Archive for April, 2009

Electrasol/Finish Quantum Tabs (12 ct) $4.49
Submit for the $1.50 SCR
Also Use the $2.50/1 from 4/19
Final Price: $.49

Skintimate Shave Gel $2.99
Submit for the $2.49 SCR
Also Use the $.75/1 from 4/26
Final Price: FREE

Mini Drops Eye Therapy $.649
Submit for the $6.49 SCR
Final Price: FREE

Okay so here are where things get tricky. Thanks to abundantfoodsavings for this info…

There are a few items in which you can double dip rebates this week! Check it.

Rebate #62 - Purchase $25 of select Bayer, Johnson & Johnson or Wyeth products get a $10 rebate

Rebate #50 - purchase select Johnson & Johnson products get $5 When you Buy $15 OR Get $8 When you Buy $20 OR $10 When you Buy $25

(okay- so basically when you purchase products that qualify for both rebates, you can submit both…you just have to stay in the guidelines of both rebates)

So Purchase $25 in Tylenol Products Listed Above!
Use the Rite Aid $5 off $25 HERE
Use the $1/1 HERE or HERE
You will also have coupons in lots of weeks of inserts 4/5, 3/22, 2/8, 2/22, 3/1
Even with ONLY the Rite Aid $5 off coupon These Items will be FREE with both rebates!

FIRST: Alternate Between these 3 Transactions…(using the first RR for the next transaction, and so forth)

Got2B Hair Products 2/$10
Use this $2/1 IP (print and use 2 twice)
Earn a $5 RR when you buy 2
Final Price: $.50 each

Nivea Body Wash $4.99
Or the $2/1 from 4/5 (if this kind is on sale)
Earn a $4.99 RR when you buy 1
Final Price: FREE Plus Overage!!

Bayer Breeze or Contour Blood Glucose Meter $14.99
Use the (up to) $30/1 from 3/1, 3/22
Earn a $5 RR when you buy 1
Final Price: $5 in Overage

THIRD: Alternate Between these transactions (using the first RR for the next transaction, and so forth)

Suave Hair Care 3/$5
Use the $1.73/3 or $1/2 from 3/1
Earn a $2 RR when you buy 3
Final Price: $.42 each

Ecotrin 45ct Tablets $2
Use this $2.25/1 (will probably need to be adjusted down!)
Earn a $2 RR when you buy 1
Final Price: Free Plus Overage!!

Bayer Quick release Crystals $2.49
Earn a $2.49 RR when you buy 1
Final Price: FREE

If you’ve been neglecting this deal, I think it’s worth doing after the kids are in bed. Sale ends at closing tonight!

This was the best deal I’ve got in awhile. I did five transactions that all looked like the picture at right. My total was $4.02 each time. I’ll submit a rebate and receive $3 back for each transactions (I’ll be using 5 different addresses of family and friends since only one rebate per address is allowed.)

Dear Krazies,

Okay, I think the honeymoon is almost over. While I am committed to the couponing relationship, I will admit some of the excitement seems to be wearing off. Where I used to throw myself into the activity without restraint, I seem to be approaching things more methodically – almost clinically. I came this close (fingers about 1/2″ apart) to not going shopping this evening with the excuse I had a headache. But then I pulled up my man-bra straps, straightened my wig, and entered the store, coupons in hand, and made the most of the evening as best I could. It was not Albertson’s fault I was having a bad day.

My purchases this evening:

Conagra $25 get $10 Catalina Sale:
Pork & Beans @ .50 a can (went over minimum required purchase by one can)
Canned Tomatoes @ $1.00 a can
Egg Beaters @ $2.00 a carton
Manwich @ $1.00 a can

This rang up at $25.50 pretax before $2.00 worth of coupons for the Egg Beaters for a total after tax of $25.03. The receipt showed a Savings of $32.02. Then 2 Catalinas printed for a total of $10 OYNSO.

Albertson’s $10 get $4 Off Sale:
Cheerios @ $2.00 a box (had a coupon but forgot to use it)
Ritz Crackers @ $2.00 a box
Nabisco Crackers @ $2.00 a box
B.C. Muffin Mix @ $2.50 a box (had coupons)
B.C. Cookie Mix @ $1.67 a bag (had coupons but forgot to use some of them)
Fiber One Cereal Bars @ $2.50 box (had coupons)
Grey Poupon Mustard @ $2.50 a jar

This initially rang up at a little over $70.00 and deducted $28.00 with the promo. I had a $5.00 off a $30.00 purchase Albertson’s coupon, $4.60 in other coupons, the $10.00 Catalina from the first purchase, and paid $24.45. The receipt showed a Savings of $101.83.

When I got home, I discovered I forgot to give the cashier additional coupons worth $2.20. So, the real purchase should have been $22.25 with a Savings of $104.03. If I had taken the time to locate more coupons I could have done better. My fault for not being “in the mood” this evening – I was distracted. Maybe I am suffering from PMS (Pre-Manstral Syndrome). I believe coupons are laced with estrogen.

I think I over-prepared today by working too hard on my list, subtotalling prices with my calculator, grouping the purchases on the list and in the cart to make the process easier for the cashier, verifying totals on the monitor before finalizing the transaction. Maybe I just expected too much from all my preparations. I should just let myself “be ready” for the moment and go with the flow. Take one day at a time. Be satisfied with baby steps. It’s the little things that count. And I should stop spouting stale platitudes.

Tonight I’ll curl up in front of the TV with some ice cream and wonder why I am putting on pounds and inches in all the wrong places. Hey, that sounds like a country song. Maybe I’ll listen to the radio instead. Or mix up a batch of cookie dough and eat it with my ice cream. Or watch Beaches on DVD. Or The Princess Bride.

I am not sure how most of you deal with your “mood issues” with a demanding spouse and children to tend to. I at least can enjoy my misery alone and in peace in my Fortress of Solitude with a sad/funny movie. Now I need to find my Industrial Strength Midol caplets to sprinkle on my bowl of cookie dough ice cream.

KCG Rick