Staples: FREE Duracell Batteries

Duracell Batteries 20pk AA or AAA batteries are priced at $12.99
You can get $12.99 back in Staples Rewards (essentially store credit)
You should also be able to use $0.75/1 Select Duracell Batteries, exp. 3-31-11 (P&G 02/27/11)
There is a limit of 2 on this offer and you will need to be a member of Staples Rewards to get this offer. It is free to join.

They also have another nice deal on Hammermill Paper- it is priced at $5.99
Get $4.99 rebate (this is an actual rebate not store credit)
Final Price: $1 and the limit is 2 use the coupon above to get this FREE
The rebate form will print right out on your receipt and you can submit it online!

Kroger

Kroger Shopping Trip 3/28/11

(Keep in mind this sale ends 3/29)

California Cuties, 3 lb bag $2.99 - .55MC (sunday Insert) = $2.44

New York Strip Steak $4.49/lb. = $14.01

2 Motrin PM $2.49- $6/2 Zyrtec, Pepcid, Motrin or Precise Coupon (1/9 SS)= Free + 51¢ Profit ea.

Aquafresh Training Toothbrush $1- 50¢/1 Aquafresh Training Toothbrush Printable Coupon = Free

8 Ronzoni Healthy Harvest or Smart Taste Pasta 69¢

$1/2 Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Coupon (1/23 SS) or Printable Coupon OR

$1/2 Ronzoni Smart Taste Coupon (1/3 SS) or Printable Coupon = 19¢ ea.

3 Aquafresh Toothpaste $0.99 - $1/1 Aquafresh Extreme Clean Printable Coupon = FREE

Kraft Singles $1.49 - $1/2 Kraft Singles or Deli CheeseE Process Cheese Kroger eCoupon
$0.55/1 Kraft Regular Singles 2/13/2011 SS Insert (exp 3/31/2011)
$1/1 Kraft 2% Singles (IE) Printable (FF) =  94¢ ea.

6 Spam $1.68 - $1/3 Hormel Food Product Coupon (2/13 SS) $1.50/3 Hormel Food Product (March All You) = $1.18 - $1.35 ea.

Jazz Apples $1.00/lb.

2 Capri Sun or Kool-Aid Jammers 10 ct. $1.40

Smartwater Sportcap 700 ml =  50 cents (I ussually dont buy bottled water, but great for the park/Zoo)

2 Pillsbury Savorings 2.79 won 1 from digital game and $1/2 MC (not sure which insert)

1 dove mens bar soap $1.49 - $1/1 Printable (sorry not sure where I got it from)

3 Dole Fruit Crisp $1.49 - $.50/1 sunday insert, and $1/2 catalina (this was from my own binder)

6 Maruchan Yakisoba $.88 $50/1(dbl) sunday insert 3/13 (i think) = FREE

Snickers, M&M’s, Starburst or Skittles Candy, Select Varieties, 1.14 to 2.17 oz, 10 for $5
$.50/2 Skittles or Starburst printable
$1/2 Mars Easter Products RP 3/20
= FREE

2 Pure Protein Bar $1 BOGO 3/13 insert + $1/1 Priintable  = 2 FREE

1 Sutter Home Moscato $5 

Grand total: 154.50

Paid: 43.32 (savings $111.18)

Tom thumb

Bought 4 pistachios8 oz $2.99 ea ( originally retails for $4.99 )
Used $1/1 mc 3/20 SS (I think it's the SS?)
2 Kleenex hand towel $1.99 in store coupon limit 2 ( love these for my guest bathroom)
Used $.75/1 mc 3/20 ( I think it's in the RP)
2 bags of mission tortilla chips $3.99 (BOGO)
This was more of am impulse buy. I was hungry and it was an okay price for 13oz of chips.
Used $4 Catalina from previous purchase
Paid $9.30 OOP.

These were more good reasons to buy more than 1 paper.

CVS

I was excited about this deal because peanuts is my husbands favorite snack. This made it even better that there was a coupon in Sunday's paper so i went ahead and bought 4 papers because there were $1/2 of the planters, $1 of physicians formula, $1 off kettle brand chips. $.35 mentos gum which will tripple at kroger cant wait for a sale regular price $1.59. The kettle brand chips are on sale at walgreens for 4/5 for the 5oz bags making them $.33 ea. I think I'll be price matching these at walmart if they have it because I went yesterday and thy isn't have my favorite flavor. Sweet onion yummy! Back to CVS.
Spend $15 on snacks get $5 ecb
Buy 8 planters flavor groove 2/$4 = 16
use 4 $1/2 mc 3/20 SS
I got a $6 CRT for physicians formula.
Bought a concealed stick 5.99 - 40% off = 3.78
use $6 CRT
Use $1/1 physicians formula mc 3/20 rp (?)
paid $8.78 used 8 ecb from previous purchase and paid .78 OOP got back $5 ecb for next purchase.
Summary: I paid $3.78 for 8 peanuts and a concealer, that's an awesome deal.

Toothpaste: more than just for brushing

Learned something new today. Everyone who has a stash of free toothpaste in your stockpile you can apparently use toothpaste to clean your walls from crayon and pen marks. All you need is a sponge, a tube of toothpaste and a little elbow grease and wallah! I can't wait to try this myself.

New Walmart Coupon Policy

If you have not heard Walmart has a new coupon policy. COupon friendly policy, so we'll see how well it works in the stores. I have not tested it out yet, but you can print a copy HERE for your binder and bring it with you each time you shop. Just in case you run into issues at check out.

Good Luck! 

Albertsons: Johnsonville Deal

Albertson currently has meat extravaganza going on until Tuesday 3/15. They have Johnsonville Sausage for 2/$5. That is an awesome price for these sausage. I would pay that even if I didnt have a coupon. The sad news is My store had a LIMIT 4. I will be going back though. So if you have not printed previous Coupons I posted about, they are still available.

$1 coupon HERE and HERE

There is also a $0.55/1 Printable HERE

(Print 2 from each site!)

These makes Sausages for as low as 1.50 each.

While your there you can pick up Ronzonni Pasta for Free Limit 6
Use $1/2 SS 1/23
Or use $1/2 Ronzoni printable coupons (Print 2)
Final price: FREE!
(Additional purchases are only 59 cents each, so save a trip and get
more pasta boxes for 9 cents each!)

$35 Value P&G Coupon Book

There are a bunch of free "Organize In Style" coupon books you can request. These coupon booklets are filled with over $35 in high value P&G coupons! I was able to receive a "congratulations for your request" for 5/6 of these, so it doesn't hurt to try them all and see what comes in your mailbox. Here are the links...

*Dawn P&G Organize in Style Coupon Book
*Cascade P&G Organize in Style Coupon Book
*Mr. Clean P&G Organize in Style Coupon Book
*Febreze P&G Organize in Style Coupon Book
*Swiffer P&G Organize in Style Coupon Book
*Olay P&G Organize in Style Coupon Book

Thanks Hip2Save

Today's Shopping Summary: Reason why I coupon

We started the morning with Breakfast at Ihop. Met Casey there since he had to work and wehave basically only seen each other a total of maybe 24 hours this week. So we decided to kick off our short weekend together at iHop. Yes of course we had a coupon for that too :) BOGO meal. We saved $7.99 for our breakfast date.

Then Elliana and I went off on our shopping adventure. I ussually like to go shopping on my own because I'm sure she doesn't appreciate the time she had to spend inside the cart while mommy browse around to find the right Items on my list.

As I posted earlier it was a bit frustrating since my CVS did not have half of my shopping list up on sale yet but things happen, and you move on.

Overall though we only spent 2 hours, in the store, our drive time and including picking up lunch on our shopping trip.

Grand total spend: $41.60 ($27 of it was in diapers)
Total before store sales and coupons: $140.03,
Saved 98.43 that's about 70% in saving

Tom thumb

Clementines 3lb bag $2.99
Trident Vitality Gum BOGO
use BOGO 3/6 SS
2 FREE GUM
Reach Kids $2.01
Adult Reach Toothbrush $1.81
Use (4) $1/1 printables here or Reach coupon here
Pay $3.64 and you should receive a $4 catalina back to use on your next purchase.

I used 2 $1.50 Catalina from last week when I bought Starkist Tuna
Paid OOP: $3.68 (got back $4 Catalina for next purchase)

CVS

CVS Shopping Trip 3/12/11: Today was just not my day at the stores. My ussual CVS that has sundays deals on Saturdays apparently didnt activate it yet. My Cashier was not too friendly and could not tell me when and what time the deals get activated. Apparently it's up to the individual store managers when they manually update their system for the deals to start. So I didn't get half of my shopping list at CVS today.
Here's what I got instead: Sale ends tonight at midnight (some CVS are open 24 hours)

All Revlon Nail $3.99 = $3 Ecb (limit 1)
Use the $1/1 coupon found in the 2/13 SS
$3 Revlon CVS coupon from the Magic Coupon Machine (if you have it)
Pay $0
Get back a $3 Ecb
Final cost $3 MM

Complete, Revitalens multi-purpose solution 10-12 oz, or Blink Tears or eye drops 0.34-0.5 oz $7.89 = $4 Ecb (limit 1)
Buy Revitalens solution 10-12 oz $7.89
Use the $3/1 coupon found in the 3/6 SS
Pay $4.89
Get back a $4 Ecb
Final cost $0.89!

Dove Men+Care deodorant 2/$4 (only the 2.7oz and make sure you price check)
Use the $2/1 coupon found here (use zip code 60021)
Final cost FREE!

1 Pretzle MM $0.99 (not pictured, for elliana since she was being so good for mommy this morning & I
needed a filler so I could use my previous ECB without loosing so much money, I still had to forfeit $0.35)

Used $5.87 ECB from previous shopping trip
Total OOP: $0.35 (got back $3 ECB, $4 ECB and $1 ECb for my green bag tag)

Next Weeks add: (that I planned to get)
Theraflu Daytime Severe Cold & Cough, trial size 1 packet $0.99
Buy 1, Receive $0.99 Extra Bucks, Limit 1
$2.00/1 any Therflu product – (theraflu.com)
Pay $0.00, Receive $0.99 Extra BucksDial Nutriskin Lotion (21  oz.), $4.99
Get $3 ECBs (Limit 1)
$2/1 Dial NutriSkin Lotion, exp. 3-12-11 (RP 02/20/11)
As low as FREE after coupon and ECBs (if your store ad starts on Saturday)!

Spend $10 get $5 ECB: Neosporin and Band-aid
$1.50 off when you buy 1 Neosporin and 1 band aid products Sunday insert (not sure which one)
$.50/1 Neosporin or Band-aid (same sunday insert as above)

Irish Spring Deodorant2.7-3 oz or body wash 15-18 oz $2.99 – 2ECB(.50 MC in Sunday insert) Irish Spring Deodorant (2.7-3 oz.) or Body Wash (15-18 oz.), $2.99
Get $2 ECBs (Limit 1)
$1/1 Irish Spring Deodorant printable
$1/1 Irish Spring Deodorant, (SS 3/13/11)
$0.50/1 Irish Spring Body Wash or Two Irish Spring MultiBar (3+ pks.), (SS 3/13/11)
As low as FREE after coupon and ECBs!Complete rinse 16.9oz, clinincal, gum toothpaste 4oz or glide clinicalprotection $3.49 - $2.50 ECB
( $1/1 MC P&Gbooklet and 2/27 PG)

Walgreens

Walgreen Shopping trip 3/12/11: I wasn't going to go to Walgreens today but I was in the area and figured I'd go look again if they re-stocked the Fruity Pebbles deal and see if I could score a $4 MM, No luck for me but if your there and find the Fruity Pebbles singles cup cereal You can do this deal:
Buy 5 Post Fruity Pebbles cereal cups $0.79 each with in ad coupon
Pay $3.95
Get back 2 $4 Register Rewards
Final cost FREE + a $4.05 moneymaker!!
(FYI New Walmart Coupon Policy: You can use your RR at walmart because it's considered a Manufacturer's coupon)

Here's my deal:
1 Pedia care infant
use $5 off Walgreens In-ad-Coupon
Use the $2/1 coupon found here
Final Cost: FREE

2 Pure Protein Bars $0.99
Use BOGO 3/6 RP
Use the $1/1 coupon found here (will need to be adjusted down a penny)
Final cost 2 FREE!
**There is also a buy one get one free coupon available here.
Regular price $1.29 If out of $0.99 deals do this:
2 Pure Protein Bar
use BOGO 3/6 RP
Use $1/1 MC found here
Pay $0.29 for 2
(My cashier would not allow me to use my $1 off MC because it beeped, so make sure you hand the BOGO last)

Total OOP: $0.24 (only because my Pedia Care Coupon didn't beep and she didnt price adjust, otherwise I would have argued for her to let me use my $1 off MC)

Target

Target 3/12/11 Shopping Trip: Sale ends today

My Plan didnt's work for the Aveeno deal, but if your store has baby products as part of the gift card promo you can score a great deal using this:
Buy 3 select Aveeno products = $5 Target gift card
(These items below aren’t listed in the ad, but according to Totally Target they should work for the gift card deal. Remember, you can also scan items at the price scanner to see if they are in fact a participating item in a gift card promo.)
Buy 3 Aveeno Single Bars $2.89 each
Total = $8.67
Use the $1/1 Aveeno Skincare or SunCare Target store coupon found here
Plus, use 3 $1/1 Aveeno Body or Baby Product coupons found here (Use zip 90210)
Pay $4.67
Get back a $5 Target gift card
Final cost FREE + a $0.23 moneymaker!

1 Aveeno Baby Soothing Relief $5.94
use $1/1 Aveeno Body or Baby Product coupons found here
Use the $1/1 Aveeno Skincare or SunCare Target store coupon found here
Final Cost $3.94

Travel Size item deal scenario:
Buy 1 tide travel size  $0.97
Buy 1 Secret Clinical Deodorant Travel Size $2.49
Buy 1 Satin Care Shave Gel Travel Size $0.97
Total = $4.45
Use the $0.75/3 Trial & Travel Items Target Mobile Coupon
And use the $0.55/1 Satin Care Shave Gel coupon found in the 2/27 PG
Use the $2/1 Secret Clinical Strength Deodorant coupon found in the 2/27 PG
Plus, $1/1 Tide detergent (no size restrictions) PG Booklet

Final cost as low as all 3 products for FREE!

Buy 2 Select Huggies or Pampers Big Pack Diapers = $5 Target gift card
Deal Scenario:
Buy 2 Huggies Snug & Dry Big Packs $19.99 each
Total = $39.98
Use 2 $2.50/1 Target store coupons found here
(If your Target allows 2 “like” coupons in the same transaction)
Plus, use 2 $3.50/1 coupons found in the 2/27 SS
Pay $27.98
Get back a $5 Target gift card
Final cost $11.49 per big pack!

Total OOP 33.22 (tax $2.15)

Kroger Deals

Now is a good time to use your P&G Coupon book and Your P&G Sunday Inserts. There are several great deals to be found at Kroger this week, until 3/15. I was able to use both ecoupons and paper coupons and got some free items. Make sure you load your card in advance and you have other items in your cart because some on my BOGO coupons they deducted the retail price, not the sale price.

Old Spice $1.99

2/27PG $1/1

$1/1 ecoupon

Final Price: .99

Old Spice Body Wash $3.00

2/27 PG buy 1 old spice deodorant, get one old spice body wash free

$1 ecoupon

Final Price: FREE

Gillete Deodorant 3.99

2/27 PG buy one deodorant, Get one Gillete body wash free

$1 ecoupon

Gillette body wash $3.00

2/27PG $2/1

$1 ecoupon

Final Price: $1.00

Bounty Paper Towels $5.99

$2/1 Kroger eCoupon

2/27PG .25/1 or $1/1 PG Booklet

Final Price: $2.99

Tide $5.99

.50/1 Kroger eCoupon

.35/1 2/27PG or $1/1 PG Booklet

Final Price: $4.49

Downy $4.98

$1/1 2/27PG

Final Price: $3.98

Charmin $5.99

$3/1 Kroger eCoupon

.25/1 2/27PG or $1 PG booklet

Final Price: $1.99

Tide Stain Release pack $5.99

$3/1 2/27 PG

$3/1 ecoupon
FREE

Tom thumb 3/7/11

1 danimals smoothies 1.77 used $1 mc 2/27insert
2 Dan-a-mini yogurt 1.77 used 2 $1mc 2/27 insert
3 kelloggs waffles $2ea used $2/3 mc Frzn food booklet
2 ice cream sandwich $1.99 ea with Frzn food booklet
1 Safeway select ice cream 1.99 with Frzn food booklet
1 blue bell ice cream $4.99 used $1 mc printable (bluebell.com) not a very good price for blue bell but my coupon is expiring and my husband will not eat anything but blue bell since we lived here so I had to just take a deep breath when I paid for this one. But it was part of the Frzn food promo.
6 starkist tuna used 2 $1.50/3 mc 3/5 insert
1 bumble bee tuna used $.50/1 cat from Kroger awhile back
Used $5/15 Frzn food store coupon
Paid 15.16 (64% savings)
Got back $1.50 cat for buying starkist tuna

Target

Went ahead and made a target trip yesterday. I needed some coffee creamer and to my disappointment it's actually on sale at walgreens this week it's BOGO for $2.69. So hers's what I got on my target shopping trip. $20.52

CVS

CVS shopping trip 3/5/11
I went to cvs and made good use of my ecbs. I got out f the store paying total $11 OOP and still came home with a total of $22 in ecb. I did start with $14 ecb. I thought I had more hit unfortunately I could not find my 2 ecbs that total $1.75.

Tom thumb deal update: sweet potato fries

Buy 6 oreida sweet potatoes =3.49 ea = $20.94
Get $6 off instantly
Use $5 off $15 frozen item
Use 6 $1 oreida sweet potato fries mc from frozen food booklet
1 Celeste personal pan pizza $1
Pay 4.94 for 6 bags of sweet potato fries.
Because I didn't have anything else on my cart and my total dipped to 14.94 thy said I did need to find another item to use my $5/15 coupon, I didn't have a problem with that since I was getting a great deal on these so I went and got a pizza for $1

Tom Thumb sweet potato fries

Im so excited about this deal "I love sweet potatoes" Okay last time I was at Tom thumb I noticed they had a deal going for oreida sweet potatoes and Gortons fish. Buy any 3 save $3 instantly. Good until 3/1/11 if everything is bought on same transaction. Frozen food booklet has $1 off oreida sweet potatoes. Here's what I'm thinking:
Buy 6 oreida sweet potatoes =3.49 ea = $20.94
Get $6 off instantly
Use $5 off $15 frozen item
Use 6 $1 oreida sweet potato fries mc from frozen food booklet
Pay 3.94+ tax for 6 bags of sweet potato fries.
( if the $6 comes off before they let you use $5/15 coupon then find something for $1 to use your $5/15)
I'm going to try this out later and give you an update.