Second Wags Run of the week.

I don't usually make a second run to Wags during the week but I just couldn't pass up another blood glucose monitor for free. While I did a little research and discovered I could sell them on Ebay, this one I had marked in my for City Union Mission.

I didn't really do any other special deals than what I already listed. I did make sure not to use RR from the last trip on the same items this trip. That is not allowed.

Ok, so my retail at Walgreens today was 100.83. After sales, coupons, and turning in some register rewards, I paid 1.30 which is a 99% savings. They gave me $8.50 in Register Rewards back which meant they paid me $7.20 to take $100.83 of stuff out of their store. Doing the cha-ching dance!

Price Chopper 10/28/09

I ran to Price Chopper last night. The only bad part is that their 4-day sale didn't start until today, so I didn't score anything from that.

Actually, I didn't do too badly especially when you consider that these totals include some sale items I didn't have coupons for and some items that weren't on sale nor did I have coupons for them.

Retail total was 104.86. After sales and coupons, my OOP was 46.69 which is a 55% savings. Half-priced food. It's a good thing.

I only scouted out kcpennypinchinmama.com for deals because littlepeoplewealth.com didn't have their list up. Here's the best deals for me:

• Quaker Instant Oatmeal Price with card: $1.99 Less $1.25/2 coupon 8-30-09 RP Final Price: 2/$2.73 or $1.37 each
• Skippy Peanut Butter Sale Price: $1.99 Special Purchase: Purchase 2 and get Oroweat Bread FREE Less $0.40/1 coupon 10-4-09 Final price for 2 Skippy's and one loaf of bread: $3.18 or $1.06 for each of the items
• Palermo's Pizza Price with card: $1.49 each Less $1.00/1 printable coupon here or Less $1.00/2 printable coupon here Final Price: I paid .49 for a pizza. The other coupon would have been $1.00 each. Still not a bad deal for a pizza.

Well, nothing for free this time but pizza for .49 is pretty good if you ask me!

Free Kashi Granola Bar

Just go to http://kashi.com/tlc_chewy and fill in for a free Kashi granola bar. Pretty much, anything Kashi is good stuff. You don't have to join the "community" if you don't want, but I have in the past and often get Kashi coupons and such.
I found this deal on slickdeals.net. I don't cruise their website usually, but signed up for a daily digest of deals which I check when they send. It's another great source.

Barilla "That's Whole Grain?" Taste Challenge

Not to hard to accomplish in order to get a coupon for some free spaghetti!

OFFICIAL RULES FOR THE BARILLA
"THAT'S WHOLE GRAIN?" TASTE CHALLENGE

Void where taxed, prohibited or restricted by law. Offer starts 7/06/09 and ends 12/31/09.
All claims must be postmarked no later than 01/15/10 and received no later than 01/30/10.
Sponsor not responsible for lost, misdirected or late entries.

HOW TO CLAIM

If not completely satisfied with the Barilla Whole Grain product, you may send a completed
redemption form found at www.TryBarillaWholeGrain.com and mail it along with:
A) The original store-identified cash register receipt (copies not accepted) showing
purchase of a box of Barilla Whole Grain between 7/06/09 and 12/31/09 with the
purchase price circled and,
B) The original UPC symbol found on the Barilla Whole Grain pasta package and,
C) Your name, address and a brief description of why you did not like the product.
To: Barilla "That’s Whole Grain?" Taste Challenge
P.O. Box 2055,
Grand Rapids, MN 55745-2055.

Properly submitted and eligible claim entries will receive a coupon good for
one (1) complimentary 1 lb. box of regular Barilla pasta.

ELIGIBILITY

Valid in the USA only. Limit one redemption request per family, household or address and
valid only for the person who purchased the Barilla Whole Grain product. Multi Pack UPC
codes are not eligible. Requests from clubs, groups and organizations will not be honored.
Completed original redemption form, original store-identified cash register receipt,
original UPC symbol and your name, address and description must be included as part
of your redemption request. US Mail Fraud Statutes prohibit acts to obtain money or
property by means of false pretense. This includes use of names or addresses (18 U.S.C.
1341 and 1342). Void where taxed, prohibited or restricted by law. Allow 6 to 8 weeks
for mailing of coupon.

SPONSOR: Barilla America, Inc.

Walgreens...I actually made it on a Sunday.

I managed to get my act together and make it to Walgreens today. Actually, I made it to Walgreens 3 times. The first time to purchase and 2 times to correct errors they made in RR and coupons! I've told you before to remember to check your receipts.

The details are a retail amount of $150.92. After coupons and sales, my OOP was 33.49. I received 22.50 back in Register Rewards making my final price 10.99 or a savings of 93%. I have a $5 rebate I need to send in which will bring my final total to 5.99 for a savings of 96%.

Ok, let's see if I can remember all the deals.

• Breeze 2 or Contour Meter, $14.99$30/1 Breeze 2 or Contour Meter from Bayer from 10-25-09 RP Earn $5 Register Reward Final Price after Register Rewards: FREE or a $14.99 profit if you do the rebate. I will be donating this and a few other items below to City Union Mission since I don't need them. Thankfully! But what a great deal to help others for free.
• Fiber One or 12 Ct. Beano to Go 12 ct., $2.49 Earn $2.48 Register Reward Final Price after Register Rewards: FREE
• Super Poligrip Denture Adhesive, $2 $1/2 Polident or Super Poligrip Products from 10-4-09 RP Earn $2 Register Reward Final Price after Register Rewards: Free
• Robitussin To Go, $2.49 Earn $2.49 Register Reward Final Price after Register Rewards: Free
• Chapstick Fresh Effects, $2.99 Earn $2.99 Register Reward Final Price after Register Rewards: Free
• Dulcolax Balance, $7 $3/1 printable Earn $4 Register Rewards Final Price after Register Rewards: FREE plus a $5 rebate make is a $5 profit.

Well, I purchased a few more things but those were all the best deals. Got my deals from www.bargainbriana.com and www.becentsable.net.

Price Chopper Run 10/24

Managed to do a Price Chopper run tonight. I wanted to make sure I got in on the 4 day sale which ends on Sunday the 25th. The only thing I got from that sale with coupons was the Yoplait Yogurt and Progresso Soup.

Ok, the facts. My retail was 19.91. I paid 7.86 OOP which made my savings 61%. It's so weird that I have to remind my self that I paid less than half of what a "normal" person would pay. 61% just doesn't sound as good as the 90+% I'm used to at Wags.

Certain Progressive Soups were 10/$10 or $1 a piece. I had a coupon for $1.00/3 that I had printed up previously and can no longer find which made my total .67 each.

Wishbone salad dressing is on sale for $1.49 PLUS if you buy 2 you get a free Dole Iceberg Lettuce Salad. Two coupons for Wishbone for .75/1 from here http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?tqnm=qc1sduv44162784&bt=wi&o=55102&c=WB&p=cZaTdVY5 made the final price 1.48 for 2 salad dressings and one bag of salad.

Healthy Choice frozen meals are 1.49 each. I had 2 coupons for $2/1 from http://www.healthychoice.com/ which meant they paid me .51 to take each meal home.

Last good deal. Hormel Compleat meals are 2.19 each. I had a coupon for B1G1 free that I'm pretty sure I got from All You magazine, but I can't find listed anywhere which means I paid 1.10 for each instead of 2.19.

Hen House Holiday Celebration--KC area

Hen House is having a holiday celebration. ..
Nov 6-8, 2009
Friday & Saturday 10a-6pm
Sunday 11a-5p
Overland Park Convention Center
get a reusable bag full of free samples
$100 of dollars of savings loaded onto your rewards card

See chef competitions, live cooking seminars, celebrity speakers & the Purina Incredible Dog Team and more!

$5 admission

Here's the website for details: http://www.henhouseholidaycelebration.com/

Kodak Gallery's Million Thanks Giveaway

Kodak Gallery is giving away $15 gift codes for the next few weeks in a promotion with The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Here's the link: http://kodak.promo.eprize.com/millionsofthanks/. You enter you email address and such and they send you a code worth $15.

I made another photo book and even added some pages and only paid $1.99 shipping for a book that would have been over $11. I will add this thought. I will never use Kodak Gallery again of my own volition. I found "new" site was much harder to deal with than Snapfish, Walgreens, or CVS. But for a free photo book, I was willing to load up photos 3 times and finally accidently figure out how to edit them. Yucky but free made the taste bearable. (Oh, and now that it's ordered, I see a lot more options. Blah!)

Mike asked me if I was going to stop scrapbooking and just do photo books. I said I probably wasn't because I like the personal touches of scrapbooking. I am grabbing photo books when I can get them for next to nothing, however, because I am SOOOO far behind in scrapbooking that it's nice to have some photos "done." Also, it saves a step because I can go right from my hardrive to photo book and not have to print them up in between.

Ten Commandments of Couponing

Bargain Briana listed the Ten Commandments of Couponing, and I thought I'd share them. To be honest,

1. Thou Shall Not Used Expired Coupons. Unless it is your stores policy to accept them. Sometimes they will not beep even with expired.
2. Thou Shall Use the Coupon for the Item is intended.
3. Thou Shall understand the requirements & restrictions on the coupon. Read the coupon language carefully. Sometimes there is a certain number you have to purchase or a specific variety is only included on the coupon.
4. Thou Shall Not Decode the Coupon to misuse the coupon.
5. Thou Shall Not Alter Coupons.
6. Thou Shall Not Make Copies of Printable Coupons. Making copies of printable coupons is a big “no no”.
7.Thou Shall Not Clear the Shelves.
8.Thou Shall Question Any FREE coupon items for legitimacy. The old adage, if it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
9.Thou Shall Not Misuse the Self Checkout System.
10.Thou Shall Use Your Couponing Powers for Good Only!

Irregularity...ugh

I'm talking about irregularity in using my couponing skills. Get your minds out of the toilet already! :-)

The really bad thing about not doing Walgreens every week is the fact you lose money. Not just because you don't get free things, but because you don't use your register rewards and they expire. I had to throw several in the trash, and it truly gripes me like I was placing dollar bills in the trash.

Did I do as well as I usually do. No. I just told you I had to throw away money, weren't you reading? :-) Ok, enough. My retail was 48.21. I paid OOP 12.98. I received $2 in RR making it 10.98 which is a savings of 77%.

Some of my deals weren't awesome. For instance, they had generic children's Dimetapp B1G1 free. A good deal for an item that was needed but not a steal.
My best deal was Pert Plus Shampoo. It's on sale for 2/$5. You receive $2 in RR back making it 2/$3. From 10/18 SS I used a 1/$1.50 and an 1/$1 which made my total 2/.50 or .25 each bottle of Pert.

I got the deals I did use from scoping out bargainbrian.com, becentsable.net and couponmom.com.

I missed Price Chopper this week. Hopefully, I will start fresh tomorrow.

Price Chopper & Walgreens

You know what? Homeschooling 1st grade takes more time than homeschooling kindergarten. With that thought in mind, I will only be posting my totals this time instead of including my good deals. Well, Price Chopper will change tomorrow anyway!

Price Chopper's retail total was 89.18 this includes a few items we needed that were not on sale nor had coupons. After sales and coupons, my OOP was 47.94 making my savings 46%. I don't think that's bad at all especially when you consider it includes several items that didn't have a sale or coupon discount at all!

Walgreens. At Walgreens, remember that you can use both their in-ad coupons and regular coupons on the same items. My retail total was 88.87! After sales and coupons, my total was 11.87 which is a savings of 87%. They gave me $7 in RR which made my total 4.87. That's a 95% savings.

A new way to make money off couponing

So, if you've been couponing for awhile, you should have a stockpile going. Of course, my first use of stockpile is to give to people or ministries. Somethings, however, are just not that conducive to donating. I had some ladies' razors with bikini trimmer for instance. Guess what! People buy them on Ebay! Now I'm able to combine my old money maker, Ebay and my new money maker/saver, couponing. Those razors that I got for only about a dollar a piece I just sold for $6 each. They usually run for about $12 each, so the people got a good deal as well.

So now, you can not only buy coupons on Ebay, but sell what you get with those coupons on Ebay as well!

Kellogg Bonus Bucks

Got this great deal from bargainbriana.com

Kellogg’s is offering a new program, Kellogg’s Bonus Bucks. Buy (3) Specially marked Kellogg’s cereals and receive $10 Bonus Bucks to spend on electronics, toys, sporting goods, books, concessions, and movies. This program will be going on until 9/30/2010.
Here’s how:
Buy three (3) specially marked boxes of Kellogg’s® cereal and collect the codes inside each box.
Enter codes at www.kelloggbonusbucks.com.
Receive your $10 Bonus Bucks certificate by mail in 4-6 weeks.
Redeem your certificate at a variety of participating retailers.
Note: Codes must be entered all at one time in order to qualify to receive the certificate. Codes must be entered by 09/30/2010. Certificates expire 11/30/2010. For a complete list of participating retailers, please visit usekelloggbonusbucks.com.
Participating Brands include:
* Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes® cereal: specially marked packages* Kellogg’s® Froot Loops® cereal: specially marked packages* Kellogg’s® Frosted Mini-Wheats® Bite Size cereal: specially marked packages* Kellogg’s Raisin Bran® cereal: specially marked packages
Thanks Cha Cha Ching on a Shoe String!