CVS Trip

CVS

• Gillette Fusion Shaving Gel $2.37, used $1 coupon (6/3 P&G) and got back $2 EB (Limit 1) = $0.63 profit
• Electro Nyte Rehydration Shot (2 pk) $4.79, got back $4.79 EB (Limit 1) = FREE
• 2 Snickers Bars $1.19 and second was $0.25
• 6 Papers $12
• Used $4/$20 coupon and $15 EB, total was $0.85

6/17 - 6/23

CVS

• Electro Nyte Rehydration Shot (2 pk) $4.79, get back $4.79 EB (Limit 1) = FREE

Rite Aid

• Colgate Max Fresh Toothpaste (6 oz) $2.99, use $0.75 coupon (6/3 SS) and get back $2.50 UP's (Limit 3) = $0.26 profit
• Compound W Freeze Off $10.99, use $1 coupon (or here) and get back $10 (SCR #9) = FREE/$0.01 profit

Walgreens

• Colgate Toothpaste $3, use $0.75 coupon (6/3 SS) and get back $2.50 RR = $0.26 profit

Printable Rebate Offers

• Arm & Hammer Simply Saline Neti Pot TMF up to $14.99 Exp. 7/13/13 (Email me at frugalsuz at hotmail.com and I'll forward you the form)
• Bounce Outdoor Fresh 8 Month Dryer Bar $5 rebate Exp. 6/30/12
• CoverGirl and Olay Cosmetics (CG items that have Olay in them, not CG or Olay items) Buy $20, get back $10 Exp. 7/8/12
• Duracell Products - spend $100, get back $25 Exp. 6/30/12
• Febreze Noticeables "Trade Up" Valid up to $3.50 Exp. 6/30/12 (Starts 1/1/11)
• Glade Expressions Fragrance Mist Starter Kits (up to $4.99) or Refills (up to $3.99) Satisfaction Guarantee Exp. 6/30/12
• Glade Expressions Oil Diffuser Satisfaction Guarantee Exp. 6/30/12
• Hill's Science Diet Ideal Balance dry pet food TMF up to $12.99 Exp. 12/31/12
• Pantene Satisfaction Guarantee - up to 2X your purchase price Exp. 6/30/12
• Physician's Formula Cosmeceutical Youth Boosting Concealer, Foundation or Powder - buy one and get $5, buy two and get $10 or buy three and get $25 Valid 5/1/12 - 4/30/13 *Have to submit a "Try Me Free" label for each item
• Physician's Formula Organic Wear Lash Boosting Mascara TMF Up to $9.95  Must include "Try Me Free" label from product to qualify Valid 11/1/11 - 10/13/12
• Physician's Formula Cosmeceutical Youth Boosting Concealer TMF Up to $12.95 Must include "Try Me Free" label from product to qualify Valid 1/1/12 - 12/31/12
• Physician's Formula Cosmeceutical Youth Boosting Foundation TMF Up to $14.95 Must include "Try Me Free" label from product to qualify Valid 1/1/12 - 12/31/12 
• Scrubbing Bubbles One Step Toilet Bowl Cleaner Satisfaction Guarantee Exp. 6/29/12
• Stouffers Farmers' Harvest Steam Perfect Bags Satisfaction Guarantee Exp. 9/1/12

• Vaseline Body Lotion (10 - 32 fl oz) Satisfaction Guarantee up to $7.99 Exp. 7/31/12
• Zyrtec10mg Tablets (3, 5, 14, 30 or 40 ct), 10 mg Liquid Gels (12, 25 or 30 ct), Children’s Zyrtec (any size) or Zyrtec-D (any size) Satisfaction Guarantee Exp. 12/31/12

Hangtag/Peelie/Tearpad Rebates to Look For - please let me know what you find as well!

• Arm & Hammer Single Use Laundry Detergent Power Paks sticker (hot pink color) TMF up to $9.99 Exp. 12/15/12
• Dickinson's Facial Cleanser Hangtag TMF Exp. ?
• Finesse Color Lock Styling Product $2 rebate Valid 4/22 - 7/22/12 (or 4/22 SS)
• Freeman Facial Anti-Stress Mask Hangtag TMF Exp. 12/31/12
• Oxi-Clean Dishwashing Booster TMF Exp. 12/1/12

Shave a Few Bucks off The Price Please

Yet another reason I love Sheila's blog - she posts the best deals!  I haven't had a chance to keep up with Slick Deals this week, so its great to check in with her blog to find the best stuff.  Here's what I got at CVS today -

• Gillette Fusion Cartridges (4 ct) $15.49, used $2 cartridges CRT (got this last week)
• Gillette ProGlide Razor $9.99, used FREE razor coupon (WYB cartridges, 6/3 P&G, cashier took off $10.99), got back $4 EB (Limit 1)
• Gillette Fusion Shave Prep $2.49, used $1 coupon (6/3 P&G) - thought this was around $5
• pur-Absorb Supplement $15.99 (raincheck price), got back $16 EB (raincheck) = FREE 
• Nexxus Shampoo $3.59, used $3 Nexxus CRT (off sham/cond) = $0.59
• Plastic Bin $1
• Used $4/$20 coupon, $10/$30 Gillette CRT (this went thru even though I didn't spend $30) and $15 EB, total was $4.99, final cost for everything (including tax) = FREE!

I bought the pur-Absorb, Nexxus and plastic bin so that I'd have an additional $20 in purchases above and beyond the $30 Gillette stuff.  Last week when I tried to use a $4/$20 along with a coupon that required an additional $10 purchase, it beeped.  I guess when you use these kind of coupons in combination, you have to spend enough to satisfy both - is that right?  I haven't had any X off X coupons in so long, I've forgotten the rules!

If I hadn't purchased the non-Gillette stuff, it would have cost me about $5 (before tax) and then after the $4 EB for the razor - about $1.  You can't beat that!  Da boyfriend loves Gillette and the deals on them have become pretty scarce.

I had to scan my CVS card three times before I got the $10/$30 Gillette CRT so don't give up.  I got a great bunch of CRT's - $4 off $20 beauty purchase, $2 off two Tresemme hair care (use on the trial size bottles at $0.99 each, I couldn't find any at this store), $3 off $10 CVS brand purchase, $7 off Physician's Formula makeup and $15 off Physician's Formula skincare.  What a great haul!

Wait, Wait, Please Don't Make Me Wait

Can't stop singing Timebomb!  I wasn't crazy about the song the first time I heard it, but it has definitely grown on me.  I've taken to bopping around the house saying "woop!" whenever the mood strikes me.  Do you remember The Loco-motion?  I remember working out a routine to that song in dance class when I was younger.  Who would have thought Kylie would come so far from those days?

ShopRite has been listening to the song too and made me wait to use my catalinas.  I thought I'd be able to use the $10 catalina I earned right away, but it wouldn't go through and the manager that came over told me it was valid starting next week.  Bummer.  I bought the gift cards first and then everything else separately.  Here's what I got -

• 2 $25 Shell Gift Cards, got back $10 catalina (WYB $50 worth) = $10 profit
• Snapple 6 pack $5.99, used $1 coupon (6/10 SS) and will submit for TMF rebate (found on product) = $1 profit
• Kix $1.88, used $0.75 coupon and will get back $0.75 Savingstar credit = $0.37 profit
• 4 Lays Chips $3 each
• Doritos (hidden behind the Sun Chips - great picture taking I've got going tonight huh?) $2.14
• Milk $0.79
• Sloppy Joe Mix $0.99
• Total was $71.78

Stop & Shop

• 2 $25 Shell Gift Cards, got back $10 catalina (WYB $50 worth) = $10 profit 
• Snapple 6 pack $5.99, used $1 coupon (6/10 SS) and will submit for TMF rebate (found on product) = $1 profit
• 20 Friskies Indoor and Plus Wet Cat Food $0.50 each, used five $0.50 off 4 coupons (3/18 RP) = $5 or $0.25 each
• Used $7 catalina, total was $53.45

Got the cat food for a donation event going on at work so I didn't even bring them home.

Walgreens

• 2 Bisquicks $1.50 each
• Used $2 RR, total was $1

No Green Thumbs on This Hand

Today was gardening day.  We'd torn out a bunch of bushes from the front of the house and it looked very bare without them.  We left the larger bush on the far corner (there's one on the left side too) because they were actually healthy looking.  Unfortunately, a lot of the plants at the house were withered and dead when we moved in.  I don't think the previous owners were able to keep up with the upkeep.

It was a million and a half degrees today so Shadow (and I) couldn't wait to get back inside.  She doesn't like the heat any more than I do.

I'm working on making this flower bed beautiful.  I ripped up all the weeds and till'd the dirt.  I asked my dad, aka Mr. Green Thumb and some friends what would be good to plant here that wouldn't be devoured by deer.  I got some snapdragon, zinnia and marigold seeds and had wonderful visions of a blooming garden.  As I was looking at the seed packets, I realized that I was supposed to grow a lot of them indoors in starter pots and then transfer them outside.  The heck with that, it was way too hot out and I wanted to be done.  So I sprinkled the seeds around, pushed them gently in the dirt and watered the whole area.  We'll see how this turns out, but I don't have high hopes.  I may be making another trip back to the store to pick up some ready-to-plant flowers.

We decided on a deer resistant variety of azaleas for the front of the house.  While I was messing around in my little flower garden, da boyfriend planted the azaleas under Shadow's watchful eye.  She loves to supervise by watching us from the top of the couch.

We also bought a hanging plant for right outside the window in our kitchen.  Now that its there, I can't imagine not having a plant there.  It just added that special something to the kitchen.

Isn't it beautiful?  We've got a couple other hooks outside the sliding glass door so I think we'll get another couple of plants for those.

We also got some shopping done today too -

Stop & Shop

• 4 Magnum Ice Cream Bars $3 each, used two $1.50 off 2 coupons, got $4 instant savings (WYB 4 qualifying items) and got back $2 catalina (WYB 2 Magnum) = $3 or $0.75 each
• 5 Oscar Mayer Cold Cuts $1 each, got back $4 catalina (WYB 5, last day for this) = $1 or $0.20 each
• 3 $25 Shell Gift Cards and $25 S&S gift card, got back $10 catalina for buying $50 of qualifying gift cards (Shell not the S&S) = $10 profit
• Used $7 catalina, total was $103

I have a $25 Amstel rebate off $100 of groceries (AMLNA004, valid until 9/30).  I figured I'd buy the extra $50 in gift cards to push my total over $100, submit for the rebate and see what happens. I'm going to make a copy of the receipt, black out the gift cards with a sharpie and send it in.  I would have bought four Shell cards but couldn't find a fourth one so I picked up the S&S card instead.

We also swung by Price Chopper and got a second set of the items I got yesterday (minus the cake mix).  Found a savings pack of the beef for $8.19, so after the $3 coupon and $5 rebate, it only cost $0.19.  Love that!

My PC Trip

Price Chopper - all my coupons went through correctly!  I'm amazed

• 5 Oscar Mayer cold cuts $0.79 each, got back $4 catalina (WYB 5) = FREE/$0.05 profit
• Ground Beef Super Pack $8.54, used $3 coupon and will send away for $5 Pabst NBPR rebate on $5.01 of beef = $0.54
• Blueberries $0.88 with coupon
• PC Butter $0.88 with coupon
• PC Cake Mix $0.50 with coupon
• Heinz Ketchup $0.88 with coupon and used $0.25 coupon (5/20 SS) = $0.38
• Lays Chips $3
• KC Masterpiece BBQ Sauce $2.79, BOGO sale = $1.39 each
• Used $4 catalina, total was $13.92

Pabst rebates require the UPC's of the non-beer items so I'll be washing off the UPC from the beef package and sending that in.  This is the only company I've encountered while doing NBPR rebates that actually requires this.  Can't imagine why they'd want UPC's from meat packages, but to each his own.

Cheap Coke at CVS

I have not been feeling well the past two days at all.  I got something in my right eye that irritated the heck out of it.  Its been red, itchy and so uncomfortable.  I went to the Doctor and got some eye drops that have helped bring the inflammation down a bit.  Today I woke up with an awful headache that quickly turned into a migraine.  I've slept most of the day away, but I didn't want to miss the $1.99 Coke at CVS, so I sent da boyfriend out to the store.  Here's what he got -

• Speed Stick Power Deodorant $2.99, used $1.50 coupon (from red machine, there's a $1 coupon in the 5/20 SS but I didn't get that in my inserts), got back $2 EB (Limit 1) = $0.51 profit 
• Diet Coke $1.99 with coupon from red machine (valid today only and with additional $10 purchase)
• Physician's Formula Skincare $20.99, got back $15 EB (Limit 1) = $5.99
• Used $4 off $20 coupon and $4 EB, total was $18.86

The Coke coupon beeped and the cashier gave him quite a hard time with it.  First she said that you had to buy $10 worth of Coke to use it.  Then she said the Coke cases were around $6 and since the coupon says the maximum discount is $2.01, she couldn't adjust it so it came out to $1.99.  DBF stared her down (hilarious) and she finally entered in the $2.01 discount.  The cases were on sale for $4 so it came out to $1.99 in the end.  Oy.