CVS trip 3/21

So me and my dad were in VA today and stopped by a CVS, he tried the new Hydro Razor and liked it a lot so we went to buy another one.  I scanned my card and I had 5.00 ECB (Extra Care Bucks) waiting for me so for a  9.99 Razor with coupon we paid .40!  That's not the best deal, we got 4.00 ECB back!  We made 3.60 buying it!  Dad was very proud with his first couponing experience.

Harris Teeter trip 3/21

Here's my hall from Harris Teeter today.  Went to Harris Teeter to get some deals and here's what I got. 4 boxes of baby wet wipes, 2 things of Glade carpet freshner, 2 things of Renuzit, 1 Blistex, 3 packs of Ivory soap, 2 things of Taster's choice, 3 Scott Naturals wipes, French's dipping sauce, 2 bags of chip and a thing of butter not pictured here because I forgot it in my freezer bag,lol, it was my only cold item.  Total before coupons was 52.20 and after all my coupons and a 10 of 50 coupon from Recycle.com I paid 7.20! Woot Woot!

CVS deals 3/11

So I splurged a little today when I went to CVS because my family and other friends love the Glade Sense and Sprays and I try and keep them in stock and mine was low,lol.  Total for these items was 76.60 and I paid 16.60!  It's a little more than I would have liked to spend but I did walk away with 6 bucks in Extra Care Bucks and the proglide razor was free!!!!  They had a certain kind on sale for 3.89 and I had a 5.00 off coupon making it free, didn't get the extra taken off my total but that's fine, I got a free razor!

Walgreens deals 3/11

So this week when I went to my local Walgreens they were out of a lot of stuff but I got a few things and made money!  I love when I do that.  Everything here cost 33.50 after coupons and using some register rewards (RR) I spent 1.12 out of pocket, woot woot!!!!!  Then I left with 8 bucks in RR!!!!!!  When you buy 4 things of Right Guard you get 4 bucks in RR!  So I made 6.88 and got all this, woot woot!

Farm Fresh Super doubles 3/11

So I just love it when Farm Fresh has super doubles, not the getting up at the crack of dawn but the deals!  This week if you have any 2 dollar off coupons they are doubled to take 4 dollars off an item, so here's what I got!

I got all of the toothpaste free, it was 10 for 10 and I had a dollar off coupon.  Must have the new Glade expression sprays, they are the best.  The spray sticks around for awhile and it smells good, it's a great quality item got them for a little over a dollar.  So what's the grand total?  All together everything cost 70.62 after coupons I paid 22.02, that's 70 percent savings!  Now I have done better but I'd say this is a good hall.

My new quilt and yes I used coupons!

Haven't written in a while because I've been super busy making this quilt,lol.  Yes you can save when doing the hobby you love.  This past week Joann Fabrics had a coupon week, so I stocked up for this quilt.  I'm not sure about how much I spent because I got half from there and half from a Walmart in VA.  Yes, there are still Walmarts that have fabric or are bringing it back, more savings there!

Couponing lesson 2

After you've gotten all your coupons together pick a store, either a drug store or a grocery store and concentrate on that store. Get their coupon policy offline and take it with you. My favorite to start with is Walgreens, but whatever works for you.

Then pay attention to their ad's. Make sure that you can use your coupons and how to use your coupons. Once you get it down start shopping!! You need to know their coupon policy as well as their store sales, do they double coupon? Do you get Register rewards? The more you know the better your shopping trips will be.

I'm going to use Walgreens as an example cause I love them,lol. Walgreens gives what's called a Register Reward. When you purchase an item and yes you can use a coupon on that item, you get a register reward, it's like getting cash back for your next trip, it's kind of like getting free money! When you get this down you can really start the savings. When you make your first transaction and you get a register reward, we'll call it RR, you can then make another transaction and use the RR, but DO NOT buy the same thing back to back, it won't print the next RR. Example, Gillette Razor 9.99 and you get a 4 dollar RR, you pay for the razor and then you've picked up an Airwick I Motion for 7.99, you can then use the 4 dollar RR you get from the razor making your item only 3.99. You can do this as many times as the cashier and the people behind you will let you,lol. Be kind and get back in line, that's my saying. Sometimes I'll make 2 transactions and then get back in line and let others go and then do this again. It really depends on how much time you have and how many people are in the store. I know this seems like a lot of work but if I can walk away with a ton of stuff and only pay like 5 bucks it's worth the wait.

So take these tips and start shopping. If you have any questions leave me a comment or if you have an awesome shopping trip you wanna share e-mail me a picture and I'll post it here.