Friday, March 28, 2014

A Coupon Crazy Week

I don't often go out and coupon at multiple stores during one week, but there were just so many great deals everywhere this week I had to give it a try, especially when bringing my favorite money-saving apps into the mix. Here is what I've bought (so far...) 


At Walgreens: 
  • Bought 6 Snickers Bites (at two different stores) $3.99 regular price
    • On Sale for 2/$6
    • Used $1 off 2 Walgreens Coupon booklet
    • Used three $3 off 2 Snickers Bites (coupons.com)
    • Paid $1.00 each, or $6.50 total
  • These are so gloriously delicious that I'm not even the least bit ashamed of buying so many, or of hunting them down across 3 stores. This deal saved me over $18!
At CVS: 
  • Bought 2 Nexxus Shampoo, $10.99 regular price. Spend $20 get $10 Extra Bucks.
    • Used $3 off $15 Hair Care CVS coupon
    • Used 20% Off Purchase CVS email coupon
    • Paid $14.50, got $10.00 Extra Bucks
  • Bought 2 Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Buy 2 get $2.00 Extra Bucks.
    • Sale price 2 for $5.00
    • Used two $0.50 off 1 (coupons.com)
    • Paid $4.00, got $2.00 Extra Bucks
  • Bought 1 Skintimate Shave Gel, $3.79 regular price. Buy one, get $2.00 Extra Bucks.
    • Used $1.00 off 1 printable coupon
    • Used 20% Off Purchase CVS email coupon
    • Paid $2.04, got $2.00 Extra Bucks
  • Bought 1 Paper Towel Roll, $0.79 sale price
    • Used $0.79 off CVS coupon
    • Free
  • Total at CVS was somewhere around $20, but I used $7.00 in Extra Bucks from last week, so my Out of Pocket was around $14. Then I received $14.00 in Extra Bucks, which in my mind is as good as free. 
At Walmart:
  • Bought 4 P3 Power Protein Packs, $1.00 each
    • Used two $1.00 off 1 printables
    • Used two $0.75 off 1 printables
    • Paid $0.50 for all
  • Bought a bunch of bananas, 0.48 cents/lb (around 3lbs.)
    • Paid about $1.30
    • Submitted for $0.50 rebate with Checkout 51
  • Bought one VO5 Shampoo and one VO5 Conditioner
    • $1.98 each regular price
    • Used two $1.00 off 1 printable
    • Paid $1.96, submitted for $0.75 each rebate at iBotta, plus received $0.50 bonus credit for submitting both in one receipt. Got $2.00 credit total, which makes these free! 
  • Bought one box of Fiber One Fruit Snack, $2.00 regular price
    • Used $0.50/1 coupons.com printable
    • Submitted for $0.75 iBotta rebate
    • Submitted for $0.75 Checkout 51 rebate
    • Free after rebates!
  • I love these adult version of Lunchables, they're great for a mid-afternoon snack! Plus the child in me loves bringing Fruit Snacks to work. Total at Walmart was around $7.00 for $13.00 worth of product, plus I got $4.00 in rebates. 
At Target:
  • Bought 6 cans of Iams cat food, $0.59 regular price
    • Used 5% Off Cartwheel
    • Used two $2.00 off 3 Iams wet cat food (coupons.com)
    • Free, plus $0.64 overage
  • Bought 1 gal. Market Pantry white milk, $3.19 regular price
    • Used 5% Off Cartwheel
    • Submitted for $0.50 iBotta rebate plus $0.50 bonus
    • Submitted for $0.50 Checkout 51 rebate
    • $1.53 after rebates
  • Bought Post Honey Bunches of Oats Morning Engergy, $2.55 price cut
    • Used $1.00 off Target printable
    • Used $1.00 off manufacturer coupon
    • Paid $0.55 
    • Gained a new favorite cereal
  • 7th Generation Dishwasher Gel, $3.49 sale price
    • Used $1.00 off Target printable 
    • Used $1.00 off manufacturer coupon
    • Used 10% off Cartwheel
    • Submitted for $1.00 credit at iBotta
    • Submitted for $1.10 credit at Jingit
    • $0.96 Money Maker after rebates! 
  • One Up and Up Multi-Surface Wipes, $1.92 sale price
    • Used $1.00 off Target Mobile Coupon
    • Submitted for $1.00 credit at Jingit
    • $0.08 Money Maker after rebate!
  • One Colgate Optic White Toothpaste, $2.99 regular price
    • Used $1.50 printable
    • Used $1.00 off Target Mobile Coupon
    • Paid $0.50 
Wheew! What a week! I almost gave up on typing all that out. My total in rebates was $7.85 using various apps (iBotta, Checkout 51, and Jingit). It's challenging to really find a total for money saved vs. money spent because of the Extra Bucks and rebates, but I'm confident this was a week well spent screening couponing websites, punching numbers in my calculator, and draining my iphone's battery more than once. It's all worth it! Now I'm off to find some more cat food coupons (I donate these) and make some sugar cookies stuffed with Snickers Bites! 



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