LOVE THE TEETER!!!!

So I decided I needed to go shopping. The last I had gone was Wednesday and I had the ITCH! We are going STRICTLY to cash only for a while and I had less than $10 on me, but that didn't stop me!

I actually went to 3 stores, Harris Teeter, Food Lion, Lowes Foods and CVS.
First stop was CVS-I really needed the blush. Revlon is bogo this week.
2 Revlon Blush used 2-$2Q
1 Colgate Tooth Paste (BECAUSE I NEED MORE!)used $1Q
Paid with coupons and CVS ECB for $7 total left for me to pay was $1.41 I then got $2 ECB back (plus a $1 off colgate coupon which will make my next tube FREE, coupon for $25 gift card for new RX or Transfer, and 2 other ones I don't really care about)

Next stop was Food Lion, I had heard they may have a coupon I am looking for no such luck!
1 Home 360 Business Envelopes $1.00 flip
2 Food Lion Gum $1/2 flip
total spent $.67

Next was Lowes Foods. I went there looking for the Tomatoes that are free after coupon and I have about 40 coupons left but OUT OF TOMATOES!
So I still got a few things since I was there. The apples I like are $.50lb cheaper there.
They double coupons up to $.99
10 Meow Mix cat treats $.75 Q
2 LF gravy Mix $.50 store Q
6 apples
8 ice breakers gum $.50Q
Meow Mix can cat food (free item Q)
Total spent $4.13

My next trip was from HARRIS TEETER! Man I love that place! They have the greatest deals.
They have a few deals going no right now. They have the buy $30 worth of HBC items get $10 off your next order (hair care, pain relief, cold/cough, oral hygiene) They also have a Unilever deal going where you buy $10 worth of certain products you get a coupon for $3 off you next order or $15 and get $5...I was going to do the $10 order because I had a hard time coming up with cheap enough stuff. But then it occurred to me that DOVE is haircare and that is covered under the first deal....
My first order was
1 Zyrtex $4Q
1 Tylenol Cold $1
1 Tylenol Allergy $1
My total came to $25.07 after coupons and I used my health care benefits card (we have a LOT to use before the end of the year or we LOOSE it.) I then got my $10 credit on my vic card so I bought
1 Minute Maid OJ
4 Knorr Side dishes $.75/2
2 Lipton Tea $.50Q
1 Dove shampoo $1.50Q
1 TUB Hellman's Mayo $.50Q
1 Klondike bars $1 Q
1 Reese Peanut Butter Cup
Used my $10 off, and after my coupons my total was $1.01! Then I used my gift card from when we got a RX there and got a free $25 gift card (I still have $23 on that too!) Then I got a coupon for $5 off my next order of anything!

So total money out of my pocket was $6.21 But I got back $7 in coupons to use at the stores!

I will admit I take great pleasure in doing these deals. It is fun to do this. How low can it go! I actually panicked and bought the Reese I didn't need to buy that and I guess I could have had her take it off, but it is my REWARD for doing so well. I read about these deals on line, but I rarely go in the store knowing exactly what I will buy. For instance I knew at HT they had the Knorr sides for nearly free and that they have those 2 deals running so I was trying to make that one work. I am the type that needs to physically see what I am doing and run the numbers that way. Also I went to Lowes Foods to get the tomatoes, but they were COMPLETELY out, so I improvised since I wanted the apples, they were cheaper there than HT.