Monday, September 26, 2011

Sprouts Farmer's Market Shopping Trip


I promise all this cereal will be shared! At $0.99/each it is an amazing price and the pancake & waffle batter at $2.50 is also a great price considering they normally retail for around $4 (and if you print the coupon I below it makes for an even better deal).



1.81 lbs of Quick Oats (in bulk section) $1.79
Sprouts Eggs $1.79
Quart Organic Yogurt $2.89
YoToddler Organic 6pk yogurt $2.79
Sprouts 1/2 Gallon Milk $2.29
Simply Orange Juice $3
4- Arrowhead Mills Pancake & Waffle Mix $10 (2 for $5 sale)
13- Arrowhead Mills Puffed Cereal $12.87
Annie Chun's Roasted Seewead $0.99
3- Pear $0.56
1- Cucumber $0.77
4- Avocado $3.08
4- Banana $0.99

Coupons:
(2) Bag credit $0.10
$1/1 Milk 
$1/1 Yo Toddler 6pk Organic Yogurt

OOP: $34.48
Saved: $11 in coupons and a lot more in Sprouts sales!

Thursday, September 22, 2011


Wasn't planning on doing any more shopping, but had money left over in the grocery budget and wanted to see what I could get.


(prices reflect the $0.50 off/item when you purchase 8 participating items)
2- Mott's for Tots Juice $1.99/each
1- Cheerios $1.89
1- S&W Black Beans $0.79
2- Mission Artisan Tortilla $1.49/each
2- Honest Tea $0.89/each
1- Crave Cat Treats $1.50
1- Method Glass Cleaner $2.99
2- Farmer Johns Weiners $0.99/each

Coupons Used:
1- $1/1 Mott's for Tots  (from Vocalpoint)
1- $0.55/1 Mott's for Tots (doubled to $1 off) printable
1- $0.55/1 Cheerios (doubled to $1 off) printable
2- $1/1 Mission Artisan Tortillas  printable
FREE Crave Cat Treats (from 9/22 paper)
1- $0.50/1 Method Product (from 9/18 paper)
2- $1/1 Farmer John (from 9/18 paper)

OOP: $8.84
SAVED: $21.09

Walked out with FREE hot dogs and cat treats!

Monday, September 19, 2011

Target Shopping, Saving and getting some Awesome looks haha


Went to Target today and loved what I was able to walk out with... on a side note I love people's reactions when they see me with a stack of coupons and they watch as my total keeps dropping and dropping :)


1st Transaction:
1- Mossimo Lace Cami $6 SALE
1- Revlon Nail Clipper $1.47

Coupons Used:
$5/1 Mossimo apparel item
$2/1 Revlon Beauty Tool (took off $1.47)
$0.05 off for using a reusable bag

OOP: $1.03
SAVED: $10.51

2nd Transaction:
1- Pink Princess Sippy Cup (only thing I didn't have a coupon for, but was $1.05 off)
1- Mossimo Lace Cami $6 SALE
1- Merona cropped pants $5.48 SALE
1- Twix Single $0.82
2- Kashi Granola Bars $2.99/each
1- Suave Hair Spray  $2.74
1- Clif Z Bar 6pk $3.54
1- Purina Cat Treats $0.99
1- First Response Pregnancy Test $6.39
1- Revlon Nail Clipper $1.47
1- Revlon Trimmer $2.99

Coupons Used:
$5/1 Mossimo apparel item Target printable (no longer avaliable)
$5/1 Merona women's bottoms Target printable (no longer avaliable)
FREE Twix
$2/1 Kashi item from Recyclebank.com
$1.50/1 Kashi item
$1/2 Kashi snack items Target printable
FREE Suave 
$1/1 Clif Kid printable from MamboSprouts.com (out of prints)
$1/1 Purina Cat Treat Target printable
$2/1 First Response Target printable
$2/1 First Response from FirstResponse.com
$5/2 Revlon Beauty Tools (took off $4.46)

(2) $0.05 off for using reusable bags

OOP: $13.28
SAVED: $51.37

AND... loving the almost free clothing I have been getting recently. 


TOTAL:
OOP: $14.31
SAVED: $61.88


Sunday, September 4, 2011

"Daily Deal" Sites

Was one of my favorite sites, now it seems to be hit or miss. Recently I was able to get a year pass to the LA Zoo for only $75 (normally cost $150!).



This is a pretty decent site that has everything from housewares
to toys.  




Really cool site that has deals for outdoorsy stuff.



  You get $3 just for signing up to use on any deal you see on their site.
Has some awesome deals, have only purchased one thing, but really happy I did.  

This site has some cool features. I love that it has some sales that you can  "make an offer." I did this and saved an extra $5 on some shoes for my daughter. 



This site is similar to Groupon in that it has a lot of local restaurants. I have made some pretty nice purchases!



A newer site, but bought some pretty good deals including: Kevin Jewelers 1/2 off and Benny's Tacos. 



Another newer site, but has awesome deals on wine, which I don't drink but is nice to have on hand as a gift! (I have also seen things like popcorn and nuts on the site)



This site is unique from the others because it has events like Chromeo in concert! (looks like he is already sold out) 
Also, if you sign up through this link you will get 20% off your first purchase.





Saturday, September 3, 2011

CVS Shopping and Earning FREE Gas!


I wasn't planning on shopping at CVS this week, but I received a coupon for $5 OFF $30 purchase and was given a chance to participate in a survey to receive $5 ECB! After doing some math and gathering my coupons I came home with:


1- Charmin Ultra Soft 9ct  $5.44
1- Dawn Hand Care 9.5oz  $0.99
1- Duracell AA 16ct   $9.99
1- Pantene Shampoo $3.49
1- Pantene Conditioner $3.89
1- Visine .5oz $4.99
1- Visine .5oz $2.49 BOGO 1/2 off
1- Covergirl Bronze $5.29
1- Covergirl Bronze $2.64 BOGO 1/2 off
1- Garnier HerbaShine $7.99

Coupons Used:
$5 off $30 purchase
FREE Garnier HerbaShine from facebook promo
(2) FREE Pantene Products from facebook promo
$2.50/2 Covergirl products
$0.75/1 Dawn Had Care
(2) $3/1 Visine
$0.25/1 Charmin
$0.75/1 Duracell
$15 in ECB used (including the $5 I earned from doing the CVS survey that was sent to me)

OOP: $4.80  ($3.22 was tax!)
SAVED: $60.92

PLUS I got a $10 gas card!! AND $1 ECB for purchasing 2 Pantene products and $1 ECB for using the green bag tag 4 times.

Not bad for a last minute shopping trip :)