Cheap Expo Dry Erase Markers- Office Max

I always love when stores have there back to school shopping because you can find some great deals! I just bought a magnetic dry erase white board for the the boys for school. I thought this would be a great way to help them memorize their memory verses for the week. So, of course I needed to go out and buy some new dry erase markers.

Office Max has many of there Expo Dry Erase Markers on sale 2/$5.00. There is a coupon they have in the store (I went to the River Park location) located by the dry erase markers for $5.00 off any 3 Expo or Sharpie products. I was so excited to find this coupon! This is what I bought to make it a fantastic deal!



I did 3 transactions! (I'm sure they let me because I had all 4 of my kids with me) :)

2 Expo Dry Erase Markers $2.50 each
Sharpie 4 pack Highlighters $1.00 (on sale this week)
I used the $5.00 off coupon
My total$ 1.08 for 3 items

I spent a total of $3.24 for everything shown in the picture above.

Now, this is my kind of deal! That's why it totally pays to shop around to get the best deal possible! :)

Oh......I thought I would mention the bigger dry erase markers I got were scented. Cherry, blueberry, apple & choco mint. I thought it would be fun to have some yummy smelling scents for the kids during school time. Hopefully they won't try to eat them. lol

I Hit The Jackpot at Savemart Today!

I went into Savemart this afternoon to pick up a few items and as I was walking up to the registers to checkout, I found a shopping cart full of Huggies & Pampers Diapers that just got marked down on clearance. I was so excited because I knew I had some good mfg. coupons in my coupon binder I have been saving. I bought:

2 big boxes of Pampers- $10.00 ($3.00 off coupons) so I paid $7.00 each
2 packs of Huggies- $5.00 ($3.00 off coupons) so I paid $2.00 each
3 packs of Pampers Cruisers-$4.00 ($1.75 & 2-$2.00 off coupons) so I paid $2.25 for 1 and $2.00 for the other 2.

I also had a coupon for a free tub of Pampers baby wipes when you buy a box of Pampers Diapers, so I ended up getting that for free as well.

These are the types of deals I just LOVE running into unexpectedly, so it's always good to have your coupons on hand or stashed in your car just in case you ever need them. That's why I always keep my coupon binder in my van so I always have access to it when I need it! :)

I ended up running back into Savemart again this evening to pick up a few more items I forgot earlier today and I ran into another AMAZING deal! They marked down a variety of Jennie-O meat products by placing a $4.00 off coupon on the top of each package for instant savings. I ended up getting:

6 packs of Jennie-O turkey sausage ($4.00 off coupon)- $0.49 each
6 packs of Jennie-O ground turkey w/ taco seasoning ($4.00 off coupon)- $0.99 each
7 packs of Jennie-O ground turkey w/ italian seasoning ($4.00 off coupon)- $0.99 each

Thank you Lord for blessing me with these amazing deals today!

My New Bathroom Cabinet

OK, so some of you may think I'm a little crazy about being so excited about getting my new white bathroom cabinet. I have totally been in the organizing mood lately & this is just what I needed! Maybe I'm already experiencing the nesting phase of my pregnancy, but I will take it since this is not normal for me. :) Anyhow, not only did this free up a lot of space & make organizing much easier, but it looks pretty & fits great in the spot I chose.

I was a little hesitant about opening the doors & showing you all of my goods inside, but this is the prime reason why coupon shopping is a MUST! I have a huge stock pile of toiletries we pretty much use on a daily basis and I have gotten all of these either FREE or barely anything. This is the main reason why I coupon shop. It saves me soooooooo (I can't exaggerate enough) much money and stretches my budget even further. So basically, this is how I shop. I stock up on all the items I either get free or pay barely anything for (even if I don't need it at the time) so when we are out of that specific product, I just go right to my cabinet & pull out a new one. This makes it where I never spend full price on anything!!!

My Deals This Week

I found some fabulous deals this week I was excited about & wanted to share! I got all of these items below for only $17.33. I can't believe how coupon shopping can make your dollar stretch so much more. It totally pays to shop around, check the ads and clip coupons. I will show why it's all worth it! :)

I went to Ulta in Riverpark yesterday & they had Herbal Essence products on sale 2 for $5.00. I bought 1 shampoo, 1 conditioner & 2 hair gels. I used there store coupon (found in the Sunday paper) $3.50 off a $10.00 purchase. I then had 2 mfg. coupons buy 1 get 1 free (also found in Sunday's paper). My total purchase came to $1.63 for all 4 products. Woohoo! :)

I headed over to Walgreens & got 6 tubs of Huggies Baby Wipes. I used their $1.00 off in store coupon (found in the coupon booklet in front of stores) and paired it with a $2.50 off 3 mfg. coupon making them a little over $1.00 for each tub. I got 4 bottles of Woman's Nivea Body Wash. They were on sale buy 1 get 1 free. I paired it with a mfg. coupon $4.00 off 2. They also had a Walgreens 15% discount off your total purchase coupon I used on top of it all. My total came to $11.43 in total.

Rite Aid: I got 4 bottles of L.A. Looks hair gel (for my hubby) on sale for $1.99. I paired them with a mfg. coupon for $1.00 off. I will also get back a $1.00 rebate on one. I also got 4 bottles of Nivea Body Wash (I got a raincheck for them last week-they were out). They were on sale for $1.99 each. I had $4.00 off 2 mfg. coupons making them free. My total came to $4.27.

As I was taking pictures of my deals, my cute little Jeremiah wanted his picture taken too! Look at how big he is getting. My sweet little man! :):)

My Little Tiff w/ Rite-Aid, But Problem Solved!

I went to Rite-Aid on Wednesday evening to purchase a few items with my coupons and I ended up having problems. Coupon problems that is. I was purchasing an Ace wrap for $3.99 and Rite-Aid had an in-store coupon for $4.00 off. The cashier would not accept my coupon because it was over the purchase price. I told her she would just need adjust the coupon down to $3.99. She said they are not allowed to price adjust coupons. For Peet's sake.......it's only a penny difference! Anyhow, I wasn't going to be happy being told NO, knowing that this is legit. She went to ask the manager and the manager told her it can't be done. So, I gracefully walked out after I purchased my 4 bottles of Men's Nivea Body Wash for free & just paid the sales tax. I was happy to get that, but I wasn't going to walk away quietly.

I contacted Rite-Aid Corporate office yesterday by email because I wanted to find out about their coupon policy. I was surprised to get a response back so quickly. I had the manager from Rite-Aid contact me today by phone (a different one than wed.) asking me to explain what I was trying to do. After I told her, she was very quick to apologize to me stating that her cashier's and other manager were obviously not aware of their coupon policy and they need additional training. She will make sure that this will not happen again. It's sad to see that I know more about their coupon policy than their own employees!

Needless to say, I'm a happy camper and problem got solved. You better believe I will be back there either tonight or tomorrow getting my free Ace wraps along with some other items I will be getting free along with my coupons. Hopefully those cashier's will either not remember me or give me dirty looks when I walk back in & hand them coupons knowing they have to accept it now. :)

Thank You Rite-Aid Corporate Office!

Awesome Rite-Aid Deal

This week Rite-Aid has an awesome deal going for Men's Nivea Body Wash. They have 16.9 oz bottle on sale for $1.99 each. You can go here to print out a coupon for $4.00 off of 2 making it FREE after coupon. Remember you can print out 2 coupons by hitting your back arrow key a couple times. I went tonight & bought 4 bottles. You also get $1.00 back per bottle in UP rewards which you are able to use on your next purchase.

If your wanting to partake in this deal, I would hurry & get them soon before they are all gone or before the coupon goes dead!

Stocking up @ Target w/ great Coupons!!!

I made a quick trip to Target tonight to stock up on some items we use often that I had high dollar coupons for. I was excited to see how much money I saved overall. My total came to $69.35, but I only spent $34.69. I saved $34.66....how awesome is that!!!!



I will give you the breakdown of how much these items cost once the coupons were applied:

Plastic Container- $4.49 *unfortunately I did not have coupons for these
Plastic Container- $6.49 *no.....the legos were not included :):):)
4-Heinz 57 Steak Sauce $3.44 *I had 4 $2.00 off coupons making it only $1.44 each
4-Lea N Perrin Wortischire sauce $2.49 *I had 4 $2.00 off coupons making it $.49 each
2-Wishbone Salad Spritzer $1.69 *stacked coupons making it only .44 cents each
2-Classico Sauce $1.99 *I had 2 $1.50 coupons off making it only .49 each
4-Classico Alfredo Sauce $1.99 *I had 2 buy 1 get 1 free coupons making them .99 cents each
6-Del Monte Fruit Chillers $2.24 *I had 6 $1.00 off coupons making them 1.24 each. Summer is coming and the kids will love these!
Motts Applesauce $1.72 *No coupon, but I needed applesauce
2-Yoplait Yogurts .50 *I had 2 .55 cents off coupon, but they ended up adjusting it to only .50 cents so I wouldn't get any additional money off

This is why I LOVE to coupon shop! I can continue to buy the same products as I usually do, but I end up saving so much more money!

Baby Einstein DVD's

I went to Toys-R-Us today to get some pretty good deals they had going on. I was able to get 4 Baby Einstein DVD's at $14.99 each. They have a door buster deal going on for Friday & Saturday only: Buy 1 DVD get 1 free. I then had 4-$5.00 off coupons, making each Baby Einstein DVD only $2.50 each. My little Jeremiah just loves these movies and I couldn't pass up this great deal! :)

My Deals This Week

I have been so busy these past few weeks, I haven't done much coupon shopping lately up until today. I have to say...."I definitely missed it!" I love coupon shopping, especially when I get products we use either free or almost free. I love seeing what my totals come to after all my coupons & savings. It's such a great feeling knowing how much money I am saving for my family, especially knowing I would buy most of these products with or without coupons anyway.

My Walmart Trip:

I ONLY spent $2.11 w/ tax for all these items after coupons.

Cetaphil-$5.47 (I had 4-$5.00 off coupons) so I only paid .47 each

Wardley Fish Food-$1.51 (I had 4-$2.00 off coupons) so I got them for FREE, plus I got back .49 towards my purchase.

My Target Trip:

I only spent a total of $9.58 for all these items......Awesome huh?

*Johnson's Soap Buddy Bar-.99 each- I had a $1.00 off coupon for any Johnson & Johnson Bath products and I stacked it with a $2.50 off Catalina coupon I received back from Target during one of my previous purchases, therefore making all 3 free plus .50 overage I got put towards my bill.

*Softsoap Ensemble Refill Soap-$2.49 each (They had $2.00 off peelie coupons on each bottle making them only .49 each. I got a total of 8. We will be playing outside all summer so we will be doing lots of hand washing, so I thought I might as well stock up for this price! :)

*Dial Hand Soap-$1.37 each-I had (4) $1.00 off Target coupons and I stacked them with (4) .35 cents off mfg. coupons making them only .02 each after coupons.

*Magnetix-$2.48 each. These were originally priced at $9.99 and they got marked down to only $2.48. I ended up buying two different kinds and I thought I would hold on to them for gifts in the future. You never know when a special occasion arises!

As you can see, taking a little extra time clipping coupons can definitely make your dollar stretch a lot farther!

Huge Pack of Huggies Wipes for ONLY $2.50 at CVS

Wow.......this is such a great deal! You may want to head over to CVS before they are all gone! CVS has an unadvertised sale this week for a huge pack of Huggies Baby Wipes (184 count) for only $2.50 each. You can use manufacturer coupons or ECB Bucks to score even a better deal.

I went last night and stocked up. I was able to get a total of 12 packs for only $13.64 after using mfg. coupons & my ECB bucks. That's 2,208 baby wipes! That should last me for awhile. :)

8 Boxes of Raisin Bran for Under $1.00!!!

I went to CVS tonight and got 8 boxes of Raisin Bran Cereal for ONLY .82 after all my coupons and I used a $2.00 ECB bucks that I had from last week. Isn't that AWESOME!!! This is my favorite cereal and I couldn't resist passing this up. There has been some amazing cereal deals the past couple of months and boy have we stocked up! :)

I then made a trip to Savemart next door to pick up some milk since I ran out this afternoon. I only spent $5.10 for all of this pictured above after my coupons. I used two coupons for buy 1 gallon of milk, you get a FREE half gallon of chocolate milk......Woohoo! I love these type of coupons for free stuff. I also got coupons for a FREE Coffee Creamer and a FREE package of Double Stuffed Oreos for signing up as a fan on facebook. I received these coupons in the mail last week!

See what I'm talking about..........it totally pays to coupon shop! You save so much money for items you will be buying anyways. I had a very inexpensive shopping trip tonight. I spent just under $6.00 for all of these groceries. Coupon Shopping has definitely made it much easier for me to stay within or under our budget each month, which has been fabulous! :)

Johnson & Johnson Baby Products Printable Coupons

Save $1 on Johnson’s Baby Lotion (NO size restriction): IE or Firefox

Save $2 on 2 Johnson’s Newborn Skincare Essential: IE or FirefoxIncludes: Johnson’s Baby Shampoo, Johnson’s Baby Lotion, or Desitin Diaper Rash products.

Save $2 on any TWO Johnson’s Bedtime Bath or Bedtime: IE or Firefox

Save $3 on one Johnson’s Gift Set: IE or Firefox

Note: You can take these Johnson & Johnson mfg. coupons & stack them with a store coupon (such as Target or Walgreens) to make even a sweeter deal!

$2.00 Off Any One Huggies Diapers

Go here to print a $2.00 off coupon for any one Huggies Diapers. I know how much I love seeing these coupons with little ones! :)

Michaels Craft Store: 50% off printable Coupon!

Register to receive periodic emails from Michaels Craft Store and they’ll email you a 50% off coupon within a few hours. This coupon is good thru February 8th and can be used on most regular priced items.

My Coupon Shopping Adventure

I took my husband's Grandma grocery shopping today which usually always takes at least half the day if not more. I have fun, but it can take up a lot of time if I have errands to run myself. The nice part about today was, I got to leave all my little munchkins at home with daddy while I helped his grandma out, but I also got to do some of my coupon shopping where I actually got to spend time in the stores to look around (with no kids, oh wait.....I already mentioned that). I had so much fun and I got some AMAZING deals today!


My first shopping trip was to Walgreens:

7 Baby Wipes - .75 each after using a Walgreens in-ad coupon & stacking w/ a mfg. coupon
3 Reynolds Wrap- FREE after Walgreens in-ad coupon & stacking w/ a mfg. coupon
2 Aveeno Body Wash- I paid $1.49 for 1 and I got the other 1 free after mfg. coupon
4 Sweetarts Candy-.33 each (I used these as filler items since I had more coupons than products
2 Snicker Heart Candy- .39 each (again, I used these as filler items to use all my mfg. coupons)

My total came to $10.55
I had a total savings of $37.11...........Not to Shabby! :)



My trip to Vons:

Trix Cereal- .88 (after my $1.00 off coupon)
Lucky Charms Cereal- .88 (after my $1.00 off coupon
2 Boxes of Cheese Nips- FREE after coupons
2 Boxes of Ritz Crackers- .50 each after coupons
3 Bags of Dorritos- .99 each after in-ad coupon
3 Dial Foam Soap Dispensers- .50 each after coupons
2 Craisins- $1.00 each after coupons
6-Carefree Panty Liners- FREE after coupons

I paid a total of $ 7.67 for all of this........Wow, I'm still in shock! :):):)
I saved 87% ($42.42 savings) after all my mfg. coupons & Vons Club Card Savings!




My second trip back to Vons:

Post Raisin Bran Cereal- FREE after coupon
2 Ritz Bits Crackers- .50 each after coupons
2 Yoplus Yogurts- $1.00 each after coupons
2 Craisins Trail Mix- $1.00 each after coupons
2 Craisins-$1.00 each after coupons
3 Carefree Panty Liners- FREE after coupons

I spent a total of $8.12
I saved 75% (23.35 savings) after all my coupons & Vons Club Card Savings!

I also went to CVS and picked up a dozen eggs for .77 each (Limit 2) w/ club card savings. The cashier was nice and let me have three in total. I went to Costco today and noticed the 18 count eggs went up in price to $3.35......that's ridiculous. I got 36 eggs for only $2.31! Now, that's my kind of deal!!!

I spent a whopping total of $28.65 for all my transactions between Vons, CVS & Walgreens. I think I did a great job getting the best bang for my buck, don't ya think?!?! I also went to Costco to pick up bread, milk & butter and then went to Winco for my fruits, vegetables & a few other misc. items. I didn't need a whole lot today other than the fresh stuff I buy weekly.

*Note: The stores I shop at are all close together so it's worth my time shopping for the best deal between them all since I'm not wasting any gas money. If it's not the same for you, then I do not recommend driving around town to all the different stores.

$0.75/1 Borden Milk Coupon

Print a coupon for $0.75/1 gallon of Borden Milk (or two half-gallons). What a great coupon!

Thanks, Money Saving Mom!

New Coupon Blog......Yay or Nay?!?!

Since I love coupon shopping and finding great deals, I was thinking I might start up a new blog to post all of these fabulous finds & coupon deals rather than using my personal blog for this! I want to make sure this blog is for my family & friends only.

I will probably work on a name for my new blog this week and once I have it up and running, I will definitely let you all know. What do you think? Am I crazy for trying to do this? I'm open to your comments or suggestions! :)

Thanks!

Free Orange Julius

Orange Julius is offering up a coupon by mail for a FREE 20 oz. Julius or premium smoothie when you go here to sign up for their newsletter!

ArtsCow Photo Coasters $0.99 + FREE Shipping!

ArtsCow is offering up another photo deal! They are offering up Rubber Photo Drink Coasters for just $0.99 + FREE shipping! …And there is no limit to the amount of Coasters you can score for $0.99!

Here’s what you need to do:

• Just go here and choose a photo Coaster.
• Start uploading your photos and then add as many Coasters as you like to your cart.
• At checkout use coupon codeDRK99CST
• Your final total will be just $0.99 + FREE Shipping for each one purchased!
  

I will definitely be making mine later today for someone special! These would make great Valentines Day gifts… especially the Heart Shaped Coasters!

Don't Get RedPlum Coupons?

If you do not get RedPlum coupon inserts in your paper, or you would like some sent to your home when they come out, here is a link for you. Get yours mailed to you:

By clicking here

You want to click on Consumer, click next and then click on the "I would like to receive the RedPlum mail package". Fill out your name & mailing address.

They will then start sending the RedPlum directly to your home. Allow 5-6 weeks to set up for delivery. Valassis is the parent company for RedPlum.