Targeteering Today

I've been eyeing some great Target deals all week, and finally got a chance to go to the store at 10:30 Saturday night, right before all these deals expired! Whew, just in time.

Here's what I purchased:

• 4 Bear Naked Granola, $3.29 regular price
• On sale for Buy 3, Get 1 Free
• Used 4 $1.25/1 Manufacturer Coupons
• Paid $4.87 total, or $1.22 each
• 5 Special K Bars, $3.49 regular price
• On sale for $2.50 each, buy 5 get $5 Gift Card
• Used 4 $0.75/1 Manufacturer Coupons from RP 3/8
• Paid $9.50 and got a $5 Gift Card, so $0.90 each

There was a $10 off $40 Target Mobile Coupon {text CLEAN to 827438} for certain household cleaning items, here's the breakdown of my purchases: 

• 1 Tide Pods 57 count, $14.99 regular price
• 2 Cascade Action Packs 20 count, $3.99 regular price
• 6 Febreeze Vent Clip, $2.99 regular price
• 1 Scotch Brite sponge, $1.09 regular price
• Total came out to $42.00 (I could have done without the sponge, but I was doing mental math and added it just in case I missed the threshold) 
• $10 off $40 Target Mobile Coupon
• 1 $2.00/1 Tide Pods Manufacturer Coupon
• 2 $1.00/1 Cascade Action Pacs Manufacturer Coupon from PG 3/1
• 3 BOGO Free up to $3.29 Febreeze Vent Clips Manufacturer Coupon from PG 3/1
• Cashier took off the entire $3.29 value even though they only cost $2.99
• Total for this deal was $18.13

My total after all coupons and 5% Red Card was $26.81 for over $75 worth of products! 

Spoiled Rotten... Targeteering for Dog Treats!

Here's the main way I "save" money at Target: I always have TWO $5.00 Gift Cards ready to hand over in exchange for some new ones! This lowers my OOP cost and usually makes me feel like I got a better deal than I actually did... but whatever works.
During this Target shopping trip I realized that I spend a lot more on my dog than I do on myself... what up with that??
ANYWAY, back to my post: This week, Target has a mobile coupon for $10 off a $40 dog/cat purchase of food, litter, and treats. (Text PETS to 827438) They also have a deal of "buy one Pedigree dog food and one Pedigree dog treats, get a $5 gift card." Combining these two with some great Target and Manufacturer coupons gave me a great deal! See below:

• Bought 2 Pedigree Dry Dog Food, 15.9lbs, $11.99 sale price
• Used two $1 off Target Coupons (target.com)
• Used two $1 off Manufacturer Coupons (pedigree.com)
• Bought 2 Pedigree Marrobone Dog Treats 15 oz, $2.99 regular price
• Used one $1 off 2 Pedigree dog treats (coupons.com)
• Bought 3 Boots and Barkley Mini Franks Dog Treats, $1.89 regular price
• Used 10% off Target Cartwheel
• Bought 2 Boots and Barkley Dog Treats, $2.19 regular price
• Used 10% off Target Cartwheel
• USED $10 OFF $40 TARGET COUPON
• USED TWO $5 TARGET GIFT CARDS (And received two more $5 cards)  
• Paid with Target Red Card, which gave me 5% Off ending total

Total Before Coupons: $40.01 (Just one penny above my threshold!)  

Total After All Discounts: $14.51!!! (As an owner of a 1-year old Lab with a voracious appetite, this is our average cost for just ONE bag of dog food, so this is an AWESOME deal!) 

CLICK THIS BANNER TO PRINT SOME COUPONS! 

My Dollar Story

So last weekend I posted a rather large Target shopping trip and when I got home and dug around in my wallet I realized there was a $1.00 off coupon that I forgot to use! I think I'm taking this couponing thing to the extremes because yesterday I stopped by Target and took my receipt + coupon to customer service and asked to apply it to the purchase.

My local Target gives you up to 3 days to refund your money for a coupon you forgot to use (I learned that yesterday) and so I went and literally exchanged a piece of paper with ink for a $1 bill lol. The customer service lady was very nice about it, but I guess it helped that I used the "sweet, helpless, lost and insecure girl" act on her. Works every time.
ANYWAY, I just thought it was funny how I've become such a penny pincher. {It was MY dollar and I wanted it back!} And what did I do with this elusive $1? I bought as many things as possible! Seriously, I think I might have broken a record here:

• 3 boxes of Kellogg's Mini-Wheats
• Sale price $2.50
• Used Cartwheel 50% off Mini-Wheats
• Used $3 off 3 Kellogg's Cereal printable
• Paid $0.25 each, or $0.75 total
• 2 Dozen eggs
• $0.99 sale price
• Used $0.50 Target Mobile Coupon (text SPRING to 827438)
• Used $0.50 Target Mobile Coupon (text THANKS to 827438)
• Used $0.55 off 2 Dozen printable coupon
• Paid $0.22 each, or $0.43 total

Total Paid: $1.18  I had to dig around at the bottom of my purse for those extra $0.18, but hey... not bad for a month's worth of cereal and eggs. I saved $8.30 (counting sale prices) for a whopping 87.56% decrease! 

Thank you coupons for making me do math. My under-stimulated brain needed it. 

Targeteering Weekend

Most of what I've been posting lately have been my couponing trips and maybe I need to tone it down a little and choose more interesting topics, but today's grocery trip was awesome and I just needed to share it. This will more than likely be the last couponing breakdown for the next couple of weeks so bare with me. I was so excited walking out of the store.

I had used up some of my mobile coupons so I decided to bring Philip along and use his (he went rather unwillingly) so that I could do this awesome deal. 

Terrible photo of me, but let's focus on what I bought. This week there is a mobile coupon for $10 off a $50 grocery purchase which I applied before all other coupons I mentioned here. This acts as a "percentage off" coupon, so you can use other Target coupons in addition to it. I mentioned to my hubby that I needed to reach $50 in grocery products so as soon as we walked into the store he disappeared for about 5 minutes and returned with several packages of meat, two gallons of milk (yuck) and Starburst Jelly Beans. That was ok because we had coupons for those lol. 

Here's the breakdown: 

• Bag of Starburst Jelly Beans, $2.00 regular price
• Used 10% off Target Cartwheel
• Used $0.75 off Target Mobile Coupon
• Paid $1.05
• 5 Gum Single Pack, $1.29 regular price
• Used $0.50 off Target Printable
• Paid $0.79
• Doritos, $3.79 regular price
• On sale for $3.00
• 2 Market Pantry Gallon Water, $0.79 regular price
• On sale for $0.72
• Used 5% off Cartwheel
• Paid $0.68 each
• Market Pantry Bacon, $4.39 regular price
• On sale for $3.79
• 2 Market Pantry Bratwurst Sausages, $3.49 regular price
• Used two $1.00 off Fresh Meat Target Mobile Coupons
• Paid $4.98 total
• Baby Carrots, $2.99 regular price
• On sale for $1.50
• Used $1.00 off Vegetable Purchase, Target Mobile Coupon
• Paid $0.50
• Mini Potatoes, $3.99 regular price
• On sale for $1.89
• Used $1.00 off Vegetable Purchase, Target Mobile Coupons
• Paid $0.89
• 2 Boxes of Raisin Mini Wheats, Buy One Get One Free Sale, $3.14 regular price
• On sale for $2.50 each
• Used 50% off Target Cartwheel
• Used $1.00 off 2 Kellogg's Printable Coupon
• Paid $0.25 total!
• Market Pantry Canned Corn, $0.67 sale price
• Used 5% off Cartwheel
• Paid $0.63
• Market Pantry Canned Beans, $0.74 sale price
• Used 5% off Cartwheel
• Paid $0.70
• Market Pantry Hot Dog Buns, $1.29 regular price
• Used 5% off Cartwheel
• Paid $1.22
• Strawberries, $2.49 regular price
• On Sale for $1.50
• Used 5% off Cartwheel
• Used $1 off Fresh Fruit Target Mobile Coupon
• Paid $0.42 
• Market Pantry Ground Chicken, $3.59 regular price
• Used $1.00 coupon on package
• Paid $2.59
• 2 gallons of Market Pantry Milk (yuck), $3.09 regular price
• Used 5% off Cartwheel
• Paid $2.93 each (hubby was so happy, he consumes so much milk) 
• 2 Market Pantry Dozen Eggs, $1.89 regular price
• On sale for $0.99 (cheapest I've ever seen!)
• Used two $0.50 Target Mobile Coupons
• Used one $0.55 off 2 Printable Coupon
• Paid $0.43 total!!! 
• Market Pantry Juice, $2.29 regular price
• Used 5% off Cartwheel
• Paid $2.11
• Market Pantry Sliced Cheese, $2.69 regular price
• Used $0.75 off Target Mobile Coupon
• Paid $1.94
• Babybel Cheese, $2.99 regular price
• Used $1.00 off Printable Coupon
• Submitted for $1.00 Shopmium Rebate
• Paid $0.99 after rebate
• 4 7-Up 10 and 1 Big Red, $1.29 regular price
• On sale for 5 for $5
• Used two $1.50 off 2 7-Up 10 Printable Coupons
• Submitted for $1.00 Jingit Rebate
• Paid $1.00 total after rebate

And I'm done!!! According to my receipt, I saved $38.78 and I paid $29.54, so that's way over 50% savings! This was sooo fun because I got to bring Phil and let him be excited about couponing since we used his phone. He was pretty happy about all the milk, meat, and jelly beans he was able to purchase. 

In case you're wondering how I get the mobile coupons, grab your smartphone and do this: 

Text the words SPRING, THANKS, EASTER, GROCERY, & RECIPE to 827438 (spelling out Target) and you'll receive a text after each with a link to Mobile Coupons. Use them wisely!!! 

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! 

Cheap Cereal at Target!

Yesterday I found out about these awesome cereal deals at Target and had to go try them out. Here's what I purchased:

• Triscuit Crackers, $2.94 regular price
• on sale for $2.39
• Used $1/1 printable coupon
• Redeemed for $1 credit at Checkout 51
• Paid $1.39, and got $1 credit
• Kellogs Frosted Mini Wheats, $3.14 regular price
• Used $0.50/1 printable coupon
• Used 50% Target Cartwheel
• Paid $1.07
• Kellogs Special K Red Berries, $2.74 regular price
• Used $0.50/1 printable coupon
• Used 50% off Target Cartwheel
• Submitted for $0.75 credit at iBotta 
• Paid $0.87, and got $0.75 credit
• Honey Bunches of Oats Morning Energy, $3.24 regular price
• Used $1.00/1 printable manufacturer coupon
• Used $1.00/1 Target printable coupon
• Paid $1.24

My total for this small purchase was $4.57 for $12.06 worth of items, plus I got $1.75 credited with other apps, so it really was $2.82 for 3 cereal boxes and some crackers! Yummy! 

3/10/14 Target Haul

Have I ever mentioned how much I love couponing at Target? Only all the time? Well here I'm saying it again: I love couponing at Target! Here's what I got from today's haul... and I plan to go back for more tomorrow! 

• Two Ragu pasta sauces, $1.84 regular price
• On Sale for $1.59 
• Used $1.00 off 2 Ragu Products from Sunda paper 3/9
• Used $0.75 off 2 Ragu Pasta Sauces Target Printable
• Paid $1.43 total
• Two Oscar Mayer P3 Protein Packs, $1.79 regular price
• Used two $0.75 off 1 printable (coupons.com)
• Used 50% Target Cartwheel
• Paid $0.29 total 
• Two Market Pantry Turkey Breast Lunchmeat
• On Sale for 2 for $3.76
• Used $1.00 off lunchmeat item Target Mobile coupon
• Used 5% off Target Cartwheel
• Paid $2.61 total
• One package of Romaine Lettuce, $2.09 regular price
• On Sale for $1.09
• Used $1.00 off Vegetable Purchase, Target Mobile coupon
• paid $0.09 total
• One package of Smart Bite mini potatoes, $3.99 regular price (hidden behind lunchmeat)
• On Sale for $0.99 
• Used $1.00 of Vegetable Purchase, Target Mobile coupon
• FREE
• Two packages of Market Pantry Chicken Breast, $6.99 regular price (hidden behind lunchmeat)
• On Sale for $5.29
• Used two $3.00 OFF coupon sticker on package
• Used two $1.00 off Fresh Meat Target Mobile coupons
• Paid $1.29 each, or $2.58 total 
• Two oranges, $0.89 each regular price
• Used $1.00 off Fresh Fruit Target Mobile Coupon
• Paid $0.78 total
• Five bananas, $0.24 cents each, regular price
• Used $1.00 off Fresh Fruit Target Mobile Coupon
• Paid $0.20 total
• One Suave Professionals Shampoo, $2.74 Sale Price
• Used one $1.50 off 1 Manufacturer Coupon (coupons.com)
• Used one $1.50 off 1 Target Printable Coupon
• FREE, plus $0.26 overage
• One Colgate Optic White Toothpaste, $2.99 regular price
• Used one $1.50 off 1 Manufacturer Coupon (coupons.com)
• Used one $1.00 off 1 Target Coupon
• Paid $0.49 total
• Two Say Yes To Cucumbers Makeup Wipes, $2.99 regular price
• Used two $3.50 off 1 Manufacturer Coupons
• FREE
• Four Oscar Mayer Lunchables, $1.59 regular price 
• Used two $1.00 off 2 Manufacturer Coupons (coupons.com)
• Used 10% off Target Cartwheel 
• Paid $3.76 total

Total on my receipt was $11.02 (although I just added all that up and it's slightly more than that) for about $52 worth of items! That's a whole lot of savings! After sale prices were applied I saved a total of $34.09 (according to my receipt). 

2014 03 04 Target Mini Shopping Trip

Today I ran into another couponer while grabbing a few things at Target. I thought to myself "do I really look that insane?"... but then I realized I'd rather have more money in my pocket and look silly than pay full price for an item.
This is what I purchased today, I did pretty good counting the fact that some of the things I planned to purchase were sold out.

• 3 Kraft Macaroni & Cheese
• $0.89 each, sale price
• Buy Two, Get One Free special promotion
• Paid $1.66 for all
• Also printed out a Catalina coupon at the register for $1 OFF 4 boxes
• Velveeta Cheese Casseroles Dinner Kit
• $1.99 sale price
• Used 20% off Target Cartwheel 
• Paid $1.59
• One Betty Crocker Frosting and One Betty Crocker Cake Mix
• $1.52 and $1.12 each regular price
• Used $0.75/2 Manufacturer Coupon
• Paid $1.89 for both
• Two Up & Up Ibuprofen 50 Count
• $1.88 each, sale price
• Used $2 off 2 Target Mobile Coupon
• Paid $1.66 total
• Colgate Optic White Toothpaste, 4 oz
• $2.99 sale price
• Used $1.50/1 Manufacturer Coupon
• Used $1.00/1 Target Coupon
• Paid $0.49
• Wrigley 5 Gum Multi-Pack
• $2.99 regular price
• Used $0.75/1 Target Mobile Coupon
• Used 10% off Target Cartwheel
• Paid $2.01

Total savings of $8.18, paid $9.50 for $17.68 worth of items. 

2013 12 18 Target Haul!

I LOVE COUPONS! I had a few choice items I needed to purchase at Target yesterday, so I took advantage of the trip and planned a "coupon crazy" purchase. These were the results:

Target is awesome because it allows you to use multiple kinds of coupons per item; Target Coupons, Cartwheel Coupons, and Manufacturer Coupons. This coupon "stacking" strategy is what allowed me to get such a great deal. This is what I did: 

• Two Purina One Beyond 3.5lbs dog food, Regular Price $6.89 each
• Used Two $5.15/1 Manufacturer Coupons
• Used One $1.00/1 Target Coupon
• Paid $2.48
• Four Purina Beggin Strips 6oz, Sale Price $2.50 each
• Used Four $3.00/1 Manufacturer Coupons
• Used One $1/2 Target Coupon
• Used 5% off Cartwheel Offer
• Received $3.74 overage
• Two CHEX Cereals, Sale Price $2.00 each
• No coupons, but paid $4.00 total instead of $6.78 regular price
• One package of Chicken Breasts, Regular price $6.99
• Used $3.00/1 Target coupon on package
• Paid $3.99
• One package of Chicken Drums, Regular Price $3.19
• Used $1.00/1 Target coupon on package
• Paid $2.19
• Two Campbells Condensed Soup, Regular Price $1.27 each
• Sale price of $0.65 each
• Used Cartwheel Offer 5% off each
• Paid $0.61 each
• One Nestle Toll House Baking Chocolate Chips, Sale Price $2.79
• Used one $0.50/1 Manufacturer Coupon
• Used Cartwheel Offer 10% Off
• Paid $2.06
• One Market Pantry Peanut Butter, Sale Price $2.29
• Used Cartwheel Offer 5% off
• Paid $2.17
• One Market Pantry Confectioners Sugar, Sale Price $1.69
• Used Cartwheel Offer 5% off
• Paid $1.60
• One Market Pantry dozen eggs (not seen behind chicken), $1.50 sale price
• Used Cartwheel Offer 5% off
• Paid $1.42
• One package of Oscar Mayer Bacon, Regular Price $5.89
• On Sale for $4.99
• Used $0.50/1 Manufacturer Coupon (found on package) 
• Used Cartwheel Offer 25% Off
• Paid $3.36
• One Market Pantry Half Gallon Milk; Sale Price $2.29
• Used Cartwheel Offer 5% off
• Paid $2.17

All together I paid $24.14 for $59.73 worth of items! Thats a 60% Savings! These kinds of shopping trips just make my day =)