Shoppers, CVS & Kmart

Well, the deals were so numerous this week that I had to hit several stores. While I'm still unsure of how we'll factor in the Hickory Farms orders, I'll figure it out somehow, I'm sure.

Anyway, first stop was Shoppers (Friday, January 23rd):

$2.59 Cream of Wheat Cream of Rice ($.75 that tripled = cost $.34)
$2.59 Cream of Wheat Cream of Rice ($.75 that tripled = cost $.34)
$3.00 Pepperidge Farms crackers ($.75 that tripled = cost $.75)
$3.00 Pepperidge Farms crackers ($.75 that tripled = cost $.75)
$2.99 Fiber One granola bar ($.50 that tripled = cost $1.49)
$2.99 Fiber One granola bar ($.50 that tripled = cost $1.49)
$2.99 Fiber One granola bar ($.50 that tripled = cost $1.49)
$2.33 Fruit roll ups
$2.33 Fruit roll ups
$2.33 Fruit roll ups
$2.34 Fruit roll ups (used 2 - $.50/2 that tripled, final cost $1.58 each)
$4.00 Fiber One shredded wheat ($.75 that tripled = cost $1.75)
$2.19 Minute rice premium (had $.50 that tripled = cost $.69)
$2.19 Minute rice brown (had $.50 that tripled = cost $.69)
$2.50 Quaker Oats (had $.60 that tripled = cost $.70)
$2.69 Quaker Fiber chocolate bar (had $.75 that tripled = cost $.44)
$2.69 Quaker Fiber chocolate bar (had $.75 that tripled = cost $.44)
$2.69 Kikkoman soy sauce
$.99 Orange Soda (had $.40 that tripled = cost FREE)
$.88 box frozen spinach
$.88 box frozen spinach
$1.33 bag frozen corn
$1.34 bag frozen corn
$3.75 gallon skim milk
$2.79 18-ct large eggs
$4.08 6 cups of Yoplait yogurt (had $.40 that tripled = cost $2.88, $.48 per cup)

Was charged $36.97 but the cashier forgot to ring through one of the coupons, so the manager told me to come back after 3:00pm today and get $2.25 back, making the trip $34.72 Oop.

Bought 32 items, paid about $1 per item.

CVS (Saturday January 24th):

$2.50 2 bottles of Gatorade
$12.00 4 cases of Pepsi soda
$6.00 2 bags Stacy's Pita Chips
$2.50 Hefty one-zip bags
$2.49 Ziploc sandwich bags
$7.99 Maybelline mineral lipstick
$7.99 Maybelline mineral lipstick
$1.19 CVS brand throat lozenges

- $.55/1 Hefty
- $.55/1 Ziploc
- $1.50/1 Stacy's
- $1.50/1 Stacy's
- $1.19/1 CVS brand (free throat lozenges came from red machine)
- $29.57 Extrabucks

= $9.77 Oop
Received $10 for the Pepsi products and $10 for the Maybelline = $20 Extrabucks back!

Then Kmart (Saturday, January 24th):

Most of the things that I wanted to get were long gone, but I was able to pick up some odds and ends:

$5.49 Therafu
$4.49 Tylenol rapid release
$2.50 Special K chocolate cereal
$2.50 Special K bars
$3.00 Ritz reduced fat crackers
$1.69 Ritz holiday crackers

- $13.50 worth of coupons
= $6.17 Oop

I also have a rebate for the Theraflu, which says up to $5.99 back but will deduct the $2 off coupon (that doubled at Kmart) that attached to it. Hoping I get $3.49 back, but even if I just get what I wound up paying, it will still be free.

And I'm spent... although I do have to stop at Shopper's to get my $2.25... but that was exhausting! I think I'll grab some lunch and then go over. The fiance and I are going to see a string quartet tonight thanks to my parents having other plans and donating their tickets to us. We're big classical music dorks.

Kmart & CVS

My fiance and I were in a location with what appeared to be an empty CVS this morning so I was able to pick up the free after extrabuck deal from CVS.

$3.79 CVS brand allergy med
$3.79 CVS brand allergy med

- $5.00 Extrbucks
- a dollar and change left on a giftcard

= $1.18 Oop
Received $7.58 back in Extra Bucks.

And then we stopped at Kmart since they are running a double coupon promotion this week in our area and I wanted to get in before the crazy people did. The intent was to stock up on Kashi bars (since I have $2 off coupons that would double) but unfortunately our Kmart only had Kashi granola bars. Even though we weren't able to get exactly what I went in to get, we still walked out with some good stuff.

$4.19 Maybelline foundation (Maybelline is 40% off) attached was a $2 off coupon that doubled, making the foundation $.19
$2.50 Special K chocolate
$2.50 Special K chocolate
$1.00 Sunkist regular (attached to the bottle there was a $1/2 couple that doubled making these free)
$1.00 Sunkist diet (")

- $1/1 Sunkist
- $1/1 Sunkist doubled
- $2/1 Maybelline
- $2/1 Maybelline doubled
- $1/2 Special K
- $1/2 Special K doubled

= $4.00 Oop including tax (from the $.19 Maybelline)

I'm going back tomorrow since on the Special K there were more coupons and the chocolate flavor is my favorite and maybe more Sunkist too. We'll see.

Kmart and Safeway

I went to the closest Kmart, which is less than savory. The place was a disaster area and all of Wheaton seemed to be there. I wound up giving up at checkout - there were only about 7 items in my cart and it just wasn't worth it.

Then I went to Safeway where I purchased:

$1.88 Cap-n-Crunch cereal (also got a "best girlfriend ever" comment from the boyfriend until he realized that I liked them also muwahahah)
$1.88 peanut butter Cap-n-crunch cereal (")
$3.75 gallon skim milk
$1.99 Greek yogurt (small container, but had a $1 off coupon)
$1.99 Lucerne lb unsalted butter (special price today only!)
$1.99 Lucerne lb salted butter (special price today only!)
$2.00 2 Attune wellness bars (found my last buy 1 get 1 free coupon)
$2.59 whole wheat bread
$6.00 2 packages of Hillshire Farms hearty sliced turkey (had $1 off 1 on both packages - made it $2 a container!)
$2.99 2.99 lb of russet potatoes
$2.01 2.01 lb of sweet yellow onions (both onions and potatoes on sale for $1/lb till Tuesday, I believe)
$2.00 frozen peas (big bag - Safeway brand)

- $1/1 Hillshire Farms
- $1/1 Hillshire Farms
- $.55 bread
- $1.79 Attune
- $1/1 Greek yogurt
- $1/2 Cap-n-Crunch

= $24.73 Oop

And of course the lovely Girl Scouts were standing out in front selling their cookies. The boyfriend loves tagalongs and I love thin mints and I figured the $10.50 I spent on the 3 boxes (2 of the tagalongs) was well worth it - it was not in our budget and is a once a year purchase, but my boyfriend exclaimed that I was "the best girlfriend ever" for purchasing them and it goes to support the community we love so that's how I ok-ed the purchase.

Running weekly tally: $69.12 (though I really shouldn't be counting the Rite Aid costs since I'll be getting all plus a little extra back)