Coupon Bricks

I found this gem on : BeCentsAble: Tipster Tuesday

Here is a great coupon resource. It is a list of potential coupons and links from Coupons Inc
Check it out!

Free Potty-Training DVD from Pull-Ups

Pull-Ups is offering

a FREE

potty-training DVD.

Click on the picture to go to the link.

Grow Your Own Salad - Part 2

Little Z picked the first radishes of the year today. He begged all day to pick some, so although we didn't really need any at dinner I let him pick 2 for fun.

He even tried one with a little ranch dressing on it. He said that he liked it - it was "spicy".

It is a lot of fun for him to see the things we put in a seeds coming back out as food.

$1.00 off Coffee-mate coupons

There are new $1.00 Coffee-mate coupons out! Just in time too because I'm on my last bottle of hazelnut! Yum, I love this stuff. Just sign up here. You should be able to print 2 -$1.00 coupons. After the first one prints, click on your back arrow once or twice and it should print again!

Yoplait Yogurt Coupon

From: From BeCentsAble Yoplait Yogurt Coupon

Print $4.00 in Coupons!

Note:It only printed 3 for me, but by hitting the back arrow I got it to print again and got 6 total!!!!!

CVS Shopping 5/12/08

Over $157
for only $5.24.

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(And I'm getting a $20.00 rebate!)


Tonight I had a great shopping trip at CVS! I am so thankful for the $3 off $15 coupons. They really helped me to get some great deals. I did 7 transactions for a total OOP of 5.24.


I started the night with 8.37 in ECB's. Also I did not count what I saved on the Blood Glucose Monitor because I only bought them because they made me money. My total savings would have been over $280. with them.



To help you build your own deals I've highlighted in RED the filler items. You might not need wipes - you can fill in what you need. I've provided the net price (what I paid AFTER the coupons) that way you can fill in with what you have. Just make sure you spend $15 on each transaction before any coupons so you can use the oh-so-wonderful $3 off $15.



Transaction #1-------------------
2 Kellogg's Smart Start Cereal 2/5.00 (net filler 2.00)
1 Colgate Total Advance 2.99
3 CVS Loratadin Allergy - 5 count 3.79ea.


Coupons:

$3 off 15
$3 off 10 CVS brand purchase - printed from scanner at store
$3 off Smart Start (thanks Crystal)
$1 off Colgate


8.37 ECB
.99 Cash


Received 11.37 + 2.00 ECB


Transaction #2-----------------

Colgate Total Advance 2.99
2 Adidas Deodorant 4.99 ea
2 Huggies Natural Care Wash Cloths 1.75 ea
1 Huggies Natural Care Baby Wipes 1.99
1 Reese's Big Cup (filler) .50 (net fillers 2.49)


Coupons:
$3 off 15
$2.00 off Huggies (from mail?)
$1.00 off Huggies Baby care
$.50 off Huggies Wipes
$1.00 off Colgate


11.37 ECB (from last purchase)
.41 Cash


Receive 9.98 + 2.00 ECB


Transaction #3------------------
1 Colgate Total Advance 2.99
1 Schick Intuition Plus Razor 8.88
1 Huggies Baby Wipes 1.99

2 Glade Air Freshener Spray .97 ea (net fillers .50 - 1.50)



Coupons
$3 off 15
$4.00 off Shick Razor
B1G1 (-.97) Glade
$1.00 off glade
$.50 off Huggies Wipes


4.00 ECB (Use the 2 $2.00 ECB's)
1.23 Cash


Receive 6.00 + 2.00 ECB


Transaction #4------------------
2 Colgate 360 Toothbrushes 3.99 ea
1 Colgate Total Advance Toothpaste 2.99
2 Milk 2.79 ea (net fillers 5.58)


Coupons:
$3 off $15
$1.00 off Colgate Toothbrush
$1.00 off Colgate Toothbrush
$1.50 off Colgate Toothpaste


9.98 ECB (From Transaction #2)
.07 Cash


Receive 2.00 + 7.98 ECB


Transaction #5----------------
1 Freestyle Lite Blood Glucose Monitor 10.00
1 Adidas Deodorant 4.99
2 Huggies Clean Team 1.99 ea (net fillers .05+)


Coupons:
$3 off $15
$3.00 off Huggies Clean team


11.98 ECB (2.00 + 2.00 + 7.98)
1.27 Cash


Receive 10.00 + 4.99 ECB


Transaction #6------------------
1 Freestyle Lite Blood Glucose Monitor $10.00
2 Huggies Clean Team 1.99 ea
1 Huggies Wipes 1.99 (net fillers 2.97)


Coupons:
$3 off $15
$3 off 2 Huggies Clean team


10.00 ECB (Adjusted to 9.97)
.21 Cash


Receive 10.00 ECB


Transaction #7----------------
3 CVS Brand Supreme Diapers B2 G1 17.98


Coupons:
$3 off $15
$3 off $10 CVS Brand purchase (printed off scanner at store)


11.99 ECB (6.00 + 4.99)
1.06 Cash


Receive 10.00 ECB (to use next week!) OOPS - Correction! I meant to say you still have 10.00 ECB to use next week. (I think my brain cells turned to oatmeal after figuring those deals!) (Thanks Vicky!)

Whew!

Also the 2 Blood Glucose Monitors have rebates so I will get $20.00 back from them making tonight a net gain of $14.34.

If you see anything that doesn't look right let me know! Happy Shopping!

Meijer Shopping $17.65

Here's my Meijer Shopping for this week.
I spent $17.65 for $45.73 in groceries.

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Apples were the most expensive thing we bought at 4.77 but we love the Meijer apples and have found the bagged apples just aren't the same so it's worth the extra for us.

DanActive was a great deal at .25 for each 4pk. They were discounted to 1.25/4pk because the date was 5/15/08 and I had 1.00 off coupons (found at the Pharmacy counter) so we got 4-4pks for only $1.00! 6 J&J Bath Buddies were .50 total. I had 5.50 in coupons. Here's just a quick list:

4-DanActive 1.25 ea 4-pk (discounted) - 4/1.00 mc (manufacturer's coupon)= .25 ea
6- J&J Buddies .99ea - 2.50 Meijer mc & - 3/1.00 mc = .08 ea
Aunt Millies Bread/Buns B1G1 - 2 /.35 mc (-1.40)=.90 ea
4-Frozen Veggies 1.00 ea - 2/.65 off 2 mc =.68 ea
1 Ken's Dressing 1.67 ea - 1/1.00 mc =.67
Egland Best Eggs 2.54 ea - 2/.35 mc=1.84 ea.

So I still have almost 30.00 left to spend at Aldi's!

I Sent My Husband to CVS

Okay, so this morning my husband asks about going to CVS to get me a Mother's Day card(s). But doesn't know how "all that" (ECB's etc) works. So I put together a list for him and he is going at lunch today. We'll see how he makes out - I hope he does well so I can send him again! Here is the list I gave him:

3 CVS Brand Liquid Fabric Softeners (3.79 each = 11.37)
2-10 packs of Wrigleys gum (b1g1 = 2.49)
Spend at least 6.14 on cards

Give in this order:
4 off 20 coupon
3 off 15 coupon
3 off 10 cvs brand coupon
2- $1.00 Wrigley's coupons
6.00 gift card

He should only have to pay about 3-4 dollars.

I'm not using any ECB's on this order since it's his card and not the card I usually use. This will not generate any ECB's either but since he was going to spend the $ for cards anyway I figured I work in some free fabric softener and gum. That will help out the grocery/household supplies budget!


UPDATE:
He did great. Got my stuff and spent less than $4.00 OOP! Now I have him hooked! =)

Staying at Home

I was really encouraged by Crystal's post to spend more time just being at home. Today we cleaned our coat closet, vacuumed the van and just had some fun on the swing. This is little Miss M's first time out on the swing set - she really enjoyed herself!

If you haven't read it yet I recommend reading Crystal's post here:

Grow Your Own Salad - Part 1

Here's a fun way to save some cash. Grow your own salad. You don't need a big space. I grew tomatoes in my flower gardens for a few years before I expanded to this little plot off the patio. Little Z and I dream of the day we can plant a big old garden in the country!