3-3-10

I visited Target today and they WILL price
match items out of the Big Lots sales flier!!
Woo Hoo.

Bad news, while they will match the price
of $2.50 for the All detergent I could not
find the 50 ounce size to match the sale and
the manufacture coupon to make them possibly
.50 cents each.
This was the Target at Easton so maybe
other Targets might carry this size.

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Day 3 of the $5.00 grocery challenge.

Today I spent $1.07

for $37.09 worth of items at Walgreens.

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Running total

So far out of my $5.00 I have spent:

DAY 1 (2 Walgreens & Kroger) $2.60

DAY 2 (Meijer) .08 cents

DAY 3 (Walgreens) $1.07

TOTAL LEFT TO SPEND $1.25

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Today Walgreens visit for $1.07

2 packages of Peeps

2 packages of Marshmallow egg cartons

2 bags of jelly beans

2 large solid chocolate bunnies

2 puzzles

1 Tylenol PM 24 count

2 Bowl Fresh toilet bowl cleaners

2 jars green olives

1 Starbucks frappuccino

2- 50 ounce Purex liquid laundry soap






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MAIL CALL



3 Free Playtex Gentle Glide Tampons

1 ounce package of Mariani Plums

1 free coupon for a pkg of Sugardale Ready Bacon
(hmmm can use this freebie in my $5.00 challenge
yeah me, lol!)

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WALGREENS DEAL



Tylenol Simply Sleep possibly free!

Register HERE
The next page will look like a calendar. Click on the
Simply Sleep picture on the calendar to be able
to print coupons. Be sure to hit your back
button to print a second.

Tylenol Simply Sleep (24 ct) is on sale for $2.99
Use the $2/1 printable coupon.
Use the $1.50/1 Walgreens coupon from the March coupon booklet
Final cost FREE + $0.51 in overage to go towards other items!

Find a Easter pencil (.39 cents) in the isle with
all the Easter merchandise to use as a filler item.

**Make sure to hand over the manufacturer coupon first to avoid beepage!

This should bring your total to about .03 cents.
I'm just guessing on tax from the previous
Tylenol PM I purchased this week.
But you will need a filler item to make this
deal work. If you don't use a filler it
will bring your total into the negative and
they won't allow it.

You can only do one transaction at a time
when you use duplicate coupons out of the
March issue of their coupon booklet.
You can find those booklets
right inside the front door as you walk
in usually next to the sales fliers.

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Free sample of Ideal no calorie sweetener

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Here's another survey site I signed up for:

TOLUNA

from Hip 2 Save:

I am enjoying Toluna and its varied survey offerings. Last week I received an invitation for an online focus group that paid $25! I find most of their surveys are for points but they do sneak ones for sweepstakes entries only in every once in awhile, up to you which ones you do! You can expect to receive 1-5 survey invitations per day from Toluna. You earn points which convert to cash via check or Paypal.

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Free samples of Nescafe's Taster's Choice

I received these samples before and they make cute little
gifts! I put mine in coffee cups for teachers.

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Meijer printable coupons


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I have $1.25 left over out of my $5.00 grocery challenge.
Can you believe I still want to go to Meijers
and Walgreens again tomorrow to possibly
pick up another 9 items with my $1.25 ???!!!
Maybe even a couple more items.
I saw a few refrigerated items marked down the
other day and found coupons on them.
So have to see if those are still available.
It's not like they are out in the open
and you have to really look to find the
refrigerated mark downs as they blend in
with other things.

I am hoping this all works out for tomorrow
as I have my fingers crossed.
Getting tired of shopping this week that's
for sure but am trying to prove a point
at how much I can buy with that $5.00.
Let's hope I can get that last $1.25 spent
so I can have one day of rest before the
weekend!!

Friday I will post the end results of my challenge
and everything I got for $5.00.
I can tell you this, as of right now I have bought
61 items!!

3-2-10

RECALL

March 01, 2010 - Columbus, Ohio

Marzetti Veggie & Chip Dip Recall

Dear Valued Marzetti Veggie Dip Consumer,

The T. Marzetti Company has announced a recall of a limited number of veggie dip and chip dip products sold under the brand names of T. Marzetti and Oak Lake Farms. The T. Marzetti Company was notified by one of our suppliers of a recall of an ingredient due to potential Salmonella contamination.

We’ve had no reports of illness associated with our products and no other T. Marzetti products have been affected.

As a precaution we are including the following T. Marzetti veggie dips in the recall:

In the U.S:

T. Marzetti Southwest Ranch Veggie Dip, 15.5 ounce (UPC 70200 52004)
Best By dates: APR2010F, APR2810F, MAY1610F, MAY3110F, JUN0610F, JUN1410F, JUN1910F

T. Marzetti Fat Free Southwest Ranch Veggie Dip, 13 ounce (UPC 70200 52033)
Best By dates: MAY1610F, MAY3010F, JUN0810F, JUN1210F, JUN2510F

T. Marzetti Spinach Veggie Dip, 15 ounce (UPC 70200 52059)
Best By dates: APR1910F, MAY0910F, JUN0710F

Oak Lake Farms French Onion Chip Dip, 16 ounce (UPC 73534 43480)
Best By dates: APR2310F, JUN1110F, JUN2610F

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The first 5,000 existing Helluva! Good fans to sign up
will receive a complimentary Helluva! Good coupon in the mail.

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NABISCO COOKIES

We're giving you another day to print your coupon for a second package of cookies FREE with the purchase of one gallon of milk and a package of Nabisco cookies! Visit the Milk & Cookies tab on the Nabisco Cookies Facebook p...age TODAY before 11:59 PM EST to participate! (Limit one coupon per household)



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Free sample of Beneful Dog Food
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Today I tried to see if Walmart would price match
the Big Lots sales. They told me NO.
So maybe I will see if Target will price match them.
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Ok y'all it's day 2 of my $5.00 grocery challenge.

I did 2 transactions at Meijer today and spent
DRUM ROLLS PLEASE...

.01 cent a PENNY on transaction #1 !!!

.07 cents SEVEN PENNIES on transaction #2 !!!

I know, why 2 transactions for Meijer?
Meijers will only double 2 like coupons.
So to double more of those coupons I did a
second transaction.


So far out of my $5.00 I have spent:

DAY 1 (2 Walgreens & Kroger) $2.60

DAY 2 (Meijer) .08 cents

TOTAL SO FAR $2.68!!

I still have $2.32 to spend!!
Time for a trip back to Walgreens or maybe Target tomorrow.
Need to start getting some Easter items.
Easter is April 4th.

I don't think Tony is gonna win this bet!
I called him up at work today and told him
how much I spent a Meijers.
I also informed him that Meijers is having
a 90% off their fine jewelry sale. LMAO!!

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Here's the results of today's Meijer's trip:

TOTAL BEFORE $21.59
PAID .07 cents (transaction #1)

-1 gallon milk

-1 can Vienna sausage

-6 cans Red Gold Tomatoes

-2 Sure deodorants

-2 Hormel Compleats dinners

-2 dozen large eggs





TOTAL BEFORE $7.76
PAID .01 cents (transaction #2)

-2 Sure deodorants

-10 pound bag of potatoes

-1 can of sliced carrots



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STAPLES

Bring your used ink cartridges to Staples
and receive $3.00 for each one recycled when
you present your Staples Reward Card.
There is a maximum of 10 cartridges per month allowed.
You can use your monthly rewards from ink cartridges
towards anything from Staples, in store, online, phone or
delivery purchases.

Cartridges accepted:

HP
Cannon
Brother
Dell
Epson
Kodak
Lexmark

My tip for my maintenance friends out there,
be on the look out for residents throwing out
printers. I have my hubby bring me home
any ink cartridges he finds in those printers!

Eventually that money from them recycled ink
cartridges add up and can be used towards your kids
school supplies!

One Staples Rewards Card per address!
So have a friend or family member sign
up also if you have more than
10 a month.

You receive your rewards monthly so do not
expect them at the time you drop off cartridges.

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HOW TO SAVE PRINTER INK TIP

Most of us leave our printers turned on even when we are not using them (I know I did) they said that when you do that the heat from the printer dries out the ink faster and it evaporates quicker. They said to turn the printer off when it is not in use and it would save you from buying so much ink.

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Become a fan of Starburst on Facebook
and get a buy 1 get 1 free coupon.

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Buy 1 get 1 free Skittles coupon

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Kroger has a new “Hit the Hoops” Instant Win Game to play!
You’ll have the chance to win a total of 80,000 prizes, so the odds of winning seem super high! You can also play once per day! (hip 2 save)

ALSO

At participating Krogers

Mix and match any 8 participating products
and get $4.00 off.

*****

DIGITAL KROGER COUPONS

ELECTRONIC KROGER COUPONS

SHORTCUTS

add these to your Kroger plus card.
They will automatically come off when
you use your card at the checkout
with corresponding purchase.

You can combine your shortcuts electronic
coupons with paper manufacture coupons
for even more savings!

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Walgreens is running a new promotion
where you donate $1 to fight Muscular Dystrophy and you receive a coupon for $3 off a $15 purchase!


(sharpen your scissors)

3-1-10

Sign up to become a fan of Nabisco Cookies on March 1 on
facebook and receive a printable coupon
for a free pack of Nabisco cookies when
you purchase a pack of Nabisco cookies and
a gallon of milk.

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I am new to learning how Walgreens works.
I have been researching how register rewards work
and how you can use them to purchase other items.


Register Rewards are considered manufacturers' coupons. Because these are the promotional offerings of manufacturers, Walgreens treats these as manufacturers' coupons. Therefore, you cannot use a manufacturer coupon AND a Register Rewards coupon in the purchase of 1 item. You must have at least as many items as manufacturer coupons. Sometimes you might need to purchase a small filler item to make the transaction work (such as a pencil, candy, etc.).

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DAY 1 OF MY $5.00 GROCERY CHALLENGE
FOR WEEK OF FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 7

TOTAL SPENT TODAY $2.60!!!

breakdown of everything I bought is below.
You have got to check this out, LMAO!!

I still have Meijers to go to tomorrow!

KROGER

1 bag of steamfresh vegetables
was $1.50
I paid .50 cents

1 bag of Nestle Mini Chocolate Chips
was $2.69
I paid FREE
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TOTAL PAID .50 cents


Kroger photo of receipt



WALGREENS

did 4 transactions

Transaction #1

Tylenol PM 24 count
regular $5.49
I paid .69 cents

Transaction #2

Tylenol PM 24 count
regular $5.49
I paid .69 cents

Transaction #3

Tylenol PM 24 count
regular $5.49
I paid .69 cents

The Tylenols were not easy to do.
The cashiers kept telling me I could
not use my coupon on a trial size Tylenol.
Excuse me but this 24 count bottle
of Tylenol IS NOT TRIAL SIZE!
I won my battle with that.
Regular $5.49 for a trial size, give me a break!
Come on now trial sizes shouldn't be more
than a buck or two. Who were they trying to kid!

Transactions #1-#3 photo with receipt



Transaction #4
SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST!!
THIS IS THE BEST I HAVE DONE SO FAR WITH COUPONING!!

BEFORE PRICE $43.53

Regular price of everything before
any buy 1 get 1 sales was $63.09
This is not noted on the receipt.

PRICE I PAID .03 cents as in 3 measly pennies!!!

Here is what I got on the last transaction at Walgreens.
While I only paid .03 cents for everything I show what all the regular
prices of each items was before sales and coupons.
Big time savings!!

Tylenol PM 24 count
reg. $5.49

2 Dentyne Gum 12 pack
reg. $1.29 x's 2 is $2.58

3 packages styrofoam plates
reg. $1.79 x's 3 is $5.37

2 Starbuck frappaccinos
reg $1.89 x's 2 is $3.78

2 can Lindsay black olives
reg. $2.19 x's 2 is $4.38

2 Nivia Lip care
reg. $2.99 x's 2 is $5.98

1 Easter pencil
.39 cents

4 bottles of 50 ounce Purex
reg. $5.99 x's 4 is $23.96
This was another one that is not easy to do.
I had to argue with a manager along side
of the cashier. My head was spinning!
I originally had 6 bottles but had
them take 2 off. Might still try
to get another 2 bottles at another
Walgreens.

4 bottles of Suavitel
reg. $2.79 x's 4 is $11.16

photo of items purchased on 4th transaction


Close up of receipt total of transaction #4


whole receipt from transaction #4


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Free PowerBar Gel Blast

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Free sample of Breath Right Strips

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Tomorrow along with Meijer I will be tagging along
with mom to Walmarts.

Walmarts will price match sales from other stores.
So I am going to try this tomorrow.



If you have a Big Lots nearby, you’ll be excited to know that you can score an awesome bargain by price matching their ad! Starting tomorrow, 2/28-3/6, Big Lots will have All 2X, 50 oz. laundry detergent advertised 2/$5! Head on over to Walmart or Target with your local Big Lots ad and do a price match. They should be able to honor the 2/$5 advertised price. …AND to sweeten this deal even further, use two $2/1 coupons from the 2/7 RP. Your final cost will be just $0.50 per detergent! What an awesome deal! (hip 2 save)

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I have been doing coupons now for a little over a year.
I am always learning new ways to save money while grocery
shopping.

This week I am learning how to use register rewards
and how to price match with store ads.

While Walmarts will do this, I don't think
Meijer or Kroger will.
Target I believe will also price match
other stores sales.

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I haven't gotten anything off Freecycle lately.
Today I seen a post come across for 3 free
Sprint phones with chargers and my good friend picked them
up for me since they were on her end of town.
Will post pics tomorrow after she drops them off.

I don't need any fancy phone. One that calls out
and people are able to call in, plain as that.

We pay $10 each a month on our phones for a total
of $20 a month because we got on our mom's family
plan. You can't beat that to call and talk Sprint
to Sprint free. Plus between 4 phones we get
700 minutes to call anyone. It's free minutes
after 7pm and free minutes Saturday and Sunday.

Total cost for 4 family members is around $90 a month.
Mom and my step dad pays for their original $70
they signed up for then added each of our 2 phones
for an additional $20 ($10 each phone). So that
is how we get our cell phones so cheap each month.

So ask family or friends if you can join them on their
plans to keep your costs way down on your cell
phone bills.

Sprint will add a total of 5 lines
for $99.96

This is our plan

Talk for Family
Plan Summary
Monthly Price
700 Shared Minutes $69.99
Line 1 included in monthly price
Line 2 included in monthly price
Line 3 $9.99
Line 4 $9.99
Total for 4 shared lines $89.97

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Winding down the evening looking at photos from
last year. Here's a rewind of last years
deals and things we've done to cut back.

paid .54 cents total for everything in photo.


my pantry
used old cupboards we got free at hubby's
work to store the overflow of groceries in
the basement.


Paid $15.21 for everything seen in photo.



3 55 gallon water barrels we made last year.
They catch rain water from the roof to water
flowers and the veggie garden.
Found the barrels on Craigslist for I think about $5 each.
I painted them with leftover house paint to match
the house.
We used scrap wood someone gave us for free along
with lattice to make the stand for the barrels.

I saved about $40 a month by hanging up all
my laundry outside instead of using the dryer.



Last year we had a hanging garden.
Found hanging flower baskets at the flea market
for .25 cents each.
We got the gazebo free of freecyle. The canvas was
torn in a wind storm so recycled the frame
for our hanging garden.


5 packs of chicken $5.00 ($1.00 each)


Paid $19.32 for 29.61lbs of chicken breasts
.65 cents a pound


Paid $24.61 for everything.


Paid $9.08 for everything.



Paid $10.72 for everything.


Paid $6.48 for 24 bottles of pop. Not all are shown
in photo because I had given some away.