i could scream - KEEP YOUR ECBS :)

i threw away my extra care bucks!!!
i went to cvs last night, whipped my card out like i knew what i was doing, and the lady looked at me like i was crazy. i guess i assumed they were linked to my card since that's what they scan and i can log into my account online and see my bucks.. but they are printed on the receipt! i saw them on there, but i thought it was just showing me how much i got.. no clue i had to physically keep it.
ugh, i am calling cvs this afternoon and hopefully i can get them reprinted!

but, on good note, i got a mailer yesterday for a $25 gift card if i transfer a prescription to cvs. there were two coupons.. and guess what? i have two prescriptions! i currently get mine filled at walgreens.. cvs is much less convenient for me, but the $50 outweighs that.. and besides, i'm sure walgreens will come back with some great offer to get me back and i can switch yet again. see this page if you are interested in the "prescription transfer game"

walgreens trip number two

butterball chicken broth...69 cents
(use in-ad coupon)

currently, conagra (maker of butterball) is offering a $5 rebate if you buy $10 worth of their products. now, i was going to do this deal yesterday, but it looked like they were regularly priced at 75 cents..(other places online claimed this is regularly priced at $1.19, so you'd buy 9 cans for $10.71... i wasn't quite sure of the deal so i didn't do it)
if the broth is regularly 75 cents, i would buy 14 cans for a total of $10.50. coupons would take of 84 cents. after the rebate, you'd end up paying $4.66 for 14 cans, or 33 cents/can.

also....

it is rumored that the buy one, get a free coupon irish spring body wash deal is even better... if you get another body wash with your coupon, it will give you another one for yet another free body wash!
i'm definitely trying this out tonight and i'll let you know.

cvs weekly deals!!

some great deals.. but only one freebie!

here's what's on my list:

crest pro health rinse and toothpaste... $2.99 and $2 in ecbs
i'm using two 75 cents/1 coupons from the 3/1 P&G newspaper insert.
*there is a $1/1 (for pro health whitening) here, but you have to wait for it in the mail.. good for a future deal!*
total will be 50 cents for both!

palmolive dish soap.. $1.40 and $1 in ecbs
total 49 cents

v-8 juice.. on sale for $2.50
use $1/1 coupon here
total will be $1.50, which is CHEAP for this drink.
(i LOVE the strawberry banana kind!!!)

arm & hammer laundry detergent
buy one at $6.99, get one free!
use two printable $1/1 coupons from here
total $2.50 ea

advil pm...$4.50 and $2 in ecbs
use $2 coupon from here
total 49 cents

my total will be about $17 or so with tax..
and.. i have $7.99 in ecbs right now which will make my out of pocket expense about $9.
then, i will get $7 back in ecbs, making this shopping trip total about $2!!!

walgreens trip!

i had a wonderful trip to walgreens yesterday afternoon!!

here's what i got (and what you can get, too!!)

dealone
(they had a huge end cap full of these at the one on mattis & springfield yesterday!)
glade lasting impressions (sense & spray also works for this deal)
cost: about $7.99
total of $15.98

use 2 walgreens $4 easysaver coupons here

***for this, i use the program screenshot pilot (free download from download.com) to take a screenshot of the coupon i want, the crop it and print it.. so i don't waste ink on the coupons i don't need or want***

use internet printable buy one, get one coupon
(sense & spray B1G1 here, lasting impressions B1G1 here, or both on the same page here)

and one $3 or $4 coupon from here for the one you're not getting free

math... $15.98 - $8 = $7.98 / 2 = $3.99 - $3 = 99 cents for TWO!


dealtwo
i got two boxes of the free excedrin menstrual gels see the deal here.
(they wouldn't let me use two manufacturer's coupons, so i had to give up two $1 coupons)
math... $5.99 each x 2 = 11.98 - $8 (from two$4 easysaver coupons) - $4 (from two $2/1 manufacturer's coupons) = -.02

dealthree
axe shampoo.. free after easysaver rebate! (see this month's catalog here)
math... free! (but paid $5.88 upfront)

dealfour
buy one irish springs body wash, get a catalina coupon for a free one! (catalina coupons are the ones that print out after your receipt!)
plus, i had a $1/1 coupon (from the 2/22 paper i believe) so it only cost me $3.50 for two!
math...$4.49 - $1 (one $1/1 manufacturers coupon) = $3.50

then.. because i had more coupons than i had items, i picked up some nail polish remover, pepper, and ramen noodles!
math... $1.49 + $1 + 30 cents = $2.79

TOTAL so, after all was said and done, my total was $15.49 including tax. i used my $10 register reward from the dove soap deal, and ended up paying $5.49 out of pocket for all of this. then, subtract the $5.99 i will get back from the axe rebate, and i actually MADE MONEY!!

best grocery deals of the week

they have some pretty good things going on this week

- strawberries $1.69
- progresso soup $1, printable coupons here.. $1/2 or $2/4. either way, they end up being only 50 cents each!
- yoplait yogurt...10 for $6 (60 cents ea). printable coupon here for 50 cents/6, which would make them 51 cents ea.

now, on FRIDAY (one day only sale!).. the deals i'm getting are..
99 cent sugar
75 cent pork chops (pack of4 for $3)
99 cent pint of grape tomatoes



birdseye frozen veggies.. 10 for $10, printable $1/2 here makes them 50 cents each!



i'm not really excited about meijer this week.. this is all i'm getting so far:

a cucumber for $1
meijer brand yogurt 40 cents

free excedrin at walgreens!

excedrin menstrual complete express gels are about $4.99
use walgreens easysaver coupon for $4 off. then, use the $2 printable express coupon right here
and... then the $1 coupon from the 3/1 smartsource insert (if you picked up the paper!)
so.. you can get it free.. and with a good chunk of overage.

got the soap!! :)

i ran by walgreens on my lunch break to take back the rogaine (it is not for use on receding hair lines... weird?!) and thought i'd check to see if they had any more soap in.. and there it was, 10 bars!

like magic, my first register rewards coupon was printed.. i was so excited. this is the best hobby ever.