Thursday, January 14, 2010

Hope You're a Pepsi Drinker 1/17 - 1/23

As always, my deals all come from the wonderful folks at HCW, Slick Deals and Erica at iheartcvs.com, iheartriteaid.com and iheartwags.com.

CVS - $5 off $20 coupon available here. Exp 1/23
  • Pepsico Products - spend $20, get back $10 EB (Limit 2). Includes Pepsi 12-packs six for $20 ($3.33 each), Lays or Tostitos $3.50 each, Stacys Pita Chips $3 each, Gatorade, Sobe or Pepsi 2 liter bottles four for $5, Amp, Izze or SB $5 each. There's a $1 coupon for Stacy's Chips here and a $1 coupon off any Frito product here. There was also a $1 off 2 Gatorade coupon in the 1/10 RP.

Keep your fingers crossed for another $5 off $20 to use along with this deal! Don't forget about the Coors rebates below.

January Monthly Deal

  • Crave-nx Diet Aid Spray (0.64 oz) $7.99, get back $8 EB (Limit 2 ) = FREE
Bonus Packs - They can usually be found in a promo aisle somewhere in the store. The deals are good until 2/14. Here's a list of all qualifying items. For some of these items, the limits have been increased, but if you try to buy all of them at once (ie. buy 6 Soy Joy's at once), you won't get all the EB's. To be on the safe side, try to buy one at a time once you're past the limit listed on the label.
  • Nature's Bounty Your Life Multi-vitamins (90 ct) $9.99 each, Fish Oil or Vitamin D Bonus (120 count) price varies from $9.99 - $7.99 each, BOGO sale, use two $5 coupons and get back $3 EB (WYB 2, Limit 6) = $5.01 to $3.01 profit depending on which you buy
  • Glade Fabric & Air Spray $3.99, get back $3 EB (Limit 6) - also qualifies for $5 SC Johnson rebate (WYB 3, Limit 3 offers per household) = $2.03 profit for every three bottles you buy. I bought UPC 0 46500 70475 8 and I was able to use bottles from the regular air freshener aisle. *Be sure to buy no more than three bottles at once. Although you can do the SC Johnson rebate three times, you have to submit each rebate separately.
  • Oust Surface Disinfectant & Air Sanitizer $3.99, buy two and use $2 off 2 coupon or BOGO coupon (1/3 SS) and get back $3 EB (Limit 6) = $0.02 profit or $2.01 profit depending on coupon *Also qualifies for $5 SC Johnson rebate (WYB 3, Limit 3 offers per household)
  • Soyjoy $6, use $2 off 10 coupon (you'd have to buy 2 boxes to use this, 1/3 SS) get back $6 EB (Limit 6) = $2 profit or FREE without coupon

Rite Aid - use $5 off $20 coupon or $5 off $25 coupon or $5 off $25 coupon (Exp. 12/31/10)

Walgreens

  • Accu-Check Aviva Care Kit $9.99, use $10 coupon (11/8 SS) and $5 WAG coupon (Diabetes & You magazine, found near Pharmacy) = $5.01 profit
  • Planters Cocktail Peanuts (12 oz) $1.99 each, buy ten and use five $1 off 2 coupons (12/13 SS) and $1 WAG coupon (from Diabetes & You magazine, found near Pharmacy, will take off $1 automatically for each that you buy) = $4.90 and submit for $10 rebate = $5.10 profit *Thanks for this deal Mississippi!
  • Sugar Free Nighttime Theraflu $3.99 and Lipton Tea $2.99, use $2 Theraflu coupon (12/6 SS) and $0.75 Lipton coupon (11/15 RP) and $2 Walgreens coupon for Theraflu from WAGS Diabetes and You magazine (found near Pharmacy) and get back $4 RR = $1.77 profit
  • Curel Foot Creams $2.99, buy two and use two $1 coupons (12/6 SS) and get back $5 RR = $1.02 profit *Don't buy with Jergens, same deal
  • Jergens Naturals Renew Lotion $3.59 each, buy two and use $3 off 2 coupon (12/6 SS) and get back $5 RR = $0.82 profit *Don't buy with Curel, same deal
  • Revlon Double Twist Mascara or Color Burst Lip Color $6.99, use $2 coupon (12/13 RP) and get back $5 RR = FREE/$0.01 profit
  • Pepsico Products - spend $20, get back $10 RR. Includes Pepsi 12 packs $4, Pepsi 2 liter bottles four for $5 or $1.25 each, Gatorade 32 oz $1, Doritos, Tostitos or Lays $2.50, Stacy's Pita Chips (7.33 or 8 oz) $2.50 or Tostitos Salsa or Queso (15 oz) $2.50. Combine with Coors rebate below. There's a $1 coupon for Stacy's Chips here and there was also a $1 off 2 Gatorade coupon in the 1/10 RP.
  • Walgreens shredded cheese or cream cheese $1.50
Walgreens Month Long Deals 12/27 - 1/30
  • *These are going to be on sale starting 1/31 for $14.99 and give you back a $10 RR, so $10 profit. Be sure to save some coupons for this week (if you have any left!) Bayer Contour Blood Glucose Meter $14.99, use freebie coupon (10/25 RP) and get back $5 RR = $5 profit *Don't buy the meter in the green box or the one with a free attached ac1 (whatever that is) - they won't print the RR's
  • Bayer Breeze 2 Blood Glucose Meter $14.99, use freebie coupon (10/25 RP) and get back $5 RR = $5 profit

If you buy these both together, you'll get the $5 RR for each plus a $3 RR for buying 2 Bayer items = $13 profit overall. Or if you add on a third qualifying item, you'll get back $6 RR for buying three items.

  • Bayer Quick Release Crystals (20 ct.) $4.19 each (clearance price on iheartwags, YMMV), buy three and use three $1.50 coupons (10/25 RP) and get back $6 RR (WYB 3) = $2.07 *But may be a moneymaker when combined with buying the meters
  • Neosporin Lip Health $4, buy two and use two $3 coupons and get back $3 RR (WYB 2) = $1 profit
  • Wet Ones Antibacterial Wipes (40 pack) $2, buy two and use two $1.50 coupons and get back $1 RR (WYB 2) = FREE

General Printable Rebate Offers

*All four Coors rebates are on this same link. Just scroll down for each separate form:

My Dream Cashier

OH NO! The $5 off $20 coupon was taken offline today. Did anyone happen to save an electronic copy? I would be forever grateful if you could send it to me! (FOUND IT!) See below...
CVS - had the nicest cashier today. On my first order, she hit some button that showed my real total so the $5 coupon wouldn't scan. Without me even saying a peep, she voided the order and re-rang everything and then DIDN'T hit that button so everything worked. How awesome is that? I did both transactions with her back to back without a problem.
  • 2 Nature's Bounty Your Life Multi-vitamins (90 ct) $9.99 each, BOGO sale and used two $5 coupons (see below) and got back $3 EB (WYB 2, Limit at least 4!) = $3.01 profit
  • Soy Joy $6, got back $6 EB (Monthly deal, limit 6) = FREE
  • 3 Rolls wrapping paper - 90% off so $0.59 each for two and $0.69 for third
  • Used $5 off $20 coupon and $2 EB I got for doing a survey (since I didn't spend anything to get this, I'm adding this to my profits), total was $0.94, overall profit = $8.06

Repeated minus the wrapping paper and $2 EB, total was $0.99, overall profit = $8.01

The $5 off $20 coupon has been taken offline, but here's a link to a PDF copy of it.

I've now bought 6 bottles of vitamins on this card and it still doesn't say limit reached. So the limit is at least four! UPDATE (thanks Jenn Mc!) The limit is six. :)

Here's how to get the $5 coupons: you enter in the codes listed here for points and then you can redeem 500 points for a $5 coupon.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Awesome Deal on Nature's Bounty

CVS
  • 2 Nature's Bounty Your Life Multi-vitamins (90 ct) $9.99 each, BOGO sale and used two $5 coupons (see below) and got back $3 EB (WYB 2, Limit at least 2!) = $3.01 profit *I found these in the seasonal aisle with the other bonus packs, not with the regular vitamins. The BOGO sale is on all the Nature's Bounty vitamins (I think), but the EB deal is only on the Fish Oil or Vitamin D Bonus (120 count) or the ones I bought.
  • 2 Pantene Pro-V Sham/Cond two for $6.97, used $3 off 2 coupon (12/27 P&G) and got back $2 EB (WYB 2, Limit 1) = $1.97
  • Oral B Cross Action toothbrush $2.99, used $1 coupon (12/27 P&G) and got back $1 EB (Limit 1) = $0.99
  • $0.50 Crystal Lite To Go Packet
  • Used $5 off $20 coupon, total was $1.98, overall profit = $4.02

HUGE THANK YOU to Maw Maw for posting about these printable coupons on the boards. You enter in the codes listed here for points and then you can redeem 500 points for a $5 coupon.

Monday, January 11, 2010

Need Printer Paper? Or Sharpies? Or Envelopes?

Get thee to Office Max! I updated my weekly deals post with this info, but didn't want you to miss it since that post is a couple days old. Here's the deal-i-o:
  • BOISE X-9 10-Ream Case Paper $34.99, get back $35 in MaxPerks Bonus Rewards (Limit 2) = FREE
  • Sharpie Fine Point Permanent Markers (12 pack) $5.99, get back $6 in MaxPerks Bonus Rewards (Limit 3) = FREE
  • Ascend Recycled Peel-to-Seal No. 10 Envelopes (50 count) $3.99, get back $4 in MaxPerks Bonus Rewards (Limit 3) = FREE

Looks like the MaxPerks rewards are Office Max money, similar to Staples rewards. Their website says:

"Bonus Rewards for these offers, along with any other Bonus Rewards a Member may have earned during the same period, will be issued in the form of a reward card redeemable toward future purchases. Reward card expires 90 days from date of issuance except for reward cards for FL Members, which expire 1 year from date of issuance."

Do you think that means a gift card? I've never done this, so I'm not sure.

You can also purchase these online and if you spend $50, you get free shipping (go through ebates for even more rewards). You can order online or sign up for the MaxPerks card here. You'll receive the MaxPerks rewards in February.

UPDATE from Dreaming of Deals - thanks so much for sharing this helpful info!!

"You won't get a gift card - you will get "credit" to your Rewards account. You'll get an email that says how much of a credit you have and when it expires. For example, I bought 3 1/2 reams of paper last fall and had a $60 Reward coming that I had to use by this March.

The email will have a pin number that you need to enter if you order online, or you just print off your reward certificate and bring it to the store to use after it shows up in your account.

2 things - they are really good about crediting you if your rewards don't show up for some reason...I ordered my paper on the last day of the deal and by the time it shipped, the order was showing a date 3 days later. Luckily I had saved my original email confirmation giving the date I ordered (save ALL your emails if you order online, you may need them) but it took more than a week for the rewards to finally post.

Also, watch the expiration - you only get 3 months to use the reward."

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Conga Line of Knee Highs


CVS - my card
  • Terminator Salvation DVD $24.99
  • Used $5 off $20 coupon, $18 EB, total was $3.39, got back $1 EB for using my green tag

Let me tell you, I have had such a brain fart buying movies lately. I bought Terminator at Best Buy last week using a gift card. It wasn't until I got home and had totally unwrapped the DVD that I realized it wasn't the movie, it was a cartoon series about Terminator. Grr. I sold that online since it was opened and I couldn't return it. The week before that, I picked up The Hangover at Best Buy and realized when I got home that it was a Blu-Ray copy. Sigh. At least I hadn't opened that one. By the time I went back that night to exchange it, the store was totally wiped out. DBF found a copy at Walmart that weekend.

DBF's card
  • 3 Garnier Nutritioniste Cleansing Cloths $5.99 each, used three $1 coupons (10/11 or 12/6 RP) and got back $5 EB for buying $15 worth (Limit 1) = $9.97 or $3.32 each, $4.97 or $1.65 each when you count in the $5 off $20 coupon. I needed the milk anyway, so I would have bought that regardless.
  • Half gallon milk $1.89
  • Crystal Light individual size $0.50
  • Used $5 off $20 coupon and $12 EB, total was $1.34
Walgreens - there are probably tons of ways to do this rebate, but here's what I did. I asked the cashier to give me a total after she rang up my qualifying items to be sure I'd bought at least $30. With the BOGO 50% off sale, it was hard to keep track as I was shopping. The receipt listed all the BOGO 50% off discounts at the bottom of the receipt (instead of discounting the price of the items), so it might be possible to squeek by with $30 of items based just on regular prices. I'm not sure if the J&J folks would catch that. I wasn't expecting the receipt to do this, so I bought $30 worth after sale prices.
  • 2 Clean & Clear makeup removing wipes $5.99 each, used two $2 coupon (or also here) = $3.99 each
  • Clean & Clear foaming cleanser $4.79, used $2 coupon or also here = $2.79
  • Lubriderm lotion $3.99, used $2 coupon = $1.99 *Forgot to use the $1 WAG coupon from the Diabetes & You magazine (found near Pharmacy)
  • Aveeno Cream Cleanser $7.29, used $2 coupon = $5.29
  • Aveeno lotion $2.99, used $2 coupon = $0.99
  • RoC Cleanser $9.99 (cheapest I could find), used $3 coupon = $6.99
  • Now for the discounts. It took off $3.65 for the Aveeno cleanser, $3 for the Clean & Clear wipes and $2 for the Lubriderm lotion. Figure that one out, I dare you! Walgreens math is unlike any other math on this planet. So all in all, I paid $17.38 OOP for these items and I'll get back $10 for the rebate. Since I used RR's to pay and those RR's were pure profit, I don't mind that this rebate wasn't a moneymaker.
  • $10 TGIF gift card
  • 4 Ravinia Knee Highs $0.25 each
  • The register was beeping on my last coupon, so I moved one of my Naked juices to this transaction - $3.49.
  • Used three $5 RR's and two $6 RR's, total was $4.14

After I paid, I realized I wouldn't be able to submit this bottle of juice for the Naked rebate because I needed the receipt for the J&J rebate. Duh! I was thinking about what to do and realized one of the bottles expired in Dec 09, so I returned it at another store (got back cash). Problem solved!

Transaction 2

  • 4 Naked Juices (15.2 oz) $3.49 each, used two $1 coupons = $11.96
  • Ravinia Knee Highs $0.25
  • Used $5 RR and $6 RR, total was $1.21

Second store - returned the juice and then bought:

  • 4 Naked Juices (15.2 oz) $3.49 each = $13.96
  • Ravinia Knee Highs $0.25
  • $15 Wendy's gift card
  • Used $3 RR and five $5 RR's, total was $1.21

I need to buy two more juices, and then I'll submit for this $10 rebate. I wouldn't normally do this rebate since its not free or a moneymaker, but since I have RR's to burn, its a nice way to turn some of them into cash. Thank you pubbler for telling me about this rebate! :)

Now all of my RR's are used up. That happened a lot faster than I had anticipated, but its fine with me. I converted $50 in RR's into $50 in gift cards ($20 at TGIF and $30 at Wendy's) and I'll be getting back $22 in rebates ($10 J&J, $2 Lypsyl and $10 Naked Juice). I bought multi-vitamins, which I don't see freebie deals on very often, a couple of books, some stuff for around the house, some quick dinners and cat treats, which I was totally out of. And because I used RR's that were pure profit, all of this was free. Gotta love that!

My second set of Bayer coupons are on their way, and I'll buy more meters this week so that I'll be set with RR's for the Pepsi deal next week. Speaking of which...
If you have an A&P or Pathmark in your area, its worth your while to stop in and pick up some of these free booklets.
Looks what's inside! $1 off five 2 liter bottles of Pepsi and $1 off 2 bags of Lays, Doritos or Tostitos. These are manufacturer's coupons, so you'll be able to use them at Walgreens. HUGE thank you to saphira for posting about these!

Saturday, January 9, 2010

These are a Few of my (least) Favorite Things

Today I got around to running some errands that I just dread. I dropped off two suit jackets at the dry cleaner - I usually use Dryel but these needed a good pressing. I can hardly wait to see the bill (not!). Then I dropped off a bunch of recycling at the town's center and donated some clothes while I was at it. I don't mind doing this, its just out of the way so I wait until I have a good pile to bring over. Then it was time for a long overdue hair cut. I don't mind the actual cutting of my hair, but I'm not wild about sitting there making small talk with someone I don't know trying to find something to look at other than my reflection in the mirror. Its just uncomfortable. I really liked the stylist today though, she did a great job. She put a glaze on my hair to cover the blond highlights that I'm growing out and now the color looks even all over. I love the way it came out and my hair feels healthy again. Its getting pretty long and the ends were terrible. Its nice to get back to my natural color and be a brunette again. Finally, I got my car washed. I am terrible with car washes. I probably haven't had it washed since last winter. I hate going! My windows were already grimy with salt (its only January 9!) and it was getting hard to see, so I had to go. Then when all those yucky errands were done, I did some fun stuff... ShopRite
  • 6 Ronzoni's $0.59 each
  • Total was $3.49 after $0.05 bag discount
Walgreens - hit up a bunch of stores to use up the last bunch of Bayer coupons I had. I'm also starting to use the rewards now, so I don't have to rush to use them later on. I wish you had more time than 2 weeks.
  • 3 Scrubbing Bubbles Action Scrubber Refills - clearanced to $0.90 each, will submit for $5 SC Johnson rebate (WYB 3, Limit 3 offers per household) = $2.30 profit
  • 6 Whiskas Temptations cat treats two for $4 (Mega Saver so the prices are all wonky), used three $1 off 2 coupons (12/6 RP) = $9 or $1.50 each
  • $15 TGIF gift card
  • First three Twilight books $7.99 each - just realized I bought two of the first book, so I'll have to return that. I really thought I had picked up a copy of the first three! Duh!
  • Used four $5 RR's and four $6 RR's, total was $4.38

At another store I burned some more RR's. Sometimes its fun to just "shop"

  • 2 Whiskas Temptations cat treats two for $4 (Mega Saver so the prices are all wonky), used $1 off 2 coupon (12/6 RP) = $3 or $1.50 each
  • $15 Wendy's gift card
  • Ice Cube Tray $2.79
  • 2 Walgreens napkins $2.49 each
  • Kitty laser toy $4.99
  • Used six $5 RR's, total was $1.59

Now for the been-there, done-that transaction - did this twice

  • Bayer Breeze 2 Blood Glucose Meter $14.99, used freebie coupon (10/25 RP) and got back $5 RR = $5 profit
  • Bayer Contour Blood Glucose Meter $14.99, use freebie coupon (10/25 RP) and get back $5 RR = $5 profit
  • One a Day Women's Active Mind & Body Vitamins (50 ct) or regular variety (100 ct) $6.99, used $1 coupon (10/25 RP - $2 Q in 1/3 SS) and got back $6 RR for buying three Bayer items = FREE/$0.01 profit *$10.01 profit all together for Bayer items
  • 3 Ramen noodles three for $1
  • Used three $2 RR's, total was $0.99

Isn't this adorable? I have a laser that I use to play with my kitties but the one my sister uses died. I figured Bootz and Freckles would love this one.

        "YEAH! LASER TOYS ROCK!"

        Friday, January 8, 2010

        Ahoy!

        Happy, happy birthday to my hunny! Unfortunately, he's sick as a dog right now, so its not his fav birthday of all time. We're putting off our birthday celebrations until next week.
        Walgreens - what fun! In one day, I was able to use 14 of the 20 Bayer Contour/Breeze coupons I bought on ebay. So...I did what any hound would do and bought another 20. :) The price is now $49.95, but that's still a profit of $80, so that's fine with me.

        Thanks to a tip from pubbler's blog, I'm going to use the Chips Ahoy for a $20 Kraft/Nabisco rebate that's floating around. My good friend dancinmama is sending me an extra one she had - thanks again! Its for $20 when you buy 10 Nabisco crackers or cookies, beverages and mac & cheese cups. I don't have the form in front of me, so I'm not sure of all the specifics yet. Its called the Kraft Back to School booklet and its good until June.

        One transaction - did this three times
        • Bayer Breeze 2 Blood Glucose Meter $14.99, used freebie coupon (10/25 RP) and got back $5 RR = $5 profit
        • Bayer Contour Blood Glucose Meter $14.99, use freebie coupon (10/25 RP) and get back $5 RR = $5 profit
        • One a Day Women's Active Mind & Body Vitamins (50 ct) or regular variety (100 ct) $6.99, used $2 coupon (1/3 SS) and got back $6 RR for buying three Bayer items = $1.01 profit *$11.01 profit all together for Bayer items
        • 2 Chips Ahoy Cookies (6 oz) $0.99 each, got back $2 RR (monthly deal, its a glitch that its working on these smaller ones) = FREE/$0.02 profit
        • Used $3 RR, total was $3.97
        Second transaction
        • Bayer Breeze 2 Blood Glucose Meter $14.99, used freebie coupon (10/25 RP) and got back $5 RR = $5 profit
        • Bayer Contour Blood Glucose Meter $14.99, use freebie coupon (10/25 RP) and get back $5 RR = $5 profit
        • Total was zero, also got back $3 RR for buying two Bayer items = $13 profit total
        Third transaction
        • Bayer Breeze 2 Blood Glucose Meter $14.99, used freebie coupon (10/25 RP) and got back $5 RR = $5 profit
        • Bayer Contour Blood Glucose Meter $14.99, use freebie coupon (10/25 RP) and get back $5 RR = $5 profit
        • Alka Seltzer Extra Strength Tablets (12 ct) $2.59, used $1 coupon and got back $6 RR for buying three Bayer items = $4.41 profit *$14.41 profit all together for Bayer items
        • 2 Chips Ahoy Cookies (6 oz) $0.99 each, got back $2 RR (monthly deal, its a glitch that its working on these smaller ones) = FREE/$0.02 profit
        • Used $3 RR, total was $0.57

        Fourth transaction

        • Bayer Breeze 2 Blood Glucose Meter $14.99, used freebie coupon (10/25 RP) and got back $5 RR = $5 profit
        • Bayer Contour Blood Glucose Meter $14.99, use freebie coupon (10/25 RP) and get back $5 RR = $5 profit
        • Alka Seltzer Original Strength Tablets (24 ct) $2.89, used $1 coupon and got back $6 RR for buying three Bayer items = $4.11 profit *$14.11 profit all together for Bayer items
        • 2 Chips Ahoy Cookies (6 oz) $0.99 each, got back $2 RR (monthly deal, its a glitch that its working on these smaller ones) = FREE/$0.02 profit
        • Walgreens Big Roll toilet paper $0.50 with in-circular coupon
        • Used $3 RR, total was $1.37

        Fifth transaction - this store didn't have any meters so I just bought cookies

        • 2 Chips Ahoy Cookies (6 oz) $0.99 each, got back $2 RR (monthly deal, its a glitch that its working on these smaller ones) = FREE/$0.02 profit
        • Cottonelle wipes (travel pack) $1.19
        • Used $3 RR, total was $0.17

        Sixth transaction

        • Bayer Breeze 2 Blood Glucose Meter $14.99, used freebie coupon (10/25 RP) and got back $5 RR = $5 profit
        • Bayer Contour Blood Glucose Meter $14.99, use freebie coupon (10/25 RP) and get back $5 RR = $5 profit, also got back $3 RR for buying two Bayer items = $13 profit total
        • Lypsyl lip moisturizer $2.99, used $1 coupon (10/25 SS) and will submit for $2 rebate (10/25 SS - also valid for Finesse) = FREE/$0.01 profit
        • Nabisco Ritz crackers $0.99
        • Ramen noodles $0.39
        • Used $3 RR, total was $0.58

        Seventh transaction

        • 2 Chips Ahoy Cookies (6 oz) $0.99 each, got back $2 RR (monthly deal, its a glitch that its working on these smaller ones) = FREE/$0.02 profit
        • Barilla spaghetti $1.59
        • Bertolli frozen dinner $5.99 - love these!
        • Used $3 RR and $6 RR, total was $0.56

        Final transaction

        • Bertolli frozen dinner $5.99
        • Used $5 RR, total was $0.99

        I'm now left with seven $2 RR's, two $3 RR's, thirteen $5 RR's and three $6 RR's = $103 total. Sometimes, I just really, really love Walgreens!