6 Land O Lakes Butter $2.50 ($.55Q)
2 Kraft Singles $1.99 ($.50Q)
Total coupons and savings $64.36
Total oop $28.22

Then I went to Lowes Foods
I did 4 orders total.
4 gravy packets $.33 ($.50 store Q)
2 Coffee Mate Creamers $2 ($.50Q)
4 Kraft shredded Cheese $2 ($2 Wine tags found in store)
1 Kraft Singles $1.99 ($.50)
2 Lipton Onion Soup Mix $1.29 ($.75/2)
Total coupons and savings $27.32
total oop $3.76

11/17

Since my son had a Dentist appointment in Huntersville I figured I would take a spin by the new Super Target a few miles south. Glad I went!

2 Johnsville Italian Sausage ($1Q)
2 10 lb bags of Green Giant Russet Potatoes -1.99 (used $1.00 Target q)-Made them $.99 EACH!
5 Stove Top Stuffing-$.79 (used buy4 get 1 free Q)
1 Kraft Parmesan cheese -$2.79 ($1 WT)
1 8lb Ham-on sale $1.89lb (cheaper at Lowes Foods now $1.49lb)
2 Land O Lakes Butter-on sale $2.24 ($.55Q)
1 small coffee $1.09 (used $1 Target coupon)

Total spent $31.54

Target coupons are found on teh target website, you can also print them at the store, and can print as many as you want. If you go to the bridal or Baby registery computers you can print them there.

Who knew? 11/13

Ok, So I PURPOSELY didn't post this week. I honestly felt like it was a waste of time. But I am being asked where my entries are so I guess I will go ahead and post a few deals I have done this week.

At Ht I got
21lb turkey @$.59 a lb with a $25 purchase
4 tidy cat
2 dozen eggs
2 pop tarts
1 Parmesan Cheese-We needed this desperately!
4 Cat treats
Total before coupons+specials $90.03
total HT specials, coupons+rain check savings- $51.58
Total Out of pocket $38.45
I know that seems like a lot for me...but I will also get a $10 rebate for that there turkey (making the turkey cost $.49 TOTAL!) I needed the cat litter that is what was expensive even after coupon it was still $4.99 each and I got 4 of them.

Went across the street to Rite Aid, kid needed rechargeable batteries.
Total $32.00
used $23.62 from gift card balance
oop $8.38
But I will get a $10 rebate for those batteries from Rite Aid

Went to Food Lion
10 Glade candles
5 Stove top stuffing
4 Wesson Oil
9 Birdseye Steamers
2 Quaker oatmeal (I had a hankering)
Total before MVP card and Coupons $122.29
total coupons, mvp savings $114.87
Total OOP $7.42
BUT! buying those 10 candles qualifies me for a rebate (along with 5 purchased yesterday) for $15
AND I also got 2 coupons for $4 off my next order totalling $8!

So to sum it up
I spent a total of $54.25
I will get $35 back in rebates
and I got $8 in off your next order coupons

NET $11.25

Also the batteries were a purchase for my kid that I am going to have him pay me the oop I had (which is still a savings to him).

I didn't take pictures of what I did this past Wednesday.

I went to Harris Teeter they had some good items I need for Thanksgiving dinner.

Triple Coupons!

This first picture was done later in the day. I went to Harris Teeter and Walmart.
I had read Walmart has the steamers for $1 and I knew I Had $1Q. I went to Food Lion first and they were out of the Razors and it dawned on me to have Walmart Price match so I did.
3 GG Steamers ($1Q)
1 Soleil Razor ($3Q)
1 Soleil Blades ($3Q)
So all I paid was tax $.45
Then I went to HT
2 Nestle Hot Chocolate (Free after $.50Q)
3 Pillsbury frosting (Free after $.55Q)
2 Rumsford baking powder (Free after $.55Q)
2 Betty Crocker Cookie mix (Free after $.75Q)
2 Nestle baking chips ($.04 each after $.75Q)
2 Betty Crocker Taters (free after $.40Q)
3 Pepsi ($.09 each after $.50Q)
3 Viva Paper Towels ($.24 after $.75Q)

I wasn't excited about triples until I got to the store. I made sure to get there right after #3 got on the bus.

9 Pepsi ($.09 after $.50Q)

3 Viva Paper Towels ($.24 after $.75Q)

6 Wet ones ($.34 after $.75Q)

1 Lysol Toilet cleaner ($.19 after $.50Q)

1 Lysol Wipes (free after $.75Q)

2 Lol Butter ($.64 after $.55Q)

6 Splenda 40ct packs ($.84 after $.55Q)

1 White Castle Hamburgers ($2.50 after $.50Q)

1 Free N Clear Dish Soap ($1.14 after $.75 and I will get rebate for $2.99)

9 Mac N Cheese Crackers ($.94 after $.55Q)

1 Wise Pop corn ($.99 after $2Q, but got $3.05 back because it was priced wrong)

1 Colgate toothpaste (Free after $.75Q)

1 Lance Crackers ($1.25 after $.25Q)

6 Yeast (free after $.40Q)

4 Rumsford Baking Powder (Free after $.50Q)

1 Friskies Cat Treats (free item coupon)

18 Carnation Can Milk ($.24 after $.50/2 coupon)

1 Gallon Milk -sitting in frige

Used $10 HBC reward-would have used a second but there was a problem at my last stop.

Total OOP $29.98

It is so much harder now that they won't let us get overage on the coupons anymore.

Food Lion, Harris Teeters and Five Guys

Since I received my 60 excederin coupons in the mail yesterday I decided I would go out today, the last day of the sale to find all my excederin to get my $30 off. I got over 30 of them today and just as I was buying my last bunch my card stopped working. My son was using my card also and I had reached my 5 times in one day limit. Needless to say I was NOT happy. I did find some pumpkins to buy for my pumpkin rebate. Those little suckers were hard to find. I found them at one store that appeared to have gotten EVERYONES shipment!

I also went to Food Lion looking for a few things. I found the free razor blades (That are also on sale this next week too) and I will go back for the actual razors so I have something to put them into.

9 bags of Hershey Morsels
3 Hershey Syrup (Free syrup WYB 3 Hershey morsels Q (found on display) also b3 get $1 off)
5 Bic Soleil Razor blades ($3Q) -forgot to put them in picture
28 Excederin ($2Q) cost $.14 per bottle-TAX!
4 pie Pumpkins (will get $4 rebate)
1 Wise Cheddar Popcorn (got $3.04 back, priced wrong on shelf), used $2Q

I have a $10 credit waiting for use at HT also, but couldn't access it because card was frozen.
I am SSSOOO glad I thought to get rainchecks! I only have 7 coupons left and the sale ended today. I will go out soon and buy them.

We also went to Five Guys for lunch $10.36, it was a secret shop, so I will be paid back $10.

CVS $25 gift card with a New or Transfered RX

Today (Sunday) in the Charlotte Observer there is a coupon for a $25 gift card when you transfer or bring in a new RX to be filled. This has been reported in several papers across the US too. Lucky for me I got 6 papers today, and I didn't even realize the coupon was there until this evening when I read it on hotcouponworld.com.

I have 2-3 prescriptions each month (Asthma), and husband does Allegra D every day too...so right there that is 3-4 Rx a month! Woo hooo!

I already have it planned out. I am going to fill one RX tomorrow at Cvs (I was holding it hoping I would get a coupon!) get my $25 gc, then later this month I am going to transfer my 3 CVS Rx to Rite aid and get my $90 ($30x3+$30 I transferred the other day) in gift cards before the 30th. THEN I am going to transfer the 4 that I will have at Rite aid back to CVS! SO that will make $245 in gift cards! Maybe Harris Teeter will do another gift card promo soon too! And Target does them on occasion too.

Rebate Forms Harris Teeter Shopping

Yesterday when I went to Food Lion I got a bunch of rebate forms. If anyone wants a rebate form let me know somehow (comment or tell Husband) and I can try and get it to you. I have sent in some coupons/forms with Husband and I think I got back 99% of what I sent in so I won't do that again.

I went out today and got my $30 gift card from Rite Aid. They actually have a better deal going on. You can transfer up to 4 RX to them and get a $30 gift card for EACH Rx you transfer up to 4! What a deal. I only have 2 more to transfer though, but hey $90 is $90! I can figure out a way to spend $30 at Rite Aid, or I could trade them on Hot Coupon World also, though I will most likely keep mine, do the Free after rebate items to turn mine in to cash.



So at RA I got
4 bags M&M's that were buy one get one free
used my GC to pay $6.38

Went across the street to HT
3 Lean Cuisine Pizza on sale $2.50 (used 2 $1 off prepared foods Wine Tags)
1 12 Roll Scott Tissue on sale $5.99(used $2 Catalina #3 found for me yesterday on the ground)
1.69 Lb Ground Beef on sale $1.98lb (used $1 off Beef Beer coupon)
1 Marcal TP (still on BOGO, used $1 off Q)
14 boxes of Macaroni N Cheese Snack Packs on sale 2/$1 (used $.55/2 coupons making them FREE)
1 pack Light bulbs (BOGO)
Total spent $13.48
But have a rebate form for $5 off pizzas, and I can also use that receipt towards another rebate for $15 (only need $4.24 more of deli or frozen pizza)


Last night I received an email from one of the Head Honchos over at Hot Coupon World. They were asking me if I would like to be a moderator. They were giving me my choice of Food Lion or BiLo. I am honored. Must be everyone else shot them down! I don't have that many posts on there compared to others though I am on there a lot. I went ahead and took the BiLo one simply because there is not a lot of action on it and I can ease my way in. I have never done anything like that before. I don't shop a lot at BiLo I really prefer Harris Teeter and Lowes Foods over them, though they do rate slightly above Food Lion.

Wish me LUCK!

I went ahead and took out $50 for my groceries the first half of this month.

Wags GC-$0
Rite Aid GC- $23.62
CVS GC-$16.41
change purse $36.52

NO pictures Mystery Shop

Today since the kids had dentist appointments I did a Mystery shop a few miles away. On the way I went to Food Lion to see what coupons they had and I Purchased
2 Fruit roll ups that were bogo and I have $1 off Q so they cost $.66 for 2 of them.

I went to do my mystery shop.
I got
1 5lb bag taters- 1.99
8 Kraft Mac N Cheese crackers CARRY PACKS on sale 2/$1 used my $.55/2 that doubled (FREE!)
1 Kids Cuisine for #3 (oh what a waste!)-$2.89
1 2lb chub hamburger meat $3.50 -used my $1Q
1 Mouth Wash ($2 on line Q) $.65
2 Libby Pumpkin on sale $1.29 used $1/2Q

Total came to $9.91 but will be reimbursed for it in 2-3 weeks and paid $13 for shop

I also dropped of my RX to get my $30 gift card from Rite Aid

Also found out #3 is going to need to see the orthodontist because he has an UNDER BITE-though he has only 6 adult teeth.

So
Wags GC-$0
HT GC $0
Cash
CVS GC-$16.41
change purse NEGATIVE $.54


Wednesday 10-29-08

I forgot to enter this one

I went to the store I got
1.98lbs ground beef used $2Q
2 Progresso Soup (on sale BOGO) used 2- $1.10Q
3# yellow onions on sale for $.99
Glade Plug In (free coupon)

Spent $1.01 on GF card, used $5.00 Q

Wags GC 0
HT GC $7.54
No HT coupons left
CVS $16.41
change purse $1.83

Stayed home

I didn't go anywhere today but I did see tonight that Harris Teeter is having triple coupons Nov 6-9th (Thursday - Sunday).

Double Dairy points still at Lowes Foods PLU #8197
printable coupon http://www.lowesfoods.com/FTPUpload/RewardsSheet.pdf
Also Twilight sale on Oct 30th
$3.99 Folgers (Limit 2)
$3.99 Freschetta Pizza (Limit 4)
89¢/lb Pride of the Farm frozen Turkey Breast (Limit 2)
79¢/ln Eastern Rome Apples
$1.99 12 count Cookies
$3.99/lb Kretschmar Off-the-Bone Honey Ham

Also I was reading the Rite Aid $30 RX transfer coupon, it is good for one transfer every six months PER PERSON. There were lots of good Free after rebates this past week.

CHEAP Halloween candy ZERO OUT of POCKET!

I was so itching to get my $25 gift card from CVS for getting a new prescription from them. I went out early afternoon to get it, plus they have a 2 day sale on all the fun size candy, Hershey and Mars brands, of course I only have coupons for Mars brands. I went to get my RX and of course they had hardly any candy left, just the weird ones like Baby Ruth and Almond Joy. Don't get me wrong, I have only met ONE candy bar I didn't like and I have tried A LOT (I worked 5 yrs in a convience store, so really I have tried a lot). The last thing I need is a candy bar only I like in my house. We went to 2 store and did transactions. Then went to Harris Teeter.

4 M&Ms

2 Twix

3 Peanut N&M

1 Snickers

2 Skittles

1 Starburst

1 Milky Way

1 Bic Razors (used $2 Manufacture coupon)

1 Colgate toothpaste (used $1 manufacture coupon)

1 Cookies N Cream Hershey bar ( used free candy bar coupon)

I used $1/2 coupons so for every 2 bags of candy I purchased I got $1.00 off. I also used $10.29 in ECB and a $2.00 off colgate CVS coupon.

I put $8.59 total on my CVS gift card

Then I went to Harris Teeter on the way home. I made sure to scan my items, then my coupons then my card so I could get overage on my coupons.

3 Softpac Toilet Paper -$1Q

1.4 lbs Ground beef-$1Q

1 HT Queso dip

1 Tostitos flour Tortilla chips

I used one $5 ONYO coupon and $3.15 on my gift card.

Totals-

Wags $0 GC

CVS $16.41 GC

HT $8.55 GC

HT OYNO Q $5

Change Purse $1.83

Why do I take them with me?

We had gotten some coupon for Brooklyn South Pizzeria yesterday and we NEVER get coupons for there so we decided to splurge and get pizza today. We did a bake sale and we made $10, though had I been prepared we could have done a lot better (I had to go to the Doctor yesterday evening and that really threw me off!). We decided to take that $10 and put it towards dinner since we are going all cash. Dinner was $20.20 including tip for the 5 of us. We got a Large pizza, 1 baked Ziti and 6 garlic knots.

On the way home I figured since I dropped off my RX at CVS we would pick it up and get my $25 gift card. First we stopped by Lowes Foods since they had Broccoli the cheapest and also have double dairy green points with the monthly flier. My first mistake was taking the ENTIRE family in the store with me. I get there they have no monthly fliers at the front door. I go to the customer service desk figuring I can get it from there. Of course it takes a few MINUTES to actually wait on me. This store is NEVER busy yet it takes FOREVER for someone to wait on you when you go to customer service. I get the girl to give me the PLU since they only had the flier at the store. Finally I get to go buy my few items. I have no idea where the other parts of my family are. I then go to buy the STORE BRAND ginger ale, of course the don't carry store brand. My youngest is "sick" and for some reason when he gets sick not matter what kind he thinks he needs ginger ale. I was given ginger ale when my stomach was sick so I guess I started it. Oh well. So they don't carry store brand! It would have cost me only $.29 if they did. At least they had Canada Dry on sale for $.99.

I did two orders but I won't break them up for this...
7 Ice Breakers Gum ($.50Q)
1 Gallon Milk ($.50 store coupon)
1 Qt half and Half ($.50 store coupon)
1 bunch broccoli (bogo)
Total $8.12

Of course there is something wrong with the register and I now have ALL of my boys at the end of the aisle waiting for me. "Why are you taking so long?" they ask. Of course the cashier needs to come over and suspend my transaction and of course it takes them forever to notice my light flashing, not like they are BUSY though. I can't find my key ring that holds all my store card either, including my CVS one. So I am all antsy about that too. Finally when we go to leave I was asked my Husband why it took me 25 minutes to get FOUR things (gum being one thing since it was right at the check out anyway). They walk like turtles leaving the store. What was I thinking?

Then we get in the car and I realize since I don't have my store card key ring I can't pick up my RX that are across the street because I can't use my CVS card to get my $25 gift card (I need the store card the coupon is tied too).

We get home and want do I find has fallen behind my seat in the mini van? My key ring with my store cards on it. Do you think ONE of the kids could bend over to look for it?

WAGS GC $0
HT GC $11.70
HT OYNO coupons $10
Change Purse $1.83
Total $31.65

Woo Hoo! Money Maker!

Beleive it or not I have not been shopping since TUESDAY (my last shopping post). HT has a few things that I wanted plus I have a rebate that I wanted to use before it expired.

HT's Evic Special is

Save $1.50 on Classico Pasta sauce and $1 on Smart Taste Pasta.

I happen to have a Catalina for Classico $1.50 off 1 Jar of Classico and $1.00 coupon for Smart Taste Pasta. I also have a rebate form for $5 rebate when you buy $10 worth of Pasta and/or Pasta Sauce.

Here is what I did I did this at UScan

5 Smart Taste Pasta on sale 3/$5($1.00 coupons)

1 Classico Sauce ($1.50 coupon)

1 Mrs T Perogie on sale BOGO ($1.00 coupon)

1 New England Coffee on sale Bogo ($1.50 coupon)

1.4 lbs Ground Beef on sale $1.98lb ($1 coupon)

I handed her my coupons

Then I scanned my vic card

Than I scanned
2 Keebler Cookies on sale Bogo ($.55/2 coupon)
Gave her my keebler coupon and my $5 OYNO cat
Total came to $.90! ANd I put that on my gift card that I got for FREE for RX last month.
Came home and filled out my Rebate for for $5 back...

Totals
WAGS GC $0
HT GC $11.70
HT OYNO coupons $10
Change Purse $9.95
Total $31.65
However, I am going to the Dr this afternoon and I will be getting a CVS Gift card for $25 when I give them my new RX!

Whats for dinner tonight Mom?

Tonight we are having Taco Casserole and Mexican Rice. I had purchased this taco casserole kit a few months back on clearance and I had a coupon, though I don't remember how much it was I am pretty sure is was close to free (otherwise I would not have purchased it). My family is not big on Mexican food (I like it though!) but really, if I let them dictate what we ate, it would be BEYOND boring consisting of Poached Chicken, Chicken Nuggets, Spagetti and Mac N Cheese. My rule is, I make dinner, eat it if you want, or don't I don't care BUT I will not make a seperate dinner. If you want to make a sandwich, eat cereal, warm something from the frige fine, but I am NOT MAKING IT!

Taco Casserole Kit (tortillas, seasoning, cheese sauce)-$.50
Sour Cream $.49
1 lb ground beef $2.00 (wish I had a meat coupon!)
1 Cup Montery Jack Cheese-$.50

Mexican Rice
1 can Muir Glen tomatoes -FREE
1 can Muir Glen tomato Sauce -FREE
1 Ortega Taco Seasoning -FREE
Matahma Rice-FREE

Huumm, the side dish was TOTALLY Free!

Dinner was $3.49!

Since I was out....

Since I had to go out to Mooresville to pick up a piece of paper I figured I would swing by a few other stores too since I have to pass them on the way anyway.

My first stop was Walgreens. That $7.30 was just burning a hole in my pocket. I wanted to see what the FAR (Free After Rebate) items were. I was only interested in one. So I got
Loreal Cleanser -used a $2 Walgreens Q
2 Candy Corn (Those pigs have eaten almost ALL of what I bought the other day!) -$1/2 Wags Q
Total on Gift card $7.30
Total out of pocket $1.48
Will get $7.99 rebate

Next stop was Lowes Foods I did a total of 3 orders since I can only multiply 4Q in one transaction, plus it allows me to buy a LF item with each order and I get $.50 off each one item too. Also I returned 2 cans of Progresso Soup that someone said they hated and the sausage that was a different price on line. I got back $10.88

#1
4 Kellogg's Blueberry Muffin Mini Wheats ($1Q)
8 Yoplait Yogurts ($.40/2Q)
5 Muir Glen Tomatoes ($.75Q)
1 LF Texas biscuits ($.50 LFQ)
4 Ice Breaker Gum ($.50Q)
Used 1000 Green points for $1 off
Total out of pocket $4.27, but I got a $3 Off your next order Catalina from buying the Cereals (though you need to only buy 3 to get that cat)

#2
8 Yoplait Yogurt ($.40/2Q)
4 Ice Breakers Gum ($.50Q)
5 Muir Glen tomatoes ($.75Q)
1 Gallon LF Milk ($.60 off dairy, $.50 off LF item)
Used $3 OYNO cat
Total out of pocket $1.80

#3
8 Yopliat Yogurts ($.40/2)
1 Ice Breakers gum ($.50Q)
1 LF sour cream ($.50Q)
Used 1000 Greenpoints for $1.00 off
total OOP $.43

Total sum up of Lowes Foods...I got back $10.88 for returns, I paid $6.50 out of pocket (after using coupons including the catalina I earned) and I have a rebate if you buy 4 Kellogg's Shredded wheat you get a $10 coupon to use at that store.

Went across the street to Harris Teeter, last day of the Buy $15 worth of Klondike, Lipton, Knorr...sale get $5 coupon OYNO.
Transaction #1
Zyrtec and put it on my health care account got $10 off my next purchase.

#2
3 Klondike
1 Lipton side dish
1 Cabot DHA omega cheese ($2 off evic special)
2.15lbs Mc Intosh Apples
Used my $10 off vic card, $5 oyno coupon from prior purchase
Put $1.65 of my gift card and got another $5 coupon. I think that is it for the Health Care account until my kids come back from the dentist the end of the month.

Went next door to CVS
1 candy Corn
Paid with $1.29 ECB, it was free.
No OOP!

Totals
WAGS GC $0
HT GC $12.60
HT OYNO coupons $15
Change Purse $9.95
Total $37.55 (though will get $7.99 put on my Wags card in a few weeks and I will get a $10 coupon too for Lowes Foods)

My buddy in South Charlotte sent me some good rebate forms too I look forward to doing those soon too.

Getting bored

I fell behind on laundry last week. Woke up this morning at 3:30 and couldn't go back to sleep. I was all gun ho about going shopping but I think this is getting old now. I had to order new eye glasses because #3 threw his on the floor and they broke (little turd). Of course it is right next to HT so I figured since I was there why not shop. So I went and got my money back for the candy (scan right policy)-$1.10 Figured since I was there I would go ahead and get more Klondike, glad tomorrow is the last day of that.
SOOO

Transactoin #1
3 Tylenol allergy rapid release ($2 Q)
1 Tylenol rapid release ($2 Q)

Paid with healthcare benefits got $10 oyno

Transaction #2
3 Klondike
1 Lipton Tea ($.50 Q)
Total $.79 put on my gift card received $5 OYNO coupon.

Totals
WAGs GC $7.30
HT GC $14.00
HT On your next order Coupons $15.00
ECBs $7.58
Change Purse $7.05

Total $50.93

CVS and Harris Teeter

At CVS they are having a 2 day sale. Brach's Candy Corn, Pumpkin Pail and Glow Sticks are free after ECB -Now through Monday. So I got the 2 kids that wanted to go with me and we left. Sometimes they run out of this stuff sometimes they don't. Of course these are cheapie candies which is all I really wanted and they had lots of that.
I started out with $2 in ECB on one card only.Husband loves this candy corn (me not so much) so I knew I needed to get more than just one bag since they were free. Limit was 2 ecb on the candy (Meaning if you buy 2 and each one will generate $1.29 worth of store credit to spend when ever on store merchandise). I did find a deal on meds so I could use my Healthcare benefits card. I did a total of 5 transactions, 2 on one card 3 on the other.
Transaction#1
1 Motrin (1.00 Q)
1 Tylenol ($1.00 Q)
Total $11.88 and I used my health care benefits card and got $5 in ecb for meds and I also got $.50 end of quarter bonus ECB (Plus some other coupons).

Transaction #2
2 Hershey Candy Bars (BOGO Q) #1 son wanted these, so he was paying for them
1 Listerine Agent Blue rinse mouth wash ($.50Q)
1 Brach's Candy Corn
Total $.37 that #1 son paid for because it was his candy bars that put me over-though it saved him money to buy this other stuff too.
I received 2 ECBs, one for $1.29 for Candy Corn and one for $3.00 for Listerine

Transaction #3
1 Brach's Candy corn
Paid with ECB so out of pocket was ZERO and I got back $1.29 ECB.

On my other card I had $2 ECB.
Transaction #1
1 Brach's Candy Corn
1 Colgate tooth Past ($1 Manufacturer Colgate Q and $1 CVS Colgate Q)
Used $2.00 ECB
OOP was $.37
Received a $2.00 ECB for the Colgate and $1.29 for candy Corn

Transaction #2
1 Brachs candy
Paid with ECB
ZERO oop.
Received another $1.29 ECB from candy corn


Went down to Harris Teeter.
Transaction #1
3 Excedrine ($1Q+$2Q)
3 Alevert ($2 Q)
Total 29.86 Put on Health Care Benefits card, Received $10 off my next purchase

Transaction #2
3 Klondike
1 Lipton
3 Fleshmans Yeast ($.45Q)
1 Wise Pop corn ($2 Q)
1 Hot dog Bun ($1 Q)
1 Cabot Cheese ($.30Q and Evic special $2.00 off)
2 Sweet Tarts
Used $10 OYNO Vic, and $5 OYNO Q
Total $.79 put on my vic card received $5Q off my next order

I just noticed the sweet tarts were priced wrong on the shelf, so now I will get MONEY BACK!

Totals
WAGs GC $7.30
HT GC $14.79
HT On your next order Coupons $10.00
ECBs $7.58
Change Purse $5.95

How Long Can I Keep This Up????

My goal is to NOT have to take the $200 that I am used to taking the last half of this month. I still have the Harris Teeter gift card, a Walgreens Gift Card OYNO cats, my little grannie change purse and a Health Care account (that can ONLY be used to pay for dr visitis, dentists, eye dr/eye glasses and meds) and see how long I can carry this on for. I do have a rockin stock pile- and Thanksgiving is at my house this year! Right now I am trying to make it until the end of the month. But I want to see how long I can carry this on for.

I have
$7.30 on my Walgreens Gift card
$2 ECB for CVS
$15.76 Harris Teeter Gift Card
$10 Off Your next order Coupons for Harris Teeter
$6.32in actual Cash

Total $41.38

And my actual Stock Pile

Plus my coupons

I need serious help!

So I had read that Muir Glen tomatoes are Free after coupon at Harris Teeter. I think Lowes Foods is having a problem getting them, so I figured free at HT is fine with me. But, since I have problems- I got more stuff.
MY first stop was my local Food Lion to see if they had any new rebate forms. No new MIR but I did find 2 good coupons from beer companies
Found-
$1 off the purchase of Buns or Beef
$2 on ANY wise snack food

Then I went across the street to Harris Teeter
Transaction #1
2 Alvert ($2 Q)
which gave me $10 to spend on my next transaction and I used my Healthcare benefits card to pay.

Transaction #2
3 Klondike
12 Muir Glen Tomatoes ($.75Q that doubled)
1 Wise White Cheddar Popcorn ($2 Q)
1 Pack hamburger buns ($1 Q)
1 Lipton side
1 Loft House Cookies
Used my $10 off with Vic Card from HBC offer and my $5 coupon from buying Klondike and Lipton yesterday. Total spent on gift card $2.13 BUT they charged me full price for the cookies so I got back $4.02 (so yes I just made $1.89!) also I received a $5 OYNO cat for Lipton/Klondike purchase

My second stop was Lowes Foods. They are STILL out of tomatoes.
I did 3 trips total-
24 Yoplait Yogurts ($.40/2)
1 Johnsonville Italian Sausage ($1.00)
3 LF Biscuits ($.50 store coupon)
Used 2000 green points to get $2.00 off my order
total spent $4.97

Went to another HT
1st Transaction
1 Zytrex ($4 Q)
Used my Health Benefits card to pay, got my $10 off my next purchase.

2nd Transaction
12 Cans Muir Glen Tomatoes ($.75Q)
3 Klondike
1 Lipton side dish
1.23lbs hamburger meat ($1 Q)
1 Loft House cookies (DRATS they rang up half price!)
Used $5 coupon from Klondike/Lipton purchase above
Total on gift card $1.06-got $5 oyno cat

Went to HT on the way home to get my refund for the cookies they overcharged me for the day prior. Got back $4.02
Transaction #1
1 Zyrtex ($4Q)
Got my $10 HBC and put the charge on my health benefits card

Transaction #2
4 Muir Glen Tomatoes ($.75Q)
3 Klondike
1 Lipton
Used my $10 HBC and put $1.16 on my gift card.

So to sum it up. I got all the above pictured for $4.97 actual cash spent.
However I received $8.02 for 2 refunds for the cookie overcharge and I also got 2 $5 off your next order coupon.... I came home with as much money as I left with.