Total paid for everything: $2.66

I usually don’t like to shop at Walgreens, I prefer CVS but today I stopped by to fill my ink cartridge and picked up a couple of things.

I was actually pretty happy with my purchase.

Electrosol or Jet Dry Dish Detergent $3.49
Buy 1, Receive a $1.50 Register Reward
$2.25/1 Electrasol Dish Detergent from SS 1/2
Final Price: $0.26 Money Maker

Finesse Hair Spray $1.09 (clearance)
$1/1 Finesse Product from SS 10/24
Final Price: $0.09

Perfume Set $7.49 (50% off sale)
$5/1 Perfume from December All You
Final Price: $2.49

Today Wednesday, December 29 at 8 PM ET/PT, TLC will introduce four of the country’s most coupon-obsessed savers who will do anything for a deal. Their game is simple – get as MUCH as possible for as LITTLE as possible. I am very excited to watch it and setting my TiVo right now to record it.

Just a heads up.. I was at Walmart neighborhood market (Simmons and Ann) this afternoon and they had a bunch of Cuties Mandarines

all priced at just $1. I say its a great deal, my kids LOVE them. I got 4 bags for myself.

We love  hot chocolate (who doesn’t!) and these flavored creamers make hot chocolate absolutely heavenly! I already picked up a couple for free from Target, but I think I will get some more at Walgreens next week. They are so good!

Coffee-Mate Liquid 16 oz, Buy 1 Get 1 Free (makes it 2 for $2.49) 
$1.50/1 Coffee-Mate Creamer, 15 oz or larger
$1.00/1  Coffee-Mate Creamer
Final Price: 2 for FREE

I went again today and picked up a bunch of cookies, mentos gum and mac and cheese again. Here are the links:

Nabisco Cookies Go-Packs, $.49

Used $1/2 Nabisco Cookies here

Final price: FREE

Idahoan pouch potatoes, .94

Used $1/1 coupon here

Final price: FREE

Mentos Gum, $1.00

Used $1/1 from 10/3 SS

Final price: FREE

Also, as previously mentioned:

Fuze $0.49

Used $1/2 Fuze from ALL YOU magazine

Final price: FREE

Philadelphia Cream Cheese $0.99

Used $5/5 Select Kraft Product coupon HERE

Final price: FREE

Kraft Easy Mac or Velveeta Shells & Cheese $0.49

Used $1/2  from 9/26 SS (regional)

Final price: FREE

Also, I heard that there is a Philadelphia Cookbook ($19.99 value) out in the stores with a sign

“Buy 5 Philadelphia products, get this cookbook free”.

I have not seen it at our store. But keep in mind if you see one!! Good luck.

I stopped by Smith’s today to get a couple of FREE goodies. They have a great promotion going on.

I got 20 pkgs of cream cheese (they all expire Dec. 27th.. so I will have plenty for holiday cooking and baking.. yey!), 2 Fuze bottles and 8 cups of mac and cheese.

Total out of pocket for everything: $0.00

Change: -$0.30

Don’t you love it when you get paid for shopping!

Here are the coupons i used:

Fuze $0.49

Used $1/2 Fuze from ALL YOU magazine

Final price: FREE

Cream Cheese $0.99

Used $5/5 Select Kraft Product coupon HERE

Final price: FREE

Kraft Easy Mac or Velveeta Shells & Cheese $0.49

Used $1/2  from 9/26 SS (regional)

Final price: FREE

PS. For more coupon match ups check out Calling All Super Savers.

My two kiddies are celebrating their 5th and 3rd birthdays today. I told them that I would take them to the store and they would be able to pick out any toys they want with a budget of $5 each. Lol.. I know I know.. Not much. I did help them out and handed them some coupons.. They had a lot of fun picking stuff out and making sure they stick to their budget. Here is what they ended up getting:

Strawberry shortcake vehicle $15.99

Strawberry Fashions $11.23 (orig. $ 14.98)

Bakugan $5.49

Buzz Lightyear Gun $12.74 (orig. $14.99)

Slinky $3.99

8pk Bubbles $3.99

Total before coupons and sales: $53.43

We paid: $8.43 + $2.30 tax

Both of them got 3 toys they wanted (that fit their budget too)

PS We went to 3 stores (what an adventure!:)). Here are the stores we went to and the coupons we used: TRU ($5/$25, 2 $10/1 Strawberry Shortcakes toys from playsaver), Kohls ($10 off purchase) and K Mart (2 $5 off birthday toys).

Total: $2.65

(Value $66.15 before coupons and sales)

I took a little break from couponing these past couple of weeks and now I am ready to get back into it.

I made a quick stop by CVS to use my expiring $6 Extra Bucks and here is what I got for just $2.65 out of pocket and paid with a gift card.

Brach’s Candy Corn $0.99

Get $0.99 ECB (limit 1)

Total: FREE after ECB

High Octane Energy Chews $1.99

Get $1.99 ECB (limit 1)

Total: FREE after ECB

Nivea for Men 3 Body Wash $4.99

Get $4,99 ECB (limit 1)

Use 1/1 Nivea Body Wash coupon from RP 7/25

Total: $3.99, get back $4.99 (Money Maker)

Lysol Disinfecting Wipes 4/$10

Get $5 ECB (limit 1)

Use 4 $0.50/1 peelies on cans

Total: $0.75 each after ECB

3 Hersheys Bars $.89 each (Buy 2 get 1 free)

Use $1/2 from scanner

Total: $0 .26 each

Glade Room Spray $0.88 each

Use $1/1 Glade Room spray coupon from SS  8/22

Total: FREE (cashier will adjust the coupon to $0.88/1)

Christophe Ultimate Shaping Hair Spray $4.99

Use FREE coupon from scanner

Final price: FREE

Shakira Fragrance $16.99

Use $5/1 coupon from scanner

Total: $11.99

I started off with $6 ECB and $4 off $20 coupon. I did it in 3 transactions. I don’t have any extra bucks left to use next time which I don’t think ever happened before but I am so happy  that I got that new perfume because I LOVE it.

Yey!! Catherine at Calling All Super Savers posted that this catalina is rolling so I hurried over to Albertsons and here is what I got.

I paid $5 initially and in the end got $5 catalina to use next time.. so basically everything was FREE. Here is how I did it:

Transaction #1:

Got 5 Kraft Shredded Cheese, $2 ea

Used 1 $5/5 Kraft Cheese coupon HERE

Total: $5, got back $5 catalina

Transaction #2:

Got 5 Kraft Shredded Cheese, $2 ea

Used 1 $5/5 Kraft Cheese coupon HERE

Used $5 catalina from transaction #1

Total: $0, got back $5 catalina

Transaction #3:

Got 4 Oscar Meyer Hot Dogs, $1.50 ea

1 Cool Whip, $1 ea

Used 2 $1/2 Oscar Meyer Hot Dogs from SS 8/22 or HERE

Used $5 catalina

Total: $0, got back another $5 catalina

Transaction #4,5:

Repeat “transaction #3″

Transaction #6:

Got 5 Cool Whip, $1 ea

Used $5 catalina

Total: $0, got back another $5

I am gonna go back to the store again this week for some more cheese (this time I will get bricks) and hot dogs. Love promotions like this!!

Total OPP: $1.79

I forgot to give them one coupon.. so it would have been $0.79.. so not happy with myself. Also the e-coupons for cereal and for dawn did not deduct..

Grr I am giving up on e-coupons.

Other than that pretty good shopping trip. See match ups in my previous post.

Update: Just called Smiths Customer Relations, they took my info and said that they will credit the missing e-coupons to my account which makes my trip FREE and very worth while.