Grocery Deals 3/30-4/5

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Trying to get a list together of good grocery deals this week, but my z key just wants to go off on its own and put me to sleep...... Aldi's red and green grapes $1.58/2 lbs apples all varieties 3 lb bag $1.29 strawberries $.99/lb grapefruit $.39 each Dillon's pepsi brand 2 liters $.95 coca-cola brand 12pk, 6pk, or 8pk $2.75 store brand cottage cheese and sour cream 24 oz $1.98 store brand can fruit 15-15.75 oz $.98 chicken of the sea tuna 5oz $.48 organic navel oranges 4 lb bag $2.99 And, coupon match-ups courtesy of Frugal fritzie: Lay’s Potato Chips (8.5-10.5 oz.) (Kettle Chips included in sale) - $2.48 Use $0.55/1 Lay’s Potato Chips 10 oz. or larger coupon from the 3/13 SS insert (doubles to $1.00)Or Use $0.55/1 Lay’s Kettle Cooked Potato Chips 8.5oz or larger coupon from the 3/13 SS insert (doubles to $1.00) Final Cost $1.48 Post or Quaker Cereal, Select Varieties (11-20 oz.) - $1.88 Use $1.00/1 Honey Bunches of Oats Raisin Medley coupon from the 2/27 SS insert Or Use $1.00/1 Quaker Oatmeal Squares Cereal, any box coupon from the 1/30 RP insert Final Cost $0.88 Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls or Grands Biscuits (select var., 5 ct.) or Pillsbury Grands Biscuits, Jr (select var., 10ct.) - $0.98 Use $0.50/2 Pillsbury Sweet Rolls Or Grands Sweet Rolls, any coupon from the 2/13 or 3/13 SS GM insertOr Use $0.40/2 Pillsbury Sweet Rolls HERE (doubles)Or Use $0.30/2 Pillsbury Grands Refrigerated Biscuits, any coupon from the 2/13 or 3/13 SS GM insert (doubles) Final Cost $0.48-$0.68 ea. PriceCutter 5 lb russett potatoes $1.50 VandeKamp or Mrs. Pauls' fish $3.50 for 14-24.5 ozzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Walgreens Trip 2/6/11

YAY for getting out of the house after blizzard 2011. We went to the store last Monday in preparation for the snow which waited till later that night. And then didn't stop and didn't stop and didn't stop--it was beautiful! And it kept us home for a few days to many =). I finally got out and away from the insanity today and feel completely restored! Well, maybe not completely--dreading another late night and early morning with congested babies who feel the need to drain me dry--literally...

Look at that hardworking man!!

Thursday we received about 3 more inches on top of the 12-16 from blizzopia, but it all started to melt on Saturday just in time to refreeze and get more tonight. I've never seen snow like this. Not all at once anyway. Pretty amazing.

ANYWHO.....trying to hold down the fort and help everyone to feel better and not need a trip to the doctor, but the kids are a bit stir-crazy and we've had to be a bit inovative with PE inside. YouTube exercise videos. So far they are a hit. Especially projected up on the wall. Fun times.

Now, my outing, of course, was to a store. Walgreens, of course. And I forgot to take my $15 RR that I got last Monday. Of course. But I still made out extremely well. Spent $28 OOP and got, in 2 transactions: 6 ragu, 3 skippy peanut butter [sorry Carthage shoppers, I did leave 3 peanut butter and 2 ragu on the shelf though], 1 salt, 1 baking soda, 3 cans black olives, 5 dawn, 2 colgate, 1 box lipton tea, 2 swiffer wetjet refills, 2 packs cascade, 2 boxes magic erasers, and 2 moisturizing hand sanitizers. Came home with $13 RR, so total cost was $15. Used Coupon Teacher to print my list and plan on going back, weather and sickness permitting, to get $6.99 Scott TP and perhaps candy for Valentine's Day and Ocean Spray Juice $2.99 and get $2 RR. I should be able to use up a lot of these P&G RR on that stuff.

Dillons trip 1/29/11

Finally made it to Dillons and got a few okay deals. I followed Frugal Fritzie to get the coupon matchups and before discounts, the 40 items totaled over $50. My 8yo son was shocked to see that total go down so fast =). I only got 5 things that did not have coupons or discounts [white sandwich bread for 49cents!!] and that was cans of green beans for $.49 each to bring my total of Mega Event items to an even 20. If you don't understand the Mega Event, it is advertised as ''buy 10, get $5 off", so they advertise the 50cent off price of each thing, BUT if you get 11 items, it still only takes off $5, so it is the best deal when you have an even 10, or 20, or 30, which I think is the max per order.....

And I was hoping to see if the Joplin Dillon's was still letting you use MQ and EQ on the same items, but I didn't have any matchup. However, on mydillons.com, they are saying, at least on certain ones that they cannot be combined, so that's a bummer for sure.

The deals you should definitely know about that I cashed in on, were......

yoplait yogurt cups for $.50/1
all sorts of MQ available in print or online, I used a $.50/8 and $.50/4
12 cups for $4, or $.33 each
There was no catalina that printed or anything else like was reported and why I got 12, but it was still a great deal!! Wish I'd gone ahead and used up all the yogurt coupons!

Rotel was in the MegaEvent for $.99, making them $.49
I had a MQ for buy 3, get a 4th free, which took off $.99
4 cans rotel for $.97, or $.24 each

colgate tarter control whitening toothpaste on clearance for $1.04
I had 2 $.50/1 MQ which doubled
2 tubes toothpaste for $.08, or $.04 each

hormel chili master $1.39, in the megaevent for $.89
printed 2 MQ for $.75/1, creating a moneymaker after they doubled!!

Need razors?

If so, dig out that SmartSource insert from 12/12/10 and cut out the $2/1 bic disposable MQ--it expires Sunday, yes, THIS Sunday--and THAT is the day you have to go use it at Walgreens because they will have them for $4.99 and recieve a $1 RR, so also pick up a $.25 no nonsense knee highs [or other useful cheap filler], use your MQ and a $2 RR [which is why you have to have a filler], spend a lil over $1 OOP and receive another $1 RR. YEAH!!
Just me......planning out my trips to Wags........will also be getting cereal this next week [and vitamins!!]...........

Wags 1/4/11

Another good week at Walgreens!! Especially if you have a bunch of those p&g RR that need spending.
If you are new to this couponing thing or don't understand how I could possibly get a good deal at Walgreens, head over to Hip2Save and watch her videos. She has many of the deals I do--nope--I am rarely original and steal almost all my ideas ;)

I was in Webb City last night for Bball practice, so went to their Wags and was just slightly disappointed. I hope a trip in ours will go a little better. They were out of the 19cent 5packs of mechanical pencils which would be the BEST fillers ever [have to use a WQ to get that price], so I resorted to the 39cent bowl fresh and rubber gloves [again, WQ].

TRANSACTION 1
Oscillo for Children $8.99
-printable MQ $2/1 [it's a beeper, but they should push it thru]
the WQ does NOT work for this product
{received $9 RR}
= $2 moneymaker

Crest 6.4o toothpaste $2
-$.75/1 MQ [Jan. p&g]
{received $1 RR}
= $.25

Finish Electrosol $3.99
-$2.25 MQ [1-2 SS, I believe]
{received $1.50 RR}
=$.24

I was OOP $9.48 + tax and received $11.50 in RR.
It also printed out a catalina for a free box of breathe right strips.

TRANSACTION 2
The Nestle deal---see HERE for uptodate Wags deals
4 liquid coffeemates BOGO $2.49
-4 $1/1 printable MQ
4 stouffers skillet meals 2/$8
-4 $1/1 printable MQ
{received $5 RR for spending $20+}
= $7.98

3 fillers = 2 bowl fresh and 1 rubber gloves $.39/1
[this is so I can use 3 RR]
Used $9 Oscillo, and 2 $2 p&g from last week
= $1.15 OOP and recieved $5 RR.

TRANSACTION 3
was a repeat of 1 minus the finish.
I used a filler of a 69cent gum
and used the $5 RR
= $3.93 OOP and received $9 and $1 RR.

WITH TAX, I spent $15.40 OOP and came home with $12.50 in RR
= a REALLY good trip to Walgreens!!! ;)

Wags 12/29/10

Yep, gonna finish this year off big with lots of Walgreens posts--haha!!

This was a necessary trip since I forgot toilet paper yesterday. Of course, I stopped at the Dollar Tree again to see if there were any KC Star left--nope! Oh well!! I had big plans for lots of transactions, but, alas, left the checkbook at home. No biggie--going back tomorrow with my friend Diana to show her the ropes!! YAY!

First transaction:
Febreez 25% off $2.46 [it's cheaper at Dillons this week--$1.49], but it rounded out my deal.
used MQ $1/1 from a mailer
Tide Stain release $3.99
used MQ $1/1 from mailer
Bounce Dryer Bars $3.99
Used $2.50/1 from vocalpoint mailer
OOP = $5.94 and since I spent $10 [$10.44 to be exact] in certain items, received $2 RR

Second Transaction:
Huggies wipes [my filler--a cheap item that you do not have a MQ for] $2.99
- Walgreens Q $1/1 = $1.99
2 olay 2pack bars, BOGO 50% off $2.99/1
- 2 $2/1 MQ from January p&g insert = $.48 [12cents per bar]
Charmin 9count $4.49 sale
- MQ $1/1 from mailer = $3.49
Used the $2 RR because I had a filler [which I chose a more expensive filler because it was a NEED].
And spent $3.96 OOP.

According to the receipts, I saved $18.33. This isn't completely accurate because the stuff is sometimes cheaper elsewhere, BUT I still saved and got GOOD stuff. Lookin forward to ANOTHER trip Thursday!! LOL~

Wags Moneymaker 12/28/10

Wahoo for making money at Walgreen's!!!!!
I had this all typed out and then my busy busy 14month old Elizabeth eraased it, so this will just be short and sweet......
FIRST, i went to DollarTree to pick up a couple extra Sunday papers for a $1. Then I snagged the $4/1 sinex product out of the p&g insert.
The best deal would be to have 4 of those coupons and grab 4 of the $5 box of Dayquil Sinex. When you buy $15 of certain sinex/vicks stuff you get $5 RR, or buy $20 and get $10. You would only spend $4 OOP and receive $10 RR, MAKING $6!!!! I didn't foresee the box of dayquil sinex being included, so I didn't buy enough papers, but I got 2 boxes of them, a sinex spray for $6 and a babyvaporub for $4 with $1 MQ and the 3 $4/1 MQs, paying $7 OOP, and still making $3!! YAY!! There are all sorts of combos to make money with this. I plan on getting more papers if I can and even scanning the recycling dumpster for anyone on top of the game and already throwing out this sunday's paper.
I also want to get in on the pantene and herbal essence and aussie deals--none free, but good deals when you go thru it like we do!!
Just me........off to fight some sinus junk.....