Walgreens 4/24 thru 4/30

Happy Easter!  It's a rare occasion that I shop on a Sunday, but since I was out and about for church this morning and I had some RR's that were expiring I decided to stop for a couple quick transactions.  It's a slow week again at Wags, not a whole lot to get excited about.  There is one good MM that you will be interested in, especially if you are a Splenda user. 

Splenda is on sale for $2.99 each this week.  My store had the granulated in a box and the boxes of 100 count packets.  These are FREE when you use the $3 off coupon from the 4/17 SS.  FREE is always good, but you can turn this into a MM if you have multiple coupons.  If you purchase 3 Splenda products in one transaction, your Splenda will be FREE and you will get a $4 RR in return.  If you purchase 2 Splenda products in one transaction, out pops a $3 RR.  A good MM either way!  :)

The Luster toothpaste is on sale for $4.99 each with a $4 RR in return.  Use the $1.50 coupon from the 4/3 SS to get this FREE with .51 overage after RR.  Just be careful not to use the $4 RR from the same toothpaste deal two weeks ago (like I did) in your transaction or your RR won't print.  :(

Select Stayfree products are on sale for $2.99 each with a $3 RR in return.  Use the $1 off coupon from the 3/27 RP to turn this into a $1 MM. 

Lastly, Nexcare bandages are on sale for $2.99 each and they all have a peelie rebate on them to "Try Me Free".  These were not on the regular shelf at my store, they were on an overhead shelf above where all the bandages are.  You can max this out at 3 rebates per receipt if you purchase one of each kind they have.  There is waterproof, active and soft 'n flex to choose from.  Use as many .55 off coupons that you have from the 4/3 SS to turn this into a MM also.  Just remember to separate out into different transactions if you are sending in for more than one, and only get one of each kind in your transactions. 

That's all I've got for this week!

Excedrin MM @ Wags

With all the headaches over at Walmart and their new coupon policy, I NEED this Excedrin deal!  :)

Excedrin is part of a Register Reward right now.  Spend $20 on Excedrin products get a $10 RR back.  Of course, coupons make this deal happen!

At my store I picked up TWO Excedrin PM 20 count for $5.49 each and TWO Excedrin PM 24 count for $4.99 each.  The 24 count are on sale B1G150% off, so the register will take off $2.50 for this one at the end.  Use FOUR of the $2.50 off Excedrin PM (20 count or larger) manufacturer coupons from the 12/5 SS.  You will pay $8.46 after coupons (before tax) and get back a $10 RR, netting you $1.54 profit and FREE Excedrin to help make your shopping at Walmart tolerable.  :)

FREE Swiffer Dusters Extender and Refills - with a small MM @ Wal-mart

I found this deal at Wal-mart yesterday and was really excited about it (I know, it doesn't take much to get me excited about a deal!).  I love the Swiffer Dusters, they are the best for dusting.  I was very low on refills for my Swiffer Duster, so I have been keeping my eye out for a deal.  Nothing has been really great so I was just going to bite the bullet and grab some refills at Wal-mart with the $1.00 off  Duster/Sweeper coupon from the P&G yearly coupon booklet.  When I looked around I found something that looked like a deal - this magazine offer was hanging from the handle of some of the Swiffer Dusters Extenders. 

I am loving all these magazine offers lately that give you the option to get a refund for the price of the subscription instead of the magazine itself and I took a chance that this was one of them.  You can't actually read about the BONUS until you cut it in half to reveal your code.  This one gives you that option and it turns out to be a really good one - $12 refund!!

Here's how I worked this deal to get the most for my money, and a small MM to boot!

Buy one Swiffer Dusters Extender $8.97 (make sure it has this tag, not all did)

Buy one Swiffer Dusters Refill $7.97 (my store only had the 10 count boxes)

TOTAL = $16.94

Use $1.00 off any Swiffer Duster/Sweeper on the Extender from the P&G yearly coupon booklet

Use Get a FREE Swiffer Duster refill WYB Swiffer Dusters Extender Kit (up to $4.99 value) from the 1/30 PG insert (this expires on 2/28 so hurry!)

Now your total is down to $10.95, submit for the $12 subscription refund by 3/31 and you have yourself FREE Dusters and an Extender plus $1.05 MM (not including tax). 

A few notes, the Extenders are hanging up above the Swiffer products at my store, I had a hard time finding them at first because I wasn't looking for them hanging up.  Also, my store only had the 10 count refill boxes for $7.97 and the FREE coupon only allows for $4.99 off.  If you can find the smaller $4.99 boxes you will have yourself a bigger MM.   IF you do find the smaller boxes, stop back and let us know what store you located them at. 

Walgreens 1/30 thru 2/5

With this blizzard on it's way, I decided to do ALL my weekly shopping yesterday.  I was tired by the end of the day!  I made it to two Wags stores, Hilander/Kroger, Sam's Club and Wal-mart - and I helped for an hour in my son's Kindergarten class.  WHEW - talk about exhausted! 

There's lots of good MM's and deals at Wags this week so lets get started:

With Valentine's Day just around the corner I have some "sweet" deals to report! Bags of Hershey's Mini's or Drops are on sale 2/$6.  In the 1/30 SS insert there's a manufacturer coupon for $2 off TWO bags.  There's also a Walgreens store coupon for $2.00 off TWO bags in the February monthly coupon booklet.  Stack those and that brings the price of these down to $1.00 a bag, and that's a great deal!  If the shelf is empty, look around the store.  I found some on hang pegs up by the registers too. 

My frugal pal Renea reported that she tried this Russell Stover Private Reserve candy deal and it worked out perfectly.  She used the $1 coupon from 12/12 S and got these candies for $1.24.  The boxes are actually ringing up $2.24 (regular $9.99) so with the coupon this is a STEAL!  If you are concerned that it won't ring up $2.24, just have a cashier price check before you buy. 

Next, here you can print a $1.00 off TWO Butterfinger Snackerz coupon.  These will ring up 2/$1.59.  Use the $1.00 off manufacturer coupon and stack that with the in-ad Butterfinger store coupon to turn this into a small MM.  Hand over the manufacturer coupon first which brings your cost down to .59 for TWO.  Then hand over the store coupon which will take off .82 for each TWO on your receipt.  Turns this into a .23 MM for each TWO that you purchase. 

If you were lucky enough to print the $2.00 off Cottonelle printables that were available at Common Sense With Money earlier in the week (no longer available) you have a really great deal on TP.  The Cottonelle 12 BIG roll packs are on sale for $5 this week.  Use that $2.00 off coupon stacked with the $1.00 off coupon from the new monthly coupon booklet and get 12 rolls for $2.00.  That comes out to .17 each double roll, well below my target price of .25 a roll.  Even though Cottonelle is my least favorite TP, for that price I will use it. 

There's an under-advertised MM this week that I want to share with you.  If you have the right coupons you can turn this product into a $5.01 MM for yourself.  The Neuragen is on sale right now for $14.99 each, with a $10 RR in return.  If you have the current Diabetes and You Wags Magazine there's a $10.00 off coupon in there for this product...you see where I am going with this!  If you don't have the magazine, there's still hope.  Read on....if you participated in the previous Neuragen MM that was with a MIR here back in November, you should have already received your rebate check and with that rebate check was a coupon for this product, you guessed it - $10.00 off!  See how your original MM deal can turn this into another great opportunity?  Neuragen, the manufacturer that keeps on giving!! :)

There's a few various other MM this week:

Arnicare Gel, $5.99 with a $6 RR in return.  Use this $2 printable which turns this into a MM.  This is a .pdf that doesn't expire until 2012 so save this one for future use!  (this coupon beeps, but the cashier should push it through)

Blink Tears, $7.99 with a $8 RR in return.  Use the $1 coupon from the 1/2 SS for another MM. 

Natrol Melatonin is again on sale for $3 with a $3 RR making them FREE.  Use the $2 coupon from the 10/10 RP to make $2 on this one.  There were also some coupons that were in previous boxes purchased, so check your other packages if you got in on this one before...another product that keeps on giving!

Icy Hot No-Mess Gels are on sale for $3.99 with a $3 RR in return.  Use the $1 coupon in the 1/30 SS to get these for FREE.  Note that the kids version is also part of this promo and these were located in the same area as the cold and cough medicines. 

There was a new $1.00 off ANY Vicks product coupon in the 1/30 PG insert to get you some more free Vicks drops.  These are usually up by the front registers. 

I needed a few fillers to roll some RR's this week so here's what I added into my transactions: 

* Green Giant canned veggies are .79 each with in-ad coupon, not the super best price, but when I use fillers I like them to be something that we will actually use.

* Van Camps Pork and Beans are 2/$1 with in-ad coupon.  Not the best beans but if you "doctor" them up with brown sugar, mustard, ketchup and garlic or onion powder they are pretty good!

* .99 Hallmark card (needed it)

* A-Jax powder cleaner is .33 each with in-ad coupon.

Walgreens 1/16 thru 1/22

Sorry I am so slow with sharing my Wags run with you this week - I feel like I am going in ten different directions at the moment! 

Here's what I got this week:

ThermaCare Heat Wraps(neck, wrist, shoulder) are on sale for $2.50 each with a $2.50 RR in return.  Turn this into a MM by using the $1.00 off coupon here.  This coupon is an unlimited print so go to town with this one!  The stores that I have been to are well stocked with this product. 

Gillette Fusion razors are on sale for $9.99 with a $5 RR in return.  Use the $4.00 off coupon from the 12/26 PG insert to get these "expensive" razors for .99 each after RR and coupons. 

Oreos are on sale 2/$5 this week.  If you are having an Oreo crisis, as we were in our house, this is a pretty good sale. :) There's no manufacturer coupons to match up, but normally these packages run just around $3 each.  These would be good items to add in if you like them and you want to roll some RR's. 

Lindsay Olives are .99 a can after in-ad coupon.  We were starting to get low so I grabbed a couple cans.  This is the large can and it's a good price if you need them.  No manufacturer coupons available right now for these either. 

Planter's Flavor Grove skinless almonds are on sale this week 2/$5.  If you have any of the $1.00 off tearpad coupons that have been out at some stores, you can combine two of them with the $1.00 off TWO packages in the Wags monthly coupon booklet to get these for $1.00 each.  We love nuts so I always try to grab some when I see them this cheap.  I was curious about these flavored nuts, but they are pretty good! 

If you are signed up at the Just For Men website, you may have received a mailer coupon for a FREE Just For Men product.  Check your binder, and if you have it now is the time to use it!  These are on sale for $5.99 each at Wags this week with the in-ad coupon.  They will ring up as $7.99 each.  Use the "FREE" coupon first, and then scan the in-ad coupon to gain $2.00 in overage.  This would pay for your almonds above if you were getting those - just make sure you have something in your cart to cover the overage.  Next, you will want to submit for this rebate to get your $7.99 back in the form of a rebate check.  That turns this into a grand total $9.99 MM deal!

Lastly, the Kraft Home-Style Mac n Cheese is on sale 3/$5 this week.  This doesn't happen that often at Wags, but these are actually ringing up $1.67/$1.66 each.  Normally the register won't take off the discount until the third item is scanned.  There's a $1.00 off coupon in the 1/16 SS, and if you only got two of these (like me) you can still take advantage of this deal.  Pick up TWO, use TWO $1.00 off coupons and then scan the $1.00 off TWO coupon from the monthly coupon booklet.  Makes these only .33 for TWO or about .17 each.  If you still have those FREE coupons that were mailed out by Kraft you could use that here to make this even better!

I had also planned to grab some of the Carefree panty-liners that are .99 each after the in-ad coupon.  I was going to combine that with the .50 off coupon from the 1/9 SS to make these only .49 a package, but my store was out of these.  There was a spot on the shelf but it had a clearance label there so I am wondering if this is a discontinued item...if I can get to another Wags before the sale is over I will grab them, otherwise these are .99 quite often at Wags and I should be able to get them later on because the Q doesn't expire until 3/31.

CVS 1/2-1/8

There are a couple of good deals this week at CVS!

Special K (originial and red berries) are on sale 3/$10 with a $4 ECB, making them 3/$6. Head to Special K to print a "Buy 1 get 1 free" coupon. There is a trick to getting this (thanks to Hip2Save for the info). Check the upper right corner to be sure you are not signed in. Then click "get started" and create your plan. Once you have selected your start date, hit save. Then create new account, skip the questionnairres and you will then find your coupons to print. Be sure to hit your back button to print it twice!
You will also find a $1/2 coupon in the 1/2 RP.
So...here's the deal:
Buy 4 boxes of Special K
Use 2 of the B1G1F coupons
Use $1/2 coupon
Get back $4 in ECB
Making these cereals just under 42 cents each!

Next, spend $20 on any Excedrin product, get $10 ECB. Rumor has it (according to iheartcvs) that if you spend $19.96, this deal will still work.
There is a coupon for $2.50 Excedrin PM in the 12/5 SS.
If you happened to be lucky enough to get the free Excedrin coupons for Excedrin E/S and Migraine that were on Coupon.com (sent via snail mail), this makes for a great deal on these!
Here's the deal:
Purchase 2 boxes of Excedrin PM 20ct $4.99 each
Purchase 1 box of Excedrin E/S 24ct $4.79 each
Purchase 1 box of Excedrin Migraine 24ct $5.29
Use the free box of Migraine and E/S coupon
Use 2 of the $2.50 PM coupons
Pay $4.98, get back $10--a $5 MM!!

Now if you were unable to score the free coupons, you can still get these for free.
Buy 4 boxes of Excedrin PM 20ct. $4.99 each
Use 4 of the $2.50 PM coupons
Pay $9.96, get back $10

With my $14 in ECB, I now plan on rolling them into my next transaction.

There is a "spend $25, get $10 ECB" deal when you buy any of these products:
Wisk liquid detergent 2/$10
$2 1/2RP
$1 Printable (located under the Try Wisk tab) Remember to print twice!
Angel Soft 24 pack $9.99
$.50 11/14 RP
Planters Mixed Nuts, whole cashews, nut-trition, or smoked almonds 2/$7
$1 Nut-trition 1/2 SS
Sparkle 8pk $5
Quilted Northern 12pk $7
Chips Ahoy, Lorna Doone or Nilla Wafers 2/$5

Buy any combination of the above, spending $25, use any coupons you have (listed above) and rolling ECB's...and you have a good deal.

Don't forget to scan your Extra Care Card when you get there. Today I was lucky and it printed out a coupon for $1 off Colgate Total. This just happens to be on sale this week for $2.99, with a $1 ECB, making it $1.99. Use the coupon that printed from the machine and pair it up with a $.75 1/2 SS coupon...and it is now $.24!

Also, CVS gives back 2% of your purchase, via ECB, every quarter. The quarted ended Dec. 31st, so earnings are also printing at the machine.

CVS deals 12/5-12/11----updated

Dean's Milk is again on sale for $2.79 gallon, with a $1 ECB, making it $1.79. Limit of 2 per card.

Scanning your card at the scanner is producing a $2.50 coupon on Planter's Flavor Grove Nuts.
Great deal---Planter's Flavor Grove Nuts are on sale for $2.50....so they are now free!. If you happened to print off those $1 off Planter's Coupons (no longer available), make this deal a little sweeter! You can use this coupon and your CVS coupon and they are now a $1 MM!
If you are in need of Planter's Nuts...they do have them on sale for 2/$5. I did happen to find a coupon on the top of one of my jars for "purchase one planter's nuts, get $1 off any Planter's almonds. I was able to use this coupon for my Planter's Flavor Grove since they were almonds!
Purchase 2 planter's nuts and 1 Flavor Grove...use 2 of the $1 off Planters and the $1 off Planter's Almonds....and pay $2!!
Planter's $1 coupons are available again here Like them on Facebook and then play the holiday game. Trick to finding the coupon--look for the 3 tiered dish on the right side, then click on the empy dish next to it to print off your coupon! Don't forget to print it twice!

Remember to scan your card again after coupons print out---until you get the screen that says "no more coupons available", more coupons will keep printing. I didn't get my Planter's one until scanning my card a second time.

Deals at CVS 10/10-10/16

Not a super exciting week..but here are a few that I did find.

Dean's Milk (gallon) is on sale for $2.79 with a $1 ECB, making it $1.79. Limit of 2 per card.

Quaker Quick Oats, Instant Oatmeal and Granola Bars are on sale for 2/$5, with a $2 ECB on 2, making these 2/$3. Limit of 2 per card.
If you were lucky enough to get the $2 off Quaker oatmeal coupons (no longer available), you now have a $1 MM.
Other coupons available are $.75/2 Granola Bars (9/19 RP), $1 Quaker Oatmeal (8/29 RP) and $1 Quaker Instant Oatmeal (9/12 RP)

Colgate Total Advanced or Enamel Strength Toothpaste 4oz are on sale for $2.99 with a $2.99 ECB, making these free. Limit of 2 per card. Pair this up with some coupons and you now have a MM.
$.75 Colgate Toothpaste (10/3 SS), $.75 Colgate Total (Sept, AY)

Be sure to scan your Extra Care Card when you go to the store. Yesterday it was printing off coupons for $.99 off brach's candy corn, which happens to be on sale for $.99, so free candy!