Saving My Wilder Way - Week of July 15 Planned Shopping Trip

Well, I have been all around the world and back it seems over the last few days and I did not get the chance to actually PLAN a shopping trip for this week yet!

I did run to Walgreen's and CVS late last night and scored a few good deals though so I thought I would share those with you and when I get a chance I will come back and add what I plan to buy for the rest of the week!

CVS

The coupon machine at CVS was good to me last night!  When I scanned my card a got a ton of new coupons for it.  The best one was for a free bottle of Complete (12 oz) or RevitaLens (10 oz).  There are two contact users in our household and so free saline is always great. I am not sure what I did to deserve this but I have been taught not to look a gift horse in the mouth!

So I purchased:
1 12 oz bottle Complete Solution            $  9.99
1 Nature Made Vitamin D3 2000iu         $ 13.49
1 Nature Made Vitamin D3 1000iu         $  7.99
1 Unreal Peanut Butter Cup                    $  0.75

Coupons Used:
2 Nature Made Printables for                                   $1.00 each
1 CVS Coupon for Complete or RevitaLens            $9.99
1 CVS Coupon for NatureMade printed earlier        $2.00
1 CVS $4 off $20 of NatureMade printed earlier     $4.00
1 CVS $4 off $20 or More printed on trip                $4.00
1 CVS Beauty Club Reward                                    $5.00

I paid $5.31 our of pocket and received back .75 ECB for the Unreal bar and 4 ECB  for the Nature Made!    Not too bad for a spur of the moment trip.

There is a coupon for the RevitaLens that is available as a printable but I am not sure that CVS would let you use it with the free coupon printed at the machine.  I didn't have it with me (but you can get it here) at the time so I couldn't try it.  If you do, let me know how it works for you. 

Walgreen's

At Walgreen's I had a $4.00 RR reward that was expiring which prompted my whole trip "to town" in the first place.

I purchased:

1 Listerine Ultra Clean Arctic Mint 16 oz (500ml)     $4.99
1 Ozarka Water 24 count                                         $3.49

Coupons used:
1 $4.00 Register Reward from previous trip             $4.00
1 Listerine Whitening Rinse Product RP 04/29/12    $1.00
I paid $3.48 out of pocket and received 4 RR for the Listerine and 1 RR for the Water.   I also received an additional 1 RR for the water but I understand that this has been corrected and is only printing one now.

Hope you find something that you might need this week!


One Stop Printing - To print all of the currently available printable's mentioned in this post click here!

Glade Closeout at Target

Glade Closeout at Target!

All my kiddo's have been away doing summer stuff this week and I have discovered two things.  I have a lot less laundry when they are gone and I need a lot less food in my house!  

Despite this, I headed to Kroger and Target today to pick up a few things and while I was out I discovered Glade products are on close out at Target. I hear Walmart also has some on clearance.

There are many printable coupons available for Glade products right now as well!

Click here and you will have all of them at your fingertips for your next trip!

Saving My Wilder Way - Week of July 8 Planned Shopping Trip

I am later than I intended getting this up tonight, but it seems the longer I wait the more deals I find!  I haven't decided for sure what I am buying but here are a few things that I have my eye on and any coupons that go with them!

CVS

Hershey's Simple Pleasures .75oz $.67 WYB 1 Get $.67 ECB 

(limit 1) =  Makes this one FREE!

Nestle Crunch Limited Edition Single 1.3 oz 2/$1.75

$0.75/2 Nestle Crunch single or Girl Scout candy bars (SS 07/08/12)

$0.50 EACH

Bic Soleil Savvy, Hybrid Advance 4 ct or Soleil disposables 3 to 4 ct $6.79 (limit 1) Get $2 ECB WYB 1

$2/1 or $3/1 BIC razor, ep. 8/5/12 (SS 07/08/12)
AS LOW AS $1.79 EACH (DEPENDING ON YOUR COUPON)

Gillette Venus or any Fusion ProGlide razor 1 ct $9.99 (limit 1) Get $4 ECB WYB

$3/1 Gillette Fusion ProGlide Razor wyb Cartridge (P&G 07/01/12)
$3/1 Gillette Fusion Proglide Razor wyb Cartridge (SS 06/17/12)
$4/1 Gillette Venus & Olay Razor, ep. 7/31/12 (SS 06/17/12)
$3/1 Venus Razor wyb Cartridge, ep. 7/31/12 (SS 06/17/12)
AS LOW AS $1.99 EACH

Get $4 ECB WYB RevitaLens Multi-Purpose solution 10 oz $8.99 (limit 1)

$1/1 RevitaLens OcuTec Multi-Purpose Disinfecting Solution printable
$2/1 RevitaLens OcuTec multi-purpose solution (SS 07/08/12)
AS LOW AS $2.99 EACH!

Met-R or Pure Protein bars B1G1 50% Off

$2/2 Met-R Big 100 Bars, ep. 7/15/12 (RP 06/03/12)
$2/2 Met R Protein Plus Bars, ep. 7/15/12 (RP 06/03/12 R)
AS LOW AS $0.35 EACH (PRICES START AT $1.89)

Get $4 ECB WYB $10 ANY Revlon Cosmetics (limit 1)

$2/1 Revlon Face Product, ep. 7/29/12 (SS 06/24/12)
$1/1 Revlon Nail Product, ep. 7/29/12 (SS 06/24/12)

Nature's Bounty Vitamin D 100 to 300 ct, fish oil, CoQ-10, fla or red yeast rice B1G1 FREE

$1/1 Nature's Bounty, ep. 8/7/12 (SS 07/08/12)
 

Nature Made Vitamins & Supplements B1G1 FREE

$1/1 Nature Made Product printable
$1/1 Nature Made Vitamin D, ep. 7/8/12 (SS 06/03/12)
$1/1 Nature Made Product, ep. 7/8/12 (SS 06/03/12)
$2/1 Nature Made Melatonin, ep. 7/8/12 (SS 06/03/12)
$2/1 Nature Made Fish Oil, ep. 7/8/12 (SS 06/03/12)
$4/1 Nature Made CoQ10, ep. 7/8/12 (SS 06/03/12)
$1/1 Nature Made B Vitamin, ep. 7/8/12 (SS 06/03/12)
$3/1 Nature Made Astaanthin, ep. 7/8/12 (SS 06/03/12)

3/$8 Diet Coke 12 pack

No coupons that I am aware of but this is a good price on the 12 packs!

Wrigleys Singles 1.8-2.17 oz (Skittles/Starburst) - 4/$2.00

Skittles, Starburst, or Life Savers, 2 - 4 oz $0.50/2 RP Insert 07/08/12 (exp 09/30/12)

$0.25 each when you buy 4

Head & Shoulders - $5.99 BOGO 50% Off

Head & Shoulders, up to $9.49 B1G1 P&G Insert 07/01/12 (exp 07/31/12)

As low as Free or $2.99 for 2 

Walgreens

Haribo or Trolli Gummy Candy 4.25 to 5oz $.79 (W/ in ad Q)

$0.30/1 Haribo Product printable

Candy for Movie Night!

Not much else on my list for Walgreens yet.  I hope something else comes along because I have some register rewards to use from last week!

What are you planning for this week?

Update on Shopping Trip for July 1 - Unexpected Nivea deal!

Today was a good day!

I was able to get everything I set out to purchase and then had some unexpected surprises as well!

From CVS I purchased:

2 Pantene @ 2/$6.50
1 Tide @ 5.97
1 Olay Regenerist @ $18.99  Don't forget to print your new rebate form here for Olay if you purchase it!
2 Oral-B Power Toothbrushes @ $4.99 each
1 Nice and Easy Hair Color Foam @ $7.99
1 Tom of Maine Deodorant @ $3.19 (used a rain-check from a couple of weeks ago)
1 Cortaid Maximum Strength Itch Cream @ $5.79
6 Diet Coke @ .79 each

Total before coupons = 58.16

Used:
$3.00 off 2/Pantene
$1.00 off Tide
$3.00 off Olay Regenerist

$5.00 off 2/Oral B Power Toothbrushes
$3.00 off Nice and Easy Foam
$2.50 off Toms of Maine
$5.79 (FREE) Cortaid printed out from the CVS Red Machine TODAY (A nice surprise!)
$1.50 my quarterly EB reward
$4.00 EB from previous trip

My out of pocket was $36.83 much more than I usually pay out of pocket.

I got back one $10.00 gas card, $1.00 EB from the Tom's of Maine, $2.00 from the toothbrushes, and $2.00 from the Nice & Easy foam.

I ended up back at CVS (had to rent a movie for my youngest at RedBox).
On that trip I purchased 4 of the Nivea Tins at 99 cents a piece.  I used 4 EB from earlier and no oop.  Received $8.00 in EB back.  I liked that little money maker!  There were still a few tins left, but they were thinning out!

At the end of the day I have 9 EB left to use later and a of course the $10 gas card.  I saved 59.53...
All in all a good trip!

 

 

From Walgreens I purchased:

3 Dr. Pepper 2 liter @ .88 each
2 Lady Mitchum @ 2/$6.00
6 Dentyne Ice Gum at 3/$2.00
Total before coupons = $12.64

Used:
3 B1G1 Dentyne (the register took off .96 for each) -  Expired Printable
2 $1.00 off Mitchum Printable 
1 $1.00 RR from previous trip

My out of pocket (oop) was 6.99 with tax and I received $4.00 RR to use for my next trip.  Total savings at Walgreens was $14.53.

How was your shopping today?  Did you get any surprise deals?

Hot New Printables Available

There are always new, good coupons that come out the first of the month and this month is no exception!  Don't miss out because the best usually go fast!

Below are a few I will be printing out for myself.

During the summer we grill a bunch!  The kiddos got my hubby a new grill for Father's Day and he has been making good use of it!  We will for sure be using plenty of propane over the summer so the AmeriGas Cylinder exchange is a must!  Oh and if we are going to be outside grilling, might as well take care of those pesky weeds while we are at it!

 There are also a few B1G1 deals that I usually print out to keep on hand to match with a sale that may come along.

And really, who can't use more hand soap!






Click here to select your own printables and remember you can usually print two of each!

Let me know what your favorites are this month!

Saving My Wilder Way Week of July 1 Planned Shopping Trip

I will be starting a new weekly post on Saturdays with my planned shopping trip for Walgreens and CVS.  Hopefully this will help you plan as well!

Walgreen's

• Mitchum or Lady Mitchum Deodorant 1.5-2.7 oz get $4 RR wyb 2/$6

• $1 Mitchum or Mitchum for Women Product,excludes trial and multipack

• $1 Mitchum, Regular or for Women, excludes trial or multipacks  06/24/2012 SS  (exp 07/29/2012)

 Use two $1.00 coupons, pay $4 oop and receive $4 RR.....pretty much free if you shop regularly at Walgreen's and will use the RR toward purchases for next week.

If you did not get the Mitchum coupon in your inserts you can print two by clicking the link or picture above.  It states "Available at Walmart" but can be used anywhere.

CVS

• Olay Regenerist or Total Effects Tone (excludes kits and specialty treatments) $18.99 
• $3 Olay ProX or Regenerist facial moisturizer or facial cleanser excludes brush head refills (exp 07/31/12) 07/01/12 p&g 
• $2 Olay Total Effects facial moisturizer (exp 07/31/12) 07/01/12 p&g

• Tide or Gain liquid 19-32 loads $5.97
• $1 Tide detergent excludes PODS (exp 07/31/12) 07/01/12 p&g  

• 2 Pantene Shampoo or Conditioner 12.6 oz, or Stylers 5.7-11.5 oz $6.50
• $3 off 2 Pantene (exp 07/31/2012) 06/24/2012 SS
• $1 off 2 Pantene products (exp 07/31/12) 07/01/12 p&g

All three items above go toward the buy $30.00 and receive a 10 gas card and the Olay will most likely also apply toward the new Olay Rebate beginning 07/01.

• 2 liter Coke and Diet Coke 79¢ each (limit 6 with card)  
• 24 Pack Water $2.44 (limit 3)

This a lot more than I usually spend out of pocket at CVS.  I probably would not normally buy the Olay right now, as I am not out, except it does apply to both the gas card and the rebate.  The price on the Coke is  great and my hubby and my dad drink Diet Coke nonstop, so I always stock up on it when I find it at these prices.  

Please share what you are planning for this week!

Have you tried out JCPenney's new Best Price Sales?

JCPenney has undergone some major changes recently.  They are taking a whole new approach to how they offer sale merchandise and I think I like it.  I wasn't too sure at first.  I liked the $10.00 off of $10.00 coupons that they formerly mailed out and was afraid that I would miss out on the really good deals that I had formerly been getting but I did always have a hard time making it to those door buster sales!   However, I think this new process may work out better for me (and you) in the long run!

They way it works is that they have their everyday low prices as usual all the time.  However, on the first and third Friday of the month they have what they call their Best Price Day.  On this day they mark down items in the store to the best price they are going to offer it for.  They use a blue tag over the original to indicate it is a best price.  These items are available at this price until they are gone not for a specific time period.  So if you don't make it on Friday and they had plenty of stock, then you can run in later in the week to pick up whatever item you are wanting to purchase.  If they still have the blue tag you get the "best price". 

I like it because with my schedule I was rarely able to take advantage of the door buster sales they offered in the past and would end up having to pay extra because I got there at the wrong time of the day!  :( 

Today is the third Friday so pop into your local JCPenney and try it out and let me know what you find on sale! 

Save big on Tide with Kroger's Cart Buster Savings Event TODAY!

Save big on Tide today at Kroger with the Cartbuster deal of the day.  Click on the link and load the ecoupon to your Kroger card.  $2.50 off the sale price of $4.99 for the 50 oz liquid or Powder 22-44 loads!  $2.49 is a great stock up price! 

Kroger Cart Buster Deal of the Day!

Buy Additional Inserts from The Galveston County Daily News!

Hey All!  Hope you had a great Super Bowl Sunday!  

I was surfing around on the web last night and ran across this ad for The Galveston County Daily News: 

It advertises 10 Sunday Papers for $10.00.  That is 33% off the News stand price.  Great to know if there is a week that has some exceptional coupons that you might need multiple copies of!  

And don't forget that if you can't find the coupon you are looking for in The Database you can always look through the printables!  They are updated frequently as well.

Check out the Database updated today and ALL of the New Printable Coupons too!

The Database has been updated today with all of the new coupons!   Redplum, SmartSource and Proctor and Gamble this week.  Looks like some good ones came out today and don't forget to check out the new printables too!

New Money Maker On American Greetings Cards At CVS!

Good morning all!   There is a new Money Maker at CVS this week with this new printable coupon for American Greetings Cards.  Purchase 3 of the $0.99 cards and get one free plus receive $3.00 back in ECB from CVS at checkout! 

Don't miss the Target Coupons in Section A of The Houston Chronicle

I finally sat down this afternoon to check out the newspaper and discovered that there are four Target Coupons in section A of The Chronicle today!  Apparently they are part of the Bullseye Bodega promotion they are running right now.  The ones in my paper are:

• $1.00 off 30 Pack Quilted Northern
• $5.00 off Huggies Diapers
• $ .50 off 2 Pack Windex
• $1.00 off Glad Kitchen Trash bags

Don't forget these target coupons can be combined (stacked) with manufacturers coupons for addition savings!

I LOVE Redbox! Free or Cheap Family Fun! Try it tonight!

Ok, so in this struggling economy sometimes it is difficult to find an inexpensive way to unwind.  Our family enjoys an occasional Movie Night but since all of our kids now are considered an ADULT <at 12, huh?> it can be quite costly to take the whole crew to the movies, buy snacks, popcorn and drinks!


We have recently opted to stay in and have Movie Night at home.  However, there is only one location left in our small town that actually RENTS MOVIES!  We often get frustrated when looking for  movies here because they are not categorized properly or after we figure out which one we actually want to watch to our dismay they are all checked out! 


Ok, I admit that I am a little old school and I was not real sure about the whole REDBOX thing at first I am so glad I finally did because REDBOX is wonderful!  For those of you who have not tried it yet you must give it a try tonight.  It is so easy to use.


First you can rent at the REDBOX.  These are located outside or directly inside most of your local grocery and/or chain pharmacies and also I think in just about every McDonalds.  The process is very easy and goes something like this:

• Go up to the REDBOX.
• Read the instructions on the screen to scroll through the movie choices in that particular box.  
• Chose the movie(s) you want to watch with the touchscreen.
• Swipe your credit/debit card.
• Take your movie(s) from the slot.
• Go home and pop some popcorn and enjoy!

Or my favorite way is to reserve your movie online and that process goes like this:

• Click on this link.
• Create an account.
• Choose the movie you want to see.
• Find the closest location to you that the movie is available.
• Reserve it and pick it up at your leisure the same day.
• When you get to the RedBox kiosk you would choose to pick up a reserved movie and swipe your card.
• Go home and pop some popcorn and enjoy!

The cost is 1.25 per night or 1.00 for your first night if you reserve online.  It is SO EASY, CONVENIENT AND INEXPENSIVE!  


Oh and did I mention you can turn your movie back in at any RedBox kiosk?  Yep, that is right.....ANY location without penalty will accept your movie back!  You just take the movie, insert it back into the machine and you are done.


Um, just pay attention to the directions on inserting it back into the kiosk, because it does matter which way the case is facing and if you do it wrong it just keeps spitting it back at you.......  or so I hear. ;)


Also don't forget to pick up some movie snacks while you are picking up your movie!  Print your coupons for those gummy bears before you leave the house!


OH!  And I almost forgot!  My son would be mad at me if I left this off! You can also rent Video Games for PS3, Wii, and XBOX 360, so if your kiddo is hounding you about a new game you can let them try it out before you buy it! 

One for the ladies! CVS Hair Color Clearance with ECB Deals!

Aside from the 75% off at CVS on Christmas items, I found some really great deals on Hair Color tonight!  They have select colors of Clairol Nice n Easy Foam, several other Clairol formulas, John Frieda and L'Oreal marked down 75%.  Pair these with recent coupons and ECB deals and they turn into money makers! 

Check the database to locate the coupon for your favorite brand! 

New Target "Bodega" Mobile Coupons!

A late night (or rather early morning) find!  

Target just updated their coupons and is offering a new promotion!  

Text    BODEGA     to 827438 (Target) for over $20.00 in new mobile coupons! 

Database Updated Today!

Whew!  That was a lot of coupons to add, but they are finally all added to the database from today's papers (01/08/2012)!

Don't forget to check the database to plan your shopping trips and if you don't find what you are looking for, see if there is something  you can print!  Each of these printable links are updated frequently too!

5 Sets of Coupons in The Chronicle this morning!

Good morning everyone!  I just wanted to give everyone the heads up that there were a lot of coupons in the paper today!  They are really giving us a chance to replenish after cleaning out all of the ones that expired on New Years Eve.  This is what I found in mine:

• Smart Source #1
• Smart Source #2
• Redplum
• Smart Source (Box tops)
• Back of Wal-Mart insert manufacturer's Diaper coupons!

I did not have all of these in my local paper but did have what I call the smaller versions of:

• Smart Source #1
• Smart Source #2
• Redplum

After church I will get these added to the database so you can find them when you need them!

I hope you all have a fantastic day!

New Year's Resolution - How to Reach Your Savings Goal for 2012 #2

Okay on with the saving!


So by now you should have some printed coupons!  But in order to take advantage of the deals you need to have a variety of coupons.......but how!


Where do you collect coupons?  Coupons are everywhere!  They are on the back of many register receipts, they can be found sticking out from grocery store shelves (these are called blinkies), there are also tear pads located on displays in stores, some stores print additional ones in addition to your receipt, they are found in many Sunday newspapers and there are printable from various places on the web.


Lets start with the coupon inserts found in the Sunday newspapers.


I subscribe to two newspapers.  One local and also the Houston Chronicle.  The coupons in the Sunday paper vary by region.  The Houston Chronicle often has a larger number of coupons than my local paper and often the ones the ones that are duplicated in my local paper have a different value than The Chronicle.   This gives me a solid base to start with each week.  


Another source for me has been family and friends.  Ask your family and friends if they subscribe to the paper, what they do with the coupons.  So many people toss them in the waste basket or the recycling bin.  Most are more than willing to set them aside for you to use if you just ask!  

Next time we will look at what to do with all of these coupons once you have them!

New Year's Resolution - How to Reach Your Savings Goal for 2012 #1

Couponing can seem so overwhelming at first!  Many times people will give up before they get the kinks worked out and never get to experience the true savings that are available.  I hope that through this series I can help you break the process down into manageable steps so that you can begin to reach your savings goals for the New Year!


First I would like to dispel some couponing myths.

• You will not walk out the grocery store every time you shop having paid only pennies for three carts of groceries!  
• You do not have to (nor should you) buy 20 bottles of shampoo (or whatever) each time you shop!
• You do not have to give up your favorite products.  You can still remain "brand loyal" and save money - Although trying new products with coupons may introduce you to new items that you and your family may enjoy.
• You do not have to spend hours planning your shopping trips to only save a few dollars!
• You also do not need tons of storage space to keep your "stockpile".  There are creative ways to store stocked up items that take up very little room!

So what do you do?  The first thing is to gather coupons, of course!  Start here to print your first coupons!  

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone has had a wonderful and safe time ringing in the New Year! 

Now that all of the celebrating is over it is time to get back to saving!  After throwing out all of those expired coupons from yesterday (or donating them to the overseas military personnel) it is time to restock!  There were 3-4 inserts in most papers today and there are some great new printables out too!  Click here to get started restocking your coupons ---->  CLICK ME!  

Some to specifically look for when you are selecting are higher value cereal coupons!  

Happy Printing!