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I finally made it out shopping tonight. Hubby was gracious enough to drive me around and entertain the kiddo while I tried to move through my shopping list as quickly as possible. I had two stops-Target and Baker’s. First was Target. I did two transactions. I used the gift cards from transaction #1 towards transaction #2.

Target

Transaction #1

3 Venus Embrace Razors $6.99 each= $20.97

1 Gillette Fusion Razor $6.99

3 Olay Body Wash $5.50 each =16.50

Total $44.46

Use 3 of the $2/1 Venus Coupons from the 2/7 PG
Use 1 of the $4/1 Fusion Coupons from the 2/7 PG
Use 3 of the Buy a Venus Razor, Get a Body Wash FREE Coupons from the 2/7 PG

-$0.05 Bag refund

Tax $2.06

Grand total $19.97 (This went on a gift card that was given to us)

Received 3x$5.00 gift cards=$15.00

I will submit my receipt for the Olay $15 Rebate making this a $10 money maker!

Transaction #2

V-day Head band and bow set 75% off $0.99

V-day 12m Pj’s 75% off $3.00

V-day party bags 75% off $0.49

V-day wrapping paper 75% off $0.89

V-day boy pencils 75% off $0.49

2 V-day Bags Dove chocolate 50% off $1.59 each= $3.18

Nursing Tank $16.99

2 Pictureka card games $5.24

-$5.00 IP here = $0.24 each

Scrabble Slam Cards $5.24

-$4.00  IP here = $1.24

Drapery rod $19.99 (Bought this for my mom. She will be reimbursing me for it)

Tax $4.09

Total $51.71

-$15 in gift cards from Transaction #1

-$0.10 Bag Refund

$36.71 (Went on the gift card given to us. We still have quite a bit left!)

I relied heavily on Hip2save this week for my deal scores so BIG shout out!

Bakers (No picture)

2 Kroger Whipped Topping $0.99 each=$1.98

Welch’s Strawberry spread $3.85

2 Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls $1.85 each= $3.70 -2x $0.94/1 IP (No longer available) = $0.90 each or $1.80 total

Dayton Sale Buy 10 get $3 off

10 Pillsbury Grands biscuits $0.99 after $3.00 off -5x $1/2 IP (No longer available but you can still use the $0.30/2 MQ and get a great deal) There is also a Catalina deal-Buy 6 Pillsbury Grand biscuits get $4 OYNO. With the Coupons and the $4 Catalina the biscuits came out to $0.10 a piece. Without the Catalina they are $0.49 each.

Total including tax $13.53

Coupon savings $5.90

Store Savings $10.32

Total Savings $16.22 or 83% (isn’t that just beautiful)

I am linking this to Super Saver Saturday!

I did it. I actually went out shopping yesterday, not that I picked up much in the food category though. Mostly I went out because we had pretty much been out of bread for days and were about to be out of toilet paper. I’ll be honest, I haven’t had much motivation to go shopping. If I go during the day I have to lug my purse, grocery bags, diaper bag and 14 month old child into the store pus the baby inside of me (I imagine this is quite the sight for others to see). Plus something happens when a child starts to walk with proficiency, they don’t want to sit in the cart anymore, and there is nothing you can give them, save a sippy cup of milk, that will change their one tracked mind. If I go shopping on the evening I pretty much lose all adult time with hubby for that evening, which is much needed right now. Of the two I have decided that I will have to go to shopping at night until the weather improves and I have this baby. All you moms with multiple small children I commend you! So I stopped at three stores yesterday-Target, Walgreens and Adli. I have decided to put them all in one post because frankly I am lucky to even have the time for that right now. It will still be fun though!

First stop-Target

 

I did two transactions. I did the Huggies diapers first so that I could use the $5 gift card towards the rest of my purchases.

Transaction #1

3 Huggies Newborn Jumbo Packs @ $8.99=$26.97 – 2x $3.00 MQ & $1.50 MQ= 21.01 (with tax)

 Earned $5 Gift Card

Transaction #1

2 Pairs of 18m Pj’s for E. 50% off @ $3.48=$6.96

2pks Method disinfectant wipes marked down to $2.54 = $5.08 – 2x $2.00 TQ = $1.08 for both

Picture frame marked down 50% off $3.74

Aloe Cottonelle 12pk $7.69 -$1.00 MQ – $1.00 TQ = $5.69

3 Large Gift bags marked down 75% $.98= $2.94

2 Dinner light candles 6pk Marked down 75% $1.48 = $2.96

-$0.05 Bag refund

-$5.00 Gift card

Total $20.30

The receipt said I saved $6.05 which would be coupons and bag refund but I saved way more than that with the mark downs!

I would say that If you are looking for household items –dish towels/clothes, curtains, bedding, etc now is the time to head over to Target. All that stuff was marked down to 50% off and I am sure it will soon go to 75%!

Next was Walgreens

 

Again I did two transactions. I had a little bit of a goof up here. I was going to get the Olay quench body lotion which would get me a free Olay body washes with purchase of the lotion but they were out of the lotion and the Huggies deal I was going to do I needed to buy 10 and I didn’t realize that until I got to the store. At this point though I had already picked up a filler that I would have needed had I been able to do either deal. So I ended out using my $2 register reward from the first transaction to pay for the filler and two pieces of caramel I had to throw in in-order for my total to be above $2.00 before tax. Apparently the register didn’t like me pay for tax with the RR. Such drama. The worst part is that I didn’t realize what I had done until I was at the next store. I wanted the original filler regardless, I just would have paid cash for it. Another reason I need to go shopping without kiddo for a while!

Transaction #1

2 Pert Plus for men 3in1 $2.50=$5.00 – 2x $1.50 = $2.35 (with Tax)

Earned $2.00 Register Rewards =Free after Coupons and Register Rewards!

Transaction #2

2 Sure Men’s deodorant 2/$5 – In Ad Q 2 for $3 -2x $1.50 MQ=Free!

Lip Smackers gift set (originally $5) $1.59 (This would be the filler item that caused the trouble)

2 Caramels $.35= $.70

-$2.00

Total $.51 (with tax-let’s face it, basically all tax)

Last stop-Aldi

 

I can’t find the receipt but it was like $7.98ish

12 grain bread was marked down to $.79 a loaf

Whole wheat white was $.59 a loaf

Taco chips were $1.19 each

Red potatoes were 1.99 /5lbs

Bananas ??

I would say I am quite pleased with my spoils!

And a bonus pic of Emma girl “helping” me unpack and take pics!

Did you get any great deals this week? Leave a comment and share with us!

Joel and I made a trip to Hy-Vee today to stock up during their 2-day red hot sale. I put most everything away when I got home before I remembered I hadn’t taken a picture and I wasn’t about to haul it out again. I do have the break down though. We did four transactions. The ad said “one ‘on your next order’ (OYNO) per customer” for the cheese. Though I think I could have done both transactions myself without Joel but I wanted to follow what the ad said. Joel and I each did two transactions. The first was the shredded cheese and the second was everything else so we could use the two $5 OYNO on the rest of the items we were purchasing. Though I am not due for another 3 weeks, I didn’t want to chance delivering early and not being able to use them before they expire.

Here is the beakdown.

Transaction #1

5-Kraft shredded cheese  5/$6

Bag Refund    -$0.05

Total   =$5.95

Received    $5.00 ONYO

Transaction #2

Almond Bark Pretzels $4.99 marked down to   $0.99

Red & Green Pretzels $4.99 marked down to  $0.99

Hy-Vee Crinkle cut   $2.48

BC Blueberry Muffins $2.81-MQ $0.40= $2.41

8pc Chicken strips from deli  $8.99

Bananas  $1.80

Bag Refund  -$0.15

Used $5.00 OYNO  -$5.00

Total  =13.14

Transaction #3

5-Kraft shredded cheese  5/$6

Bag Refund  -$0.05

Total  =$5.95

Received  $5.00 ONYO

Transaction #4

6-2L Wild Cherry Pepsi  $4.62

3-2L Pepsi  $2.31

1-2L Sierra Mist  $0.77

Used $5.00 OYNO  -$5.00

Total  =$2.70

I had two bags for this transaction but she forgot to credit me for it. Oh well. There was a lot going on.

The cheese was 5/$6 – the $5 OYNO= 5/$1 Oh ya!!

Total for the day $27.74

We may stop in after church tomorrow and pick up some more cheese. We’ll just have to see.

I made a trip to Hy-Vee earlier this week and spent $23.06 I honestly don’t remember what all I got. I do remember getting Yoplus yogurt for $.50, sandwich meat and bread.

Total for the week $50.80

I am linking this to Super Saver Saturday!

Hy-Vee is having a BIG 2-day sale this Saturday and Sunday (January 16th & 17^th)

How big you ask? We are talking Kraft shredded cheese 5/$1 after $5 OYNO Catalina!! If you were lucky enough to print off the $1/2 Kraft 2% cheese coupon when they were available then this should be a money maker, barring the %2 cheeses are included.

Here is what’s included in the sale:

Dole Bananas $.28 lb

Kraft Shredded Cheese 5/$6 -$5/5 ONYO Catalina=5/$1 (Limit 1 catalina per customer)

Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes $.99 (Limit 2) MQ $1/2 Frosted flakes or Pops (I don’t remember what wk this came out)

Fresh Ground Beef Roll 5lbs 73% lean $4.95 (Limit 2)

Hy-Vee Orange Juice Half Gallon Regular or with Calcium $.99

Jack’s Pizza 12” original or half and half $1.98

Pepsi product Select varieties-2 Liter $.77 (Limit 10)

Kitchen Fresh Tenderloin Sandwich $1.99 each

And don’t forget to pick up your customer appreciation coupon book while you are there shopping the great deals!

I got ambitious this week and went to town taking down Christmas decorations. You might think this sound strange considering its January 9^th, but we got back Sunday from our trip to Kansas where we celebrated Christmas with hubby’s family and I was more than a bit tired, Tuesday I had 2 appointments and never mind the fact I have only 4 ½ weeks left until D-Day (due date). I was trying to give myself grace this week, allowing time to get caught up on laundry, dishes and the like. Wednesday, however, I got a burst of energy and decided to go for it. The only thing I have left to do is take the lights off the tree and pack it away. This may sound like no biggie, but I found out at the beginning of December that it is not so easy to maneuver around a Christmas tree when you are 8 months pregnant, so hubby has to help with that one! Both Joel and I decided that we wanted to get the Christmas décor completely organized this year so that when we go to get it out next December we know what we are looking for and everything stacks nicely on top of each other. So when we headed to Walmart this evening we were geared up to buy some storage tubs. When we got there discovered that they had all their Christmas storage items marked down. We got these babies for just $4 a each!

 

 I was excited because I have never purchased clear storage containers before, since they are usually far more expensive than the colored tubs. But they were only $.60 more per container so I splurged! So if you are like me and are looking to get your Christmas decorations organized you should check Walmart out. They had containers wreaths, wrapping paper, and ornaments, large and small tubs as well as what I think were filing boxes. Sweet!

I am linking this to Super Saver Saturday!

I wanted to give you all a heads up that some Wal-Mart’s have Glade holiday candles for just $.75. This includes the scented oil candle tins and refills! Unfortunately I didn’t have my coupons with me. Even without coupons this is a great deal though. They rang up incorrectly at the checkout so keep your eyes open. The scented oil candle refills were originally $2.98-Score!

I am linking this to Super Saver Saturday!

     Today I made my way through the rain to Hy-Vee’s double coupon event out at the Oakview Plaza. I had a stack of coupons and a determination to only snag the best deals. I went from probably 50 coupons to 10. It actually took less time than I had figured it would. The hard part is that unlike stores that double all the time, I was subjected to whatever jacked up prices they had that week. And since it is a slow sale week at Hy-Vee, it made it easy to not give in to the woo of double coupons. And since they were only doubling 10 coupons I was happy not to have to whittle down too much or make a run out to the car to drop off groceries and go back in for more.

Here is the breakdown of what I got:

5 Boxes of Jolly time popcorn @ $1 each – $.50 doubled= FREE

2 Cans of Dole Crushed Pineapple @ $.87 each -$.50 doubled = FREE +$.26 overage

2 Cans of Dole Crushed Pineapple @ $.87 each – $.55/2 =$.56 each

2 Cans of Dole Mandarin Oranges @ $1.08 each – $.50 doubled = $.08 each

1 Bottle of French’s Worcestershire Sauce $1.39 – $.50 doubled = $.39

2.5lbs Bananas @ $.69lb = $1.75

1-.59lbs Yellow Onion @ $1.29lb = $.76

Total Before coupons and Bag credit $13.54

- Manufacturer Coupons $5.55

-Doubled $5.95 (They way the doubling was entered he added up all the coupons and entered that amount as a deduction. Apparently he did not add correctly. I think he counted a coupon twice. I don’t mind though.)

-Bag Credit $.05 x 2 = $.10

Total after = $2.94

Savings =$11.66 or 78%

Below is a picture of the catalinas I got: Midus oir chang and tire rotation, $1/8 Dole Pineapple and $.75 OYNO.

I made my way out in the rain this afternoon with E. in tow. Normally I would have pick a different day to avoid the rain but Hy-Vee had double coupon event and hubby is going to a men’s retreat this weekend and I wanted to send some treats with him on the cheap. And Target was the place to score free treats this week.

Here is he breakdown of what I got:

2 Skippy Crunch Peanut Butter $2.04 each –MQ $.75 & TQ $1.00 = $.29 each

2 Archer Farms Macaroons $.99 each – TQ $.99 = FREE

2 Archer Farms Brownie Bites $.99 each – TQ $.99 = FREE

2 Kashi Go Lean Crunch Cereal $2.69- $2.75 – MQ $3.00 = FREE plus $.36 overage

1 Duncan Hines cake $.97 – TQ $.50 = $.47

2 Kraft mini Marshmallows $1.14 each = $2.28

4 Kraft Marshmallows $1.14 each = $4.56

2 Pillsbury Toaster Strudel $1.99 each – MQ $1.00 = $.99 each

Case Logic (car cup holder-really needed) $4.99

5 Purina Cat snacks $1.89 each – MQ Try me free =FREE

2 Archer Farms Mini Artisan Bread $.99 each – TQ $.99 = FREE

 

Total before Coupon = $42.97 includes tax)

Coupons – $27.74

Total = 15.23

Savings 67%

~Note that the cashier missed my marshmallow coupons =$3 and credit for my bags = $.20 totaling $3.20. I will be stopping by customer service to get refunded. The gal who I had didn’t know what she was doing and was quite frazzled by the whole experience. Once I get my refund my new total will be $12.03 or 71%.

Here is a picture of everything that I got for FREE!!