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.