CVS:
I learned something new the other day at CVS! There are these small green leaf looking tags that they sell for $.99 and if you scan it upon check out on every 4th scan you get $1 off your purchase. You have to either not get a bag with your purchase or use a reuseable bag.

I got a "get one free" when I scanned my CVS card in their coupon machine. Be on the look out!

Wags:
When it comes to Walgreens if you are using RR remember you have to have an item that doesnt have a coupon with it. The RR are considered "coupons" and need that manufacturing coupon-less item :)

The wags by my parents house often have mints for 5 cents or carmels for .33 that you use as "fillers." Another great place to find "filler" items is their clearance areas! Holla back friend :)

I officially LOVE the walgreens by my parents house! The sweet girl behind the counter was helping me maximize the deals and get the most bang for my buck! Yay sachse walgreens!!!!

I did 4 transactions and she did most of the work!

1st transaction:

1 complete contact solution

2 advil 50 count ($4 off 2 coupon in the 5/15 paper)

1 pure silk shaving cream

1 dial hand lotion

1 tone body wash

1 scrunchie pony tails

2nd transaction:

1 complete contact solution

2 advil 50 count ($4 off 2 coupon in the 5/15 paper)

1 pure silk shaving cream

1 scrunchie pony tails

3rd transaction:

1 pure silk shaving cream

1 scrunchie pony tails

4th transaction:

1 pure silk shaving cream

1 scrunchie pony tails

Total out of pocket "oop": $25 Register Rewards "RR" back: $33!!! so technically I made money!!!

I'm writing a letter to tell walgreens corp how fabulous this store was! They had everything in stock and are VERY coupon friendly! The store manager/assistant manager/register gal were all laughing and helping couponers! They also make sure and put out all the big deals on the end of the isles so theyre easy to find!! Wahooo!!

Happy Coupon Sunday! Today was a little crazy at cvs so i'll start with the crazy and end with the less crazy!

Lets get ready to rumble!

CVS:

2 Coppertone spray

1 Hawaiian Tropic spray

1 banana boat spray

2 Purex

4 suave body wash

2 suave deodorant

9 Stride gum

3 sally hansen HD nail polish

3 NYC nail polish

5 Revlon nail polish

1 almay foundation

3 shaving creams

Coupons or ECB (money given at the bottom of your receipt!)

Revlon Nail polish you pay $4.99 get $4 ECB (and used a $1 off coupon)

NYC and almay were in the 75% off bucket!

2 buy 1 get 1 free suave body wash coupon (from 5/22 paper)

2 .50 off coupon (from 5/22 paper)

4 stride coupons

$1 or $2 off coppertone, hawaiian tropic, and banana boat coupons (all from 5/22 paper)

$1 off purex

.55 off shaving creme (from 5/22 paper)

.50 off sally hansen nail polish

$1.00 off NYC nail polish

Total before coupons/ecb: $100.57

After coupons/ecb: $32! a little more than i would have liked to of spent, but ill take it!

Walgreens was less crazy I promise, however I did do 4 transactions.... eek! If you are going to do multiple transactions check out at the make up counter!

Purchased:

4 pizza combos (.99 ea.)

4 scrunchie pony tails

4 complete contact solution

listerine mouth wash

2 colgate sensative

I broke the scrunchies and contact solution up so i did one per transaction. With these two items you can only get Register Rewards back with 1 per transaction!

Coupons:

2 $1 off 2 combos

$1 off listerine and the $3 off from the walgreens ad

2 $1 colgate sensative

I dont remember what exactly went down because the four transaction thing threw me for a loop BUT! i think i spent $20 total and got back about $10 in Register Rewards by the end of it all....

When you buy the contact solution at $7.99 it prints off a $8 register reward and when you buy the pony tails they are $2 and you get a $2 register reward.... making both free!!!

Happy Shopping!

Sorry I dont have a picture for this one... but have no fear I can tell you what I got! :)

Got:

3 suave body wash

2 kleenex

2 fruitis (spelling eek!)

Coupons used:

.50 off suave (printed three of these of their website)

kleenex was buy 1 get 1 free

$1 off fruitis shampoo/conditioner

The fruitis purchase gave me $5 to use on my next purchase. After coupons paid $2! This is good news for myself and my students because they no longer have to use toilet paper from the bathrooms to blow their lil noses!

Here's my heads up for dealies starting this Sunday:

CVS: Revlon nail polish, purex, stride gum, MAYBE a deal- wheat thin stix, skintimate, and palmolive

Wags: scrunchi brand pony tails and contact solution will be free after they print their $$ to use on next purchase! Spend now save later peeps!!

ALSO! Old Navy will have their flip flops on sale for $1 (limit 6 per transaction)

Happy Couponing!

Sunday is my usual coupon day because walgreens and cvs new ads begin on sundays.

Here's my CVS trip pic:

Coupons-

$.50 off Herbal Essence (used 2)

$1 off cottonelle wipes (used 2 foun

d on www.cottonelle.com)

$.50 off 2 cottonelle wipes (got in the 5/15 newspaper)

The Herbal Essence printed out a $2 off next purchase also known as "Extra Care Bucks." These are found on the bottom of your receipt and can be used on anything!

I had $5 ECB from last weeks purchase that I used today.

Total before coupons was $20 something. After coupons $3.89 :) yay!

Here's my walgreens pic:

Coupons-

$1 off scotch magic tape ( used 9 www.scotch.com, this was also buy 1 get 2 free with in store ad)

$1.50 off All (used 2, buy 1 get 1 free deal, you can use 2 coupons because "technically" you are buying two items)

$.75 off colgate pro (from 5/15 paper)

$1 off sally hansen (used 2 coupons.com)

$1 off 2 stride gum (used 2 and the coupon from the may coupon book)

When you buy 2 colgate pro white you got a $4 off next purchase "register rewards." And the "may coupon book" is available in the front of the store. Its a book full of coupons that you can combine with manufacture coupons! Double awesome!

I did three transactions because you can only buy 3 tapes at a time. I LOVE my walgreens employees they are amazing!

Total cost: $5!

Woot!

A very sweet friend of mine has encouraged me to begin a blog about my coupon adventures! So here goes...

I've been very successful with CVS/Walgreens "wags" and have been trying to take on the grocery world. Kroger is a great place to use coupons because they double coupons between .40 and .50 and triple under .40. Since this is their second week to do the mega sale at Kroger I already knew what was a deal and where I could find coupons to match. Their mega sale is when you purchase 10 of the participating items you get $5 off your purchase (.50 off each item). You can buy as many items as you want as long as you have 10 participating items.

Here's what I walked out with!

It was $80 something before coupons.....drum rolllllll pleaseeeeee

and $4.26 after coupons! Weeeee! 93% savings!

How you ask? What coupons did you use? Who needs that much BBQ sauce! :)

Coupons used:

$1 off propel (used 10)

$1 off 2 stride gum (used 1 coupon and got this for Allie's niece who was my item counter)

$.35 off 2 quaker rice cakes (used 5)

$1 off 2 Ronzoni smart taste pasta (printed this from www.ronzoni.com)

$1 off 1 bag of Boulder potato chips (www.coupons.com)

$.55 off Kraft BBQ (used 10)

Your next question is probably where did you get 10 of the same coupon? Ebay. People sell coupons on Ebay and I've made friends with a lady from Ft.Worth. She's great!

Wondeful trip to Kroger! BBQ sauce for everyone!!!