Feed the Brain
Summer Reading program at Half-Price Book for kids 12 and younger.
It sounds like a great deal, and I'll probably do this with Micki along with the regular library reading program. For only 15 minutes of reading per day, your child earns a $3 shopping card each week through the end of July. Here's how it works according the the website:
1. Get a Feed Your Brain reading log at your local Half Price Books.
2. Check off each day you read for 15 minutes or more.
3. Fill out your reading log, and have your parent or guardian sign it.
4. Bring your completed and signed log to your local Half Price Books.
5. Get a Feed Your Brain Reading Reward:
$3 Shopping Card good at all Half Price Books locations.
6. Repeat steps 1 through 5 every week through Friday, July 31, 2009
Here's the link: http://www.halfpricebooks.com/feed_your_brain.html
Here's the link to find the store nearest you: http://www.halfpricebooks.com/find_a_store.html
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Monday, May 25, 2009
Quick CVS & Wags run
Actually, there wasn't much for me at either place especially since the shelves were quite bear at CVS.
At Wags, my retail was 11.85 but after sales and coupons, I paid .50 which is a 96% savings. Then they gave me $3 in RR, so in the long run, they paid me $2.50 to take the stuff.
At Wags, my retail was 11.85 but after sales and coupons, I paid .50 which is a 96% savings. Then they gave me $3 in RR, so in the long run, they paid me $2.50 to take the stuff.
- Trident Single Pack Gum, 18-pc with in-ad coupon 3/$2.00 ($0.67/each)Use $0.75 coupon from 5/10 SS insert. I had 2 copies which made my final price .50 for 3 packs of gum.
- Reach Ultraclean Toothbrush or Floss 30 yds 2/$5.00 Receive $3 RR wyb 2 Use BOGO coupon from 4/26 RP Toothbrush (Pay $2.50/2) Final Price: $0.50 OVERAGE
CVS's retail total was 8.28 and I paid .98 cents making my savings 88%. But here comes the $5 in ECB which means they paid me 4.02. As I mentioned, they were missing a lot of the sale items, so I only got a few things.
- Revlon Nail Color $3.99 Earn $3 ECBs making the final price .99. There was a $1/1 coupon in 4/26 SS but I'd already used mine. This was only a two day sale.
- Colgate Total Toothpaste $2.99 Earn $2 ECBs Use $1.50 coupon from the March or April All You OR Use $1.00 coupon from the 5/10 SmartSource OR Use $1.00 Printable Coupon I had one of the $1/1 coupon, so my final price was free.
I got these deals from becentsable.net. I'll let you know if I can get those other items I wanted from CVS.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
My mistake, My Gain
My Bad!! Well, part of it was me and part was Wags.
Did my usual Wags run today. Had a friend and her mother come along to kill time.I truly don't think her mom thought I could do what my friend told her I could do.
I have gotten into the habit of always checking my receipt especially after leaving Wags or CVS. Quite frequently I catch them not giving me a B1G1 or a RR or ECB I earned. I'm always nice about it, however, and if they insist that I didn't earn it or it wasn't on sale then I return it right then and there. That's what I thought was happening today.
I was matching my RR with what I thought I had earned and found one for $4 missing. I went right back to the register to hear the normal spiel of you can't use RR to purchase the same thing in RR which I assured her that I hadn't. Then I heard that my coupons probably took me below the required $10 purchase which is why it didn't print. I said I wanted to return those items then. Here's where it gets kind of hairy and my friend left! :-)
Actually, the manager was VERY nice and thoughtful. She went to the other register and voided the whole thing out and brought over to the register where I was waiting. She told me the same spiel so I actually went and got another item in the promotion to make me over the $10 required. She was ringing it up again. This time one of the coupons wouldn't go through and she insisted again that since my total sales was going to be under $10 I wouldn't get the RR, so I asked her to go ahead and take the extra item off since I didn't really need it and it wasn't going to help me.
Here's the thing. When I was rung up the second time with the same items and one less coupon, my total went for $2.06 to just .06! Crazy!! And when I tried to return the RR from the first time which she voided out, she said I could keep them AND THEN she gave me the RR from the second transaction as well! I asked her a couple of times if she wanted them back and she said no.
Well, here's my bad part. I come home and lay everything out in front of Mike to tell him the story and what did I find? I found 2 RR for $4 from the offer that I had said I didn't received (color me embarrassed). Apparently, I had gotten the first time, but it must have gotten stuck to the back of another one, so I didn't notice it. AND THEN when she rung it up again insisting that I wasn't going to receive it again....I did receive it again!
So, this week is a little crazy for Wags. My OOP went from 2.06 down to .06 and my RR went from $16 up to $32 all because I didn't see a RR I had received. No, I do not recommend this a normal part of couponing!!!!!
The main deals that I got were (thanks to becentsable.net):
Did my usual Wags run today. Had a friend and her mother come along to kill time.I truly don't think her mom thought I could do what my friend told her I could do.
I have gotten into the habit of always checking my receipt especially after leaving Wags or CVS. Quite frequently I catch them not giving me a B1G1 or a RR or ECB I earned. I'm always nice about it, however, and if they insist that I didn't earn it or it wasn't on sale then I return it right then and there. That's what I thought was happening today.
I was matching my RR with what I thought I had earned and found one for $4 missing. I went right back to the register to hear the normal spiel of you can't use RR to purchase the same thing in RR which I assured her that I hadn't. Then I heard that my coupons probably took me below the required $10 purchase which is why it didn't print. I said I wanted to return those items then. Here's where it gets kind of hairy and my friend left! :-)
Actually, the manager was VERY nice and thoughtful. She went to the other register and voided the whole thing out and brought over to the register where I was waiting. She told me the same spiel so I actually went and got another item in the promotion to make me over the $10 required. She was ringing it up again. This time one of the coupons wouldn't go through and she insisted again that since my total sales was going to be under $10 I wouldn't get the RR, so I asked her to go ahead and take the extra item off since I didn't really need it and it wasn't going to help me.
Here's the thing. When I was rung up the second time with the same items and one less coupon, my total went for $2.06 to just .06! Crazy!! And when I tried to return the RR from the first time which she voided out, she said I could keep them AND THEN she gave me the RR from the second transaction as well! I asked her a couple of times if she wanted them back and she said no.
Well, here's my bad part. I come home and lay everything out in front of Mike to tell him the story and what did I find? I found 2 RR for $4 from the offer that I had said I didn't received (color me embarrassed). Apparently, I had gotten the first time, but it must have gotten stuck to the back of another one, so I didn't notice it. AND THEN when she rung it up again insisting that I wasn't going to receive it again....I did receive it again!
So, this week is a little crazy for Wags. My OOP went from 2.06 down to .06 and my RR went from $16 up to $32 all because I didn't see a RR I had received. No, I do not recommend this a normal part of couponing!!!!!
The main deals that I got were (thanks to becentsable.net):
- Colgate visible white toothpaste 4 oz $4.99Use $1 off here Receive $4.99 in RR Final Price: FREE plus $1.00 overage. Moneymaker!
- Right Guard Professional or Dry Idea complete $5.99 Use $1 off from SS 4/19/09 Receive $5 in RRs Final Price: FREE plus possible $.01 overage. Moneymaker! (Actually, the picture shows in the print add shows Right Guard Extreme which at the Wags I went came up at 2.99 at the register!!! I had a coupon for $1/1 from http://www.nbc.com/the-celebrity-apprentice/exclusives/sponsors/rightguard/ and then received the RR for $5, too!!)
- Bayer Quick release crystals $2.49 Get $2.49 RR. Final Price: FREE
- Purchase $10 in select Bandaid items ($2/5) and/or Neosporin items ($5 each) and receive $4 in RR. Use $1/1 from 4-26 Red Plum, 3-15 Smart Source, or 2-8 Smart Source. (Thanks bargainbriana.com for this one.)
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
CVS & Walmart
I'm a bit overwhelmed today. My husband got me a Blackberry with all the bells and whistles, and I think I'm almost too old to figure it out! We didn't have a coupon, but the phone was B1G1 and the one we purchased (The Pearl) was 119 with a $100 mail in rebate. That means that we got two Blackberries for $19. The real cost is the monthly fees for everything, but my husband's new company does offer a 12% discount on our service fees with Verizon, so that will help, too.
So on to the more normal things.
CVS. I didn't have any ECB to use. Can you believe it? Only coupons. My retail was 33.84. After coupons, my total was 6.62 which is a 80% savings, but then they gave my $5 ECB which means I actually paid 1.62 which makes my final savings actually 95%!
Revlon Eye or Lip Cosmetics Buy 1 Get 1 Free
Use TWO $1/1 coupons from the 4/26 SS
Dial Bar Soap 3 pack - $1.99
Get $1 ECB
Use 35¢/1 coupon from the 3/8 or 5/17 SS
Final price: $0.64
(Limit 1)
Colgate Sensitive Whitening/Enamel Protect or Colgate Visible White Toothpaste - $3.99
Get $2 in ECBs
Use $1/1 printable coupon
Final price: $0.99
TWO Dry Idea Deodorants - $2.50 each
Get $2 ECBs
Use TWO $2/1 printable coupons
Final price: $1.00 OVERAGE
I also make sure to always keep any coupons like $5 off any purchase of $25 and make sure to it in before any other coupons because if I wait until after the coupons. Got these great deals at becentsable.net.
On to Walmart. Did about the same as I do for a grocery store. My retail was 17.28. After coupons, it was 10.03 which is a 42% savings. (I kicked myself at the cash register because I lost 3-$1 coupons somewhere in the store!)
These finds were thanks to becentsable.net as well.
Triscuit Crackers $2.00
Use $1.00/1 Printable Coupon
Final Price: $1.00
Wheat Thins $2.00
Use $1.00/1 Printable Coupon
Final Price: $1.00
Nabisco 100 Calorie Packs $2.96
Use $1.00/1 Printable Coupon
Final Price: $1.96
Honey Maid Graham Crackers $2.50
Use $1.00/1 Printable Coupon
Final Price: $1.50
No Yolk Noodles $1.68
Use $0.75/1 No Yolk Noodles
Final Price: $0.93
I still need to go to Walgreens. I had forgotten my special $5 off $25 coupon, so I still have tomorrow. If I kicked myself over losing $3 worth of coupons, can you imagine what I'd do forgetting a $5 coupon! :-)
So on to the more normal things.
CVS. I didn't have any ECB to use. Can you believe it? Only coupons. My retail was 33.84. After coupons, my total was 6.62 which is a 80% savings, but then they gave my $5 ECB which means I actually paid 1.62 which makes my final savings actually 95%!
Revlon Eye or Lip Cosmetics Buy 1 Get 1 Free
Use TWO $1/1 coupons from the 4/26 SS
Dial Bar Soap 3 pack - $1.99
Get $1 ECB
Use 35¢/1 coupon from the 3/8 or 5/17 SS
Final price: $0.64
(Limit 1)
Colgate Sensitive Whitening/Enamel Protect or Colgate Visible White Toothpaste - $3.99
Get $2 in ECBs
Use $1/1 printable coupon
Final price: $0.99
TWO Dry Idea Deodorants - $2.50 each
Get $2 ECBs
Use TWO $2/1 printable coupons
Final price: $1.00 OVERAGE
I also make sure to always keep any coupons like $5 off any purchase of $25 and make sure to it in before any other coupons because if I wait until after the coupons. Got these great deals at becentsable.net.
On to Walmart. Did about the same as I do for a grocery store. My retail was 17.28. After coupons, it was 10.03 which is a 42% savings. (I kicked myself at the cash register because I lost 3-$1 coupons somewhere in the store!)
These finds were thanks to becentsable.net as well.
Triscuit Crackers $2.00
Use $1.00/1 Printable Coupon
Final Price: $1.00
Wheat Thins $2.00
Use $1.00/1 Printable Coupon
Final Price: $1.00
Nabisco 100 Calorie Packs $2.96
Use $1.00/1 Printable Coupon
Final Price: $1.96
Honey Maid Graham Crackers $2.50
Use $1.00/1 Printable Coupon
Final Price: $1.50
No Yolk Noodles $1.68
Use $0.75/1 No Yolk Noodles
Final Price: $0.93
I still need to go to Walgreens. I had forgotten my special $5 off $25 coupon, so I still have tomorrow. If I kicked myself over losing $3 worth of coupons, can you imagine what I'd do forgetting a $5 coupon! :-)
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