26Mar 2010 by holly

The Cost of Diapers 2010 – March Update

Baby, Coupons, CVS, Rite Aid, Uncategorized, Walmart
Wow!  I haven't bought many diapers this month.    I'm definitely keeping my eye out for more deals. After adding in my diaper purchases for February and March here is what I’ve spent so far on diapers this year.  I will be getting additional rebates for the Rite Aid Pampers and will subtract that when I get it. I got my rebate check from Caregivers Market Place- $12.50!   Not bad for saving my receipts for Huggies diapers and a few other products then at the end of the year I filled out the rebate form.   I will add that $12.50 back into the cost of diapers for this year, since I didn’t include that in my calculations last year. Click HERE to see my chart in Google Documents. Date Location Brand…
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25Mar 2010 by holly

Giant Dollar Double Days – 4 – $1.00 Double coupons! 3/26/10-4/1/10

Giant, Shopping deals, Uncategorized
I just got my weekly Giant ad and on the front page are the  4 $1.00 Double Doubler days.  Spend $15 you can use all 4 coupons in a transaction. What to buy with them?  Feel free to leave a comment. There is the buy cereal and get free milk deal too. In addition there is a coupon FREE King David or Aviv Matzos 5 lb package when a $25 purchase.  Now, my store last time this coupon was available never carried these, so be prepared. There is also a deal on Kashi products - Buy $15 in these 7 participating items and get a $5 coupon at check out for your next shopping order. $3.49 Kashi Entrees $2.99 Kashi Honey Sunshine Cereal $3.29 Kashi Organic Promise Cereal (Use the…
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25Mar 2010 by holly

Harris Teeter Shopping Trip – Triple Coupon event – 3/25/10

Harris Teeter, Shopping Trips, Uncategorized
I'm excited to say that I stopped at Harris Teeter this morning. A word to the wise, not all stores carry the same products. My store didn't carry the pasta which I was looking forward to getting. Make sure you read and follow the coupon policy as best you can. When I checked out the cashier told me that you can ONLY use 2 or 3 Internet coupons but said that she has heard otherwise from customer service and the wording in the coupon policy isn't well worded.  She accepted all of my Internet coupons.  Here is the confusing wording. Internet Coupons: We gladly accept internet manufacturer’s coupons for product; however no “free” product internet coupons are accepted. With the purchase of two like manufacturer’s products, we accept two internet…
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25Mar 2010 by holly

Shoppers Triple and Double Shopping Trip 3/21/10

Shoppers, Shopping Trips, Uncategorized
Wow!  I made it Shoppers before the end of the event.  I got some really good deals but I also spent a little bit more than my weekly budget and later found out there would be Triple coupons at HT.   This week will be a little bit more spending then other weeks. Hopefully this can help the matchups for the next time Shoppers does this event. Reynolds Liners $3.15 (-$1.00 coupon) = $1.15 Hefty Plates $2.65  (-$.50 coupon) = $1.15 3 - Betty Crocker Cookie Mix 2/$4.00 (-$.40 coupon) = $.80 each Purina Cat Chow 6 lb $7.98 (due to bag torn on sale for $5.00) (-$1.00 coupon) = $3.00 Del Monte ketchup $1.25 Frito Lay Family Pack $6.99 (-$1.00 coupon) = $4.99 2 - Charmin Bath tissue 4 pack…
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24Mar 2010 by holly

Buy Your Newspapers this weekend 3/28/10!

Coupons, Newspapers, Uncategorized
This weekend there will be 2 Smart Source inserts and 1 Red Plum.   Plus, I'm guessing based on last year's schedule that there should be a General Mills insert. Thanks to Laura from Frugalfriends for pointing out that there will be a P&G insert on Easter 4/4/10.  See the preview list HERE.  Thanks SlickDeals.com
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24Mar 2010 by holly

Harris Teeter Triple Coupon Week 3/24/10-3/30/10

Coupons, Food, Harris Teeter, Uncategorized
Harris Teeter is doing it again.  Triple Manufacturers' coupons 3/24/10-3/30/10 up to $.99! Limit 20 coupons per day per household. If you live in the NOVA or Washington Metro Area we don't have a lot of under $1.00 coupons so here is a list of match-ups I found to make the most sense for a trip to Harris Teeter. This is just a start so please feel free to add more match-ups. Free products Stonyfield Organic Yogurt Cups, 6 oz- 50 cents Use .50/3 coupon = all 3 FREE Sara Lee Whole Grain White Bread-B1G1 - 99 cents Use .55/1 coupon from 2/21 RP insert. (Buy only 1) =FREE! Rotel(any 10oz) $1.50-0.50/1 (IP: Printable)=FREE! (This coupon reached its limit!) Tide To Go Sink Packs(3 COUNT) -1.00-0.35/1 (3/7 PG, exp 4/30/10,…
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23Mar 2010 by holly

Sign up for Swag Bucks and get FREE stuff just for searching!

Freebies, general, Uncategorized
I'm a huge fan of Swag Bucks! What is Swag Bucks? Swagbucks.com allows web users to earn virtual currency by doing the things they do every day - search the web, shopping at their favorite retailers, and by engaging in other activities such as phone recycling, submitting polls, and completing special offers.  Swagbucks.com is the only place on the web to get what you want without ever having to spend a dime. I download the toolbar in each of my browsers and then search using the Swagbucks toolbar.   I get 1 to 2 bucks just for opening my browser.    After 450 Swagbucks I can earn a Amazon $5 gift card.   There are hundreds of prizes to choose from.  From Starbucks gift cards, to posters, and MP3 music. What have you…
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22Mar 2010 by holly

Friend’s Trip to Giant on 03/22/10 – Saved 76%

Giant, Shopping Trips, Uncategorized
Wow!  My friend Ruth sent me her picture and transaction totals for her first coupon trip with multiple transactions!  She even  rolled over the $10 General Mills Catalina deal each time and did all of this with her 2 little girls.  I'm impressed! Since she is new to collecting her coupon inserts she didn't have all of the coupons available to  her.  She used the internet coupons and the  "Spring Savings" book.  She mentioned that some of the coupons beeped and the cashier pushed them through and it took about 15 minutes to check out.  She went early when the store was quite. Great Job Ruth! Transaction #1: Total before savings: $20.50 Total after sales prices & coupons: $9.93 Transaction #2: Total before savings: $21.16 Total after sales prices &…
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22Mar 2010 by holly

Giant Shopping Trip – 3/19/10 – saved 63%

Coupons, Giant, Shopping Trips, Uncategorized
This weekend was a super busy weekend for my family.  I had those $5 and $3 catalina coupons from last week's Giant trip that was to expire on 3/20/10, so I ran in Giant at 8:00 AM with my daughter (she drove the red car cart) and was able to do the General Mills catalina deal.  MoneyWiseMoms has a great post about it HERE. I spent out of pocket $12.72 and got a $10 catalina to use on my next purchase. This is what it all means to save. If you haven't gone yet here is some good news to make this deal even sweeter!  My friend Ruth mentioned as a comment that there is a new booklet of coupons at Giant available at the customer service desk called "Spring…
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