Monday, February 28, 2011

Coconut Milk & Tuscan Butter - FREE @ Whole Foods



















Attention all you tree-hugging, vegan-lovin' CA girls out there!

This deal is for you (well, it's really for my friend Anna).  I'm counting on you liking this stuff Anna!  Whole Foods opens tomorrow at 8:00am in our area.  Go on in and grab some free coconut milk.  These are on sale for $2.00 through Tuesday, March 1st. 

The $2/1 Challenge Tuscan butter coupon in my previous post will work here too!  They are on sale for $1.99 here until tomorrow so you can snag both the coconut milk and the butter in one stop.

Here's your coupons:

So Delicious Coconut Milk $2.00 (32 oz shelf stabilized)
- $1/1 So Delicious Coconut Milk printable
   (input zip 33313; I was able to find two sets; one was listed in beverages and the other one was
     on the last page)
$1/1 So Delicious Coconut Milk  Whole Foods coupon 
    (scroll to the very bottom; last coupon; print as many copies as you would like)
= FREE

If you get to the store and they are out of stock just get a raincheck!

Thanks My Frugal Adventures for the deals at Whole Foods this week!

Challenge Tuscan Butter - FREE @ Safeway






















If you're headed to Safeway today or tomorrow go ahead and take this coupon with you and get some FREE Tuscan Butter.  This butter has garlic and herbs in it and it's spreadable.  It would be great on garlic bread!  The butter is on sale for $1.99 at Safeway until Tuesday, March 1st and the coupon is for $2 off of one butter.  Voila...free butter!

You can obtain the coupon by going to Challenge Butter's Facebook page.  Be sure to "like" them and then allow them to access every bit of personal information possible in your profile and then print your coupon.  Be sure to go back and "un-like" them after you print the coupon if you don't want them to continue to have access to your personal information.

Go here for the coupon (to print two copies of this coupon make sure you "right-click" on your mouse after the first coupon prints and then select "back," and then "right-click" again and select "refresh)!"  This was the only way that I was able to print two copies.  Do not hit your "back" button on your browser or else you won't be able to print the second coupon.

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Rite-Aid, 2/27-3/6

















Did a quick shop with two of my favorite folks (Kelley and Jerilyn).  This was a slow week at Rite-Aid so we mostly spent time in the store talking about how to calculate the totals for our shop and how to save the most money by shopping when items are at their lowest pricepoint.  I love both of these girls and it was such a priviledge to spend time with them.  Hope you guys learned one or two things that will stick with you!

Totals to follow....

MONEYMAKERS
2 Finish Quantamatic Dishwashing Dispensers $3.99 ea. (sale price)
- $1/1 Finish, Rite-Aid VV printable, Great Offers section
- $3/1 Finish Quantamatic printable (scroll down to "try it now and save" section)
= FREE + .01 cent overage

2 NatureMade Fish Oil $10.49 ea. (B1G1)
- $7/1 NatureMade printable (sign up for account and enter codes from NatureMade products to obtain the $7/1 coupon which is mailed to you)
- $1/1 NatureMade printable
- $1.50/1 NatureMade Fish Oil, Rite-Aid VV printable, Rite-Aid Caregivers section
= FREE + $.50 overage (use $7/1, $1/1 and two $1.50/1 Rite-Aid Q's)

STOCKPILE
2 Dawn Hand Renewal Olay $1.00 ea. (sale price)
- $1/1 Dawn Hand Renewal Q from Home Made Simple booklet (mailed)
= FREE

2 Reach Floss $1.00 ea. (sale price)
- $1/1 Reach Floss printable (not sure if it is available any longer)
= FREE

6 Nivea Lip Care .17 ounce  $1.00 ea. (sale price)
- $2/2 Nivea Lip printable ("like" on facebook and print coupon)
= FREE

2 Halls Cough Drops $1.00 ea. (sale price)
- $.50/1 any Halls, Rite-Aid VV printable, Rite-Aid Caregivers section
- $.50/1 any Halls 30 count from 2/6 SS
= FREE

4 Cans Pantry Condensed Soup $.69 cents ea. (sale price)
- $1/2 Pantry Condensed Soup (sign up for Rite-Aid account online and then get your offers after confirming your online account)
= $.19 cents ea.

2 Arm & Hammer Detergent $3.99 ea. (sale price)
- $1/2 Arm & Hammer from 2/13 SS
- prints $1 UP Reward
= $2.50 ea. after UP Reward

TOTAL: $97.62
TOTAL AFTER COUPONS: $4.29
SAVINGS: 95%

Sunday, February 20, 2011

2ND UPDATE: Rite-Aid, 2/20-2/26































It's all about babies this week at Rite-Aid! 

If you have a baby or you need baby gifts for some of your friends then this week is for you!  The diapers, ointment, q-tips, baby lotion and baby washes are all on sale.  I picked up a few baby washes for my little one and then bought a few for gifts.  What a wonderful week at Rite-Aid!  I purchased the Purex sheets thinking that they were on sale but, alas, they are NOT on sale in the Northern California region.  I will have to take them back next week!

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MONEYMAKERS
4 Sucrets 18ct. $2.99 ea. (sale price)
- $1.50/1 any Sucrets from 1/23 SS
- prints $2 UP Reward
= FREE + $.50 cents overage after UP Reward

3 Betty Crocker Cookie Mix $1.00 ea. (raincheck)
- $.40/1 Betty Crocker Cookie Mix printable
- prints $1 UP Reward
= FREE + $.40 cents overage after UP Reward

2 Uncle Ben's Rice Pouches $1.83 w/20% discount (regular price is $2.29)
- $1/1 Uncle Ben's Rice from 2/20 RP
- $.30/1 Uncle Ben's Rice, Rite-Aid VV printable (Winter Rewards section)
- prints $1 UP Reward
= FREE + $.47 cents overage after UP Reward

L'Oreal Youth Code Kit Deal
2 L'Oreal Youth Code Kits $27.99 ea. w/20% discount (sale price $29.99 ea.)
- $10/1 Loreal Youth Code Kit, Rite-Aid VV printable (Great Offers section)
- $3/1 any Loreal Youth Code from 2/20 RP
- $10 L'Oreal Rebate here
- $5 SCR Rebate here
1 L'Oreal Eye Shadow Duo $4.68 ea. w/20% discount (regular price $5.85 ea.)
- $2/1 any L'Oreal eye from 12/12 RP or 1/23 RP
- prints four $5 UP Reward ($5 for each $15 spent on Loreal products)
= FREE + $2.34 overage after UP Rewards and rebates

STOCKPILE
12 Johnson & Johnson 14-15oz. products $2.99 ea. (sale price)
- $1/1 Johnson's baby or natural from 1/9 SS or printables
- prints $2 UP Reward
= FREE after UP Reward

3 Johnson & Johnson Cotton Swabs $2.99 ea. (sale price)
- $1/1 Johnson's baby or natural from 1/9 SS
- prints $2 UP Reward
= FREE

4 Desitin 2oz. $2.99 ea. (sale price)
- $1/1 Desitin product 1/9 SS or printables
- prints $2 UP Reward
= FREE after UP Reward

7 Betty Crocker Muffin Mix $1.00 ea. (sale price)
- no coupons
- did NOT print $1 UP Reward but manager gave me the UP's on a gift card
= FREE after UP Reward

1 Loreal Youth Code Kit $27.99ea. w/20% discount (regular price is $34.99)
- $10/1 Loreal Youth Code Kit, Rite-Aid VV printable (Great Offers section)
- $3/1 any Loreal Youth Code from 2/20 RP
- $5 SCR Rebate here
- prints one $5 UP Reward ($5 for spending $15 on Loreal products)
= $4.99 ea.

THINGS I NEEDED
2 Orville Popcorn $2.50 ea. (sale price)
- $1/2 Orville popcorn from 1/23 SS
- prints $1 UP Reward
= $1.00 ea. after UP Reward

1 Huggies $8.99 ea. (sale price)
- $2/1 Huggies printable (no longer available)
- $2/1 Huggies Rite-Aid VV printable (no longer available to watch)
- prints $2 UP Reward
= $2.99 ea. after UP Reward

2 Huggies Pull-Ups $8.99 ea. (sale price)
- $2/1 Huggies Pull-Ups printable
- prints $2 UP Reward
= $4.99 ea. after UP Reward

4 Purex 3-in-1 sheets $6.39 w/20% wellness discount (thought they were B1G1 $7.99)
- $3/1 Purex 3-in-1 sheets from 2/20 RP
= $3.39 ea.

TOTAL: $310.25
TOTAL AFTER COUPONS & REBATES: $4.40 profit
SAVINGS: 99%



L'OREAL YOUTH CODE KIT DEAL : If you are going to do the Loreal Youth Code deal then make sure that you don't use your 20% wellness discount.  You can use a 10% discount though and this will make it a nice little moneymaker.  If you don't have a discount then it is still a $3 moneymaker!   UPDATE: Just checked my receipt and my 20% discount rang up so I can't submit for the $10 rebate. I've also heard that others have reported that the item is ringing up at $29.99 so you will have to buy two products if you want the submit them for the $10 rebate here.  I used the product tonight and I really like it (especially the eye cream).  It works pretty well.  I love getting free skin care products from couponing.  So fun!  I may go out tomorrow and try and find two of the kits in stock and do the scenario again so that I can get the $10 mail-in-rebate.  If they don't have them in stock then I will get a rain check and do the scenario next week.   3RD UPDATE: I went back today and purchased two more kits and threw in an eye shadow just in case they had adjusted the UP Rewards (four $5 UP Rewards were printing even though people were only spending $59.98 out of pocket). 


ROLLING UP REWARDS: I rolled all of my UP Rewards and didn't pay any tax out of pocket because I still have money left on my Rite-Aid gift cards.  I only have a $5 UP reward left so I will have to start building my UP Rewards again.  UPDATE: Returned the Purex 3-in-1 sheets and used the merchandise return credit to pay for the L'Oreal kits.  Ended up with $25 UP's at the end of my transaction so I'm in business again to do some deals next week.



PULL-UPS: Anna, I picked up some more pull-ups for you!  I used the rest of your Winter Reward from buying the balloons (yes, it finally printed) to buy these so if you don't need them then you can return them for cash and buy something else.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

3RD UPDATE: Rite-Aid, 2/13-2/19
















































My landlord had a handyman at the house today fixing some things so I decided that it was a good time to head out and do my shop.  Everything was in stock again (so weird right)?  I was totally expecting to have to get several rainchecks but I found everything I was looking for.  I think the stores in my area are slow to stock their shelves so that may be why I continue to find everything in stock even though it is Wednesday.

I thought that I was going to get my $20 Winter Reward today since my balance was $99.88 the other day on my receipt but it never printed.  For some weird reason it is now showing that I am only at $85.70 (even after 3 more transactions).  I really can't quite understand why their receipts will show that you are close to getting your reward and then a few days later they will show a different amount.  I wonder if it would have printed the other day if I had just added a $1 item to my cart.  Oh well, I'll have to test this theory at a later date.

MONEYMAKERS
4 CFL Bulbs $2.99 ea. (sale price) limit 4 per card
- $.50/1 GE CFL Bulb, Rite-Aid VV printable (Great Offers section)
- $1/1 GE CFL Bulb 1/9 SS
- prints $2 UP Reward
= FREE + $.50 cents overage after UP Reward

15 Lays Stax potato chips $1.00 ea. (raincheck price)
- no coupons
- prints $1 UP Reward
- prints $5 UP Reward wyb $15 in product
= FREE + $5.00 overage wyb 15 after UP Reward

4 Maalox 12oz or 90ct. $4.99 ea. (sale price)
- $5/1 any Maalox from 1/9 SS
- prints $4 UP Reward
= FREE + $4.00 overage after UP Reward

4 Colgate Toothpaste $3.50 ea. (sale price) limit 2 per card
- $1/1 Colgate from All You or $.50/1 from 2/13 SS
- prints $3.50 UP Reward
= FREE + $1.00 overage after UP Reward

4 Betty Crocker Brownie mix $2.39 ea. (regular price)
- $1/2 Betty Crocker, Rite-Aid VV printable (Big Game Snacking section)
- $1/1 Betty Crocker Q from Safeway football booklet
- prints $1 UP Reward
= FREE + $.22 cents overage after UP Reward wyb 2

3 Betty Crocker Cookie Mix $1 ea. (raincheck)
- $.40/1 printable or from 2/13 GM
- prints $1 UP Reward
= FREE + $.40 cents overage after UP Reward

4 Betty Crocker Cake and 4 Betty Crocker Frosting $1 ea. (raincheck)
- $.75 off wyb one cake and one frosting from 1/30 SS
- prints $1 UP Reward
= FREE + $.75 cents wyb one cake and one frosting after UP Reward

7 Bengay $4.39 w/20% discount (regular price is $5.49 ea.)
- $3/1 Rite-Aid in-ad coupon
- $3/1 printable (register) or $2/1 Bengay from 1/9 SS
= FREE + $1.61 cents overage

1 Bengay Ultra $4.79 w/20% discount (regular price is $5.49 ea.)
- $3/1 Rite-Aid in-ad coupon
- $3/1 printable (register) or $2/1 Bengay from 1/9 SS
= FREE + $1.21 cents overage

4 Gain 19oz. $2.39 w/20% discount (regular price $2.99)
- $3/1 any Gain from 2/13 RP
= FREE + $.61 cents overage

6 Almay Single Eye Shadows $1.87 ea. (clearance price)
- $3/2 Rite-Aid tearpad (found in store a month ago)
- $2 SCR rebate for any mascara, eye shadow, or liner - limit 2
= FREE + $1.63 overage wyb 2 after rebate

1 Almay Shadow $1.87 ea. & 1 Almay Mascara $4.49 (sale price)
- $3/2 Rite-Aid tearpad (found in store a month ago)
- $2 SCR rebate for any mascara, eye shadow, or liner - limit 2
= FREE + $64 cents overage wyb 2 after rebate

STOCKPILE
2 Betty Crocker Frosting $1.00 ea. (raincheck)
- no coupons
- prints $1 UP Reward
= FREE after UP Reward

1 GasX Prevention 20ct. $4.99 ea. (sale price)
- $4/1 GasX Prevention from 12/12 SS
- prints $1 UP Reward
= FREE after UP Reward

2 Finish Gel detergent $4.79 (B1G1)
- $2.25 Finish from 1/2 SS2
= $.14 cents ea.


4 Frosted Flakes 14oz. $2.22 ea. (sale price)
- $1/2 Frosted Flakes printable
- prints $1 UP Reward
= $.72 cents ea. wyb 2 after UP Reward

4 Ziploc Containers $2.50 ea. (sale price)
- $1.50/2 Ziploc containers from 1/9 SS
- prints $2 UP Reward wyb 2
= $.75 cents ea. after UP Reward wyb 2

10 Arm & Hammer Deoderants $2.87 ea. w/20% discount (sale price $3 ea.)
- no coupons
- prints $4 UP Reward wyb 2
= $.87 cents ea.

16 Ziploc bags $2.50 ea. (sale price)
- $1/2 Ziploc bags, any from 1/9 SS2, 2/13 SS
- prints $2 UP Reward wyb 2
= $1.00 ea. after UP Reward wyb 2

2 Hungry Jack Syrup $2.22 ea. (sale price)
- no coupons
- prints $1 UP Reward
= $1.22 ea. after UP Reward

2 Planters Peanuts 12oz. $2.22 ea. (sale price)
- no coupons
- prints $1 UP Reward
= $1.22 ea. after UP Reward

2 L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara $6.95 ea. (sale price)
- $3/1 any L'Oreal face product from 1/30 RP
- $3 SCR Rebate wyb 2 here
= $2.45 ea. after SCR rebate

THINGS I NEEDED
1 Rite-Aid Cetirizine 30 ct. $9.99 ea. (sale price)
- prints $2 UP Reward
= $7.99 ea. after UP Reward

1 Rite-Aid Cetirizine 30 ct. $9.99 ea. (sale price)
- $5/1 Rite-Aid Cetirizine printable (emailed to you when you register and confirm your account online)
- prints $2 UP Reward
= $2.99 ea. after UP Reward (thanks for the tip Brandy)!

4 Glad ForceFlex Trash Bags $5.99 ea. (sale price)
- $3/1 Glad ForceFlex
printable (no longer available)
= $2.99 ea.

2 packages of balloons $2.59 ea. (regular price)
- no coupons
= $2.59 ea.

2 Comet Cleanser $.50 cents ea. (sale price)
- no coupons
= $.50 cents ea.

1 Arizona Tea $.67 cents ea. (sale price)
- no coupons
= $.67 cents ea. + $.05 cents CRV

2 Conair Brushes $4.79 & 7.59 w/20% wellness (regular price is $5.99 & $9.49)
- no coupons
- prints $3 UP Reward
= $1.79 & $4.59 ea. after UP Reward

1 Vick's Humidifier $21.19 w/20% wellness and $10 off raincheck (regular price $38.99)
- $5/1 Vick's Humidifier, Rite-Aid VV printable (Great Offers section)
- $1/1 any Vick's product from 1/30 PG
= $15.19 ea.

2 Goldfish $1.50 ea. (sale price)
- no coupons
= $1.50 ea.

1 Sesame Street book $3.99 w/20% discount (regular price $4.99)
- no coupons
= $3.99 ea.

TOTAL: $573.18
TOTAL AFTER COUPONS: $.80 cents
SAVINGS: 99%

NOTE: I still had a balance on my gift card from my last return so I used it to pay tax on my transactions.  I also just received $55 in rebates from Rite-Aid and will be converting this money to a gift card to pay for my tax on future transactions. UPDATE: Still had a balance on my gift card so I only paid $.80 cents out of pocket.

NOTE: I was hoping to get back an additional $5 UP Reward on my Vick's Humidifier but I didn't calculate that deal correctly.  The cost of the humidifier was only $21.19 after my 20% discount and my raincheck (which took $10 off).  You have to spend $30 to get the $5 UP Reward this week and I only spent $21.19.  Oh well, it was still a good price and I really needed one.  I've decided to just throw out my old humidifier from year to year because some of them get too moldy and you can't clean them properly.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Rite-Aid, 2/6-2/12
















I headed to my new gym this morning to fit in a post-breakfast workout.  I just joined a new gym that is only .8 miles from my house.  For my friends with children you KNOW how amazing this is.  This basically means that I can walk out the door and drive less than a minute to my gym and drop my children off at the in-house daycare and get a workout and get back home within an hour. 

I decided to venture out after my workout to see if I could fit in a quick shop.  My hubby is working late nights over the next few months and if I am going to head to Rite-Aid I am going to have to take my children with me.  So, off I went.

For the third week in a row I am amazed that my Rite-Aid was well-stocked.  The only thing that they didn't have in stock were the Betty Crocker Cookie mixes.  I will try and find some tonight when I head out with my friend Anna.  In the meantime, I found some pretty good deals.

MONEYMAKERS
4 Betty Crocker Cake Mixes and Frosting $2.00 ea. (sale price)
- $.75/1 Betty Crocker Cake Mix and Frosting 1/30 SS
- prints $2 UP Reward wyb 2
- prints additional $1 UP Reward for each Betty Crocker item  
= FREE + $.75 overage wyb 2 after UP Rewards

8 Halls Cough Drops 30-count $1.00 ea. (sale price)
- $.50/1 Halls Rite-Aid VV printable (Winter Rewards section)
- $1/2 Halls 30-ct. from 2/6 SS
- prints $1 UP Reward wyb 2
= FREE + $1.00 overage wyb 2 after UP Reward

STOCKPILE
2 Greeting Cards $3.59 & $2.39 w/20% wellness disc.
- FREE Greeting Card (up to $3.00) wyb K-Y Yours & Mine from 2/6 SS
= FREE & $.59 cents

4 Biotrue Contact Lens Solution 4oz. $4.99 ea. (regular price)
$1/1 Biotrue printable (any item over 2oz. printable no longer available)
- prints $4 UP Reward
= FREE after UP Reward

2 Finesse Shampoo & Conditioner $3.00 ea. (sale price)
no coupons
- prints $5 UP Reward wyb 2
= $.50 ea. wyb 2 after UP Reward

2 K-Y Yours & Mine $15.99 ea. w/20% wellness disc. ($17.99 ea. sale price)
- $7/1 any K-Y Yours+Mine printable ("like" K-Y on facebook and print)
- $3/1 any K-Y Yours+Mine Rite-Aid VV printable (Love is in the Air section)
- prints $5 UP Reward
= $1.00 ea. after UP Reward

THINGS I NEEDED
2 Rite-Aid Mediterranean Apricots $1.99 ea. (sale price)
no coupons
- prints $1 UP Reward wyb 2
= $1.49 ea. after UP Reward

3 Scunci Hair clips and bands $3.35, $4.23, $2.79 w/20% wellness disc.
no coupons
- prints $5 UP Reward wyb $10 in product
= $1.79 ea. after UP Reward

1 bag of sweethearts candy $1.99 ea.
no coupons
= $1.99 ea.

TOTAL:  $123.82
TOTAL AFTER COUPONS:   $6.02
SAVINGS:  95%