....to do his regulary weekly shopping, as previously described, and sees Gillette Body Wash marked down to $2. Super Ninja remembers that the 2/27 P&G ad had a $2 off Gillette Body Wash coupon. So Super Ninja gets a bunch of coupons, and has this transaction:
4 Gillette Body Wash @ $2 = $8.00
1 Plackers Dental Floss Picks @ $2 = $2.00
- 4 x $2.00 Body Wash coupons ($8.00)
- B1G1 at half price surprise Gillette/Old Spice sale ($2.00)
= tax only ($0.56) + receive a $2 RR for next time! I will do this every day until I run out of coupons (or until Walgreens runs out of patience, but they're trying to clearance this stuff out, so I think I'm doing them a favor). These coupons have a limit of 4 per shopping trip, so in the spirit of cooperation (and in the spirit of not clearing the shelves and giving some other folks a chance), I'll go easy. Super Ninja, signing off!
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Next donation round....
Here's what I'll drop off at Take 5 next week. There's a bunch of toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, body wash, and deodorant, among some other things. Retail value is easily a couple hundred dollars. I didn't pay anywhere near that, of course, but I'm happy to be able to help in a small way!
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| Yep, those are Tena pads in the middle. There is little that I won't buy if it's a good deal. No shame. |
CVS Plan 3/20-3/26
Yet again, I got a $5 off $25 in my email! You have no idea how excited I get when I get these emails. It's completely irrational, but I start comparing this week's ad to next, to see where it's better to use. For this one, I'll use it on 3/20 (the last day I can use it, but the first week of the sale). Since I bought diapers last week, that wiped out my stash of ECBs, so the out of pocket will be a little higher than I'd like, but it'll do a great job of building my ECB stash back up!
Allegra $6.99 (with $6.99 ECB)
2 Crest Gum Protection $6.98 (with $5.00 ECB)
Playtex Gentle Glide Tampons $7.99 (with $3.00 ECB)
Head and Shoulders shampoo $4.99 (with $2.50 ECB)
Total before coupons = $26.95
- Allegra internet coupon ($2.00)
- Crest coupons ($1.00 + $0.50 = $1.50)
- Playtex coupon from 3/20 Smart Source insert ($2.50)
- Head and Shoulders coupon from mailer ($2.00)
- $5/25 coupon
= $13.00 in coupons, so $13.95 + $1.89 tax
- $7 ECB from last week
= $8.84 OOP, get $17.49 ECB
This is $26.95 of stuff for $8.84 OOP, which is a leverage factor of about 3. Not the greatest, but look what happens to my ECB. I go from $7 to 17.49, a gain of $10.49. So the way I look at it is that I pay $8.84 for a $10.49 gift certificate, and I get all the stuff for free! We'll keep the Allegra--it's allergy season. The rest will be donated. Speaking of donations, it's been awhile since I posted a picture. Let me get that ready for you....
Allegra $6.99 (with $6.99 ECB)
2 Crest Gum Protection $6.98 (with $5.00 ECB)
Playtex Gentle Glide Tampons $7.99 (with $3.00 ECB)
Head and Shoulders shampoo $4.99 (with $2.50 ECB)
Total before coupons = $26.95
- Allegra internet coupon ($2.00)
- Crest coupons ($1.00 + $0.50 = $1.50)
- Playtex coupon from 3/20 Smart Source insert ($2.50)
- Head and Shoulders coupon from mailer ($2.00)
- $5/25 coupon
= $13.00 in coupons, so $13.95 + $1.89 tax
- $7 ECB from last week
= $8.84 OOP, get $17.49 ECB
This is $26.95 of stuff for $8.84 OOP, which is a leverage factor of about 3. Not the greatest, but look what happens to my ECB. I go from $7 to 17.49, a gain of $10.49. So the way I look at it is that I pay $8.84 for a $10.49 gift certificate, and I get all the stuff for free! We'll keep the Allegra--it's allergy season. The rest will be donated. Speaking of donations, it's been awhile since I posted a picture. Let me get that ready for you....
Back in the saddle...
..and it's like I never left! Our little girl Aria made it home from the hospital this week after 63 days in the NICU. She has plenty of problems, and in the short term her life will not be easy, but we are so glad to finally have her home.
Now, I get to continue my favorite hobby! Here's my plan for Walgreens next week (3/20-3/26)
Transaction 1
4 Reach toothbrushes (3 at .99 with in-ad coupon, 1 at reg. price of 1.79) = $4.76
Always Pads $2.99
Stride Gum (with in-ad coupon) $0.79
Total before mfr. coupons = $8.54 + $0.60 tax
-4 $1 Reach coupons
- $0.50 Always coupon
- $4.00 from Irish Spring last week
= $0.64 out-of-pocket, get $4 RR (Reach) and $2 RR (Always)
Transaction 2
Plackers Floss Picks $2.00
- $2.00 RR (Always)
= Tax only OOP = $0.14, get $2 RR
Transaction 3
Always Pads $2.99
Almay Eye Liner ($7.99 at 30% off this week) = $5.24
2 Kraft Mac n Cheese @ 0.69 ea. = $1.38
Total before coupons = $9.61 + $0.67 tax
- $1 Almay coupon
- $0.50 Always coupon from 2/27 P&G
- $4 RR (Reach) from Trans 1
- $4 RR (Reach) from last week
= $0.78 OOP, get $5 RR (Almay) and $2 RR (Always)
Transaction 4
Always Liners $2.99
4 Reach Floss $4.76 (same as Reach toothbrush in Trans. 1, except I have only 2 $1 coupons)
= $7.75 + 0.37 tax
- 2 $1 Reach coupons
- $0.50 Always coupon (2/27 P&G)
- $5 RR (Almay) from Trans. #3
= $0.62 OOP, get $4 RR (Reach) and $2 RR (Always)
Transaction 5
Always Liners $2.99 + $0.21 tax = $3.20
- $0.50 coupon (2/27 P&G ad)
- $2.00 RR (Plackers) from Trans. #2
= $0.70 OOP, get $2 RR (Always)
Summary of Total Plan
End with $10 RR (started with $8 RR)
Total cost OOP = $2.88
Get $30.89 worth of stuff
Leverage factor = 30.89 / 2.88 = 10.7 !!!!!
NINJA!!!
Now, I get to continue my favorite hobby! Here's my plan for Walgreens next week (3/20-3/26)
Transaction 1
4 Reach toothbrushes (3 at .99 with in-ad coupon, 1 at reg. price of 1.79) = $4.76
Always Pads $2.99
Stride Gum (with in-ad coupon) $0.79
Total before mfr. coupons = $8.54 + $0.60 tax
-4 $1 Reach coupons
- $0.50 Always coupon
- $4.00 from Irish Spring last week
= $0.64 out-of-pocket, get $4 RR (Reach) and $2 RR (Always)
Transaction 2
Plackers Floss Picks $2.00
- $2.00 RR (Always)
= Tax only OOP = $0.14, get $2 RR
Transaction 3
Always Pads $2.99
Almay Eye Liner ($7.99 at 30% off this week) = $5.24
2 Kraft Mac n Cheese @ 0.69 ea. = $1.38
Total before coupons = $9.61 + $0.67 tax
- $1 Almay coupon
- $0.50 Always coupon from 2/27 P&G
- $4 RR (Reach) from Trans 1
- $4 RR (Reach) from last week
= $0.78 OOP, get $5 RR (Almay) and $2 RR (Always)
Transaction 4
Always Liners $2.99
4 Reach Floss $4.76 (same as Reach toothbrush in Trans. 1, except I have only 2 $1 coupons)
= $7.75 + 0.37 tax
- 2 $1 Reach coupons
- $0.50 Always coupon (2/27 P&G)
- $5 RR (Almay) from Trans. #3
= $0.62 OOP, get $4 RR (Reach) and $2 RR (Always)
Transaction 5
Always Liners $2.99 + $0.21 tax = $3.20
- $0.50 coupon (2/27 P&G ad)
- $2.00 RR (Plackers) from Trans. #2
= $0.70 OOP, get $2 RR (Always)
Summary of Total Plan
End with $10 RR (started with $8 RR)
Total cost OOP = $2.88
Get $30.89 worth of stuff
Leverage factor = 30.89 / 2.88 = 10.7 !!!!!
NINJA!!!
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Walgreens trip 3/15
Irish Spring deodorant is on sale for 2/$6 with a $4 RR, and there are $1 internet coupons. Free deodorant! Plus, Right Guard deodorant is BOGO at Walgreens, and if you couple it with the BOGO coupon from the 3/13 Red Plum, you'll get 2 for free! (Well, not counting tax). Finally, I got 4 Reach toothbrushes for $1.79 each, a $1.00 coupon off each, and a $4 RR back! A great week!
4 Irish Spring deodorant
4 Reach toothbrushes
2 Right Guard deodorant
4 filler Royal Jello (.20 apiece--remember that you can't use more coupons than items at Walgreens)
Total paid = $2.28 for over $25 worth of items! A great trip for charity!
4 Irish Spring deodorant
4 Reach toothbrushes
2 Right Guard deodorant
4 filler Royal Jello (.20 apiece--remember that you can't use more coupons than items at Walgreens)
Total paid = $2.28 for over $25 worth of items! A great trip for charity!
My trips this week...
At CVS, we needed diapers, and there was a good deal this week, because I had the good fortune to get a $5 off $25 email!
Buy $25 in baby supplies, get 10 ECB ($20 for a Mega Box of Pampers and $5 for some Gerber snacks)
- $2 Pampers coupon from 2/27 P&G ad
- $5 off $25
= $18
- $17.57 ECB from before
= $0.43 + tax, get $10 ECB
Then, I bought 2 Crest toothpaste (3.49 each, get $2.50 back in ECB), an Irish Spring bodywash ($2.99 get $2 back), and 3 Starburst (okay, this was for me, but they were buy 2 get 1 free).
Crest = $6.98
Irish Spring = $2.99
Starburst = $1.98
= $11.95
- (2) $0.75 Crest coupons from 2/27 P&G ad
- $10 ECB from first transaction
= $0.45 + tax
Lots of stuff for me and to donate to charity in this trip, and very low out of pocket cost! Plus, I got $7 ECB for the next time ($5 from Crest, and $2 from Irish Spring)! Ninja!
Buy $25 in baby supplies, get 10 ECB ($20 for a Mega Box of Pampers and $5 for some Gerber snacks)
- $2 Pampers coupon from 2/27 P&G ad
- $5 off $25
= $18
- $17.57 ECB from before
= $0.43 + tax, get $10 ECB
Then, I bought 2 Crest toothpaste (3.49 each, get $2.50 back in ECB), an Irish Spring bodywash ($2.99 get $2 back), and 3 Starburst (okay, this was for me, but they were buy 2 get 1 free).
Crest = $6.98
Irish Spring = $2.99
Starburst = $1.98
= $11.95
- (2) $0.75 Crest coupons from 2/27 P&G ad
- $10 ECB from first transaction
= $0.45 + tax
Lots of stuff for me and to donate to charity in this trip, and very low out of pocket cost! Plus, I got $7 ECB for the next time ($5 from Crest, and $2 from Irish Spring)! Ninja!
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Shampoo/Conditioner at Menards free after rebate!
Menards is once again selling Physique Shampoo for $6, with a $6 mail-in rebate. The limit is 4. As long as you have things you can buy at Menards in the future, this is a great way to get some items to donate!
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