Walgreens Special Coupon $5 off $25 or more

To get yours go to http://www.walgreens.com/dmi/instorespecials/5off25.html?ec=hn6510s_mainimage

Boycotting CVS

You all have seen how much I can make off of CVS, but I must now boycott it and hope you will join me.

In case you have not heard, a group called Color of Change decided they wanted to boycott Glenn Beck's show because in an interview on another show, he said that Obama was a Nazi and hated the white race. Color of Change then began pressuring companies to stop advertising during his show. CVS is one of the companies that crumbled under the pressure.

I'm not saying a person has to agree with Glenn Beck, but he has the right to free speech as much as anyone. I don't feel that CVS or any of the other companies have a right to attempt to limit a person's free speech. There are so many other shows on that are truly offensive that to choose Glenn Beck shows a definite political agenda.

I even called CVS Corporate offices to verify if this was true and the representative proudly told me that it was. I explained that it offended me that they were taking this stand and if they didn't want to offend anyone, they would end up not advertising at all since I'm sure everything they advertise on could offend someone.

And yes, I will also try to avoid the other companies as well. They are:
CVS-Caremark
Sargento Cheese
GEICO
Ally Bank
Broadview Security
Progressive Insurance
State Farm
Men's Wearhouse
S.C. Johnson
Procter & Gamble
Lawyers.com
Radio Shack
Healthy Choice (ConAgra)
Plavix (Sanofi-Aventis)
Travelocity
(Rumors also have included Walmart and BestBuy, but they are not validated at this point)
Please go to the companies listed and let them know how you feel about this issue. Again, to me the issue is not so much if I agree with Glenn Beck as much as it is protecting the right of free speech.
Go to http://www.defendglenn.com/index.html for more information and updates.

Price Chopper--Not Too Bad

Made a Price Chopper run yesterday. Retail would have been 38.47 and after sales and coupons, I paid 11.74 which is a 70% savings. Really great for a grocery store.

The deals I purchased:

Land O Frost Bistro Meats
Price with card: 2/$4.00 or $2.00 each
Less $1.00/1 coupon 6/28/09 RP
Final Price: $1.00/1

Ken’s Dressings or Marinades
Price with card: 2/$3.00 or $1.50 each
Less $1.00/1 coupons 8-2-09 SS
Final Price: $0.50/1

Danimals, Activia or DanActive Yogurt
Price with card: 2/$4.00 or $2.00 each
Less $1.00/1 coupon 7-26-09 SS
Final Price: 1/$1.00

Rice Krispies
Price 3.59
Less $3.59 with a coupon I received from Vocalpoint.com
Final Price: FREE

Thanks to www.kcpennypinchinmama.com.

Walgreens---I'm not happy

Walgreens was offering a 15% off coupon yesterday and today. So, first, I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to share it with you. But if it makes it any better, I didn't use it either!

I printed it up, went off to the store, and realized it was still laying on the floor in front of the printer! UGH.

Ok, since my visit was late in the week, there were many things already out of stock, so I may try to make another trip to another...or not.

Ok, retail cost was 21.57 and after sales, coupons, and Register Rewards, my OOP was 6.99 which is a savings of 68%. BUT you know you can't leave it there. They gave me $9 in Register Rewards which means in the end they paid me $2.01 to take 21.57 worth of stuff out of their store.

Free Barnes and Noble Gift Certificate

Recieved this offer from Earth's Best. Too bad it doesn't include Earth's Best jarred or infant food! :-(

Back to school just got a bit healthier as Earth’s Best joins with other Hain Celestial Group organic brands to nurture healthy reading habits!
For you. When it comes to good habits, Earth’s Best and parents are on the same page. Just like eating healthy, reading is a good habit, and a great way to spend time with your kids. So when you purchase $15 or more of participating Hain Celestial Group products, you will receive a Barnes & Noble Gift Card. In addition to the Barnes & Noble gift cards, you will receive a complimentary Healthy Eating Tips bookmark and coupons for all participating Hain Celestial Group brands. It’s a great way to build your back-to-school book collection!

Brands included are:

Garden of Eatin’® snacks, WestSoy® non-dairy beverages, MaraNatha® nut butters, Health Valley® cereals and snack bars and Earth’s Best® Sesame Street®, Tots, Kidz and Frozen Foods. (Not valid on Earth’s Best jarred or other infant foods.)

Free Scope Outlast Kit

You can request a FREE Scope Outlast kit which include:
Scope Outlast Rinse
Crest plus Scope Outlast Paste
Oral B Pick with Scope Outlast

Found this on bargainbriana.com

CVS this week

Once again, CVS has a load full of free school supply. Once again, however, they were all gone by the time I got there today. BUT, I asked for rainchecks so I'll still be able to get those items.

My retail was 29.10. After sales, coupons, and ECB, my OOP was 6.56 which was a 73% savings. Of course, it didn't end there. I received $9 in ECB which means they paid me $2.44 to take $29.10 worth of product out of their store. It would have been more if they had those school supplies in stock!

I'm glad I checked both bargainbriana.com and becentsable.net, because becentsable.net had some things bargainbriana didn't. Here's the deals I purchased:

• If you purchase $10 in select products from Ragu, Skippy, Lipton, Hellmann's, you get $3 in ECB. I purchased 4 Ragu at 2 for $4 and 1 Skippy at $2. Use 50¢/1 Skippy coupon from the 8/2 R and TWO $1/2 Ragu printable coupons. I got $3 back in ECB, so that made my final price for those 5 items 88 cents each.
• Softsoap Nutri Serum Bodywash is 4.99. After $4 in ECB it makes the final price 99 cents.
• Dawn dish liquid is .99. I had a .50/1 coupon from 8/2 P&G making it 49 cents.

So there you go. Those were my best deals. I still need to get my Wags together!

Free Samples

Another way to save is to get freebies/samples.

Frequently throughout the week and definitely on Fridays, www.bargainbrianna.com posts samples and freebies and such. Today she mentioned a free sample and $1 coupon for Honey-Nut Cheerios.
Here's the site: http://sample.nonchallenge.com/HNCFY10/Default.aspx

Finally, CVS, Wags, and Price Chopper this week

You know, living with a bathroom in the middle of "renovation" puts a cramp in living. Which is why, in part, I'm finally getting around to my rounds. I'm very disappointed, though, because it means I missed all free things I could have gotten at CVS earlier in the week. Well, I still did pretty well there anyway.

Since tomorrow starts a whole new week for CVS and Walgreens, I'm not going to go into details about my savings since I don't think most of you will be running out within the next few hours to score the same deals!

Walgreens was a little disappointing compared to usual since I only had $1 in RR and no coupons! My retail 28.42 was only reduced by 23% to 21.97. I did receive $5 in RR making my final total 16.97 or 40% savings. That's my usual grocery store savings, not Wags! Oh well.

At Price Chopper, however, I did an awesome job. My retail was 21.69 and after sales and coupons, I paid 4.70. That's a 73% savings. Yippee!! I don't usually do that well at grocery stores. found my deals on www.kcpennypinchinmama.com

• The first best deal: Bic pens. They are on sale for 2 for $1.00. Get a coupon from www.coupons.com for $1/2 and they are free. I walked out with 6 packs of pens for nothing.
• Kellogg’s Pop Tarts, Selected Varieties---Price with card: $1.49 Less $0.55/1 coupon 6-7-09 RP (exp. 8-2) or $0.55/1 Blueberry Muffin here Final Price: $0.94
• Sunshine Cheez-Its---Price with card: $1.99 Less $0.75/1 coupon here Final Price: $1.24
• Hunt’s Ketchup--Price with card: $0.99 Less $0.20/1 coupon 6-21-09 SS Final Price: $0.79

CVS was the best deal. My retail was 36.01. After sales, coupons, and ECB, my OOP was 7.31 which was a savings of 80%. Then the gave me $8 back in ECB making my final cost....FREE.

Also, if you have an Extra Care Card from CVS (which you should have by now), you also get a few gift from CVS in August the first time you use your card. My free gift coupon is for a bottle of aspirin. OK, it's not that great...but it will be free when I turn it in!!!!