Staples Deals

At Staples, we were able to get two packs of envelopes, white erase markers, and a full ream of copy paper for $9.79 out of pocket.  We signed up for our rebate, however, and are going to receive a $4.99 refund.  Thus, for all that, out of pocket we paid $4.80.

What we got:

Markers:$3.29
Two packs of envelopes: $3.99 each, or $7.98
One ream of paper: $5.99
 
Because of Dollar Days, we paid:
Markers: $1
Envelopes: $1 each, or $2
Paper: $1

Total at register: $14.29

Total paid out of pocket: $9.78 before rebate, $4.79 after rebate

Total savings: $9.50

 

67% savings

Vons Trip

Cutie Husband and I went to Vons last Sunday, and because we actually needed certain things, we didn't do so great.  We paid $30.83, and saved a pitiful (very few coupons!) $8.97.  However, considering the fact that we only paid $30.83 for a whole week of groceries, I was excited.

I realized that we may not save as much at Vons, but that's because we're using all of our coupons elsewhere, getting the great deals, and sparing ourselves the need to buy these products at Vons.  This thought comforted me.  We had just one coupon for our coffee creamer for $.75 off, "doubled" to $1 off.  Our club card saved us the rest.

This was a savings of a measly 23%.

No pictures of this trip because we were in a rush to get back out the door.  We threw the refridgerated things in the fridge, and left everything else on the kitchen floor until we got back home, thus no photos.  We just basically got bottled water, milk, coffee creamer, chips, and bread plus a couple of extras.

Remind Me to Post

Here are a few things you can expect to see posted over the coming week:

I got my hotbook from hotprints.com, and while our mail carrier careless bent it, I'm still very pleased and excited to have actually received it!  I can't wait to set up for my March book!  One free per month!!  If you don't know what I'm talking about, click here to read all about it (Thank you, Mrs. Moneysaver!).  I will post pictures of it so you can see it.

Cutie Husband and I went to Staples and scored some great products at great bargains!  I love their dollar days!

We also went to Walgreens, and while that trip was the biggest disappointment, Cutie Husband was so kind as to drive me all the way to the other Walgreens so we could try our luck there.

We went to Target, and I got some great things.  I still need to figure out my rebate for the Clorox Toilet Wand (my upc has one too many digits!!!), but I was glad with what we purchased there.

As soon as Cutie Husband and I go house hunting, you can expect to hear a lot out of me about that!!

Cutie Husband and I also had a trip to Vons this weekend, but unfortunately most of what we got did not coincide with an awesome coupon deal.  We saved a little, but not much.


In light of all our recent trips, I will also need to update our savings counter in the top left corner!!  That's one of my favorite things to calculate!!  It's the tiniest bit of Cutie Snisser in me...  she's an accountant!  I hope I make her proud with that little box!  Then again, it's likely more the teacher in me!

Make sure to check back, because these things are all so exciting (at least to me!)!

Enjoy!!

Kmart Super Doubles

For The Mommas has blown me away!  I was looking at a couple of the posts from the last time that Kmart did a super double event, and she scored amazing amounts of products!  Here is the tentative list for the participating stores.  

Shannon says, though, that it is really chaotic figuring out whether they actually are participating or not.

Even to verify, I tried calling one of my local stores, and the store member said that they get an e-mail the week before letting them know.  The employees had even less insight than I did about the event, so my advice is don't save your coupons until the week before!

If your store does participate, however, this sounds like an AMAZING thing!!!  I'll be collecting high value coupons just for this and figuring out the nearest participating store!!!

Enjoy!!

Thanks, For The Mommas!

Kraft First Taste: Free Philadelphia Minis

I think this offer may be reduced to a discounting coupon by now, but go see if you qualify for the freebie!  These go quick though, so hurry!

If you get the coupon, it's a dollar off a four pack, so decide whether you think it's worth the printer ink!  I looove cream cheese, and the only thing that could make it better is if it was easily transportable!  So worth it for me.

Enjoy!!

Thanks, For The Mommas!

Sadly Slacking!

I am very sorry that I have been slacking the past few days!!  

Cutie Husband and I have been to three stores over the past weekend, and we weren't able to score all the deals we'd hoped for.  However, we did get some amazing stuff!!  

Unfortunately, after the second Walgreens we went to, we just took what we could get!  I plan to go back every once in a while this month to try to swindle them into doing the deals the way they're meant to be (ridiculous that I have to swindle them to do what they're supposed to!), but they get very touchy about ringing in a zero total.  They told me it wouldn't let me ring in a total of $.99 for the shampoo, but yet they did it for the candle!!  Go figure...

Anyhow, my schooling program is in full swing.  This is the fifth week out of nine, so I am halfway done with my first of five or six sessions.

I am sad to report that this is the norm, I think.  So once every nine weeks at about the same time during my schooling, you will notice a steep drop-off in my postings.  A lot of things are changing right now too, so that may cause some definite and noticeable changes in my blogging.  I'm trying to have a positive attitude, so if you're a praying person, shoot a quick one up for me (and poor Cutie Husband who has to deal with my freak outs here and there!!)  :]

I will do my best to keep up, and I have a TON of exciting things that have flooded my mailbox the past few days.

 

I will try to get on here and post up those pictures this week, but please be patient!

I know I have very few people who regularly check up on my blog, and I want you guys to come back!!

Don't worry, I am not stopping my blog, I have just been swamped with lesson planning and observing, yikes!
Check back this week for a major bottleneck of postings I should've been keeping up on!!  :]

As always, please enjoy!! my site, and come check back Friday or so, I'll try to post at least a couple of my bargains by then, and maybe a couple of freebies!!

Birthday Freebies

Here was an article posted on Yahoo! today.  It shows where to get the best birthday freebies.  Black Angus is amazing!!  And if you ask me, it's worth it to get older just for all the free ice cream you can get, yeah baby!!  Cutie Mom would love those!
You can see all the freebies here.
Enjoy!!

The Game Plan

Today, Cutie Husband and I are going our scavenging for deals!!  I've made my lists, and hopefully all goes as planned.  As of now, here's the idea:

Walgreens:

• Transaction #1

• 6 Kleenex with (2) $.50/3 coupons 
• $3 RR (my first transaction with Register Rewards ever, I'm trying to be brave, but I'm so nervous!!)
• The Kleenex are B1G1 for $1.99each, $.50/3
• Total at register will be $11.94
• After deals, it will be $4.97 OOP, $1.97 with the RR
• Transaction #2
• Dial travel size, $1 off coupon, should be FREE!
• Tylenol, $2 off coupon and $1.50 off coupon from March Coupon Booklet should be FREE
• John Frieda Hair Care, $2 off from March Coupon Booklet, and $3 off from 3/7 SS should be $.99
• Dawn Hand Renewal is $.99, with $.50/1 coupon from 3/7 P&G
• Glade 3-wick, 10 oz. candle, $3.99 after Walgreens coupon, $3.00 coupon should be $.99
• Russel Stover eggs should be $.29 on sale, used as a filler item

Staples:

• Envelopes - 25 for $1 (maybe will buy two of those!!)
• White board markers - $1, will look at those to see if they're really a good deal.. teachers can't have too many!
• Hammermill printer paper - $1 after rebate

Target: 

• Clorox Toilet Wand, with $5/1 coupon and $5 rebate, should be free!
• Almay Make-up Removal Pads with $2 off coupon, should be free
• Cheddar Cheese, we'll have to see if they have what we need, should be $.50 each for 2

Vons:

• Butter if it's on any kind of a sale
• Water, without a sale
• Milk, without a sale
• Ivory soap, 3 count for free with our $1/1 coupon
• Tornadoes taquitos, just so we can receive $10 off our next purchase

These are our deals, hopefully we can score as many of them as possible!!

Check back to see how we did!

Free Ivory Soap at Vons This Week

Ivory Soap 3 count is on sale at Vons this week for 10 for $10.  There there was a coupon from P&G (not sure the date) for $1.00 off Ivory, Safeguard, or Zest body wash or bar packs.  Buy one, and voila! it's free.
Enjoy!!

Staples Dollar Days

Oh wow, Cutie Sister-In-Law #2 and I love Staples Dollar Days!!  Cutie Husband and I are heading over today to get some must-need stock up items, and I'm calling Cutie-SIL #2 right now to tell her about it!

$1.00 items

• Quarlet Dry-erase markers 4 pack, reg. priced $3.29  (teaching supplies!  gotta take a look at those)
• Staples dry-erase board eraser, reg. priced $2.99
• Staples Pull and Seal envelopes 25 pack, reg. priced $3.49 (so getting these!)
• Avery Glue Sticks 3 pack, reg. priced $2.49
• Staples 3 hole binder punch, reg. price $3.99 

Enjoy!!
Thanks, Good Deal Mama!