Rite Aid 5/9-5/15

Check out redplum.com for a new $5/$25 coupon (I typed Rite Aid under search to get it to come up) also go to video values to earn a $5/$25 coupon or $5/$20 coupon, plus lots of other great ones. There is also a "freebie" coupon for a photo mouse pad on there right now (order online, pick up free at the store with coupon!), so head over to watch some videos and earn some coupons.

Freebies:

• Lubriderm $3.99
• $1 SCR ($3 SCR on 2, $5 SCR on 3)
• Use $2 in ad coupon (can only use 1 "like" in ad coupon per transaction)
• Use $2/1 from April or May All You
• =$1.01 profit!
  
  
  
  

Deals:

• Kotex/Kotex U 2/$7
• $3 SCR on 2
• Use 2 $1/1 from April or May All You or 4/18 SS
• Stack with $1 video value coupon
• =$1 for 2! (U products)

• Old Spice Deodorant/Body Wash $2.99
• $1 SCR
• Use B1G1 Free coupon from 5/2 P&G (Body Wash)
• 2 For $1.99

• TreSemme $3.29
• Use B1G1 Free
• Use $2 Video Values
• =2 for $1.59

• Infusium 23 $3.99
• Use $3/1 from 5/9 SS
• =99 cents!

• Sally Hansen B1G1 50% off
• spend $15 get $3 SCR
• Use various coupons from the 3/28, 4/18, or 5/2 RP or $3/1 from April or May All You

• Similac $21.99
• Use $2/1 from 5/9 SS
• =$19.99
• *For more savings, use $5/$20 purchase (might need filler). Also if you have any Similac "checks" these can also be stacked with coupons because they are considered a form of payment, not a coupon.

*This post is part of the grocery gathering for Rite Aid.

Macy's One Day Sale: 5/7, 5/8

Just in time for Mother's Day, another Macy's One Day Sale is today and tomorrow. There is no printable savings pass, but you may have received coupons in the mail. As always lots of morning specials, including jewelry specials and an extra 50% off fashion clearance.

My husband was asking why the One Day Sales are so often. The reason is the sale cycles about every 4-6 weeks, but holidays, like Easter and Mother's Day also always have a One Day Sale so that is why we have had so many lately. Happy Shopping!

Rite Aid Recap

1. Didn't add any rebates this week
2. Spent $26.12 from my recycled cash
3. Retail Amount to date: $890.34
4. Amount spent out of pocket in 2010: $114.81

Food storage deal of the day

Fred Meyer (at least in Roseburg) has Tillamook Shredded Cheese 8 oz size on sale for $1 each. There were several kinds and varieties to choose from. The expiration date wasn't until September. Stock up and throw the extras in the freezer! These shredded bags freeze well and defrost quickly!

Homemade Veggie and Fruit Trays

This Saturday is my second house party! I will post more on it later. I have been shopping/preparing/cleaning all week to get ready. Today I went to pick up a few more food items. Since we were going to have around 30 family members, I planned on purchasing fruit and veggies trays. I knew they were more, but I wanted convience. They were $14.98 each!!!




For similar to this...

So I decided to make my own... Fruit tray...

1. Clemetines 5 pounds $6.98
2. Strawberries 4 pounds $4.48
3. Grapes 2 1/2 pounds $6.35
4. Pineapple $3.48
5. Reusable Tray $1

Total: $22.49 (yes more than the tray, but for almost 12 pounds of fruit, plus the pineapple, there will be way more than can fit on one tray!)

Veggie Tray:

1. Celery $1.48
2. Broccoli $4.99 (2 pounds)
3. Tomatoes $2.50
4. Peas/Carrots $2
5. Reusable Tray $1

Total:$11.97 for way more food (I could have even went cheaper with a head of broccoli, but these are ready to go for my husband's lunch.)

*Now, I know that some of this produce is higher priced and not in season right now, so it is still expensive to do trays, but how ridiculous that they mark the pre made trays up that high! I won't be buying those again. How do you save on entertaining?

Albertsons 5/5-5/11

I heard from the manager at my Albertsons that Albertsons is getting a new computer cash register program this week. I hope the transition goes smoothly, but I just wanted to give you a heads up.

In ad coupons:

• Fresh Express Salad Blends $1.88
• Arctic Shores Shrimp $9.98
• Fresh Baked Cinnamon Rolls 99 cents
• Cottonelle $4.88, use $1 from April All You=$3.88
• Viva Paper Towels $4.88, use 0.50/1=$4.38
• Kleenex Facial Tissue 75 cents

Deals:

• Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast $1.99/lb
• Sweet Corn 2 for $1
• Navel Oranges 99 cents/lb
• Welch's Fruit Snacks $2.29, use $1/2 from 4/25 RP=$1.79 each
• Duncan Hines Cake Mix $1, use $1/3 or 0.55/2 from 3/28 SS

Promos:

• Buy $100 in participating gift cards, get $10 catalina.
• Buy any combination of 3 Tombstone Pizzas ($3.49) or Capri Sun ($2) get 2 Free Redbox codes. Use $1/1 from 4/25 SS for Capri Sun Sunrise.
• Buy 5 Gatorade 32 oz drinks ($1 each), get 1 free Prime or Recover.

Catalinas:

1. Frozen Treats: Get $4 catalina when you spend $12. Participating products:

• Eskimo Pies $2.50
• Dreyer's Dibs $2.50, use $1/1 from 5/2 SS=$1.50
• Dreyer's Fruit Bars $2.99, use $1/2 from May All You
• Haagen Dazs Ice Cream or Bars $2.99
• Drumstick Cone 4 ct $2.99
• Drumstick Cone 8 ct $5.99, use $1/1 from May All You=$4.99
• Haagen Dazs Ice Cream Bars 6 ct $3.99
• Skinny Cow Cones, Bars, Sandwiches $3.99, use $1/1 from May All You=$3.99
• Dreyer's Dibs $3.99, use $1/1 from 5/2 SS=$1.50
• Dreyer's Fruit Bars 24 ct $3.99
• Drumsticks Lil' Drums $3.99, use $1/1=$2.99

2. Kellogg's Cereal: Get a $4 Catalina when you buy 5 or more participating products, priced at $2 each.

• Frosted Flakes, Raisin Bran, Corn Flakes, Frosted Mini Wheats Bite Size, Apple Jacks, Froot Loops, Corn Pops, or Smacks.
• use $1/2 from coupons.com or $1.50/2 from redplum.com (sidebar) or $1/2 Frosted Mini Wheat Bites from 4/11 RP and check your stash!

3. ConAgra: Get $5 Catalina when you spend $20 or more on participating products.

• Banquet Dinner $1
• Crunch 'n Munch $1
• Slim Jim $1
• David's Sunflower Seeds $1
• Chef Boyardee $1 use 0.50/2=50 cents each
• Van Camp's Pork and Beans $1
• Healthy Choice Soup $1
• Hunts Tomatoes $1
• Hunts Spaghetti Sauce $1
• Hunts Ketchup $1
• Kid Cuisine 2/$4 use $1/2 from April All You=$1.50 each
• Act II Popcorn $1.69
• Hunts Tomato Sauce 4 for $3
• Peter Pan Peanut Butter $1.79
• Dr. Pepper 12 pack 3 for $12
• There is a $1.50/4 available for several brands, including Peter Pan and Chef Boyardee
• Check your stash! ConAgra frequently has home mailers with high value coupons!
• Also if you do this deal, remember to submit for $25 coupon booklet to earn even more coupons for the next time.

4. Unilever: Get $5 Catalina when you spend $20 of more on participating brands.

• Best Foods Mayo $1.99
• Ragu $1.88
• Knorr Pasta or Rice Sides $1
• Lipton Soup Mix $1
• Bertolli $2.50, Use 0.60/1 from 4/25 RP=$1.90
• Klondike Bars & Sandwiches $2.50
• Breyers Ice Cream $2.50
• Smoth & Dreamy or Carb Start $2.50
• Skippy Peanut Butter $2
• Wish-bone Salad Dressing $1.69
• Shedd's Country Crock $3
• Axe Shower Gel, Tool, Shampoo, Conditioner, Body Spray, or Deodorant $3.99, use $1 coupon for shower gel on coupons.com
• Suave Body Wash, Styling products, Shampoo or Conditioner $1.69
• Dove Hair products $2.99
• Dove or Caress Soap $2.50
• Dove or Degree Deodorant $2.50, use various coupons for Degree from 4/25 RP
• Q Tips $2.50
• Vaseline Intesive Care Lotion $2.50
• Slimfast 200 Calorie Meal Bars $4.98, use $1/1 from 4/11 RP=$3.98
• Slimfast Shakes $4.98, use $1.75/1 from 4/11 RP=$3.98
• There will be Unilever coupons in the Sunday paper, so you might want to wait on this one.

*This post is part of the grocery gathering for Albertsons in Oregon. Click on over for more deal matchups!

Albertsons Double Ideas

Went to Albertsons to do some shopping for my House Party and take advantage of the doubles. My first transaction I did the Arrowhead water deal, it worked fine, but just be aware that they will charge you the bottle deposit (in Oregon at least), which is $1.40 per case, so it adds $5.60!
:( Anyway good double ideas:

1. Capri Sun Sunrise $2, use $1 from 4/25 SS=FREE!
2. Tropicana 2 for $5, use $1/2 from 4/25 RP=$1.50 each
3. Welch's $3, use $1 from coupons.com=$1
4. Old Orchard $1.29, use $1/4 from coupons.com=79 cents each

*Don't worry, this is like a several week's worth of juice for us!

Don't forget about the 75 cent coupon for Mission Tortillas (link in main Albertson's post), stacked with the 79 cent in ad coupon=4 cent tortillas!

Today, I just did two transactions because I was trying to use my $10 off $110 purchase. My estimate was a little off though and I ended up at $95. I asked if she could "freeze" my transaction, while I went to get $15 worth of meat. She said, "NO!" I just starred at her like you have got to be kidding and fumingly paid. I should have called up the manager to ask...but at this point there were at least 3 exasperated customers behind me in the express lane. It is going to bug me for awhile though! GRRRR! Anyway, the reason I am telling you this is...

Let me know your tips for doing "multiple" transactions. I HATE doing them at my store, because I usually end up having to go to the same ornery cashier and then I tie up the "express lane", then I get the "look..." I always go early in the morning, so that is the only lane open. I hate the hassle and feeling like a criminal! Tell me your secrets, please!!

Rite Aid Deals 5/2-5/8

I have read that some blogs think this is a "slow" week. I disagree, in fact I think every week at Rite Aid there is something free or near free and to me that is never slow! First though, if you have allergies, please read this post to learn more about the allergy SCR. It is quite detailed and complicated and since I don't use these products, I have really went into it, but it is worth reading if you use allergy products.

Video Values for May are up. There is a $5/$25 coupon and of course the $5/$20 coupon as well as many others! Print one off to make your deal even sweeter.

Freebies:

• Cover Girl B1G1 Free
• Use B1G1 Free coupon from 4/11 RP (face products)
• =2 products for free!

• Nivea Body Wash $3.99
• Use $4/1 coupon from 5/2 RP UPDATE: this coupon is in the Eugene paper, but not the Oregonian, weird I know!
• =overage of 1 cent! (ad even points this deal out!)

• Carefree 99 cents
• use $1/1 from 4/25 SS
• =overage of 1 cent!

• GE CFL bulbs 2 for $4
• $2 SCR on 2
• use 2 $1/1 from 4/18 SS
• =2 FREE!

Deals:

• Select Fragrances $10 ($26.99 or higher)
• $5 SCR
• =as low as $11.99

• Select Fragrances B1G1 50% off ($3.99 to $26.50)
• $5 SCR

• Select Sunglasses and Reading Glasses B1Get1 50% off
• $2 SCR on Foster Grant or Style Science Sunglasses (limit 2!)
• Use $10 Style Sciences and/or $5 Foster Grant video value coupons
• =up to $19 off two pairs of sunglasses. I have been reading on other blogs that kids glasses or clearance glasses are as low as $5.99! So you could possibly find free glasses or money maker glasses!

• Neutrogena, B1G1 50% off
• spend $20 get $5 SCR
• Use $1 and $2 coupons from 3/28 SS and $3/1 coupons from April and May All You

• Sally Hansen B1G1 50% off
• spend $15 get $3 SCR
• Use various coupons from the 3/28, 4/18, or 5/2 RP or $3/1 from April or May All You

• John Frieda B1G1 50% off
• Use $5/2 from 5/2 SS (Root Awakening),
• There is also a $1 video values coupon for Sheer Blonde

• Right Guard B1G1 Free
• use $2/2 from coupons.com

• Johnsons Baby Products $2.99
• use $1 in ad coupon
• stack with $1/1 from 3/7 or 4/25 RP
• =99 cents!

• Lysol products B1G1 Free
• Use various coupons from 4/25 SS

• Zicam Allergy or Sinus $9.99
• $3 SCR
• =$6.99

• Metamucil $9.99
• $4 SCR
• Use $3/1 from 5/2 P&G
• =$2.99

• Revlon Foundation $9.99
• $2 SCR
• =$7.99

• Duracell $12.99 (AA 20 + 5 pack)
• $3 SCR
• =$9.99

• Skin Clinic Wart Remover $19.99
• $10 SCR
• =$9.99

• Clear Eyes $2.99
• $1 SCR
• Use $1/1 from 5/2 SS
• =99 cents!

• Profoot Inserts and foot products 3 for $15
• $10 SCR on 3
• Use various coupons
• =as low as Free!
  Lamisal $7.99
• $3 SCR
• Use $2/1 from 4/25 SS
• =$2.99

• Bic Disposal Razors $5.99
• $2 SCR
• use $3/1 from 5/2 SS
• =99 cents!

• Secret Clinical Strength $7.99
• $2 SCR
• Use $2/1 from 5/2 P&G
• =$3.99

• Eos lip balm $2.99
• $2 SCR
• =99 cents!

• Febreeze $4.99
• $2 SCR
• Use $1/1 from 5/2 P&G
• =$1.99

• Old Spice Collections or Gillette Deodorant 2 for $8
• $1 SCR on 2
• Use B1G1 Free from 5/2 P&G (Old Spice) or $4/2 from 5/2 P&G (Gillette)
• =$3 for 2

• Always or Tampax $5.99 (limit 1 SCR)
• $2 SCR
• Use $1/1 coupon from 5/2 P&G
• =$2.99

• Pampers $9.99
• $1.50 SCR
• use $1.50 from 5/2 P&G
• =$6.99
• *Pampers Wipes $2.50, buy both diapers and wipes and use $2 off both from 5/2 P&G to get both products for $8.99!

• P&G Coupon promo, Purchase $30 of P&G products, get a $30 P&G coupon book and $3 will be donated to Children's Miracle Network. Brands include: CoverGirl, Duracell, Tide, Downy, Bounce, Bounty, Charmin, Dawn, Joy, Olay, Clairol Nice 'n Easy, Head & Shoulders, Crest, Gillette Body Wash/Deodorant, Old Spice Deodorant, Prilosec, Pampers, Always, Tampax, and Pringles. You shouldn't have to buy all $30 in one transaction, so it is pretty easy to get $30 within the month.

*This post is part of the grocery gathering for Rite Aid. Click on over for more fab deals!

May deals

I can't believe it is May already! I wish it felt more like spring. Some deals in May are:

1. Picnic supplies/BBQ supplies/outdoor furniture: welcome to the start of summer. Watch for high value coupons and sales on BBQ staples.
2. Athletic apparel: sneakers go on closeout before the new models come in.
3. Cookware: Mother's Day and the beginning of wedding season bring deals on kitchen basics!
4. Also Memorial Day Sales, one of the biggest sale weekends! Look for sales on your favorite stores and that something special you have been saving up for!

New Video Value Coupons are up!

The coupons for May are up! There is a $5/$25 coupon to earn on there, by watching one short video. This is in addition to the $5/$20 coupon! There are some other hot one that could score you some free products. Here are my favorites:

• $10 off Style Science Sunglasses
• $1 off Tugaboos Diapers
• $1 off Tugaboos Training Pants/Overnights
• $1.50 off Aquafresh Isoactive
• $2 off Purex Complete 3 in 1 laundry sheets
• $2 off TRESemme'
• $1 off 12 pack Dr. Pepper
• $1 off Dove chocolate
• $1 off John Frieda
• $3 off Nexxus
• $5 off Foster Grant Sunglasses
• $1 off Soft Scrub
• $1 off Scrubbing Bubbles