Extreme Couponing: Operation CVS

Our trip to CVS ended up with a in-store discount of 2 for 6 bucks, with a .75 cent coupon on each, net cost was 2.25 per box. Our Colgate was onsale from 3.50 to 1.99, we had 4 coupons of 1.00 off Colgate, so each box was a buck.

We keep loading up our supply cabinet!

Do it yourself, put up a light

Here is a bright idea, switch out your old funky light with something new. I was able to score a new light from Home Depot on the internet for 20 bucks from 80 a few weekends ago. Once it arrived, I was not sure how hard or easy it would be to install. It turned out rather simple, the main thing is to turn off the power breaker, if you ignore that, it could be a rather shocking situation. I think it turned out pretty good!

Our not so Extreme Couponing Target Trip

Our not so extreme couponing continued at Target, by utilizing both Target Coupons (printed at home from online) and Manufactuer Coupons. Target allows the use of both coupons on an item, double word score. We Spent 26, and our savings were 27, so we had a savings percent of over 50 percent~!

Included, a free stick of Degree, Bertolli Pasta Sauce for a buck a piece, Aveeno Soap Bar for 79 cts each, Salad Dressing for 75 cts each, and the Hybrid Woofers best, a bunch of cheap treats!

Winner, Winner, Winning!

Our Not- Extreme Couponing : Operation Charmin

Now I have some shame, but tonight I bought a few...packs of 12 Mega Rolls of Charmin Toliet Paper for 4.99, without a coupon. But hey, 4.99, you can't beat that with a stick, 2 cans and a old vhs machine. Well maybe you could with the vhs machine. Now, this was a One day sale at a regional supermaket. I tried, and tried to find a coupon, but none to be found.

Next time...I will be prepared.

Redwings Sweep Coyotes

And all is fine in Hockeytown until the next series.

Say good night to the Phoenix Coyotes, they will probably be sent packing by a new owner up to Canada. Hockey in the desert never seemed like it was right. Although, it doesn't seem right in Florida, Nashville, Anaheim...ect.

(our) not so extreme couponing: "small potatoes"

It is pretty interesting, in a week time, the amount of coupons we have added to our arsenal.

Some other items that we saved on that were not extreme was,

Iams Dog Food, (3 bucks)- the dogs were pumped about that purchase

Einstein Egg Bagel (2.80 off), for 2 bucks total. -the dogs would of been really pumped if they saw me eating that bagel yesterday.

Now if there was only a coupon off gasoline, that would make my day.

Our (extreme) couponing: Walgreens Operation Old Spice

Our attempt at not so "extreme" couponing continues...

Recently I purchased some coupons via clipping service. The "Mega-Pick" of the clipping service coupons was the Old Spice.

The Coupon: Buy 1 Old Spice Deodorant get 1 Old Spice Body Wash Free. The Old Spice Deodorant had to be their premium products (matterhorn, fuji, denali), which is not cheap.

The Deal: Walgreens, buy 1 Old Spice Deodorant at full price, get another for Half Off.

So bingo, I used 4 coupons, and bought 2 Old Spice Deodorant's at full price (5.49), and 2 at half price (2.25), and scored 4 free Body Wash (4.99).

Walgreen Savings: 4.50

Manufacturer Savings: 20.00

Net Retail: 42-45 bucks

Total Paid: 15.50

By utilizing the Walgreens card, the body wash cost fell to 4.99, which I believe it might be closer to 6 bucks.

Our Extreme Couponing: Walgreens Operation Nivea

This morning we purchased a sunday paper, reviewed the coupons and found that it was really worth buying two more.

With these coupons in hand, I reviewed the local ads and the best deal (for something that we use), was Nivea Body Wash. This stuff retails from 4.99 to 5.99 per bottle.

Being a Walgreen Member, the card discounted the bottles to 3.79. In the sunday paper, there was a coupon for $3 dollars off! So bam, each bottle was .79 cents. Heck, I think I may buy a few. The coupon flier had both a coupon for men and woman's. So with 3 papers, that is 6 bottles.

I also had a coupon for the Maalox for a buck off. The Walgreens reward card brought the retail bottle of 7.99 to 4.99, and with a coupon it was only 3.99. I originally thought the bottle would be 2.99, but it was 3.99. My barrier cost changes depending on the item, but generally I don't like paying more than 3 bucks for an item on sale, but Maalox is good until Feb of 2014, so bottle up!

Walgreen Reward Coupons: 13.20

News Paper MFG Coupons: 19.00

Total Cost Paid: 8.73 wo tax.

Total Percent Paid: 8.73/32.20= 27.1%

Discount Percent: 100-27.1= 72.9%

Was the 6 bucks paid for the sunday paper(s) worth it? Indeed.

There has been few times I was actually laughing while leaving the store, this time the house didn't win!

Our not so Extreme Couponing trip!

If you haven't seen TLC's Extreme Couponing show on Wednesday 9 PM Eastern, 8 PM Central, it is certainly entertaining.

We collected some coupons and headed out to the stores here is how we did. We only had coupons from the last Sunday Local Paper.

1st Stop Walgreens

We picked up a customer vip card, or reward card, or whatever they call it. With our two manufacturer coupons, we scored 2 boxes of Hefty Zip Bags and 2 All Laundry Detergent.

The store promotion with their vip card was buy 1 get 1 free. With our manufacturer coupons for a buck off each, we saved 10.28 instore vip card, and 2.00 from our coupons, grand total of 12.28 off!

Hefty Bag 3.29 per box, All 6.99 per Bottle

Net Cost to us: 8.28, savings: 12. 28, we saved 60 percent ~!

Our next stop was the local Grocery Store. They have a VIP card too, which we have been members, and net over the last couple of years saved over 200-300 bucks.

We picked up Brownie Mix, Honey Mustard, A1-Grill Marinade, Folgers Coffee, and Yellow Squash.

VIP card savings brought the Squash from $1.99 to .89 cts per lb.

VIP card savings saved .90 off the brownie mix, .76 off the mustard, .30 off the coffee.

We had manufacturer coupons for the Brownie Mix: .50 off X 2 (double coupon savings up to .50), net savings 1.00, Mustard: .50 off X 2 (double saving), net savings 1.00, 1.00 coupon off A-1 marinade, and 1.00 off the Folgers.

Manufacturer Coupon Savings: 4.00

Grand Savings: 6.84

Net Savings: 53% off

Overall:

Paid: 14.30 from a total bill of 33.42, Savings Percent:57.2

To enhance our future trips, we ordered coupons directly from a Coupon Clipping Service. The service allows us to order the quantity or selection of a particular coupon that we want. So if we find a soup coupon that is really good, and that we would use, I will order the coupon in quantity and hammer out the savings at the store. This is pretty much what the extreme couponers do, but they are way over the top than me. At least at this point in time!

Especially with Gas being almost 4 bucks a gallon, these savings should off set the cost of fuel!!!

M&H

Detroit Tigers (3-7)

It is not panic time yet in the Motor, but the Tigers need to get better overall. The hitting, the pitching, the fielding. Everything needs to get better. When the bottom of the order is getting on base, the top of the order is not hitting. When the few times the 1-3 hitters are on base, the middle of the order is not clicking. When the middle is mashing the ball, no one is one base. We need to get Magglio Ordonez hitting again, I figured he was a .295-.310 hitter this year, and so far .208.

Miguel Cabrera is leading in average, homerun, rbi, obs, and hits. Let's hope he stays sober!

Currently the Detroit Tigers are 5 games back of the Division Leading (scoff!) Cleveland Indians!

Spring.

It is believed that this weekend will finally keep spring in our 2011. It shall hit 80 this weekend, and baseball has started at the K. Time to get the backyard in working order. If we spent 40 hours collectively, another 80 could still be spent in cleaning up the mess!

M