Walgreens Deals 5/7/12

I am not a huge fan of Walgreens, but I thought this week had some good deals worth getting.

Transaction #!

Complete Contact Solution $7.99

Receive $7.99 in Register Rewards (RR's)

Used a $1 off manufacturer coupon

Total - $7.45 and Received $7.99 RR's

Transaction #2

Dove bar soap

.99 cents with Walgreens weekly ad coupon

Yardley Body Wash

On sale $1.99

Used a $1 off manufacturer coupons from this Sunday's paper

Mitchum deoderant

On sale $1.99

Used a $1 off a Mitchum Ladies deoderant manufacturer's coupon

Witch Hazel

On sale $4

Receive $4 RR's

Total - $3.36 (used $7.99 RR's)

Plus I received $4 RR for my next trip to Walgreens!

CVS Deals 5/7/12

CVS made up for last week lousy deals by giving us some great deals this week. I did two transactions and started with $2 in ExtraCare Bucks (ECB's)

Transaction #1

Twix

Mars Chocolate Singles on sale .75 cents

Receive .75 cent ECB

U by Kotex

On sale for $3.99

Receive $3 ECB's

Physicians Formula makeup

On sale $5 off any product

PH Lipgloss $4.99 (Originally $9.99)

Green Cover stick $1.29 (Originally $6.29)

Yellow Cover stick $1.29 (Originally $6.29)

I used a $7 off on any Physicians Formula coupon from the CVS coupon machine.

Total - $3.53 and received $3.75 ECB's (Used $2 in ECB's)

Transaction #2

Fruitopia Shampoo and Conditioner

On sale 2 for $5

Used 2 - $2 off coupons from the Reinventing Beauty Magazines

General Mills Cereal

On sale 3 for $9

Receive $4 ECB's

Used a $1.10 off any 2 General Mills printable coupon

Used a .60 cents off any Reeses Puff cereal printable coupon

Total - $4.31 (Used $3.75 ECB's from previous transaction)

Grand Total - $7.84 for $41.31 worth of product

Plus $4 in ECB's towards my next shopping trip!

Finding and Organizing Coupons

Finding coupons is the most important step for saving money. Coupons are the key to saving money every time you go to the grocery store. There are a few ways to get coupons.

Begin with buying papers on Sunday or sign up for a subscription. You can buy papers at gas stations, grocery stores, but the best way (and cheapest) to get coupons is definitely signing up for a subscription. When buying papers be sure to get an even number. Having at least two coupons will save your more money when stores run BOGO free sales.

Coupons can also be printed online. Here are a few sites that I use - coupons.com coupons.smartsource.com redplum.com These sites will allow you to print two coupons per computer. Occasionally, the print limits will change, allowing you to print more coupons. There are stores coupons that are available including - coupons.target.com cvscoupons.com Some stores allow coupon stacking. Stacking is using a store coupon and manufacturer coupon. My local Publix takes Winn-Dixie and Target store coupons because they are a local competitors. Check your stores coupon policy to see if they allow competitor coupons to be used.

Once you have the inserts from the Sunday paper, you will need to start clipping. Clipping every coupon can take several hours or even up to a day until you get a routine down.

 Sort the clipped coupons and put them in your binder. A coupon binder is any type of 3 ring notebook that has baseball card holders and dividers in it to help organize the coupons.

Once all the coupons are put in their correct divider, you are ready to start matching them up with current store deals.

Hope this helps you start on the path to saving money!

CVS Deal 5/2/12

Hey! I went over to my local CVS today and scored an awesome deal. I did 2 transactions. I paid $4.05 out of pocket. Here is how I did it. Keep in mind that you can still do this deal. This sale is going on until Saturday at midnight.

Transaction #2

2 Lady Speedstick deoderants - on sale 2 for $5.

I had a BOGO free coupon

 2 $1 off any deoderant (CVS store coupons from the red kiosk inside CVS.)

Paid .25 cents each.

2 Colgate Maxfresh toothpastes - on sale for $2.99 and receive $2.49 in ECB's

I had 2 $1 off coupons from the Reinventing Beauty Magazine

 2 $1 off any toothpaste (CVS store coupon)

$1.50 Money maker each after ECB's

Total - $3.07 for $15.55 worth of product. (Received $4.98 in ECB's)

Transaction #2

Pantene Shampoo and Conditioner - on sale 2 for $6.97 and receive $1 ECB

Used 1 BOGO free coupon.

$3.48

Fruitopia Shampoo and Conditioner - on sale 2 for $7

Used 2 $2 off Fruitopia coupon from the Reinventing Beauty Magazine

.50 cents each

Skittles - clearance

.89 cents

Total - .98 cents (After using my ECB's from transaction #1)

Grand Total = $4.05 for $34.08 worth of product

Leave a comment below if you have any questions!